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.
Àwọn àlá Farao
1Nígbà tí odindi ọdún méjì sì ti kọjá, Farao lá àlá: ó rí ara rẹ̀ tó dúró ní etí odò Naili. 2Nígbà náà ni màlúù méje jáde láti inú odò, wọ́n dára láti wò, wọ́n sì sanra, wọ́n sì ń jẹ koríko. 3Lẹ́yìn àwọn wọ̀nyí, ni àwọn màlúù méje mìíràn tí kò lẹ́wà tí ó sì rù jáde wá láti inú odò Naili, wọ́n sì dúró ti àwọn méje tí ó sanra tí ó wà ní bèbè odò náà. 4Àwọn màlúù tí ó rù, tí kò sì lẹ́wà sì gbé àwọn tí ó lẹ́wà tí ó sanra jẹ. Nígbà náà ni Farao jí.
5Ó sì tún padà sùn, ó sì lá àlá mìíràn: ó rí síírí ọkà méje tí ó kún, ó yómọ, ó sì dára, ó sì jáde lára igi ọkà kan ṣoṣo. 6Lẹ́yìn wọn ni síírí ọkà méje mìíràn yọ, wọn kò yómọ, afẹ́fẹ́ ìlà-oòrùn ti rẹ̀ ẹ́ dànù. 7Àwọn síírí ọkà méje tí kò yómọ (ọmọ rẹ̀ kò tóbi) wọ̀nyí sì gbé àwọn tí ó yómọ (ọmọ rẹ̀ tóbi) mì. Nígbà náà ni Farao jí lójú oorun, ó sì rí i pé àlá ni.
841.8: Da 2.2.Ní òwúrọ̀, ọkàn rẹ̀ dàrú, nítorí náà, ó ránṣẹ́ pe gbogbo àwọn onídán àti ọ̀mọ̀ran ilẹ̀ Ejibiti. Farao rọ́ àlá rẹ̀ fún wọn, ṣùgbọ́n kò rí ọ̀kan nínú wọn tí ó le sọ ìtumọ̀ àlá náà fún un.
9Nígbà náà ni olórí agbọ́tí wí fún Farao pé, “Lónìí ni mo rántí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ mi. 10Nígbà kan tí Farao bínú sí àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀, tí ó sì fi èmi àti olórí alásè sínú ẹ̀wọ̀n ní ilé olórí ẹ̀ṣọ́. 11Ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan wa lá àlá, àlá kọ̀ọ̀kan sì ní ìtumọ̀ tirẹ̀. 12Ọmọkùnrin ará Heberu kan tí ó jẹ́ ìránṣẹ́ olórí ẹ̀ṣọ́ wà níbẹ̀ pẹ̀lú wa. A rọ́ àwọn àlá wa fún un, ó sì túmọ̀ wọn fún wa, ó sọ ìtumọ̀ àlá ẹnìkọ̀ọ̀kan fún un. 13Bí ó sì ti túmọ̀ àlá wọ̀nyí náà ni ohun gbogbo rí. A dá mi padà sí ipò mi, a sì so ọkùnrin kejì kọ́ sórí ọ̀wọ̀n.”
14Nítorí náà Farao ránṣẹ́ pe Josẹfu, wọn sì mú un wá kíákíá láti inú ìhámọ́. Nígbà tí ó fá irun rẹ̀, tí ó sì pààrọ̀ aṣọ rẹ̀, ó wá síwájú Farao.
15Farao wí fún Josẹfu, “Mo lá àlá kan, kò sì sí ẹni tí o le è túmọ̀ rẹ̀. Ṣùgbọ́n mo ti gbọ́ nípa rẹ pé bí o bá ti gbọ́ àlá, o le è túmọ̀ rẹ̀.”
16Josẹfu dá Farao ní ohùn pé, “Kì í ṣe agbára mi, ṣùgbọ́n, Ọlọ́run ni yóò fi ìdáhùn àlàáfíà fún Farao ní ìtumọ̀ àlá náà.”
17Nígbà náà ni Farao wí fún Josẹfu pé, “Ní inú àlá mi, mo dúró ni etí bèbè odò Naili, 18sì kíyèsi i, màlúù méje tí ó sanra tí o sì lẹ́wà jáde wá, wọ́n sì ń jẹ koríko ní tòsí ibẹ̀. 19Lẹ́yìn wọn, màlúù méje mìíràn jáde wá, wọ́n rù hángógó, wọn kò sì lẹ́wà tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí n kò tí ì rí irú màlúù tí ó ṣe àìlẹ́wà tó bẹ́ẹ̀ rí ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti. 20Àwọn màlúù tí ó rù tí kò sì lẹ́wà sì jẹ àwọn màlúù tí ó sanra tí ó kọ́ jáde nínú odò. 21Ṣùgbọ́n lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí wọ́n jẹ́ wọ́n tan, kò sì ẹni tí ó le mọ̀ pé wọ́n jẹ ohunkóhun, nítorí wọn kò sanra sí i, wọn sì bùrẹ́wà síbẹ̀. Nígbà náà ni mo tají.
22“Ní ojú àlá mi, mo tún rí síírí ọkà méje tí ó yó ọmọ tí ó sì dára, wọ́n jáde láti ara igi ọkà kan. 23Lẹ́yìn wọn, àwọn méje mìíràn yọ jáde, tí kò yó ọmọ bẹ́ẹ̀ ni afẹ́fẹ́ ìlà-oòrùn ti rẹ̀ ẹ́ dànù tán. 24Àwọn síírí ọkà méje tí kò yómọ sì gbé àwọn méje tí ó dára wọ̀nyí mì. Mo sọ àlá yìí fún àwọn onídán mi, ṣùgbọ́n kò sí ẹni tí ó le túmọ̀ rẹ̀ fún mi.”
25Nígbà náà ni Josẹfu wí fún Farao, “Ìtumọ̀ kan náà ni àwọn àlá méjèèjì ní. Ọlọ́run fi ohun tí ó fẹ́ ṣe hàn fún Farao. 26Àwọn màlúù méje ti ó dára jẹ́ ọdún méje, síírí ọkà méje tí ó dára náà sì jẹ́ ọdún méje: ọ̀kan ṣoṣo ni wọn, àlá kan náà ni. 27Àwọn màlúù méje tí kò sanra, tí kò sì rẹwà tí ó jáde gbẹ̀yìn jẹ́ ọdún méje, bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni síírí ọkà méje tí kò dára, tí afẹ́fẹ́ ìlà-oòrùn ti rẹ̀ dànù tan: Wọn jẹ́ ọdún méje tí ìyàn yóò fi mú.
28“Bí mo ti wí fún Farao ní ìṣáájú náà ni: Ọlọ́run fi ohun tí yóò ṣẹlẹ̀ han Farao. 29Ọdún méje tí oúnjẹ yóò pọ̀ yanturu ń bọ̀ wà ní Ejibiti. 30Ṣùgbọ́n ọdún méje mìíràn tí ìyàn yóò mú ń bọ̀, nígbà náà ni a ó tilẹ̀ gbàgbé gbogbo ọ̀pọ̀ ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti, ìyàn yóò sì run gbogbo ilẹ̀ náà, 31A kò ní rántí àsìkò ọ̀pọ̀ oúnjẹ yanturu náà mọ́ nítorí pé ìyàn tí yóò tẹ̀lé e yóò pọ̀ púpọ̀. 32Ìdí tí Ọlọ́run fi fi àlá náà han fún Farao ní ọ̀nà méjì ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ ni pé, Ọlọ́run ti pinnu pé yóò ṣẹlẹ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀ dandan, àti pé kò ni pẹ́ tí Ọlọ́run yóò fi ṣe é.
33“Ìmọ̀ràn mi ni wí pé, jẹ́ kí Farao wá ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn kan ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti, kí ó sì fi ṣe alákòóso iṣẹ́ àgbẹ̀ ilẹ̀ Ejibiti. 34Kí Farao sì yan àwọn alábojútó láti máa gba ìdámárùn-ún ìkórè oko ilẹ̀ Ejibiti ní àsìkò ọdún méje ọ̀pọ̀. 35Kí wọn kó gbogbo oúnjẹ ilẹ̀ náà ni àwọn ọdún méje ọ̀pọ̀ yìí, kí wọn sì kó àwọn ọkà tí wọn jẹ ṣẹ́kù pamọ́ lábẹ́ àṣẹ Farao. Kí a kó wọn pamọ́ ni àwọn ìlú fún jíjẹ. 36Kí wọn kó oúnjẹ náà pamọ́ fún orílẹ̀-èdè yìí, kí a ba à le lò ó ni ọdún méje tí ìyàn yóò fi jà ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti, kí ìyàn náà má ba à pa orílẹ̀-èdè yìí run.”
37Èrò náà sì dára lójú Farao àti àwọn ìjòyè rẹ̀. 38Farao sì bi wọ́n pé, “Ǹjẹ́ a le rí ẹnikẹ́ni bi ọkùnrin yìí, nínú ẹni tí ẹ̀mí Ọlọ́run ń gbé?”
39Nígbà náà ni Farao wí fún Josẹfu, “Níwọ́n bí Ọlọ́run ti fi gbogbo èyí hàn ọ́, kò sí ẹni náà tí ó gbọ́n tí ó sì mọ̀ràn bí i tìrẹ ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti yìí, 40ìwọ yóò ṣe àkóso ààfin mi gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn gbọdọ̀ tẹríba fún àṣẹ ẹ̀ rẹ. Ìtẹ́ mi nìkan ni èmi yóò fi jù ọ́ lọ.”
Josẹfu di alábojútó ilẹ̀ Ejibiti
41Farao wí fún Josẹfu pé, “Mo fi ọ́ ṣe alábojútó gbogbo ilẹ̀ Ejibiti.” 4241.42: Da 5.29.Farao sì bọ́ òrùka èdìdì ọwọ́ rẹ̀, ó sì fi wọ Josẹfu ó wọ̀ ọ́ ní aṣọ ọ̀gbọ̀ dáradára, ó sì fi ẹ̀gbà tí ó dára sí i lọ́rùn. 43Ó sì mú un kí ó gun kẹ̀kẹ́-ẹṣin bí igbákejì ara rẹ̀, àwọn ènìyàn sì ń pariwo níwájú rẹ̀ pé, “Ẹ yàgò lọ́nà.” Báyìí ni ó sì fi ṣe alábojútó gbogbo ilẹ̀ Ejibiti.
44Nígbà náà ni Farao wí fún Josẹfu pé, “Èmi ni Farao. Ṣùgbọ́n láìsí àṣẹ rẹ, ẹnikẹ́ni kò gbọdọ̀ ṣe ohunkóhun ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti.” 45Farao sì sọ Josẹfu ní orúkọ yìí: Safenati-Panea èyí tí ó túmọ̀ sí, (ẹni tí ó ni agbára ikú àti ìyè ní ìkáwọ́ bí òrìṣà), Ó sì fun un ní Asenati ọmọ Potifẹra, alábojútó òrìṣà Oni, gẹ́gẹ́ bí aya. Josẹfu sì rin gbogbo ilẹ̀ Ejibiti já.
46Ọmọ ọgbọ̀n ọdún (30) ni Josẹfu nígbà tí ó wọ iṣẹ́ Farao ọba Ejibiti. Josẹfu sì jáde kúrò níwájú Farao, ó sì ṣe ìbẹ̀wò káàkiri gbogbo ilẹ̀ Ejibiti 47Ní ọdún méje ọ̀pọ̀, ilẹ̀ náà so èso lọ́pọ̀lọpọ̀. 48Josẹfu kó gbogbo oúnjẹ tí a pèsè ni ilẹ̀ Ejibiti ní ọdún méje ọ̀pọ̀ yìí, ó sì pa wọ́n mọ́ sí àwọn ìlú. Ní ìlú kọ̀ọ̀kan ni ó kó gbogbo oúnjẹ tí wọ́n gbìn ní àyíká ìlú wọn sí. 49Josẹfu pa ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọkà mọ́ bí iyanrìn Òkun; ó pọ̀ tó bẹ́ẹ̀ gẹ́ẹ́ tí kò ṣe àkọsílẹ̀ mọ́ nítorí, ó tayọ kíkà.
50Kí ó tó di pé ọdún ìyàn dé, Asenati ọmọ Potifẹra alábojútó Oni bí ọmọkùnrin méjì fún Josẹfu. 51Josẹfu sọ orúkọ àkọ́bí rẹ̀ ni Manase, ó sì wí pé, “Nítorí tí Ọlọ́run ti mú mi gbàgbé gbogbo ìdààmú mi àti gbogbo ilé baba mi.” 52Ó sì sọ orúkọ èkejì ní Efraimu, ó sì wí pé, “Nítorí pé Ọlọ́run fún mi ní ọmọ ní ilẹ̀ ìpọ́njú mi.”
53Ọdún méje ọ̀pọ̀ oúnjẹ sì wá sí òpin ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti, 5441.54: Ap 7.11.Ọdún méje ìyàn sì bẹ̀rẹ̀, bí Josẹfu ti wí gan an. Ìyàn sì mú ní gbogbo ilẹ̀ tókù, ṣùgbọ́n oúnjẹ wà ní gbogbo ilẹ̀ Ejibiti. 5541.55: Jh 2.5.Nígbà tí àwọn ará Ejibiti bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ní rí ipá ìyàn náà, wọ́n kígbe sí Farao. Nígbà náà ni Farao wí fún wọn pé, “Ẹ lọ bá Josẹfu, ẹ ṣe ohun tí ó bá wí fún un yín.”
56Nígbà tí ìyàn sì ti tàn ká gbogbo ilẹ̀ náà, Josẹfu ṣí inú àká, ó sì bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ní ta ọkà fún àwọn ènìyàn, nítorí ìyàn náà mú gan an ní gbogbo ilẹ̀ Ejibiti. 57Gbogbo àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè sì ń wá sí Ejibiti láti ra oúnjẹ lọ́wọ́ Josẹfu, nítorí ìyàn náà pọ̀ gidigidi káàkiri gbogbo ayé.
