Genesis 41

1 AFTER TWO full years, Pharaoh dreamed that he stood by the river [Nile].2 And behold, there came up out of the river [Nile] seven well-favored cows, sleek and handsome and fat; and they grazed in the reed grass [in a marshy pasture].3 And behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river [Nile], ill favored and gaunt and ugly, and stood by the fat cows on the bank of the river [Nile].4 And the ill-favored, gaunt, and ugly cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.5 But he slept and dreamed the second time; and behold, seven ears of grain came out on one stalk, plump and good.6 And behold, after them seven ears [of grain] sprouted, thin and blighted by the east wind.7 And the seven thin ears [of grain] devoured the seven plump and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.8 So when morning came his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians and all the wise men of Egypt. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but not one could interpret them to [him].9 Then the chief butler said to Pharaoh, I remember my faults today.10 When Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me in custody in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker,11 We dreamed a dream in the same night, he and I; we dreamed each of us according to [the significance of] the interpretation of his dream.12 And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard and chief executioner; and we told him our dreams, and he interpreted them to us, to each man according to the significance of his dream.13 And as he interpreted to us, so it came to pass; I was restored to my office [as chief butler], and the baker was hanged.14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. But Joseph [first] shaved himself, changed his clothes, and made himself presentable; then he came into Pharaoh’s presence.15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; and I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream and interpret it.16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, It is not in me; God [not I] will give Pharaoh a [favorable] answer of peace.17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood on the bank of the river [Nile];18 And behold, there came up out of the river [Nile] seven fat, sleek, and handsome cows, and they grazed in the reed grass [of a marshy pasture].19 And behold, seven other cows came up after them, undernourished, gaunt, and ugly [just skin and bones; such emaciated animals] as I have never seen in all of Egypt.20 And the lean and ill favored cows ate up the seven fat cows that had come first.21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be detected and known that they had eaten them, for they were still as thin and emaciated as at the beginning. Then I awoke. [But again I fell asleep and dreamed.]22 And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears [of grain] growing on one stalk, plump and good.23 And behold, seven [other] ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them.24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. Now I told this to the magicians, but there was no one who could tell me what it meant.25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, The [two] dreams are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears [of grain] are seven years; the [two] dreams are one [in their meaning].27 And the seven thin and ill favored cows that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears [of grain], blighted and shriveled by the east wind; they are seven years of hunger and famine.28 This is the message just as I have told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.29 Take note! Seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt are coming.30 Then there will come seven years of hunger and famine, and [there will be so much want that] all the great abundance of the previous years will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and hunger (destitution, starvation) will exhaust (consume, finish) the land.31 And the plenty will become quite unknown in the land because of that following famine, for it will be very woefully severe.32 That the dream was sent twice to Pharaoh and in two forms indicates that this thing which God will very soon bring to pass is fully prepared and established by God.33 So now let Pharaoh seek out and provide a man discreet, understanding, proficient, and wise and set him over the land of Egypt [as governor].34 Let Pharaoh do this; then let him select and appoint officers over the land, and take one-fifth [of the produce] of the [whole] land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years [year by year].35 And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and lay up grain under the direction and authority of Pharaoh, and let them retain food [in fortified granaries] in the cities.36 And that food shall be put in store for the country against the seven years of hunger and famine that are to come upon the land of Egypt, so that the land may not be ruined and cut off by the famine.37 And the plan seemed good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants.38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find this man’s equal, a man in whom is the spirit of God?39 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Forasmuch as [your] God has shown you all this, there is nobody as intelligent and discreet and understanding and wise as you are.40 You shall have charge over my house, and all my people shall be governed according to your word [with reverence, submission, and obedience]. Only in matters of the throne will I be greater than you are.41 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.42 And Pharaoh took off his [signet] ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in [official] vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck;43 He made him to ride in the second chariot which he had, and [officials] cried before him, Bow the knee! And he set him over all the land of Egypt.44 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-paneah and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph made an [inspection] tour of all the land of Egypt.46 Joseph [who had been in Egypt thirteen years] was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went [about his duties] through all the land of Egypt.47 In the seven abundant years the earth brought forth by handfuls [for each seed planted].48 And he gathered up all the [surplus] food of the seven [good] years in the land of Egypt and stored up the food in the cities; he stored away in each city the food from the fields around it.49 And Joseph gathered grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it could not be measured.50 Now to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore to him.51 And Joseph called the firstborn Manasseh [making to forget], For God, said he, has made me forget all my toil and hardship and all my father’s house.52 And the second he called Ephraim [to be fruitful], For [he said] God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.53 When the seven years of plenty were ended in the land of Egypt,54 The seven years of scarcity and famine began to come, as Joseph had said they would; the famine was in all [the surrounding] lands, but in all of Egypt there was food.55 But when all the land of Egypt was weakened with hunger, the people [there] cried to Pharaoh for food; and Pharaoh said to [them] all, Go to Joseph; what he says to you, do.56 When the famine was over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians; for the famine grew extremely distressing in the land of Egypt.57 And all countries came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all [the known] earth.

Genesis 42

1 NOW WHEN Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, Why do you look at one another?2 For, he said, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; get down there and buy [grain] for us, that we may live and not die.3 So ten of Joseph’s brethren went to buy grain in Egypt.4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s [full] brother, Jacob did not send with his brothers; for he said, Lest perhaps some harm or injury should befall him.5 So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who came, for there was hunger and general lack of food in the land of Canaan.6 Now Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was who sold to all the people of the land; and Joseph’s [half] brothers came and bowed themselves down before him with their faces to the ground.7 Joseph saw his brethren and he recognized them, but he treated them as if he were a stranger to them and spoke roughly to them. He said, Where do you come from? And they replied, From the land of Canaan to buy food.8 Joseph knew his brethren, but they did not know him.9 And Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them and said to them, You are spies and with unfriendly purpose you have come to observe [secretly] the nakedness of the land.10 But they said to him, No, my lord, but your servants have come [only] to buy food.11 We are all one man’s sons; we are true men; your servants are not spies.12 And he said to them, No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.13 But they said, Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest is today with our father, and one is not.14 And Joseph said to them, It is as I said to you, You are spies.15 You shall be proved by this test: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go away from here unless your youngest brother comes here.16 Send one of you and let him bring your brother, and you will be kept in prison, that your words may be proved whether there is any truth in you; or else by the life of Pharaoh you certainly are spies.17 Then he put them all in custody for three days.18 And Joseph said to them on the third day, Do this and live! I reverence and fear God.19 If you are true men, let one of your brothers be bound in your prison, but [the rest of] you go and carry grain for those weakened with hunger in your households.20 But bring your youngest brother to me, so your words will be verified and you shall live. And they did so.21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty about our brother, for we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he begged us [to let him go], and we would not hear. So this distress and difficulty has come upon us.22 Reuben answered them, Did I not tell you, Do not sin against the boy, and you would not hear? Therefore, behold, his blood is required [of us].23 But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.24 And he turned away from them and wept; then he returned to them and talked with them, and took from them Simeon and bound him before their eyes.25 Then [privately] Joseph commanded that their sacks be filled with grain, every man’s money be restored to his sack, and provisions be given to them for the journey. And this was done for them.26 They loaded their donkeys with grain and left.27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he caught sight of his money; for behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.28 And he said to his brothers, My money is restored! Here it is in my sack! And their hearts failed them and they were afraid and turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God has done to us?29 When they came to Jacob their father in Canaan, they told him all that had befallen them, saying,30 The man who is the lord of the land spoke roughly to us and took us for spies of the country.31 And we said to him, We are true men, not spies.32 We are twelve brothers with the same father; one is no more, and the youngest is today with our father in the land of Canaan.33 And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this test I will know whether or not you are honest men: leave one of your brothers here with me and take grain for your famishing households and be gone.34 Bring your youngest brother to me; then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. And I will deliver to you your brother [whom I have kept bound in prison], and you may do business in the land.35 When they emptied their sacks, behold, every man’s parcel of money was in his sack! When both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.36 And Jacob their father said to them, You have bereaved me! Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and you would take Benjamin from me. All these things are against me!37 And Reuben said to his father, Slay my two sons if I do not bring [Benjamin] back to you. Deliver him into my keeping, and I will bring him back to you.38 But [Jacob] said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left [of his mother’s children]; if harm or accident should befall him on the journey you are to take, you would bring my hoary head down to Sheol (the place of the dead) with grief.

Genesis 43

1 BUT THE hunger and destitution and starvation were very severe and extremely distressing in the land [Canaan].2 And when [the families of Jacob’s sons] had eaten up the grain which the men had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.3 But Judah said to him, The man solemnly and sternly warned us, saying, You shall not see my face again unless your brother is with you.4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down [to Egypt] and buy you food;5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.6 And Israel said, Why did you do me such a wrong and suffer this evil to come upon me by telling the man that you had another brother?7 And they said, The man asked us straightforward questions about ourselves and our relatives. He said, Is your father still alive? Have you another brother? And we answered him accordingly. How could we know that he would say, Bring your brother down here?8 And Judah said to Israel his father, Send the lad with me and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.9 I will be security for him; you shall require him of me [personally]; if I do not bring him back to you and put him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.10 For if we had not lingered like this, surely by now we would have returned the second time.11 And their father Israel said to them, If it must be so, now do this; take of the choicest products in the land in your sacks and carry down a present to the man, a little balm (balsam) and a little honey, aromatic spices and gum (of rock rose) or ladanum, pistachio nuts, and almonds.12 And take double the [grain] money with you; and the money that was put back in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again with you; there is a possibility that [its being in your sacks] was an oversight.13 Take your brother and arise and return to the man;14 May God Almighty give you mercy and favor before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved [of my sons], I am bereaved.15 Then the men took the present, and they took double the [grain] money with them, and Benjamin; and they arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, Bring the men into the house and kill an animal and make ready, for the men will dine with me at noon.17 And the man did as Joseph ordered and brought the men to Joseph’s house.18 The men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time we came, so that he may find occasion to accuse and assail us, take us for slaves, and seize our donkeys.19 So they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house and talked with him at the door of the house,20 And said, O sir, we came down truly the first time to buy food;21 And when we came to the inn, we opened our sacks and there was each man’s money, full weight, returned in the mouth of his sack. Now we have brought it back again.22 And we have brought down with us other money to buy food; we do not know who put our money in our sacks.23 But [the steward] said, Peace be to you, fear not; your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money. And he brought Simeon out to them.24 And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys provender.25 And they made ready the present they had brought for Joseph before his coming at noon, for they heard that they were to dine there.26 And when Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present which they had with them, and bowed themselves to him to the ground.27 He asked them of their welfare and said, Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?28 And they answered, Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive. And they bowed down their heads and made obeisance.29 And he looked up and saw his [full] brother Benjamin, his mother’s [only other] son, and said, Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me? And he said, God be gracious to you, my son!30 And Joseph hurried from the room, for his heart yearned for his brother, and he sought privacy to weep; so he entered his chamber and wept there.31 And he washed his face and went out, and, restraining himself, said, Let dinner be served.32 And [the servants] set out [the food] for [Joseph] by himself, and for [his brothers] by themselves, and for those Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, according to the Egyptian custom not to eat food with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.33 And [Joseph’s brothers] were given seats before him--the eldest according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked at one another amazed [that so much was known about them].34 [Joseph] took and sent helpings to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank freely and were merry with him.

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