Genesis 41 (EKA)

1Eji ma sehng nnya ebal, Fero kehm leeme nlem: Á leeme no, á yiimi go nkpe aya Nayel,After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,

2edahmagbudu na ebsehma kehm lohngo o aya nya sahb jˈjok fere fˈfeele, ba kehme ajele li go nkpe aya.when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

3Eji ma jol ano edahmagbudu na ebsehma behko kehm kpe lohng aya mao toono bo. Adahmagbudu nyao jolo akpuk kpuk fere sˈsab ba yiimi kohlo ajokojoko nyao go nkpe aya.After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.

4Akpuk kpuk adahmagbudu nyao fere sˈsab kehm lehke edahmagbudu bio na ebsehma bi joko fere fˈfeele. Fero kehm nyahme go ellu.And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,

5Á kehm kpe gbo ellu kehm kpe leeme etoono nlem, elrahn nkohl anehng lake abon na asehma fere gbal egburu arum nkohl sahb nˈnob.but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.

6Eji ma jol ano, akpuudu akpuk kpuk nkohl esehma kehm tob kpe kehme elgbale sahb fˈfiiri, elfeb ero nfam ba lim fi akohl nyao.After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.

7Akpuudu afiiri akohl nyao fere mele agburu arum anoobo akohl nyao, Fero soro nyahme, na ga nlem nyi.And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.

8Eji efungfu ma se, eltim jo gbiing-e sehng, á kehm tumu re bo lung anebe ntaane kpee a akahnkahn ane ba Ijib bo ba. Fero kehm lake bo alem enye, nnene we maam tong ana alem nyao lohngo no.In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

9Owo ntubesia abafili ntuku kehm tongo Fero re, <<Lela me mbuumu abˈbi enyame.Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.

10Ngare jˈjol nyi a rake atahng tob alokeltum eba, fere tum-m ngbekobo awahra ntubesia abalima abred go etahk ntubesia mbˈbaabe.Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.

11Wahr ane abal abal leeme alem atv manehm na amehng, nlem anyehng anyehng jo lohngo eje eje.One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.

12Njangkun, nnea Hibru awohng jolo anahre, á jolo nlokeltum no ntubesia mbˈbaabe. Ye wo e lake alem enyahre, á tong-r ana lohng no, no nne á tong-e ana nlem enye lohngo no.Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.

13Nsol nyio lohko jol ana á tooro no tong-r, me feere go egama nji eltum, nne noko bo song kahn-e ekehd.And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

14Fero kehm tumu tv Josef, bo soro yehk-e go ngbekobo elbing. Ngare nyi á ma kpud elne fere yaange abomo elkake, á kehm ba yiimi go esamahr Fero.So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.

15Fero kehm tongo Josef re, <<N leeme nlem, nnene me-e nehme ma tong ana lohngo no, me n wuk bob bung bada na re a lˈwuk nlem, a bahke ma tooro ana lohngo no.>>Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”

16Josef kehm faange Fero re, <<Me n nehm ma lim, wo Esowo bahke kake Fero nfaange nyi bahk-e koro.>>“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

17Owo Fero kehm tongo Josef re, <<Go egama nlem, n yiimi go nkpe aya Nayel,Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,

18edahmagbudu na ebsehma kehm lohngo o aya, bo sahb jˈjok fere fˈfeele ba kehme ajele li.when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

19Edahmagbudu ebsehma behko kehm tob kpe lohng o aya, bo sahb kpˈkpuk, fere fˈfiiri, n ka nyehn a nyehn adahmagbudu ana nyao a ndi nyi Ijib kpee.After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!

20Akpuk kpuk adahmagbudu nyao nya fere sˈsahb sˈsab kehm lehke ajokojoko adahmagbudu nyao na ebsehma nya gbo mbang lohng aya.Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.

21Jol tvtv o, eji bo ma li bo o, jol nnene nehm ma tong re bob lim ano, bo kpake yim ano kpuk kpuk kpuk kpuk ana wuku wuku. N kehm soro nyahme.When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.

22<<Go egame a nlem n nyehne agburu arum nkohl na esehma sahb nˈnob go elrahn anehng.In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.

23Eji jolo ano n kehm kpe nyehn akpuudu- akpawake akohl na esehma kpˈgbale sahb fˈfiiri, elfeb ero nfam ba fi.After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.

24Afiiri fiiri akohl nyao jo mele arum nyao na esehma nya sahb nˈnob. Me n tong anebe ntaane, bo ane kpee nnene lim no male no tong-m ana lohngo no.>>And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”

25Owo Josef kehm tongo Fero re, <<Alem nya Fero li elkohnkohn anehng, Esowo eblennge ka Fero ejum ji á yahke lim.At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.

26Anoobo adahmagbudu na ebsehma lohngo nnya esehma, anoobo arum akohl nyao na esehma lohngo nnya esehma; li na anehng fvfo li elkohn nlem anyehng.The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.

27Akpuk kpuk adahmagbudu na ebsehma nya sabb fˈfiiri fere sˈsab nya lohngo toono, tob lohngo re nnya esehma, ano wo akpuudu akpawake akohl nya elfeb ero fi no: Nya li nnya esehma nyi njal.Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine.

28<<Li na li jang jang ana n tong-a no Fero, Esowo ebtib Fero ejum ji á yahke ba lim.It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

29Egburu nnya esehma nyi nsol ndi bahke lake tv fad kpˈbake go ndia Ijib.Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,

30Wo nnya esehma nyi njal bahke toono, Bo bahke yini bade nlaka nsol nyi jolo a Ijib, njal nyi bahke fere ko nji a ndi nyia.but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.

31Bo nehm kpe buumu nlaka nsol nyi jolo go ndi nyia, tib re njal nyi bahke toono, bahke sabe sehng,The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.

32Ejum ji wahnge Esowo tibi Fero go nlem mbang ebal li re ejum jio Esowo ebtoobo sahb tˈtahne, fvfo Esowo bahke gulu ellimi.Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.

33<<Eji ma jol ana, nong Fero kpur nne no kpi ngbere a elkahne, fere rod-e kak á jo kpur ndia Ijib.Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

34Nong Fero yehke atubesi ane kak go ndi nyia nyi Ijib, bo jo yehke ejum ajehng go nsol elon anyehng anyehng, go ngara nsol akpake go nnya esehma nyi nsol bahke lake tv fad.Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

35Bo ko nsol alehke nyio go nnooba nnya na esehma nyi kpˈbake, bo kuuru nkohl go elwo ni Fero, bo kuuru nsol alehke nyio go ajahbe ajabe ajahbe.Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.

36Nsol alehke nyia bo bahke kuuru bum ejahbe, eji behnjehle bo lˈjo ko li, go nnya esehma nyi njal kpˈbake a Ijib, eji ejahbe lˈkˈnyehn erem njal.>>This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”

37Ntoobo nyia kˈkor Fero a atubesi alokeltum ebe.This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.

38Owo Fero kehm bahbe bo re,<<Anv wahr bahke ma bel elkohn nne ana noa, no etohko ji Esowo li a nea?>>So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”

39Fero kehm tongo Josef re,<<Eji Esowo ma lim re wo kahn nsol nyia kpee, nnene lim no kpe kpi ngbere a elkahne ana wo.Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

40Ekpasiki ejame bahk-a woomo go ebo, ane ebame kpee bahke tob woom-a go ebo, fere jo wuk ajehke enya. Sehngem ga eti etul wo, me n bahke gbale sehng-a.>>You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”

41Owo Fero kehm tongo Josef re,<<Me n yake ndi a Ijib kpee kak ega ebo, re wo jo kpur.>>Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”

42Owo Fero kehm yehke ebil nsahm enye go ege ebnyohkobo, fere kak Josef go ege ebnyohkobo. Á fere liib-e ekpawobo ji etul, fere kak-e nlehke agul go emel.Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.

43Fere lim-e re bo sol-e go mmvtv akuungu ana etoono ntubesi, ane fere jo rabe re, <<Tahmen go mbango.>> Mbang nyia wo Fero ma yake ndi nyi Ijib kpee kak Josef go ebo re á jo kpur.He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.

44Owo Fero kehm tongo Josef re, <<Me wo li Fero, tohko jol re ellum ena ni, nnene lim no bahke tabe ebo afi ekpade go ndi nyi Ijib kpee.>>And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”

45Fero kehm kake Josef mbing re Jafena-pania fere ka-e Asenad mmon no nkal no Potifera, ye ji jolo nlimanjom go On re á jol nkala Josef. Josef yannge kpee go ndi nyi Ijib.Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.

46Ngare nyia Josef ebkang eltahl a nnya ewubu eji á yele eltum aloko goji Fero ntul no Ijib. Josef jo tahme o esamahr Fero jo yannge go ndi nyio nyi Ijib kpee.Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.

47Go nnya esehma nyi nsol bahke lake, nsol sahb lˈlak gbalee go ndi nyio.During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.

48Josef jo jene ko nsol alehke nyio nyi bo jo bel go nnya esehma nyio nyi nsol lake no tv fad go Ijib, fere jo kuuru go ajahbe, ajahbe. Go ejahbe ajehng ajehng nsol mbahmandi nyi bo jo bahm o á jo ko kuuru o.During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.

49Josef kuuru abim nkohl jolo are erikehndi aya ma. Gbale sehng re nfange á joom kpe ma kak go nwer, tibre siiri eso.So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.

50Re nnya nyio nyi njal kehm rehnge, Asenad mmon no nkal no Potifera nlimanjom no On, ebjel abon ba nlum abal ka Josef.Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

51Josef gungu ngbokambang a mmon ewe mbing re Manase, kehm bungu re, <<Tibre Esowo eblim re me n yini afemfem enyame kpee, a nya nlaaga nsoo kpee.>>Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”

52Etoono mmon no nlum a gung-e mbing re Efriim, kehm bungu re, <<Tibre Esowo ma-m ka nrur go ndi nyi m ma nyehn erem.>>And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

53Owo nnya esehma nyi nsol alehk tv fad go Ijib kehm male.When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,

54Nnya esehma nyi njal kehm bomo ana Josef bungu no. Njal jolo adi nyako kpee, wo go ndi nyi Ijib kpee nsol alehke jˈjol.the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.

55Eji anebe Ijib kpee kehme njal wa, bo kehm lingi tob Fero bade nsol alehke, Fero tongo aneb Ijib kpee, re <<Songen goji Josef wahn lim ajehng ajehng ji á bahk-n tongo.>>When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

56Eji njal ma rehng edi ajehng ajehng go ejahbe kpee, Josef kehm lennge abutahk ntahk nyi á kuuru nsol alehke, jo gungu anebe Ijib nsol alehke, tibre njal gbale sehng go ndi nyi Ijib kpee.When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

57Ane kpee jo lohngo go ajahbe ajahbe ba go Ijib ba gunu nsol alehke goji Josef, tibre njal gbale sehng go edi ajehng ajehng.And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

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