Pharaoh Has Two Dreams
1When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream. In his dream, he was standing by the Nile River. 2Seven cows came up out of the river. They looked healthy and fat. They were eating some of the tall grass growing along the river. 3After them, seven other cows came up out of the Nile. They looked ugly and skinny. They were standing beside the other cows on the riverbank. 4The ugly, skinny cows ate up the seven cows that looked healthy and fat. Then Pharaoh woke up.
5He fell asleep again and had a second dream. In that dream, seven heads of grain were growing on one stem. They were healthy and good. 6After them, seven other heads of grain came up. They were thin and dried up by the east wind. 7The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up. It had been a dream.
8In the morning he was worried. So he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams. But no one could tell him what they meant.
9Then the chief wine taster spoke up. He said to Pharaoh, “Now I remember that I’ve done something wrong. 10Pharaoh was once angry with his servants. He put me and the chief baker in prison. We were in the house of the captain of the palace guard. 11Each of us had a dream the same night. Each dream had its own meaning. 12A young Hebrew servant was there with us. He was a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams. And he explained them to us. He told each of us the meaning of our dreams. 13Things turned out exactly as he said they would. I was given back my job. The other man had a pole stuck through his body.”
14So Pharaoh sent for Joseph. He was quickly brought out of the prison. Joseph shaved and changed his clothes. Then he came to Pharaoh.
15Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream. No one can tell me what it means. But I’ve heard that when you hear a dream you can explain it.”
16“I can’t do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh. “But God will give Pharaoh the answer he wants.”
17Then Pharaoh told Joseph what he had dreamed. He said, “I was standing on the bank of the Nile River. 18Seven cows came up out of the river. They were fat and looked healthy. They were eating the tall grass growing along the river. 19After them, seven other cows came up. They were bony and very ugly and thin. I had never seen such ugly cows in the whole land of Egypt. 20The thin, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first. 21But no one could tell that the thin cows had eaten the fat cows. That’s because the thin cows looked just as ugly as they had before. Then I woke up.
22“In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain. They were full and good. They were all growing on one stem. 23After them, seven other heads of grain came up. They were weak and thin and dried up by the east wind. 24The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told my dream to the magicians. But none of them could explain it to me.”
25Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Both of Pharaoh’s dreams have the same meaning. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26The seven good cows are seven years. And the seven good heads of grain are seven years. Both dreams mean the same thing. 27The seven thin, ugly cows that came up later are seven years. So are the seven worthless heads of grain dried up by the east wind. They are seven years when there won’t be enough food.
28“It’s just as I said to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he’s about to do. 29Seven years with plenty of food are coming to the whole land of Egypt. 30But seven years when there won’t be enough food will follow them. Then everyone will forget about all the food Egypt had. Terrible hunger will destroy the land. 31There won’t be anything left to remind people of the years when there was plenty of food in the land. That’s how bad the hunger that follows will be. 32God gave the dream to Pharaoh in two forms. That’s because the matter has been firmly decided by God. And it’s because God will do it soon.
33“So Pharaoh should look for a wise and understanding man. He should put him in charge of the land of Egypt. 34Pharaoh should appoint officials to be in charge of the land. They should take a fifth of the harvest in Egypt during the seven years when there’s plenty of food. 35They should collect all the extra food of the good years that are coming. Pharaoh should give them authority to store up the grain. They should keep it in the cities for food. 36The grain should be stored up for the country to use later. It will be needed during the seven years when there isn’t enough food in Egypt. Then the country won’t be destroyed just because it doesn’t have enough food.”
37The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and all his officials. 38So Pharaoh said to them, “The spirit of God is in this man. We can’t find anyone else like him, can we?”
39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “God has made all this known to you. No one is as wise and understanding as you are. 40You will be in charge of my palace. All my people must obey your orders. I will be greater than you only because I’m the one who sits on the throne.”
Joseph Is Put in Charge of Egypt
41So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I’m putting you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” 42Then Pharaoh took from his finger the ring he used to give his official stamp. He put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes made out of fine linen. He put a gold chain around Joseph’s neck. 43He also had him ride in a chariot. Joseph was now next in command after Pharaoh. People went in front of Joseph and shouted, “Get down on your knees!” By doing all these things, Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of the whole land of Egypt.
44Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. But unless you give an order, no one will do anything in the whole land of Egypt.” 45Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah. He gave Joseph a wife. She was Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera. Potiphera was the priest of On. Joseph traveled all over the land of Egypt.
46Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. He left Pharaoh’s palace and traveled all over Egypt. 47During the seven years there was plenty of food. The land produced more than the people needed. 48Joseph collected all the extra food produced in those seven years in Egypt. He stored it in the cities. In each city he stored up the food grown in the fields around it. 49Joseph stored up huge amounts of grain. There was as much of it as sand by the sea. There was so much grain it couldn’t be measured. So Joseph stopped keeping records of it.
50Before the years when there wasn’t enough food, two sons were born to Joseph. He had them by Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera. Potiphera was the priest of On. 51Joseph named his first son Manasseh. That’s because he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and my father’s whole family.” 52He named the second son Ephraim. That’s because he said, “God has given me children in the land where I’ve suffered so much.”
53The seven years when there was plenty of food in Egypt came to an end. 54Then the seven years when there wasn’t enough food began. It happened just as Joseph had said it would. There wasn’t enough food in any of the other lands. But in the whole land of Egypt there was food. 55When all the people of Egypt began to get hungry, they cried out to Pharaoh for food. He told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. Do what he tells you.”
56There wasn’t enough food anywhere in the country. So Joseph opened the storerooms. He sold grain to the Egyptians because people were very hungry all over Egypt. 57People from all over the world came to Egypt. They came to buy grain from Joseph. That’s because people were very hungry everywhere.
Ipinaliwanag ni Jose ang Panaginip ng Faraon
1Pagkalipas ng dalawang taon, nanaginip ang Faraon41:1 Faraon: o, hari ng Egipto. Ganito rin sa sumusunod na mga talata. na nakatayo siya sa pampang ng Ilog ng Nilo. 2Sa kanyang panaginip, biglang may umahon na pitong maganda at matabang baka na kumakain ng damo. 3Maya-maya paʼy may umahon din na pitong pangit at payat na baka, 4nilapitan ng pitong pangit at payat na baka ang pitong maganda at matabang baka, at kinain. At nagising agad ang Faraon.
5Muling nakatulog ang Faraon at nanaginip na naman. Sa kanyang panaginip, nakakita siya ng pitong uhay na mataba ang butil na sumulpot sa isang sanga. 6At sa sanga ring iyon, sumulpot ang pitong uhay na payat ang butil na natuyo dahil sa mainit na hangin na galing sa silangan.41:6 hangin na galing sa silangan: Kung nasa Israel ka, galing sa bandang silangan. Pero kung nasa Egipto ka, galing sa bandang timog. 7Kinain agad ng mapapayat na uhay ang pitong matatabang uhay. At nagising agad ang hari. Akala niyaʼy totoo iyon pero panaginip lang pala.
8Kinaumagahan, litong-lito ang isip ng Faraon tungkol sa mga panaginip niya, kaya ipinatawag niya ang lahat ng salamangkero at matatalinong tao sa Egipto. Sinabi niya sa kanila ang mga panaginip niya, pero wala ni isa man sa kanila ang makapagpaliwanag kung ano ang kahulugan nito.
9Pagkatapos, lumapit ang pinuno ng mga tagasilbi niya ng alak at nagsabi, “Naalala ko na po ngayon ang mga kasalanan ko. 10Hindi po baʼt nagalit kayo noon sa akin at sa pinuno ng mga panadero, at ipinakulong nʼyo po kami sa bahay ng kapitan ng mga guwardya sa palasyo? 11Isang gabi noon, nanaginip kaming dalawa, at magkaiba po ang kahulugan ng panaginip namin. 12May kasama kami roon na binatang Hebreo, na alipin ng kapitan ng mga guwardya sa palasyo. Sinabi po namin sa kanya ang panaginip namin at ipinaliwanag niya sa amin ang kahulugan nito. 13Nagkatotoo ang sinabi niya tungkol sa amin: Pinabalik nʼyo po ako sa trabaho ko at ipinabitin ninyo sa puno ang bangkay ng kasama ko.”
14Kaya ipinatawag ng Faraon si Jose, at pinalabas siya agad sa bilangguan. Pagkatapos siyang gupitan at ahitan, nagpalit siya ng damit at pumunta sa Faraon.
15Sinabi ng Faraon sa kanya, “Nanaginip ako pero walang makapagpaliwanag ng kahulugan nito. May nagsabi sa akin na marunong kang magpaliwanag ng kahulugan ng mga panaginip.”
16Sumagot si Jose, “Hindi po ako, Mahal na Hari, kundi ang Dios ang siyang magbibigay ng kahulugan ng mga panaginip ninyo para sa ikabubuti ninyo.”
17Sinabi ng Faraon ang panaginip niya kay Jose. Sinabi niya, “Nanaginip ako na nakatayo ako sa pampang ng Ilog Nilo. 18Biglang may umahon na pitong maganda at matabang baka, at kumain sila ng damo. 19Maya-maya paʼy may umahon ding pitong pangit at payat na baka. Wala pa akong nakitang baka sa buong Egipto na ganoon kapangit. 20Kinain ng mga pangit at payat na baka ang pitong matatabang baka na unang nagsiahon. 21Pero pagkakain nila, hindi man lang halata na nakakain sila ng ganoon dahil ganoon pa rin sila kapapayat. At bigla akong nagising.
22“Pero nakatulog ulit ako at nanaginip na naman. Nakakita ako ng pitong uhay na mataba ang butil na sumulpot sa isang sanga. 23At sa sanga ring iyon, sumulpot din ang pitong uhay na payat ang butil at natuyo dahil sa mainit na hangin na galing sa silangan. 24At kinain ng mga payat na uhay ang pitong matatabang butil na uhay. Sinabi ko na ito sa mga salamangkero, pero wala ni isa man sa kanila ang makapagpaliwanag ng kahulugan nito.”
25Sinabi ni Jose sa Faraon, “Mahal na Hari, ang dalawang panaginip po ninyo ay iisa lang ang kahulugan. Sa pamamagitan ng mga panaginip ninyo, ipinapahayag sa inyo ng Dios kung ano ang kanyang gagawin. 26Ang pitong matatabang baka at pitong matatabang uhay ay parehong pitong taon ang kahulugan. 27Ang pitong payat at pangit na baka at ang pitong payat na butil na uhay na pinatigas ng mainit na hangin na galing sa silangan ay nangangahulugan po ng pitong taong taggutom.
28“Gaya po ng sinabi ko sa inyo, Mahal na Faraon, ipinapahayag sa inyo ng Dios kung ano po ang kanyang gagawin. 29Sa loob po ng darating na pitong taon, magiging labis ang kasaganaan sa buong Egipto. 30Pero susundan po agad ito ng pitong taon na taggutom, at makakalimutan na ng mga tao ang naranasan nilang kasaganaan dahil ang taggutom ay nagdulot ng pinsala sa lupain ng Egipto. 31Matinding taggutom po ang darating na parang hindi nakaranas ng kasaganaan ang lupain ng Egipto. 32Dalawang beses po kayong nanaginip, Mahal na Faraon, para malaman nʼyo na itinakda ng Dios na mangyayari ito at malapit na itong mangyari.
33“Kaya ngayon, Mahal na Faraon, iminumungkahi ko po na dapat kayong pumili ng isang matalinong tao para mamahala sa lupain ng Egipto. 34Maglagay din po kayo ng mga opisyal sa buong Egipto para ihanda41:34 para ihanda: o, para mangolekta ng 20 porsiyento ng lahat ng ani. ang lugar na ito sa loob ng pitong taon na kasaganaan. 35Sa mga panahong iyon, ipaipon nʼyo rin po sa kanila ang lahat ng makokolekta ninyo galing sa mga ani at sa ilalim ng inyong pamamahala, ipatago po ninyo sa kanila ang mga ani sa mga kamalig ng mga lungsod. 36Ang mga pagkaing ito ay ilalaan para sa mga tao kapag dumating na ang pitong taong taggutom sa Egipto, para hindi sila magutom.”
Ginawang Tagapamahala si Jose sa Egipto
37Nagustuhan ng hari at ng kanyang mga opisyal ang mungkahi ni Jose. 38Sinabi niya sa kanyang mga opisyal, “Wala na tayong makikita pang ibang tao na kagaya ni Jose na ginagabayan ng Espiritu ng Dios.”
39Kaya sinabi ng Faraon kay Jose, “Sapagkat sinabi sa iyo ng Dios ang mga bagay na ito, wala na sigurong iba pang tao na may kaalaman at pang-unawa na kagaya mo. 40-41Gagawin kita ngayon na tagapamahala ng aking kaharian at gobernador ng buong Egipto, at susunod sa iyo ang lahat ng tauhan ko. Pero mas mataas pa rin ang karapatan ko kaysa sa iyo.” 42Tinanggal agad ng Faraon ang kanyang singsing na pangtatak at isinuot sa daliri ni Jose. Pinasuotan niya si Jose ng espesyal na damit na gawa sa telang linen at pinasuotan ng gintong kwintas. 43Ipinagamit din niya kay Jose ang kanyang pangalawang karwahe,41:43 ang kanyang pangalawang karwahe: o, ang karwahe ng opisyal na pangalawa sa kanya. at may mga tagapamalita na mauuna sa kanya na sumisigaw, “Lumuhod kayo sa gobernador!” Kaya simula noon, naging gobernador si Jose sa buong lupain ng Egipto.
44Sinabi pa ng Faraon kay Jose, “Ako ang hari rito sa Egipto, Pero walang sinuman ang gagawa ng kahit ano rito sa Egipto nang walang pahintulot mo.” 45Pinangalanan niya si Jose ng Zafenat Panea. Pinag-asawa rin niya si Jose kay Asenat na anak ni Potifera na pari mula sa lungsod ng On. Bilang gobernador, si Jose na ang namahala sa Egipto.
46Si Jose ay 30 taong gulang pa lang nang magsimulang maglingkod sa Faraon. Umalis siya sa palasyo at umikot sa buong Egipto.
47Tunay ngang naging masagana ang ani sa loob ng pitong taong kasaganaan. 48At sa panahong iyon, ipinaipon ni Jose ang lahat ng nakolekta galing sa mga ani.41:48 Tingnan ang 47:24. Ipinatago niya sa bawat lungsod ang mga ani na galing sa bukid sa palibot nito. 49Napakarami ng trigong naipon ni Jose; parang kasing dami ng buhangin sa tabing-dagat. Itinigil na lang niya ang pagtatakal nito dahil hindi na ito makayanang takalin.
50Bago dumating ang taggutom, ipinanganak ang dalawang anak ni Jose kay Asenat na anak ni Potifera na pari ng lungsod ng On. 51Pinangalanan ni Jose ang panganay na Manase41:51 Manase: Maaaring ang ibig sabihin, kinalimutan. dahil ayon sa kanya, “Dahil sa tulong ng Dios, nakalimutan ko ang mga paghihirap ko at ang aking pananabik sa sambahayan ng aking ama.” 52Pinangalanan niya ang pangalawa niyang anak na Efraim.41:52 Efraim: Maaaring ang ibig sabihin, nagbunga o naging masagana. Sapagkat ayon sa kanya, “Dahil sa tulong ng Dios, naging masagana ako sa lugar kung saan nakaranas ako ng mga paghihirap.”
53Natapos na ang pitong taong kasaganaan sa Egipto, 54at nagsimula na ang pitong taong taggutom katulad ng sinabi ni Jose. May taggutom sa ibaʼt ibang lugar pero may pagkain sa buong Egipto. 55Dumating ang panahon na naramdaman din ng mga taga-Egipto ang taggutom, kaya humingi sila ng pagkain sa hari. Sinabi ng hari sa kanila, “Pumunta kayo kay Jose dahil siya ang magsasabi sa inyo kung ano ang gagawin ninyo.”
56Lumaganap ang taggutom kahit saan. At dahil sa matinding taggutom sa buong Egipto, pinabuksan ni Jose ang lahat ng kamalig at pinagbilhan ng pagkain ang mga taga-Egipto. 57Pumunta rin sa Egipto ang halos lahat ng bansa para bumili ng pagkain kay Jose dahil matindi ang taggutom sa kanilang bansa.
