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Genesis 41


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1 After two years, Pharaoh saw a dream. He thought himself to be standing above a river,1 Post duos annos vidit pharao somnium. Putabat se stare super fluvium,
2 from which ascended seven cows, exceedingly beautiful and stout. And they pastured in marshy places.2 de quo ascendebant septem boves pulchrae et crassae et pascebantur in locis palustribus.
3 Likewise, another seven emerged from the river, filthy and thoroughly emaciated. And they pastured on the same bank of the river, in green places.3 Aliae quoque septem emergebant post illas de flumine foedae confectaeque macie et stabant in ipsa amnis ripa;
4 And they devoured those whose appearance and condition of body was so wonderful. Pharaoh, having been awakened,4 devoraveruntque septem boves pulchras et crassas. Expergefactus pharao
5 slept again, and he saw another dream. Seven ears of grain sprung up on one stalk, full and well-formed.5 rursum dormivit et vidit alterum somnium. Septem spicae pullulabant in culmo uno plenae atque formosae.
6 Likewise, other ears of grain, of the same number, rose up, thin and struck with blight,6 Aliae quoque totidem spicae tenues et percussae vento urente oriebantur
7 devouring all the beauty of the first. Pharaoh, when he awakened after his rest,7 devorantes omnem priorum pulchritudinem. Evigilavit pharao, et ecce erat somnium!
8 and when morning arrived, being terrified with fear, sent to all the interpreters of Egypt and to all of the wise men. And when they were summoned, he explained to them his dream; but there was no one who could interpret it.8 Et, facto mane, pavore perterritus misit ad omnes coniectores Aegypti cunctosque sapientes suos; et accersitis narravit somnium, nec erat qui interpretaretur.
9 Then at last the chief cupbearer, remembering, said, “I confess my sin.9 Tunc demum reminiscens pincernarum magister ait: “ Confiteor peccatum meum.
10 The king, being angry with his servants, ordered me and the chief miller of grain to be forced into the prison of the leader of the military.10 Iratus rex servis suis me et magistrum pistorum retrudi iussit in carcerem principis satellitum,
11 There, in one night, both of us saw a dream presaging the future.11 ubi una nocte uterque vidimus somnium praesagum futurorum.
12 In that place, there was a Hebrew, a servant of the same commander of the military, to whom we explained our dreams.12 Erat ibi puer Hebraeus eiusdem ducis satellitum famulus, cui narrantes somnia
13 Whatever we heard was proven afterwards by the event of the matter. For I was restored to my office, and he was suspended on a cross.”13 audivimus quidquid postea rei probavit eventus. Ego enim redditus sum officio meo, et ille suspensus est in patibulo ”.
14 Immediately, by the king’s authority, Joseph was led out of prison, and they shaved him. And changing his apparel, they presented him to him.14 Protinus ad regis imperium eductum de carcere Ioseph totonderunt ac, veste mutata, obtulerunt ei.
15 And he said to him, “I have seen dreams, and there is no one who can unfold them. I have heard that you are very wise at interpreting these.”15 Cui ille ait: “ Vidi somnia, nec est qui edisserat; quae audivi te sapientissime conicere ”.
16 Joseph responded, “Apart from me, God will respond favorably to Pharaoh.”16 Respondit Ioseph: “ Absque me Deus respondebit prospera pharaoni! ”.
17 Therefore, Pharaoh explained what he had seen: “I thought myself to be standing on the bank of a river,17 Narravit ergo pharao, quod viderat: “ Putabam me stare super ripam fluminis
18 and seven cows climbed up from the river, exceedingly beautiful and full of flesh. And they grazed in a pasture of a marshy greenery.18 et septem boves de amne conscendere pulchras nimis et obesis carnibus, quae in pastu paludis virecta carpebant.
19 And behold, there followed after these, another seven cows, with such deformity and emaciation as I had never seen in the land of Egypt.19 Et ecce has sequebantur aliae septem boves in tantum deformes et macilentae, ut numquam tales in terra Aegypti viderim;
20 These devoured and consumed the first,20 quae, devoratis et consumptis prioribus,
21 giving no indication of being full. But they remained in the same state of emaciation and squalor. Awakening, but being weighed down into sleep again,21 nullum saturitatis dedere vestigium; sed simili macie et squalore torpebant. Evigilans, rursus sopore depressus,
22 I saw a dream. Seven ears of grain sprang up on one stalk, full and very beautiful.22 vidi somnium: Septem spicae pullulabant in culmo uno plenae atque pulcherrimae.
23 Likewise, another seven, thin and struck with blight, rose up from the stalk.23 Aliae quoque septem tenues et percussae vento urente oriebantur e stipula;
24 And they devoured the beauty of the first. I explained this dream to the interpreters, and there is no one who can unfold it.”24 quae priorum pulchritudinem devoraverunt. Narravi coniectoribus somnium, et nemo est qui edisserat ”.
25 Joseph responded: “The dream of the king is one. What God will do, he has revealed to Pharaoh.25 Respondit Ioseph: “ Somnium regis unum est: quae facturus est, Deus ostendit pharaoni.
26 The seven beautiful cows, and the seven full ears of grain, are seven years of abundance. And so the force of the dreams is understood to be the same.26 Septem boves pulchrae et septem spicae plenae septem ubertatis anni sunt; eandemque vim somnii comprehendunt.
27 Likewise, the seven thin and emaciated cows, which ascended after them, and the seven thin ears of grain, which were struck with the burning wind, are seven approaching years of famine.27 Septem quoque boves tenues atque macilentae, quae ascenderunt post eas, et septem spicae tenues et vento urente percussae septem anni sunt venturae famis,
28 These will be fulfilled in this order.28 qui hoc ordine complebuntur:
29 Behold, there will arrive seven years of great fertility throughout the entire land of Egypt.29 ecce septem anni venient fertilitatis magnae in universa terra Aegypti;
30 After this, there will follow another seven years, of such great barrenness that all the former abundance will be delivered into oblivion. For the famine will consume all the land,30 quos sequentur septem anni alii tantae sterilitatis, ut oblivioni tradatur cuncta retro abundantia. Consumptura est enim fames omnem terram,
31 and the greatness of this destitution will cause the greatness of the abundance to be lost.31 et ubertatis magnitudinem perditura est inopiae magnitudo.
32 Now, as to what you saw the second time, it is a dream pertaining to the same thing. It is an indication of its firmness, because the word of God shall be done, and it shall be completed swiftly.32 Quod autem vidisti secundo ad eandem rem pertinens somnium, firmitatis indicium est, eo quod fiat sermo Dei et velocius a Deo impleatur.
33 Now therefore, let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and place him over the land of Egypt,33 Nunc ergo provideat rex virum intellegentem et sapientem et praeficiat eum terrae Aegypti
34 so that he may appoint overseers throughout all the regions. And let a fifth part of the fruits, throughout the seven fertile years34 constituatque praepositos per cunctas regiones et quintam partem fructuum per septem annos fertilitatis,
35 that now have already begun to occur, be gathered into storehouses. And let all the grain be stored away, under the power of Pharaoh, and let it be kept in the cities.35 qui iam nunc futuri sunt, congreget in horrea; et omne frumentum sub pharaonis potestate condatur serveturque in urbibus;
36 And let it be prepared for the future famine of seven years, which will oppress Egypt, and then the land will not be consumed by destitution.”36 et paretur futurae septem annorum fami, quae pressura est Aegyptum, et non consumetur terra inopia ”.
37 The counsel pleased Pharaoh and all his ministers.37 Placuit pharaoni consilium et cunctis ministris eius.
38 And he said to them, “Would we be able to find another such man, who is full of the Spirit of God?”38 Locutusque est ad eos: “ Num invenire poterimus talem virum, qui spiritu Dei plenus sit? ”.
39 Therefore, he said to Joseph: “Because God has revealed to you all that you have said, would I be able to find anyone wiser and as much like you?39 Dixit ergo ad Ioseph: “ Quia ostendit tibi Deus omnia, quae locutus es, numquid sapientiorem et consimilem tui invenire potero?
40 You will be over my house, and to the authority of your mouth, all the people will show obedience. Only in one way, in the throne of the kingdom, will I go before you.”40 Tu eris super domum meam, et ad tui oris imperium cunctus populus meus oboediet; uno tantum regni solio te praecedam ”.
41 And again, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have appointed you over the entire land of Egypt.”41 Dixitque rursus pharao ad Ioseph: “ Ecce, constitui te super universam terram Aegypti ”.
42 And he took the ring from his own hand, and he gave it into his hand. And he clothed him with a robe of fine linen, and he placed a necklace of gold around his neck.42 Tulitque anulum de manu sua et dedit eum in manu eius; vestivitque eum stola byssina et collo torquem auream circumposuit.
43 And he caused him to ascend upon his second swift chariot, with the herald proclaiming that everyone should bend their knee before him, and that they should know that he was governor over the entire land of Egypt.43 Fecitque eum ascendere super currum suum secundum, clamante praecone: “ Abrech! ”, ut omnes coram eo genuflecterent et praepositum esse scirent universae terrae Aegypti.
44 Likewise, the king said to Joseph: “I am Pharaoh: apart from your authority, no one will move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”44 Dixit quoque rex ad Ioseph: “ Ego sum pharao; absque tuo imperio non movebit quisquam manum aut pedem in omni terra Aegypti ”.
45 And he changed his name and called him, in the Egyptian tongue: ‘Savior of the world.’ And he gave him as a wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis. And so Joseph went out into the land of Egypt.45 Vertitque nomen eius et vocavit eum lingua Aegyptiaca Saphaneth Phanec (quod interpretatur Salvator mundi) deditque illi uxorem Aseneth filiam Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos.
Egressus est itaque Ioseph ad terram Aegypti
46 (Now he was thirty years old when he stood in the sight of king Pharaoh.) And he traveled throughout the regions of Egypt.46 ­ triginta autem annorum erat quando stetit in conspectu regis pharaonis ­ et circuivit omnes regiones Aegypti.
47 And the fertility of the seven years arrived. And when the grain fields were reduced to sheaves, these were gathered into the storehouses of Egypt.47 Venitque fertilitas septem annorum, et segetes congregavit in horrea Aegypti
48 And now all the abundance of grain was stored away in every city.48 condens in singulis urbibus frumentum camporum in circuitu.
49 And there was such a great abundance of wheat that it was comparable to the sands of the sea, and its bounty exceeded all measure.49 Tantaque fuit abundantia tritici, ut arenae maris coaequaretur, et copia mensuram excederet.
50 Then, before the famine arrived, Joseph had two sons born, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him.50 Nati sunt autem Ioseph filii duo, antequam veniret fames, quos ei peperit Aseneth filia Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos.
51 And he called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has caused me to forget all my labors and the house of my father.”51 Vocavitque nomen primogeniti Manasses dicens: “ Oblivisci me fecit Deus omnium laborum meorum et domus patris mei ”.
52 Likewise, he named the second Ephraim, saying, “God has caused me to increase in the land of my poverty.”52 Nomen quoque secundi appellavit Ephraim dicens: “ Crescere me fecit Deus in terra paupertatis meae ”.
53 And so, when the seven years of fertility that occurred in Egypt had passed,53 Igitur, transactis septem annis ubertatis, qui fuerant in Aegypto,
54 the seven years of destitution, which Joseph had predicted, began to arrive. And the famine prevailed throughout the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.54 coeperunt venire septem anni inopiae, quos praedixerat Ioseph, et in universo orbe fames praevaluit; in cuncta autem terra Aegypti erat panis.
55 And being hungry, the people cried out to Pharaoh, asking for provisions. And he said to them: “Go to Joseph. And do whatever he will tell you.”55 Qua esuriente, clamavit populus ad pharaonem alimenta petens. Quibus ille respondit: “ Ite ad Ioseph et, quidquid vobis dixerit, facite ”.
56 Then the famine increased daily in all the land. And Joseph opened all of the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. For the famine had oppressed them also.56 Et invaluit fames in omni terra Aegypti; aperuitque Ioseph universa horrea et vendebat Aegyptiis; nam et illos oppresserat fames.
57 And all the provinces came to Egypt, to buy food and to temper the misfortune of their destitution.57 Omnesque provinciae veniebant in Aegyptum, ut emerent escas apud Ioseph, quia inopia invaluerat in universa terra.