1 N ow it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.

At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river.

2 A nd lo, from the Nile there came up seven cows, sleek and fat; and they grazed in the marsh grass.

Behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.

3 T hen behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly and gaunt, and they stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile.

Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.

4 T he ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.

The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.

5 H e fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain came up on a single stalk, plump and good.

He slept and dreamed a second time: and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.

6 T hen behold, seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.

Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

7 T he thin ears swallowed up the seven plump and full ears. Then Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.

The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.

8 N ow in the morning his spirit was troubled, so he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

9 T hen the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I would make mention today of my own offenses.

Then the chief cup bearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my faults today.

10 P haraoh was furious with his servants, and he put me in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, both me and the chief baker.

Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker.

11 W e had a dream on the same night, he and I; each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream.

We dreamed a dream in one night, I and he. We dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

12 N ow a Hebrew youth was with us there, a servant of the captain of the bodyguard, and we related them to him, and he interpreted our dreams for us. To each one he interpreted according to his own dream.

There was with us there a young man, a 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 interpreted.

13 A nd just as he interpreted for us, so it happened; he restored me in my office, but he hanged him.” Joseph Interprets

As he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”

14 T hen Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they hurriedly brought him out of the dungeon; and when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came to Pharaoh.

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh.

15 P haraoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed 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.”

16 J oseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “ It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”

Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

17 S o Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I was standing on the bank of the Nile;

Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood on the brink of the river:

18 a nd behold, seven cows, fat and sleek came up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the marsh grass.

and behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, fat and sleek. They fed in the marsh grass,

19 L o, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such as I had never seen for ugliness in all the land of Egypt;

and behold, seven other cattle came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.

20 a nd the lean and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows.

The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle,

21 Y et when they had devoured them, it could not be detected that they had devoured them, for they were just as ugly as before. Then I awoke.

and when they had eaten them up, it couldn’t be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ugly, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

22 I saw also in my dream, and behold, seven ears, full and good, came up on a single stalk;

I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good:

23 a nd lo, seven ears, withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them;

and behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

24 a nd the thin ears swallowed the seven good ears. Then I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”

The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”

25 N ow Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh’s dreams are one and the same; God has told to Pharaoh what He is about to do.

Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.

26 T he seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one and the same.

The seven good cattle are seven years; and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. The dream is one.

27 T he seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin ears scorched by the east wind will be seven years of famine.

The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind; they will be seven years of famine.

28 I t is as I have spoken to Pharaoh: God has shown to Pharaoh what He is about to do.

That is the thing which I spoke to Pharaoh. What God is about to do he has shown to Pharaoh.

29 B ehold, seven years of great abundance are coming in all the land of Egypt;

Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.

30 a nd after them seven years of famine will come, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will ravage the land.

There will arise after them seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,

31 S o the abundance will be unknown in the land because of that subsequent famine; for it will be very severe.

and the plenty will not be known in the land by reason of that famine which follows; for it will be very grievous.

32 N ow as for the repeating of the dream to Pharaoh twice, it means that the matter is determined by God, and God will quickly bring it about.

The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

33 N ow let Pharaoh look for a man discerning and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

“Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.

34 L et Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers in charge of the land, and let him exact a fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.

Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt’s produce in the seven plenteous years.

35 T hen let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and store up the grain for food in the cities under Pharaoh’s authority, and let them guard it.

Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.

36 L et the food become as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which will occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land will not perish during the famine.”

The food will be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; that the land not perish through the famine.”

37 N ow the proposal seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants. Joseph Is Made a Ruler of Egypt

The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

38 T hen Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is a divine spirit?”

Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”

39 S o Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you are.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one so discreet and wise as you.

40 Y ou shall be over my house, and according to your command all my people shall do homage; only in the throne I will be greater than you.”

You shall be over my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled. Only in the throne I will be greater than you.”

41 P haraoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

42 T hen Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck.

Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck,

43 H e had him ride in his second chariot; and they proclaimed before him, “ Bow the knee!” And he set him over all the land of Egypt.

and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, “Bow the knee!” He set him over all the land of Egypt.

44 M oreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “ Though I am Pharaoh, yet without your permission no one shall raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”

45 T hen Pharaoh named Joseph Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, as his wife. And Joseph went forth over the land of Egypt.

Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-Paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

46 N ow Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.

Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

47 D uring the seven years of plenty the land brought forth abundantly.

In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.

48 S o he gathered all the food of these seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt and placed the food in the cities; he placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields.

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 around every city, he laid up in the same.

49 T hus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure. The Sons of Joseph

Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.

50 N ow before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.

To Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.

51 J oseph named the firstborn Manasseh, “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”

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

52 H e named the second Ephraim, “For,” he said, “ God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

53 W hen the seven years of plenty which had been in the land of Egypt came to an end,

The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.

54 a nd the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said, then there was famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

55 S o when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, you shall do.”

When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do.”

56 W hen the famine was spread over all the face of the earth, then Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all the store houses, and sold to the Egyptians. The famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

57 T he people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.