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,
Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and look, he was standing by the Nile.
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 look, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.
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 look, seven other cows came up after them out of the Nile, miserable-looking and thin, and stood by the other cows at the edge of the Nile.
4 and the kine of bad appearance and lean [in] flesh eat up the seven kine of fair appearance, and fat — and Pharaoh awaketh.
The miserable-looking and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
5 And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,
And he slept and dreamed a second time. And look, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.
6 and lo, seven ears, thin, and blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;
Then look, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprouted up after them.
7 and the thin ears swallow the seven fat and full ears — and Pharaoh awaketh, and lo, a dream.
The thin heads swallowed up the seven healthy and full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up, and look, 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.
It happened in the morning that his mind was troubled, so he summoned all of Egypt's magicians and wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
9 And the chief of the butlers speaketh with Pharaoh, saying, 'My sin I mention this day:
Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, "I remember my faults today.
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;
Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, 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.
We had a dream on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own meaning.
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,
Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guards, and we told him, and he interpreted our dreams to us, to each man he interpreted according to his own dream.
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 happened just the way he interpreted them to us, so it was: I was restored to my office, and 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.
Then Pharaoh summoned Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the pit. And he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came in to Pharaoh.
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 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, but there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said about you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."
16 and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, 'Without me — God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.'
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "Apart from God, the welfare of Pharaoh will receive no answer. "
17 And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph: 'In my dream, lo, I am standing by the edge of the River,
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream, look, I stood on the edge of the Nile.
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 look, there came up out of the river seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.
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 look, seven other cows came up after them, scrawny and very miserable-looking and thin. I had never seen such bad-looking cows in all the land of Egypt.
20 'And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,
The thin and miserable-looking cows ate up the first seven fat 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.
But when they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as miserable-looking as at the beginning. Then I woke up.
22 'And I see in my dream, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good;
And I fell asleep, and I saw in my dream, and look, seven heads of grain growing on one stalk, full and good.
23 and lo, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;
And look, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprouted up after 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 heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. And I told it to the magicians, but no one could tell me its meaning."
25 And Joseph saith unto Pharaoh, 'The dream of Pharaoh is one: that which God is doing he hath declared to Pharaoh;
Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one. God has told Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26 the seven good kine are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years, the dream is one;
The seven good cows represent seven years, and the seven good heads of grain represent seven years. The dreams are the same.
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 and miserable-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind. They are seven years of famine.
28 this [is] the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: That which God is doing, he hath shewn Pharaoh.
It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
29 'Lo, seven years are coming of great abundance in all the land of Egypt,
Look, seven years of great abundance will come throughout 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 after them seven years of famine will come, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate the land,
31 and the plenty is not known in the land because of that famine afterwards, for it [is] very grievous.
and the abundance will not be remembered in the land because of the famine that follows it, for it will be very severe.
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.
Now the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the matter has been fixed by God, and God will carry it out soon.
33 'And now, let Pharaoh provide a man, intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt;
Now therefore Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man, and give him authority 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,
Pharaoh should do this, and should appoint overseers over the land, and they should take a fifth of all the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
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],
They should gather all the food during these good years that are coming and store the grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and they should preserve it.
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.'
That food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine that will come on the land of Egypt, so that the land will survive the famine."
37 And the thing is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants,
The proposal was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes 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]?'
Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?"
39 and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'After God's causing thee to know all this, there is none intelligent and wise as thou;
So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
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.'
You will be in charge of my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you."
41 And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'See, I have put thee over all the land of Egypt.'
Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Look, I have put you in charge 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,
Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain around 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 had him ride in the second chariot which he had, and they called out before him, "Bow the knee. " So he put him in charge over the entire 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;'
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, but without your permission no one will do anything or go anywhere in 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.
Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-Paneah. And he gave him Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as a wife. So Joseph went out through the land of Egypt.
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;
Joseph was thirty years old when he began to serve Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph left the presence of Pharaoh and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
47 and the land maketh in the seven years of plenty by handfuls.
During the seven years of abundance the land produced large harvests.
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 collected all the food during the seven years when there was abundance in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities. He placed in every city the food from the fields surrounding 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.
Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, because it could not be measured.
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,
To Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, 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;'
Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: "For God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household."
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 the name of the second he called Ephraim: "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."
53 And the seven years of plenty are completed which have been in the land of Egypt,
And the seven years of abundance that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end.
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;
Then the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was food.
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.'
When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh said to all Egypt, "Go to Joseph. Whatever he says to you, do."
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,
So the famine was over all the surface of the land. Then Joseph opened all the storehouses of grain and sold to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
57 and all the earth hath come to Egypt, to buy, unto Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth.
And all the countries came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
