Genesis 41
1 After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
Post duos annos vidit Pharao somnium. Putabat se stare super fluvium,
2 when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
de quo ascendebant septem boves, pulchræ et crassæ nimis: et pascebantur in locis palustribus.
3 After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.
Aliæ quoque septem emergebant de flumine, fœdæ, confectæque macie: et pascebantur in ipsa amnis ripa in locis virentibus:
4 And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,
devoraveruntque eas, quarum mira species, et habitudo corporum erat. Expergefactus Pharao,
5 but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
rursum dormivit, et vidit alterum somnium: Septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæ atque formosæ:
6 After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.
aliæ quoque totidem spicæ tenues, et percussæ uredine oriebantur,
7 And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.
devorantes omnium priorum pulchritudinem. Evigilans Pharao post quietem,
8 In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
et facto mane, pavore perterritus, misit ad omnes coniectores Ægypti, cunctosque sapientes: et accersitis narravit somnium, nec erat qui interpretaretur.
9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.
Tunc demum reminiscens pincernarum magister, ait: Confiteor peccatum meum:
10 Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
Iratus rex servis suis, me et magistrum pistorum retrudi iussit in carcerem principis militum:
11 One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.
ubi una nocte uterque vidimus somnium præsagum futurorum.
12 Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.
Erat ibi puer Hebræus, eiusdem ducis militum famulus: cui narrantes somnia,
13 And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”
audivimus quidquid postea rei probavit eventus. ego enim redditus sum officio meo: et ille suspensus est in cruce.
14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
Protinus ad regis imperium eductum de carcere Ioseph totonderunt: ac veste mutata, obtulerunt ei.
15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
Cui ille ait: Vidi somnia, nec est qui edisserat: quæ audivi te sapientissime coniicere.
16 “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
Respondit Ioseph: Absque me Deus respondebit prospera Pharaoni.
17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
Narravit ergo Pharao quod viderat: Putabam me stare super ripam fluminis,
18 when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
et septem boves de amne conscendere, pulchras nimis, et obesis carnibus: quæ in pastu paludis virecta carpebant.
19 After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!
et ecce, has sequebantur aliæ septem boves in tantum deformes et macilentæ, ut numquam tales in terra Ægypti viderim:
20 Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.
quæ, devoratis et consumptis prioribus,
21 When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
nullum saturitatis dedere vestigium: sed simili macie et squalore torpebant. Evigilans, rursus sopore depressus,
22 In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.
vidi somnium: Septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæ atque pulcherrimæ.
23 After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.
Aliæ quoque septem tenues et percussæ uredine, oriebantur e stipula:
24 And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
quæ priorum pulchritudinem devoraverunt. Narravi coniectoribus somnium, et nemo est qui edisserat.
25 At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
Respondit Ioseph: Somnium regis unum est: quæ facturus est Deus, ostendit Pharaoni.
26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
Septem boves pulchræ, et septem spicæ plenæ: septem ubertatis anni sunt: eamdemque vim somnii comprehendunt.
27 Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine.
Septem quoque boves tenues atque macilentæ, quæ ascenderunt post eas, et septem spicæ tenues, et vento urente percussæ, septem anni venturæ sunt famis.
28 It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
Qui hoc ordine complebuntur:
29 Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
Ecce septem anni venient fertilitatis magnæ in universa terra Ægypti:
30 but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
quos sequentur septem anni alii tantæ sterilitatis, ut oblivioni tradatur cuncta retro abundantia: consumptura est enim fames omnem terram,
31 The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
et ubertatis magnitudinem perditura est inopiæ magnitudo.
32 Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
Quod autem vidisti secundo ad eamdem rem pertinens somnium: firmitatis indicium est, eo quod fiat sermo Dei, et velocius impleatur.
33 Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
Nunc ergo provideat rex virum sapientem et industrium, et præficiat eum Terræ Ægypti:
34 Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
Qui constituat præpositos per cunctas regiones: et quintam partem fructuum per septem annos fertilitatis,
35 Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
qui iam nunc futuri sunt, congreget in horrea: et omne frumentum sub Pharaonis potestate condatur, serveturque in urbibus.
36 This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”
Et præparetur futuræ septem annorum fami, quæ oppressura est Ægyptum, et non consumetur terra inopia.
37 This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.
Placuit Pharaoni consilium et cunctis ministris eius:
38 So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
locutusque est ad eos: Num invenire poterimus talem virum, qui spiritu Dei plenus sit?
39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
Dixit ergo ad Ioseph: Quia ostendit tibi Deus omnia quæ locutus es, numquid sapientiorem et consimilem tui invenire potero?
40 You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
Tu eris super domum meam, et ad tui oris imperium cunctus populus obediet: uno tantum regni solio te præcedam.
41 Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”
Dixitque rursus Pharao ad Ioseph: Ecce, constitui te super universam terram Ægypti.
42 Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
Tulitque annulum de manu sua, et dedit eum in manu eius: vestivitque eum stola byssina, et collo torquem auream circumposuit.
43 He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
Fecitque eum ascendere super currum suum secundum, clamante præcone, ut omnes coram eo genuflecterent, et præpositum esse scirent universæ Terræ Ægypti.
44 And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
Dixit quoque rex ad Ioseph: Ego sum Pharao: absque tuo imperio non movebit quisquam manum aut pedem in omni terra Ægypti.
45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
Vertitque nomen eius, et vocavit eum lingua Ægyptiaca, Salvatorem mundi. Deditque illi uxorem Aseneth filiam Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos. Egressus est itaque Ioseph ad terram Ægypti
46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
(Triginta autem annorum erat quando stetit in conspectu regis Pharaonis) et circuivit omnes regiones Ægypti.
47 During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
Venitque fertilitas septem annorum: et in manipulos redactæ segetes congregatæ sunt in horrea Ægypti.
48 During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.
Omnis etiam frugum abundantia in singulis urbibus condita est.
49 So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
Tantaque fuit abundantia tritici, ut arenæ maris coæquaretur, et copia mensuram excederet.
50 Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
Nati sunt autem Ioseph filii duo antequam veniret fames: quos peperit ei Aseneth filia Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos.
51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
Vocavitque nomen primogeniti, Manasses, dicens: Oblivisci me fecit Deus omnium laborum meorum, et domus patris mei.
52 And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
Nomen quoque secundi appellavit Ephraim, dicens: Crescere me fecit Deus in terra paupertatis meæ.
53 When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,
Igitur transactis septem ubertatis annis, qui fuerant in Ægypto:
54 the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
cœperunt venire septem anni inopiæ: quos prædixerat Ioseph: et in universo orbe fames prævaluit, in cuncta autem terra Ægypti panis erat.
55 When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”
Qua esuriente, clamavit populus ad Pharaonem, alimenta petens. Quibus ille respondit: Ite ad Ioseph: et quidquid ipse vobis dixerit, facite.
56 When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
Crescebat autem quotidie fames in omni terra: aperuitque Ioseph universa horrea, et vendebat Ægyptiis: nam et illos oppresserat fames.
57 And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
Omnesque provinciæ veniebant in Ægyptum, ut emerent escas, et malum inopiæ temperarent.
