1 Passados dois anos inteiros, teve Faraó um sonho; e eis que estava em pé junto ao Nilo.
2 Subiam do Nilo sete vacas, formosas à vista e gordas de carne, que pastavam no carriçal.
3 Depois delas subiam do Nilo outras sete vacas, feias à vista e magras de carne, que estavam paradas juntos às outras à beira do Nilo.
4 As vacas feias à vista e magras de carne comiam as sete vacas formosas à vista e gordas. Então acordou Faraó.
5 Depois adormeceu e sonhou outra vez: saíam duma só cana sete espigas gradas e boas.
6 Depois delas nasciam sete espigas delgadas e queimadas do vento oriental.
7 As espigas delgadas devoravam as sete espigas gradas e cheias. Então acordou Faraó e eis que era um sonho.
8 De manhã achava-se perturbado o seu espírito; e mandou chamar todos os magos do Egito e todos os seus sábios. Faraó contou-lhes o seu sonho, porém não havia quem lhos interpretasse.
9 Então disse o copeiro-mor a Faraó: Hoje vou confessar as minhas ofensas:
10 Tendo-se irado Faraó com os seus servos, mandou meter-me a mim e ao padeiro-mor em detenção na casa do capitão da guarda.
11 Tivemos um sonho na mesma noite, eu e ele; sonhamos cada um conforme a interpretação do seu sonho.
12 Achava-se ali um mancebo hebreu, servo do capitão da guarda; contamos-lhe os nossos sonhos, e ele nô-los interpretou; a cada um conforme o seu sonho os interpretou.
13 Assim aconteceu, como ele nô-los interpretou: eu fui restituído ao meu cargo, e ele foi enforcado.
14 Mandou Faraó chamar a José, e fizeram-lhe sair apressadamente da masmorra. Ele se barbeou, mudou a roupa e foi apresentar-se a Faraó.
15 Disse Faraó a José. Tive um sonho e não há quem o possa interpretar. Ouvi dizer de ti que, quando ouves um sonho, podes interpretá-lo.
16 Respondeu-lhe José: De modo nenhum; Deus há de dar a Faraó uma resposta de paz.
17 Disse Faraó a José: Eis que em meu sonho estava eu em pé à beira do Nilo.
18 subiam do Nilo sete vacas gordas de carne e formosas à vista que pastavam no carriçal;
19 depois delas subiam outras sete vacas, fracas, mui feias de parecer e magras de carne, tão ruins, que nunca as vi tais em toda a terra do Egito.
20 As vacas magras e ruins comiam as primeiras sete vacas gordas;
21 e depois das terem consumido, não se podia saber que as tinham consumido; pois o seu aspecto era tão feio como no princípio. Então acordei.
22 Depois vi em meu sonho, e eis que duma só cana saíam sete espigas cheias e boas,
23 e depois delas nasciam sete espigas murchas, delgadas e queimadas do vento oriental,
24 e as espigas delgadas devoravam as sete espigas boas. Contei-o aos magos, porém não houve quem mo pudesse explicar.
25 Respondeu-lhe José: O sonho de Faraó é um só; manifestou Deus a Faraó o que está para fazer.
26 As sete vacas boas são sete anos, e as sete espigas boas são sete anos: o sonho é um só.
27 Também as sete vacas magras e ruins que subiam depois delas são sete anos, e as sete espigas vazias e queimadas do vento oriental serão sete anos de fome.
28 É isto o que eu disse a Faraó; manifestou Deus a Faraó o que está para fazer.
29 Eis que vêm sete anos de grande abundância por toda a terra do Egito;
30 e a estes seguirão sete anos de fome. Toda aquela abundância será esquecida na terra do Egito, e a fome consumirá a terra;
31 não será conhecida a abundância na terra por causa daquela fome que seguirá, porque será gravíssima.
32 O sonho de Faraó foi repetido duas vezes, porque a coisa é estabelecida por Deus, e ele a fará brevemente.
33 Agora se proveja Faraó de um homem entendido e sábio, e o ponha sobre a terra do Egito.
34 Faça isso Faraó: nomeie administradores sobre a terra, e tome a quinta parte dos frutos da terra do Egito nos sete anos de abundância.
35 Ajuntem os administradores toda a colheita destes bons anos que vêm, recolham o trigo debaixo do poder de Faraó para mantimento nas cidades, e o guardem.
36 Assim o mantimento será para o provimento da terra nos sete anos da fome que haverá na terra do Egito; para que não pereça a terra por causa da fome.
37 O conselho pareceu bom aos olhos de Faraó e aos olhos de todos os seus servos.
38 Perguntou Faraó aos seus servos: Porventura poderemos achar um homem como este, em quem há o espírito de Deus?
39 Disse Faraó a José: Visto que Deus te fez saber tudo isto, ninguém há tão entendido e sábio como tu.
40 Tu estarás sobre a minha casa, e à tua voz obedecerá todo o meu povo; somente no trono serei eu maior que tu.
41 Disse mais Faraó a José: Vê, eu te hei posto sobre toda a terra do Egito.
42 Faraó tirou da mão o seu anel de selar e pô-lo na mão de José, fez-lhe vestir vestidos de linho fino e pôs-lhe à roda do pescoço um colar de ouro.
43 Fê-lo subir ao seu segundo carro, e clamavam diante dele: Ajoelhai-vos. Ele o constituiu sobre toda a terra do Egito.
44 Ainda disse Faraó a José: Eu sou Faraó, e sem a tua ordem não levantará ninguém mão ou pé em toda a terra do Egito.
45 Faraó chamou a José Zafenate-Panéia, e deu-lhe por mulher Azenate, filha de Potífera, sacerdote de Om. Saiu José a percorrer a terra do Egito.
46 José era da idade de trinta anos, quando se apresentou a Faraó, rei do Egito. Saiu José da presença de Faraó e passou por toda a terra do Egito.
47 Durante os sete anos de abundância produziu a terra a mãos cheias.
48 Durante estes sete anos que houve na terra do Egito ajuntou José todo o mantimento, e o guardou nas cidades; o mantimento do campo que estava ao redor de cada cidade, o guardou dentro da mesma.
49 Recolheu José trigo como a areia do mar em grande abundância, até que cessou de contar; porque a cópia excedia toda a medida.
50 Antes que viessem os anos da fome, nasceram dois filhos a José, os quais lhe deu Azenate, filha de Potífera, sacerdote de Om.
51 Chamou José ao primogênito Manassés, pois disse: Deus me fez esquecer de todo o meu trabalho e de toda a casa de meu pai.
52 Ao segundo chamou Efraim, pois disse: Deus me fez crecer na terra da minha aflição.
53 Acabaram-se os sete anos de abundância, que houve na terra do Egito,
54 e começaram a vir os sete anos de fome, como José tinha dito. Havia fome em todas as terras, mas em toda a terra do Egito havia pão.
55 Tendo toda a terra do Egito fome, clamou pedindo pão a Faraó; e Faraó disse a todos os egípcios: Ide a José; fazei tudo o que ele vos disser.
56 Havendo, pois, fome sobre toda a terra, abriu José todos os celeiros e vendia aos egípcios. A fome prevaleceu na terra do Egito.
57 Vinham todas as terras ao Egito, para comprarem de José, porque a fome prevaleceu em todo o mundo.
1 Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;
2 And out of the Nile came seven cows, good-looking and fat, and their food was the river-grass.
3 And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows.
4 And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep.
5 But he went to sleep again and had a second dream, in which he saw seven heads of grain, full and good, all on one stem.
6 And after them came up seven other heads, thin and wasted by the east wind.
7 And the seven thin heads made a meal of the good heads. And when Pharaoh was awake he saw it was a dream.
8 And in the morning his spirit was troubled; and he sent for all the wise men of Egypt and all the holy men, and put his dream before them, but no one was able to give him the sense of it.
9 Then the chief wine-servant said to Pharaoh, The memory of my sin comes back to me now;
10 Pharaoh had been angry with his servants, and had put me in prison in the house of the captain of the army, together with the chief bread-maker;
11 And we had a dream on the same night, the two of us, and the dreams had a special sense.
12 And there was with us a young Hebrew, the captain's servant, and when we put our dreams before him, he gave us the sense of them.
13 And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.
14 Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.
15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have had a dream, and no one is able to give me the sense of it; now it has come to my ears that you are able to give the sense of a dream when it is put before you.
16 Then Joseph said, Without God there will be no answer of peace for Pharaoh.
17 Then Pharaoh said, In my dream I was by the side of the Nile:
18 And out of the Nile came seven cows, fat and good-looking, and their food was the river-grass;
19 Then after them came seven other cows, very thin and poor-looking, worse than any I ever saw in the land of Egypt;
20 And the thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows who came up first;
21 And even with the fat cows inside them they seemed as bad as before. And so I came out of my sleep.
22 And again in a dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, coming up on one stem:
23 And then I saw seven other heads, dry, thin, and wasted by the east wind, coming up after them:
24 And the seven thin heads made a meal of the seven good heads; and I put this dream before the wise men, but not one of them was able to give me the sense of it.
25 Then Joseph said, These two dreams have the same sense: God has made clear to Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26 The seven fat cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years: the two have the same sense.
27 The seven thin and poor-looking cows who came up after them are seven years; and the seven heads of grain, dry and wasted by the east wind, are seven years when there will be no food.
28 As I said to Pharaoh before, God has made clear to him what he is about to do.
29 Seven years are coming in which there will be great wealth of grain in Egypt;
30 And after that will come seven years when there will not be enough food; and the memory of the good years will go from men's minds; and the land will be made waste by the bad years;
31 And men will have no memory of the good time because of the need which will come after, for it will be very bitter.
32 And this dream came to Pharaoh twice, because this thing is certain, and God will quickly make it come about.
33 And now let Pharaoh make search for a man of wisdom and good sense, and put him in authority over the land of Egypt.
34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him put overseers over the land of Egypt to put in store a fifth part of the produce of the land in the good years.
35 And let them get together all the food in those good years and make a store of grain under Pharaoh's control for the use of the towns, and let them keep it.
36 And let that food be kept in store for the land till the seven bad years which are to come in Egypt; so that the land may not come to destruction through need of food.
37 And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.
38 Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?
39 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:
40 You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you.
41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.
42 Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;
43 And he made him take his seat in the second of his carriages; and they went before him crying, Make way! So he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt.
45 And Pharaoh gave Joseph the name of Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, the priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph went through all the land of Egypt.
46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
47 Now in the seven good years the earth gave fruit in masses.
48 And Joseph got together all the food of those seven years, and made a store of food in the towns: the produce of the fields round every town was stored up in the town.
49 So he got together a store of grain like the sand of the sea; so great a store that after a time he gave up measuring it, for it might not be measured.
50 And before the time of need, Joseph had two sons, to whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On, gave birth.
51 And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house.
52 And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow.
53 And so the seven good years in Egypt came to an end.
54 Then came the first of the seven years of need as Joseph had said: and in every other land they were short of food; but in the land of Egypt there was bread.
55 And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it.
56 And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt.
57 And all lands sent to Egypt, to Joseph, to get grain, for the need was great over all the earth.