1 Etter to hele år skjedde det at Farao drømte, og se, han sto ved elven.

It happened at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

2 Se, ut av elven kom det opp syv kyr, vakre og fete, og de beitet i sivet.

Behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, well-favored and fat-fleshed, and they fed in the reed-grass.

3 Se, syv andre kyr kom opp etter dem fra elven, svake og magre, og de sto ved de andre kyrene ved elvebredden.

Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.

4 De svake og magre kyrene åt opp de syv vakre og fete kyrene. Så våknet Farao.

The ill-favored and lean-fleshed cattle ate up the seven well-favored and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.

5 Han sovnet igjen og drømte en annen gang: se, syv aks med korn vokste opp på ett strå, friske og gode.

He slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.

6 Se, syv aks, tynne og svidd av østvinden, vokste opp etter dem.

Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

7 De tynne akene slukte de syv friske og fyldige akene. Farao våknet, og se, det var en drøm.

The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

8 Om morgenen var Faraos ånd urolig, og han sendte bud på alle Egyptens trollmenn og alle vismennene der. Farao fortalte dem sine drømmer, men ingen kunne tyde dem for Farao.

It happened in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men of it. Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

9 Da talte overmunnskjenken til Farao, og sa: "I dag blir jeg minnet om mine feil.

Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, "I remember my faults today.

10 Farao var vred på sine tjenere, og satt meg i forvaring i øverste vaktsjefs hus, meg og øverste bakeren.

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

11 Vi drømte en drøm samme natt, jeg og han. Vi drømte hver vår drøm med hver vår betydning.

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

12 Det var med oss der en ung mann, en hebreer, tjener hos øverste vaktsjefen, og vi fortalte ham, og han tydet våre drømmer. Til hver sin drøm ga han en tolkning.

There was with us there a young man, a 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 interpreted.

13 Det skjedde slik han tydet for oss: han gjeninnsatte meg i min stilling, men den andre ble hengt."

It happened, as he interpreted to us, so it was: he restored me to my office, and he hanged him."

14 Da sendte Farao bud etter Josef, og de hentet ham i all hast ut av fangehullet. Han barberte seg, byttet klær og kom inn til Farao.

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh.

15 Farao sa til Josef: "Jeg har drømt en drøm, og ingen kan tyde den. Men jeg har hørt om deg at du kan tolke drømmer."

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

16 Josef svarte Farao: "Det er ikke i meg, men Gud skal gi Farao et svar til fred."

Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "It isn't in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace."

17 Farao talte til Josef: "I min drøm sto jeg ved elvebredden.

Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, "In my dream, behold, I stood on the brink of the river:

18 Se, fra elven kom opp syv kyr, feite og vakre, og de beitet i sivet.

and, behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, fat-fleshed and well-favored. They fed in the reed-grass,

19 Se, syv andre kyr kom opp etter dem, svake, veldig stygge og magre, så stygge som jeg aldri har sett maken til i hele Egypt.

and, behold, seven other cattle came up after them, poor and very ill-favored and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.

20 De magre og stygge kyrene åt opp de første syv fete kyrene.

The lean and ill-favored cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle,

21 Og da de hadde spist dem, kunne man ikke se at de hadde spist dem, for de var like stygge som før. Så våknet jeg.

and when they had eaten them up, it couldn't be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ill-favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

22 Jeg så i min drøm, og se, syv aks vokste opp på ett strå, fyldige og gode.

I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good:

23 Se, syv aks, tørre, tynne og svidd av østvinden, vokste opp etter dem.

and, behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

24 De tynne akene slukte de syv gode. Jeg fortalte det til de kloke, men ingen kunne forklare det for meg."

The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians; but there was no one who could explain it to me."

25 Josef sa til Farao: "Faraos drømmer er én. Gud har kunngjort for Farao hva han vil gjøre.

Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.

26 De syv gode kyrene er syv år; de syv gode akene er også syv år. Drømmen er én.

The seven good cattle are seven years; and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. The dream is one.

27 De syv magre og stygge kyrene som kom opp etter dem, er syv år, og de syv tynne akene som er svidd av østvinden, er syv års hungersnød.

The seven lean and ill-favored cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind; they will be seven years of famine.

28 Det jeg fortalte Farao: Gud har vist Farao hva han vil gjøre.

That is the thing which I spoke to Pharaoh. What God is about to do he has shown to Pharaoh.

29 Se, det skal komme syv år med stor overflod i hele Egypt.

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

30 Deretter vil det komme syv år med hungersnød, og all overfloden vil bli glemt i Egypt. Hungersnøden vil fortære landet.

There will arise after them seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,

31 Overfloden vil ikke bli merket i landet på grunn av den hungersnøden som kommer etterpå, for den vil være meget hard.

and the plenty will not be known in the land by reason of that famine which follows; for it will be very grievous.

32 Drømmen ble gjentatt for Farao, fordi det er bestemt av Gud, og Gud vil snart utføre det.

The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

33 La derfor Farao se etter en klok og vis mann og sette ham over Egypt.

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

34 La Farao gjøre dette: sette oppsynsmenn over landet og hente inn en femtedel av avkastningen i Egypt i de syv overflodsårene.

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

35 La dem samle all maten fra disse gode årene som kommer, og lagre korn under Faraos kontroll til mat i byene, og la dem bevare den.

Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.

36 Maten skal være et lager for landet til de syv årene med hungersnød, som vil komme over Egypt, for at landet ikke skal bli ødelagt av hungersnøden."

The food will be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; that the land not perish through the famine."

37 Dette syntes godt i Faraos øyne og i øynene til alle hans tjenere.

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

38 Farao sa til sine tjenere: "Kan vi finne en mann som dette, en mann i hvem Guds Ånd er?"

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

39 Farao sa til Josef: "Siden Gud har vist deg alt dette, er det ingen så klok og vis som du.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has shown you all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as you.

40 Du skal være over mitt hus, og ifølge ditt ord skal alt mitt folk styres. Bare på tronen skal jeg være større enn deg."

You shall be over my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled. Only in the throne I will be greater than you."

41 Farao sa til Josef: "Se, jeg har satt deg over hele Egypt."

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

42 Farao tok sin signetring av sin hånd og satte den på Josefs hånd, kledde ham i fine linklær og satte en gullkjede om halsen hans,

Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck,

43 og han lot ham kjøre i den andre vognen han hadde. De ropte foran ham: "Bøy kne!" Han satte ham over hele Egypt.

and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, "Bow the knee!" He set him over all the land of Egypt.

44 Farao sa til Josef: "Jeg er Farao, og uten din tillatelse skal ingen løfte hånd eller fot i hele Egypt."

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

45 Farao ga Josef navnet Zafenat-Paneah; og han ga ham Asenat, datter av Potifera, presten i On, til kone. Josef dro ut over Egypt.

Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

46 Josef var tretti år gammel da han sto fremfor Farao, kongen av Egypt. Josef dro ut fra Faraos nærvær og reiste gjennom hele Egypt.

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

47 I de syv overflodsårene gav jorden en rikelig avling.

In the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth abundantly.

48 Han samlet opp all maten i de syv årene som var i Egypt, og lagret maten i byene: maten fra markene rundt hver by, lagret han i byen.

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, he laid up in the same.

49 Josef lagret korn som sanden i havet, så mye at han til slutt ikke kunne telle det, for det var uten tall.

Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.

50 Før hungersnødåret kom, fikk Josef to sønner med Asenat, datter av Potifera, presten i On.

To Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.

51 Josef kalte den førstefødte Manasse: "For," sa han, "Gud har fått meg til å glemme alt mitt strev og hele min fars hus."

Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh,{"Manasseh" sounds like the Hebrew for "forget."} "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house."

52 Den andre kalte han Efraim: "For Gud har gjort meg fruktbar i landet hvor jeg har lidd."

The name of the second, he called Ephraim{"Ephraim" sounds like the Hebrew for "twice fruitful."}: "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."

53 De syv overflodsårene i Egypt tok slutt.

The seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end.

54 De syv årene med hungersnød begynte å komme, akkurat som Josef hadde sagt. Det var hungersnød i alle land, men i hele Egypt var det brød.

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

55 Da hele Egypt sultet, ropte folket til Farao for brød, og Farao sa til alle egypterne: "Gå til Josef. Det han sier til dere, gjør."

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 Hungersnøden var over hele jorden. Josef åpnet alle lagerhusene og solgte korn til egypterne. Hungersnøden var alvorlig i Egypt.

The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold to the Egyptians. The famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

57 Alle land kom til Egypt, til Josef, for å kjøpe korn, fordi hungersnøden var alvorlig over hele jorden.

All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.