Mwanzo 41
1 Ikawa mwishoni mwa miaka miwili mizima Farao akaota ndoto.
After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
2 Tazama, alikuwa amesimama kando ya Nile. Tazama, ng'ombe saba wakatoka katika mto Nile, wakupendeza na wanene, na wakajilisha katika nyasi.
when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
3 Tazama, ng'ombe wengine saba wakatoka katika Nile baada yao, wasiopendeza na wamekondeana. Wakasimama ukingoni mwa mto kando ya wale ng'ombe wengine.
After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.
4 Kisha wale ng'ombe wasiopendeza na waliokonda wakawala wale waliokuwa wanapendeza na walionenepa.
And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,
5 Kisha Farao akaamka. Kisha akalala na kuota mara ya pili. Tazama, masuke saba ya nafaka yalichipua katika mche mmoja, mema na mazuri.
but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
6 Tazama, masuke saba, membamba na yaliyokaushwa na upepo wa mashariki, yakachipua baada yake.
After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.
7 Masuke membamba yakayameza yale masuke saba mema yote. Farao akaamka, na, tazama, ilikuwa ni ndoto tu.
And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.
8 Ikawa wakati wa asubuhi roho yake ikafadhaika. Akatuma na kuwaita waganga na wenye hekima wote wa Misri. Farao akawasimlia ndoto zake, lakini hakuna aliyeweza kumtafsiria Farao.
In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
9 Kisha mkuu wa wanyweshaji akamwambia Farao, “Leo ninayafikiri makosa yangu.
Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.
10 Farao aliwakasirikia watumishi wake, na kutuweka kifungoni katika nyumba ya kapteni wa walinzi, mkuu wa waokaji na mimi.
Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
11 Tuliota ndoto usiku huo mmoja, yeye na mimi. Kila mmoja aliota kwa kadili ya tafsiri yake.
One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.
12 Pamoja nasi kulikuwa na kijana Mwebrania, mtumishi wa kapteni wa walinzi. Tulimwambia na akatutafsiria ndoto zetu. Alitutafsiria kila mmoja wetu kulingana na ndoto yake.
Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.
13 Ikawa kama alivyotutafsiria, ndivyo ilivyokuwa. Farao alinirudisha katika nafasi yangu, lakini akamtundika yule mwingine.”
And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”
14 Ndipo Farao alipotuma na kumwita Yusufu. Kwa haraka wakamtoa gerezani. Akajinyoa mwenyewe, akabadili mavazi yake, na akaingia kwa Farao.
So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
15 Farao akamwambia Yusufu, “Nimeoda ndoto, lakini hakuna wa kuitafsiri. Lakini nimesikia kuhusu wewe, kwamba unaposikia ndoto unaweza kuitafsiri.”
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
16 Yusufu akamjibu Farao, kusema, “Siyo katika mimi. Mungu atamjibu Farao kwa uhakika.”
“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
17 Farao akamwambia Yusufu, “Katika ndoto yangu, tazama, nilisimama katika ukingo wa Nile.
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
18 Tazama, ng'ombe saba wakatoka ndani ya Nile, wanene na wakuvutia, nao wakajilisha katika nyasi.
when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
19 Tazama, ng'ombe wengine saba wakapanda baada yao, dhaifu, wabaya, na wembaba. Sijawao kuona wabaya kama hao katika nchi yote ya Misri.
After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!
20 Wale ng'ombe wembamba na wabaya wakawala wale ng'ombe saba na wanene.
Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.
21 Walipokuwa wamemaliza kuwala wote, haikujulikana kama walikuwa wamewala, kwani walibaki wabaya kama mwanzo. Kisha nikaamka.
When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
22 Niliona katika ndoto yangu, na tazama, masuke saba yakatoka katika bua moja, jema na limejaa.
In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.
23 Tazama, masuke saba zaidi, yaliyonyauka, membamba na yamekaushwa na upepo wa mashariki, yakachipua baada yake.
After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.
24 Yale masuke membamba yakayameza masuke saba mema. Niliwaambia waganga ndoto hizi, lakini hakuna aliyeweza kunielezea.”
And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
25 Yusufu akamwambia Farao, “Ndoto za Farao ni moja. Mungu amemwambia Farao kuhusu jambo analokwenda kulifanya.
At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
26 Wale ng'ombe saba wema ni miaka saba, na masuke saba mema ni miaka saba. Ndoto ni moja.
The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
27 Na wale ng'ombe saba wembamba na wabaya waliokuja baadaye ni miaka saba, na pia masuke saba membamba yaliyokaushwa na upepo wa mashariki itakuwa miaka saba ya njaa.
Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine.
28 Hilo ni jambo nililomwambia Farao. Mungu amemfunulia Farao jambo analokwenda kulifanya.
It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
29 Tazama, miaka saba yenye utele mwingi inakuja katika nchi yote ya Misri.
Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
30 Na miaka saba ya njaa itakuja baada yake, na utele wote katika nchi ya Misri utasahaulika, na njaa itaiaribu nchi.
but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
31 Utele hautakumbukwa katika nchi kwa sababu ya njaa itakayofuata, kwa kuwa itakuwa kali sana.
The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
32 Kwamb ndoto ilijirudia kwa Farao sababu ni kwamba jambo hili limeanzishwa na Mungu, na Mungu atalitimiza hivi karibuni.
Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
33 Basi Farao atafute mtu mwenye maharifa na busara, na kumweka juu ya nchi ya Misri.
Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 Farao na afanye hivi: achague wasimamizi juu ya nchi. Na wachukue sehemu ya tano ya mazao ya Misri katika miaka saba ya shibe.
Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
35 Na wakusanye chakula chote cha hii miaka myema ijayo na kuitunza nafaka chini ya mamlaka ya Farao, kwa chakula kutumika katika miji. Wakiifadhi.
Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
36 Chakula kitakuwa matumizi ya nchi kwa miaka saba ya njaa itakayokuwa katika nchi ya Misri. Kwa njia hii nchi haitaaribiwa na njaa.”
This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”
37 Ushauri huu ukawa mwema machoni pa Farao na machoni pa watumishi wake wote.
This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.
38 Farao akawambia watumishi wake, “Je tunaweza kumpata mtu kama huyu, ambaye ndani yake kuna Roho wa Mungu?”
So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
39 Hivyo Farao akamwambia Yusufu, “Kwa vile Mungu amekuonesha yote haya, hakuna mtu mwenye ufahamu na busara kama wewe.
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
40 Utakuwa juu ya nyumba yangu, watu wangu watatawaliwa kwa kadili ya neno lako. Katika kiti cha enzi peke yake mimi nitakuwa mkuu kuliko wewe.”
You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
41 Farao akamwambia Yusufu, “Tazama, nimekuweka juu ya nchi yote ya Misri.”
Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”
42 Farao akavua pete yake ya mhuri kutoka katika mkono wake na kuiweka katika mkono wa Yusufu. Akamvika kwa mavazi ya kitani safi, na kuweka mkufu wa dhahabu shingoni mwake.
Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
43 Akataka apandishwe katika kibandawazi cha pili alichokuwa nacho. Watu wakapiga kelele mbele yake, “Pigeni magoti.” Farao akamweka juu ya nchi yote ya Misri.
He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
44 Farao akamwambia Yusufu, “Mimi ni Farao, mbali na wewe, hakuna mtu atakayeinua mkono wake au mguu wake katika nchi ya Misri.”
And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
45 Farao akamwita Yusufu jina la Zafenathi Panea.” Akampa Asenathi, binti wa Potifera kuhani wa On, kuwa mke wake. Yusufu akaenda juu ya nchi yote ya Misri.
Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
46 Yusufu alikuwa na umri wa miaka thelathini aliposimama mbele ya Farao, mfalme wa Misri. Yusufu akatoka mbele ya Farao, na kwenda katika nchi yote ya Misri.
Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
47 Katika miaka saba ya shibe nchi ilipozaa kwa wingi.
During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
48 Akakusanya chakula chote cha miaka saba iliyokuwako katika nchi ya Misri na kukiweka chakula katika miji. Akaweka katika kila mji chakula cha mashamba yaliyokizunguka.
During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.
49 Yusufu akahifadhi nafaka kama mchanga wa bahari, kingi kiasi kwamba akaacha kuhesabu, kwa sababu kilikuwa hakihesabiki.
So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
50 Kabla miaka ya njaa kuingia Yusufu akapata wana wawili, ambao Asenathi, binti wa Potifera kuhani wa On, alimzalia.
Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
51 Yusufu akamwita mzaliwa wake wa kwanza Manase, kwani alisema, “Mungu amenisahaurisha shida zangu zote na nyumba yote ya baba yangu.”
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
52 Akamwita mwanawe wa pili Efraimu, kwani alisema, Mungu amenipa uzao katika nchi ya mateso yangu.”
And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
53 Miaka saba ya shibe iliyokuwa katika nchi ya Misri ikafika mwisho.
When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,
54 Miaka saba ya njaa ikaanza, kama alivyokuwa amesema Yusufu. Kulikuwa na njaa katika nchi zote, lakini katika nchi yote ya Misri kulikuwa na chakula.
the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
55 Nchi yote ya Misri ilipokuwa na njaa, watu wakapiga kelele kwa Farao kwa ajili ya chakula. Farao akawambia Wamisri wote, “Nendeni kwa Yusufu na mfanye atakavyosema.”
When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”
56 Njaa ilikuwa juu ya uso wote wa nchi. Yusufu akafungua ghala zote na kuuza chakula kwa Wamisri. Njaa ilikuwa kali sana katika nchi ya Misri.
When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
57 Dunia yote ikaja Misri kununua nafaka kutoka kwa Yusufu, kwani njaa ilikuwa kali katika dunia yote.
And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
