Genesis 41
1 Two complete years later, the king of Egypt had a dream. In the dream, he was standing alongside the Nile [River].
Ary rehefa afaka roa taona mipaka, dia nanonofy Farao, fa, indro, nitsangana teo amoron’ i Neily izy.
2 Suddenly seven healthy fat cows come up out of the river. They started eating the grass that was on the riverbank.
Koa, indreo, nisy ombivavy fito tsara tarehy sady matavy niakatra avy teo Neily ka nihinana teny amin’ ny bararata.
3 Soon seven other cows, unhealthy-looking and thin, came up behind them from the Nile [River]. They stood alongside the fat cows that were on the riverbank.
Ary indreo, nisy ombivavy fito hafa kosa ratsy tarehy sady mahia niakatra avy teo Neily nanaraka azy, ka dia nijanona teo anilan’ ireo ombivavy teo amoron’ i Neily.
4 Then the unhealthy thin cows ate the seven healthy fat cows. And then the king woke up.
Ary ireo ombivavy ratsy tarehy sady mahia nihinana ireo ombivavy fito tsara tarehy sady matavy. Dia nahatsiaro Farao.
5 The king went to sleep again, and he had another dream. This time he saw seven heads of grain that were full of kernels of grain and ripe, and all growing on one stalk.
Ary natory indray izy ka nanonofy fanindroany; ary, indro, nisy salohim-bary fito niseho tamin’ ny tahony iray, sady vokatra no tsara.
6 After that, the king saw that seven other heads of grain sprouted on that (OR, on another) stalk. They were thin and had been dried up by the hot east wind.
Ary, indreo kosa, nisy salohim-bary fito maivam-boa sady main’ ny rivotra avy any atsinanana, niseho nanaraka ireny.
7 Then the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven ripe full heads. Then the king woke up. He realized that he had been dreaming.
Ary ny salohim-bary maivam-boa nitelina ny salohim-vary fito vokatra sy be voa. Dia nahatsiaro Farao, koa indro fa nofy ihany izany.
8 But the next morning he was worried about the meaning of the dream. So he summoned all the magicians and wise men who lived in Egypt. He told them what he had dreamed, but none of them could tell him the meaning of the two dreams.
Ary nony maraina, dia nitebiteby ny fanahiny, ka dia naniraka nampaka ny ombiasy rehetra tao Egypta sy ny olon-kendry rehetra tao izy; ary nambaran’ i Farao tamin’ ireny ny nofiny, kanjo tsy nisy na dia iray aza nahalaza izay heviny tamin’ i Farao.
9 Then the chief drink-server said to the king, “Now I remember something that I should have told you! I made a mistake by forgetting to tell it to you.
Dia niteny tamin’ i Farao ilay lehiben’ ny mpitondra kapoaka ka nanao hoe: Tsaroako izao ny fahadisoako:
10 One time you were angry with two of us. So you put me and the chief baker in the prison in the house of the captain of the palace guards.
Farao dia tezitra tamin’ ny mpanompony ka nanao ahy tao an-trano-maizina tao anatin’ ny tranon’ ny mpifehy ny mpiambina, dia izaho sy ilay lehiben’ ny mpanao mofo.
11 While we were there, one night each of us had a dream, and the dreams had different meanings.
Ary nanonofy izahay indray alina, dia izaho sy izy; samy nanonofy araka ny hevitry ny nofinay avy izahay.
12 There was a young Hebrew man there with us. He was a servant of the captain of the palace guards. We told him what we had dreamed, and he told us what our dreams meant. He told each of us the meaning of our dreams.
Ary tao aminay dia nisy zatovo Hebreo anankiray, mpanompon’ ny mpifehy ny mpiambina; dia nambaranay taminy ny nofinay, ka nolazainy taminay ny heviny; samy nilazany araka ny nofinay avy izahay.
13 And what happened was exactly the same as the meanings that he told us: You said I could have my previous job again, but the other man was killed by being hanged. [The Hebrew man’s name was Joseph].”
Ary samy tonga araka izay efa nolazainy taminay indrindra izany: izaho nampodiny ho ao amin’ ilay nipetrahako, fa izy kosa nahantony.
14 When the king heard that, he told some servants to bring Joseph to him, and they quickly brought Joseph out of the prison. Joseph shaved and put on better clothes, and then he went and stood in front of the king.
Dia naniraka Farao ka nampaka an’ i Josefa, dia nalaina faingana niala tao an-davaka izy; ary nanaratra ny volom-bavany sy niova fitafiana izy, dia nankany amin’ i Farao.
15 The king said to Joseph, “I had two dreams, and no one can tell me what they mean. But someone told me that when you hear someone tell about a dream he has had, you can tell that person what the dream means.”
Ary hoy Farao tamin’ i Josefa: Nanonofy aho, koa tsy misy mahalaza ny heviny; ary izaho nahare fa ianao, hono, raha mandre nofy, dia mahalaza ny heviny.
16 But Joseph replied to the king, “No, I cannot do that. It is God who knows the meaning of dreams, but he will enable me to tell you their meaning, and they will mean something good.”
Ary Josefa dia namaly an’ i Farao ka nanao hoe: Tsy ahy izany; Andriamanitra no hilaza izay valiny hiadanan’ i Farao.
17 The king said to Joseph, “In my first dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile [River].
Ary hoy Farao tamin’ i Josefa: Nofiko fa indro, hono, nitsangana teo amoron’ i Neily aho;
18 Suddenly seven healthy fat cows came up out of the river, and they started eating the grass that was on the riverbank.
koa, indreo, nisy ombivavy fito matavy sady tsara tarehy niakatra avy teo Neily; ary nihinana teny amin’ ny bararata ireny.
19 Soon seven other cows, ugly and thin ones, came up behind them from the river. I never saw such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!
Ary, indreo, nisy ombivavy fito hafa koa niakatra nanaraka ireny, mihozohozo sady ratsy tarehy indrindra no mahia, ka tsy mbola hitako izay ratsy toa azy teto amin’ ny tany Egypta rehetra.
20 The thin ugly cows ate the seven fat cows that came up first.
Ary ireo ombivavy fito mahia sady ratsy tarehy dia nihinana ireo ombivavy fito matavy izay nialoha azy.
21 But afterwards, no one would have known that the thin cows ate them, because they were just as ugly as they were before. Then I woke up.
Ary rehefa nihinana azy izy, dia tsy fantatra akory fa efa mby ao an-kibony ireny; fa mbola ratsy tarehy tahaka ny tamin’ ny fahiny ihany izy. Dia nahatsiaro aho.
22 Then I had another dream. I saw seven heads of grain. They were full of kernels of grain and ripe, and they were all growing on one stalk.
Ary hitako tamin’ ny nofiko indray, ka, indreo nisy salohim-bary fito niseho tamin’ ny tahony iray, sady vokatra no tsara;
23 Then [to my surprise] I saw seven other heads of grain that sprouted. They were thin and had been dried up by the hot east wind.
ary, indreo kosa, nisy salohim-bary fito sady malazo no maivam-boa, main’ ny rivotra avy any atsinanana, niseho nanaraka ireny;
24 The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven good heads. I told these dreams to the magicians, but none of them could explain to me what they meant.”
ary ny salohim-bary maivam-boa dia nitelina ny salohim-bary fito vokatra. Ary nolazaiko tamin’ ny ombiasy izany, nefa tsy nisy nahalaza ny heviny tamiko.
25 Then Joseph said to the king, “Both your dreams have the same meaning. God is revealing to you in your dreams what he is about to do.
Ary hoy Josefa tamin’ i Farao: Ny nofin’ i Farao dia iray ihany; izay efa hataon’ Andriamanitra no nambarany tamin’ i Farao.
26 The seven healthy cows represent seven years. The seven good heads of grain also represent seven years. The two dreams both have the same meaning.
Ny ombivavy fito tsara tarehy dia fito taona; ary ny salohim-bary fito vokatra koa dia fito taona; iray ihany ny nofy.
27 The seven thin ugly cows that came up behind them and the seven worthless heads of grain that were dried up by the hot east wind each represent seven years (of famine/when food will be very scarce).
Ary ny ombivavy fito mahia sady ratsy tarehy, izay niakatra nanaraka ireny, dia fito taona; ary ny salohim-bary fito tsy nisy voa sady main’ ny rivotra avy any atsinanana, dia ho fito taona mosarena.
28 It will happen just as I have told you, because God has revealed to you what he is about to do.
Izany dia ilay efa nolazaiko tamin’ i Farao teo hoe: Izay efa hataon’ Andriamanitra no asehony amin’ i Farao.
29 There will be seven years in which there will be plenty of food throughout the land of Egypt,
Indro, hisy fito taona zina indrindra eran’ ny tany Egypta rehetra;
30 but after that there will be seven years (of famine/when food will be very scarce). Then people will forget all the years when there was plenty of food, because the famine that will come afterward will ruin the country.
ary manaraka izany kosa dia hisy fito taona mosarena, ka ho hadino ny fahavokarana be rehetra teo amin’ ny tany Egypta ary ho ritry ny mosary ny tany;
31 The people will forget how plentiful food was previously, because the famine will be very terrible.
ary ny fahavokarana eo amin’ ny tany tsy ho fantatra noho izany mosary manaraka azy izany; fa ho mafy indrindra izany.
32 The reason God gave to you two dreams is that he [wants you to know] that this will happen, and he will cause it to happen very soon.
Ary naverina indroa ny nofin’ i Farao, satria efa voatendrin’ Andriamanitra izany zavatra izany ka hotanterahin’ Andriamanitra faingana.
33 “Now I suggest that you should choose a man who is wise and can make good decisions. I suggest that you appoint him to direct the affairs of the whole country.
Koa ankehitriny aoka Farao hizaha lehilahy manan-tsaina sady hendry ka hanendry azy hanapaka ny tany Egypta.
34 You should also appoint supervisors over the country, in order that they can arrange to collect one-fifth of all the grain that is harvested during the seven years when food is plentiful.
Aoka hanao izany Farao, ary aoka izy hanendry mpikarakara hitandrina ny tany sy hamory ny ampahadimin’ ny vokatry ny tany Egypta amin’ ny taon-jina fito.
35 They should collect this amount of grain during those seven years that are coming, when there will be plenty of food. You should supervise them as they store it in the cities.
Ary aoka izy ireo hanangona ny hanina rehetra amin’ ireo taona tsara ho avy ireo ka hamory vary be amin’ ny anaran’ i Farao ho fihinana any amin’ ny tanana maro, ka aoka hitahiry izany izy
36 This grain should be stored so that it can be eaten during the seven years when there will be a famine here in Egypt, so that the people in this country will not die from hunger.”
Ary aoka izany hanina izany hotehirizina ao amin’ ny tany ho amin’ ny fito taona mosarena, izay ho tonga amin’ ny tany Egypta, mba tsy ho simban’ ny mosary ny tany.
37 The king and his officials thought that this would be a good plan.
Ary sitrak’ i Farao sy ny mpanompony rehetra izany hevitra izany.
38 So the king said to them, “(Can we find any other man like Joseph, a man to whom God has given his Spirit?/It is not likely that we will find another man like this man, one to whom God has given his Spirit!)” [RHQ]
Dia hoy Farao tamin’ ny mpanompony: Hahita lehilahy tahaka io, izay manana ny Fanahin’ Andriamanitra ao anatiny, va isika?
39 Then the king said to Joseph, “Because God has revealed all this to you, it seems to me that there is no one who is as wise as you and who can decide wisely about things.
Ary hoy koa Farao tamin’ i Josefa: Satria efa nampahafantarin’ Andriamanitra anao izany rehetra izany, dia tsy misy lehilahy manan-tsaina sady hendry tahaka anao;
40 So I will put you in charge of everything in my palace. All the people here in Egypt must obey what you command. Only because I am king [MTY] will I have more authority than you.”
koa ianao no hanapaka ny ato an-tranoko, ary araka ny teninao no hitondrana ny oloko rehetra; ny seza fiandrianana ihany no hahalehibe ahy noho ianao.
41 Then the king said to Joseph, “I am now putting you in charge of the whole country of Egypt.”
Ary hoy indray Farao tamin’ i Josefa: Indro, efa nanendry anao hanapaka ny tany Egypta rehetra aho.
42 The king took from his finger the ring that had his seal on it, and he put it on Joseph’s finger. He put robes made of fine linen on him, and he put a gold chain around his neck.
Dia nesorin’ i Farao ny peratra tamin’ ny tanany ka nataony tamin’ ny tànan’ i Josefa, dia nampitafiny rongony fotsy madinika izy, ary nasiany rojo volamena ny vozony;
43 Then he arranged for Joseph to ride around in the chariot [that showed that he was] the second-most important man in the country. When Joseph rode in the chariot, men shouted to the people who were on the road in front of him, “Get off the road!” So the king put Joseph in charge of everything in the country.
dia nampitaingeniny teo anatin’ ny kalesiny faharoa izy, ary ny vahoaka niantso teo alohany nanao hoe: Mandohaleha; ary notendreny ho mpanapaka ny tany Egypta rehetra izy.
44 The king said to Joseph, “I am the king, but no one in the whole land of Egypt will do anything [IDM] if you do not permit them to do it.”
Ary hoy Farao tamin’ i Josefa: Izaho no Farao, ary raha tsy teninao, dia tsy hisy olona hanetsika ny tànany na ny tongony eto amin’ ny tany Egypta rehetra.
45 The king gave Joseph a new name, Zaphenath-Paneah. He also gave him Asenath to be his wife. She was the daughter of Potiphera, who was a priest in a temple in On [city]. Then Joseph became known (OR, traveled) through all the land of Egypt.
Ary nataon’ i Farao hoe Zafenata-panea no anaran’ i Josefa; dia nomeny azy Asenata, zanakavavin’ i Poti-fera, mpisorona tao Ona, ho vadiny. Ary Josefa nandeha nitety ny tany Egypta.
46 Joseph was 30 years old when he started to work for the king of Egypt. To do his work, he left the king’s palace and traveled throughout Egypt.
Ary efa telo-polo taona Josefa, raha niseho teo anatrehan’ i Farao, mpanjakan’ i Egypta. Dia niala teo anatrehan’ i Farao Josefa ka nandeha nitety ny tany Egypta rehetra.
47 During the next seven years, the land produced abundant crops, so there was plenty of food.
Ary ny tany dia nahavokatra tsy omby fàmpana tamin’ ny taon-jina fito.
48 As Joseph supervised them, his helpers collected one-fifth of all the grain that was produced during those years, and stored it in the cities. In each city, he had his helpers store up the grain that was grown in the fields that surrounded that city.
Dia namory ny hanina rehetra tamin’ izany fito taona izany teo amin’ ny tany Egypta izy ka nitahiry izany tao amin’ ny tanàna rehetra: ny vokatry ny saha manodidina ny isan-tanàna dia notehiriziny tao anatin’ ny tanàna.
49 Joseph had them store up a huge amount of grain. It looked as plentiful as the sand on the seashore. There was so much grain that after a while they stopped keeping records of how much grain was stored, because there was more grain than they could measure.
Ary Josefa namory vary tahaka ny fasika any an-dranomasina, eny, be indrindra, ka tsy nanisa intsony izy, satria efa tsy hita isa.
50 Before the seven years of famine started, Joseph’s wife Asenath gave birth to two sons.
Ary nisy zazalahy roa naterak’ i Asenata, zanakavavin’ i Poti-fera, mpisorona tao Ona, tamin’ i Josefa, raha tsy mbola tonga ny taona mosarena.
51 Joseph named the first one Manasseh, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘forget]’, because, he said, “God has caused me to forget all my troubles and all my father’s family.”
Ary ny anaran’ ny lahimatoa dia nataon’ i Josefa hoe Manase; fa hoy izy: Andriamanitra efa nampanadino ahy ny fahoriako rehetra sy izay rehetra tao an-tranon’ ny raiko.
52 He named his second son Ephraim, [which means ‘to have children]’, because, he said, “God has given me children here in this land where I have suffered.”
Ary ny anaran’ ny zandriny kosa nataony hoe Efraima; fa hoy izy: Andriamanitra efa nahamaro ahy teto amin’ ny tanin’ ny fahoriako.
53 Finally the seven years in which there was plenty of food ended.
Ary tapitra ny taon-jina fito teo amin’ ny tany Egypta;
54 Then the seven years of famine started, just as Joseph had predicted. There was also a famine in all the other nearby lands, but although the crops did not grow, there was food everywhere in Egypt, because of the grain they had stored up in the cities.
dia niandoha kosa ny fito taona mosarena, araka izay efa nolazain’ i Josefa; ary nisy mosary tany amin’ ny tany rehetra; nefa eran’ ny tany Egypta rehetra dia mbola nisy hanina ihany.
55 When all the people of [MTY] Egypt had eaten all of their own food and were still hungry, they begged the king for food. So the king told all the people of Egypt, “Go to Joseph, and do what he tells you to do.”
Ary rehefa mosarena ny tany Egypta rehetra, dia nitaraina nangataka hanina tamin’ i Farao ny olona; ary hoy Farao tamin’ ny Egyptiana rehetra: Mankanesa any amin’ i Josefa; ary izay holazainy aminareo dia ataovy.
56 When the famine was very bad throughout the whole country, Joseph ordered his helpers to open the storehouses. Then they sold the grain in the storehouses to the people of Egypt, because the famine was very severe all over Egypt.
Ary ny mosary dia tany amin’ ny tany rehetra. Ary Josefa namoha ny trano fitehirizam-bary ka nivaro-bary tamin’ ny Egyptiana.
57 And people from many [HYP] nearby countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was very severe everywhere [HYP].
Ary ny tany rehetra nankany Egypta ho any amin’ i Josefa mba hividy vary; fa efa mafy ny mosary tany amin’ ny tany rehetra.
