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41 1After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile,JOSEPH interpret's the Pharaoh's dreams. Gn.41.1-36וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וּפַרְעֹה חֹלֵם וְהִנֵּה עֹמֵד עַל־הַיְאֹר׃
2and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows sleek and fat, and they fed in the reed grass. וְהִנֵּה מִן־הַיְאֹר עֹלֹת שֶׁבַע פָּרֹות יְפֹות מַרְאֶה וּבְרִיאֹת בָּשָׂר וַתִּרְעֶינָה בָּאָחוּ׃
3And 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. וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע פָּרֹות אֲחֵרֹות עֹלֹות אַחֲרֵיהֶן מִן־הַיְאֹר רָעֹות מַרְאֶה וְדַקֹּות בָּשָׂר וַתַּעֲמֹדְנָה אֵצֶל הַפָּרֹות עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר׃
4And the gaunt and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. And Pharaoh awoke. וַתֹּאכַלְנָה הַפָּרֹות רָעֹות הַמַּרְאֶה וְדַקֹּת הַבָּשָׂר אֵת שֶׁבַע הַפָּרֹות יְפֹת הַמַּרְאֶה וְהַבְּרִיאֹת וַיִּיקַץ פַּרְעֹה׃
5And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk. וַיִּישָׁן וַיַּחֲלֹם שֵׁנִית וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלֹות בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד בְּרִיאֹות וְטֹבֹות׃
6And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind. וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים דַּקֹּות וּשְׁדוּפֹת קָדִים צֹמְחֹות אַחֲרֵיהֶן׃
7And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. וַתִּבְלַעְנָה הַשִּׁבֳּלִים הַדַּקֹּות אֵת שֶׁבַע הַשִּׁבֳּלִים הַבְּרִיאֹות וְהַמְּלֵאֹות וַיִּיקַץ פַּרְעֹה וְהִנֵּה חֲלֹום׃
8So 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. וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר וַתִּפָּעֶם רוּחֹו וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־כָּל־חַרְטֻמֵּי מִצְרַיִם וְאֶת־כָּל־חֲכָמֶיהָ וַיְסַפֵּר פַּרְעֹה לָהֶם אֶת־חֲלֹמֹו וְאֵין־פֹּותֵר אֹותָם לְפַרְעֹה׃
9Then the chief butler said to Pharaoh, "I remember my faults today. וַיְדַבֵּר שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים אֶת־פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר אֶת־חֲטָאַי אֲנִי מַזְכִּיר הַיֹּום׃
10When Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, פַּרְעֹה קָצַף עַל־עֲבָדָיו וַיִּתֵּן אֹתִי בְּמִשְׁמַר בֵּית שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים אֹתִי וְאֵת שַׂר הָאֹפִים׃
11we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own meaning. וַנַּחַלְמָה חֲלֹום בְּלַיְלָה אֶחָד אֲנִי וָהוּא אִישׁ כְּפִתְרֹון חֲלֹמֹו חָלָמְנוּ׃
12A 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. וְשָׁם אִתָּנוּ נַעַר עִבְרִי עֶבֶד לְשַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים וַנְּסַפֶּר־לֹו וַיִּפְתָּר־לָנוּ אֶת־חֲלֹמֹתֵינוּ אִישׁ כַּחֲלֹמֹו פָּתָר׃
13And as he interpreted to us, so it came to pass; I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged." וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּתַר־לָנוּ כֵּן הָיָה אֹתִי הֵשִׁיב עַל־כַּנִּי וְאֹתֹו תָלָה׃
14Then 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. וַיִּשְׁלַח פַּרְעֹה וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־יֹוסֵף וַיְרִיצֻהוּ מִן־הַבֹּור וַיְגַלַּח וַיְחַלֵּף שִׂמְלֹתָיו וַיָּבֹא אֶל־פַּרְעֹה׃
15And 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." וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יֹוסֵף חֲלֹום חָלַמְתִּי וּפֹתֵר אֵין אֹתֹו וַאֲנִי שָׁמַעְתִּי עָלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר תִּשְׁמַע חֲלֹום לִפְתֹּר אֹתֹו׃
16Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favourable answer." וַיַּעַן יֹוסֵף אֶת־פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר בִּלְעָדָי אֱלֹהִים יַעֲנֶה אֶת־שְׁלֹום פַּרְעֹה׃
17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile; וַיְדַבֵּר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יֹוסֵף בַּחֲלֹמִי הִנְנִי עֹמֵד עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר׃
18and seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass; וְהִנֵּה מִן־הַיְאֹר עֹלֹת שֶׁבַע פָּרֹות בְּרִיאֹות בָּשָׂר וִיפֹת תֹּאַר וַתִּרְעֶינָה בָּאָחוּ׃
19and 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. וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע־פָּרֹות אֲחֵרֹות עֹלֹות אַחֲרֵיהֶן דַּלֹּות וְרָעֹות תֹּאַר מְאֹד וְרַקֹּות בָּשָׂר לֹא־רָאִיתִי כָהֵנָּה בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לָרֹעַ׃
20And the thin and gaunt cows ate up the first seven fat cows, וַתֹּאכַלְנָה הַפָּרֹות הָרַקֹּות וְהָרָעֹות אֵת שֶׁבַע הַפָּרֹות הָרִאשֹׁנֹות הַבְּרִיאֹת׃
21but 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. וַתָּבֹאנָה אֶל־קִרְבֶּנָה וְלֹא נֹודַע כִּי־בָאוּ אֶל־קִרְבֶּנָה וּמַרְאֵיהֶן רַע כַּאֲשֶׁר בַּתְּחִלָּה וָאִיקָץ׃
22I also saw in my dream seven ears growing on one stalk, full and good; וָאֵרֶא בַּחֲלֹמִי וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלֹת בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד מְלֵאֹת וְטֹבֹות׃
23and seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them, וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים צְנֻמֹות דַּקֹּות שְׁדֻפֹות קָדִים צֹמְחֹות אַחֲרֵיהֶם׃
24and 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." וַתִּבְלַעְןָ הָשִׁבֳּלִים הַדַּקֹּת אֵת שֶׁבַע הַשִׁבֳּלִים הַטֹּבֹות וָאֹמַר אֶל־הַחַרְטֻמִּים וְאֵין מַגִּיד לִי׃
25Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dream of Pharaoh is one; God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. וַיֹּאמֶר יֹוסֵף אֶל־פַּרְעֹה חֲלֹום פַּרְעֹה אֶחָד הוּא אֵת אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים עֹשֶׂה הִגִּיד לְפַרְעֹה׃
26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream is one. שֶׁבַע פָּרֹת הַטֹּבֹת שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה וְשֶׁבַע הַשִּׁבֳּלִימ הַטֹּבֹת שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה חֲלֹום אֶחָד הוּא׃
27The 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. וְשֶׁבַע הַפָּרֹות הָרַקֹּות וְהָרָעֹת הָעֹלֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה וְשֶׁבַע הַשִׁבֳּלִים הָרֵקֹות שְׁדֻפֹות הַקָּדִים יִהְיוּ שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי רָעָב׃
28It is as I told Pharaoh, God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do. הוּא הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶל־פַּרְעֹה אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים עֹשֶׂה הֶרְאָה אֶת־פַּרְעֹה׃
29There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, הִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים בָּאֹות שָׂבָע גָּדֹול בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
30but 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, וְקָמוּ שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי רָעָב אַחֲרֵיהֶן וְנִשְׁכַּח כָּל־הַשָּׂבָע בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְכִלָּה הָרָעָב אֶת־הָאָרֶץ׃
31and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of that famine which will follow, for it will be very grievous. וְלֹא־יִוָּדַע הַשָּׂבָע בָּאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵי הָרָעָב הַהוּא אַחֲרֵי־כֵן כִּי־כָבֵד הוּא מְאֹד׃
32And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. וְעַל הִשָּׁנֹות הַחֲלֹום אֶל־פַּרְעֹה פַּעֲמָיִם כִּי־נָכֹון הַדָּבָר מֵעִם הָאֱלֹהִים וּמְמַהֵר הָאֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֹׂתֹו׃
33Now therefore let Pharaoh select a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. וְעַתָּה יֵרֶא פַרְעֹה אִישׁ נָבֹון וְחָכָם וִישִׁיתֵהוּ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
34Let 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. יַעֲשֶׂה פַרְעֹה וְיַפְקֵד פְּקִדִים עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְחִמֵּשׁ אֶת־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הַשָּׂבָע׃
35And 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. וְיִקְבְּצוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֹכֶל הַשָּׁנִים הַטֹּבֹת הַבָּאֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְיִצְבְּרוּ־בָר תַּחַת יַד־פַּרְעֹה אֹכֶל בֶּעָרִים וְשָׁמָרוּ׃
36That 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." וְהָיָה הָאֹכֶל לְפִקָּדֹון לָאָרֶץ לְשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הָרָעָב אֲשֶׁר תִּהְיֶיןָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְלֹא־תִכָּרֵת הָאָרֶץ בָּרָעָב׃

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