Genesis 41
1 And it cometh to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the River,
And it came to pass after two full years that Pharao had a dream. He thought he stood upon [the bank of] the river.
2 and lo, from the River coming up are seven kine, of fair appearance, and fat [in] flesh, and they feed among the reeds;
And lo, there came up as it were out of the river seven cows, fair in appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the sedge.
3 and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them out of the River, of bad appearance, and lean [in] flesh, and they stand near the kine on the edge of the River,
And other seven cows came up after these out of the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, and fed by the [other] cows on the bank of the river.
4 and the kine of bad appearance and lean [in] flesh eat up the seven kine of fair appearance, and fat — and Pharaoh awaketh.
And the seven ill-favoured and lean cows devoured the seven well-favoured and choice-fleshed cows; and Pharao awoke.
5 And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,
And he dreamed again. And, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, choice and good.
6 and lo, seven ears, thin, and blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;
And, behold, seven ears thin and blasted with the wind, grew up after them.
7 and the thin ears swallow the seven fat and full ears — and Pharaoh awaketh, and lo, a dream.
And the seven thin ears and blasted with the wind devoured the seven choice and full ears; and Pharao awoke, and it was a dream.
8 And it cometh to pass in the morning, that his spirit is moved, and he sendeth and calleth all the scribes of Egypt, and all its wise men, and Pharaoh recounteth to them his dream, and there is no interpreter of them to Pharaoh.
And it was morning, and his soul was troubled; and he sent and called all the interpreters of Egypt, and all her wise men; and Pharao related to them his dream, and there was no one to interpret it to Pharao.
9 And the chief of the butlers speaketh with Pharaoh, saying, 'My sin I mention this day:
And the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharao, saying, I this day remember my fault:
10 Pharaoh hath been wroth against his servants, and giveth me into charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, me and the chief of the bakers;
Pharao was angry with his servants, and put us in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker.
11 and we dream a dream in one night, I and he, each according to the interpretation of his dream we have dreamed.
And we had a dream both in one night, I and he; we saw, each according to his dream.
12 And there [is] with us a youth, a Hebrew, servant to the chief of the executioners, and we recount to him, and he interpreteth to us our dreams, [to] each according to his dream hath he interpreted,
And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew servant of the captain of the guard; and we related to him [our dreams], and he interpreted [them] to us.
13 and it cometh to pass, as he hath interpreted to us so it hath been, me he put back on my station, and him he hanged.'
And it came to pass, as he interpreted them to us, so also it happened, both that I was restored to my office, and that he was hanged.
14 And Pharaoh sendeth and calleth Joseph, and they cause him to run out of the pit, and he shaveth, and changeth his garments, and cometh in unto Pharaoh.
And Pharao having sent, called Joseph; and they brought him out from the prison, and shaved him, and changed his dress, and he came to Pharao.
15 And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'A dream I have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it, and I — I have heard concerning thee, saying, Thou understandest a dream to interpret it,'
And Pharao said to Joseph, I have seen a vision, and there is no one to interpret it; but I have heard say concerning thee that thou didst hear dreams and interpret them.
16 and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, 'Without me — God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.'
And Joseph answered Pharao and said, Without God an answer of safety shall not be given to Pharao.
17 And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph: 'In my dream, lo, I am standing by the edge of the River,
And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, In my dream methought I stood by the bank of the river;
18 and lo, out of the River coming up are seven kine, fat [in] flesh, and of fair form, and they feed among the reeds;
and there came up as it were out of the river, seven cows well-favoured and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.
19 and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them, thin, and of very bad form, and lean [in] flesh; I have not seen like these in all the land of Egypt for badness.
And behold seven other cows came up after them out of the river, evil and ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such that I never saw worse in all the land of Egypt.
20 'And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,
And the seven ill-favoured and thin cows ate up the seven first good and choice cows.
21 and they come in unto their midst, and it hath not been known that they have come in unto their midst, and their appearance [is] bad as at the commencement; and I awake.
And they went into their bellies; and it was not perceptible that they had gone into their bellies, and their appearance was ill-favoured, as also at the beginning; and after I awoke I slept,
22 'And I see in my dream, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good;
and saw again in my sleep, and as it were seven ears came up on one stem, full and good.
23 and lo, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;
And other seven ears, thin and blasted with the wind, sprang up close to them.
24 and the thin ears swallow the seven good ears; and I tell unto the scribes, and there is none declaring to me.'
And the seven thin and blasted ears devoured the seven fine and full ears: so I spoke to the interpreters, and there was no one to explain it to me.
25 And Joseph saith unto Pharaoh, 'The dream of Pharaoh is one: that which God is doing he hath declared to Pharaoh;
And Joseph said to Pharao, The dream of Pharao is one; whatever God does, he has shewn to Pharao.
26 the seven good kine are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years, the dream is one;
The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream of Pharao is one.
27 and the seven thin and bad kine which are coming up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears, blasted with an east wind, are seven years of famine;
And the seven thin kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven thin and blasted ears are seven years; there shall be seven years of famine.
28 this [is] the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: That which God is doing, he hath shewn Pharaoh.
And as for the word which I have told Pharao, whatsoever God intends to do, he has shewn to Pharao:
29 'Lo, seven years are coming of great abundance in all the land of Egypt,
behold, for seven years there is coming great plenty in all the land of Egypt.
30 and seven years of famine have arisen after them, and all the plenty is forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine hath finished the land,
But there shall come seven years of famine after these, and they shall forget the plenty that shall be in all Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land.
31 and the plenty is not known in the land because of that famine afterwards, for it [is] very grievous.
And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of the famine that shall be after this, for it shall be very grievous.
32 'And because of the repeating of the dream unto Pharaoh twice, surely the thing is established by God, and God is hastening to do it.
And concerning the repetition of the dream to Pharao twice, [it is] because the saying which is from God shall be true, and God will hasten to accomplish it.
33 'And now, let Pharaoh provide a man, intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt;
Now then, look out a wise and prudent man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 let Pharaoh make and appoint overseers over the land, and receive a fifth of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty,
And let Pharao make and appoint local governors over the land; and let them take up a fifth part of all the produce of the land of Egypt for the seven years of the plenty.
35 and they gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and heap up corn under the hand of Pharaoh — food in the cities; and they have kept [it],
And let them gather all the food of these seven good years that are coming, and let the corn be gathered under the hand of Pharao; let food be kept in the cities.
36 and the food hath been for a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which are in the land of Egypt; and the land is cut off by the famine.'
And the stored food shall be for the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; and the land shall not be utterly destroyed by the famine.
37 And the thing is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants,
And the word was pleasing in the sight of Pharao, and in the sight of all his servants.
38 and Pharaoh saith unto his servants, 'Do we find like this, a man in whom the spirit of God [is]?'
And Pharao said to all his servants, Shall we find such a man as this, who has the Spirit of God in him?
39 and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'After God's causing thee to know all this, there is none intelligent and wise as thou;
And Pharao said to Joseph, Since God has shewed thee all these things, there is not a wiser or more prudent man than thou.
40 thou — thou art over my house, and at thy mouth do all my people kiss; only in the throne I am greater than thou.'
Thou shalt be over my house, and all my people shall be obedient to thy word; only in the throne will I excel thee.
41 And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'See, I have put thee over all the land of Egypt.'
And Pharao said to Joseph, Behold, I set thee this day over all the land of Egypt.
42 And Pharaoh turneth aside his seal-ring from off his hand, and putteth it on the hand of Joseph, and clotheth him [with] garments of fine linen, and placeth a chain of gold on his neck,
And Pharao took his ring off his hand, and put it on the hand of Joseph, and put on him a robe of fine linen, and put a necklace of gold about his neck.
43 and causeth him to ride in the second chariot which he hath, and they proclaim before him, 'Bow the knee!' and — to put him over all the land of Egypt.
And he mounted him on the second of his chariots, and a herald made proclamation before him; and he set him over all the land of Egypt.
44 And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'I [am] Pharaoh, and without thee a man doth not lift up his hand and his foot in all the land of Egypt;'
And Pharao said to Joseph, I am Pharao; without thee no one shall lift up his hand on all the land of Egypt.
45 and Pharaoh calleth Joseph's name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and he giveth to him Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, for a wife, and Joseph goeth out over the land of Egypt.
And Pharao called the name of Joseph, Psonthomphanech; and he gave him Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, to wife.
46 And Joseph [is] a son of thirty years in his standing before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and Joseph goeth out from the presence of Pharaoh, and passeth over through all the land of Egypt;
And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharao, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharao, and went through all the land of Egypt.
47 and the land maketh in the seven years of plenty by handfuls.
And the land produced, in the seven years of plenty, [whole] handfuls [of corn].
48 And he gathereth all the food of the seven years which have been in the land of Egypt, and putteth food in the cities; the food of the field which [is] round about [each] city hath he put in its midst;
And he gathered all the food of the seven years, in which was the plenty in the land of Egypt; and he laid up the food in the cities; the food of the fields of a city round about it he laid up in it.
49 and Joseph gathereth corn as sand of the sea, multiplying exceedingly, until that he hath ceased to number, for there is no number.
And Joseph gathered very much corn as the sand of the sea, until it could not be numbered, for there was no number [of it].
50 And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine cometh, whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, hath borne to him,
And to Joseph were born two sons, before the seven years of famine came, which Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, bore to him.
51 and Joseph calleth the name of the first-born Manasseh: 'for, God hath made me to forget all my labour, and all the house of my father;'
And Joseph called the name of the first-born, Manasse; for God, [said he], has made me forget all my toils, and all my father's house.
52 and the name of the second he hath called Ephraim: 'for, God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of mine affliction.'
And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; for God, [said he], has increased me in the land of my humiliation.
53 And the seven years of plenty are completed which have been in the land of Egypt,
And the seven years of plenty passed away, which were in the land of Egypt.
54 and the seven years of famine begin to come, as Joseph said, and famine is in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt hath been bread;
And the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph said; and there was a famine in all the land; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
55 and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people crieth unto Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh saith to all the Egyptians, 'Go unto Joseph; that which he saith to you — do.'
And all the land of Egypt was hungry; and the people cried to Pharao for bread. And Pharao said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph, and do whatsoever he shall tell you.
56 And the famine has been over all the face of the land, and Joseph openeth all [places] which have [corn] in them, and selleth to the Egyptians; and the famine is severe in the land of Egypt,
And the famine was on the face of all the earth; and Joseph opened all the granaries, and sold to all the Egyptians.
57 and all the earth hath come to Egypt, to buy, unto Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth.
And all countries came to Egypt to buy of Joseph, for the famine prevailed in all the earth.
