Genesis 41
1 Aftir twei yeer Farao seiy a dreem; he gesside that he stood on a flood,
Post duos annos vidit Pharao somnium. Putabat se stare super fluvium,
2 fro which seuene faire kiyn and ful fatte stieden, and weren fed in the places of mareis;
de quo ascendebant septem boves, pulchræ et crassæ nimis: et pascebantur in locis palustribus.
3 and othere seuene, foule and leene, camen out of the flood, and weren fed in thilk brenke of the watir, in grene places;
Aliæ quoque septem emergebant de flumine, fœdæ confectæque macie: et pascebantur in ipsa amnis ripa in locis virentibus:
4 and tho deuoureden thilke kien of whiche the fairnesse and comelynesse of bodies was wondurful.
devoraveruntque eas, quarum mira species et habitudo corporum erat. Expergefactus Pharao,
5 Farao wakide, and slepte eft, and seiy another dreem; seuen eeris of corn ful and faire camen forth in o stalke,
rursum dormivit, et vidit alterum somnium: septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæ atque formosæ:
6 and othere as many eeris of corn, thinne and smytun with corrupcioun of brennynge wynd,
aliæ quoque totidem spicæ tenues, et percussæ uredine oriebantur,
7 camen forth, deuourynge al the fairenesse of the firste. Farao wakide aftir reste,
devorantes omnium priorum pulchritudinem. Evigilans Pharao post quietem,
8 and whanne morewtid was maad, he was aferd bi inward drede, and he sente to alle the expowneris of Egipt, and to alle wise men; and whanne thei weren clepid, he telde the dreem, and noon was that expownede.
et facto mane, pavore perterritus, misit ad omnes conjectores Ægypti, cunctosque sapientes, et accersitis narravit somnium, nec erat qui interpretaretur.
9 Thanne at the laste the maistir `of boteleris bithouyte, and seide, Y knowleche my synne;
Tunc demum reminiscens pincernarum magister, ait: Confiteor peccatum meum:
10 the kyng was wrooth to hise seruauntis, and comaundide me and the maister `of bakeris to be cast doun in to the prisoun of the prince of knyytis,
iratus rex servis suis, me et magistrum pistorum retrudi jussit in carcerem principis militum:
11 where we bothe saien a dreem in o nyyt, biforeschewynge of thingis to comynge.
ubi una nocte uterque vidimus somnium præsagum futurorum.
12 An Ebrew child, seruaunt of the same duk of knyytis was there, to whom we telden the dremes,
Erat ibi puer hebræus, ejusdem ducis militum famulus: cui narrantes somnia,
13 and herden what euer thing the bifallyng of thing preuede afterward; for Y am restorid to myn office, and he was hangid in a cros.
audivimus quidquid postea rei probavit eventus; ego enim redditus sum officio meo, et ille suspensus est in cruce.
14 Anoon at the comaundement of the kyng thei polliden Joseph led out of prisoun, and whanne `the clooth was chaungid, thei brouyten Joseph to the kyng.
Protinus ad regis imperium eductum de carcere Joseph totonderunt: ac veste mutata obtulerunt ei.
15 To whom the kyng seide, Y seiye dremes, and noon is that expowneth tho thingis that Y seiy, I haue herd that thou expownest moost prudentli.
Cui ille ait: Vidi somnia, nec est qui edisserat: quæ audivi te sapientissime conjicere.
16 Joseph answerde, With out me, God schal answere prosperitees to Farao.
Respondit Joseph: Absque me Deus respondebit prospera Pharaoni.
17 Therfor Farao telde that that he seiy; Y gesside that Y stood on the brenke of the flood,
Narravit ergo Pharao quod viderat: Putabam me stare super ripam fluminis,
18 and seuene kiyn, ful faire and with fleischis able to etyng, stieden fro the watir, whiche kiyn gaderiden grene seggis in the pasture of the marreis;
et septem boves de amne conscendere, pulchras nimis, et obesis carnibus: quæ in pastu paludis virecta carpebant.
19 and lo! seuene othere kiyn, so foule and leene, sueden these, that Y seiy neuere siche in the lond of Egipt;
Et ecce, has sequebantur aliæ septem boves, in tantum deformes et macilentæ, ut numquam tales in terra Ægypti viderim:
20 and whanne the formere kien weren deuourid and wastid, tho secounde yauen no steppe of fulnesse,
quæ, devoratis et consumptis prioribus,
21 but weren slowe bi lijk leenesse and palenesse. I wakide, and eft Y was oppressid bi sleep, and Y seiy a dreem;
nullum saturitatis dedere vestigium: sed simili macie et squalore torpebant. Evigilans, rursus sopore depressus,
22 seuene eeris of corn, ful and faireste, camen forth in o stalke,
vidi somnium. Septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæ atque pulcherrimæ.
23 and othere seuene, thinne and smytun with `corrupcioun of brennynge wynd, camen forth of the stobil,
Aliæ quoque septem tenues et percussæ uredine, oriebantur e stipula:
24 whiche deuouriden the fairenesse of the formere;
quæ priorum pulchritudinem devoraverunt. Narravi conjectoribus somnium, et nemo est qui edisserat.
25 Y telde the dreem to expowneris, and no man is that expowneth. Joseph answerde, The dreem of the king is oon; God schewide to Farao what thingis he schal do.
Respondit Joseph: Somnium regis unum est: quæ facturus est Deus, ostendit Pharaoni.
26 Seuene faire kiyn, and seuene ful eeris of corn, ben seuene yeeris of plentee, and tho comprehenden the same strengthe of dreem;
Septem boves pulchræ, et septem spicæ plenæ, septem ubertatis anni sunt: eamdemque vim somnii comprehendunt.
27 and seuene kiyn thinne and leene, that stieden aftir tho, and seuene thinne eeris of corn and smytun with brennynge wynd, ben seuene yeer of hungur to comynge,
Septem quoque boves tenues atque macilentæ, quæ ascenderunt post eas, et septem spicæ tenues, et vento urente percussæ, septem anni venturæ sunt famis.
28 whiche schulen be fillid bi this ordre.
Qui hoc ordine complebuntur:
29 Lo! seuene yeer of greet plentee in al the lond of Egipt schulen come,
ecce septem anni venient fertilitatis magnæ in universa terra Ægypti,
30 and seuene othre yeer of so greet bareynesse schulen sue tho, that al the abundaunce bifore be youun to foryetyng; for the hungur schal waste al the lond,
quos sequentur septem anni alii tantæ sterilitatis, ut oblivioni tradatur cuncta retro abundantia: consumptura est enim fames omnem terram,
31 and the greetnesse of pouert schal leese the greetnesse of plentee.
et ubertatis magnitudinem perditura est inopiæ magnitudo.
32 Forsothe this that thou siyest the secunde tyme a dreem, perteynynge to the same thing, is a `schewyng of sadnesse, for the word of God schal be doon, and schal be fillid ful swiftli.
Quod autem vidisti secundo ad eamdem rem pertinens somnium: firmitatis indicium est, eo quod fiat sermo Dei, et velocius impleatur.
33 Now therfor puruey the kyng a wijs man and a redi, and make the kyng hym souereyn to the lond of Egipt,
Nunc ergo provideat rex virum sapientem et industrium, et præficiat eum terræ Ægypti:
34 which man ordeyne gouernouris bi alle cuntreis, and gadere he in to bernys the fyuethe part of fruytis bi seuene yeer of plentee,
qui constituat præpositos per cunctas regiones: et quintam partem fructuum per septem annos fertilitatis,
35 that schulen come now; and al the wheete be kept vndur the power of Farao, and be it kept in citees,
qui jam nunc futuri sunt, congreget in horrea: et omne frumentum sub Pharaonis potestate condatur, serveturque in urbibus.
36 and be it maad redi to the hungur to comynge of seuene yeer that schal oppresse Egipt, and the lond be not wastid bi pouert.
Et præparetur futuræ septem annorum fami, quæ oppressura est Ægyptum, et non consumetur terra inopia.
37 The counsel pleside Farao,
Placuit Pharaoni consilium et cunctis ministris ejus:
38 and alle his mynystris, and he spak to hem, Wher we moun fynde sich a man which is ful of Goddis spirit?
locutusque est ad eos: Num invenire poterimus talem virum, qui spiritu Dei plenus sit?
39 Therfor Farao seide to Joseph, For God hath schewid to thee alle thingis whiche thou hast spoke, wher Y mai fynde a wisere man and lijk thee?
Dixit ergo ad Joseph: Quia ostendit tibi Deus omnia quæ locutus es, numquid sapientiorem et consimilem tui invenire potero?
40 Therfor thou schalt be ouer myn hous, and al the puple schal obeie to the comaundement of thi mouth; Y schal passe thee onely by o trone of the rewme.
Tu eris super domum meam, et ad tui oris imperium cunctus populus obediet: uno tantum regni solio te præcedam.
41 And eft Farao seide to Joseph, Lo! Y haue ordeyned thee on al the lond of Egipt.
Dixitque rursus Pharao ad Joseph: Ecce, constitui te super universam terram Ægypti.
42 And Farao took the ryng fro his hond, and yaf it in the hond of Joseph, and he clothide Joseph with a stoole of bijs, and puttide a goldun wrethe aboute the necke;
Tulitque annulum de manu sua, et dedit eum in manu ejus: vestivitque eum stola byssina, et collo torquem auream circumposuit.
43 and Farao made Joseph to `stie on his secounde chare, while a bidele criede, that alle men schulden knele bifore hym, and schulden knowe that he was souereyn of al the lond of Egipt.
Fecitque eum ascendere super currum suum secundum, clamante præcone, ut omnes coram eo genu flecterent, et præpositum esse scirent universæ terræ Ægypti.
44 And the kyng seide to Joseph, Y am Farao, without thi comaundement no man shal stire hond ether foot in al the lond of Egipt.
Dixit quoque rex ad Joseph: Ego sum Pharao: absque tuo imperio non movebit quisquam manum aut pedem in omni terra Ægypti.
45 And he turnede the name of Joseph, and clepide him bi Egipcian langage, the sauyour of the world; and he yaf to Joseph a wijf, Asenech, the douyter of Potifar, preest of Heliopoleos. And so Joseph yede out to the lond of Egipt.
Vertitque nomen ejus, et vocavit eum, lingua ægyptiaca, Salvatorem mundi. Deditque illi uxorem Aseneth filiam Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos. Egressus est itaque Joseph ad terram Ægypti
46 Forsothe Joseph was of thretti yeer, whanne he stood in the siyt of kyng Farao, and cumpasside alle the cuntreis of Egipt.
(triginta autem annorum erat quando stetit in conspectu regis Pharaonis), et circuivit omnes regiones Ægypti.
47 And the plente of seuene yeer cam, and ripe corn weren bounden into handfuls, and weren gaderid into the bernys of Egipt,
Venitque fertilitas septem annorum: et in manipulos redactæ segetes congregatæ sunt in horrea Ægypti.
48 also al the aboundaunce of cornes weren kept in alle citeis,
Omnis etiam frugum abundantia in singulis urbibus condita est.
49 and so greet aboundaunce was of wheete, that it was maad euene to the grauel of the see, and the plente passide mesure.
Tantaque fuit abundantia tritici, ut arenæ maris coæquaretur, et copia mensuram excederet.
50 Sotheli twei sones were born to Joseph bifor that the hungur came, whiche Asenech, douytir of Putifar, preest of Heliopoleos, childide to hym.
Nati sunt autem Joseph filii duo antequam veniret fames: quos peperit ei Aseneth filia Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos.
51 And he clepide the name of the firste gendrid sone, Manasses, and seide, God hath maad me to foryete alle my traueilis, and the hous of my fadir;
Vocavitque nomen primogeniti Manasses, dicens: Oblivisci me fecit Deus omnium laborum meorum, et domus patris mei.
52 and he clepide the name of the secunde sone Effraym, and seide, God hath maad me to encreesse in the lond of my pouert.
Nomen quoque secundi appellavit Ephraim, dicens: Crescere me fecit Deus in terra paupertatis meæ.
53 Therfor whanne seuene yeer of plentee that weren in Egipt weren passid,
Igitur transactis septem ubertatis annis, qui fuerant in Ægypto,
54 seuene yeer of pouert bigunnen to come, whiche Joseph bifore seide, and hungur hadde the maistri in al the world; also hungur was in al the lond of Egipt;
cœperunt venire septem anni inopiæ, quos prædixerat Joseph: et in universo orbe fames prævaluit, in cuncta autem terra Ægypti panis erat.
55 and whanne that lond hungride, the puple criede to Farao, and axide metis; to whiche he answeride, Go ye to Joseph, and do ye what euer thing he seith to you.
Qua esuriente, clamavit populus ad Pharaonem, alimenta petens. Quibus ille respondit: Ite ad Joseph: et quidquid ipse vobis dixerit, facite.
56 Forsothe hungur encreesside ech dai in al the lond, and Joseph openyde alle the bernys, and seelde to Egipcians, for also hungur oppresside hem;
Crescebat autem quotidie fames in omni terra: aperuitque Joseph universa horrea, et vendebat Ægyptiis: nam et illos oppresserat fames.
57 and alle prouynces camen in to Egipt to bie metis, and to abate the yuel of nedynesse.
Omnesque provinciæ veniebant in Ægyptum, ut emerent escas, et malum inopiæ temperarent.
