Da to år var gått, hadde farao en drøm, og i drømmen var han ved bredden av Nilen.

Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;

Og ut av Nilen kom det sju kuer, vakre og fete, og de gresset i elvegresset.

And out of the Nile came seven cows, good-looking and fat, and their food was the river-grass.

Etter dem kom det sju andre kuer opp av Nilen, stygge og magre, og de sto ved siden av de andre kuene.

And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows.

Og de sju magre kuene spiste de sju fete kuene. Da våknet farao.

And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep.

Men han sovnet igjen og hadde en ny drøm, der han så sju aks, fulle og gode, vokse på én stilk.

But he went to sleep again and had a second dream, in which he saw seven heads of grain, full and good, all on one stem.

Etter dem kom det opp sju andre aks, tynne og uttørkede av østvinden.

And after them came up seven other heads, thin and wasted by the east wind.

Og de sju tynne aksene slukte de gode aksene. Da våknet farao og skjønte det var en drøm.

And the seven thin heads made a meal of the good heads. And when Pharaoh was awake he saw it was a dream.

Om morgenen var hans ånd urolig, og han sendte bud på alle vismennene i Egypt og alle de kloke menn, men ingen kunne tyde drømmen for ham.

And in the morning his spirit was troubled; and he sent for all the wise men of Egypt and all the holy men, and put his dream before them, but no one was able to give him the sense of it.

Da sa hovedtjeneren til farao: Jeg minnes nå min synd:

Then the chief wine-servant said to Pharaoh, The memory of my sin comes back to me now;

Farao var vred på sine tjenere og satt meg i fengsel i hærførernes hus, sammen med hovedbaker.

Pharaoh had been angry with his servants, and had put me in prison in the house of the captain of the army, together with the chief bread-maker;

Og vi hadde en drøm samme natt, og drømmene hadde en spesiell mening.

And we had a dream on the same night, the two of us, and the dreams had a special sense.

Og der var en ung hebreer med oss, tjener for hærføreren, og da vi fortalte ham drømmene, tydet han dem for oss.

And there was with us a young Hebrew, the captain's servant, and when we put our dreams before him, he gave us the sense of them.

Og det skjedde som han hadde sagt: Jeg ble satt tilbake i min stilling, og bakeren ble hengt.

And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.

Da sendte farao bud etter Josef, og de hentet ham raskt ut av fengselet; og etter at han hadde klipt håret og skiftet klær, kom han fram for farao.

Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.

Farao sa til Josef: Jeg har hatt en drøm, og ingen kan tyde den. Men jeg har hørt at du kan tyde drømmer når de blir fortalt deg.

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have had a dream, and no one is able to give me the sense of it; now it has come to my ears that you are able to give the sense of a dream when it is put before you.

Josef svarte: Uten Gud vil ingen svar for fred komme til farao.

Then Joseph said, Without God there will be no answer of peace for Pharaoh.

Da sa farao: I min drøm sto jeg ved bredden av Nilen.

Then Pharaoh said, In my dream I was by the side of the Nile:

Og ut av Nilen kom det sju kuer, fete og vakre, og de gresset i elvegresset.

And out of the Nile came seven cows, fat and good-looking, and their food was the river-grass;

Etter dem kom det sju andre kuer, svært tynne og stygge, verre enn noen jeg har sett i hele Egypt.

Then after them came seven other cows, very thin and poor-looking, worse than any I ever saw in the land of Egypt;

Og de magre kuene spiste de sju fete kuene som kom først.

And the thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows who came up first;

Men selv etter at de hadde spist de fete kuene, så de like dårlige ut som før. Da våknet jeg.

And even with the fat cows inside them they seemed as bad as before. And so I came out of my sleep.

Igjen hadde jeg en drøm der jeg så sju aks, fulle og gode, vokse opp på én stilk.

And again in a dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, coming up on one stem:

Og da så jeg sju andre aks vokse opp etter dem, tørre, tynne og uttørkede av østvinden.

And then I saw seven other heads, dry, thin, and wasted by the east wind, coming up after them:

Og de tynne aksene slukte de sju gode aksene. Jeg fortalte dette til vismennene, men ingen kunne gi meg meningen av det.

And the seven thin heads made a meal of the seven good heads; and I put this dream before the wise men, but not one of them was able to give me the sense of it.

Da sa Josef: Begge drømmene har samme mening: Gud har gjort klart for farao hva han er i ferd med å gjøre.

Then Joseph said, These two dreams have the same sense: God has made clear to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

De sju fete kuene er sju år, og de gode akser er sju år: de har samme mening.

The seven fat cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years: the two have the same sense.

De sju magre og stygge kuene som kom etter dem, er sju år; og de sju tynne aksene, uttørkede av østvinden, er sju år med mangel på mat.

The seven thin and poor-looking cows who came up after them are seven years; and the seven heads of grain, dry and wasted by the east wind, are seven years when there will be no food.

Som jeg sa til farao, Gud har gjort klart for ham hva han er i ferd med å gjøre.

As I said to Pharaoh before, God has made clear to him what he is about to do.

Det kommer sju år med stor mengde avkasting i Egypt.

Seven years are coming in which there will be great wealth of grain in Egypt;

Deretter kommer sju år med hunger, og minnet om de gode årene vil forsvinne fra menneskenes sinn, og landet vil bli ødelagt av de dårlige årene.

And after that will come seven years when there will not be enough food; and the memory of the good years will go from men's minds; and the land will be made waste by the bad years;

Og mennesker vil ikke huske de gode tidene på grunn av hungeren som kommer etterpå; den vil være svært bitter.

And men will have no memory of the good time because of the need which will come after, for it will be very bitter.

Og drømmen kom to ganger til farao fordi dette er sikkert, og Gud vil snart la det skje.

And this dream came to Pharaoh twice, because this thing is certain, and God will quickly make it come about.

Og nå bør farao finne en mann med visdom og innsikt og sette ham over Egypts land.

And now let Pharaoh make search for a man of wisdom and good sense, and put him in authority over the land of Egypt.

La farao gjøre dette og sette oppsynsmenn over landet for å samle inn en femtedel av avkastningen i de gode årene.

Let Pharaoh do this, and let him put overseers over the land of Egypt to put in store a fifth part of the produce of the land in the good years.

La dem samle all maten i disse gode årene og gjøre et lager av korn under faraos kontroll, for byenes bruk, og la dem bevare det.

And let them get together all the food in those good years and make a store of grain under Pharaoh's control for the use of the towns, and let them keep it.

Og la denne maten bli oppbevart for landet til de sju dårlige årene kommer over Egypt, så landet ikke blir ødelagt av matmangel.

And let that food be kept in store for the land till the seven bad years which are to come in Egypt; so that the land may not come to destruction through need of food.

Dette syntes farao og alle hans tjenere var en god idé.

And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.

Da sa farao til sine tjenere: Hvor kan vi finne en mann som denne, en mann med Guds ånd i seg?

Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?

Og farao sa til Josef: Siden Gud har gjort alt dette klart for deg, er det ingen annen så vis og innsiktsfull som du.

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:

Du skal være over mitt hus, og hele folket skal følge ditt ord; bare tronen skal gjøre meg større enn deg.

You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you.

Og farao sa til Josef: Se, jeg har satt deg over hele Egypts land.

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.

Da tok farao av sin signetring fra hånden og satte den på Josefs hånd, og han fikk ham kledd i det beste linet og la en gullkjede om halsen hans.

Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;

Og han lot ham kjøre i den nest høyeste vognen; og de ropte foran ham: Gjør plass! Så gjorde han ham til hersker over hele Egypts land.

And he made him take his seat in the second of his carriages; and they went before him crying, Make way! So he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Farao sa til Josef: Jeg er farao; uten din tillatelse skal ingen løfte hånd eller fot i hele Egypt.

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt.

Og farao ga Josef navnet Zafnat-panea; og han ga ham Asenat, datteren til Poti-Fera, presten i On, til hustru. Så dro Josef gjennom hele Egypt.

And Pharaoh gave Joseph the name of Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, the priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph went through all the land of Egypt.

Josef var nå tretti år gammel da han sto framfor farao, kongen av Egypt. Og Josef dro ut fra farao og reiste gjennom hele Egypt.

Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.

I de sju gode årene gav jorden rikelig avling.

Now in the seven good years the earth gave fruit in masses.

Josef samlet opp all maten i de sju årene og lagret maten i byene: avlingen fra markene rundt hver by ble lagret opp i byen.

And Joseph got together all the food of those seven years, and made a store of food in the towns: the produce of the fields round every town was stored up in the town.

Han samlet opp et lager av korn som sanden ved havet, så stort et lager at til slutt stoppet han å måle det, for det kunne ikke måles.

So he got together a store of grain like the sand of the sea; so great a store that after a time he gave up measuring it, for it might not be measured.

Før hungeren kom, fikk Josef to sønner, som Asenat, datter av Poti-Fera, presten i On, fødte ham.

And before the time of need, Joseph had two sons, to whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On, gave birth.

Den første kalte han Manasse, for han sa: Gud har latt meg glemme all min nød og hele min fars hus.

And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house.

Den andre kalte han Efraim, for han sa: Gud har gjort meg fruktbar i mitt lidelses land.

And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow.

Så tok de sju gode årene i Egypt slutt.

And so the seven good years in Egypt came to an end.

Da kom de første av de sju årene med mangel, slik Josef hadde forutsagt: i alle andre land var det hungersnød, men i Egypt var det brød.

Then came the first of the seven years of need as Joseph had said: and in every other land they were short of food; but in the land of Egypt there was bread.

Da hele Egypt sultet, ropte folket til farao etter brød, og farao sa til dem: Gå til Josef, og gjør det han sier.

And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it.

Og over hele jorden var det matmangel; så åpnet Josef alle kornlagrene og solgte korn til egypterne, for hungersnøden var stor i Egypt.

And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt.

Og alle landene reiste til Egypt til Josef for å kjøpe korn, for hungersnøden var stor over hele jorden.

And all lands sent to Egypt, to Joseph, to get grain, for the need was great over all the earth.