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1After two years Pharao had a dream. He thought he stood by the river,Due anni dopo Faraone ebbe un sogno. Parevagli di stare alla riva del fiume,AFTER two yeares Pharao saw a dreame. He thought he stood vpon a riuer,Post duos annos vidit Pharao somnium. Putabat se stare super fluvium, 2Out of which came up seven kine, very beautiful and fat: and they fed in marshy places.Dal quale uscivano sette vacche belle, e grasse formisura: e andavano a pascere nei luoghi palustri.out of the which came vp seuen kine, faire and fat exceedingly: and they fed in marish places.de quo ascendebant septem boves, pulchræ et crassæ nimis: et pascebantur in locis palustribus. 3Other seven also came up out of the river, ill-favoured, and lean fleshed: and they fed on the very bank of the river, in green places:Altre sette ancora scappavan fuori del fiume, brutte, e rifinite per magrezza, e si pascevano sulla riva stessa del fiume, dov'era del verde:Other seuen also came vp out of the riuer, foule, and caryan leane: and they fed on the very banke of the riuer, in grene places:Aliæ quoque septem emergebant de flumine, fœdæ confectæque macie: et pascebantur in ipsa amnis ripa in locis virentibus: 4And they devoured them, whose bodies were very beautiful and well conditioned. So Pharao awoke.E (queste) si divorarono quelle che erano mirabilmente belle, e di grassi corpi. E Faraone si risvegliò,and they deuoured them, that had the merucylous beautie and good state of bodies. Pharao after he waked,devoraveruntque eas, quarum mira species et habitudo corporum erat. Expergefactus Pharao, 5He slept again, and dreamed another dream: Seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk full and fair:Poi si raddormentò, e vide un altro sogno. Sette spighe si alzavano da un solo stelo piene e bellissime;slept againe, and saw an other dreame: Seuen eares of corne grew forth vpon one stalke ful and faire:rursum dormivit, et vidit alterum somnium: septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæ atque formosæ: 6Then seven other ears sprung up thin and blasted,E altrettante nascean dipoi spighe sottili, e bruciacchiate dall'euro,there sprang also other eares as many, thinne and blasted with adustion,aliæ quoque totidem spicæ tenues, et percussæ uredine oriebantur, 7And devoured all the beauty of the former. Pharao awaked after his rest:Le quali si divoravano tutte le prime sì belle. Svegliatosi Faraone dal sonno,deuouring al the beautie of the former. Pharao awaking vp after his rest,devorantes omnium priorum pulchritudinem. Evigilans Pharao post quietem, 8And when morning was come, being struck with fear, he sent to all the interpreters of Egypt, and to all the wise men: and they being called for, he told them his dream, and there was not any one that could interpret it.E venuto la mattina, pieno di paura mandò a cercare tutti gl'indovini d'Egitto, e tutti i sapienti: e raunati che furono, raccontò il sogno; e non v'ebbe chi ne desse la spiegazione.and when morning was come, being frighted with feare, he sent to al the interpreters of Aegypt, and to al the wise men: and they being called for, told them his dreame, neither was there anie that could interprete it.et facto mane, pavore perterritus, misit ad omnes conjectores Ægypti, cunctosque sapientes, et accersitis narravit somnium, nec erat qui interpretaretur.

9Then at length the chief butler remembering, said: I confess my sin:Allora finalmente il capo de' coppieri si ricordò, e disse: Confesso il mio fallo:Then at length the maister of the cupbearers remembring himselfe, said: I confesse my sinne:Tunc demum reminiscens pincernarum magister, ait: Confiteor peccatum meum: 10The king being angry with his servants, commanded me and the chief baker to be cast into the prison of the captain of the soldiers.Disgustato il re contro i suoi servi ordinò, che io, e il capo de' panattieri fossimo rinchiusi nella prigione del capitano delle milizie:The king being angrie with his seruantes, commanded me and the chiefe of the bakers to be cast into the prison of the captaine of the souldiers:iratus rex servis suis, me et magistrum pistorum retrudi jussit in carcerem principis militum: 11Where in one night both of us dreamed a dream foreboding things to come.Dove in una stessa notte ambedue vedemmo un sogno, che presagiva il futuro.where in one night both of vs saw a dreame portending things to come.ubi una nocte uterque vidimus somnium præsagum futurorum. 12There was there a young man a Hebrew, servant to the same captain of the soldiers: to whom we told our dreams,Eravi un giovinetto Ebreo, servo dello stesso capitano delle milizie: al quale avendo noi raccontati i sogniThere was there a young man an hebrew, seruant to the same captaine of the souldiers: to whom telling our dreames,Erat ibi puer hebræus, ejusdem ducis militum famulus: cui narrantes somnia, 13And we heard what afterwards the event of the thing proved to be so. For I was restored to my office: and he was hanged upon a gibbet.Ne udimmo l'interpretazione verificata da quel che è di poi avvenuto: perocché io fui restituito al mio impiego, e quegli fu appeso alla croce.we heard whatsoeuer afterward the euent of the thing proued to be so. for I was restored to my office: and he was hanged vpon a gibbet.audivimus quidquid postea rei probavit eventus; ego enim redditus sum officio meo, et ille suspensus est in cruce. 14Forthwith at the king’s command Joseph was brought out of the prison, and they shaved him: and changing his apparel brought him in to him.Subitamente per comando del re fu tratto di prigione Giuseppe: e fattolo radere, e cambiatogli il vestito, lo presentarono a lui.Forthwith at the kinges commandment, Ioseph being brought out of the prison they polled him: and changing his apparel, brought him vnto him.Protinus ad regis imperium eductum de carcere Joseph totonderunt: ac veste mutata obtulerunt ei.

15And he said to him: I have dreamed dreams, and there is no one that can expound them: Now I have heard that thou art very wise at interpreting them:E questi gli disse: Ho veduti de' sogni, e non ho chi gl'interpreti: ed ho sentito, che tu con gran saviezza li sai diciferare.To whom he said: I haue seene dreames, and there is not anie that can expound them: which I haue heard, thou doest most wisely interprete.Cui ille ait: Vidi somnia, nec est qui edisserat: quæ audivi te sapientissime conjicere. 16Joseph answered: Without me, God shall give Pharao a prosperous answer.Rispose Giuseppe: Iddio senza di me risponderà favorevolmente a Faraone.Ioseph answered: Without me, God shal answere prosperous thinges to Pharao.Respondit Joseph: Absque me Deus respondebit prospera Pharaoni. 17So Pharao told what he had dreamed: Methought I stood upon the bank of the river,Raccontò adunque Faraone quello che avea veduto: Pareami di stare sulla ripa del fiume,Pharao therfore told that he had seene: Me thought I stoode vpon the banke of the riuer,Narravit ergo Pharao quod viderat: Putabam me stare super ripam fluminis, 18And seven kine came up out of the river, exceeding beautiful and full of flesh: and they grazed on green places in a marshy pasture.E che dal fiume uscissero sette vacche belle formisura, e molto grasse: le quali pascendo ne' luoghi paludosi spuntavano l'erba verde:and seuen kine came vp out of the banke of the riuer, exceeding faire, and ful of flesh: which grazed on greene places in a marish pasture.et septem boves de amne conscendere, pulchras nimis, et obesis carnibus: quæ in pastu paludis virecta carpebant. 19And behold, there followed these, other seven kine, so very ill-favoured and lean, that I never saw the like in the land of Egypt:Quand'ecco dietro a queste venivano sette altre vacche tanto brutte e macilente, che mai le simili non ho vedute nella terra d'Egitto:And behold, there folowed these, other seuen kine, so passing il fauored and leane, that I neuer saw the like in the land of Aegypt;Et ecce, has sequebantur aliæ septem boves, in tantum deformes et macilentæ, ut numquam tales in terra Ægypti viderim: 20And they devoured and consumed the former,Le quali, divorato avendo, e consunto le prime,which hauing deuoured and consumed the former,quæ, devoratis et consumptis prioribus, 21And yet gave no mark of their being full: but were as lean and ill-favoured as before. I awoke, and then fell asleep again,Non diedero nissun segno d'esser satolle; ma erano abbattute come prima dalla magrezza e dallo squallore. Mi svegliai, e di nuovo fui oppresso dal sonno,gaue no token of their fulnes: but with the like leanenes and deformitie, looked heauelie. Awaking, and fallen againe into a deepe sleepe,nullum saturitatis dedere vestigium: sed simili macie et squalore torpebant. Evigilans, rursus sopore depressus, 22And dreamed a dream: Seven ears of corn grew up upon one stalk, full and very fair.E vidi questo sogno. Sette spighe spuntavano da un solo stelo, piene e bellissime.I sawe a dreame: Seuen eares of corne grew forth vpon one stalke, ful and verie faire.vidi somnium. Septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæ atque pulcherrimæ.

23Other seven also thin and blasted, sprung of the stalk:Parimente altre sette sottili, e bruciacchiate dall'euro nascevano da un filo di paglia:Other seuen also thinne and blasted, with adustion, sprang of the stalke:Aliæ quoque septem tenues et percussæ uredine, oriebantur e stipula: 24And they devoured the beauty of the former: I told this dream to the conjecturers, and there is no man that can expound it.Le quali divorarono le prime sì belle. Ho raccontato il sogno agl'indovini, e nissun v'ha, che lo spieghi.which deuoured the beautie of the former: I told the dreame to the coniecturers, and there is no man that can declare it.quæ priorum pulchritudinem devoraverunt. Narravi conjectoribus somnium, et nemo est qui edisserat. 25Joseph answered: The king’s dream is one: God hath shewn to Pharao what he is about to do.Rispose Giuseppe: Uno è il sogno del re: Dio ha mostrato a Faraone quel che vuol fare.Ioseph answered: The kinges dreame is one: God hath shewed to Pharao the thinges that he wil doe.Respondit Joseph: Somnium regis unum est: quæ facturus est Deus, ostendit Pharaoni. 26The seven beautiful kine, and the seven full ears, are seven years of plenty: and both contain the same meaning of the dream.Le sette vacche belle, e le sette spighe piene sono sette anni di abbondanza; e sono un sol senso.The seuen faire kine, and the seuen ful eares: be seuen yeres of plentifulnes: and both conteine the selfe same meaning of the dreame.Septem boves pulchræ, et septem spicæ plenæ, septem ubertatis anni sunt: eamdemque vim somnii comprehendunt. 27And the seven lean and thin kine that came up after them, and the seven thin ears that were blasted with the burning wind, are seven years of famine to come:Parimente le sette vacche gracili e macilente, che vennero dietro a quelle, e le sette spighe sottili, e offese dal vento, che brucia, sono sette anni di futura carestia.Also the seuen leane and thinne kine, that came vp after them, and the seuen thinne eares, and blasted with the burning winde: are seuen yeares of famine to come.Septem quoque boves tenues atque macilentæ, quæ ascenderunt post eas, et septem spicæ tenues, et vento urente percussæ, septem anni venturæ sunt famis. 28Which shall be fulfilled in this order.E la cosa avrà effetto con quest'ordine.Which shal be fulfilled in this order.Qui hoc ordine complebuntur: 29Behold, there shall come seven years of great plenty in the whole land of Egypt:Ecco che verranno sette anni di grande fertilità per tutta la terra d'Egitto:Behold there shal come seuen yeares of great fertilitie in the whole Land of Aegypt:ecce septem anni venient fertilitatis magnæ in universa terra Ægypti,

30After which shall follow other seven years of so great scarcity, that all the abundance before shall be forgotten: for the famine shall consume all the land,Dopo i quali saran sette altri anni di sterilità così grande, che andrà in obblio tutta la precedente abbondanza: perocché la fame devasterà tutta la terra,after which shal folowe other seuen yeares of so great sterilitie, that al the abundance before shal be forgotten: for the famine shal consume al the land,quos sequentur septem anni alii tantæ sterilitatis, ut oblivioni tradatur cuncta retro abundantia: consumptura est enim fames omnem terram, 31And the greatness of the scarcity shall destroy the greatness of the plenty.E la gran carestia assorbirà la grande abbondanza.and the greatnes of the scarsitie, shal destroy the greatnes of the plentie.et ubertatis magnitudinem perditura est inopiæ magnitudo. 32And for that thou didst see the second time a dream pertaining to the same thing: it is a token of the certainty, and that the word of God cometh to pass, and is fulfilled speedily.L'aver poi tu veduto replicato sogno, che una stessa cosa significa, segno è questo, come la parola di Dio avrà sicuramente effetto, e senza dilazione si adempirà.And in that thou didest see the second time a dreame perteining to the same thing: it is a token of the certeintie, for that the worde of God shal come to passe, and be fulfilled spedely.Quod autem vidisti secundo ad eamdem rem pertinens somnium: firmitatis indicium est, eo quod fiat sermo Dei, et velocius impleatur. 33Now therefore let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and make him ruler over the land of Egypt:Scelga adunque adesso il re un uomo saggio, e attivo, e diagli autorità in (tutta) la terra d'Egitto:Now therfore let the king prouide a wise man and industrious, and make him ruler ouer the Land of Aegypt:Nunc ergo provideat rex virum sapientem et industrium, et præficiat eum terræ Ægypti: 34That he may appoint overseers over all the countries: and gather into barns the fifth part of the fruits, during the seven fruitful years,E questi deputi dei soprintendenti in ogni regione: e la quinta parte del provento de' sett'anni di fertilità,that he may appointe ouerseers ouer al countries: and gether into barnes the fifth part of the fruites, during the seuen yeares of the fertilitie,qui constituat præpositos per cunctas regiones: et quintam partem fructuum per septem annos fertilitatis, 35That shall now presently ensue: and let all the corn be laid up, under Pharao’s hands, and be reserved in the cities.I quali fin d'adesso comincieranno ad essere, sia raunata ne' granai: e tutto il frumento si rinchiuda a disposizione di Faraone, e si conservi nelle città.that now presently shal ensewe: and let al the corne be laid vp, vnder Pharaoes handes, and let it be reserued in the cities.qui jam nunc futuri sunt, congreget in horrea: et omne frumentum sub Pharaonis potestate condatur, serveturque in urbibus.

36And let it be in readiness, against the famine of seven years to come, which shall oppress Egypt, and the land shall not be consumed with scarcity.E si tenga preparato per la futura carestia di sette anni, che verrà sopra l'Egitto, affinché il paese non sia consunto dall'inopia.And let it be in a readines, against the famine of seuen yeares to come, which shal oppresse Aegypt, and the land shal not be consumed with scarsitie.Et præparetur futuræ septem annorum fami, quæ oppressura est Ægyptum, et non consumetur terra inopia. 37The counsel pleased Pharao, and all his servants.Piacque il consiglio a Faraone, e a tutti i suoi ministri.The counsel pleased Pharao, and al his seruants:Placuit Pharaoni consilium et cunctis ministris ejus: 38And he said to them: Can we find such another man, that is full of the spirit of God?Ed egli disse loro: Potrem noi trovare uomo come questo, che pieno sia dello spirito di Dio?and he spake to them: Can we find such an other man, that is ful of the spirite of God?locutusque est ad eos: Num invenire poterimus talem virum, qui spiritu Dei plenus sit ? 39He said therefore to Joseph: Seeing God hath shewn thee all that thou hast said, can I find one wiser and one like unto thee?Disse pertanto a Giuseppe: Dacché Dio ha mostrato a te tutto quello che hai detto, potrò io trovare uomo più saggio, e simile a te?He said therfore to Ioseph: Because God hath shewed thee al things that thou hast spoken, can I find a wiser and one like vnto thee?Dixit ergo ad Joseph: Quia ostendit tibi Deus omnia quæ locutus es, numquid sapientiorem et consimilem tui invenire potero ? 40Thou shalt be over my house, and at the commandment of thy mouth all the people shall obey: only in the kingly throne will I be above thee.Tu avrai la soprintendenza della mia casa, e al comando della tua bocca obbedirà tutto il popolo: non avrò precedenza sopra di te, se non quella del trono reale.Thou shalt be ouer my house, and at the commandment of thy mouth al the people shal obey: only in the throne of the kingdome I wil goe before thee.Tu eris super domum meam, et ad tui oris imperium cunctus populus obediet: uno tantum regni solio te præcedam. 41And again Pharao said to Joseph: Behold, I have appointed thee over the whole land of Egypt.E disse ancora Faraone a Giuseppe: Ecco che io ti do autorità sopra tutta la terra d'Egitto.And againe Pharao said to Ioseph: Behold, I haue appointed thee ouer the whole land of Aegypt.Dixitque rursus Pharao ad Joseph: Ecce, constitui te super universam terram Ægypti. 42And he took his ring from his own hand, and gave it into his hand: and he put upon him a robe of silk, and put a chain of gold about his neck.E si levò dal suo dito l'anello, e lo pose in dito a lui: e lo fece vestire di una veste di bisso, e al collo gli pose una collana d'oro.And he tooke his ring from his owne hand, and gaue it into his hand: and he put vpon him a silke roabe, and put a chaine of gold about his necke.Tulitque annulum de manu sua, et dedit eum in manu ejus: vestivitque eum stola byssina, et collo torquem auream circumposuit.

43And he made him go up into his second chariot, the crier proclaiming that all should bow their knee before him, and that they should know he was made governor over the whole land of Egypt.E lo fece salire sopra il suo secondo cocchio, gridando l'araldo, che tutti piegasser le ginocchia dinanzi a lui, e sapessero, come egli era soprintendente di tutta la terra d'Egitto.And he made him goe vp into his second chariot, the cryer proclayming that al should bowe their knee before him, and that they should know he was made gouernour ouer the whole Land of Aegypt.Fecitque eum ascendere super currum suum secundum, clamante præcone, ut omnes coram eo genu flecterent, et præpositum esse scirent universæ terræ Ægypti. 44And the king said to Joseph: I am Pharao: without thy commandment no man shall move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.Disse ancora il re a Giuseppe: Io son Faraone: nissuno in tutta la terra di Egitto moverà piede, o mano fuori che per tuo comando.And the king said to Ioseph: I am Pharao: without thy commandment no man shal moue hand or foore in al the land of Aegypt.Dixit quoque rex ad Joseph: Ego sum Pharao: absque tuo imperio non movebit quisquam manum aut pedem in omni terra Ægypti. 45And he turned his name, and called him in the Egyptian tongue the saviour of the world. And he gave him to wife Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest of Heliopolis. Then Joseph went out to the land of Egypt.E mutogli il nome, e chiamollo in lingua egiziana Salvatore del mondo. E gli diede per moglie Aseneth figliuola di Putifare sacerdote di Heliopoli. Partì adunque Giuseppe per visitare la terra d'Egitto.And he turned his name, and called him in the Aegyptian togue the Sauiour of the world. And he gaue him to wife Aseneth the daughter of Putiphar priest of Heliopolis. Ioseph therfore went forth to the land of Aegypt (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 46(Now he was thirty years old when he stood before king Pharao), and he went round all the countries of Egypt.(Or egli avea trent'anni, allorché fu condotto davanti al re Faraone): ed ei fece il giro di tutte le provincie dell'Egitto.and he was thirtie yeares old when he stood in the sight of king Pharao) and did circuite al the countries of Aegypt.(triginta autem annorum erat quando stetit in conspectu regis Pharaonis), et circuivit omnes regiones Ægypti. 47And the fruitfulness of the seven years came: and the corn being bound up into sheaves, was gathered together into the barns of Egypt.E venne la fertilità di sette anni: e i grani legati in manipoli furono raunati ne' granai dell'Egitto.And the fertilitie of the seuen yeares came: and the corne being bound vp into sheaues was gethered togeather into the barnes of Aegypt.Venitque fertilitas septem annorum: et in manipulos redactæ segetes congregatæ sunt in horrea Ægypti.

48And all the abundance of grain was laid up in every city.Tutta ancor l'abbondanza delle biade fu riposta in ciascheduna delle città.Al the abundance also of graine was laid vp in euerie citie.Omnis etiam frugum abundantia in singulis urbibus condita est. 49And there was so great abundance of wheat, that it was equal to the sand of the sea, and the plenty exceeded measure.E tanto grande fu l'abbondanza del grano che uguagliò l'arena del mare, e la quantità non potea misurarsi.And there was so great abundance of wheat, that it became equal to the sand of the sea, and the plentie exceeded measure.Tantaque fuit abundantia tritici, ut arenæ maris coæquaretur, et copia mensuram excederet. 50And before the famine came, Joseph had two sons born: whom Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest of Heliopolis, bore unto him.E nacquero a Giuseppe due figliuoli prima che venisse la carestia, i quali furono a lui partoriti da Aseneth figliuola di Putifare sacerdote d'Heliopoli.And there were borne vnto Ioseph two sonnes before the famine came: whom Aseneth the daughter of Putiphar priest of Heliopolis bare him.Nati sunt autem Joseph filii duo antequam veniret fames: quos peperit ei Aseneth filia Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos. 51And he called the name of the firstborn Manasses, saying: God hath made me to forget all my labours, and my father’s house.E al primogenito pose il nome di Manasse, dicendo: Dio mi ha fatto dimenticare di tutte le afflizioni sofferte in casa del padre mio.And he called the name of the first begotten Manasses, saing: God made me to forget al my labours, & my fathers house.Vocavitque nomen primogeniti Manasses, dicens: Oblivisci me fecit Deus omnium laborum meorum, et domus patris mei. 52And he named the second Ephraim, saying: God hath made me to grow in the land of my poverty.Al secondo poi diede il nome di Ephraim, dicendo: Il Signore mi ha fatto crescere nella terra, dove io era povero.The name also of the second he called Ephraim, saing: God hath made me to encrease in the land of my pouertie.Nomen quoque secundi appellavit Ephraim, dicens: Crescere me fecit Deus in terra paupertatis meæ. 53Now when the seven years of plenty that had been in Egypt were passed:Passati adunque i sette anni di ubertà, che erano stati nell'Egitto,Therfore when the seuen yeares of the plentifulnes, that had bene in Aegypt were passed:Igitur transactis septem ubertatis annis, qui fuerant in Ægypto, 54The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.Principiarono a venire i sette anni di carestia predetti da Giuseppe, e la fame regnò per tutto il mondo: ma in tutta la terra di Egitto v'era del pane.the seuen yeares of scarsitie beganne to come, which Ioseph foretold: and in the whole world the famine preuailed, but in al the land of Aegypt there was bread.cœperunt venire septem anni inopiæ, quos prædixerat Joseph: et in universo orbe fames prævaluit, in cuncta autem terra Ægypti panis erat.

55And when there also they began to be famished, the people cried to Pharao, for food. And he said to them: Go to Joseph: and do all that he shall say to you.E quando gli Egiziani sentirono la fame, il popolo alzò le grida a Faraone, chiedendo cibo. Ed egli rispose loro: Andate da Giuseppe, e fate tutto quello ch'ei vi dirà.The which being in hunger, the people cried to Pharao, desiring foode. To whom he answered: Goe ye to Ioseph: and whatsoeuer he shal say to you, that doe ye.Qua esuriente, clamavit populus ad Pharaonem, alimenta petens. Quibus ille respondit: Ite ad Joseph: et quidquid ipse vobis dixerit, facite. 56And the famine increased daily in all the land: and Joseph opened all the barns, and sold to the Egyptians: for the famine had oppressed them also.Or la fame cresceva ogni dì più in tutta la terra: e Giuseppe aperse tutti i granai, e vendeva agli Egiziani; perocché si trovavano anch'essi alla fame.And the famine dayly encreased in al the land: and Ioseph opened al the barnes, and sold to the Aegyptians: for them also the famine had opressed.Crescebat autem quotidie fames in omni terra: aperuitque Joseph universa horrea, et vendebat Ægyptiis: nam et illos oppresserat fames. 57And all provinces came into Egypt, to buy food, and to seek some relief of their want.E venivano tutte le provincie in Egitto a comprar da mangiare, e trovar sollievo al male della carestia.And al prouinces came into Aegypt, to buy victuales, and to moderate the miserie of the scarsitie.Omnesque provinciæ veniebant in Ægyptum, ut emerent escas, et malum inopiæ temperarent.