Genesis 41 (MKW)

1Na manima ya bamvula zole, Falawo lotaka ndosi. Yandi vwandaka ya kutelama na lweka ya nzadi ya Nile.After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,

2Yandi talaka bangombe nsambwadi ya nkento ya kitoko mpe ya mafuta, vwandaka basika na kati ya nzadi, mpe bandaka kudya matiti yina vwandaka pene-pene ya nzadi ya Nile.when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

3Na manima, bangombe nsambwadi ya nkento ya nkaka ya yimbi mpe ya kukonda vwandaka basika na kati ya nzadi, mpe yawu kwizaka vwanda pene-pene ya bangombe yina ya ntete, na lweka ya nzadi ya Nile.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.

4Bangombe yina ya yimbi mpe ya kukonda kudyaka bangombe nsambwadi ya mafuta. Ni na ntangu yina Falawo vumbukaka.And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,

5Yandi lalaka dyaka, mpe yandi lotaka ndosi ya zole. Yandi talaka bayintu nsambwadi ya bambuma ya faline, ya nene mpe ya kitoko, yina basikaka na kititi kaka mosi ya mbuma ya faline.but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.

6Na manima, yandi talaka mpe bayintu nsambwadi dyaka basikaka. Yawu vwandaka ya kukonda mpe ya kuyuma na mupepe yina ke katukaka na yinsi ya kuyuma.After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.

7Bayintu ya bambuma ya faline ya kukonda minaka bayintu nsambwadi ya bambuma ya faline ya nene mpe ya mbote. Na yina, Falawo vumbukaka mpe bakulaka ti yandi lotaka ndosi.And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.

8Na suka, ntima ya Falawo vwandaka kwama. Yandi tumisaka ti ba bokila banganga na bantu nyonso ya ndwenga ya Ngipiti. Yandi zabisaka bawu bandosi ya yandi, kasi ata muntu mosi lendaka na kubangudila yandi yawu.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.

9Na yina, mfumu yina vwandaka na kisalu ya kutudilaka ntinu malafu, zabisaka na Falawo: «Mfumu, mu zola kufungula masumu ya munu bubu yayi.Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.

10Kilumbu mosi, nge dasukilaka munu na mfumu ya bantu yina ke yokaka mampa, mpe nge tulaka beto na boloko na yisi ya lutumu ya kuluntu ya binwani.Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.

11Beto lotaka bandosi na mpimpa kaka mosi. Ndosi na ndosi na mbangululu ya yawu.One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.

12Na kati ya boloko, ya vwandaka na ntwenya mosi ya mundongo ya mu-Ebeleyo, yandi vwandaka sadila kuluntu ya boloko. Beto zonzilaka yandi bandosi ya beto, mpe yandi pesaka na konso ndosi mbangululu ya yawu.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.

13Mambu nyonso salamaka kaka mutindu yandi zonzaka. Ba vutulaka munu na kisalu ya munu, mpe ba ledikaka mfumu ya bantu yina ke yokaka mampa.»And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

14Falawo, ntinu ya Ngipiti, tumisaka ba bokila Yosefi. Na nswalu ba kwendaka basisa yandi na boloko. Ba katulaka yandi mandefo, mpe ba vwatisaka yandi kinkuti ya nkaka. Mpe yandi kwendaka na mantwala ya Falawo.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.

15Falawo tubaka na Yosefi: «Mu me lota ndosi, kasi ya kele ve na muntu yina lenda bangudila munu yawu. Ba me zabisa munu ti nge, nge lenda bangula bandosi yina ba ke zonzilaka nge.»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.”

16Yosefi vutulaka na Falawo mutindu yayi: «Ni munu ve. Ni Nzambi lenda pesa nge mvutu ya mbote.»“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

17Falawo, ntinu ya Ngipiti, tubaka na Yosefi: «Mu lotaka ndosi. Ya vwandaka mutindu yayi: “Mu telamaka na lweka ya nzadi ya Nile.Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,

18Mu talaka bangombe nsambwadi ya nkento ya kitoko mpe ya mafuta, yina vwandaka basika na kati ya nzadi, mpe bandaka kudya matiti yina vwandaka pene-pene ya nzadi ya Nile.when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

19Mpe bangombe nsambwadi ya nkaka ya nzutu fyoti, ya kukonda, mpe ya yimbi, vwandaka basika na kati ya nzadi, mpe yawu kwizaka vwanda pene-pene ya bangombe yina ya ntete. Mu me talaka ntete ve bangombe ya mutindu yayi na yinsi nyonso ya Ngipiti.After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!

20Bangombe nsambwadi ya yimbi mpe ya kukonda kudyaka bangombe ya mafuta.Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.

21Kasi na manima ya kudya yawu, ata kima mosi lakisaka ti ba me kudya yawu. Bangombe ya nzutu fyoti vwandaka kaka ya yimbi mutindu yawu vwandaka ntete. Ni na ntangu yina mu vumbukaka.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.

22Mu talaka dyaka na ndosi, bayintu nsambwadi ya bambuma ya faline, ya nene mpe ya kitoko, yina basikaka na kititi kaka mosi.In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.

23Mpe mu talaka dyaka bayintu nsambwadi ya nkaka basikaka. Yawu vwandaka ya kukonda mpe ya kuyuma na mupepe yina ke katukaka na yinsi ya kuyuma.After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.

24Bayintu nsambwadi ya bambuma ya faline yina ya kukonda minaka bayintu ya mbote. Mu zabisaka bandosi yango na banganga, kasi ata muntu mosi lendaka ve na kubangudila munu yawu.»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.”

25Yosefi tubaka na Falawo, ntinu ya Ngipiti mutindu yayi: «Bandosi nyonso zole kele na mbangululu kaka mosi. Nzambi ke na kulakisa na Falawo mambu yandi ke salama.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.

26Bangombe nsambwadi ya mbote mpe bayintu nsambwadi ya bambuma ya faline ya mbote, ke na kulakisa bamvula nsambwadi. Yawu kele kwandi ndosi mosi.The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.

27Bangombe nsambwadi ya kukonda na ya yimbi mpe bayintu nsambwadi ya kukonda na mupepe yina ke katukaka na yinsi ya kuyuma, ke na kulakisa bamvula nsambwadi ya nsatu ya nene.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.

28Yawu kele mutindu mu me zonza na nge: Nzambi me zabisa nge mambu yina yandi ke sala.It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

29Na bamvula nsambwadi yina ke kwiza, madya ke vwanda mingi na yinsi nyonso ya Ngipiti.Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,

30Na manima, ke kwiza bamvula nsambwadi ya nsatu ya nene, mpe kwaku na Ngipiti, bantu ke zimbana bamvula nsambwadi yina ya madya ya mingi. Nsatu ya nene ke bebisa yinsi.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.

31Bantu ke zimbana bamvula nsambwadi ya madya ya mingi, samu ti nsatu ke vwanda ya kulutila.The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.

32Kana ndosi yango kwizaka bambala zole na Falawo, ntinu ya Ngipiti, ya kele ti ni Nzambi bakaka nzengolo, mpe yandi ke lungisa yawu na nswalu nyonso.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.

33Ntangu yayi, bika ti Falawo kusoola muntu mosi ya mayela mpe ya ndwenga, mpe yandi kupesa muntu yango luyalu ya yinsi ya Ngipiti.Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

34Bika ti Falawo kutula bamfumu ya fyoti na yinsi. Bawu banda na kukatulaka kikunku mosi na kati ya bikunku tanu, ya bima nyonso yina ntoto ya Ngipiti ke pesa mutindu madya na bamvula nsambwadi ya madya ya mingi.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.

35Bika ti bawu kuyonzika madya nyonso ya bamvula ya mbote ke kwiza. Bawu kubumba bambuma ya faline, mpe bima ya kudya na bambanza yina kele na yisi ya lutumu ya Falawo, ntinu ya Ngipiti.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.

36Ya ke vwanda madya ke bumbama samu na yinsi, samu na bamvula nsambwadi ya nsatu ya nene yina ke na kukwiza na yinsi ya Ngipiti. Na yina, nsatu ke bebisa ve yinsi.»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.”

37Malongi ya Yosefi talanaka ya mbote na Falawo, mpe na bisadi nyonso ya Falawo, ntinu ya Ngipiti.This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.

38Falawo zabisaka bawu mutindu yayi: «Muntu yayi kele ya kufuluka na mpeve ya Nzambi. Wapi kisika beto lenda kuzwa muntu ya nkaka mutindu yandi?»So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”

39Falawo tubaka na Yosefi: «Samu ti, ni Nzambi me lakisa nge mambu nyonso yina, ya kele ve na muntu ya nkaka yina ke na mayela mpe na ndwenga mutindu nge!Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

40Ni nge ke vwanda mfumu ya yinzo ya munu, mpe bantu ya munu nyonso ke zitisa nge. Mu ke lutila nge kaka na buntinu ya munu.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.”

41Ntangu yayi, mu me pesa nge luyalu ya Ngipiti nyonso.»Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”

42Falawo katulaka nela ya kinyemo ya kintinu na musapi ya yandi, mpe yandi tulaka yawu na musapi ya Yosefi. Yandi vwatisaka Yosefi balele ya lino ya mbote, mpe yandi tulaka Yosefi musanga ya wolo na laka.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.

43Yandi yulukisaka Yosefi na kipusu-pusu ya kilandi ya yandi, mpe yandi lookaka na mantwala ya Yosefi mutindu yayi: «Beno lutisa!» Ni mutindu yayi Falawo, ntinu ya Ngipiti pesaka Yosefi luyalu ya yinsi nyonso ya Ngipiti.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.

44Falawo tubaka dyaka na Yosefi mutindu yayi: «Mu kele Falawo, ntinu ya Ngipiti, kasi na yinsi nyonso ya Ngipiti, ya kele ve na muntu yina lenda nanguna diboko ya yandi to dikulu ya yandi kondwa muswa ya nge.»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.”

45Falawo, ntinu ya Ngipiti, pesaka na Yosefi nkumbu ya Safanate-Paneya, mpe pesaka yandi kento, Asenate, mwana ya Poti-Fela, nganga-Nzambi ya mbanza One. Yosefi salaka nzyetolo ya luyalu na yinsi nyonso ya Ngipiti.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.

46Yosefi vwandaka na bamvula makumi tatu ntangu ba nataka yandi na sika ya Falawo, ntinu ya Ngipiti. Yosefi bikaka Falawo, mpe kwendaka tambula bwala nyonso ya Ngipiti.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.

47Na ntangu ya bamvula nsambwadi ya madya mingi, ntoto pesaka madya mingi.During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.

48Yosefi yonzikaka madya nyonso na bamvula nsambwadi yina landilaka na yinsi ya Ngipiti. Yandi bumbaka madya yango na kati ya bambanza. Na konso mbanza, yandi bumbaka madya yina katukaka na bilanga ya pene-pene.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.

49Yosefi bumbaka bambuma ya faline mingi. Yawu vwandaka mingi mutindu munyenge ya mubu, mpe ba bikaka kwandi na kutanga dyaka yawu. Samu ti ba lendaka ve na kutanga yawu.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.

50Tekila mvula yina nsatu bandaka, Asenate, kento ya Yosefi, butaka bana zole. Asenate vwandaka mwana ya Poti-Fela, nganga-nzambi ya mbanza One.Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

51Yosefi pesaka nkumbu na mwana ya ntete Manase, mpe yandi tubaka: «Nzambi me sala ti mu zimbana bampasi ya munu nyonso na dikanda nyonso ya tata ya munu.»Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”

52Yandi pesaka na mwana ya zole nkumbu Efalayime, mpe yandi tubaka: «Nzambi me pesa munu bana na yinsi yina mu vwandaka tala mpasi mingi.»And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

53Bamvula nsambwadi ya madya ya mingi kwizaka manisa na Ngipiti.When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,

54Mpe bamvula nsambwadi ya nsatu ya nene kwizaka banda, mutindu Yosefi zonzaka. Nsatu ya nene vwandaka na bayinsi nyonso, kasi na Ngipiti nyonso madya vwandaka.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.

55Ntangu bantu nyonso ya Ngipiti bandaka kutala nsatu, bawu lookaka na sika ya Falawo yandi pesa bawu madya. Falawo vutulaka na bantu nyonso ya Ngipiti: «Beno kwenda tala Yosefi. Beno sala mutindu yandi ke zabisa beno.»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.”

56Ntangu nsatu ya nene yalaka yinsi nyonso, Yosefi zibulaka bayinzo yina ba bumbaka madya, samu na kutekisa mbuma ya faline na bantu ya Ngipiti. Nsatu kumaka mingi na yinsi ya Ngipiti.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.

57Bantu ya bayinsi nyonso vwandaka kwiza na Ngipiti na kusumba madya na Yosefi, samu ti nsatu vwandaka na yinza ya muvimba.And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

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