1 Mosebog 41
1 To Aar senere hændte det, at Farao havde en drøm. Han drømte, at han stod ved Nilen;
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river.
2 og se, op af Floden steg der syv smukke og fede Køer, som gav sig til at græsse i Engen;
And behold, there came up out of the river seven well-favored cows and fat-fleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
3 efter dem steg der syv andre Køer op af Nilen, usle at se til og magre, og de stillede sig ved Siden af de første Køer paa Nilens Bred;
And behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed; and stood by the [other] cows upon the brink of the river.
4 og de usle og magre Køer aad de syv smukke og fede Køer. Saa vaagnede Farao.
And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.
5 Men han sov ind og havde en Drøm og saa syv tykke og gode Aks skyde frem paa et og samme Straa;
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
6 men efter dem voksede der syv golde og vindsvedne Aks frem;
And behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
7 og de golde Aks slugte de syv tykke og fulde Aks. Saa vaagnede Farao, og se, det var en Drøm.
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, [it was] a dream.
8 Men om Morgenen var hans Sind uroligt; og han sendte Bud efter alle Ægyptens Tegnsudlæggere og Vismænd og fortalte dem sin Drøm, men ingen kunde tyde den for Farao.
And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but [there was] none that could interpret them to Pharaoh.
9 Da sagde Overmundskænken til Farao: »Jeg maa i Dag minde om mine Synder.
Then spoke the chief butler to Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
10 Den Gang Farao vrededes paa sine Tjenere og lod dem sætte i Forvaring i Livvagtens Øverstes Hus, mig og Overbageren,
Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in custody in the captain of the guard's house, [both] me, and the chief baker:
11 da drømte vi engang samme Nat hver en Drøm med sin særlige Betydning.
And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he: we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
12 Sammen med os var der en Hebraisk Yngling, som var Træl hos Livvagtens Øverste, og da vi fortalte ham vore Drømme, tydede han dem for os, hver paa sin Maade;
And [there was] there with us a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he interpreted.
13 og som han tydede dem for os, saaledes gik det: Jeg blev indsat i mit Embede, og Bageren blev hængt.«
And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was: me he restored to my office, and him he hanged.
14 Da sendte Farao Bud efter Josef, og man fik ham hurtigt ud af Fangehullet; og efter at have ladet sig rage og skiftet Klæder fremstillede han sig for Farao.
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved [himself], and changed his raiment, and came before Pharaoh.
15 Saa sagde Farao til Josef: »Jeg har haft en Drøm, som ingen kan tyde; og nu har jeg hørt om dig, at du kun behøver at høre en Drøm, saa kan du tyde den.«
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and [there is] none that can interpret it: and I have heard it said of thee, [that] thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
16 Josef svarede Farao: »Ikke jeg — men Gud vil give Farao et gunstigt Svar!«
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, [It is] not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
17 Da sagde Farao til Josef: »Jeg drømte, at jeg stod paa Nilens Bred;
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
18 og se, op af Floden steg der syv fede og smukke Køer, som gav sig til at græsse i Engen;
And behold, there came out of the river seven cows, fat-fleshed, and well-favored; and they fed in a meadow:
19 efter dem steg der syv andre Køer op, ringe, saare usle og magre, saa usle Dyr har jeg ikke set nogensteds i Ægypten;
And behold, seven other cows came out after them, poor, and very ill-favored, and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
20 og de magre og usle Køer aad de syv første, fede Køer;
And the lean and the ill-favored cows ate up the first seven fat cows:
21 men da de havde slugt dem, var det ikke til at kende paa dem; de saa lige saa usle ud som før. Saa vaagnede jeg.
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they [were] still ill-favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
22 Men jeg sov atter ind og saa i Drømme syv fulde og gode Aks skyde frem paa et og samme Straa;
And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, full and good:
23 men efter dem voksede der syv udtørrede, golde og vindsvedne Aks frem,
And behold, seven ears, withered, thin, [and] blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
24 og de golde Aks slugte de syv gode Aks. Det fortalte jeg mine Tegnsudlæggere, men ingen kunde forklare mig det.«
And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told [this] to the magicians; but [there was] none that could explain [it] to me.
25 Da sagde Josef til Farao: »Faraos Drømme betyder begge det samme, og Gud har kundgjort Farao, hvad han vil gøre.
And Joseph said to Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh [is] one; God hath showed Pharaoh what he [is] about to do.
26 De syv gode Køer betyder syv Aar; de syv gode Aks betyder ligeledes syv Aar; det er en og samme Drøm.
The seven good cows [are] seven years; and the seven good ears [are] seven years: the dream [is] one.
27 Og de syv magre og usle Køer, der steg op efter dem, betyder syv Aar, og de syv golde og vindsvedne Aks betyder syv Hungersnødsaar.
And the seven thin and ill-favored cows that came up after them [are] seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind will be seven years of famine.
28 Det var det, jeg mente, naar jeg sagde til Farao: Hvad Gud vil gøre, har han ladet Farao skue!
This [is] the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh: What God [is] about to do he showeth to Pharaoh.
29 Se, der kommer syv Aar med stor Overflod i hele Ægypten;
Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
30 men efter dem kommer der syv Hungersnødsaar, og man skal gemme al Overfloden i Ægypten; og Hungersnøden skal hærge Jorden,
And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
31 saa man intet mærker til Overfloden paa Jorden paa Grund af den paafølgende Hungersnød; thi den bliver saare haard.
And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of the famine following: for it [will be] very grievous.
32 Men at Drømmen gentog sig to Gange for Farao, betyder, at Sagen er fast besluttet af Gud, og at han snart vil lade det ske.
And for that the dream was doubled to Pharaoh twice; [it is] because the thing [is] established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
33 Men nu skulde Farao udse sig en indsigtsfuld og klog Mand og sætte ham over Ægypten,
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 og Farao skulde tage og indsætte Tilsynsmænd over Landet og opkræve Femtedelen af Ægyptens Afgrøde i Overflodens syv Aar;
Let Pharaoh do [this], and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
35 og de skal samle al Afgrøden fra de gode Aar, der kommer, og oplagre Høsten som Faraos Eje og bringe Afgrøden under Laas og Lukke i Byerne,
And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh; and let them keep food in the cities.
36 for at Afgrøden kan tjene til Forraad for Landet i Hungersnødens syv Aar, som skal komme over Ægypten, at ikke Landet skal gaa til Grunde ved Hungersnøden.«
And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land may not perish through the famine.
37 Baade Farao og alle hans Tjenere syntes godt om den Tale,
And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
38 og Farao sagde til sine Tjenere: »Hvor finder vi en Mand, i hvem Guds Aand er som i ham?«
And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find [such a man] as this [is], a man in whom the spirit of God [is]?
39 Og Farao sagde til Josef: »Efter at Gud har aabenbaret dig alt dette, kan ingen maale sig med dig i Indsigt og Kløgt;
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, [there is] none so discreet and wise as thou [art]:
40 du skal forestaa mit Hus, og efter dit Ord skal alt mit Folk rette sig; kun Tronen vil jeg have forud for dig.«
Thou shalt be over my house, and according to thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
41 Og Farao sagde til Josef: »Saa sætter jeg dig nu over hele Ægypten!«
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
42 Og Farao tog Seglringen af sin Haand og satte den paa Josefs, klædte ham i fine Linnedklæder og hængte Guldkæden om hans Hals:
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
43 han lod ham køre i sin næstbedste Vogn, og de raabte Abrek for ham. Saaledes satte han ham over hele Ægypten.
And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had: and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him [ruler] over all the land of Egypt.
44 Og Farao sagde til Josef: »Jeg er Farao, men uden dit Minde skal ingen røre Haand eller Fod nogensteds i Ægypten!«
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I [am] Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
45 Derpaa gav Farao Josef Navnet Zafenat-Panea, og han lod ham ægte Asenat, en Datter af Præsten Potifera i On; og Josef drog omkring i Ægypten.
And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him for a wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On: and Joseph went over [all] the land of Egypt.
46 Josef var tredive Aar gammel, da han stededes for Farao, Ægyptens Konge. Saa forlod Josef Farao og drog omkring i hele Ægypten.
And Joseph [was] thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt: and Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
47 Og Landet bar i bugnende Fylde i Overflodens syv Aar;
And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfulls.
48 og Josef samlede al Afgrøden i de syv Aar, i hvilke der var Overflod i Ægypten, og bragte den til Byerne; i hver By samlede han Afgrøden fra Markerne der omkring.
And he gathered all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field which [was] around every city, he laid up in the same.
49 Saaledes ophobede Josef Korn i vældig Mængde, som Havets Sand, indtil man opgav at maale det, da det ikke var til at maale.
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for [it was] without number.
50 Før Hungersnødens Aar kom, fik Josef to Sønner med Asenat, Præsten i On Potiferas Datter;
And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came: which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bore to him.
51 og Josef gav den førstefødte Navnet Manasse, thi han sagde: »Gud har ladet mig glemme al min Møje og hele min Faders Hus.«
And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For God, [said he], hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
52 Og den anden gav han Navnet Efraim, thi han sagde: »Gud har givet mig Livsfrugt i min Elendigheds Land.«
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: for God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
53 Da Overflodens syv Aar, som kom over Ægypten, var omme,
And the seven years of plenteousness that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
54 begyndte Hungersnødens syv Aar, som Josef havde sagt; og der opstod Hungersnød i alle Lande, men i hele Ægypten var der Brød.
And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
55 Saa hungrede hele Ægypten; og Folket raabte til Farao om Brød; men Farao sagde til alle Ægypterne: »Gaa til Josef og gør, hvad han siger eder!«
And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
56 Og der var Hungersnød over hele Jorden. Da aabnede Josef for alle Kornlagrene og solgte Korn til Ægypterne; men Hungersnøden tog til i Ægypten;
And the famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine became severe in the land of Egypt.
57 og Alverden kom til Ægypten for at købe Korn hos Josef; thi Hungersnøden tog til over hele Jorden.
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy [corn]; because the famine was distressing in all lands.
