1 Mose 41
1 Und nach zwei Jahren hatte Pharao einen Traum, wie er stünde am Nil
Two complete years later, the king of Egypt had a dream. In the dream, he was standing alongside the Nile [River].
2 und sähe aus dem Wasser steigen sieben schöne, fette Kühe; die gingen auf der Weide im Grase.
Suddenly seven healthy fat cows come up out of the river. They started eating the grass that was on the riverbank.
3 Nach diesen sah er andere sieben Kühe aus dem Wasser aufsteigen; die waren häßlich und mager und traten neben die Kühe an das Ufer am Wasser.
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.
4 Und die häßlichen und mageren fraßen die sieben schönen, fetten Kühe. Da erwachte Pharao.
Then the unhealthy thin cows ate the seven healthy fat cows. And then the king woke up.
5 Und er schlief wieder ein, und ihn träumte abermals, und er sah, daß sieben Ähren wuchsen an einem Halm, voll und dick.
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.
6 Darnach sah er sieben dünnen Ähren aufgehen, die waren vom Ostwind versengt.
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.
7 Und die sieben mageren Ähren verschlangen die sieben dicken und vollen Ähren. Da erwachte Pharao und merkte, daß es ein Traum war.
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.
8 Und da es Morgen ward, war sein Geist bekümmert; und er schickte aus und ließ rufen alle Wahrsager in Ägypten und alle Weisen und erzählte ihnen seine Träume. Aber da war keiner, der sie dem Pharao deuten konnte.
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.
9 Da redete der oberste Schenke zu Pharao und sprach: Ich gedenke heute an meine Sünden.
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.
10 Da Pharao zornig ward über seine Knechte, und mich mit dem obersten Bäcker ins Gefängnis legte in des Hauptmanns Hause,
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.
11 da träumte uns beiden in einer Nacht, einem jeglichen sein Traum, des Deutung ihn betraf.
While we were there, one night each of us had a dream, and the dreams had different meanings.
12 Da war bei uns ein hebräischer Jüngling, des Hauptmanns Knecht, dem erzählten wir's. Und er deutete uns unsere Träume, einem jeglichen seinen Traum.
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.
13 Und wie er uns deutete, so ist's ergangen; denn ich bin wieder in mein Amt gesetzt, und jener ist gehenkt.
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].”
14 Da sandte Pharao hin und ließ Joseph rufen; und sie ließen ihn eilend aus dem Gefängnis. Und er ließ sich scheren und zog andere Kleider an und kam hinein zu Pharao.
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.
15 Da sprach Pharao zu ihm: Mir hat ein Traum geträumt, und ist niemand, der ihn deuten kann; ich habe aber gehört von dir sagen, wenn du einen Traum hörst, so kannst du ihn deuten.
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.”
16 Joseph antwortete Pharao und sprach: Das steht bei mir nicht; Gott wird doch Pharao Gutes weissagen.
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.”
17 Pharao sprach zu Joseph: Mir träumte ich stand am Ufer bei dem Wasser
The king said to Joseph, “In my first dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile [River].
18 und sah aus dem Wasser steigen sieben schöne, fette Kühe; die gingen auf der Weide im Grase.
Suddenly seven healthy fat cows came up out of the river, and they started eating the grass that was on the riverbank.
19 Und nach ihnen sah ich andere sieben, dürre, sehr häßliche und magere Kühe heraussteigen. Ich habe in ganz Ägyptenland nicht so häßliche gesehen.
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!
20 Und die sieben mageren und häßlichen Kühe fraßen auf die sieben ersten, fetten Kühe.
The thin ugly cows ate the seven fat cows that came up first.
21 Und da sie sie hineingefressen hatten, merkte man's nicht an ihnen, daß sie die gefressen hatten, und waren häßlich gleich wie vorhin. Da wachte ich auf.
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.
22 Und ich sah abermals in einen Traum sieben Ähren auf einem Halm wachsen, voll und dick.
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.
23 Darnach gingen auf sieben dürre Ähren, dünn und versengt.
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.
24 Und die sieben dünnen Ähren verschlangen die sieben dicken Ähren. Und ich habe es den Wahrsagern gesagt; aber die können's mir nicht deuten.
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.”
25 Joseph antwortete Pharao: Beide Träume Pharaos sind einerlei. Gott verkündigt Pharao, was er vorhat.
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.
26 Die sieben schönen Kühe sind sieben Jahre, und die sieben guten Ähren sind auch die sieben Jahre. Es ist einerlei Traum.
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.
27 Die sieben mageren und häßlichen Kühe, die nach jenen aufgestiegen sind, das sind sieben Jahre; und die sieben mageren und versengten Ähren sind sieben Jahre teure Zeit.
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).
28 Das ist nun, wie ich gesagt habe zu Pharao, daß Gott Pharao zeigt, was er vorhat.
It will happen just as I have told you, because God has revealed to you what he is about to do.
29 Siehe, sieben reiche Jahre werden kommen in ganz Ägyptenland.
There will be seven years in which there will be plenty of food throughout the land of Egypt,
30 Und nach denselben werden sieben Jahre teure Zeit kommen, daß man vergessen wird aller solcher Fülle in Ägyptenland; und die teure Zeit wird das Land verzehren,
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.
31 daß man nichts wissen wird von der Fülle im Lande vor der teuren Zeit, die hernach kommt; denn sie wird sehr schwer sein.
The people will forget how plentiful food was previously, because the famine will be very terrible.
32 Daß aber dem Pharao zum andernmal geträumt hat, bedeutet, daß solches Gott gewiß und eilend tun wird.
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.
33 Nun sehe Pharao nach einem verständigen und weisen Mann, den er über Ägyptenland setze,
“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.
34 und schaffe, daß er Amtleute verordne im Lande und nehme den Fünften in Ägyptenland in den sieben reichen Jahren
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.
35 und sammle alle Speise der guten Jahre, die kommen werden, daß sie Getreide aufschütten in Pharaos Kornhäuser zum Vorrat in den Städten und es verwahren,
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.
36 auf daß man Speise verordnet finde dem Lande in den sieben teuren Jahren, die über Ägyptenland kommen werden, daß nicht das Land vor Hunger verderbe.
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.”
37 Die Rede gefiel Pharao und allen seinen Knechten wohl.
The king and his officials thought that this would be a good plan.
38 Und Pharao sprach zu seinen Knechten: Wie könnten wir einen solchen Mann finden, in dem der Geist Gottes sei?
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]
39 Und sprach zu Joseph: Weil dir Gott solches alles hat kundgetan, ist keiner so verständig und weise wie du.
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.
40 Du sollst über mein Haus sein, und deinem Wort soll all mein Volk gehorsam sein; allein um den königlichen Stuhl will ich höher sein als du.
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.”
41 Und weiter sprach Pharao zu Joseph: Siehe, ich habe dich über ganz Ägyptenland gesetzt.
Then the king said to Joseph, “I am now putting you in charge of the whole country of Egypt.”
42 Und er tat seinen Ring von seiner Hand und gab ihn Joseph an seine Hand und kleidete ihn mit köstlicher Leinwand und hing eine goldene Kette an seinen Hals
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.
43 und ließ ihn auf seinem zweiten Wagen fahren und ließ vor ihm ausrufen: Der ist des Landes Vater! und setzte ihn über ganz Ägyptenland.
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.
44 Und Pharao sprach zu Joseph: Ich bin Pharao; ohne deinen Willen soll niemand seine Hand und Fuß regen in ganz Ägyptenland.
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.”
45 Und nannte ihn den heimlichen Rat und gab ihm ein Weib, Asnath, die Tochter Potipheras, des Priesters zu On. Also zog Joseph aus, das Land Ägypten zu besehen.
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.
46 Und er war dreißig Jahre alt, da er vor Pharao stand, dem König in Ägypten; und fuhr aus von Pharao und zog durch ganz Ägyptenland.
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.
47 Und das Land trug in den sieben reichen Jahren die Fülle;
During the next seven years, the land produced abundant crops, so there was plenty of food.
48 und sie sammelten alle Speise der sieben Jahre, so im Lande Ägypten waren, und taten sie in die Städte. Was für Speise auf dem Felde einer jeglichen Stadt umher wuchs, das taten sie hinein.
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.
49 Also schüttete Joseph das Getreide auf, über die Maßen viel wie Sand am Meer, also daß er aufhörte es zu zählen; denn man konnte es nicht zählen.
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.
50 Und Joseph wurden zwei Söhne geboren, ehe denn die teure Zeit kam, welche ihm gebar Asnath, Potipheras, des Priesters zu On, Tochter.
Before the seven years of famine started, Joseph’s wife Asenath gave birth to two sons.
51 Und er hieß den ersten Manasse; denn Gott, sprach er, hat mich lassen vergessen alles meines Unglücks und all meines Vaters Hauses.
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.”
52 Den andern hieß er Ephraim; denn Gott, sprach er, hat mich lassen wachsen in dem Lande meines Elends.
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.”
53 Da nun die sieben reichen Jahre um waren in Ägypten,
Finally the seven years in which there was plenty of food ended.
54 da fingen an die sieben teuren Jahre zu kommen, davon Joseph gesagt hatte. Und es ward eine Teuerung in allen Landen; aber in ganz Ägyptenland war Brot.
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.
55 Da nun das ganze Ägyptenland auch Hunger litt, schrie das Volk zu Pharao um Brot. Aber Pharao sprach zu allen Ägyptern: Gehet hin zu Joseph; was euch der sagt, das tut.
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.”
56 Als nun im ganzen Lande Teuerung war, tat Joseph allenthalben Kornhäuser auf und verkaufte den Ägyptern. Denn die Teuerung ward je länger, je größer im Lande.
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.
57 Und alle Lande kamen nach Ägypten, zu kaufen bei Joseph; denn die Teuerung war groß in allen Landen.
And people from many [HYP] nearby countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was very severe everywhere [HYP].
