1 ¶ And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

وَبَعْدَ سَنَتَينِ رَأى فِرعَوْنُ حُلْماً: كانَ واقِفاً عِندَ نَهْرِ النِّيلِ.

2 A nd, behold, there came up out of the river seven beautiful cows and very fat, and they fed in a meadow.

وَرَأى سَبْعَ بَقَراتٍ خارِجاتٍ مِنَ النَّهْرِ. وَكانَتِ البَقَراتُ صَحِيحَةً وَسَمِينَةً. فَرَعَتْ وَأكَلَتْ بَينَ القَصَبِ.

3 A nd, behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other cows upon the brink of the river.

ثُمَّ خَرَجَتْ سَبْعُ بَقَراتٍ أُخْرَى مِنْ نَهْرِ النِّيلِ، فَكانَتْ هَزِيلَةً وَبَدَتْ مَرِيضَةً. وَوَقَفَتْ إلَى جانِبِ البَقَراتِ الأُولَى عَلَى ضِفَّةِ النَّهْرِ.

4 A nd the ugly and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven beautiful and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.

فَأكَلَتِ البَقَراتُ الهَزِيلَةُ البَقَراتِ الصَّحِيحَةَ السَّمِينَةِ السَّبْعِ. ثُمَّ أفاقَ فِرعَوْنُ.

5 A nd he slept and dreamed the second time; and, behold, seven heads of wheat came up upon one stalk, full and beautiful.

ثُمَّ عادَ إلَى النَّوْمِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. وَرَأى حُلْماً آخَرَ. رَأى سَبْعَ سَنابِلَ مِنَ القَمْحِ مَلِيئَةٍ وَجَيِّدَةٍ تَنمُو عَلَى ساقٍ واحِدَةٍ.

6 A nd, behold, seven thin heads, blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

ثُمَّ نَبَتَتْ بَعدَها سَبْعُ سَنابِلَ رَفِيعَةٍ وَمَلْفُوحَةٍ بِالرِّيحِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ.

7 A nd the seven thin heads devoured the seven full and beautiful heads. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

وَابْتَلَعَتِ السَّنابِلُ الرَّفِيعَةُ السَّنابِلَ المَلِيئَةَ الجَيِّدَةَ. ثُمَّ أفاقَ فِرعَوْنُ، وَإذا هُوَ حُلْمٌ.

8 A nd 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 dreams, but there was no one that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

وَفِي الصَّباحِ كانَ فِرعَوْنُ مُنزَعِجَ البالِ. فَأرْسَلَ وَاسْتَدعَى كُلَّ سَحَرَةِ مِصْرَ وَكُلَّ حُكَمائِها. وَأخبَرَهُمْ بِالحُلْمَينِ اللَّذَينِ رَآهُما. لَكِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ مَنْ يُفَسِّرُهُما لَهُ.

9 ¶ Then the chief butler spoke unto Pharaoh, saying, I remember my sins today;

لَكِنَّ رَئِيسَ السُّقاةِ كَلَّمَ فِرعَوْنَ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ وَقالَ: «أتَذَكَّرُ اليَوْمَ أخطائِي،

10 P haraoh was angry with his slaves and put me in the prison of the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the prince of the bakers.

وَأتَذَكَّرُ ما حَدَثَ عِندَما غَضِبَ سَيِّدِي فِرعَوْنَ مِنْ خادِمِهِ وَوَضَعَنِي فِي الحَبْسِ، فِي بَيتِ رَئِيسِ الحَرَسِ، أنا وَرَئِيسَ الخَبّازِينَ.

11 A nd we both dreamed a dream in one night; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

فَفِي تِلْكَ اللَّيلَةِ رَأينا نَحْنُ الاثْنَينِ حُلْمَينِ. وَكانَ لِكُلِّ حُلُمٍ مِنها مَعناهُ.

12 A nd there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, slave to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted our dreams to us; he interpreted to each man according to his dream.

وَكانَ مَعَنا شابٌّ عِبْرانِيٌّ، يَعْمَلُ لَدَى رَئِيسِ الحَرَسِ. فَأخبَرْناهُ بِحُلْمَينا، فَفَسَّرَهُما. فَسَّرَ لِكُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنّا مَعْنَى حُلُمِهِ.

13 A nd it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto my office, and him he hanged.

وَقَدْ حَدَثَ مَعَنا تَماماً كَما فَسَّرَ لَنا: أنا أُعِدْتُ إلَى وَظِيفَتِي، أمّا الخَبّازُ فَقُطِعَتْ رَأسُهُ.» استدعاءُ يُوسُفَ لتفسيرِ الحُلْمَين

14 T hen Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon; and they cut his hair and changed his clothes, and he came in unto Pharaoh.

فَاسْتَدْعَى فِرعَوْنُ يُوسُفَ، فَأحضَرُوهُ مِنَ السِّجْنِ سَريعاً، وَحَلَقُوا لَهُ، وَبَدَّلُوا ثِيابَهُ، وَأحضَرُوهُ إلَى فِرعَوْنَ.

15 A nd Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one that can interpret it; but I have heard say of thee that thou canst hear dreams to interpret them.

فَقالَ فِرعَوْنُ لِيُوسُفَ: «رَأيتُ حُلْماً، لَكِنْ لَيسَ مَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ تَفْسِيرَهُ لِي. غَيرَ أنِّي سَمِعْتُ أنَّكَ تَسْمَعُ الأحلامَ فَتُفَسِّرَها عَلَى الفَورِ.»

16 A nd Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me; God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

فَقالَ يُوسُفُ: «اللهُ، لا أنا، هُوَ الَّذِي سَيُعطِي فِرعَوْنَ جَواباً شافِياً.»

17 ¶ And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river;

فَقالَ فِرعَوْنُ لِيُوسُفَ: «كُنْتُ فِي حُلْمِي واقِفاً عَلَى ضِفَّةِ نَهْرِ النِّيلِ.

18 a nd, behold, there came up out of the river seven cows, fat-fleshed and beautiful in appearance; and they fed in a meadow.

وَفَجأةً خَرَجَتْ سَبْعُ بَقَراتٍ سَميناتٍ وَصَحِيحاتٍ مِنَ النِّيلِ. وَراحَتْ تَرْعَى فِي مَرعَى القَصَبِ.

19 A nd, behold, seven other cows came up after them, lean and very ugly in appearance, and thin, such as I have never seen in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.

ثُمَّ ظَهَرَتْ سَبْعُ بَقَراتٍ أُخْرَى بَعدَها، كانَتْ ضَعِيفَةً وَرَفِيعَةً. لَمْ أرَ قَطُّ بَقَراتٍ أكْثَرَ قُبْحاً مِنْها فِي أرْضِ مِصْرَ!

20 A nd the lean and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows;

فَالتَهَمَتِ البَقَراتُ الهزِيلاتُ القَبِيحَاتُ البَقَراتِ السَّبْعَ السَّمِينَاتِ الَّتِي رَأيتُها أوَّلاً.

21 a nd when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ugly, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

وَبَعدَ أنْ أكَلَتْها، لَمْ يَظهَرْ عَلَيها ما يُشِيرُ إلَى أنَّها أكَلَتْها، بَلْ بَقِيَتْ قَبِيحَةً كَما كانَتْ فِي البِدايَةِ. ثُمَّ اسْتَيقَظْتُ.

22 A nd I also saw in my dream, and, behold, seven heads came up in one stalk, full and beautiful;

«ثُمَّ رَأيتُ فِي حُلْمٍ آخَرَ سَبْعَ سَنابِلَ مِنَ القَمْحِ تَنمُو عَلَى ساقٍ واحِدَةٍ. وَكانَتْ مَلِيئَةً وَجَيِّدَةً.

23 a nd, behold, seven heads, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

ثُمَّ نَبَتَتْ بَعدَها سَبْعُ سَنابِلَ أُخْرَى ذاوِيَةٍ وَرَفِيعَةٍ كأنَّ ريحاً شَرقِيَّةً قَدْ لَفَحَتْها.

24 A nd the thin heads devoured the seven good heads; and I told this unto the magicians, but there was no one that could declare it to me.

ثُمَّ ابتَلَعَتِ السَّنابِلُ السَّبْعُ الرَّفِيعَةُ السَّنابِلَ السَّبْعَ الجَيِّدَةَ. وَقَدْ أخبَرْتُ سَحَرَتِي بِحُلْمَيَّ، فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ أنْ يُخبِرَنِي بِمَعْناهِما.» يُوسُفُ يفسّرُ الحُلْمَين

25 T hen Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God has showed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

فَقالَ يُوسُفُ لِفِرْعَوْنَ: «إنَّ الحُلْمَينِ اللَّذينِ رَآهُما فِرعَوْنُ هُما صُورَتانِ لِحُلْمٍ واحِدٍ، وَلَهُما مَعنَىً واحِدٌ. فَقَدْ أعلَنَ اللهُ لِفِرْعَوْنَ ما سَيَفْعَلُهُ قَرِيباً.

26 T he seven beautiful cows are seven years; and the seven good heads are seven years; the dream is one and the same.

فَالبَقَراتُ السَّبْعُ الجَيِّدَةُ هِيَ سَبْعُ سَنَواتٍ. وَالسَّنابِلُ السَّبْعُ الجَيِّدَةُ هِيَ سَبْعُ سَنَواتٍ. فَلِلحُلْمَينِ مَعنَىً واحِدٌ.

27 A lso the seven thin and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty heads blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

وَالبَقَراتُ السَّبْعُ القَبِيحَةُ الَّتِي خَرَجَتْ بَعدَها هِيَ سَبْعُ سَنَواتٍ. وَالسَّنابِلُ السَّبْعُ الرَّفِيعَةُ المَلْفُوحَةُ بِالرِّيحِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ هِيَ سَبْعُ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ الجُوعِ.

28 T his is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh. What God is about to do he has shown unto Pharaoh.

هَذِهِ هِيَ الرِّسالَةُ الَّتِي نَقَلْتُها إلَيكَ: لَقَدْ أعلَنَ اللهُ لِفِرْعَوْنَ ما سَيَفْعَلُهُ قَرِيباً.

29 B ehold, seven years of great plenty are coming throughout all the land of Egypt.

فَها تَأْتِي سَبْعُ سَنَواتٍ يَكُونُ فِيها طَعامٌ وَفِيرٌ فِي أرْضِ مِصْرَ.

30 A nd 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;

ثُمَّ تَأْتِي بَعْدَها سَبْعُ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ المَجاعَةِ. وَسَيَنْسَى النّاسُ كُلَّ وَفْرَةِ الطَّعامِ فِي أرْضِ مِصْرَ. وَسَيَقْضِي الجُوعُ عَلَى البِلادِ.

31 a nd the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.

وَسَيُنْسَى زَمَنُ الوَفْرَةِ بِسَبَبِ المَجاعَةِ الَّتِي تَلِيهِ، لِأنَّها سَتَكُونُ قاسِيَةً.

32 A nd that the dream came unto Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

«وَأمّا القَصْدُ مِنْ تِكْرارِ حُلْمِ فِرعَوْنَ مَرَّتَينِ فَهُوَ هَذا: لَقَدْ قَضَى اللهُ بِهَذا الأمْرِ، وَهُوَ سَيُعَجِّلُ بِحُدُوثِهِ.

33 ¶ Now therefore let Pharaoh find a discreet and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

وَالآنَ لِيَبْحَثْ فِرعَوْنُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ذَكِيٍّ وَحَكِيمٍ وَلْيَجعَلْهُ مُشْرِفاً عَلَى أرْضِ مِصْرَ.

34 L et 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.

وَلْيُعَيِّنْ فِرعَوْنُ مُشْرِفِينَ عَلَى الأرْضِ. وَلْيَأْخُذُوا خُمْسَ مَحْصُولِ الأرْضِ فِي سَنَواتِ الوَفْرَةِ السَّبْعِ.

35 A nd let them gather all the food of those good years that come and lay up wheat under the hand of Pharaoh to feed the cities, and let them store it up.

وَلْيَجمَعُوا كُلَّ طَعامِ هَذِهِ السَّنَواتِ الخَيِّرَةِ القادِمَةِ، وَيُخَزِّنُوا القَمْحَ تَحتَ سُلْطَةِ المَلِكِ وَيَحرُسُوهُ.

36 A nd let that food be stored for the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; and the land shall not perish through the famine.

وَلْيَكُنْ هَذا الطَّعامُ ذَخِيرَةً لِلبِلادِ طَوالَ سَنَواتِ المَجاعَةِ السَّبْعِ الَّتِي سَتَأْتِي عَلَى أرْضِ مِصْرَ. حِينَئِذٍ، لَنْ تَقضِيَ المَجاعَةُ عَلَى البِلادِ.»

37 A nd the word was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his slaves.

فَوافَقَ فِرعَوْنُ وَكُلُّ وُزَرائِهِ عَلَى اقْتِراحِ يُوسُفَ.

38 A nd Pharaoh said unto his slaves, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

ثُمَّ قالَ فِرعَوْنُ لِوُزَرائِهِ: «أينَ لَنا أنْ نَجِدَ رَجُلاً كَهَذا فِيهِ رُوحُ اللهِ؟»

39 A nd Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God has showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art.

فَقالَ فِرعَوْنُ لِيُوسُفَ: «بِما أنَّ اللهَ بَيَّنَ لَكَ كُلَّ هَذا، فَإنَّهُ لا يُوجَدُ مَنْ هُوَ بِذَكائِكَ وَحِكْمَتِكَ.

40 T hou 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.

لِهَذا سَتَكُونُ أنتَ مُشْرِفاً عَلَى كُلِّ بَيتِي. وَكُلُّ شَعبِي سَيُطِيعُونَ أمْرَكَ. وَلا يَعلُو عَلَيكَ أحَدٌ غَيرِي.»

41 A nd Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

ثُمَّ قالَ فِرعَوْنُ لِيُوسُفَ: «ها قَدْ جَعَلْتُكَ مَسْؤُولاً عَنْ كُلِّ أرْضِ مِصْرَ.»

42 T hen 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;

وَخَلَعَ فِرعَوْنُ خاتَمَ النَّقْشِ مِنْ يَدِهِ وَأعْطاهُ لِيُوسُفَ. وَألْبَسَهُ ثِياباً كِتّانِيَّةً مُمتازَةً. وَوَضَعَ قِلادَةً كَبِيرَةً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ حَولَ رَقَبَتِهِ.

43 a nd he made him to ride in his second chariot; and they cried before him, Abrech Tender Father-honour this one as a precious father; and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

ثُمَّ أرْكَبَهُ فِي عَرَبَتِهِ المَلَكِيَّةِ الثّانِيَةِ. وَصاحَ الجُنُودُ أمامَهُ: «أفْسِحُوا الطَّرِيقَ.» وَجَعَلَهُ مَسْؤُولاً عَنْ كُلِّ أرْضِ مِصْرَ.

44 A nd Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee no one shall lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

وَقالَ فِرعَوْنُ لِيُوسُفَ: «أنا فِرعَوْنَ أمَرْتُ بِألّا يَفْعَلَ أحَدٌ فِي مِصْرَ شَيئاً دُونَ إذْنِكَ.»

45 A nd 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.

وَأطلَقَ فِرعَوْنُ عَلَيهِ اسْمَ صَفْناتَ فَعْنِيحَ، وَزَوَّجَهُ أسْناتَ ابْنَةَ فُوطِي فارَعَ كاهِنِ مَدِينَةِ أُونَ. فَصارَ يُوسُفُ مَسْؤُولاً عَنْ أرْضِ مِصْرَ.

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.

وَكانَ يُوسُفُ فِي الثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِندَما بَدَأ يَخدِمُ فِرعَوْنَ، مَلِكَ مِصْرَ. خَرَجَ يُوسُفُ مِنْ عِندِ فِرعَوْنَ، وَسافَرَ فِي كُلِّ أرْضِ مِصْرَ.

47 A nd in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

وَأنتَجَتِ الأرْضُ غَلَّةً وَفِيرَةً أثْناءَ سَنَواتِ الخَيرِ السَّبْعِ.

48 A nd 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, placing in each city the food of the field, which was round about.

فَجَمَعَ كُلَّ طَعامِ السَّنَواتِ السَّبْعِ فِي فَتْرَةِ الوَفْرَةِ فِي أرْضِ مِصْرَ. وَقامَ بِخَزْنِ الطَّعامِ فِي المُدُنِ. خَزَنَ يُوسُفُ فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ الطَّعامَ المَأخُوذَ مِنَ الحُقُولِ الَّتِي حَولَها.

49 A nd Joseph gathered wheat as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left off numbering; for it was without number.

فَخَزَنَ يُوسُفُ قَمْحاً كَثِيراً مِثلَ رَملِ شَواطِئِ البَحْرِ. كانَ القَمْحُ وَفِيراً جِدّاً حَتَّى إنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ عَنْ حِسابِ كَمِّياتِهِ، لِأنَّهُ لَمْ يَعُدْ مُمكِناً أنْ تُحسَبَ!

50 A nd unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath, the daughter of Potipherah, prince of On, bore unto him.

وَقَبلَ أنْ تَأْتِيَ سَنَواتُ المَجاعَةِ، رُزِقَ يُوسُفُ بِوَلَدَينِ. وَلَدَتْهُما لَهُ زَوجَتُهُ أسْناتُ، ابْنَةُ فُوطِي فارَعَ كاهِنِ مَدِينَةِ أُونَ.

51 A nd Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh; For God, said he, has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.

وَسَمَّى يُوسُفُ بِكْرَهُ مَنَسَّى. إذْ قالَ يُوسُفُ: «لَقَدْ أنسانِي اللهُ كُلَّ ضِيقِي هُنا وَكُلَّ بَيتِ أبِي.»

52 A nd the name of the second he called Ephraim, For God, said he, has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

وَسَمَّى ابْنَهُ الثّانِيَ أفْرايِمَ. فَقَدْ قالَ: «أعطانِي اللهُ أبْناءً فِي أرْضِ ضِيقاتِي.» بَدءُ المجاعة

53 A nd the seven years of the abundance that was in the land of Egypt were ended.

ثُمَّ انتَهَتْ سَنَواتُ الوَفْرَةِ السَّبعُ فِي أرْضِ مِصْرَ.

54 A nd the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said; and the famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

وَبَدَأتْ سَنَواتُ المَجاعَةِ، تَماماً كَما قالَ يُوسُفُ. كانَتِ المَجاعَةُ فِي كُلِّ الأقْطارِ. أمّا فِي أرْضِ مِصْرَ فَكانَ هُناكَ طَعامٌ.

55 A nd 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.

وَصارَ الطَّعامُ شَحيحاً فِي أرْضِ مِصْرَ كُلِّها. وَبَدَأ النَّاسُ يَصْرُخُونَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ طالِبِينَ طَعاماً. فَكانَ فِرعَوْنُ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ: «اذْهَبُوا إلَى يُوسُفَ. وَافعَلُوا ما يَقُولُهُ لَكُمْ.»

56 A nd the famine was over all the face of the earth. Then Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold unto the Egyptians; for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

وَلَمّا سَادَتِ المَجاعَةُ فِي مِصْرَ كُلِّها، فَتَحَ يُوسُفُ مَخازِنَ القَمْحِ. وَباعَ القَمْحَ لِلمِصْرِيِّينَ. إذْ كانَتِ المَجاعَةُ قاسِيَةً فِي أرْضِ مِصْرَ.

57 A nd all the earth came into Egypt to buy from Joseph because the famine was so sore in all lands.

وَجاءَ النّاسُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أطْرافِ الأرْضِ إلَى يُوسُفَ فِي مِصْرَ لِيَشْتَرُوا قَمْحاً. فَقَدْ كانَتِ المَجاعَةُ قاسِيَةً فِي كُلِّ الأرْضِ.