¹It happened at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river.

¹ I go no, jiiri hinka kubay, Firawna mo hindiri. Kal a go ga kay isa me gaa.

¹And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

²Behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.

² Kala haw iyye go, i fatta isa ra, kaŋ yaŋ ga naasu, i ga boori. I go ga kuru kundo ra.

²And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

³Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.

³ Kala koyne, haw iyye fooyaŋ mo fun i banda isa ra, ilaaloyaŋ, ifaaboyaŋ. I kay haw yongo yaŋ jarga, isa jabo gaa.

³And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

⁴The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.

⁴ Haw laalo faabey din na haw naaso hanno iyya din ŋwa. Firawna binde mo hay.

⁴And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

⁵He slept and dreamed a second time: and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.

⁵ A jirbi koyne, a ye ka hindiri. Kala jeeni iyye go, i fatta kwaari folloŋ gaa, i ga warga, i ga boori.

⁵And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

⁶Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

⁶ Kala jeeni iyye fooyaŋ mo go, imariyoyaŋ, kaŋ yaŋ wayna funay haw n'i kokobe, ijiney banda.

⁶And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

⁷The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.

⁷ Jeeni mariyey mo na jeeni kaso iyye kaŋ yaŋ ga to gon. Firawna mo hay koyne, wiiza, hindiri no.

⁷And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

⁸It happened in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

⁸ A go no, kaŋ mo bo, a laakalo tun. A donton ka ne i ma Misira moodabal teekoy kulu da saykoy kulu kaŋ yaŋ go laabo ra ce. Firawna na nga hindirey ci i se, amma i mana du i ra boro kaŋ g'i feerijo ci Firawna se.

⁸And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

⁹Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my faults today.

⁹ Saaya din gaa no hari tabakwa salaŋ Firawna se ka ne: «Hunkuna no ay fongu nd'ay taalo.

⁹Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

¹⁰Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker.

¹⁰ Firawna te bine nga bannyey se, a n'ay haw doogarey koyo kwaara, in da haaguyaŋ koyo.

¹⁰Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker:

¹¹We dreamed a dream in one night, I and he. We dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

¹¹ Cin folloŋ ra iri hindiri, in d'a, iri boro kulu nga hindiro feerijo boŋ.

¹¹and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

¹²There 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 interpreted.

¹² Noodin mo arwasu fo go iri banda, kaŋ Ibraniyance no, doogarey jine funa bannya no. Iri ci a se, nga mo n'iri hindirey feeri iri se, boro kulu nga hindiro boŋ no a n'i feeri.

¹²And 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.

¹³It happened, as he interpreted to us, so it was: he restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”

¹³ A ciya mo, danga mate kaŋ a na feerijo ci iri se, yaadin no ka tabbat. Ay wo, i n'ay yeti ay kayyaŋ nango ra, nga mo, i n'a sarku.»

¹³And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

¹⁴Then 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.

¹⁴ Saaya din Firawna donton ka ne i ma Yusufu ce. I binde n'a kaa kaso ra da cahãyaŋ. I kond'a. A na nga boŋo cabu ka nga bankaarayey barmay ka furo Firawna do.

¹⁴Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

¹⁵Pharaoh 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.”

¹⁵ Firawna ne Yusufu se: «Ay hindiri no. Boro si no mo kaŋ n'a feeri ay se. Ay maa i ga salaŋ ni boŋ ka ne da ni maa hindiri, ni ga waani k'a feeri.»

¹⁵And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it.

¹⁶Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

¹⁶ Yusufu tu Firawna se ka ne: «Manti ay se no a go bo. Irikoy no ga tu Firawna se da baani sanni.»

¹⁶And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

¹⁷Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood on the brink of the river:

¹⁷ Kala Firawna ne Yusufu se: «Ay hindiro ra, ay go ga kay isa me gaa.

¹⁷And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river:

¹⁸and behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, fat and sleek. They fed in the marsh grass,

¹⁸ Kala haw iyye go kaŋ yaŋ ga naasu, i ga boori, i fatta isa ra. I soobay ka kuru kundo ra.

¹⁸and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favored: and they fed in the reed-grass:

¹⁹and behold, seven other cattle came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.

¹⁹ Haw iyye fooyaŋ mo go kaŋ yaŋ fun i banda koyne, ifaaboyaŋ, ilaaloyaŋ no gumo. I faabuyaŋo mo, ay mana di i dumi Misira ra baa ce fo, i jaŋ-ka-booriyaŋo se.

¹⁹and, behold, seven other kine 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:

²⁰The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle,

²⁰ Haw faabo laaley din binde na sintinay wane naasey din ŋwa.

²⁰and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

²¹and when they had eaten them up, it couldn’t be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ugly, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

²¹ Saaya kaŋ i n'i ŋwa mo, i sinda mate kaŋ boro ga bay hal i n'i ŋwa, zama hala hõ ilaaloyaŋ no, danga waato. Kal ay mo hay.

²¹and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill-favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

²²I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good:

²² Ay hindiro ra koyne jeeni iyye go, i fun kwaari folloŋ gaa, toonanteyaŋ, ihannoyaŋ mo.

²²And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good:

²³and behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

²³ Kala jeeni iyye go koyne, isanfuyaŋ, imariyoyaŋ, kaŋ yaŋ wayna funay haw n'i kar, i fatta ijiney banda.

²³and, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, [and] blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

²⁴The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”

²⁴ Jeeni mariyo iyya din na jeeni hanno iyya din gon. Ay na woodin ci moodabal teekoy se, amma ra i sinda boro kaŋ hin k'a feeri ay se.»

²⁴and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears: and I told it unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

²⁵Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.

²⁵ Yusufu ne Firawna se: «Firawna hindirey, hari folloŋ no. Haŋ kaŋ Irikoy soola, kaŋ a ga ba ka te, nga no a cabe Firawna se.

²⁵And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: what God is about to do he hath declared unto Pharaoh.

²⁶The seven good cattle are seven years; and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. The dream is one.

²⁶ Haw hanno iyya din, jiiri iyye no. Jeeni hanno iyya din mo, jiiri iyye no. Hindirey wo sanni folloŋ no.

²⁶The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.

²⁷The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind; they will be seven years of famine.

²⁷ Haw faabo iyya din kaŋ fun i banda mo jiiri iyye no, koyne jeeni sanfante iyya din kaŋ wayna funay hawo kar, ngey mo jiiri iyye no, haray wane yaŋ.

²⁷And the seven lean and ill-favored kine that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind; they shall be seven years of famine.

²⁸That is the thing which I spoke to Pharaoh. What God is about to do he has shown to Pharaoh.

²⁸ Haŋ kaŋ ay ga ci Firawna se neeya: haŋ kaŋ Irikoy soola, kaŋ a ga ba ka te, a n'a bangandi Firawna se.

²⁸That is the thing which I spake unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do he hath showed unto Pharaoh.

²⁹Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.

²⁹ Jiiri iyye go kaa, kunji wane yaŋ, Misira laabo kulu ra.

²⁹Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

³⁰There 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,

³⁰ I banda no jiiri iyye fo ga kaa, haray wane. I ga dinya kunji kulu Misira laabo kulu ra. Hara ga laabo ŋwa.

³⁰and there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

³¹and the plenty will not be known in the land by reason of that famine which follows; for it will be very grievous.

³¹ I si fongu nda kunji laabo ra mo, hara din kaŋ g'a banda gana sabbay se, zama a ga koroŋ gumo.

³¹and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.

³²The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

³² Woodin se i na hindiro yaara sorro hinka Firawna se, zama Irikoy do haya din, a tabbat, sohõ no Irikoy g'a sintin.

³²And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh, it is 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.

³³ Sohõ binde, Firawna ma ceeci boro fo kaŋ gonda fahamay, kaŋ gonda laakal, a m'a daŋ a ma Misira laabo kulu may.

³³Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

³⁴Let 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.

³⁴ Firawna ma woone te mo: a ma jine funeyaŋ daŋ laabo ra, zama i ma ta Misira laabo nafa haro ra, jare fo igu kulu ra, kunji jiiri iyya din ra.

³⁴Let Pharaoh do [this], and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

³⁵Let 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.

³⁵ Koyne, i ma ŋwaari margu jiiri hanney kaŋ yaŋ ga kaa din waney. I ma ŋwaari jisi Firawna dabari ra kwaarey kulu ra, i m'a batu mo.

³⁵And 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.

³⁶The 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.”

³⁶ }waari ga goro jisante nooya laabo se, jiiri iyye hara din kaŋ ga ba ka sintin Misira laabo ra. Soolayaŋ nooya hala laabo ma si halaci nda haray.»

³⁶And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

³⁷The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

³⁷ Dabaro din boori mo Firawna nda nga bannyey kulu diyaŋ gaa.

³⁷And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

³⁸Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”

³⁸ Firawna mo ne nga bannyey se: «Iri ga hin ka du boro wo cine no, kaŋ Irikoy Biya go a ra?»

³⁸And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?

³⁹Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as you.

³⁹ Firawna ne Yusufu se: «Za kaŋ Irikoy na woodin kulu cabe ni se, fahamaykoy fo si no, laakalkooni mo si no danga ni cine.

³⁹And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou:

⁴⁰You 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.”

⁴⁰ Nin no ga goro ay windo boŋ. Ni ciyaŋo boŋ no i g'ay borey kulu may mo. Karga boŋ haray hinne no ay ga bisa nin beeray.»

⁴⁰thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

⁴¹Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

⁴¹ Firawna ne Yusufu se koyne: «A go, ay na ni daŋ Misira laabo kulu boŋ.»

⁴¹And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

⁴²Pharaoh 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,

⁴² Firawna na nga kambe korba kaŋ gonda kawaatimo foobu. A n'a daŋ Yusufu kambe gaa. A na lin* bankaaray hanno daŋ a gaa, a na wura sisiri mo sarku a jinda gaa.

⁴²And Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

⁴³and 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.

⁴³ A n'a kaarandi nga bari torko hinkanta ra. I soobay ka zamu a jine ka ne: «Wa somb'a se!» Kala Firawna n'a daŋ Misira laabo kulu boŋ.

⁴³and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he set him over all the land of Egypt.

⁴⁴Pharaoh 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.”

⁴⁴ A ne Yusufu se: «Ay, Firawna no ka ci: boro fo si no kaŋ ga nga kambe sambu wala a ma nga ce dagu Misira laabo kulu ra, kala nda ni yadda.»

⁴⁴And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.

⁴⁵Pharaoh 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.

⁴⁵ Koyne, Firawna na maa daŋ Yusufu gaa ka ne a se Zafanatu-Panaya. A na Alfa Potifera, On wano, ize wayo Asenata hiijandi a se. Yusufu bar-bare mo Misira laabo ra.

⁴⁵And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

⁴⁶Joseph 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.

⁴⁶ Yusufu to jiiri waranza saaya kaŋ a kay Misira bonkoono Firawna jine. Yusufu fatta Firawna do ka Misira laabo gana, a me-a-me.

⁴⁶And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

⁴⁷In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.

⁴⁷ Kunji jiiri iyya din ra laabo yulwa nda ŋwaari.

⁴⁷And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

⁴⁸He 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 around every city, he laid up in the same.

⁴⁸ Yusufu na ŋwaari jisi kwaarey ra. Farey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga kwaara kulu windi, a n'i ŋwaaro jisi kwaara ra.

⁴⁸And 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, laid he up in the same.

⁴⁹Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.

⁴⁹ Yusufu na masangu jisi kaŋ baa gumo danga teeku me gaa taasi cine, hal a fay da lasaabo, zama a baa da lasaabuyaŋ.

⁴⁹And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left off numbering; for it was without number.

⁵⁰To Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.

⁵⁰ I na ize aru hinka hay Yusufu se, za hara jiirey mana kaa, kaŋ yaŋ Asenata (kaŋ a baabo ga ti Alfa Potifera, kaŋ ga ti On wane) hay a se.

⁵⁰And unto Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bare unto him.

⁵¹Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, “Manasseh” sounds like the Hebrew for “forget.” “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.”

⁵¹ Yusufu na nga hay-jina maa daŋ Manasse, zama a ne: «Irikoy naŋ ay ma dinya ay taabo kulu, d'ay baaba windo kulu.»

⁵¹And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For, [said he], God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

⁵²The name of the second, he called Ephraim “Ephraim” sounds like the Hebrew for “twice fruitful.” : “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

⁵² Ihinkanta mo, a n'a maa daŋ Ifraymu. Zama a ne: «Irikoy n'ay no izeyaŋ ay kaynandiyaŋ laabo ra.»

⁵²And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

⁵³The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.

⁵³ Kunji jiiri iyya din kaŋ i te Misira laabo ra bisa.

⁵³And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end.

⁵⁴The 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.

⁵⁴ Haray jiiri iyya kaŋ Yusufu ci din mo sintin. Haray te laabey kulu ra, amma nangu kulu Misira laabo ra, ŋwaari go no.

⁵⁴And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

⁵⁵When 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.”

⁵⁵ Saaya kaŋ Misira laabo kulu kankam da haray, borey hẽ Firawna gaa ŋwaari sabbay se. Firawna mo ne Misirancey se: «Wa koy Yusufu do. Haŋ kaŋ a ci araŋ se kulu, araŋ m'a te.»

⁵⁵And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

⁵⁶The 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.

⁵⁶ Hara binde go laabey kulu ra, Yusufu mo na ŋwaari jisante barmey kulu me fiti. A soobay ka neera Misirancey se. Zama hara koroŋ Misira laabo ra.

⁵⁶And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.

⁵⁷All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

⁵⁷ Laabey kulu kaa Misira Yusufu do, zama ngey ma ŋwaari day, zama hara kankam laabey kulu ra.

⁵⁷And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore in all the earth.