Genesis 41
1 At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river.
Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and look, he was standing by the Nile.
2 Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.
And look, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.
3 Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.
And look, seven other cows came up after them out of the Nile, miserable-looking and thin, and stood by the other cows at the edge of the Nile.
4 The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.
The miserable-looking and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
5 He slept and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.
And he slept and dreamed a second time. And look, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.
6 Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
Then look, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprouted up after them.
7 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
The thin heads swallowed up the seven healthy and full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up, and look, it was a dream.
8 In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
It happened in the morning that his mind was troubled, so he summoned all of Egypt's magicians and wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
9 Then the chief cup bearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my faults today.
Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, "I remember my faults today.
10 Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, with the chief baker.
Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker.
11 We dreamed a dream in one night, he and I. Each man dreamed according to the interpretation of his dream.
We had a dream on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own meaning.
12 There was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard, and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams. He interpreted to each man according to his dream.
Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guards, and we told him, and he interpreted our dreams to us, to each man he interpreted according to his own dream.
13 As he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”
And it happened just the way he interpreted them to us, so it was: I was restored to my office, and he was hanged."
14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh.
Then Pharaoh summoned Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the pit. And he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came in to Pharaoh.
15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, but there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said about you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."
16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "Apart from God, the welfare of Pharaoh will receive no answer. "
17 Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood on the brink of the river;
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream, look, I stood on the edge of the Nile.
18 and behold, seven fat and sleek cattle came up out of the river. They fed in the marsh grass;
And look, there came up out of the river seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.
19 and behold, seven other cattle came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.
And look, seven other cows came up after them, scrawny and very miserable-looking and thin. I had never seen such bad-looking cows in all the land of Egypt.
20 The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle;
The thin and miserable-looking cows ate up the first seven fat cows.
21 and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ugly, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
But when they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as miserable-looking as at the beginning. Then I woke up.
22 I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good;
And I fell asleep, and I saw in my dream, and look, seven heads of grain growing on one stalk, full and good.
23 and behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
And look, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprouted up after them.
24 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”
And the seven thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. And I told it to the magicians, but no one could tell me its meaning."
25 Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.
Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one. God has told Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26 The seven good cattle are seven years; and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. The dream is one.
The seven good cows represent seven years, and the seven good heads of grain represent seven years. The dreams are the same.
27 The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind; they will be seven years of famine.
And the seven thin and miserable-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind. They are seven years of famine.
28 That is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
29 Behold, seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt are coming.
Look, seven years of great abundance will come throughout all the land of Egypt.
30 Seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,
But after them seven years of famine will come, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate the land,
31 and the plenty will not be known in the land by reason of that famine which follows; for it will be very grievous.
and the abundance will not be remembered in the land because of the famine that follows it, for it will be very severe.
32 The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
Now the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the matter has been fixed by God, and God will carry it out soon.
33 “Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Now therefore Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man, and give him authority over the land of Egypt.
34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt’s produce in the seven plenteous years.
Pharaoh should do this, and should appoint overseers over the land, and they should take a fifth of all the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
35 Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and store grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
They should gather all the food during these good years that are coming and store the grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and they should preserve it.
36 The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; so that the land will not perish through the famine.”
That food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine that will come on the land of Egypt, so that the land will survive the famine."
37 The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
The proposal was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
38 Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”
Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?"
39 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one so discreet and wise as you.
So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
40 You shall be over my house. All my people will be ruled according to your word. Only in the throne I will be greater than you.”
You will be in charge of my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you."
41 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”
Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Look, I have put you in charge over all the land of Egypt."
42 Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck.
Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain around his neck.
43 He made him ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, “Bow the knee!” He set him over all the land of Egypt.
And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had, and they called out before him, "Bow the knee. " So he put him in charge over the entire land of Egypt.
44 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. Without you, no man shall lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, but without your permission no one will do anything or go anywhere in all the land of Egypt."
45 Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-Paneah. He gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-Paneah. And he gave him Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as a wife. So Joseph went out through the land of Egypt.
46 Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
Joseph was thirty years old when he began to serve Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph left the presence of Pharaoh and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
47 In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.
During the seven years of abundance the land produced large harvests.
48 He gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities. He stored food in each city from the fields around that city.
And he collected all the food during the seven years when there was abundance in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities. He placed in every city the food from the fields surrounding it.
49 Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.
Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, because it could not be measured.
50 To Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.
To Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.
51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, “For”, he said, “God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.”
Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: "For God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household."
52 The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
And the name of the second he called Ephraim: "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."
53 The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.
And the seven years of abundance that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end.
54 The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
Then the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was food.
55 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 says to you, do.”
When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh said to all Egypt, "Go to Joseph. Whatever he says to you, do."
56 The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all the store houses, and sold to the Egyptians. The famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
So the famine was over all the surface of the land. Then Joseph opened all the storehouses of grain and sold to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
57 All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
And all the countries came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
