[1] It happened at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and,
behold, he stood by the river. [2] Behold, there came up out of the river
seven cattle, well-favored and fat-fleshed, and they fed in the reed-grass.
[3] 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] The ill-favored and lean-fleshed cattle ate up the seven
well-favored and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke. [5] He slept and dreamed a
second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up on one stalk, rank
and good. [6] Behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind,
sprung up after them. [7] The thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and
full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. [8] 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] Then
the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying, "I remember my faults today.
[10] 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] We dreamed
a dream in one night, I and he. We dreamed each man according to the
interpretation of his dream. [12] 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 did
interpret. [13] It happened, as he interpreted to us, so it was: me he
restored to my office, and him he hanged." [14] 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] 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] Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "It isn`t in me: God will give
Pharaoh an answer of peace." [17] Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, "In my dream,
behold, I stood on the brink of the river: [18] and, behold, there came up
out of the river seven cattle, fat-fleshed and well-favored. They fed in
the reed-grass, [19] 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 badness. [20] The lean and ill-favored cattle ate up the
first seven fat cattle, [21] 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] I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears
came up on one stalk, full and good: [23] and, behold, seven ears,
withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. [24]
The thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. I told it to the magicians;
but there was no one who could explain it to me." [25] Joseph said to
Pharaoh, "The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has
declared to Pharaoh. [26] The seven good cattle are seven years; and the
seven good ears are seven years. The dream is one. [27] The seven lean and
ill-favored cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the
seven empty ears blasted with the east wind; they will be seven years of
famine. [28] That is the thing which I spoke to Pharaoh. What God is about
to do he has showed to Pharaoh. [29] Behold, there come seven years of
great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt. [30] 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] and the plenty will
not be known in the land by reason of that famine which follows; for it
will be very grievous. [32] The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the
thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. [33]
Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise man, and set him
over the land of Egypt. [34] 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] 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] 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] The thing was
good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. [38]
Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find such a one as this, a man in
whom is the spirit of God?" [39] Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has
showed you all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as you. [40] 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] Pharaoh said to
Joseph, "Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt." [42] 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] 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]
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] 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] 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] In the seven plenteous years the earth brought
forth by handfuls. [48] 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] Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he
stopped counting, for it was without number. [50] 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] Joseph called the name of the
firstborn Manasseh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my toil,
and all my father`s house." [52] The name of the second, he called Ephraim:
"For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction." [53] The seven
years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end. [54] 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]
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] 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] All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph,
to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

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