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Greek: Septuagint (LXX)
English: John Barach
Chapter 41
Pharaoh's Dream
1 Ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ δύο ἔτη ἡμερῶν Φαραὼ εἶδεν ἐνύπνιον. ᾤετο ἑστάναι ἐπὶ τοῦ ποταμοῦ, 2 καὶ ἰδοὺ ὥσπερ ἐκ τοῦ ποταμοῦ ἀνέβαινον ἑπτὰ βόες καλαὶ τῷ εἴδει καὶ ἐκλεκταὶ ταῖς σαρξὶν καὶ ἐβόσκοντο ἐν τῷ ἄχει· 3 ἄλλαι δὲ ἑπτὰ βόες ἀνέβαινον μετὰ ταύτας ἐκ τοῦ ποταμοῦ αἰσχραὶ τῷ εἴδει καὶ λεπταὶ ταῖς σαρξὶν καὶ ἐνέμοντο παρὰ τὰς βόας παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τοῦ ποταμοῦ· 4 καὶ κατέφαγον αἱ ἑπτὰ βόες αἱ αἰσχραὶ καὶ λεπταὶ ταῖς σαρξὶν τὰς ἑπτὰ βόας τὰς καλὰς τῷ εἴδει καὶ τὰς ἐκλεκτάς. ἠγέρθη δὲ Φαραώ. — 5 καὶ ἐνυπνιάσθη τὸ δεύτερον, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἑπτὰ στάχυες ἀνέβαινον ἐν πυθμένι ἑνὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ καλοί· 6 ἄλλοι δὲ ἑπτὰ στάχυες λεπτοὶ καὶ ἀνεμόφθοροι ἀνεφύοντο μετ' αὐτούς· 7 καὶ κατέπιον οἱ ἑπτὰ στάχυες οἱ λεπτοὶ καὶ ἀνεμόφθοροι τοὺς ἑπτὰ στάχυας τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς καὶ τοὺς πλήρεις. ἠγέρθη δὲ Φαραώ, καὶ ἦν ἐνύπνιον. 1 And it happened after two full years that Pharaoh saw a dream. He thought he was standing by the river, 2 and behold, as if out of the river, there came up seven cows, beautiful in appearance and choice in flesh, and they grazed in the reed-grass. 3 And seven other cows came up after these out of the river, ugly in appearance and thin in flesh, and they grazed beside the cows along the lip of the river. 4 And the seven cows that were ugly and thin in flesh devoured the seven cows that were beautiful in appearance and choice. And Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he dreamed a second time, and behold, seven ears of grain were coming up on a single stalk, choice and beautiful. 6 And seven other ears, thin and blasted by the wind, were springing up after them. 7 And the seven thin and wind-blasted ears swallowed up the seven choice and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and it was a dream.
8 Ἐγένετο δὲ πρωῒ καὶ ἐταράχθη ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀποστείλας ἐκάλεσεν πάντας τοὺς ἐξηγητὰς Αἰγύπτου καὶ πάντας τοὺς σοφοὺς αὐτῆς, καὶ διηγήσατο αὐτοῖς Φαραὼ τὸ ἐνύπνιον, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἀπαγγέλλων αὐτὸ τῷ Φαραώ. 9 καὶ ἐλάλησεν ὁ ἀρχιοινοχόος πρὸς Φαραὼ λέγων, Τὴν ἁμαρτίαν μου ἀναμιμνῄσκω σήμερον· 10 Φαραὼ ὠργίσθη τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔθετο ἡμᾶς ἐν φυλακῇ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ ἀρχιμαγείρου, ἐμέ τε καὶ τὸν ἀρχισιτοποιόν. 11 καὶ εἴδομεν ἐνύπνιον ἐν νυκτὶ μιᾷ, ἐγώ τε καὶ αὐτός, ἕκαστος κατὰ τὸ αὐτοῦ ἐνύπνιον εἴδομεν. 12 ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ μεθ' ἡμῶν νεανίσκος παῖς Ἑβραῖος τοῦ ἀρχιμαγείρου, καὶ διηγησάμεθα αὐτῷ, καὶ συνέκρινεν ἡμῖν. 13 ἐγενήθη δὲ καθὼς συνέκρινεν ἡμῖν, οὕτως καὶ συνέβη, ἐμέ τε ἀποκατασταθῆναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρχήν μου, ἐκεῖνον δὲ κρεμασθῆναι. 8 And it happened in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called all the interpreters of Egypt and all its wise men, and Pharaoh related the dream to them, and there was no one who could report it [the interpretation] to Pharaoh. 9 Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, "I remember my sin today. 10 Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put us in custody in the house of the chief cook, both me and the chief baker. 11 And we saw a dream in a single night, I and he; each of us saw a dream according to his own interpretation. 12 And there was there with us a Hebrew youth, a servant of the chief cook, and we related it to him, and he interpreted for us. 13 And it happened just as he interpreted for us, so also it turned out: I was restored to my office, and he [the baker] was hanged."
Joseph Interprets
14 Ἀποστείλας δὲ Φαραὼ ἐκάλεσεν τὸν Ἰωσήφ, καὶ ἐξήγαγον αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ ὀχυρώματος καὶ ἐξύρησαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἤλλαξαν τὴν στολὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἦλθεν πρὸς Φαραώ. 15 εἶπεν δὲ Φαραὼ τῷ Ἰωσήφ, Ἐνύπνιον ἑώρακα, καὶ ὁ συγκρίνων οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτό· ἐγὼ δὲ ἀκήκοα περὶ σου λεγόντων ἀκούσαντά σὲ ἐνύπνια συγκρῖναι αὐτά. 16 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Ἰωσὴφ τῷ Φαραὼ εἶπεν, Ἄνευ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἀποκριθήσεται τὸ σωτήριον Φαραώ. 17 ἐλάλησεν δὲ Φαραὼ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ λέγων, Ἐν τῷ ὕπνῳ μου ᾤμην ἑστάναι παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τοῦ ποταμοῦ, 18 καὶ ὥσπερ ἐκ τοῦ ποταμοῦ ἀνέβαινον ἑπτὰ βόες καλαὶ τῷ εἴδει καὶ ἐκλεκταὶ ταῖς σαρξὶν καὶ ἐνέμοντο ἐν τῷ ἄχει· 19 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἑπτὰ βόες ἕτεραι ἀνέβαινον ὀπίσω αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ ποταμοῦ πονηραὶ καὶ αἰσχραὶ τῷ εἴδει καὶ λεπταὶ ταῖς σαρξίν, οἵας οὐκ εἶδον τοιαύτας ἐν ὅλῃ γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ αἰσχροτέρας· 20 καὶ κατέφαγον αἱ ἑπτὰ βόες αἱ αἰσχραὶ καὶ λεπταὶ τὰς ἑπτὰ βόας τὰς πρώτας τὰς καλὰς καὶ ἐκλεκτάς, 21 καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὰς κοιλίας αὐτῶν καὶ οὐ διάδηλοι ἐγένοντο ὅτι εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὰς κοιλίας αὐτῶν, καὶ αἱ ὄψεις αὐτῶν αἰσχραὶ καθὰ καὶ τὴν ἀρχήν. ἐξεγερθεὶς δὲ ἐκοιμήθην 22 καὶ εἶδον πάλιν ἐν τῷ ὕπνῳ μου, καὶ ὥσπερ ἑπτὰ στάχυες ἀνέβαινον ἐν πυθμένι ἑνὶ πλήρεις καὶ καλοί· 23 ἄλλοι δὲ ἑπτὰ στάχυες λεπτοὶ καὶ ἀνεμόφθοροι ἀνεφύοντο ἐχόμενοι αὐτῶν· 24 καὶ κατέπιον οἱ ἑπτὰ στάχυες οἱ λεπτοὶ καὶ ἀνεμόφθοροι τοὺς ἑπτὰ στάχυας τοὺς καλοὺς καὶ τοὺς πλήρεις. εἶπα οὖν τοῖς ἐξηγηταῖς, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἀπαγγέλλων μοι. 14 And Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him out of the fortress; and they shaved him and changed his clothing, and he came to Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have seen a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; but I have heard about you people saying that when you hear dreams, you can interpret them." 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "Apart from God, a favorable answer (the salvation) for Pharaoh will not be given." 17 And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, "In my sleep, I thought I was standing by the lip of the river, 18 and as if out of the river, seven cows came up, beautiful in appearance and choice in flesh, and they grazed in the reed-grass. 19 And behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, poor and ugly in appearance and thin in flesh; such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for ugliness. 20 And the seven ugly and thin cows devoured the first seven cows, the beautiful and choice ones; 21 and they entered into their bellies, and it was not noticeable that they had entered into their bellies, and their appearance was ugly just as in the beginning. And having awakened, I fell asleep again 22 and saw again in my sleep, and as if seven ears of grain were coming up on a single stalk, full and beautiful. 23 And seven other ears, thin and wind-blasted, were springing up next to them. 24 And the seven thin and wind-blasted ears swallowed up the seven beautiful and full ears. So I spoke to the interpreters, and there was no one who could report it to me."
25 Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωσὴφ τῷ Φαραώ, Τὸ ἐνύπνιον Φαραὼ ἕν ἐστιν· ὅσα ὁ θεὸς ποιεῖ, ἔδειξεν τῷ Φαραώ. 26 αἱ ἑπτὰ βόες αἱ καλαὶ ἑπτὰ ἔτη ἐστίν, καὶ οἱ ἑπτὰ στάχυες οἱ καλοὶ ἑπτὰ ἔτη ἐστίν· τὸ ἐνύπνιον Φαραὼ ἕν ἐστιν. 27 καὶ αἱ ἑπτὰ βόες αἱ λεπταὶ αἱ ἀναβαίνουσαι ὀπίσω αὐτῶν ἑπτὰ ἔτη ἐστίν, καὶ οἱ ἑπτὰ στάχυες οἱ λεπτοὶ καὶ ἀνεμόφθοροι ἔσονται ἑπτὰ ἔτη λιμοῦ. 28 τὸ δὲ ῥῆμα, ὃ εἴρηκα Φαραώ, Ὅσα ὁ θεὸς ποιεῖ, ἔδειξεν τῷ Φαραώ, 29 ἰδοὺ ἑπτὰ ἔτη ἔρχεται εὐθηνία πολλὴ ἐν πάσῃ γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ· 30 ἥξει δὲ ἑπτὰ ἔτη λιμοῦ μετὰ ταῦτα, καὶ ἐπιλήσονται τῆς πλησμονῆς ἐν ὅλῃ γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, καὶ ἀναλώσει ὁ λιμὸς τὴν γῆν, 31 καὶ οὐκ ἐπιγνωσθήσεται ἡ εὐθηνία ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ λιμοῦ τοῦ ἐσομένου μετὰ ταῦτα· ἰσχυρὸς γὰρ ἔσται σφόδρα. 32 περὶ δὲ τοῦ δευτερῶσαι τὸ ἐνύπνιον Φαραὼ δίς, ὅτι ἀληθὲς ἔσται τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ταχυνεῖ ὁ θεὸς τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτό. 33 νῦν οὖν σκέψαι ἄνθρωπον φρόνιμον καὶ συνετὸν καὶ κατάστησον αὐτὸν ἐπὶ γῆς Αἰγύπτου· 34 καὶ ποιησάτω Φαραὼ καὶ καταστησάτω τοπάρχας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἀποπεμπτωσάτωσαν πάντα τὰ γενήματα τῆς γῆς Αἰγύπτου τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν τῆς εὐθηνίας 35 καὶ συναγαγέτωσαν πάντα τὰ βρώματα τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν τῶν ἐρχομένων τῶν καλῶν τούτων, καὶ συναχθήτω ὁ σῖτος ὑπὸ χεῖρα Φαραώ, βρώματα ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν φυλαχθήτω· 36 καὶ ἔσται τὰ βρώματα πεφυλαγμένα τῇ γῇ εἰς τὰ ἑπτὰ ἔτη τοῦ λιμοῦ, ἃ ἔσονται ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, καὶ οὐκ ἐκτριβήσεται ἡ γῆ ἐν τῷ λιμῷ. 25 And Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dream of Pharaoh is one; what God is about to do, He has shown to Pharaoh. 26 The seven beautiful cows are seven years, and the seven beautiful ears are seven years; the dream of Pharaoh is one. 27 And the seven thin cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin and wind-blasted ears shall be seven years of famine. 28 And as for the word which I spoke to Pharaoh: 'What God is about to do, He has shown to Pharaoh,' 29 behold, seven years of great plenty are coming in all the land of Egypt. 30 But seven years of famine will come after these, and they will forget the abundance in all the land of Egypt, and the famine will consume the land. 31 And the abundance will not be recognized upon the land because of the famine that will be after this; for it will be very severe. 32 And concerning the repeating of the dream to Pharaoh twice: it is because the matter from God will be true, and God will hasten to do it. 33 Now therefore, look for a man prudent and wise and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 And let Pharaoh act and appoint governors over the land, and let them take a fifth of all the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of plenty. 35 And let them gather all the food of these coming seven good years, and let the grain be gathered under the hand of Pharaoh; let food be kept in the cities. 36 And the food shall be kept for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, and the land shall not be destroyed by the famine."
37 Ἤρεσεν δὲ τὰ ῥήματα ἐναντίον Φαραὼ καὶ ἐναντίον πάντων τῶν παίδων αὐτοῦ, 37 And the words were pleasing in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of all his servants.
Joseph Is Made a Ruler of Egypt
38 καὶ εἶπεν Φαραὼ πᾶσιν τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ, Μὴ εὑρήσομεν ἄνθρωπον τοιοῦτον, ὃς ἔχει πνεῦμα θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ; 39 εἶπεν δὲ Φαραὼ τῷ Ἰωσήφ, Ἐπειδὴ ἔδειξεν ὁ θεός σοί πάντα ταῦτα, οὐκ ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος φρονιμώτερος καὶ συνετώτερός σου· 40 σὺ ἔσῃ ἐπὶ τῷ οἴκῳ μου, καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ στόματί σου ὑπακούσεται πᾶς ὁ λαός μου· πλὴν τὸν θρόνον ὑπερέξω σου ἐγώ. 41 εἶπεν δὲ Φαραὼ τῷ Ἰωσήφ, Ἰδοὺ καθίστημί σὲ σήμερον ἐπὶ πάσης γῆς Αἰγύπτου. 42 καὶ περιελόμενος Φαραὼ τὸν δακτύλιον ἀπὸ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ περιέθηκεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὴν χεῖρα Ἰωσὴφ καὶ ἐνέδυσεν αὐτὸν στολὴν βυσσίνην καὶ περιέθηκεν κλοιὸν χρυσοῦν περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ· 43 καὶ ἀνεβίβασεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ ἅρμα τὸ δεύτερον τῶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκήρυξεν ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ κῆρυξ· καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτὸν ἐφ' ὅλης γῆς Αἰγύπτου. 44 εἶπεν δὲ Φαραὼ τῷ Ἰωσήφ, Ἐγὼ Φαραώ· ἄνευ σου οὐκ ἐξαρεῖ οὐθεὶς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πάσῃ γῇ Αἰγύπτου. 45 καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Φαραὼ τὸ ὄνομα Ἰωσὴφ Ψονθομφανήχ· καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ τὴν Ἀσεννὲθ θυγατέρα Πετεφρῇ ἱερέως Ἡλίου πόλεως αὐτῷ γυναῖκα. 46 Ἰωσὴφ δὲ ἦν ἐτῶν τριάκοντα, ὅτε ἔστη ἐναντίον Φαραὼ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου. Ἐξῆλθεν δὲ Ἰωσὴφ ἐκ προσώπου Φαραὼ καὶ διῆλθεν πᾶσαν γῆν Αἰγύπτου. 47 καὶ ἐποίησεν ἡ γῆ ἐν τοῖς ἑπτὰ ἔτεσιν τῆς εὐθηνίας δράγματα· 48 καὶ συνήγαγεν πάντα τὰ βρώματα τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν, ἐν οἷς ἦν ἡ εὐθηνία ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἔθηκεν τὰ βρώματα ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν, βρώματα τῶν πεδίων τῆς πόλεως τῶν κύκλῳ αὐτῆς ἔθηκεν ἐν αὐτῇ. 49 καὶ συνήγαγεν Ἰωσὴφ σῖτον ὡσεὶ τὴν ἄμμον τῆς θαλάσσης πολὺν σφόδρα, ἕως οὐκ ἠδύναντο ἀριθμῆσαι, οὐ γὰρ ἦν ἀριθμός. 38 And Pharaoh said to all his servants, "Shall we find such a man as this, who has the Spirit of God in him?" 39 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all these things, there is no man more prudent or wiser than you. 40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be obedient to your mouth; only in the throne will I be greater than you." 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, I appoint you today over all the land of Egypt." 42 And taking the signet ring from his hand, Pharaoh put it upon the hand of Joseph, and dressed him in a robe of fine linen, and put a golden chain around his neck. 43 And he had him mount his second chariot, and a herald proclaimed before him; and he set him over all the land of Egypt. 44 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh; without you, no one shall lift up his hand over all the land of Egypt." 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Psonthomphanech (Zaphenath-Paneah); and he gave him Aseneth, the daughter of Pentephres, the priest of Heliopolis, to be his wife. 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and traveled through all the land of Egypt. 47 And the land produced handfuls [of grain] during the seven years of plenty. 48 And he gathered all the food of the seven years in which there was plenty in the land of Egypt, and he put the food in the cities—the food of the fields of the city round about it, he put within it. 49 And Joseph gathered grain like the sand of the sea, very much indeed, until they were not able to count it, for there was no number.
The Sons of Joseph
50 Τῷ δὲ Ἰωσὴφ ἐγένοντο υἱοὶ δύο πρὸ τοῦ ἐλθεῖν τὰ ἑπτὰ ἔτη τοῦ λιμοῦ, οὓς ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ Ἀσεννὲθ θυγάτηρ Πετεφρῇ ἱερέως Ἡλίου πόλεως. 51 ἐκάλεσεν δὲ Ἰωσὴφ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πρωτοτόκου Μανασσῆ, ὅτι Ἐπιλαθέσθαι με ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς πάντων τῶν πόνων μου καὶ πάντων τῶν τοῦ πατρός μου. 52 τὸ δὲ ὄνομα τοῦ δευτέρου ἐκάλεσεν Ἐφραίμ, ὅτι Ηὔξησέν με ὁ θεὸς ἐν γῇ ταπεινώσεώς μου. 50 And to Joseph were born two sons before the seven years of famine came, whom Aseneth, the daughter of Pentephres, the priest of Heliopolis, bore to him. 51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for [he said], "God has made me forget all my labors and all those of my father." 52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for [he said], "God has increased me in the land of my humiliation."
53 Παρῆλθον δὲ τὰ ἑπτὰ ἔτη τῆς εὐθηνίας ἃ ἐγένοντο ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, 54 καὶ ἤρξαντο τὰ ἑπτὰ ἔτη τοῦ λιμοῦ ἔρχεσθαι, καθὰ εἶπεν Ἰωσήφ. καὶ ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ, ἐν δὲ πάσῃ γῇ Αἰγύπτου ἦσαν ἄρτοι. 55 καὶ ἐπείνασεν πᾶσα ἡ γῆ Αἰγύπτου, ἐκέκραξεν δὲ ὁ λαὸς πρὸς Φαραὼ περὶ ἄρτων· εἶπεν δὲ Φαραὼ πᾶσι τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις, Πορεύεσθε πρὸς Ἰωσήφ, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ ὑμῖν, ποιήσατε. 56 καὶ ὁ λιμὸς ἦν ἐπὶ προσώπου πάσης τῆς γῆς· ἀνέῳξεν δὲ Ἰωσὴφ πάντας τοὺς σιτοβολῶνας καὶ ἐπώλει πᾶσι τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις. 57 καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ χῶραι ἦλθον εἰς Αἴγυπτον ἀγοράζειν πρὸς Ἰωσήφ· ἐπεκράτησεν γὰρ ὁ λιμὸς ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ. 53 And the seven years of plenty which occurred in the land of Egypt passed away, 54 and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. And there was famine in all the earth, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 And all the land of Egypt was hungry, and the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do." 56 And the famine was upon the face of all the earth; and Joseph opened all the granaries and sold to all the Egyptians. 57 And all the countries came to Egypt to buy from Joseph, for the famine prevailed in all the earth.