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,
At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by 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;
Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.
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,
Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the other cattle on the brink 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.
The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.
5 And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,
He slept and dreamed a second time; and behold, 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;
Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung 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 of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, 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.
In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. 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 cup bearer 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 custody in the house of the captain of the guard, with 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 dreamed a dream in one night, he and I. Each man dreamed according to the interpretation of 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,
There was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard, and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams. He interpreted to each man according to his 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.'
As he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”
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 sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, 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,'
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of 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.'
Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”
17 And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph: 'In my dream, lo, I am standing by the edge of the River,
Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood on the brink 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 behold, seven fat and sleek cattle came up out of the river. They fed in the marsh grass;
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 cattle came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.
20 'And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,
The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle;
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 when they had eaten them up, it couldn’t be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ugly, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
22 'And I see in my dream, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good;
I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good;
23 and lo, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;
and behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung 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.'
The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could 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;
Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.
26 the seven good kine are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years, the dream is one;
The seven good cattle are seven years; and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. The dream 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;
The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind; they will 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.
That is the thing which I have spoken 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,
Behold, seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt are coming.
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,
Seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will 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 will not be known in the land by reason of that famine which follows; for it will 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.
The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
33 'And now, let Pharaoh provide a man, intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt;
“Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise 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,
Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt’s produce in the seven plenteous years.
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],
Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and store grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep 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.'
The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; so that the land will not perish through the famine.”
37 And the thing is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants,
The thing 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;
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one so discreet 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 shall be over my house. All my people will be ruled according to your word. Only in the throne I will 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, “Behold, I have set you 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,
Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain 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.
He made him ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, “Bow the knee!” 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;'
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. Without you, no man shall lift up his hand or his foot 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. He gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over 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 stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from 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.
In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.
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;
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. He stored food in each city from the fields around that city.
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 laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.
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”, he said, “God has made me forget all my toil, 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.'
The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
53 And the seven years of plenty are completed which have been in the land of Egypt,
The seven years of plenty, that were 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;
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 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.'
When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. What 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,
The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all the store houses, and sold to the Egyptians. 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.
All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
