Genesis 41
1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
To Aar senere hændte det, at Farao havde en drøm. Han drømte, at han stod ved Nilen;
2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven cows, of good appearance and fat in flesh; and they fed in the meadow.
og se, op af Floden steg der syv smukke og fede Køer, som gav sig til at græsse i Engen;
3 And, behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean in flesh; and they stood by the other cows upon the brink of the river.
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 the ill-favored and lean-fleshed cows did eat up the seven well-favored and fat cows. And Pharaoh awoke.
og de usle og magre Køer aad de syv smukke og fede Køer. Saa vaagnede Farao.
5 And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up on one stalk, rank and good.
Men han sov ind og havde en Drøm og saa syv tykke og gode Aks skyde frem paa et og samme Straa;
6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
men efter dem voksede der syv golde og vindsvedne Aks frem;
7 And the seven thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
og de golde Aks slugte de syv tykke og fulde Aks. Saa vaagnede Farao, og se, det var en Drøm.
8 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 the same unto Pharaoh.
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 spoke the chief of the butlers unto Pharaoh, saying, My faults I must call to remembrance this day:
Da sagde Overmundskænken til Farao: »Jeg maa i Dag minde om mine Synder.
10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the house of the captain of the guards, me and the chief of the bakers;
Den Gang Farao vrededes paa sine Tjenere og lod dem sætte i Forvaring i Livvagtens Øverstes Hus, mig og Overbageren,
11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each in accordance with the interpretation of his dream.
da drømte vi engang samme Nat hver en Drøm med sin særlige Betydning.
12 And there was with us a Hebrew lad, a servant to the captain of the guards; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each according to his dream did he interpret.
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 it came to pass, just as he had interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto my office, and him he hanged.
og som han tydede dem for os, saaledes gik det: Jeg blev indsat i mit Embede, og Bageren blev hængt.«
14 Then Pharaoh sent and had Joseph called, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his garments, and came in unto Pharaoh.
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 Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
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 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me; God will give an answer for the peace of Pharaoh.
Josef svarede Farao: »Ikke jeg — men Gud vil give Farao et gunstigt Svar!«
17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river;
Da sagde Farao til Josef: »Jeg drømte, at jeg stod paa Nilens Bred;
18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven cows, fat in flesh and good in shape; and they fed in the meadow;
og se, op af Floden steg der syv fede og smukke Køer, som gav sig til at græsse i Engen;
19 And, behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ill-shaped and lean in flesh; I never saw any like these in all the land of Egypt for ugliness;
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 the lean and the ill-favored cows did eat up the first seven fat cows;
og de magre og usle Køer aad de syv første, fede Køer;
21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but their appearance was still as bad as at the beginning. And I awoke.
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 I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, full and good;
Men jeg sov atter ind og saa i Drømme syv fulde og gode Aks skyde frem paa et og samme Straa;
23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them;
men efter dem voksede der syv udtørrede, golde og vindsvedne Aks frem,
24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could tell it to me.
og de golde Aks slugte de syv gode Aks. Det fortalte jeg mine Tegnsudlæggere, men ingen kunde forklare mig det.«
25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, the dream of Pharaoh is one, that which God is about to do, he hath told to Pharaoh.
Da sagde Josef til Farao: »Faraos Drømme betyder begge det samme, og Gud har kundgjort Farao, hvad han vil gøre.
26 The seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream is one.
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 thin and ill-favored cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears, blasted with the east wind, shall be seven years of famine.
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 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he hath shown unto Pharaoh.
Det var det, jeg mente, naar jeg sagde til Farao: Hvad Gud vil gøre, har han ladet Farao skue!
29 Behold, there are coming seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
Se, der kommer syv Aar med stor Overflod i hele Ægypten;
30 And there shall arise seven years of famine after them, when all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume 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 plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following it; for it shall be very grievous.
saa man intet mærker til Overfloden paa Jorden paa Grund af den paafølgende Hungersnød; thi den bliver saare haard.
32 And as it respecteth that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is firmly resolved on by God, and God hasteneth to bring it to pass.
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 Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Men nu skulde Farao udse sig en indsigtsfuld og klog Mand og sætte ham over Ægypten,
34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part [of the produce] of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty.
og Farao skulde tage og indsætte Tilsynsmænd over Landet og opkræve Femtedelen af Ægyptens Afgrøde i Overflodens syv Aar;
35 And let them gather up all the food of those good years that are coming, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, as food in the cities, and keep the same.
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 that food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land be not cut off through the famine.
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 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
Baade Farao og alle hans Tjenere syntes godt om den Tale,
38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?
og Farao sagde til sine Tjenere: »Hvor finder vi en Mand, i hvem Guds Aand er som i ham?«
39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Inasmuch as God hath caused thee to know all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou:
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 according to thy word shall all my people be ruled, only in regard to the throne will I be greater than thou.
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 Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
Og Farao sagde til Josef: »Saa sætter jeg dig nu over hele Ægypten!«
42 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 golden chain 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 caused him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bend the knee: and he placed him [thus] over all the 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 Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh; but without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his 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 Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-pa'neach; and he gave him Assenath the daughter of Poti-phera', the priest of On, for wife. And Joseph went out over all 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 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh the king of Egypt; and Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land 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 earth brought forth in the seven years of plenty by handfuls.
Og Landet bar i bugnende Fylde i Overflodens syv Aar;
48 And 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: the food of the field of the city, which was round about it, laid he up in the same.
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 Joseph heaped up corn as the sand of the sea, very much; until he left off numbering, for it was without number.
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 unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Assenath the daughter of Poti-phera' the priest of On, bore unto him.
Før Hungersnødens Aar kom, fik Josef to Sønner med Asenat, Præsten i On Potiferas Datter;
51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born Menasseh: For God [said he] hath made me forget all my toil, and all 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 the name of the second he called Ephraim; For God [said he] hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Og den anden gav han Navnet Efraim, thi han sagde: »Gud har givet mig Livsfrugt i min Elendigheds Land.«
53 And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
Da Overflodens syv Aar, som kom over Ægypten, var omme,
54 And the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said; and there was famine in all the countries, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
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 all the land of Egypt also felt hunger, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
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 was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the store-houses, wherein corn was, and sold unto the Egyptians; for the famine grew strong in the land of Egypt.
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 the countries came into Egypt to buy corn of Joseph; because the famine was sore in all the countries.
og Alverden kom til Ægypten for at købe Korn hos Josef; thi Hungersnøden tog til over hele Jorden.
