創世記 41
1 二年の後パロは夢を見た。夢に、彼はナイル川のほとりに立っていた。
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 すると、その川から美しい、肥え太った七頭の雌牛が上がってきて葦を食っていた。
And behold, 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 その後、また醜い、やせ細った他の七頭の雌牛が川から上がってきて、川の岸にいた雌牛のそばに立ち、
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 その醜い、やせ細った雌牛が、あの美しい、肥えた七頭の雌牛を食いつくした。ここでパロは目が覚めた。
And the seven ill-favoured and lean cows devoured the seven well-favoured and choice-fleshed cows; and Pharao awoke.
5 彼はまた眠って、再び夢を見た。夢に、一本の茎に太った良い七つの穂が出てきた。
And he dreamt again. And, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, choice and good.
6 その後また、やせて、東風に焼けた七つの穂が出てきて、
And, behold, seven ears thin and blasted with the wind, grew up after them.
7 そのやせた穂が、あの太って実った七つの穂をのみつくした。ここでパロは目が覚めたが、それは夢であった。
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 朝になって、パロは心が騒ぎ、人をつかわして、エジプトのすべての魔術師とすべての知者とを呼び寄せ、彼らに夢を告げたが、これをパロに解き明かしうる者がなかった。
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 そのとき給仕役の長はパロに告げて言った、「わたしはきょう、自分のあやまちを思い出しました。
And the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharao, saying, I this day remember my fault:
10 かつてパロがしもべらに向かって憤り、わたしと料理役の長とを侍衛長の家の監禁所にお入れになった時、
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 わたしも彼も一夜のうちに夢を見、それぞれ意味のある夢を見ましたが、
And we had a dream both in one night, I and he; we saw, each according to his dream.
12 そこに侍衛長のしもべで、ひとりの若いヘブルびとがわれわれと共にいたので、彼に話したところ、彼はわれわれの夢を解き明かし、その夢によって、それぞれ解き明かしをしました。
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 そして彼が解き明かしたとおりになって、パロはわたしを職に返し、彼を木に掛けられました」。
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 そこでパロは人をつかわしてヨセフを呼んだ。人々は急いで彼を地下の獄屋から出した。ヨセフは、ひげをそり、着物を着替えてパロのもとに行った。
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 パロはヨセフに言った、「わたしは夢を見たが、これを解き明かす者がない。聞くところによると、あなたは夢を聞いて、解き明かしができるそうだ」。
And Pharao said to Joseph, I have seen a vision, and there is no one to interpret it; but I have heard say concerning you that you did hear dreams and interpret them.
16 ヨセフはパロに答えて言った、「いいえ、わたしではありません。神がパロに平安をお告げになりましょう」。
And Joseph answered Pharao and said, Without God an answer of safety shall not be given to Pharao.
17 パロはヨセフに言った、「夢にわたしは川の岸に立っていた。
And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, In my dream I thought I stood by the bank of the river;
18 その川から肥え太った、美しい七頭の雌牛が上がってきて葦を食っていた。
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 その後、弱く、非常に醜い、やせ細った他の七頭の雌牛がまた上がってきた。わたしはエジプト全国で、このような醜いものをまだ見たことがない。
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 ところがそのやせた醜い雌牛が、初めの七頭の肥えた雌牛を食いつくしたが、
And the seven ill-favoured and thin cows ate up the seven first good and choice cows.
21 腹にはいっても、腹にはいった事が知れず、やはり初めのように醜かった。ここでわたしは目が覚めた。
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 わたしはまた夢をみた。一本の茎に七つの実った良い穂が出てきた。
and saw again in my sleep, and as it were seven ears came up on one stem, full and good.
23 その後、やせ衰えて、東風に焼けた七つの穂が出てきたが、
And other seven ears, thin and blasted with the wind, sprang up close to them.
24 そのやせた穂が、あの七つの良い穂をのみつくした。わたしは魔術師に話したが、わたしにそのわけを示しうる者はなかった」。
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 ヨセフはパロに言った、「パロの夢は一つです。神がこれからしようとすることをパロに示されたのです。
And Joseph said to Pharao, The dream of Pharao is one; whatever God does, he has shown to Pharao.
26 七頭の良い雌牛は七年です。七つの良い穂も七年で、夢は一つです。
The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream of Pharao is one.
27 あとに続いて、上がってきた七頭のやせた醜い雌牛は七年で、東風に焼けた実の入らない七つの穂は七年のききんです。
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 わたしがパロに申し上げたように、神がこれからしようとすることをパロに示されたのです。
And as for the word which I have told Pharao, whatever God intends to do, he has shown to Pharao:
29 エジプト全国に七年の大豊作があり、
behold, for seven years there is coming great plenty in all the land of Egypt.
30 その後七年のききんが起り、その豊作はみなエジプトの国で忘れられて、そのききんは国を滅ぼすでしょう。
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 後に来るそのききんが、非常に激しいから、その豊作は国のうちで記憶されなくなるでしょう。
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 パロが二度重ねて夢を見られたのは、この事が神によって定められ、神がすみやかにこれをされるからです。
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 それゆえパロは今、さとく、かつ賢い人を尋ね出してエジプトの国を治めさせなさい。
Now then, look out a wise and prudent man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 パロはこうして国中に監督を置き、その七年の豊作のうちに、エジプトの国の産物の五分の一を取り、
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 続いて来る良い年々のすべての食糧を彼らに集めさせ、穀物を食糧として、パロの手で町々にたくわえ守らせなさい。
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 こうすれば食糧は、エジプトの国に臨む七年のききんに備えて、この国のためにたくわえとなり、この国はききんによって滅びることがないでしょう」。
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 この事はパロとそのすべての家来たちの目にかなった。
And the word was pleasing in the sight of Pharao, and in the sight of all his servants.
38 そこでパロは家来たちに言った、「われわれは神の霊をもつこのような人を、ほかに見いだし得ようか」。
And Pharao said to all his servants, Shall we find such a man as this, who has the Spirit of God in him?
39 またパロはヨセフに言った、「神がこれを皆あなたに示された。あなたのようにさとく賢い者はない。
And Pharao said to Joseph, Since God has showed you all these things, there is not a wiser or more prudent man than you.
40 あなたはわたしの家を治めてください。わたしの民はみなあなたの言葉に従うでしょう。わたしはただ王の位でだけあなたにまさる」。
You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be obedient to your word; only in the throne will I excel you.
41 パロは更にヨセフに言った、「わたしはあなたをエジプト全国のつかさとする」。
And Pharao said to Joseph, Behold, I set you this day over all the land of Egypt.
42 そしてパロは指輪を手からはずして、ヨセフの手にはめ、亜麻布の衣服を着せ、金の鎖をくびにかけ、
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 自分の第二の車に彼を乗せ、「ひざまずけ」とその前に呼ばわらせ、こうして彼をエジプト全国のつかさとした。
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 ついでパロはヨセフに言った、「わたしはパロである。あなたの許しがなければエジプト全国で、だれも手足を上げることはできない」。
And Pharao said to Joseph, I am Pharao; without you no one shall lift up his hand on all the land of Egypt.
45 パロはヨセフの名をザフナテ・パネアと呼び、オンの祭司ポテペラの娘アセナテを妻として彼に与えた。ヨセフはエジプトの国を巡った。
And Pharao called the name of Joseph, Psonthomphanech; and he gave him Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, to wife.
46 ヨセフがエジプトの王パロの前に立った時は三十歳であった。ヨセフはパロの前を出て、エジプト全国をあまねく巡った。
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 さて七年の豊作のうちに地は豊かに物を産した。
And the land produced, in the seven years of plenty, [whole] handfuls [of corn].
48 そこでヨセフはエジプトの国にできたその七年間の食糧をことごとく集め、その食糧を町々に納めさせた。すなわち町の周囲にある畑の食糧をその町の中に納めさせた。
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 ヨセフは穀物を海の砂のように、非常に多くたくわえ、量りきれなくなったので、ついに量ることをやめた。
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 ききんの年の来る前にヨセフにふたりの子が生れた。これらはオンの祭司ポテペラの娘アセナテが産んだのである。
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 ヨセフは長子の名をマナセと名づけて言った、「神がわたしにすべての苦難と父の家のすべての事を忘れさせられた」。
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn, Manasse; for God, [said he], has made me forget all my toils, and all my father's house.
52 また次の子の名をエフライムと名づけて言った、「神がわたしを悩みの地で豊かにせられた」。
And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; for God, [said he], has increased me in the land of my humiliation.
53 エジプトの国にあった七年の豊作が終り、
And the seven years of plenty passed away, which were in the land of Egypt.
54 ヨセフの言ったように七年のききんが始まった。そのききんはすべての国にあったが、エジプト全国には食物があった。
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 やがてエジプト全国が飢えた時、民はパロに食物を叫び求めた。そこでパロはすべてのエジプトびとに言った、「ヨセフのもとに行き、彼の言うようにせよ」。
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 whatever he shall tell you.
56 ききんが地の全面にあったので、ヨセフはすべての穀倉を開いて、エジプトびとに売った。ききんはますますエジプトの国に激しくなった。
And the famine was on the face of all the earth; and Joseph opened all the granaries, and sold to all the Egyptians.
57 ききんが全地に激しくなったので、諸国の人々がエジプトのヨセフのもとに穀物を買うためにきた。
And all countries came to Egypt to buy of Joseph, for the famine prevailed in all the earth.
