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| [1]Post duos annos vidit Pharao somnium. Putabat se stare super fluvium, |
[1]Aftir twei yeer Farao seiy a dreem; he gesside that he stood on a flood, |
| [2]de quo ascendebant septem boves, pulchræ et crassæ nimis: et pascebantur in locis palustribus. |
[2]fro which seuene faire kiyn and ful fatte stieden, and weren fed in the places of mareis; |
| [3]Aliæ quoque septem emergebant de flumine, fœdæ confectæque macie: et pascebantur in ipsa amnis ripa in locis virentibus: |
[3]and othere seuene, foule and leene, camen out of the flood, and weren fed in thilk brenke of the watir, in grene places; |
| [4]devoraveruntque eas, quarum mira species et habitudo corporum erat. Expergefactus Pharao, |
[4]and tho deuoureden thilke kien of whiche the fairnesse and comelynesse of bodies was wondurful. |
| [5]rursum dormivit, et vidit alterum somnium: septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæ atque formosæ: |
[5]Farao wakide, and slepte eft, and seiy another dreem; seuen eeris of corn ful and faire camen forth in o stalke, |
| [6]aliæ quoque totidem spicæ tenues, et percussæ uredine oriebantur, |
[6]and othere as many eeris of corn, thinne and smytun with corrupcioun of brennynge wynd, |
| [7]devorantes omnium priorum pulchritudinem. Evigilans Pharao post quietem, |
[7]camen forth, deuourynge al the fairenesse of the firste. Farao wakide aftir reste, |
| [8]et facto mane, pavore perterritus, misit ad omnes conjectores Ægypti, cunctosque sapientes, et accersitis narravit somnium, nec erat qui interpretaretur. |
[8]and whanne morewtid was maad, he was aferd bi inward drede, and he sente to alle the expowneris of Egipt, and to alle wise men; and whanne thei weren clepid, he telde the dreem, and noon was that expownede. |
| [9]Tunc demum reminiscens pincernarum magister, ait: Confiteor peccatum meum: |
[9]Thanne at the laste the maistir `of boteleris bithouyte, and seide, Y knowleche my synne; |
| [10]iratus rex servis suis, me et magistrum pistorum retrudi jussit in carcerem principis militum: |
[10]the kyng was wrooth to hise seruauntis, and comaundide me and the maister `of bakeris to be cast doun in to the prisoun of the prince of knyytis, |
| [11]ubi una nocte uterque vidimus somnium præsagum futurorum. |
[11]where we bothe saien a dreem in o nyyt, biforeschewynge of thingis to comynge. |
| [12]Erat ibi puer hebræus, ejusdem ducis militum famulus: cui narrantes somnia, |
[12]An Ebrew child, seruaunt of the same duk of knyytis was there, to whom we telden the dremes, |
| [13]audivimus quidquid postea rei probavit eventus; ego enim redditus sum officio meo, et ille suspensus est in cruce. |
[13]and herden what euer thing the bifallyng of thing preuede afterward; for Y am restorid to myn office, and he was hangid in a cros. |
| [14]Protinus ad regis imperium eductum de carcere Joseph totonderunt: ac veste mutata obtulerunt ei. |
[14]Anoon at the comaundement of the kyng thei polliden Joseph led out of prisoun, and whanne `the clooth was chaungid, thei brouyten Joseph to the kyng. |
| [15]Cui ille ait: Vidi somnia, nec est qui edisserat: quæ audivi te sapientissime conjicere. |
[15]To whom the kyng seide, Y seiye dremes, and noon is that expowneth tho thingis that Y seiy, I haue herd that thou expownest moost prudentli. |
| [16]Respondit Joseph: Absque me Deus respondebit prospera Pharaoni. |
[16]Joseph answerde, With out me, God schal answere prosperitees to Farao. |
| [17]Narravit ergo Pharao quod viderat: Putabam me stare super ripam fluminis, |
[17]Therfor Farao telde that that he seiy; Y gesside that Y stood on the brenke of the flood, |
| [18]et septem boves de amne conscendere, pulchras nimis, et obesis carnibus: quæ in pastu paludis virecta carpebant. |
[18]and seuene kiyn, ful faire and with fleischis able to etyng, stieden fro the watir, whiche kiyn gaderiden grene seggis in the pasture of the marreis; |
| [19]Et ecce, has sequebantur aliæ septem boves, in tantum deformes et macilentæ, ut numquam tales in terra Ægypti viderim: |
[19]and lo! seuene othere kiyn, so foule and leene, sueden these, that Y seiy neuere siche in the lond of Egipt; |
| [20]quæ, devoratis et consumptis prioribus, |
[20]and whanne the formere kien weren deuourid and wastid, tho secounde yauen no steppe of fulnesse, |
| [21]nullum saturitatis dedere vestigium: sed simili macie et squalore torpebant. Evigilans, rursus sopore depressus, |
[21]but weren slowe bi lijk leenesse and palenesse. I wakide, and eft Y was oppressid bi sleep, and Y seiy a dreem; |
| [22]vidi somnium. Septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæ atque pulcherrimæ. |
[22]seuene eeris of corn, ful and faireste, camen forth in o stalke, |
| [23]Aliæ quoque septem tenues et percussæ uredine, oriebantur e stipula: |
[23]and othere seuene, thinne and smytun with `corrupcioun of brennynge wynd, camen forth of the stobil, |
| [24]quæ priorum pulchritudinem devoraverunt. Narravi conjectoribus somnium, et nemo est qui edisserat. |
[24]whiche deuouriden the fairenesse of the formere; |
| [25]Respondit Joseph: Somnium regis unum est: quæ facturus est Deus, ostendit Pharaoni. |
[25]Y telde the dreem to expowneris, and no man is that expowneth. Joseph answerde, The dreem of the king is oon; God schewide to Farao what thingis he schal do. |
| [26]Septem boves pulchræ, et septem spicæ plenæ, septem ubertatis anni sunt: eamdemque vim somnii comprehendunt. |
[26]Seuene faire kiyn, and seuene ful eeris of corn, ben seuene yeeris of plentee, and tho comprehenden the same strengthe of dreem; |
| [27]Septem quoque boves tenues atque macilentæ, quæ ascenderunt post eas, et septem spicæ tenues, et vento urente percussæ, septem anni venturæ sunt famis. |
[27]and seuene kiyn thinne and leene, that stieden aftir tho, and seuene thinne eeris of corn and smytun with brennynge wynd, ben seuene yeer of hungur to comynge, |
| [28]Qui hoc ordine complebuntur: |
[28]whiche schulen be fillid bi this ordre. |
| [29]ecce septem anni venient fertilitatis magnæ in universa terra Ægypti, |
[29]Lo! seuene yeer of greet plentee in al the lond of Egipt schulen come, |
| [30]quos sequentur septem anni alii tantæ sterilitatis, ut oblivioni tradatur cuncta retro abundantia: consumptura est enim fames omnem terram, |
[30]and seuene othre yeer of so greet bareynesse schulen sue tho, that al the abundaunce bifore be youun to foryetyng; for the hungur schal waste al the lond, |
| [31]et ubertatis magnitudinem perditura est inopiæ magnitudo. |
[31]and the greetnesse of pouert schal leese the greetnesse of plentee. |
| [32]Quod autem vidisti secundo ad eamdem rem pertinens somnium: firmitatis indicium est, eo quod fiat sermo Dei, et velocius impleatur. |
[32]Forsothe this that thou siyest the secunde tyme a dreem, perteynynge to the same thing, is a `schewyng of sadnesse, for the word of God schal be doon, and schal be fillid ful swiftli. |
| [33]Nunc ergo provideat rex virum sapientem et industrium, et præficiat eum terræ Ægypti: |
[33]Now therfor puruey the kyng a wijs man and a redi, and make the kyng hym souereyn to the lond of Egipt, |
| [34]qui constituat præpositos per cunctas regiones: et quintam partem fructuum per septem annos fertilitatis, |
[34]which man ordeyne gouernouris bi alle cuntreis, and gadere he in to bernys the fyuethe part of fruytis bi seuene yeer of plentee, |
| [35]qui jam nunc futuri sunt, congreget in horrea: et omne frumentum sub Pharaonis potestate condatur, serveturque in urbibus. |
[35]that schulen come now; and al the wheete be kept vndur the power of Farao, and be it kept in citees, |
| [36]Et præparetur futuræ septem annorum fami, quæ oppressura est Ægyptum, et non consumetur terra inopia. |
[36]and be it maad redi to the hungur to comynge of seuene yeer that schal oppresse Egipt, and the lond be not wastid bi pouert. |
| [37]Placuit Pharaoni consilium et cunctis ministris ejus: |
[37]The counsel pleside Farao, |
| [38]locutusque est ad eos: Num invenire poterimus talem virum, qui spiritu Dei plenus sit? |
[38]and alle his mynystris, and he spak to hem, Wher we moun fynde sich a man which is ful of Goddis spirit? |
| [39]Dixit ergo ad Joseph: Quia ostendit tibi Deus omnia quæ locutus es, numquid sapientiorem et consimilem tui invenire potero? |
[39]Therfor Farao seide to Joseph, For God hath schewid to thee alle thingis whiche thou hast spoke, wher Y mai fynde a wisere man and lijk thee? |
| [40]Tu eris super domum meam, et ad tui oris imperium cunctus populus obediet: uno tantum regni solio te præcedam. |
[40]Therfor thou schalt be ouer myn hous, and al the puple schal obeie to the comaundement of thi mouth; Y schal passe thee onely by o trone of the rewme. |
| [41]Dixitque rursus Pharao ad Joseph: Ecce, constitui te super universam terram Ægypti. |
[41]And eft Farao seide to Joseph, Lo! Y haue ordeyned thee on al the lond of Egipt. |
| [42]Tulitque annulum de manu sua, et dedit eum in manu ejus: vestivitque eum stola byssina, et collo torquem auream circumposuit. |
[42]And Farao took the ryng fro his hond, and yaf it in the hond of Joseph, and he clothide Joseph with a stoole of bijs, and puttide a goldun wrethe aboute the necke; |
| [43]Fecitque eum ascendere super currum suum secundum, clamante præcone, ut omnes coram eo genu flecterent, et præpositum esse scirent universæ terræ Ægypti. |
[43]and Farao made Joseph to `stie on his secounde chare, while a bidele criede, that alle men schulden knele bifore hym, and schulden knowe that he was souereyn of al the lond of Egipt. |
| [44]Dixit quoque rex ad Joseph: Ego sum Pharao: absque tuo imperio non movebit quisquam manum aut pedem in omni terra Ægypti. |
[44]And the kyng seide to Joseph, Y am Farao, without thi comaundement no man shal stire hond ether foot in al the lond of Egipt. |
| [45]Vertitque nomen ejus, et vocavit eum, lingua ægyptiaca, Salvatorem mundi. Deditque illi uxorem Aseneth filiam Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos. Egressus est itaque Joseph ad terram Ægypti |
[45]And he turnede the name of Joseph, and clepide him bi Egipcian langage, the sauyour of the world; and he yaf to Joseph a wijf, Asenech, the douyter of Potifar, preest of Heliopoleos. And so Joseph yede out to the lond of Egipt. |
| [46](triginta autem annorum erat quando stetit in conspectu regis Pharaonis), et circuivit omnes regiones Ægypti. |
[46]Forsothe Joseph was of thretti yeer, whanne he stood in the siyt of kyng Farao, and cumpasside alle the cuntreis of Egipt. |
| [47]Venitque fertilitas septem annorum: et in manipulos redactæ segetes congregatæ sunt in horrea Ægypti. |
[47]And the plente of seuene yeer cam, and ripe corn weren bounden into handfuls, and weren gaderid into the bernys of Egipt, |
| [48]Omnis etiam frugum abundantia in singulis urbibus condita est. |
[48]also al the aboundaunce of cornes weren kept in alle citeis, |
| [49]Tantaque fuit abundantia tritici, ut arenæ maris coæquaretur, et copia mensuram excederet. |
[49]and so greet aboundaunce was of wheete, that it was maad euene to the grauel of the see, and the plente passide mesure. |
| [50]Nati sunt autem Joseph filii duo antequam veniret fames: quos peperit ei Aseneth filia Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos. |
[50]Sotheli twei sones were born to Joseph bifor that the hungur came, whiche Asenech, douytir of Putifar, preest of Heliopoleos, childide to hym. |
| [51]Vocavitque nomen primogeniti Manasses, dicens: Oblivisci me fecit Deus omnium laborum meorum, et domus patris mei. |
[51]And he clepide the name of the firste gendrid sone, Manasses, and seide, God hath maad me to foryete alle my traueilis, and the hous of my fadir; |
| [52]Nomen quoque secundi appellavit Ephraim, dicens: Crescere me fecit Deus in terra paupertatis meæ. |
[52]and he clepide the name of the secunde sone Effraym, and seide, God hath maad me to encreesse in the lond of my pouert. |
| [53]Igitur transactis septem ubertatis annis, qui fuerant in Ægypto, |
[53]Therfor whanne seuene yeer of plentee that weren in Egipt weren passid, |
| [54]cœperunt venire septem anni inopiæ, quos prædixerat Joseph: et in universo orbe fames prævaluit, in cuncta autem terra Ægypti panis erat. |
[54]seuene yeer of pouert bigunnen to come, whiche Joseph bifore seide, and hungur hadde the maistri in al the world; also hungur was in al the lond of Egipt; |
| [55]Qua esuriente, clamavit populus ad Pharaonem, alimenta petens. Quibus ille respondit: Ite ad Joseph: et quidquid ipse vobis dixerit, facite. |
[55]and whanne that lond hungride, the puple criede to Farao, and axide metis; to whiche he answeride, Go ye to Joseph, and do ye what euer thing he seith to you. |
| [56]Crescebat autem quotidie fames in omni terra: aperuitque Joseph universa horrea, et vendebat Ægyptiis: nam et illos oppresserat fames. |
[56]Forsothe hungur encreesside ech dai in al the lond, and Joseph openyde alle the bernys, and seelde to Egipcians, for also hungur oppresside hem; |
| [57]Omnesque provinciæ veniebant in Ægyptum, ut emerent escas, et malum inopiæ temperarent. |
[57]and alle prouynces camen in to Egipt to bie metis, and to abate the yuel of nedynesse. |