The king (of Egypt) said: "I do see (in a vision) seven fat kine,
whom seven lean ones devour, and seven green ears of corn, and seven
(others) withered. O ye chiefs! Expound to me my vision if it be that
ye can interpret visions."
P: And the king said: Lo! I saw in a dream seven fat kine which seven
lean were eating, and seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry. O
notables! Expound for me my vision, if ye can interpret dreams.
S: And the king said: Surely I see seven fat kine which seven lean ones
devoured; and seven green ears and (seven) others dry: O chiefs!
explain to me my dream, if you can interpret the dream.
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Y: They said: "A confused medley of dreams: and we are not skilled in
the interpretation of dreams."
P: They answered: Jumbled dreams! And we are not knowing in the
interpretation of dreams.
S: They said: Confused dreams, and we do not know the interpretation of
dreams.
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Y: But the man who had been released, one of the two (who had been in
prison) and who now bethought him after (so long) a space of time,
said: "I will tell you the truth of its interpretation: send ye me
(therefore)."
P: And he of the two who was released, and (now) at length remembered,
said: I am going to announce unto you the interpretation, therefore
send me forth.
S: And of the two (prisoners) he who had found deliverance and
remembered after a long time said: I will inform you of its
interpretation, so let me go:
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Y: "O Joseph!" (he said) "O man of truth! Expound to us (the dream) of
seven fat kine whom seven lean ones devour, and of seven green ears of
corn and (seven) others withered: that I may return to the people, and
that they may understand."
P: (And when he came to Joseph in the prison, he exclaimed): Joseph! O
thou truthful one! Expound for us the seven fat kine which seven lean
were eating and the seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry,
that I may return unto the people, so that they may know.
S: Yusuf! O truthful one! explain to us seven fat kine which seven lean
ones devoured, and seven green ears and (seven) others dry, that I may
go back to the people so that they may know.
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Y: (Joseph) said: "For seven years shall ye diligently sow as is your
wont: and the harvests that ye reap, ye shall leave them in the ear,-
except a little, of which ye shall eat."
P: He said: Ye shall sow seven years as usual, but that which ye reap,
leave it in the ear, a
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