| 1 וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וּפַרְעֹה חֹלֵם וְהִנֵּה עֹמֵד עַל־הַיְאֹר | 1 After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, |
| 2 וְהִנֵּה מִן־הַיְאֹר עֹלֹת שֶׁבַע פָּרֹות יְפֹות מַרְאֶה וּבְרִיאֹת בָּשָׂר וַתִּרְעֶינָה בָּאָחוּ | 2 and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows sleek and fat, and they fed in the reed grass. |
| 3 וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע פָּרֹות אֲחֵרֹות עֹלֹות אַחֲרֵיהֶן מִן־הַיְאֹר רָעֹות מַרְאֶה וְדַקֹּות בָּשָׂר וַתַּעֲמֹדְנָה אֵצֶל הַפָּרֹות עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר | 3 And behold, seven other cows, gaunt and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. |
| 4 וַתֹּאכַלְנָה הַפָּרֹות רָעֹות הַמַּרְאֶה וְדַקֹּת הַבָּשָׂר אֵת שֶׁבַע הַפָּרֹות יְפֹת הַמַּרְאֶה וְהַבְּרִיאֹת וַיִּיקַץ פַּרְעֹה | 4 And the gaunt and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. And Pharaoh awoke. |
| 5 וַיִּישָׁן וַיַּחֲלֹם שֵׁנִית וְהִנֵּה ׀ שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלֹות בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד בְּרִיאֹות וְטֹבֹות | 5 And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk. |
| 6 וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים דַּקֹּות וּשְׁדוּפֹת קָדִים צֹמְחֹות אַחֲרֵיהֶן | 6 And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind. |
| 7 וַתִּבְלַעְנָה הַשִּׁבֳּלִים הַדַּקֹּות אֵת שֶׁבַע הַשִּׁבֳּלִים הַבְּרִיאֹות וְהַמְּלֵאֹות וַיִּיקַץ פַּרְעֹה וְהִנֵּה חֲלֹום | 7 And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. |
| 8 וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר וַתִּפָּעֶם רוּחֹו וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־כָּל־חַרְטֻמֵּי מִצְרַיִם וְאֶת־כָּל־חֲכָמֶיהָ וַיְסַפֵּר פַּרְעֹה לָהֶם אֶת־חֲלֹמֹו וְאֵין־פֹּותֵר אֹותָם לְפַרְעֹה | 8 So in the morning his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men; and Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was none who could interpret it to Pharaoh. |
| 9 וַיְדַבֵּר שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים אֶת־פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר אֶת־חֲטָאַי אֲנִי מַזְכִּיר הַיֹּום | 9 Then the chief butler said to Pharaoh, "I remember my faults today. |
| 10 פַּרְעֹה קָצַף עַל־עֲבָדָיו וַיִּתֵּן אֹתִי בְּמִשְׁמַר בֵּית שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים אֹתִי וְאֵת שַׂר הָאֹפִים | 10 When Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, |
| 11 וַנַּחַלְמָה חֲלֹום בְּלַיְלָה אֶחָד אֲנִי וָהוּא אִישׁ כְּפִתְרֹון חֲלֹמֹו חָלָמְנוּ | 11 we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own meaning. |
| 12 וְשָׁם אִתָּנוּ נַעַר עִבְרִי עֶבֶד לְשַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים וַנְּסַפֶּר־לֹו וַיִּפְתָּר־לָנוּ אֶת־חֲלֹמֹתֵינוּ אִישׁ כַּחֲלֹמֹו פָּתָר | 12 A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard; and when we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream. |
| 13 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּתַר־לָנוּ כֵּן הָיָה אֹתִי הֵשִׁיב עַל־כַּנִּי וְאֹתֹו תָלָה | 13 And as he interpreted to us, so it came to pass; I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged." |
| 14 וַיִּשְׁלַח פַּרְעֹה וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־יֹוסֵף וַיְרִיצֻהוּ מִן־הַבֹּור וַיְגַלַּח וַיְחַלֵּף שִׂמְלֹתָיו וַיָּבֹא אֶל־פַּרְעֹה | 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon; and when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh. |
| 15 וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יֹוסֵף חֲלֹום חָלַמְתִּי וּפֹתֵר אֵין אֹתֹו וַאֲנִי שָׁמַעְתִּי עָלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר תִּשְׁמַע חֲלֹום לִפְתֹּר אֹתֹו | 15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; and I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it." |
| 16 וַיַּעַן יֹוסֵף אֶת־פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר בִּלְעָדָי אֱלֹהִים יַעֲנֶה אֶת־שְׁלֹום פַּרְעֹה | 16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer." |
| 17 וַיְדַבֵּר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יֹוסֵף בַּחֲלֹמִי הִנְנִי עֹמֵד עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר | 17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile; |
| 18 וְהִנֵּה מִן־הַיְאֹר עֹלֹת שֶׁבַע פָּרֹות בְּרִיאֹות בָּשָׂר וִיפֹת תֹּאַר וַתִּרְעֶינָה בָּאָחוּ | 18 and seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass; |
| 19 וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע־פָּרֹות אֲחֵרֹות עֹלֹות אַחֲרֵיהֶן דַּלֹּות וְרָעֹות תֹּאַר מְאֹד וְרַקֹּות בָּשָׂר לֹא־רָאִיתִי כָהֵנָּה בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לָרֹעַ | 19 and seven other cows came up after them, poor and very gaunt and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt. |
| 20 וַתֹּאכַלְנָה הַפָּרֹות הָרַקֹּות וְהָרָעֹות אֵת שֶׁבַע הַפָּרֹות הָרִאשֹׁנֹות הַבְּרִיאֹת | 20 And the thin and gaunt cows ate up the first seven fat cows, |
| 21 וַתָּבֹאנָה אֶל־קִרְבֶּנָה וְלֹא נֹודַע כִּי־בָאוּ אֶל־קִרְבֶּנָה וּמַרְאֵיהֶן רַע כַּאֲשֶׁר בַּתְּחִלָּה וָאִיקָץ | 21 but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as gaunt as at the beginning. Then I awoke. |
| 22 וָאֵרֶא בַּחֲלֹמִי וְהִנֵּה ׀ שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלֹת בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד מְלֵאֹת וְטֹבֹות | 22 I also saw in my dream seven ears growing on one stalk, full and good; |
| 23 וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים צְנֻמֹות דַּקֹּות שְׁדֻפֹות קָדִים צֹמְחֹות אַחֲרֵיהֶם | 23 and seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them, |
| 24 וַתִּבְלַעְןָ הָשִׁבֳּלִים הַדַּקֹּת אֵת שֶׁבַע הַשִׁבֳּלִים הַטֹּבֹות וָאֹמַר אֶל־הַחַרְטֻמִּים וְאֵין מַגִּיד לִי | 24 and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me." |
| 25 וַיֹּאמֶר יֹוסֵף אֶל־פַּרְעֹה חֲלֹום פַּרְעֹה אֶחָד הוּא אֵת אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים עֹשֶׂה הִגִּיד לְפַרְעֹה | 25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dream of Pharaoh is one; God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. |
| 26 שֶׁבַע פָּרֹת הַטֹּבֹת שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה וְשֶׁבַע הַשִּׁבֳּלִים הַטֹּבֹת שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה חֲלֹום אֶחָד הוּא | 26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream is one. |
| 27 וְשֶׁבַע הַפָּרֹות הָרַקֹּות וְהָרָעֹת הָעֹלֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה וְשֶׁבַע הַשִׁבֳּלִים הָרֵקֹות שְׁדֻפֹות הַקָּדִים יִהְיוּ שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי רָעָב | 27 The seven lean and gaunt cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are also seven years of famine. |
| 28 הוּא הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶל־פַּרְעֹה אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים עֹשֶׂה הֶרְאָה אֶת־פַּרְעֹה | 28 It is as I told Pharaoh, God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do. |
| 29 הִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים בָּאֹות שָׂבָע גָּדֹול בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 29 There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, |
| 30 וְקָמוּ שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי רָעָב אַחֲרֵיהֶן וְנִשְׁכַּח כָּל־הַשָּׂבָע בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְכִלָּה הָרָעָב אֶת־הָאָרֶץ | 30 but after them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; the famine will consume the land, |
| 31 וְלֹא־יִוָּדַע הַשָּׂבָע בָּאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵי הָרָעָב הַהוּא אַחֲרֵי־כֵן כִּי־כָבֵד הוּא מְאֹד | 31 and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of that famine which will follow, for it will be very grievous. |
| 32 וְעַל הִשָּׁנֹות הַחֲלֹום אֶל־פַּרְעֹה פַּעֲמָיִם כִּי־נָכֹון הַדָּבָר מֵעִם הָאֱלֹהִים וּמְמַהֵר הָאֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֹׂתֹו | 32 And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. |
| 33 וְעַתָּה יֵרֶא פַרְעֹה אִישׁ נָבֹון וְחָכָם וִישִׁיתֵהוּ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh select a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. |
| 34 יַעֲשֶׂה פַרְעֹה וְיַפְקֵד פְּקִדִים עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְחִמֵּשׁ אֶת־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הַשָּׂבָע | 34 Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land, and take the fifth part of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plenteous years. |
| 35 וְיִקְבְּצוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֹכֶל הַשָּׁנִים הַטֹּבֹת הַבָּאֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְיִצְבְּרוּ־בָר תַּחַת יַד־פַּרְעֹה אֹכֶל בֶּעָרִים וְשָׁמָרוּ | 35 And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and lay up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. |
| 36 וְהָיָה הָאֹכֶל לְפִקָּדֹון לָאָרֶץ לְשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הָרָעָב אֲשֶׁר תִּהְיֶיןָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְלֹא־תִכָּרֵת הָאָרֶץ בָּרָעָב | 36 That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine which are to befall the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine." |
| 37 וַיִּיטַב הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי כָּל־עֲבָדָיו | 37 This proposal seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants. |
| 38 וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־עֲבָדָיו הֲנִמְצָא כָזֶה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים בֹּו | 38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find such a man as this, in whom is the Spirit of God?" |
| 39 וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יֹוסֵף אַחֲרֵי הֹודִיעַ אֱלֹהִים אֹותְךָ אֶת־כָּל־זֹאת אֵין־נָבֹון וְחָכָם כָּמֹוךָ | 39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discreet and wise as you are; |
| 40 אַתָּה תִּהְיֶה עַל־בֵּיתִי וְעַל־פִּיךָ יִשַּׁק כָּל־עַמִּי רַק הַכִּסֵּא אֶגְדַּל מִמֶּךָּ | 40 you shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command; only as regards the throne will I be greater than you." |
| 41 וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יֹוסֵף רְאֵה נָתַתִּי אֹתְךָ עַל כָּל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt." |
| 42 וַיָּסַר פַּרְעֹה אֶת־טַבַּעְתֹּו מֵעַל יָדֹו וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָהּ עַל־יַד יֹוסֵף וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ אֹתֹו בִּגְדֵי־שֵׁשׁ וַיָּשֶׂם רְבִד הַזָּהָב עַל־צַוָּארֹו | 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in garments of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; |
| 43 וַיַּרְכֵּב אֹתֹו בְּמִרְכֶּבֶת הַמִּשְׁנֶה אֲשֶׁר־לֹו וַיִּקְרְאוּ לְפָנָיו אַבְרֵךְ וְנָתֹון אֹתֹו עַל כָּל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 43 and he made him to ride in his second chariot; and they cried before him, "Bow the knee!" Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt. |
| 44 וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יֹוסֵף אֲנִי פַרְעֹה וּבִלְעָדֶיךָ לֹא־יָרִים אִישׁ אֶת־יָדֹו וְאֶת־רַגְלֹו בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 44 Moreover Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt." |
| 45 וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שֵׁם־יֹוסֵף צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ וַיִּתֶּן־לֹו אֶת־אָסְנַת בַּת־פֹּוטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן לְאִשָּׁה וַיֵּצֵא יֹוסֵף עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. So Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. |
| 46 וְיֹוסֵף בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה בְּעָמְדֹו לִפְנֵי פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ־מִצְרָיִם וַיֵּצֵא יֹוסֵף מִלִּפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיַּעְבֹר בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 46 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went through all the land of Egypt. |
| 47 וַתַּעַשׂ הָאָרֶץ בְּשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הַשָּׂבָע לִקְמָצִים | 47 During the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth abundantly, |
| 48 וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֶת־כָּל־אֹכֶל ׀ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיִּתֶּן־אֹכֶל בֶּעָרִים אֹכֶל שְׂדֵה־הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֶיהָ נָתַן בְּתֹוכָהּ | 48 and he gathered up all the food of the seven years when there was plenty in the land of Egypt, and stored up food in the cities; he stored up in every city the food from the fields around it. |
| 49 וַיִּצְבֹּר יֹוסֵף בָּר כְּחֹול הַיָּם הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד עַד כִּי־חָדַל לִסְפֹּר כִּי־אֵין מִסְפָּר | 49 And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured. |
| 50 וּלְיֹוסֵף יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים בְּטֶרֶם תָּבֹוא שְׁנַת הָרָעָב אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה־לֹּו אָסְנַת בַּת־פֹּוטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹון | 50 Before the year of famine came, Joseph had two sons, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him. |
| 51 וַיִּקְרָא יֹוסֵף אֶת־שֵׁם הַבְּכֹור מְנַשֶּׁה כִּי־נַשַּׁנִי אֱלֹהִים אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִי וְאֵת כָּל־בֵּית אָבִי | 51 Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house." |
| 52 וְאֵת שֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִי קָרָא אֶפְרָיִם כִּי־הִפְרַנִי אֱלֹהִים בְּאֶרֶץ עָנְיִי | 52 The name of the second he called Ephraim, "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction." |
| 53 וַתִּכְלֶינָה שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הַשָּׂבָע אֲשֶׁר הָיָה בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 53 The seven years of plenty that prevailed in the land of Egypt came to an end; |
| 54 וַתְּחִלֶּינָה שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הָרָעָב לָבֹוא כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר יֹוסֵף וַיְהִי רָעָב בְּכָל־הָאֲרָצֹות וּבְכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם הָיָה לָחֶם | 54 and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. |
| 55 וַתִּרְעַב כָּל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיִּצְעַק הָעָם אֶל־פַּרְעֹה לַלָּחֶם וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה לְכָל־מִצְרַיִם לְכוּ אֶל־יֹוסֵף אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמַר לָכֶם תַּעֲשׂוּ | 55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph; what he says to you, do." |
| 56 וְהָרָעָב הָיָה עַל כָּל־פְּנֵי הָאָרֶץ וַיִּפְתַּח יֹוסֵף אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בָּהֶם וַיִּשְׁבֹּר לְמִצְרַיִם וַיֶּחֱזַק הָרָעָב בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 56 So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. |
| 57 וְכָל־הָאָרֶץ בָּאוּ מִצְרַיְמָה לִשְׁבֹּר אֶל־יֹוסֵף כִּי־חָזַק הָרָעָב בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ | 57 Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth. |
