Genesis 41

VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Post duos annos vidit Pharao somnium. Putabat se stare super fluvium,	1 After two years, Pharaoh saw a dream. He thought himself to be standing above a river,
2 de quo ascendebant septem boves, pulchræ et crassæ nimis : et pascebantur in locis palustribus.	2 from which ascended seven cows, exceedingly beautiful and stout. And they pastured in marshy places.
3 Aliæ quoque septem emergebant de flumine, f?dæ confectæque macie : et pascebantur in ipsa amnis ripa in locis virentibus :	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.
4 devoraveruntque eas, quarum mira species et habitudo corporum erat. Expergefactus Pharao,	4 And they devoured those whose appearance and condition of body was so wonderful. Pharaoh, having been awakened,
5 rursum dormivit, et vidit alterum somnium : septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæ atque formosæ :	5 slept again, and he saw another dream. Seven ears of grain sprung up on one stalk, full and well-formed.
6 aliæ quoque totidem spicæ tenues, et percussæ uredine oriebantur,	6 Likewise, other ears of grain, of the same number, rose up, thin and struck with blight,
7 devorantes omnium priorum pulchritudinem. Evigilans Pharao post quietem,	7 devouring all the beauty of the first. Pharaoh, when he awakened after his rest,
8 et facto mane, pavore perterritus, misit ad omnes conjectores Ægypti, cunctosque sapientes, et accersitis narravit somnium, nec erat qui interpretaretur.	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.
9 Tunc demum reminiscens pincernarum magister, ait : Confiteor peccatum meum :	9 Then at last the chief cupbearer, remembering, said, “I confess my sin.
10 iratus rex servis suis, me et magistrum pistorum retrudi jussit in carcerem principis militum :	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.
11 ubi una nocte uterque vidimus somnium præsagum futurorum.	11 There, in one night, both of us saw a dream presaging the future.
12 Erat ibi puer hebræus, ejusdem ducis militum famulus : cui narrantes somnia,	12 In that place, there was a Hebrew, a servant of the same commander of the military, to whom we explained our dreams.
13 audivimus quidquid postea rei probavit eventus ; ego enim redditus sum officio meo, et ille suspensus est in cruce.	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.”
14 Protinus ad regis imperium eductum de carcere Joseph totonderunt : ac veste mutata obtulerunt ei.	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.
15 Cui ille ait : Vidi somnia, nec est qui edisserat : quæ audivi te sapientissime conjicere.	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.”
16 Respondit Joseph : Absque me Deus respondebit prospera Pharaoni.	16 Joseph responded, “Apart from me, God will respond favorably to Pharaoh.”
17 Narravit ergo Pharao quod viderat : Putabam me stare super ripam fluminis,	17 Therefore, Pharaoh explained what he had seen: “I thought myself to be standing on the bank of a river,
18 et septem boves de amne conscendere, pulchras nimis, et obesis carnibus : quæ in pastu paludis virecta carpebant.	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.
19 Et ecce, has sequebantur aliæ septem boves, in tantum deformes et macilentæ, ut numquam tales in terra Ægypti viderim :	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.
20 quæ, devoratis et consumptis prioribus,	20 These devoured and consumed the first,
21 nullum saturitatis dedere vestigium : sed simili macie et squalore torpebant. Evigilans, rursus sopore depressus,	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,
22 vidi somnium. Septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæ atque pulcherrimæ.	22 I saw a dream. Seven ears of grain sprang up on one stalk, full and very beautiful.
23 Aliæ quoque septem tenues et percussæ uredine, oriebantur e stipula :	23 Likewise, another seven, thin and struck with blight, rose up from the stalk.
24 quæ priorum pulchritudinem devoraverunt. Narravi conjectoribus somnium, et nemo est qui edisserat.	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.”
25 Respondit Joseph : Somnium regis unum est : quæ facturus est Deus, ostendit Pharaoni.	25 Joseph responded: “The dream of the king is one. What God will do, he has revealed to Pharaoh.
26 Septem boves pulchræ, et septem spicæ plenæ, septem ubertatis anni sunt : eamdemque vim somnii comprehendunt.	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.
27 Septem quoque boves tenues atque macilentæ, quæ ascenderunt post eas, et septem spicæ tenues, et vento urente percussæ, septem anni venturæ sunt famis.	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.
28 Qui hoc ordine complebuntur :	28 These will be fulfilled in this order.
29 ecce septem anni venient fertilitatis magnæ in universa terra Ægypti,	29 Behold, there will arrive seven years of great fertility throughout the entire land of Egypt.
30 quos sequentur septem anni alii tantæ sterilitatis, ut oblivioni tradatur cuncta retro abundantia : consumptura est enim fames omnem terram,	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,
31 et ubertatis magnitudinem perditura est inopiæ magnitudo.	31 and the greatness of this destitution will cause the greatness of the abundance to be lost.
32 Quod autem vidisti secundo ad eamdem rem pertinens somnium : firmitatis indicium est, eo quod fiat sermo Dei, et velocius impleatur.	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.
33 Nunc ergo provideat rex virum sapientem et industrium, et præficiat eum terræ Ægypti :	33 Now therefore, let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and place him over the land of Egypt,
34 qui constituat præpositos per cunctas regiones : et quintam partem fructuum per septem annos fertilitatis,	34 so that he may appoint overseers throughout all the regions. And let a fifth part of the fruits, throughout the seven fertile years
35 qui jam nunc futuri sunt, congreget in horrea : et omne frumentum sub Pharaonis potestate condatur, serveturque in urbibus.	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.
36 Et præparetur futuræ septem annorum fami, quæ oppressura est Ægyptum, et non consumetur terra inopia.	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.”
37 Placuit Pharaoni consilium et cunctis ministris ejus :	37 The counsel pleased Pharaoh and all his ministers.
38 locutusque est ad eos : Num invenire poterimus talem virum, qui spiritu Dei plenus sit ?	38 And he said to them, “Would we be able to find another such man, who is full of the Spirit of God?”
39 Dixit ergo ad Joseph : Quia ostendit tibi Deus omnia quæ locutus es, numquid sapientiorem et consimilem tui invenire potero ?	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?
40 Tu eris super domum meam, et ad tui oris imperium cunctus populus obediet : uno tantum regni solio te præcedam.	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.”
41 Dixitque rursus Pharao ad Joseph : Ecce, constitui te super universam terram Ægypti.	41 And again, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have appointed you over the entire land of Egypt.”
42 Tulitque annulum de manu sua, et dedit eum in manu ejus : vestivitque eum stola byssina, et collo torquem auream circumposuit.	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.
43 Fecitque eum ascendere super currum suum secundum, clamante præcone, ut omnes coram eo genu flecterent, et præpositum esse scirent universæ terræ Ægypti.	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.
44 Dixit quoque rex ad Joseph : Ego sum Pharao : absque tuo imperio non movebit quisquam manum aut pedem in omni terra Ægypti.	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.”
45 Vertitque nomen ejus, et vocavit eum, lingua ægyptiaca, Salvatorem mundi. Deditque illi uxorem Aseneth filiam Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos. Egressus est itaque Joseph ad terram Ægypti	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.
46 (triginta autem annorum erat quando stetit in conspectu regis Pharaonis), et circuivit omnes regiones Ægypti.	46 (Now he was thirty years old when he stood in the sight of king Pharaoh.) And he traveled throughout the regions of Egypt.
47 Venitque fertilitas septem annorum : et in manipulos redactæ segetes congregatæ sunt in horrea Ægypti.	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.
48 Omnis etiam frugum abundantia in singulis urbibus condita est.	48 And now all the abundance of grain was stored away in every city.
49 Tantaque fuit abundantia tritici, ut arenæ maris coæquaretur, et copia mensuram excederet.	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.
50 Nati sunt autem Joseph filii duo antequam veniret fames : quos peperit ei Aseneth filia Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos.	50 Then, before the famine arrived, Joseph had two sons born, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him.
51 Vocavitque nomen primogeniti Manasses, dicens : Oblivisci me fecit Deus omnium laborum meorum, et domus patris mei.	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.”
52 Nomen quoque secundi appellavit Ephraim, dicens : Crescere me fecit Deus in terra paupertatis meæ.	52 Likewise, he named the second Ephraim, saying, “God has caused me to increase in the land of my poverty.”
53 Igitur transactis septem ubertatis annis, qui fuerant in Ægypto,	53 And so, when the seven years of fertility that occurred in Egypt had passed,
54 c?perunt venire septem anni inopiæ, quos prædixerat Joseph : et in universo orbe fames prævaluit, in cuncta autem terra Ægypti panis erat.	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.
55 Qua esuriente, clamavit populus ad Pharaonem, alimenta petens. Quibus ille respondit : Ite ad Joseph : et quidquid ipse vobis dixerit, facite.	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.”
56 Crescebat autem quotidie fames in omni terra : aperuitque Joseph universa horrea, et vendebat Ægyptiis : nam et illos oppresserat fames.	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.
57 Omnesque provinciæ veniebant in Ægyptum, ut emerent escas, et malum inopiæ temperarent.	57 And all the provinces came to Egypt, to buy food and to temper the misfortune of their destitution.