Liber Genesis, 41

1. Post duos annos vidit pharao somnium. Putabat se stare super fluvium,

1. After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile,

2. de quo ascendebant septem boves pulchrae et crassae et pascebantur in locis palustribus.

2. and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows sleek and fat, and they fed in the reed grass.

3. Aliae quoque septem emergebant post illas de flumine foedae confectaeque macie et stabant in ipsa amnis ripa;

3. And behold, seven other cows, gaunt and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile.

4. devoraveruntque septem boves pulchras et crassas. Expergefactus pharao

4. And the gaunt and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. And Pharaoh awoke.

5. rursum dormivit et vidit alterum somnium. Septem spicae pullulabant in culmo uno plenae atque formosae.

5. And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk.

6. Aliae quoque totidem spicae tenues et percussae vento urente oriebantur

6. And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind.

7. devorantes omnem priorum pulchritudinem. Evigilavit pharao, et ecce erat somnium!

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

8. Et, facto mane, pavore perterritus misit ad omnes coniectores Aegypti cunctosque sapientes suos; et accersitis narravit somnium, nec erat qui interpretaretur.

8. So in the morning his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men; and Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was none who could interpret it to Pharaoh.

9. Tunc demum reminiscens pincernarum magister ait: “Confiteor peccatum meum.

9. Then the chief butler said to Pharaoh, "I remember my faults today.

10. Iratus rex servis suis me et magistrum pistorum retrudi iussit in carcerem principis satellitum,

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

11. ubi una nocte uterque vidimus somnium praesagum futurorum.

11. we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own meaning.

12. Erat ibi puer Hebraeus eiusdem ducis satellitum famulus, cui narrantes somnia

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

13. audivimus quidquid postea rei probavit eventus. Ego enim redditus sum officio meo, et ille suspensus est in patibulo”.

13. And as he interpreted to us, so it came to pass; I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged."

14. Protinus ad regis imperium eductum de carcere Ioseph totonderunt ac, veste mutata, obtulerunt ei.

14. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon; and when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh.

15. Cui ille ait: “Vidi somnia, nec est qui edisserat; quae audivi te sapientissime conicere”.

15. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; and I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."

16. Respondit Ioseph: “Absque me Deus respondebit prospera pharaoni!”.

16. Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer."

17. Narravit ergo pharao, quod viderat: “Putabam me stare super ripam fluminis

17. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile;

18. et septem boves de amne conscendere pulchras nimis et obesis carnibus, quae in pastu paludis virecta carpebant.

18. and seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass;

19. Et ecce has sequebantur aliae septem boves in tantum deformes et macilentae, ut numquam tales in terra Aegypti viderim;

19. and seven other cows came up after them, poor and very gaunt and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt.

20. quae, devoratis et consumptis prioribus,

20. And the thin and gaunt cows ate up the first seven fat cows,

21. nullum saturitatis dedere vestigium; sed simili macie et squalore torpebant. Evigilans, rursus sopore depressus,

21. but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as gaunt as at the beginning. Then I awoke.

22. vidi somnium: Septem spicae pullulabant in culmo uno plenae atque pulcherrimae.

22. I also saw in my dream seven ears growing on one stalk, full and good;

23. Aliae quoque septem tenues et percussae vento urente oriebantur e stipula;

23. and seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them,

24. quae priorum pulchritudinem devoraverunt. Narravi coniectoribus somnium, et nemo est qui edisserat”.

24. and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me."

25. Respondit Ioseph: “Somnium regis unum est: quae facturus est, Deus ostendit pharaoni.

25. Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dream of Pharaoh is one; God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

26. Septem boves pulchrae et septem spicae plenae septem ubertatis anni sunt; eandemque vim somnii comprehendunt.

26. The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream is one.

27. Septem quoque boves tenues atque macilentae, quae ascenderunt post eas, et septem spicae tenues et vento urente percussae septem anni sunt venturae famis,

27. The seven lean and gaunt cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are also seven years of famine.

28. qui hoc ordine complebuntur:

28. It is as I told Pharaoh, God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

29. ecce septem anni venient fertilitatis magnae in universa terra Aegypti;

29. There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt,

30. quos sequentur septem anni alii tantae sterilitatis, ut oblivioni tradatur cuncta retro abundantia. Consumptura est enim fames omnem terram,

30. but after them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; the famine will consume the land,

31. et ubertatis magnitudinem perditura est inopiae magnitudo.

31. and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of that famine which will follow, for it will be very grievous.

32. Quod autem vidisti secundo ad eandem rem pertinens somnium, firmitatis indicium est, eo quod fiat sermo Dei et velocius a Deo impleatur.

32. And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

33. Nunc ergo provideat rex virum intellegentem et sapientem et praeficiat eum terrae Aegypti

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

34. constituatque praepositos per cunctas regiones et quintam partem fructuum per septem annos fertilitatis,

34. Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land, and take the fifth part of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plenteous years.

35. qui iam nunc futuri sunt, congreget in horrea; et omne frumentum sub pharaonis potestate condatur serveturque in urbibus;

35. And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and lay up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.

36. et paretur futurae septem annorum fami, quae pressura est Aegyptum, et non consumetur terra inopia”.

36. That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine which are to befall the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine."

37. Placuit pharaoni consilium et cunctis ministris eius.

37. This proposal seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.

38. Locutusque est ad eos: “Num invenire poterimus talem virum, qui spiritu Dei plenus sit?”.

38. And Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find such a man as this, in whom is the Spirit of God?"

39. Dixit ergo ad Ioseph: “Quia ostendit tibi Deus omnia, quae locutus es, numquid sapientiorem et consimilem tui invenire potero?

39. So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discreet and wise as you are;

40. Tu eris super domum meam, et ad tui oris imperium cunctus populus meus oboediet; uno tantum regni solio te praecedam”.

40. you shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command; only as regards the throne will I be greater than you."

41. Dixitque rursus pharao ad Ioseph: “Ecce, constitui te super universam terram Aegypti”.

41. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt."

42. Tulitque anulum de manu sua et dedit eum in manu eius; vestivitque eum stola byssina et collo torquem auream circumposuit.

42. Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in garments of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

43. Fecitque eum ascendere super currum suum secundum, clamante praecone: “Abrech!”, ut omnes coram eo genuflecterent et praepositum esse scirent universae terrae Aegypti.

43. and he made him to ride in his second chariot; and they cried before him, "Bow the knee!" Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt.

44. Dixit quoque rex ad Ioseph: “Ego sum pharao; absque tuo imperio non movebit quisquam manum aut pedem in omni terra Aegypti”.

44. Moreover Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt."

45. Vertitque nomen eius et vocavit eum lingua Aegyptiaca Saphaneth Phanec (quod interpretatur Salvator mundi) deditque illi uxorem Aseneth filiam Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos. Egressus est itaque Ioseph ad terram Aegypti

45. And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaph'enath-pane'ah; and he gave him in marriage As'enath, the daughter of Poti'phera priest of On. So Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

46. ­ triginta autem annorum erat quando stetit in conspectu regis pharaonis ­ et circuivit omnes regiones Aegypti.

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

47. Venitque fertilitas septem annorum, et segetes congregavit in horrea Aegypti

47. During the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth abundantly,

48. condens in singulis urbibus frumentum camporum in circuitu.

48. and he gathered up all the food of the seven years when there was plenty in the land of Egypt, and stored up food in the cities; he stored up in every city the food from the fields around it.

49. Tantaque fuit abundantia tritici, ut arenae maris coaequaretur, et copia mensuram excederet.

49. And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured.

50. Nati sunt autem Ioseph filii duo, antequam veniret fames, quos ei peperit Aseneth filia Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos.

50. Before the year of famine came, Joseph had two sons, whom As'enath, the daughter of Poti'phera priest of On, bore to him.

51. Vocavitque nomen primogeniti Manasses dicens: “Oblivisci me fecit Deus omnium laborum meorum et domus patris mei”.

51. Joseph called the name of the first-born Manas'seh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house."

52. Nomen quoque secundi appellavit Ephraim dicens: “Crescere me fecit Deus in terra paupertatis meae”.

52. The name of the second he called E'phraim, "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."

53. Igitur, transactis septem annis ubertatis, qui fuerant in Aegypto,

53. The seven years of plenty that prevailed in the land of Egypt came to an end;

54. coeperunt venire septem anni inopiae, quos praedixerat Ioseph, et in universo orbe fames praevaluit; in cuncta autem terra Aegypti erat panis.

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

55. Qua esuriente, clamavit populus ad pharaonem alimenta petens. Quibus ille respondit: “Ite ad Ioseph et, quidquid vobis dixerit, facite”.

55. 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. Et invaluit fames in omni terra Aegypti; aperuitque Ioseph universa horrea et vendebat Aegyptiis; nam et illos oppresserat fames.

56. So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

57. Omnesque provinciae veniebant in Aegyptum, ut emerent escas apud Ioseph, quia inopia invaluerat in universa terra.

57. Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.