1 A fter two years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River.

Passados dois anos inteiros, Faraó sonhou que estava em pé junto ao rio Nilo;

2 A nd he saw seven cows coming out of the Nile. They were good-looking and fat, and they ate the grass beside the river.

e eis que subiam do rio sete vacas, formosas ã vista e gordas de carne, e pastavam no carriçal.

3 T hen he saw seven other cows coming out of the Nile after them. They looked bad and were thin. They stood by the other cows beside the Nile.

Após elas subiam do rio outras sete vacas, feias ã vista e magras de carne; e paravam junto

4 T hen the bad looking cows that were thin ate the seven good-looking, fat cows, and Pharaoh awoke.

E as vacas feias ã vista e magras de carne devoravam as sete formosas ã vista e gordas. Então Faraó acordou.

5 T hen he fell asleep and dreamed a second time. He saw seven heads of grain growing on one stick of grain. They were large and full.

Depois dormiu e tornou a sonhar; e eis que brotavam dum mesmo pé sete espigas cheias e boas.

6 T hen he saw seven heads of grain come after them, which were small and made dry by the east wind.

Após elas brotavam sete espigas miúdas e queimadas do vento oriental;

7 A nd the small heads of grain ate the seven large, full heads of grain. Then Pharaoh awoke and saw that it was a dream.

e as espigas miúdas devoravam as sete espigas grandes e cheias. Então Faraó acordou, e eis que era um sonho.

8 S o when morning came his spirit was troubled. He called for all the wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams. But there was no one who could tell Pharaoh the meaning of them.

Pela manhã o seu espírito estava perturbado; pelo que mandou chamar todos os adivinhadores do Egito, e todos os seus sábios; e Faraó contou-lhes os seus sonhos, mas não havia quem lhos interpretasse.

9 T hen the head cup-carrier said to Pharaoh, “I remember today what I have done wrong.

Então falou o copeiro-mor a Faraó, dizendo: Dos meus pecados me lembro hoje:

10 P haraoh was angry with his servants. And he put me and the head bread-maker in prison in the house of the head of the soldiers.

Estando faraó mui indignado contra os seus servos, e pondo-me sob prisão na casa do captão da guarda, a mim e ao padeiro-mor.

11 H e and I had a dream on the same night. Each dream had its own meaning.

Então sonhamos um sonho na mesma noite, eu e ele, cada um conforme a interpretação do seu sonho sonhamos.

12 A young Hebrew was there with us. He worked for the head of the soldiers. We told our dreams to him. And he told us the meaning of them. He told each of us what our different dreams meant.

Ora, estava ali conosco um mancebo hbreu, servo do capitão da guarda, ao qual contamos os nossos sonhos, e ele no-los interpretou, a cada um conforme o seu sonho.

13 A nd it happened just like he had said it would. I was returned to my place of work. The bread-maker was killed on a tree.”

E como ele nos interpretou, assim mesmo foi feito: a mim me fez tornar ao meu estado, e a ele fez enforcar.

14 P haraoh then called for Joseph. And they brought him out of the prison in a hurry. He cut off the hair on his face and put on clean clothes. Then he came to Pharaoh.

Então enviou Faraó, e chamou a José, e o fizeram sair logo da cova; e barbeou-se e mudou os seus vestidos, e veio a Faraó.

15 P haraoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream. But no one can tell me what it means. I have heard it said that you are able to hear a dream and tell what it means.”

E Faraó disse a José: Eu sonhei um sonho, e ninguém há que o interprete; mas de ri ouvi dizer que quando ouves um sonho o interpretas.

16 J oseph answered Pharaoh, “Not by myself. God will give Pharaoh a good answer.”

E respondeu José a Faraó, dizendo: Isso não está em mim; Deus dará resposta de paz a Faraó.

17 S o Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream, I was standing beside the Nile.

Então disse Faraó a José: Eis que em meu sonho estava em pé na praia do rio,

18 I saw seven cows coming out of the Nile. They were fat and good-looking, and they ate the grass beside the river.

E eis que subiam do rio sete vacas gordas de carne e formosas ã vista, e pastavam no prado.

19 T hen I saw seven other cows coming after them. They looked bad and were thin. I had never seen worse cows in all the land of Egypt.

E eis que outras sete vacas subiam após estas, muito feias ã vista, e magras de carne; não tenho visto outras taus, quanto ã fealdade, em toda a terra do Egito

20 T hen the bad looking cows that were thin ate the first seven fat cows.

E as vacas magras e feias comiam as primeiras sete vacas gordas;

21 B ut after they had eaten them, it could not be seen that they had eaten them. For they were just as bad looking as before. Then I awoke.

E entravam em suas entranhas, mas não se conhecia que houvessem entrado em suas entranhas; porque o seu parecer era feio como no principio. Então acordei.

22 I saw also in my dream seven heads of grain growing on one stick of grain. They were large and full.

Depois vi em meu sonho, e eis que dum mesmo pé subiam sete espigas cheias e boas;

23 T hen I saw seven heads of grain come after them. They were small and were dry because of the east wind.

E eis que sete espigas secas, miúdas e queimadas do vento oriental brotavam após elas.

24 T he small heads of grain ate the seven good heads of grain. Then I told it to the wise men. But there was no one who could tell me what it means.”

E as sete espigas miudas devoravam as sete espigas boas. E eu disse-o aos magos, mas ninguém houve que mo interpretasse.

25 J oseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh’s dreams are one and the same. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

Então disse José a Faraó: O sonho de Faraó é um só; o que Deus há de fazer, notificou-o a Faraó.

26 T he seven good cows are seven years. And the seven good heads of grain are seven years. The dreams are one and the same.

As sete vacas formosas são sete anos; as sete espigas formosas também são sete anos; o sonho é um só.

27 T he seven bad looking cows that are thin that came up after them are seven years. And the seven small heads of grain made dry by the east wind mean seven years without food.

E as sete vacas magras e feias ã vista, que subiam depois delas, são sete anos, como as sete espigas miúdas e queimadas do vento oriental; serão sete anos de fome.

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

Esta é a palavra que tenho dito a Faraó; o que Deus há de fazer, mostrou-o a Faraó.

29 S even years are coming when there will be much food in all the land of Egypt.

E eis que vêm sete anos, e haverá grande fartura em toda a terra do Egito

30 B ut after them will come seven years when there will be no food. The time of much food will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The time of no food will destroy the land.

E depois deles levantar-se-ão sete anos de fome, e toda aquela fartura será esquecida na terra do Egito, e a fome consumirá a terra:

31 T he time without food will be so hard that no one in the land will remember when they had much.

e não será conhecida a abundância na terra, por causa daquela fome que seguirá; porquanto será gravíssima.

32 T hat the dream was sent twice to Pharaoh shows that what will happen is planned by God. And God will make it happen soon.

Ora, se o sonho foi duplicado a Faraó, é porque esta coisa é determinada por Deus, e ele brevemente a fará.

33 “ So now let Pharaoh look for a man who is understanding and wise. Let the land of Egypt be put into his care.

Portanto, proveja-se agora Faraó de um homem entendido e sábio, e o ponha sobre a terra do Egito.

34 L et Pharaoh take action to choose men to watch over the land. And let him take a fifth part of the food of the land of Egypt during the seven years of much food.

Faça isto Faraó: nomeie administradores sobre a terra, que tomem a quinta parte dos produtos da terra do Egito nos sete anos de fartura;

35 L et them gather all the food of these good years that are coming. Have them store the grain under the power of Pharaoh, to be used as food in the cities. And let them keep it safe.

e ajuntem eles todo o mantimento destes bons anos que vêm, e amontoem trigo debaixo da mão de Faraó, para mantimento nas cidades e o guardem;

36 T his food will be kept for the people to eat during the seven years of no food that will come upon the land of Egypt. This way the land will not be destroyed during the time without food.” Joseph Made Ruler over Egypt

assim será o mantimento para provimento da terra, para os sete anos de fome, que haverá na terra do Egito; para que a terra não pereça de fome.

37 T he plan pleased Pharaoh and all his servants.

Esse parecer foi bom aos olhos de Faraó, e aos olhos de todos os seus servos.

38 T hen Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, who has in him the Spirit of God?”

Perguntou, pois, Faraó a seus servos: Poderíamos achar um homem como este, em quem haja o espírito de Deus?

39 S o Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all this, there is no one as understanding and wise as you are.

Depois disse Faraó a José: Porquanto Deus te fez saber tudo isto, ninguém há tão entendido e sábio como tu.

40 M y house will be put in your care. And all my people will do as you say. Only on the throne will I be greater than you.”

Tu estarás sobre a minha casa, e por tua voz se governará todo o meu povo; somente no trono eu serei maior que tu.

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

Disse mais Faraó a José: Vê, eu te hei posto sobre toda a terra do Egito.

42 T hen Pharaoh took the ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand. He dressed him in clothes of fine cloth. He put a gold chain around his neck.

E Faraó tirou da mão o seu anel-sinete e pô-lo na mão de José, vestiu-o de traje de linho fino, e lhe pôs ao pescoço um colar de ouro.

43 H e had him travel in his second wagon of honor. And they called out in front of him, “Bow down!” Pharaoh put him in power over all the land of Egypt.

Ademais, fê-lo subir ao seu segundo carro, e clamavam diante dele: Ajoelhai-vos. Assim Faraó o constituiu sobre toda a terra do Egito.

44 P haraoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. But unless it is your will, no one will raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”

Ainda disse Faraó a José: Eu sou Faraó; sem ti, pois, ninguém levantará a mão ou o pé em toda a terra do Egito.

45 T hen Pharaoh gave Joseph the name of Zaphenath-paneah. He gave him for a wife Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera who was the religious leader of On. So Joseph went out through the land of Egypt.

Faraó chamou a José Zafnate-Paneã, e deu-lhe por mulher Asenate, filha de Potífera, sacerdote de Om. Depois saiu José por toda a terra do Egito.

46 J oseph was thirty years old when he stood in front of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went from Pharaoh to visit every part of Egypt.

Ora, José era da idade de trinta anos, quando se apresentou a Faraó, rei do Egito. E saiu José da presença de Faraó e passou por toda a terra do Egito.

47 D uring the seven good years the land brought much food.

Durante os sete anos de fartura a terra produziu a mancheias;

48 S o he gathered into the cities all the food of these seven years when there was much in the land of Egypt. He put into each city the food from the fields around it.

e José ajuntou todo o mantimento dos sete anos, que houve na terra do Egito, e o guardou nas cidades; o mantimento do campo que estava ao redor de cada cidade, guardou-o dentro da mesma.

49 J oseph gathered as much grain as the sand of the sea. The time came when he stopped trying to know how much there was. Joseph’s Two Sons

Assim José ajuntou muitíssimo trigo, como a areia do mar, até que cessou de contar; porque não se podia mais contá-lo.

50 T wo sons were born to Joseph before the years without food came. Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the religious leader of On, gave birth to them.

Antes que viesse o ano da fome, nasceram a José dois filhos, que lhe deu Asenate, filha de Potífera, sacerdote de Om.

51 J oseph gave the first-born the name Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all those of my father’s house.”

E chamou José ao primogênito Manassés; porque disse: Deus me fez esquecer de todo o meu trabalho, e de toda a casa de meu pai.

52 H e gave the second son the name of Ephraim. “For,” he said, “God has given me children in the land of my suffering.”

Ao segundo chamou Efraim; porque disse: Deus me fez crescer na terra da minha aflição.

53 T he seven good years of much food in the land of Egypt came to an end.

Acabaram-se, então, os sete anos de fartura que houve na terra do Egito;

54 A nd the seven bad years of no food began, as Joseph had said. No food was growing in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was food.

e começaram a vir os sete anos de fome, como José tinha dito; e havia fome em todas as terras; porém, em toda a terra do Egito havia pão.

55 S o when all the people of Egypt were hungry, they cried to Pharaoh for bread. Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. Do what he tells you.”

Depois toda a terra do Egito teve fome, e o povo clamou a Faraó por pão; e Faraó disse a todos os egípcios: Ide a José; o que ele vos disser, fazei.

56 W hen the hunger was spreading over all the earth, Joseph opened the store-houses. And he sold food to the Egyptians for the time without food had become hard in the land of Egypt.

De modo que, havendo fome sobre toda a terra, abriu José todos os depósitos, e vendia aos egípcios; porque a fome prevaleceu na terra do Egito.

57 T he people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the time without food was hard everywhere.

Também de todas as terras vinham ao Egito, para comprarem de José; porquanto a fome prevaleceu em todas as terras.