Genesis 41
1 Nangyari na pagkatapos ng dalawang buong taon, na nagkaroon si Paraon ng panaginip. Masdan, nakatayo siya sa tabi ng Ilog Nilo.
Two complete years later, the king of Egypt had a dream. In the dream, he was standing alongside the Nile [River].
2 Masdan, may pitong bakang kanais-nais at matataba ang umahon mula sa Nilo, at nanginain sila sa mga tambo.
Suddenly seven healthy fat cows come up out of the river. They started eating the grass that was on the riverbank.
3 Masdan, may pitong iba pang mga bakang hindi kanais-nais at payat ang umahon kasunod nila sa Nilo. Tumayo sila katabi ng ibang mga baka sa pampang ng ilog.
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 Pagkatapos, kinain ng pitong hindi kanais-nais at payat na baka ang pitong kanais-nais at matabang baka. Pagkatapos, nagising si Paraon.
Then the unhealthy thin cows ate the seven healthy fat cows. And then the king woke up.
5 Natulog siya at nanaginip sa pangalawang pagkakataon. Masdan, pitong uhay ng butil ang tumubo sa isang tangkay, malulusog at mabubuti.
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 Masdan, pitong uhay, payat at nilanta ng silangang hangin ang umusbong kasunod nila.
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 Nilunok ng mga payat na uhay ang pitong malulusog at buong uhay. Gumising si Paraon at masdan, iyon ay panaginip.
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 Kinaumagahan ay nabagabag ang kaniyang espiritu. Pinapunta niya at pinatawag ang lahat ng mga salamangkero at mga pantas ng Ehipto. Sinabi sa kanila ni Paraon ng kaniyang mga panaginip, pero walang ni isa ang makapagpaliwanag ng mga iyon kay Paraon.
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 Pagkatapos sinabi ng punong tagahawak ng saro kay Paraon, “Ngayon naiisip ko ang aking mga pagkukulang.
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 Nagalit si Paraon sa kaniyang mga lingkod, at inilagay ako sa pangangalaga sa bahay ng kapitan ng mga bantay, ang punong panadero at ako.
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 Nanaginip kami ng isang panaginip sa parehong gabi, siya at ako. Nanaginip kami bawat tao ayon sa paliwanag ng kaniyang panaginip.
While we were there, one night each of us had a dream, and the dreams had different meanings.
12 Doon kasama namin ang isang binatang Hebreo, na isang lingkod ng kapitan ng mga bantay. Sinabi namin sa kaniya at pinaliwanag niya sa amin ang aming mga panaginip. Ipinaliwanag niya sa bawat isa sa amin na ayon sa aming panaginip.
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 Nangyari na kung ano ang ipinaliwanag niya sa amin, iyon ang nangyari. Binalik ako ni Paraon sa aking tungkulin, pero ang isa ay kaniyang binitay.”
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 Pagkatapos pinadala at pinatawag ni Paraon si Jose. Mabilis nila siyang inilabas mula sa piitan. Inahitan niya ang kaniyang sarili, pinalitan ang kaniyang damit, at pumunta kay Paraon.
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 Sinabi ni Paraon kay Jose, “Mayroon akong panaginip pero walang tagapagpaliwanag nito. Pero narinig ko ang tungkol sa iyo, na kapag makarinig ka ng panaginip ay maipapaliwanag mo ito.”
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 Sinagot ni Jose si Paraon, sinabing, “Hindi ito nasa akin. Ang Diyos ang sasagot kay Paraon na may kagandahang loob.”
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 Nagsalita si Paraon kay Jose, “Sa panaginip ko, masdan, nakatayo ako sa pampang ng Nilo.
The king said to Joseph, “In my first dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile [River].
18 Masdan, pitong mga bakang matataba at kanais-nais ang umahon mula sa Nilo at nanginain sila sa mga tambo.
Suddenly seven healthy fat cows came up out of the river, and they started eating the grass that was on the riverbank.
19 Masdan, pitong ibang mga bakang mahihina, hindi kanais-nais at payat ang umahon kasunod nila. Hindi kailanman ako nakakita sa buong lupain ng Ehipto ng ganoong pagka hindi kanais-nais na katulad nila.
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 Kinain ng payat at hindi kanais-nais na mga baka ang unang pitong matatabang mga baka.
The thin ugly cows ate the seven fat cows that came up first.
21 Nang matapos nilang kainin ang mga ito, hindi malalamang sila ay kinain nila, dahil sa sila ay nanatiling hindi kanais-nais tulad ng dati. Pagkatapos nagising ako.
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 Tumingin ako sa aking panaginip at masdan, pitong uhay ang umusbong sa isang tangkay, puno at mabubuti.
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 Masdan, pito pang mga uhay, lanta, payat at nilanta ng silangang hangin, ang umusbong kasunod nila.
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 Nilunok ng mga payat na uhay ang pitong mabubuting uhay. Sinabi ko itong mga panaginip na ito sa mga salamangkero, pero walang ni isa ang makapagpaliwanag nito sa akin.”
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 Sinabi ni Jose kay Paraon, “Ang mga panaginip ni Paraon ay magkatulad. Kung ano ang gagawin ng Diyos, ipinahayag na niya kay Paraon.
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 Ang pitong mga mabubuting baka ay pitong taon at ang pitong mga mabubuting uhay ay pitong taon. Ang mga panaginip ay magkatulad.
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 At ang pitong payat at hindi kanais-nais na mga baka na umahon kasunod nila ay pitong taon, at saka ang pitong payat na uhay na nilanta ng silangang hangin ay magiging pitong taon ng taggutom.
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 Iyon ang bagay na sinabi ko kay Paraon. Kung ano ang gagawin ng Diyos ipinakita na niya kay Paraon.
It will happen just as I have told you, because God has revealed to you what he is about to do.
29 Tingnan mo, pitong taon ng dakilang kasaganahan ang darating sa buong lupain ng Ehipto.
There will be seven years in which there will be plenty of food throughout the land of Egypt,
30 Pitong taon ng taggutom ay darating pagkatapos nila at lahat ng kasaganahan ay makakalimutan sa lupain ng Ehipto at ang taggutom ay wawasak sa lupain.
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 Ang kasaganahan ay hindi na maaalala sa lupain dahil sa taggutom na susunod, dahil ito ay magiging napakalala.
The people will forget how plentiful food was previously, because the famine will be very terrible.
32 Ang panaginip ay inulit kay Paraon sa kadahilanang ang mga bagay ay itinatag na ng Diyos at hindi magtatagal ay gagawin ito ng Diyos.
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 Ngayon hayaang maghanap si Paraon ng taong marunong at matalino, at ilagay siya sa pamamahala sa lupain ng Ehipto.
“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 Hayaan si Paraon na gawin ito: hayaan siyang humirang ng mga tagapangasiwa sa lupain. Hayaan silang kumuha ng ikalima sa mga pananim ng Ehipto sa pitong saganang taon.
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 Hayaan silang tipunin lahat ng pagkain ng mga paparating na mabubuting taon. Hayaan silang mag-imbak ng mga butil sa ilalim ng kapangyarihan ni Paraon para sa pagkain sa mga siyudad. Hayaan silang bantayan ito.
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 Ang pagkain ay magiging panustos sa lupain para sa pitong taong taggutom na mangyayari sa lupain ng Ehipto. Sa ganitong paran ang lupain ay hindi mawawasak dahil sa taggutom.”
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 Ang payong ito ay mabuti sa mga mata ni Paraon at sa mga mata ng lahat ng kaniyang mga lingkod.
The king and his officials thought that this would be a good plan.
38 Sinabi ni Paraon sa kaniyang mga lingkod, “Makakasumpong kaya tayo ng ganitong tao, na kinakasihan ng Espiritu ng Diyos?”
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 Kaya sinabi ni Paraon kay Jose, “Dahil pinakita ng Diyos ang lahat ng ito sa iyo, wala ng ibang marunong at matalinong tulad mo.
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 Mangingibabaw ka sa aking bahay at ayon sa salita mo pamamahalaan ang lahat ng tauhan ko. Tanging sa trono lamang ako ay magiging higit na mataas kaysa sa iyo.
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 Sinabi ni Paraon kay Jose, “Tingnan mo, inilagay kita sa itaas ng buong lupain ng Ehipto.”
Then the king said to Joseph, “I am now putting you in charge of the whole country of Egypt.”
42 Tinanggal ni Paraon ang kaniyang singsing na pantatak mula sa kaniyang kamay at nilagay niya ito sa kamay ni Jose. Binihisan niya siya ng mga damit na pinong lino at nilagyan ng gintong kuwintas sa kaniyang leeg.
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 Pinasakay niya siya sa ikalawang karo na pag-aari niya. Sumigaw ang mga lalaki sa harapan niya, “Ibaluktot ang tuhod.” Nilagay siya ni Paraon sa itaas ng lupain ng Ehipto.
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 Sinabi ni Paraon kay Jose, “Ako si Paraon at maliban sa iyo, walang taong magtataas ng kaniyang kamay o kaniyang paa sa lahat ng lupain ng Ehipto.”
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 Tinawag ni Paraon ang pangalan ni Jose na “Zafenat-panea.” Binigay niya si Asenat, ang anak na babae ni Potifera na pari ng On, para maging asawa. Ang kapangyarihan ni Jose ay nasa itaas ng buong Ehipto.
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 Si Jose ay tatlumpung taong gulang nang tumayo siya sa harap ni Paraon, hari ng Ehipto. Lumabas si Jose mula sa presensya ni Paraon at pumunta sa buong lupain ng Ehipto.
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 Sa pitong mabiyayang taon ang lupain ay nagbunga nang masagana.
During the next seven years, the land produced abundant crops, so there was plenty of food.
48 Tinipon niya lahat ng pagkaing nasa lupain ng Ehipto ng pitong taon at inilagay ang pagkain sa mga siyudad. Inilagay niya sa bawat siyudad ang pagkain galing sa mga bukid na nakapaligid dito.
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 Inimbak ni Jose ang mga butil na parang buhangin ng dagat, na sa kalabisan ay tumigil na siya sa pagbilang dahil ito ay hindi mabilang.
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 May dalawang anak na lalaki si Jose bago dumating ang mga taon ng taggutom, na isinilang para sa kaniya ni Asenat, ang anak na babae ni Potifera na pari ng On.
Before the seven years of famine started, Joseph’s wife Asenath gave birth to two sons.
51 Tinawag ni Jose ang pangalan ng kaniyang panganay na Manases, at sinabi niya, “Ginawa ng Diyos na makalimutan ko ang lahat ng aking mga bagabag at lahat ng sambahayan ng aking ama.”
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 Tinawag niya ang pangalan ng kaniyang pangalawang anak na Efraim, dahil sinabi niya, “Ginawa akong mabunga ng Diyos sa lupain ng aking dalamhati.”
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 Ang pitong saganang mga taon na nasa lupain ng Ehipto ay natapos na.
Finally the seven years in which there was plenty of food ended.
54 Ang pitong taon ng taggutom ay nagsimula, ayon sa nasabi ni Jose. Mayroong taggutom sa lahat ng mga lupain, pero sa lahat ng lupain ng Ehipto ay mayroong pagkain.
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 Nang ang buong lupain ng Ehipto ay gutom na gutom na, tumawag ng malakas ang mga tao kay Paraon para sa pagkain. Sinabi ni Paraon sa lahat ng mga taga Ehipto, “Pumunta kayo kay Jose at gawin ang anumang sabihin niya.”
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 Ang taggutom ay nasa buong lupain. Binuksan ni Jose ang lahat ng mga kamalig at nagbenta sa mga taga-Ehipto. Ang taggutom ay napakatindi sa lupain ng Ehipto.
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 Ang buong mundo ay pumupunta sa Ehipto upang bumili ng butil kay Jose dahil ang taggutom ay matindi sa buong mundo.
And people from many [HYP] nearby countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was very severe everywhere [HYP].
