Genesis 41:1-21 ▼

1 And after two yeares Pharao had a dreame, how that he stode by a water syde: and beholde, out of the water there came seuen

2 goodly kyne, and fatfleshed, and wente fedinge in the medowe.

3 After these he sawe other seuen kyne come out of the water, which were euell fauoured and leane fleshed, and wente by the kyne vpon ye water syde:

4 and the euell fauoured leene kyne ate vp the seuen goodly and fatt kyne. Then Pharao awaked.

5 And he slepte agayne, and dreamed the seconde tyme. And he sawe that seuen eares of corne grewe vpon one stalke, full and good.

6 Afterwarde he sawe seue thynne and blasted eares come vp,

7 and the seuen thynne eares deuoured the seuen greate and full eares. Then Pharao awaked, and sawe that it was a dreame.

8 And whan it was daye, his sprete was troubled, and he sente out, & caused to call all the soythsayers in Egipte & all the wyse men, and tolde them his dreame. But there was none, that coude tell Pharao the interpretacion of it.

9 Then spake the chefe butlar vnto Pharao, and saide: This daye do I remembre my fawte.

10 Whan Pharao was angrie with his seruauntes, and put me in preson with ye chefe baker in ye chefe marshals house,

11 we dreamed both in one night euery ma his dreame, hauinge his owne interpretacion.

12 Then was there with vs a yonge man an Hebrue, the chefe marshals seruaunt, vnto whom we tolde it, and he declared oure dreames vnto vs, vnto eueryma acordinge to his dreame.

13 And as he declared it vnto vs, so came it to passe. So I was restored vnto myne office, and he was hanged.

14 Then Pharao sent and called for Ioseph and they let him out of the dongeon. And he let himself be shauen, and chaunged his clothes, and came in vnto Pharao.

15 Then saide Pharao vnto him: I haue dreamed a dreame, and there is no man that can interprete it: but I haue herde tell of the, that wha thou hearest a dreame, thou declarest it.

16 Ioseph answered Pharao, and sayde: God shall geue Pharao a prosperous answere, yee well without me.

17 Pharao sayde vnto Ioseph: I dreamed that I stode by a water syde, and beholde, out of the water there came

18 seuen kyne, fatfleshed and goodly, and wente fedinge in ye medowe.

19 And after them I sawe other seue kyne come out, thynne, euell fauoured, and leenfleshed. So euell fauoured sawe I neuer in all the lande of Egipte.

20 And the seuen leene and euell fauoured kyne, ate vp the seuen first fat kyne.

21 And whan they had eate them vp, a man coude not perceaue that they had eaten them, & were as euell fauoured as they were afore. Then I awaked.