Genesis 41

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

To År senere hændte det, at Farao havde en drøm. Han drømte, at han stod ved Nilen;

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

og se, op af Floden steg der syv smukke og fede Køer, som gav sig til at græsse i Engen;

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

efter dem steg der syv andre Køer op af Nilen, usle at se til og magre, og de stillede sig ved Siden af de første Køer på Nilens Bred;

And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

og de usle og magre Køer åd de syv smukke og fede Køer. Så vågnede Farao.

And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

Men han sov ind og havde en Drøm og så syv tykke og gode Aks skyde frem på et og samme Strå;

And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

men efter dem volksede der syv golde og vindsvedne Aks frem;

And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

og de golde Aks slugte de syv tykke og fulde Aks. Så vågnede Farao, og se, det var en Drøm.

And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

Men om Morgenen var hans Sind uroligt; og han sendte Bud efter alle Ægyptens Tegnsudlæggere og Vismænd og fortalte dem sin Drøm, men ingen kunde tyde den for Farao.

Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

Da sagde Overmundskænken til Farao: "Jeg må i Dag minde om mine Synder.

Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:

Den Gang Farao vrededes på sine Tjenere og lod dem sætte i Forvaring i Livvagtens Øverstes Hus, mig og Overbageren,

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

da drømte vi engang samme Nat hver en Drøm med sin særlige Betydning.

And there was there with us a young man, an 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 did interpret.

Sammen med os var der en Hebraisk Yngling, som var Træl hos Livvagtens Øverste, og da vi fortalte ham vore Drømme, tydede han dem for os, hver på sin Måde;

And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

og som han tydede dem for os, således gik det: Jeg blev indsat i mit Embede, og Bageren blev hængt."

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

Da sendte Farao Bud efter Josef, og man fik ham hurtigt ud af Fangehullet; og efter at have ladet sig rage og skiftet Klæder fremstillede han sig for Farao.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

Så sagde Farao til Josef: "Jeg har haft en Drøm, som ingen kan tyde; og nu har jeg hørt om dig, at du kun behøver at høre en Drøm, så kan du tyde den."

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

Josef svarede Farao: "Ikke jeg men Gud vil give Farao et gunstigt Svar!"

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:

Da sagde Farao til Josef: "Jeg drømte, at jeg stod på Nilens Bred;

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

og se, op af Floden steg der syv fede og smukke Køer, som gav sig til at græsse i Engen;

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

efter dem steg der syv andre Køer op, ringe, såre usle og magre, så usle Dyr har jeg ikke set nogensteds i Ægypten;

And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

og de magre og usle Køer åd de syv første, fede Køer;

And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

men da de havde slugt dem, var det ikke til at kende på dem; de så lige så usle ud som før. Så vågnede jeg.

And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

Men jeg sov atter ind og så i Drømme syv fulde og gode Aks skyde frem på et og samme Strå;

And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

men efter dem voksede der syv udtørrede, golde og vindsvedne Aks frem,

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

og de golde Aks slugte de syv gode Aks. Det fortalte jeg mine Tegnsudlæggere, men ingen kunde forklare mig det."

And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Da sagde Josef til Farao: "Faraos Drømme betyder begge det samme, og Gud har kundgjort Farao, hvad han vil gøre.

The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.

De syv gode Køer betyder syv År; de syv gode Aks betyder ligeledes syv År; det er en og samme Drøm.

And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

Og de syv magre og usle Køer, der steg op efter dem, betyder syv År, og de syv golde og vindsvedne Aks betyder syv Hungersnødsår.

This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

Det var det, jeg mente, når jeg sagde til Farao: Hvad Gud vil gøre, har han ladet Farao skue!

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

Se, der kommer syv År med stor Overflod i hele Ægypten;

And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

men efter dem kommer der syv Hungersnødsår, og man skal gemme al Overfloden i Ægypten; og Hungersnøden skal hærge Jorden,

And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.

så man intet mærker til Overfloden på Jorden på Grund af den påfølgende Hungersnød; thi den bliver såre hård.

And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

Men at Drømmen gentog sig to Gange for Farao, betyder, at Sagen er fast besluttet af Gud, og at han snart vil lade det ske.

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

Men nu skulde Farao udse sig en indsigtsfuld og klog Mand og sætte ham over Ægypten,

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

og Farao skulde tage og indsætte Tilsynsmænd over Landet og opkræve Femtedelen af Ægyptens Afgrøde i Overflodens syv År;

And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

og de skal samle al Afgrøden fra de gode År, der kommer, og oplagre Høsten som Faraos Eje og bringe Afgrøden under Lås og Lukke i Byerne,

And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

for at Afgrøden kan tjene til Forråd for Landet i Hungersnødens syv År, som skal komme over Ægypten, at ikke Landet skal gå til Grunde ved Hungersnøden."

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

Både Farao og alle hans Tjenere syntes godt om den Tale,

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

og Farao sagde til sine Tjenere: "Hvor finder vi en Mand, i hvem Guds Ånd er som i ham?"

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

Og Farao sagde til Josef: "Efter at Gud har åbenbaret dig alt dette. kan ingen måle sig med dig i Indsigt og Kløgt;

Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

du skal forestå mit Hus, og efter dit Ord skal alt mit Folk rette sig; kun Tronen vil jeg have forud for dig."

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

Og Farao sagde til Josef: "Så sætter jeg dig nu over hele Ægypten!"

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

Og Farao tog Seglringen af sin Hånd og satte den på Josefs, klædte ham i fine Linnedklæder og hængte Guldkæden om hans Hals:

And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

han lod ham køre i sin næstbedste Vogn, og de råbte Abrek for ham. Således satte han ham over hele Ægypten.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

Og Farao sagde til Josef: "Jeg er Farao, men uden dit Minde skal ingen røre Hånd eller Fod nogensteds i Ægypten!"

And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath–paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

Derpå gav Farao Josef Navnet Zafenat Panea, og han lod ham ægte Asenat, en Datter af Præsten Potifera i On; og Josef drog omkring i Ægypten.

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

Josef var tredive År gammel. da han stededes for Farao, Ægyptens Konge. Så forlod Josef Farao og drog omkring i hele Ægypten.

And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

Og Landet bar i bugnende Fylde i Overflodens syv År;

And 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 round about every city, laid he up in the same.

og Josef samlede al Afgrøden i de syv År, i hvilke der var Overflod i Ægypten, og bragte den til Byerne; i hver By samlede han Afgrøden fra Markerne der omkring.

And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

Således ophobede Josef Korn i vældig Mængde, som Havets Sand, indtil man opgav at måle det, da det ikke var til at måle.

And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On bare unto him.

Før Hungersnødens År kom. fik Josef to Sønner med Asenat, Præsten i On Potiferas Datter;

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

og Josef gav den førstefødte Navnet Manasse, thi han sagde: "Gud har ladet mig glemme al min Møje og hele min Faders Hus."

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Og den anden gav han Navnet Efraim, thi han sagde: "Gud har givet mig Livsfrugt i min Elendigheds Land."

And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

Da Overflodens syv År, som kom over Ægypten, var omme,

And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

begyndte Hungersnødens syv År, som Josef havde sagt; og der opstod Hungersnød i alle Lande, men i hele Ægypten var der Brød.

And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

Så hungrede hele Ægypten; og Folket råbte til Farao om Brød; men Farao sagde til alle Ægypterne: "Gå til Josef og gør, hvad han siger eder!"

And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

Og der var Hungersnød over hele Jorden. Da åbnede Josef for alle Kornlagrene og solgte Korn til Ægypterne; men Hungersnøden tog til i Ægypten;

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

og Alverden kom til Ægypten for at købe Korn hos Josef; thi Hungersnøden tog til over hele Jorden.