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Geneza 41
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Geneza 41
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Visele lui Faraon
41 După doi ani, Faraon a visat că stătea pe malul Nilului 2 şi că din Nil au ieşit şapte vaci frumoase şi grase, care păşteau între trestii. 3 După ele au ieşit din Nil alte şapte vaci urâte şi sfrijite, care s-au aşezat lângă celelalte vaci, pe malul Nilului. 4 Vacile urâte şi sfrijite le-au mâncat pe cele şapte vaci frumoase şi grase. Atunci Faraon s-a trezit din somn. 5 Apoi a adormit din nou şi a avut un alt vis: şapte spice de grâne, grase şi bune, creşteau pe acelaşi pai. 6 După ele au răsărit şapte spice slabe şi arse de vântul de răsărit. 7 Spicele slabe le-au înghiţit pe cele şapte spice grase şi pline. Atunci Faraon s-a trezit din somn; acestea au fost visele sale.
8 Dimineaţa duhul său era tulburat; el a trimis să-i cheme pe toţi magicienii şi pe toţi înţelepţii Egiptului, cărora le-a istorisit visele, dar nimeni n-a putut să i le interpreteze. 9 Atunci căpetenia paharnicilor i-a zis lui Faraon: „Mi-aduc astăzi aminte de greşeala mea[a]; 10 Faraon s-a mâniat odată pe slujitorii săi şi ne-a pus sub pază, în casa conducătorului gărzii[b], pe mine şi pe căpetenia brutarilor. 11 El şi cu mine am avut în aceeaşi noapte câte un vis, fiecare vis având o interpretare proprie. 12 Împreună cu noi, se afla acolo şi un tânăr evreu, sclav al conducătorului gărzii. I-am istorisit acestuia visele noastre, iar el ni le-a interpretat, dând fiecărui vis o interpretare proprie. 13 Şi s-a întâmplat exact aşa cum ni le-a interpretat el: pe mine Faraon m-a repus în slujbă, iar pe brutar l-a spânzurat.“ 14 Atunci Faraon a trimis după Iosif, iar el a fost scos repede din temniţă. Iosif s-a ras, şi-a schimbat hainele şi s-a prezentat înaintea lui Faraon. 15 Acesta i-a zis:
– Am avut un vis, dar nu este nimeni care să-l poată interpreta. Am auzit că tu poţi interpreta un vis imediat ce-l auzi.
16 – Nu eu, ci Dumnezeu îi va da lui Faraon un răspuns prielnic, i-a răspuns Iosif.
17 Atunci Faraon i-a zis lui Iosif:
– Am visat că stăteam pe malul Nilului 18 şi că din Nil au ieşit şapte vaci frumoase şi grase, care păşteau între trestii. 19 După ele au ieşit alte şapte vaci mici, foarte urâte şi sfrijite. Niciodată n-am văzut vaci atât de urâte în toată ţara Egiptului. 20 Vacile sfrijite şi urâte le-au mâncat pe primele şapte vaci grase; 21 dar după ce le-au mâncat, nimeni nu şi-ar fi dat seama că au făcut acest lucru, pentru că erau la fel de sfrijite ca şi înainte. Apoi m-am trezit. 22 Am adormit din nou şi am avut un alt vis: şapte spice de grâne, pline şi bune, creşteau pe acelaşi pai. 23 După ele au răsărit şapte spice uscate, slabe şi arse de vântul de răsărit. 24 Spicele slabe le-au înghiţit pe cele şapte spice bune. Le-am spus magicienilor aceste vise, dar nici unul nu mi le-a putut explica.
25 Atunci Iosif i-a zis lui Faraon:
– Visele lui Faraon reprezintă acelaşi lucru; Dumnezeu i-a descoperit ce urmează să facă. 26 Cele şapte vaci bune reprezintă şapte ani, iar cele şapte spice bune reprezintă tot şapte ani; este un singur vis. 27 Cele şapte vaci slabe şi urâte, care au ieşit după primele, reprezintă şapte ani, ca şi cele şapte spice goale, arse de vântul de răsărit. Ele reprezintă şapte ani de foamete. 28 Se va întâmpla exact aşa cum i-am spus lui Faraon; Dumnezeu i-a arătat lui Faraon ce urmează să facă. 29 Vor veni şapte ani de mare belşug în toată ţara Egiptului. 30 După ei vor veni şapte ani de foamete, astfel încât tot belşugul din ţara Egiptului va fi uitat. Foametea va pustii ţara; 31 belşugul nu va mai fi cunoscut în ţară din cauza foametei care va urma, pentru că ea va fi foarte grea. 32 Visul i-a fost arătat lui Faraon în două feluri, pentru că acest lucru este hotărât de Dumnezeu, iar Dumnezeu îl va împlini în curând. 33 De aceea Faraon să aleagă acum un om priceput şi înţelept şi să-l pună conducător peste ţara Egiptului. 34 Faraon să rânduiască supraveghetori peste ţara Egiptului şi să ia o cincime din rodul ţării în timpul celor şapte ani de belşug. 35 Ei să strângă toată hrana din aceşti ani buni care vin, să pună grânele pentru hrana celor din cetăţi sub stăpânirea lui Faraon şi să le păzească. 36 Hrana aceea va fi o rezervă pentru ţară în cei şapte ani de foamete care vor veni peste ţara Egiptului, astfel încât ţara să nu piară în timpul foametei.
Înălţarea lui Iosif
37 Lui Faraon şi tuturor slujitorilor săi li s-a părut potrivit planul. 38 Aşa că el le-a zis slujitorilor săi: „Vom putea noi găsi pe cineva ca acesta, în care să fie Duhul lui Dumnezeu[c]?“ 39 Apoi Faraon i-a zis lui Iosif:
– Pentru că Dumnezeu ţi-a descoperit toate acestea, nu este nimeni la fel de priceput şi de înţelept ca tine. 40 De aceea tu vei fi conducător peste curtea mea şi tot poporul meu va asculta de cuvântul tău; doar în ce priveşte tronul, eu voi fi mai mare decât tine. 41 Aşadar, te-am pus conducător peste toată ţara Egiptului.
42 Faraon şi-a scos inelul cu sigiliu din deget şi l-a pus pe degetul lui Iosif. L-a îmbrăcat în haine de in subţire, iar în jurul gâtului i-a pus un lanţ de aur. 43 Apoi l-a pus în carul care venea după al său[d] şi înaintea lui se striga: „Plecaţi genunchiul!“[e] Astfel, Faraon l-a pus pe Iosif conducător peste tot Egiptul. 44 De asemenea, el i-a mai spus lui Iosif:
– Eu sunt Faraon, dar fără consimţământul tău nimeni nu va face nimic în toată ţara Egiptului.“
45 Faraon i-a pus lui Iosif numele Ţafnat-Paneah[f] şi i-a dat-o de soţie pe Asnat, fiica lui Poti-Fera, preotul din On[g]. Iosif a plecat prin ţara Egiptului. 46 El avea treizeci de ani când a intrat în slujba monarhului Egiptului. Iosif a ieşit de la Faraon şi a călătorit prin tot Egiptul. 47 În timpul celor şapte ani de belşug, pământul a rodit foarte mult. 48 În timpul acestor şapte ani de belşug din ţara Egiptului, Iosif a adunat toată hrana şi a depozitat-o în cetăţi; în fiecare cetate el a depozitat hrana care provenea de pe câmpurile din jur. 49 Astfel, Iosif a strâns foarte multe grâne, ca nisipul mării, încât a încetat să le mai cântărească, deoarece erau foarte multe.
50 Înainte să vină anii de foamete, Asnat, fiica lui Poti-Fera, preotul din On, i-a născut lui Iosif doi fii. 51 Iosif i-a pus întâiului său născut numele Manase[h], zicând: „Aceasta pentru că Dumnezeu m-a făcut să uit toate necazurile mele şi toată familia tatălui meu.“ 52 Celui de-al doilea fiu i-a pus numele Efraim[i], zicând: „Aceasta pentru că Dumnezeu m-a făcut roditor în ţara durerii mele.“
53 Cei şapte ani de belşug din ţara Egiptului s-au sfârşit 54 şi au început şapte ani de foamete, aşa cum a spus Iosif. În toate ţările era foamete, dar în toată ţara Egiptului era pâine. 55 Când toată ţara Egiptului a flămânzit, poporul a strigat către Faraon după pâine. Faraon le-a zis tuturor egiptenilor: „Mergeţi la Iosif, şi el vă va spune ce să faceţi!“ 56 Foametea a cuprins întreaga ţară, iar Iosif a deschis toate locurile cu provizii şi le-a vândut grâne egiptenilor, deoarece foametea era grea în Egipt. 57 Şi, pentru că în întreaga lume foametea era grea, oameni din toate ţările veneau în Egipt ca să cumpere grâne de la Iosif.
Footnotes
- Geneza 41:9 LXX (probabil cu referire la uitarea promisiunii); TM: păcatele mele (probabil cu referire la motivul pentru care fusese închis)
- Geneza 41:10 Vezi nota de la 37:36; şi în v. 12
- Geneza 41:38 LXX; TM lasă de înţeles şi duhul zeilor, fiind foarte puţin probabil ca Faraon să fi avut o convingere religioasă monoteistă
- Geneza 41:43 Sau: în cel de-al doilea car al său; ori: în carul celui de-al doilea în rang după el
- Geneza 41:43 Sau: Atenţiune!. Sensul şi originea termenului original este nesigură
- Geneza 41:45 Sensul numelui este nesigur
- Geneza 41:45 Gr. Heliopolis („Cetatea Soarelui“), un important centru al cultului lui Ra; şi în v. 50
- Geneza 41:51 Manase sună asemănător cu termenul ebraic pentru a face să uite
- Geneza 41:52 Efraim sună asemănător cu termenul ebraic pentru de două ori roditor
Genesis 41
King James Version
Genesis 41
King James Version
41 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.
49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
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.
1 Mosebok 41
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
1 Mosebok 41
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Faraos dröm
41 En natt, två år senare, drömde Farao att han stod på Nilens strand,
2 när plötsligt sju välmående, feta kor kom upp ur floden och började beta i gräset.
3 Sedan kom sju andra kor upp ur floden, men de var så magra att alla revbenen syntes. De gick fram och ställde sig bredvid de feta korna.
4 Sedan åt de magra korna upp de feta! I samma ögonblick vaknade Farao.
5 Snart somnade han igen och hade ännu en dröm. Den här gången såg han sju sädesax på ett strå, och varje korn var välformat och fylligt.
6 Plötsligt visade sig ytterligare sju ax på strået, men dessa var tunna och svedda av den östliga vinden.
7 De tunna axen svalde de fylliga, välformade axen! Då vaknade Farao igen och förstod att alltsammans bara var en dröm.
8 Följande morgon blev han mycket oroad över vad drömmarna kunde betyda. Han kallade på alla trollkarlar och spåmän i Egypten och berättade om drömmarna för dem, men ingen kunde komma på vad de betydde.
9 Då yttrade sig kungens vinsmakare.Idag kommer jag ihåg min synd! sa han.
10 För en tid sedan, då du var arg på några av oss, satte du mig och hovbagaren i fängelset hos kaptenen för vakten.
11 En natt hade hovbagaren och jag var sin dröm.
12 Vi berättade om drömmarna för en ung hebré, som var slav hos kaptenen för vakten, och han berättade för oss vad drömmarna betydde.
13 Allt inträffade precis som han hade sagt: Jag återupprättades till min ställning som vinsmakare, och hovbagaren avrättades och blev upphängd på en påle.
14 Farao skickade genast efter Josef. Han fördes omedelbart från fängelsehålan, och efter att snabbt ha rakat sig och bytt kläder, kom han till Farao.
15 Jag hade en dröm i natt, berättade Farao för honom. Ingen av dessa män kan berätta för mig vad den betyder. Men jag har hört att du kan tolka drömmar, och det är därför jag har kallat på dig.
16 Jag gör det inte själv, svarade Josef. Men Gud kan säga dig vad drömmen betyder!
17 Då berättade Farao drömmen för honom. Jag stod på Nilflodens strand, sa han,
18 när plötsligt sju feta, välmående kor kom upp ur floden och började beta på strandkanten.
19 Men sedan kom sju andra kor upp ur floden, mycket magra och knotiga, ja, faktum är att jag aldrig har sett så magra djur i hela Egyptens land.
20 Dessa magra kor åt upp de sju feta, som hade kommit först,
21 men efteråt var de lika magra som förut! Sedan vaknade jag.
22 Lite senare hade jag ännu en dröm. Den här gången såg jag sju ax på ett strå, och alla sju axen var fylliga och vackra.
23 På samma strå kom sedan fram sju förtorkade, tunna ax,
24 och de tunna axen svalde de fylliga!Jag berättade allt detta för mina trollkarlar, men inte en enda av dem kunde säga vad det betydde.
25 Båda drömmarna betyder samma sak, sa Josef till Farao. Gud har talat om för dig vad han tänker göra här i Egypten.
26 De sju feta korna och de sju fylliga, välformade axen betyder att det ska bli sju års välstånd här i landet.
27 De sju magra korna och de sju magra och förtorkade axen betyder att det kommer att bli sju års hungersnöd efter de sju goda åren.
28 Gud har visat dig vad han tänker göra.
29 De kommande sju åren ska bli en period av stort välstånd i hela Egyptens land.
30 Men efteråt kommer det att bli sju år av svält. Den blir så svår att man kommer att glömma välståndet och alla de goda åren, och svälten kommer att ödelägga landet.
31 Svälten kommer att bli så fruktansvärd att till och med minnet av de goda åren kommer att utplånas.
32 Att det var två drömmar är ett tecken på att allt detta kommer att ske. Gud har nämligen bestämt det, och det kommer att hända snart.
33 Mitt förslag är att du söker reda på den visaste mannen i Egypten och gör honom till chef för ett nationellt jordbruksprogram.
34-35 Jag föreslår att du utser några personer som kan ta ansvar för att samla in en femtedel av all överskottssäd till de kungliga lagren under de kommande sju åren,
36 så att det finns tillräckligt att äta när de sju årens svält kommer. Annars kommer olycka att drabba landet.
Josef blir en mäktig man
37 Josefs förslag togs väl emot av Farao och hans ministrar.
38 Vem kan göra det bättre än Josef? sa Farao. Han är en man som tydligen är fylld av Guds Ande.
39 Farao vände sig sedan till Josef och sa till honom: Eftersom Gud har uppenbarat för dig vad drömmarna betyder, är du den visaste mannen i landet!
40 Därför tillsätter jag dig härmed som ansvarig för hela detta projekt. Vad du säger ska gälla i hela Egyptens land, och det är bara jag som ska stå över dig.
41-42 Sedan satte Farao sin egen signetring på Josefs finger som ett tecken på hans auktoritet, och klädde honom i fina kläder och satte en kunglig guldkedja runt halsen på honom.
43 Som Faraos närmaste man fick Josef också en vagn av honom, och vart Josef än for, ropade man: Lämna plats!
44 Och Farao sa till Josef: Jag är fortfarande kung i landet, men jag lägger allt under dig.
45 Sedan gav Farao honom ett namn, Safenat-Panea, som betyder: Han har den gudomliga kraften över livet och döden. Och han gav honom en flicka som hette Asenat till hustru, en dotter till Poti-Fera, som var präst i Heliopolis. På så sätt blev Josef berömd i hela Egypten.
46 Josef var trettio år gammal när han började sin tjänst för Farao. Han lämnade då palatset och började resa runt i hela landet.
47 Under de följande sju åren blev det rika skördar överallt.
48 Under dessa år samlade Josef in en del av skörden i varje del av Egypten för regeringens räkning och lagrade den i närliggande städer.
49 Efter sju års framgångsrikt arbete var lagren överfyllda, och det fanns så mycket säd att ingen kunde bedöma den exakta mängden.
50 Innan de första svältåren började, fick Josef två söner med Asenat. Hennes far, Poti-Fera, var präst åt solguden Re i Heliopolis.
51 Josef kallade sin äldste son Manasse. Det betyder 'Skapad för att jag ska glömma'. Vad han menade var att Gud hade låtit honom glömma all sin olycka i ungdomen, då han förlorat sin plats i familjen.
52 Den andre pojken kallade han Efraim, som betyder fruktsam. Han sa nämligen: Gud har gjort mig fruktsam i det land där jag har upplevt slaveri.
53 Slutligen hade de sju goda åren gått.
54 Då började sju års svält, precis som Josef hade förutsagt. Skörden slog fel även i grannländerna, men i Egypten fanns det tillräckligt med säd i lagren.
55 När folket i Egypten började svälta bad de Farao om mat, och han skickade dem till Josef. Lyd honom vad han än säger, sa han till dem.
56-57 När den allvarliga hungersnöden gick fram över världen öppnade Josef sädesförråden och sålde säd både till egyptierna och till alla dem som kom från andra länder för att köpa.
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