Genesis 41 (TCZCHONG)

1Kumni nungin Pharaoh in mang aneijin ahile, vetan ama Nile vadung panga ana dingin ahi.After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,

2Amanga chun bongchal sagi athao a thao cheh ahung kaldoh un hamhing lah a chun alhauvin ahi.when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

3Chujou in amaho nunga chun bongchal sagi ma agon a gong cheh Nile vadunga kon chun ahung doh un, vadung panga bongchal sagi dang ho kom'a chun ading uvin ahi.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.

4Hichun bongchal agong ho chun bongchal athao sagi ho chu aval lhum tauvin ahi! Hiche mang anei pettah chun Pharaoh chu ahung khang doh tai.And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,

5Ahin Pharaoh a imulhu kit in mang aniveina aneijin, hiche amanga hin changphal sagi hoitah vetnom nom um phungkhat a konna hung kikhai lha amun ahi.but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.

6Hichun changphal sagi amanga amu kit in ahin hiche changphal ho chu ageo cheh chuh jengin, solam huijin amut geo lheh jeng ahi.After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.

7Chuin hiche geo cheh chuh changphal ho chun changphal lom sagi ahoi phungkhat a kikhai lha ho chu aval lhum kittai. Hichun Pharaoh ahung khangin ahile ajanmang ahi chu ageldoh in ahi.And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.

8Hiche ni jingkah apat in Pharaoh chu amang ho chun asuboi lheh in aum thei tapoi. Hichun Pharaoh Egypt gamsung a mitphel doi themho le miching jouse akou khomin amang chu aseitan, ahin amaho lah a khatbeh in jong ipi kiseina ham ti chu adonbut thei aum pouve.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.

9Phat chaina lang chun lengpa jukhon doma lamkai pa chu ahung ding doh in, “Tunia keiman geldoh khat kaneiye phat masa a kana chatvaina,” atin Pharaoh kom'a aseitan ahi.Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.

10Nangma nasoh teni chunga na-na lunglhai pon changlhah hom lamkaipa le keima chunga, hijeh chun keini hi lengpa songkul'a neina koiyin ahi.Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.

11Nikhat chu changlhah hompa le keiman mang chom cheh kanei lhon'in ka mang lhon jong chu thusim chom cheh kanei lhon'in,One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.

12Hiche lai phat chun Hebrew khangthah khat lengpa songkul'a chun keiho toh ana um'in, ama chu lengpa semang pachong pa soh a jong ana pang ahi, kamang nei lhon chu kasei lhon'in ahile aman kamang lhon chu eiledoh peh lhon e, ati.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.

13Chule aman eiledoh peh lhon bang-bang chun ahung guilhung cheh in ahi, keiman ka natoh ngai ngai eikitohsah in an vaihompa akikhai lihtan ahi.”And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

14Pharaoh in Joseph chu ahol in mi asol paijeng tan ama chu agan a gangin songkul'a kon'in ahin puidoh jeng uvin, chuin avon ho akikhel in chule akhamul ho a kisuhtheng in, hichun ama Pharaoh toh kimuto din alut tai.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.

15Hichun Pharaoh in Joseph kom'a aseitai, “Keiman janlhah in mang ka neijin koima chan aledoh thei pon ahin keiman kajah chu ahile mang kiti ho hi nangman hettheina nanei chu kana jai.”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.”

16Joseph in adonbut in, “Hiche ho chu keima a dinga thil hahsa ahi, ati. Amavang Pathen'in hiche ipi tina ham chu nahetsah theiye,” ati.“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

17Chuin Pharaoh in amang chu Joseph kom'a aseitai, aman hitin aseiye, “Ka mangin Nile vadung panga kana dingin,Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,

18hiche a chun bongchal sagi hoitah kivah thao cheh vadunga kon chun ahung doh un chule hilaiya hampa dong ho chu anepan tauvin ahi.when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

19Hinlah keiman chom khat jouvin bongchal adang sagi agon a gong ahoimo cheh ahung potdoh kit kamun, keiman hitobang gancha gong aphe umlou Egypt gamsunga ka hinkhon kana mukha hih laiye.After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!

20Hiche bong agong melse tah ho chun bongchal sagi athao ho chu aval lhum tan ahi.Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.

21Achuti jeng vang chun akikhel muthei aumpoi, ajeh chu amaho chu masanga bangin agong nalai un ahi. Chujouvin keima kahung khangdoh tan ahi.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.

22Hichun keima ka imu lhukit in, chule keiman mang khat kaneibe kit in, hichea kamang achun changvui sagi vetnom umtah phungkhat a ga kamun ahi.In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.

23Chule changvui sagi ma chu akiveigeosa akeoseh cheh, nisolam khohui mut geosa cheh chu ahung kilahdoh in ahi.After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.

24Chuin changvui ageosa ho chun changvui hoitah ho chu avallhum kittan, hiche kamang ho hi doithem ho kom'a kaseijin, hinlah kamang ho chu ipi kiseina ham koima chan eihil chen theipoi, ati.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.”

25Joseph in adonbut in, “Pharaoh mang teni hi thakhat ahi, Pathen'in Pharaoh hi ipi abol ding ahin hetsah masah ahi bouve.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.

26Bongchal sagi athao ahoi ho chule changvui sagi vetnom nom uma, aga hon avet sah nom chu ahile kum sagi sunga hi neh le chah neng ding avetsah ahi,” ati.The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.

27Chule bongchal sagi agong ho leh changvui sagi ageosa aphunga goden solam huiyin asemgot den hon avetsah chu ahile kum sagi nasa tah a kel hunglha ding chu avetsah ahi.”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“Hiche ho hi keiman ka phondoh banga hung guilhung ding ahi, ajeh chu Pathen'in Pharaoh hi aphat ahung lhun masanga ipi abol ding ho chu ahin hetsah ahiye, ati.It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

29Tu apat a Egypt gamsung'a hi kum sagi hatah a neh le chah hung neng ding ahi.Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,

30Amavang hiche jou le chun kum sagi ma kel nasatah in hung lhan tin, chuteng chule chun Egypt gamsung ima ma ana thalhing chu kisumil gam'a, kellhah chun agamsung abahgam jeng ding ahitai.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.

31Hiche kel hung khoh hi gimnei lheh jeng ding kum tamtah neh le chah ana ning lhinna ho jouse chu koiman ageldoh louding ahitai.The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.

32Pharaoh mang teni ahung ki hetsahna thupi pentah chu ahile, Pathen'in na ahintoh vah ding ahi ti gontup sa ahitai, hunglhung vah tei ding ahi, ati.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.

33Hijeh a chu Pharaoh in achingthei tah pasal chule thil hethem tah koitobang aholdoh a Egypt gamsung pumpia mopo thei ahol angai tai.Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

34Hichun Pharaoh in agam agam a lamkai avetup ding mi lhengdoh henlang hiche teng chule louga sohho kum sagi neh anen sung chun hop nga lah a hop khat koidoh uhenlang,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.

35Pharaoh thaneina noiya tu apatna neh le chah hiche kum sunga hatah a anen pet ahin changpang ahin koi dimset un, phate chan koitup uhenlang chule angah jong um jing hen, kho nung chan geiya khopi sunga neh le chah um jing theina din, ati.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.

36Tua chang le mim ho jouse hi phate chan mun khat a gamsung pumpin koikhom uhen, chutile kum sagi sunga nasatah a kel ahung khoh teng Egypt gamsunga mipi jouse kihinso thei ding ahi.”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.”

37Hiche lungthim tohgon hi Pharaoh ahin ama semang pachong hon jong pha asa cheh tauvin ahi.This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.

38Hichun Pharaoh in amaho chu adongin, “Eihon hitobang pasal Pathen Lhagao chenna hi imujou dingu hi nam?” ati.So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”

39Hiche pet chun Pharaoh in Joseph ahoulimpi in, “Ajeh chu Pathen'in ima jouse nangma nahetsah tah jeh in nang tobang koimacha ahethem le aching aum tapoi.Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

40Nangma keima leng touna a natou ding ahitai, ka miten nangma thupeh jouse ajui cheh dingu ahitai. Chule thil khat bou ikikhehna ding chu keima ka lengvai pohna a bou lenjo ding kahi, ati.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.”

41Pharaoh in Joseph jah ah aseitan, “Keiman nangma hi Egypt gamsunga thaneina le mopohna kapeh doh nahitai,” ati.Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”

42Hichun Pharaoh in akhut a sana khutjem chu aladoh in Joseph khut a abupeh tai. Aman vonkang hoitah akivonsah in chule sana khi jong angong a aki osah tai.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.

43Hichun lengpan Joseph chu asakol chunga atousah in amasanga chun “Mihon dilsu vo tin asam uvin ahi.” Hiti hin aman Joseph chu Egypt gam pumpi semang in ana pansah tai.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.

44Chule Pharaoh in Joseph kom'a hitin aseiye, “Nangma phatsah louva Egypt gamsunga koima chan akhut alapthei louding, keima amin'a bou Pharaoh kahi ding ahi,” ati.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.”

45Hichun Pharaoh in Joseph chu Egypt te min Zaphenath-paneah asah in, chuleh Potiphera chanu Asenath chu Joseph ji din Pharaoh in agontup peh in ahi. Hiche apatna chu Joseph in Egypt gamsunga mopohna alah ahitai.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.

46Egypt lengpa Pharaoh kom'a anatong dinga alut chun Joseph kum somthum alhing tai. Chuin Joseph chu Pharaoh angsunga kon'in apotdoh in Egypt gam leiset pumpi aga kholsoh keiyin ahi.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.

47Ana kisei bang chun kum sagi sung chun neh le chah lousoh hatah in apungin ahi.During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.

48Hiche kum sagi sunga chun Joseph in chang le mim Egypt gamsunga kimu jouse chu mun khat a akoikhom sohkeijin, chule khopi jousea akoina mun asem sohkeijin ahi.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.

49Hichun Joseph in chang le mim chu tamtah avum leovin akhol khom in, vadung panga neldi banga atamval tah jeh chun hetlut jou jong ahi tapon, achaina langa chun simsenglou ahitan sim jong asim tapouve.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.

50Kellhah kum hung lhun masang chun On thempu pa Potiphera chanu Asenath chun Joseph dingin chapa ni ana hinpeh inBefore the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

51Joseph in achapa atahjo pa min chu Manasseh asah in, aman aseijin, “Hiche hin ka Pathen'in kagentheina jouse eisuhmil sah tai, chule kapa insung jong abonchauvin kasumil sohtai,” tina ahi.Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”

52Joseph in achapa aneojo pa min chu Ephraim asah tai, aman hitin aseiye, “Ka Pathen'in ka hahsatna le ka gentheina jeh in lolhinna eipe tai,” ati.And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

53Egypt gamsunga kum sagi sunga chang le mim mang ketkut a ga jouse chu ahung kichai gamtan ahi.When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,

54Hichun kum sagi kellhah ahung kipan tan, Joseph in ana seidoh ma bangin hiche a nasatah a kellhah chun anaivel a gam ho jouse jong asuboi sohhel tai, amavang Egypt gamsunga chun neh le chah ahahsatna imacha aumpoi.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.

55Egypt gamsunga kel ahung khoh lheh jeng tan, hichun mipi ho chu neh le chah ngaichat jeh in Pharaoh kom'a ahungun, hichun Pharaoh in Egypt mipi te ho chu “Joseph kom'a asol in aman bol un atiho chu bol uvin,” ati.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.”

56Hiti chun kellhah chu hatah in ahung khohse cheh tan gamsung jouse aboilou aum tapon, Joseph in changpang ho jouse chu ahong doh tan, Egypt mipite chu akichoh sah tai. Ajeh chu Egypt gamsunga kel khoh chu asang lheh in hitobang kellhah chu ana um khahih laiye.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.

57Chule gam dang-dang Egypt gam kimvel a jousen neh le chah akichoh theina diuvin Joseph heng ahin nailut tauve, ajeh chu hitobang kellhah chun vannoi leiset chung jouse asuhboi cheh ahi.And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

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