Mwanzo 41
1 Ikawa mwishoni mwa miaka miwili mizima Farao akaota ndoto.
A full two years later, Pharaoh had a dream that he was standing beside the River Nile.
2 Tazama, alikuwa amesimama kando ya Nile. Tazama, ng'ombe saba wakatoka katika mto Nile, wakupendeza na wanene, na wakajilisha katika nyasi.
He saw seven cows coming up from the river. They looked well-fed and healthy as they grazed 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.
Then he saw another seven cows that came up behind them. They looked ugly and skinny as they stood beside the other cows on the bank of the Nile.
4 Kisha wale ng'ombe wasiopendeza na waliokonda wakawala wale waliokuwa wanapendeza na walionenepa.
Then the ugly, skinny cows ate the well-fed, healthy 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.
Pharaoh fell asleep again and had a second dream. Seven heads of grain were growing on one stalk, ripe and healthy.
6 Tazama, masuke saba, membamba na yaliyokaushwa na upepo wa mashariki, yakachipua baada yake.
Then seven heads of grain grew up after them, thin and dried by the east wind.
7 Masuke membamba yakayameza yale masuke saba mema yote. Farao akaamka, na, tazama, ilikuwa ni ndoto tu.
The seven thin and dried heads of grain swallowed up the ripe and healthy ones. Then Pharaoh woke up and realized he'd been dreaming.
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.
The next morning Pharaoh was worried by his dreams, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men in Egypt. Pharaoh told them about his dreams, but no one could interpret their meaning for him.
9 Kisha mkuu wa wanyweshaji akamwambia Farao, “Leo ninayafikiri makosa yangu.
But then the chief cupbearer spoke up. “Today I've just remembered a bad mistake I've made,” he explained.
10 Farao aliwakasirikia watumishi wake, na kutuweka kifungoni katika nyumba ya kapteni wa walinzi, mkuu wa waokaji na mimi.
“Your Majesty was angry with some of your officials and you imprisoned me in the house of the commander of the guard, along with the chief baker.
11 Tuliota ndoto usiku huo mmoja, yeye na mimi. Kila mmoja aliota kwa kadili ya tafsiri yake.
We each had a dream. They were different dreams, each with 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.
A young Hebrew was there with us, a slave of the commander of the guard. When we told him our dreams, he interpreted for us the meaning of our different dreams.
13 Ikawa kama alivyotutafsiria, ndivyo ilivyokuwa. Farao alinirudisha katika nafasi yangu, lakini akamtundika yule mwingine.”
Everything happened just as he said it would—I was given back my job and the baker was hanged.”
14 Ndipo Farao alipotuma na kumwita Yusufu. Kwa haraka wakamtoa gerezani. Akajinyoa mwenyewe, akabadili mavazi yake, na akaingia kwa Farao.
Pharaoh summoned Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the prison. After he'd shaved and changed his clothes, he was presented to 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, but no one can interpret its meaning. But I've heard that when someone tells you a dream you know how to interpret it.”
16 Yusufu akamjibu Farao, kusema, “Siyo katika mimi. Mungu atamjibu Farao kwa uhakika.”
“It's not me who can do this,” Joseph replied. “But God will explain its meaning to set Your Majesty's mind at rest.”
17 Farao akamwambia Yusufu, “Katika ndoto yangu, tazama, nilisimama katika ukingo wa Nile.
Pharaoh explained 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.
I saw seven cows coming up from the river. They looked well-fed and healthy as they grazed 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.
Then I saw another seven cows that came up behind them. They looked sickly and ugly and skinny—I've never seen such ugly cows in the whole of Egypt!
20 Wale ng'ombe wembamba na wabaya wakawala wale ng'ombe saba na wanene.
These skinny, ugly cows ate the first seven healthy-looking cows.
21 Walipokuwa wamemaliza kuwala wote, haikujulikana kama walikuwa wamewala, kwani walibaki wabaya kama mwanzo. Kisha nikaamka.
But afterwards you couldn't tell they'd eaten them because they looked just as skinny and ugly as before. Then I woke up.
22 Niliona katika ndoto yangu, na tazama, masuke saba yakatoka katika bua moja, jema na limejaa.
Then I fell asleep again. In my second dream I saw seven heads of grain growing on one stalk, ripe and healthy.
23 Tazama, masuke saba zaidi, yaliyonyauka, membamba na yamekaushwa na upepo wa mashariki, yakachipua baada yake.
Then seven heads of grain grew up after them, withered and thin and dried by the east wind.
24 Yale masuke membamba yakayameza masuke saba mema. Niliwaambia waganga ndoto hizi, lakini hakuna aliyeweza kunielezea.”
The seven thin heads of grain swallowed up the healthy ones. I told all this to the magicians, but none of them could explain its meaning to me.”
25 Yusufu akamwambia Farao, “Ndoto za Farao ni moja. Mungu amemwambia Farao kuhusu jambo analokwenda kulifanya.
“Pharaoh's dreams mean the same thing,” Joseph responded. “God is telling Pharaoh what he is going 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 and the seven good heads of grain represent seven good years of harvest. The dreams mean the same thing.
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.
The seven skinny and ugly cows that came after them and the seven thin heads of grain dried by the east wind represent seven years of famine.
28 Hilo ni jambo nililomwambia Farao. Mungu amemfunulia Farao jambo analokwenda kulifanya.
It's just as I told Your Majesty—God has shown Pharaoh what he is going to do.
29 Tazama, miaka saba yenye utele mwingi inakuja katika nchi yote ya Misri.
There are going to be seven years with plenty of food produced throughout the whole country of Egypt.
30 Na miaka saba ya njaa itakuja baada yake, na utele wote katika nchi ya Misri utasahaulika, na njaa itaiaribu nchi.
But after them will come seven years of famine. People will forget the time when there was plenty of food throughout Egypt. Famine will ruin the country.
31 Utele hautakumbukwa katika nchi kwa sababu ya njaa itakayofuata, kwa kuwa itakuwa kali sana.
The time of plenty will be completely forgotten because the famine that follows it will be so terrible.
32 Kwamb ndoto ilijirudia kwa Farao sababu ni kwamba jambo hili limeanzishwa na Mungu, na Mungu atalitimiza hivi karibuni.
The fact that the dream was repeated twice means that it has definitely been decided by God, and that God is going to do this soon.
33 Basi Farao atafute mtu mwenye maharifa na busara, na kumweka juu ya nchi ya Misri.
So Your Majesty should choose a man with insight and wisdom, and put him in charge of the whole country 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.
Your Majesty should also appoint officials to be in charge of the land, and have them collect one-fifth of the produce of the country during the seven years of plenty.
35 Na wakusanye chakula chote cha hii miaka myema ijayo na kuitunza nafaka chini ya mamlaka ya Farao, kwa chakula kutumika katika miji. Wakiifadhi.
They should collect all the food during the good years that are soon coming, and store the grain under Pharaoh's authority, keeping it under guard to provide food for the towns.
36 Chakula kitakuwa matumizi ya nchi kwa miaka saba ya njaa itakayokuwa katika nchi ya Misri. Kwa njia hii nchi haitaaribiwa na njaa.”
This will be a food reserve for the country during the seven years of famine so that the people won't die of starvation.”
37 Ushauri huu ukawa mwema machoni pa Farao na machoni pa watumishi wake wote.
Pharaoh and all his officials thought Joseph's proposal was a good idea.
38 Farao akawambia watumishi wake, “Je tunaweza kumpata mtu kama huyu, ambaye ndani yake kuna Roho wa Mungu?”
So Pharaoh asked them, “Where can we find a man like this who has the spirit of God in him?”
39 Hivyo Farao akamwambia Yusufu, “Kwa vile Mungu amekuonesha yote haya, hakuna mtu mwenye ufahamu na busara kama wewe.
Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, telling him, “Since God has revealed to you all this, and there's no one like you with such insight and wisdom,
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 will be in charge of all my affairs, and all my people will obey your orders. Only I with my status as king will be greater than you.”
41 Farao akamwambia Yusufu, “Tazama, nimekuweka juu ya nchi yote ya Misri.”
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Look, I'm putting you in charge of the whole country 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.
Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph's finger. He dressed him in fine linen clothes and placed a golden 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 the chariot designated for his second-in-command while his attendants went ahead, shouting, “Bow down!” This is how Pharaoh gave Joseph authority over all of Egypt.
44 Farao akamwambia Yusufu, “Mimi ni Farao, mbali na wewe, hakuna mtu atakayeinua mkono wake au mguu wake katika nchi ya Misri.”
Then Pharaoh told Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission nobody will lift a hand or a foot anywhere in the whole country.”
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 arranged for him to marry Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. This is how Joseph rose to power over the whole 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.
Joseph was thirty when he started working for Pharaoh, king of Egypt. After he had left Pharaoh, Joseph traveled on an inspection tour throughout Egypt.
47 Katika miaka saba ya shibe nchi ilipozaa kwa wingi.
During the seven years of good harvests, the land produced plenty of food.
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.
He collected all the food during the seven good years, and he stored the grain produced in the local fields in each town.
49 Yusufu akahifadhi nafaka kama mchanga wa bahari, kingi kiasi kwamba akaacha kuhesabu, kwa sababu kilikuwa hakihesabiki.
Joseph piled up so much grain that it was like the sand of the seashore. Eventually he stopped keeping records because there was just so much!
50 Kabla miaka ya njaa kuingia Yusufu akapata wana wawili, ambao Asenathi, binti wa Potifera kuhani wa On, alimzalia.
It was during this time, before the years of famine came, that Joseph had two sons by Asenath, the 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 his firstborn Manasseh, because he said, “The Lord has made me forget all my troubles and all my father's family.”
52 Akamwita mwanawe wa pili Efraimu, kwani alisema, Mungu amenipa uzao katika nchi ya mateso yangu.”
His second son he named Ephraim, because he said, “God has made me fruitful in the country of my misery.”
53 Miaka saba ya shibe iliyokuwa katika nchi ya Misri ikafika mwisho.
The seven years of plenty in 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.
and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other countries but the whole of Egypt had food.
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 all of Egypt was hungry, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, and he told everyone, “Go and see 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.
The famine had spread all over the country so Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the people of Egypt. The famine was very bad in Egypt,
57 Dunia yote ikaja Misri kununua nafaka kutoka kwa Yusufu, kwani njaa ilikuwa kali katika dunia yote.
in fact the famine was very bad everywhere, so people from other countries all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph.
