Genesis 41
1 After two years Pharao had a dream. He thought he stood by the river,
To Aar senere hændte det, at Farao havde en drøm. Han drømte, at han stod ved Nilen;
2 Out of which came up seven kine, very beautiful and fat: and they fed in marshy places.
og se, op af Floden steg der syv smukke og fede Køer, som gav sig til at græsse i Engen;
3 Other seven also came up out of the river, ill favoured, and leanfleshed: and they fed on the very bank of the river, in green places:
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;
4 And they devoured them, whose bodies were very beautiful and well conditioned. So Pharao awoke.
og de usle og magre Køer aad de syv smukke og fede Køer. Saa vaagnede Farao.
5 He slept again, and dreamed another dream: Seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk full and fair:
Men han sov ind og havde en Drøm og saa syv tykke og gode Aks skyde frem paa et og samme Straa;
6 Then seven other ears sprung up thin and blasted,
men efter dem voksede der syv golde og vindsvedne Aks frem;
7 And devoured all the beauty of the former. Pharao awaked after his rest:
og de golde Aks slugte de syv tykke og fulde Aks. Saa vaagnede Farao, og se, det var en Drøm.
8 And when morning was come, being struck with fear, he sent to all the interpreters of Egypt, and to all the wise men: and they being called for, he told them his dream, and there was not any one that could interpret it.
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.
9 Then at length the chief butler remembering, said: I confess my sin:
Da sagde Overmundskænken til Farao: »Jeg maa i Dag minde om mine Synder.
10 The king being angry with his servants, commanded me and the chief baker to be cast into the prison of the captain of the soldiers:
Den Gang Farao vrededes paa sine Tjenere og lod dem sætte i Forvaring i Livvagtens Øverstes Hus, mig og Overbageren,
11 Where in one night both of us dreamed a dream foreboding things to come.
da drømte vi engang samme Nat hver en Drøm med sin særlige Betydning.
12 There was there a young man a Hebrew, servant to the same captain of the soldiers: to whom we told our dreams,
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;
13 And we heard what afterwards the event of the thing proved to be so. For I was restored to my office: and he was hanged upon a gibbet.
og som han tydede dem for os, saaledes gik det: Jeg blev indsat i mit Embede, og Bageren blev hængt.«
14 Forthwith at the king’s command, Joseph was brought out of the prison, and they shaved him, and changing his apparel, brought him in to him.
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.
15 And he said to him: I have dreamed dreams, and there is no one that can expound them: Now I have heard that thou art very wise at interpreting them.
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.«
16 Joseph answered: Without me, God shall give Pharao a prosperous answer.
Josef svarede Farao: »Ikke jeg — men Gud vil give Farao et gunstigt Svar!«
17 So Pharao told what he had dreamed: Methought I stood upon the bank of the river,
Da sagde Farao til Josef: »Jeg drømte, at jeg stod paa Nilens Bred;
18 And seven kine came up out of the river exceeding beautiful and full of flesh: and they grazed on green places in a marshy pasture.
og se, op af Floden steg der syv fede og smukke Køer, som gav sig til at græsse i Engen;
19 And behold, there followed these, other seven kine, so very ill favoured and lean, that I never saw the like in the land of Egypt:
efter dem steg der syv andre Køer op, ringe, saare usle og magre, saa usle Dyr har jeg ikke set nogensteds i Ægypten;
20 And they devoured and consumed the former,
og de magre og usle Køer aad de syv første, fede Køer;
21 And yet gave no mark of their being full: but were as lean and ill favoured as before. I awoke, and then fell asleep again,
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.
22 And dreamed a dream: Seven ears of corn grew upon one stalk, full and very fair.
Men jeg sov atter ind og saa i Drømme syv fulde og gode Aks skyde frem paa et og samme Straa;
23 Other seven also thin and blasted, sprung of the stock:
men efter dem voksede der syv udtørrede, golde og vindsvedne Aks frem,
24 And they devoured the beauty of the former: I told this dream to the conjecturers, and there is no man that can expound it.
og de golde Aks slugte de syv gode Aks. Det fortalte jeg mine Tegnsudlæggere, men ingen kunde forklare mig det.«
25 Joseph answered: The king’s dream is one: God hath shewn to Pharao what he is about to do.
Da sagde Josef til Farao: »Faraos Drømme betyder begge det samme, og Gud har kundgjort Farao, hvad han vil gøre.
26 The seven beautiful kine, and the seven full ears, are seven years of plenty: and both contain the same meaning of the dream.
De syv gode Køer betyder syv Aar; de syv gode Aks betyder ligeledes syv Aar; det er en og samme Drøm.
27 And the seven lean and thin kine that came up after them, and the seven thin ears that were blasted with the burning wind, are seven years of famine to come:
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.
28 Which shall be fulfilled in this order:
Det var det, jeg mente, naar jeg sagde til Farao: Hvad Gud vil gøre, har han ladet Farao skue!
29 Behold, there shall come seven years of great plenty in the whole land of Egypt:
Se, der kommer syv Aar med stor Overflod i hele Ægypten;
30 After which shall follow other seven years of so great scarcity, that all the abundance before shall be forgotten: for the famine shall consume all the land,
men efter dem kommer der syv Hungersnødsaar, og man skal gemme al Overfloden i Ægypten; og Hungersnøden skal hærge Jorden,
31 And the greatness of the scarcity shall destroy the greatness of the plenty.
saa man intet mærker til Overfloden paa Jorden paa Grund af den paafølgende Hungersnød; thi den bliver saare haard.
32 And for that thou didst see the second time a dream pertaining to the same thing: it is a token of the certainty, and that the word of God cometh to pass, and is fulfilled speedily.
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.
33 Now therefore let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and make him ruler over the land of Egypt:
Men nu skulde Farao udse sig en indsigtsfuld og klog Mand og sætte ham over Ægypten,
34 That he may appoint overseers over all the countries: and gather into barns the fifth part of the fruits, during the seven fruitful years,
og Farao skulde tage og indsætte Tilsynsmænd over Landet og opkræve Femtedelen af Ægyptens Afgrøde i Overflodens syv Aar;
35 That shall now presently ensue: and let all the corn be laid up under Pharao’s hands and be reserved in the cities.
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,
36 And let it be in readiness, against the famine of seven years to come, which shall oppress Egypt, and the land shall not be consumed with scarcity.
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.«
37 The counsel pleased Pharao and all his servants.
Baade Farao og alle hans Tjenere syntes godt om den Tale,
38 And he said to them: Can we find such another man, that is full of the spirit of God?
og Farao sagde til sine Tjenere: »Hvor finder vi en Mand, i hvem Guds Aand er som i ham?«
39 He said therefore to Joseph: Seeing God hath shewn thee all that thou hast said, can I find one wiser and one like unto thee?
Og Farao sagde til Josef: »Efter at Gud har aabenbaret dig alt dette, kan ingen maale sig med dig i Indsigt og Kløgt;
40 Thou shalt be over my house, and at the commandment of thy mouth all the people shall obey: only in the kingly throne will I be above thee.
du skal forestaa mit Hus, og efter dit Ord skal alt mit Folk rette sig; kun Tronen vil jeg have forud for dig.«
41 And again Pharao said to Joseph: Behold, I have appointed thee over the whole land of Egypt.
Og Farao sagde til Josef: »Saa sætter jeg dig nu over hele Ægypten!«
42 And he took his ring from his own hand, and gave it into his hand: and he put upon him a robe of silk, and put a chain of gold about his neck.
Og Farao tog Seglringen af sin Haand og satte den paa Josefs, klædte ham i fine Linnedklæder og hængte Guldkæden om hans Hals:
43 And he made him go up into his second chariot, the crier proclaiming that all should bow their knee before him, and that they should know he was made governor over the whole land of Egypt.
han lod ham køre i sin næstbedste Vogn, og de raabte Abrek for ham. Saaledes satte han ham over hele Ægypten.
44 And the king said to Joseph: I am Pharao; without thy commandment no man shall move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
Og Farao sagde til Josef: »Jeg er Farao, men uden dit Minde skal ingen røre Haand eller Fod nogensteds i Ægypten!«
45 And he turned his name, and called him in the Egyptian tongue, The saviour of the world. And he gave him to wife Aseneth the daughter of Putiphare priest of Heliopolis. Then Joseph went out to the land of Egypt:
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.
46 (Now he was thirty years old when he stood before king Pharao) and he went round all the countries of Egypt.
Josef var tredive Aar gammel, da han stededes for Farao, Ægyptens Konge. Saa forlod Josef Farao og drog omkring i hele Ægypten.
47 And the fruitfulness of the seven years came: and the corn being bound up into sheaves was gathered together into the barns of Egypt.
Og Landet bar i bugnende Fylde i Overflodens syv Aar;
48 And all the abundance of grain was laid up in every city.
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.
49 And there was so great abundance of wheat, that it was equal to the sand of the sea, and the plenty exceeded measure.
Saaledes ophobede Josef Korn i vældig Mængde, som Havets Sand, indtil man opgav at maale det, da det ikke var til at maale.
50 And before the famine came, Joseph had two sons born: whom Aseneth the daughter of Putiphare priest of Heliopolis bore unto him.
Før Hungersnødens Aar kom, fik Josef to Sønner med Asenat, Præsten i On Potiferas Datter;
51 And he called the name of the firstborn Manasses, saying: God hath made me to forget all my labours, and my father’s house.
og Josef gav den førstefødte Navnet Manasse, thi han sagde: »Gud har ladet mig glemme al min Møje og hele min Faders Hus.«
52 And he named the second Ephraim, saying: God hath made me to grow in the land of my poverty.
Og den anden gav han Navnet Efraim, thi han sagde: »Gud har givet mig Livsfrugt i min Elendigheds Land.«
53 Now when the seven years of the plenty that had been in Egypt were past:
Da Overflodens syv Aar, som kom over Ægypten, var omme,
54 The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.
begyndte Hungersnødens syv Aar, som Josef havde sagt; og der opstod Hungersnød i alle Lande, men i hele Ægypten var der Brød.
55 And when there also they began to be famished, the people cried to Pharao for food. And he said to them: Go to Joseph: and do all that he shall say to you.
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!«
56 And the famine increased daily in all the land: and Joseph opened all the barns, and sold to the Egyptians: for the famine had oppressed them also.
Og der var Hungersnød over hele Jorden. Da aabnede Josef for alle Kornlagrene og solgte Korn til Ægypterne; men Hungersnøden tog til i Ægypten;
57 And all provinces came into Egypt, to buy food, and to seek some relief of their want.
og Alverden kom til Ægypten for at købe Korn hos Josef; thi Hungersnøden tog til over hele Jorden.
