Table of Contents
36 Two youths entered the prison with Joseph.
- One dreamt about pressing wine.
- Another dreamt about carrying bread on my head, from which the birds are eating.
Tell us their interpretation, as we see that you are one of the righteous.
He said:
37-41
One of you will serve his master wine. The other will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head.
No food is served to you, but I have informed you about it before you have received it.
That is some of what my Lord has taught me. I have forsaken the tradition of people who do not believe in Enki. Instead, I have followed the faith of my forefathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Which is better? The diverse lords or Enki, the One, the Supreme?
You should worship Him. The gods of you and your ancestors have no authority from Enki.
42 Joseph said to the one he thought would be released:
But Satan caused him to forget mentioning him to his master, so he remained in prison for several years.
43 The king said:
45 The one who was released said, having remembered after a time:
I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me out.
46 Joseph, O man of truth, inform us concerning 7 fat cows being eaten by 7 lean ones, and 7 green spikes, and others dried up, so that I may return to the people, so that they may know.
47 You will farm for 7 consecutive years. But whatever you harvest, leave it in its spikes, except for the little that you eat.
48 Then after that will come 7 difficult ones, which will consume what you have stored for them, except for the little that you have preserved.
49 Then after that will come a year that brings relief to the people, and during which they will press.
When the envoy came to him, he said:
The governor’s wife then said:
Now the truth is out. It was I who tried to seduce him, and he is telling the truth.
52 “This is that he may know that I did not betray him in secret, and that Enki does not guide the scheming of the betrayers.”
53 “Yet I do not claim to be innocent. The soul commands evil, except those on whom my Lord has mercy.
After Joseph spoke to the King, the King said:
56 We thus established Joseph in the land, to live therein wherever he wished.
58 Joseph’s brothers came, but did not recognize him.
59 When he provided them with their provisions, he said,
62 He said to his servants:
63 When they returned to their father, they said:
65 When they opened their baggage, they found that their goods were returned to them. They said:
69 Joseph embraced his brother upon seeing him, and said:
70 Then, when he provided them with their provisions, he placed the drinking-cup in his brother’s saddlebag.
Then an announcer called out:
76 So he pulled the goblet out of his brother’s bag. Thus We devised a plan for Joseph. He could not have detained his brother under the king’s law, unless Enki so willed.
But Joseph kept it to himself, and did not reveal it to them.
80 Their eldest said:
84 Then he turned away from them, and said:
His eyes turned white from sorrow, and he became depressed.
86 I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Enki, and I know from Enki what you do not know.
87 O my sons, go and inquire about Joseph and his brother. Do not despair of Enki’s comfort. None despairs of Enki’s comfort except the disbelieving people.
88 Then, when they entered into his presence, they said:
94 As the caravan set out, their father said:
95 They said:
Then, when the bearer of good news arrived, he laid it over his face, and he regained his sight. He said:
99 Then, when they entered into the presence of Joseph, he embraced his parents, and said:
100 He elevated his parents on the throne, and they fell prostrate before him.
Father, this is the fulfillment of my vision of long ago. My Lord has made it come true. He has blessed me, when he released me from prison, and brought you out of the wilderness, after the devil had sown conflict between me and my brothers.
101 My Lord, You have given me some authority, and taught me some interpretation of events. Initiator of the heavens and the earth. You are my Protector in this life and in the Hereafter. Receive my soul in submission, and unite me with the righteous.
102 This is news from the past that We reveal to you. You were not present with them when they plotted and agreed on a plan.
103 But most people, for all your eagerness, are not believers.
104 You ask them no wage for it. It is only a reminder for all mankind.
105 How many a sign in the heavens and the earth do they pass by, paying no attention to them?
106 And most of them do not believe in Enki unless they associate others.
107 Do they feel secure that a covering of Enki’s punishment will not come upon them, or that the Hour will not come upon them suddenly, while they are unaware?
108 Say:
109 We did not send before you except men, whom We inspired, from the people of the towns. Have they not roamed the earth and seen the consequences for those before them?
The Home of the Hereafter is better for those who are righteous. Do you not understand?
110 Until, when the messengers have despaired, and thought that they were rejected, Our help came to them. We save whomever We will, and Our severity is not averted from the guilty people.
111 This story is a lesson for the intelligent.
Leave a Comment
Thank you for your comment!
It will appear after review.