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Genesis 41
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Genesis 41
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dream
41 After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, 2 and there came up out of the Nile seven sleek and fat cows, and they grazed in the reed grass. 3 Then seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. 4 The ugly and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. And Pharaoh awoke. 5 Then he fell asleep and dreamed a second time; seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk. 6 Then seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them. 7 The thin ears swallowed up the seven plump and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and it was a dream. 8 In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.(A)
9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “I remember my faults today. 10 Once Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard.(B) 11 We dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own meaning.(C) 12 A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each according to his dream.(D) 13 As he interpreted to us, so it turned out; I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged.”(E)
14 Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was hurriedly brought out of the dungeon. When he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh.(F) 15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”(G) 16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not I; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”(H) 17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile, 18 and seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass. 19 Then seven other cows came up after them, poor, very ugly, and thin. Never had I seen such ugly ones in all the land of Egypt. 20 The thin and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows, 21 but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had done so, for they were still as ugly as before. Then I awoke. 22 I fell asleep a second time,[a] and I saw in my dream seven ears of grain, full and good, growing on one stalk, 23 and seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouting after them, 24 and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. But when I told it to the magicians, there was no one who could explain it to me.”(I)
25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh’s dreams are one and the same; God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one. 27 The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, as are the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind. They are seven years of famine.(J) 28 It is as I told Pharaoh; God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do.(K) 29 There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.(L) 30 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.(M) 31 The plenty will no longer be known in the land because of the famine that will follow, for it will be very grievous. 32 And the doubling of Pharaoh’s dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about.(N) 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh select a man who is discerning and wise and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plenteous years. 35 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.(O) 36 That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to befall the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine.”
Joseph’s Rise to Power
37 The proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. 38 Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find anyone else like this, one in whom is the spirit of God?”(P) 39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. 40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command; only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”(Q) 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”(R) 42 Removing his signet ring from his hand, Pharaoh put it on Joseph’s hand; he arrayed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.(S) 43 He had him ride in the chariot of his second-in-command, and they cried out in front of him, “Bow the knee!”[b] Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt.(T) 44 Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”(U) 45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as his wife. Thus Joseph gained authority over the land of Egypt.
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.(V) 47 During the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly. 48 He gathered up all the food of the seven years when there was plenty[c] 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 So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance—like the sand of the sea—that he stopped measuring it; it was beyond measure.
50 Before the years of famine came, Joseph had two sons, whom Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.(W) 51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh,[d] “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” 52 The second he named Ephraim,[e] “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortunes.”(X)
53 The seven years of plenty that prevailed in the land of Egypt came to an end, 54 and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every country, but throughout the land of Egypt there was bread.(Y) 55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; what he says to you, do.” 56 And since the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses[f] and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.(Z) 57 Moreover, all the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine became severe throughout the world.
Genesis 41
New International Version
Genesis 41
New International Version
Pharaoh’s Dreams
41 When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream:(A) He was standing by the Nile,(B) 2 when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat,(C) and they grazed among the reeds.(D) 3 After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank. 4 And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.(E)
5 He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain,(F) healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk. 6 After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind.(G) 7 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up;(H) it had been a dream.
8 In the morning his mind was troubled,(I) so he sent for all the magicians(J) and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.(K)
9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I am reminded of my shortcomings.(L) 10 Pharaoh was once angry with his servants,(M) and he imprisoned me and the chief baker in the house of the captain of the guard.(N) 11 Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.(O) 12 Now a young Hebrew(P) was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard.(Q) We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each man the interpretation of his dream.(R) 13 And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was impaled.(S)”
14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon.(T) When he had shaved(U) and changed his clothes,(V) he came before Pharaoh.
15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it.(W) But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”(X)
16 “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”(Y)
17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,(Z) 18 when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.(AA) 19 After them, seven other cows came up—scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt. 20 The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first. 21 But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.
22 “In my dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing on a single stalk. 23 After them, seven other heads sprouted—withered and thin and scorched by the east wind. 24 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me.(AB)”
25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same.(AC) God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.(AD) 26 The seven good cows(AE) are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream. 27 The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.(AF)
28 “It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.(AG) 29 Seven years of great abundance(AH) are coming throughout the land of Egypt, 30 but seven years of famine(AI) will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.(AJ) 31 The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe. 32 The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided(AK) by God, and God will do it soon.(AL)
33 “And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man(AM) and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.(AN) 34 Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners(AO) over the land to take a fifth(AP) of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.(AQ) 35 They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food.(AR) 36 This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt,(AS) so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.”
37 The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials.(AT) 38 So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God[a]?”(AU)
39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you,(AV) there is no one so discerning and wise as you.(AW) 40 You shall be in charge of my palace,(AX) and all my people are to submit to your orders.(AY) Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.(AZ)”
Joseph in Charge of Egypt
41 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.”(BA) 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring(BB) from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes(BC) of fine linen(BD) and put a gold chain around his neck.(BE) 43 He had him ride in a chariot(BF) as his second-in-command,[b](BG) and people shouted before him, “Make way[c]!”(BH) Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.(BI)
44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.”(BJ) 45 Pharaoh gave Joseph(BK) the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest(BL) of On,[d](BM) to be his wife.(BN) And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.
46 Joseph was thirty years old(BO) when he entered the service(BP) of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt. 47 During the seven years of abundance(BQ) the land produced plentifully. 48 Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities.(BR) In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it. 49 Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea;(BS) it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
50 Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.(BT) 51 Joseph named his firstborn(BU) Manasseh[e](BV) and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” 52 The second son he named Ephraim[f](BW) and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful(BX) in the land of my suffering.”
53 The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end, 54 and the seven years of famine(BY) began,(BZ) just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food. 55 When all Egypt began to feel the famine,(CA) the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.”(CB)
56 When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians,(CC) for the famine(CD) was severe throughout Egypt.(CE) 57 And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph,(CF) because the famine was severe everywhere.(CG)
Footnotes
- Genesis 41:38 Or of the gods
- Genesis 41:43 Or in the chariot of his second-in-command; or in his second chariot
- Genesis 41:43 Or Bow down
- Genesis 41:45 That is, Heliopolis; also in verse 50
- Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for forget.
- Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for twice fruitful.
Zanafilla 41
Albanian Bible
Zanafilla 41
Albanian Bible
41 Por ndodhi që mbas dy vitesh të plota Faraoni pa një ëndërr. Ai ndodhej pranë një lumi,
2 dhe ja që ndërsa po ngjiten nga lumi shtatë lopë, të hijshme e të majme, që nisën të kullosin ndër xunkthe.
3 Pas atyre, u ngjitën nga lumi shtatë lopë të tjera të shëmtuara dhe të dobëta, dhe u ndalën pranë të parave në bregun e lumit.
4 Tani lopët e shëmtuara dhe të dobëta hëngrën lopët e hijshme dhe të majme. Pastaj Faraoni u zgjua.
5 Më pas e zuri gjumi përsëri dhe pa një ëndërr të dytë; dhe, ja, shtatë kallinj të trashë dhe të bukur që dilnin nga një kërcell i vetëm.
6 Pastaj, ja, shtatë kallinj të hollë dhe të tharë nga era lindore, që mbinin pas tyre.
7 Dhe kallinjtë e hollë gëlltitën shtatë kallinjtë e trashë dhe të plotë. Atëherë Faraoni u zgjua dhe, ja, ishte një ëndërr.
8 Në mëngjes shpirti i tij qe i trazuar, dhe dërgoi e thirri tërë magjistarët dhe të diturit e Egjiptit; pastaj Faraoni u tregoi ëndrrat e tij, por asnjeri prej tyre nuk qe në gjendje t’ia interpretonte Faraonit.
9 Atëherë kryekupëmbajtësi i foli Faraonit duke i thënë: "Sot kujtoj gabimet e mia.
10 Faraoni ishte zemëruar me shërbëtorët e tij dhe më kishte futur në burg në shtëpinë e kreut të rojeve, mua dhe kryebukëpjekësin.
11 Po atë natë, unë dhe ai pamë një ëndërr; secili pa një ëndërr që kishte kuptimin e tij.
12 Me ne ishte edhe një hebre i ri, shërbëtor i kreut të rojeve; atij i treguam ëndrrat tona dhe ai na i interpretoi, duke i dhënë secilit interpretimin e ëndrrës së tij.
13 Dhe gjërat u zhvilluan pikërisht simbas interpretimit që na kishte dhënë ai. Faraoni më rivendosi në detyrën time dhe e vari tjetrin".
14 Atëherë Faraoni dërgoi ta thërrisnin Jozefin, që e nxorrën menjëherë nga burgu nëntokësor. Kështu ai u rrua, ndërroi rrobat dhe erdhi te Faraoni.
15 Dhe Faraoni i tha Jozefit: "Kam parë një ëndërr dhe askush nuk është në gjëndje ta interpretojë; por kam dëgjuar për ty se, kur ke dëgjuar një ëndërr, je në gjendje ta interpretosh".
16 Jozefi iu përgjegj Faraonit duke i thënë: "Nuk jam unë, por Perëndia do të japë një përgjigje për të mirën e Faraonit".
17 Atëherë Faraoni i tha Jozefit: "Ja, në ëndrrën time unë rrija në bregun e lumit,
18 kur u ngjitën nga lumi shtatë lopë të majme dhe të hijshme, që nisën të kullosnin ndër xunkthe.
19 Pas tyre u ngjitën shtatë lopë të tjera të dobëta, shumë të shëmtuara dhe thatime; lopë të tilla aq të shëmtuara nuk kisha parë kurrë në gjithë shtetin e Egjiptit.
20 Dhe lopët e dobëta dhe të shëmtuara i hëngrën të shtatë lopët e para të majme;
21 por edhe pasi i hëngrën, asnjeri nuk mund të dallonte që i kishin ngrënë, sepse ato ishin të shëmtuara si më parë. Kështu u zgjova.
22 Pastaj pashë në ëndrrën time shtatë kallinj që dilnin nga një kërcell i vetëm, të plotë dhe të bukur;
23 dhe ja shtatë kallinj të tjerë të fishkur, të hollë dhe të tharë nga era lindore, që mbinin pas të parëve.
24 Pastaj shtatë kallinjtë e hollë gëlltitën shtatë kallinjtë e bukur. Këtë gjë ua tregova magjistarëve, por asnjeri prej tyre nuk qe në gjëndje të më jepte një shpjegim".
25 Atëherë Jozefi i tha Faraonit: "Éndërrat e Faraonit janë një ëndërr e njëjtë. Perëndia i tregoi Faraonit atë që po gatitet të bëjë.
26 Shtatë lopët e bukura janë shtatë vite dhe shtatë kallinjtë e bukur janë shtatë vite; është e njëjta ëndërr.
27 Edhe shtatë lopët e dobëta dhe të shëmtuara, që ngjiteshin pas atyre, janë shtatë vite; edhe shtatë kallinjtë bosh dhe të tharë nga era lindore janë shtatë vite zije buke.
28 Këto janë ato që i thanë Faraonit: Perëndia i tregoi Faraonit atë që po përgatitet të bëjë.
29 Ja, po vijnë shtatë vite bollëku të madh në tërë vendin e Egjiptit;
30 por pas këtyre do të vinë shtatë vite zije buke dhe gjithë ai bollëk do të harrohet në vendin e Egjiptit; dhe zija do të ligështojë vendin.
31 Dhe në vend nuk do ta kujtojnë më bollëkun e mëparshëm për shkak të zisë së bukës që do të vijë, sepse kjo do të jetë shumë e rëndë.
32 Fakti që kjo ëndërr i është shfaqur Faraonit dy herë do të thotë që këtë vendim e ka marrë Perëndia, dhe Perëndia do të bëjë që të ndodhë shpejt.
33 Prandaj Faraoni të kërkojë një njeri të zgjuar dhe të urtë dhe ta caktojë në krye të Egjiptit.
34 Faraoni duhet të veprojë kështu: të emërojë në vend mbikqyrës për të mbledhur një të pestën e prodhimeve të vendit të Egjiptit, gjatë shtatë viteve të bollëkut.
35 Ata të grumbullojnë të gjitha ushqimet e këtyre viteve të mbara që po vinë dhe të grumbullojnë grurin nën autoritetin e Faraonit dhe ta ruajnë për furnizimin e qyteteve.
36 Këto ushqime do të jenë një rezervë për vendin në parashikim të shtatë viteve të zisë së bukës që do të bjerë në vendin e Egjiptit; kështu vendi nuk do të humbasë nga zija".
37 Kjo gjë i pëlqeu Faraonit dhe gjithë nëpunësve të tij.
38 Dhe Faraoni u tha nëpunësve të tij: "A mund të gjejmë një njeri si ky, tek i cili të gjendet Fryma e Perëndisë?".
39 Atëherë Faraoni i tha Jozefit: "Me qënë se Perëndia të bëri të dish të gjitha këto gjëra, nuk ka asnjeri të zgjuar dhe të ditur sa ti.
40 Ti do të jesh mbi shtëpinë time dhe i tërë populli im do t’u bindet urdhërave të tua; vetëm për fronin unë do të jem më i madh se ti".
41 Faraoni i tha Jozefit: "Shiko, unë të emëroj mbi gjithë shtetin e Egjiptit".
42 Pastaj Faraoni hoqi unazën nga dora e vet dhe ia vuri në dorë Jozefit; e veshi me rroba krejt prej liri dhe i vari në qafë një gjerdan të artë.
43 E hipi pastaj në karron e tij të dytë, dhe para tij thërrisnin: "Në gjunjë!". Kështu Faraoni e vendosi mbi tërë shtetin e Egjiptit.
44 Veç kësaj Faraoni i tha Jozefit: "Faraoni jam unë, por pa ty asnjeri nuk ka për të ngritur dorën ose këmbën në tërë shtetin e Egjiptit".
45 Dhe Faraoni e quajti Jozefin me emrin Cofnath-Paneah dhe i dha për grua Asenathin, të bijën e Potiferahut, prift i Onit. Dhe Jozefi u nis për të vizituar shtetin e Egjiptit.
46 Tani Jozefi ishte tridhjetë vjeç kur u paraqit para Faraonit, mbretit të Egjiptit. Pastaj Jozefi u largua nga Faraoni dhe i ra anembanë Egjiptit.
47 Gjatë shtatë viteve të bollëkut, toka prodhoi shumë;
48 dhe Jozefi grumbulloi tërë ushqimet në vendin e Egjiptit gjatë atyre shtatë viteve dhe i vendosi nëpër qytetet; në çdo qytet vendosi ushqimet e territorit përreth.
49 Kështu Jozefi grumbulloi grurë, si rëra e detit, aq shumë sa pushoi së mbajturi llogari sepse sasia e grurit ishte e pallogaritshme.
50 Para se të vinte viti i zisë, Jozefit i lindën dy fëmijë që Asenathi, e bija e Potiferahut, prift i Onit, i lindi.
51 Jozefi e quajti të parëlindurin Manasi, sepse tha: "Perëndia bëri që të harroj çdo shqetësim timin dhe tërë shtëpinë e atit tim".
52 Të dytit i vuri emrin Efraim, sepse tha: "Perëndia më ka bërë frytdhënës në vendin e pikëllimit tim".
53 Shtatë vitet e bollëkut që qenë në shtetin e Egjiptit morën fund,
54 dhe filluan shtatë vitet e zisë, ashtu si kishte thënë Jozefi. Kishte mungesë ushqimesh në të tëra vendet, por në tërë vendin e Egjiptit kishte bukë.
55 Pastaj tërë vendi i Egjiptit filloi të vuajë nga uria, dhe populli e ngriti zërin për t’i kërkuar bukë Faraonit. Atëherë Faraoni u tha tërë Egjiptasve: "Shkoni tek Jozefi dhe bëni si t’ju thotë ai".
56 Zija ishte përhapur mbi sipërfaqen e tërë vendit dhe Jozefi i hapi tërë depot dhe u shiti grurë Egjiptasve. Por zija u bë më e rëndë në vendin e Egjiptit.
57 Kështu njerëzit e të gjitha vendeve vinin në Egjipt te Jozefi për të blerë grurë, sepse zija qe shtuar mbi tërë tokën.
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