Genesis 41:1-16 ▼

1 And after two yeres Pharao dreamed, and beholde, he thought that he stoode by a ryuers syde.

2 And there came out of the ryuer seuen goodly kyne, and fat fleshed, and fedde in a medowe.

3 And seuen other kyne came vp after them out of the ryuer, euyll fauoured, and leane fleshed, & stoode by the other kyne vpon the brynke of the ryuer.

4 And the euyll fauoured & leane fleshed kyne dyd eate vp the seuen well fauoured and fat kyne: and Pharao awoke.

5 And he slept agayne, and dreamed the seconde tyme: and beholde, seuen eares of corne grewe vppon one stalke, ranke and goodly.

6 And agayne, seuen thinne eares, blasted with the east winde sprang vp after them.

7 And the seuen thinne eares deuoured the seuen ranke & full eares. And Pharao awaked, and see it was a dreame.

8 And when the mornyng came, his spirite was troubled, and he sent and called for all the southsayers of Egypt, and all the wyse men thereof: and Pharao tolde them his dreame, but there was none of them that coulde interprete it vnto Pharao.

9 The spake the chiefe butler vnto Pharao, saying: I do remember my faultes this day:

10 Pharao beyng angry with his seruauntes, put in warde in the chiefe stewardes house both me, and the chiefe baker.

11 And we dreamed both of vs in one nyght, and eche mans dreame of a sundry interpretation.

12 And there was with vs a young man, an Hebrue borne, seruaunt vnto the chiefe stewarde: to whom when we tolde them, he declared our dreames to vs, accordyng to eyther of our dreames.

13 And as he declared them to vs, euen so it came to passe: For he restored me to myne office agayne, and hanged hym.

14 Pharao sent therfore and called Ioseph: and they brought him hastyly out of the dungeon. And he shaued himselfe and chaunged his rayment, and came vnto Pharao.

15 And Pharao sayde vnto Ioseph: I haue dreamed a dreame, & no man can interprete it: & I haue heard say of thee that assoone as thou hearest a dreame, thou canst interprete it.

16 Ioseph aunswered Pharao, saying: Not I, but God shall geue Pharao an aunswere of peace.