¹Post duos annos vidit Pharao somnium.After two years, Pharaoh saw a dream.Putabat se stare super fluvium,He thought himself to be standing above a river,

¹Post duos annos vidit Pharao somnium.After two years, Pharaoh saw a dream.Putabat se stare super fluvium,He thought himself to be standing above a river,

²de quo ascendebant septem boves,from which ascended seven cows,pulchræ et crassæ nimis:exceedingly beautiful and stout.et pascebantur in locis palustribus.And they pastured in marshy places.

²de quo ascendebant septem boves,from which ascended seven cows,pulchræ et crassæ nimis:exceedingly beautiful and stout.et pascebantur in locis palustribus.And they pastured in marshy places.

³Aliæ quoque septem emergebant de flumine,Likewise, another seven emerged from the river,fœdæ confectæque macie:filthy and thoroughly emaciated.et pascebantur in ipsa amnis ripa in locis virentibus:And they pastured on the same bank of the river, in green places.

³Aliæ quoque septem emergebant de flumine,Likewise, another seven emerged from the river,fœdæ confectæque macie:filthy and thoroughly emaciated.et pascebantur in ipsa amnis ripa in locis virentibus:And they pastured on the same bank of the river, in green places.

⁴devoraveruntque eas,And they devoured those whose appearance and condition of body was so wonderful.quarum mira species et habitudo corporum erat.Pharaoh,Expergefactus Pharao,having been awakened,

⁴devoraveruntque eas,And they devoured those whose appearance and condition of body was so wonderful.quarum mira species et habitudo corporum erat.Pharaoh,Expergefactus Pharao,having been awakened,

⁵rursum dormivit,slept again,et vidit alterum somnium:and he saw another dream.septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæSeven ears of grain sprung up on one stalk,atque formosæ:full and well-formed.

⁵rursum dormivit,slept again,et vidit alterum somnium:and he saw another dream.septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæSeven ears of grain sprung up on one stalk,atque formosæ:full and well-formed.

⁶aliæ quoque totidem spicæ tenues,Likewise, other ears of grain, of the same number,et percussæ uredine oriebantur,rose up, thin and struck with blight,

⁶aliæ quoque totidem spicæ tenues,Likewise, other ears of grain, of the same number,et percussæ uredine oriebantur,rose up, thin and struck with blight,

⁷devorantes omnium priorum pulchritudinem.devouring all the beauty of the first. Pharaoh,Evigilans Pharao post quietem,when he awakened after his rest,

⁷devorantes omnium priorum pulchritudinem.devouring all the beauty of the first. Pharaoh,Evigilans Pharao post quietem,when he awakened after his rest,

⁸et facto mane,and when morning arrived,pavore perterritus,being terrified with fear,misit ad omnes conjectores Ægypti,sent to all the interpreters of Egypt and to all of the wise men.cunctosque sapientes,And when they were summoned,et accersitis narravit somnium,he explained to them his dream;nec erat qui interpretaretur.but there was no one who could interpret it.

⁸et facto mane,and when morning arrived,pavore perterritus,being terrified with fear,misit ad omnes conjectores Ægypti,sent to all the interpreters of Egypt and to all of the wise men.cunctosque sapientes,And when they were summoned,et accersitis narravit somnium,he explained to them his dream;nec erat qui interpretaretur.but there was no one who could interpret it.

⁹Tunc demum reminiscens pincernarum magister, ait:Then at last the chief cupbearer, remembering,Confiteor peccatum meum:said, “I confess my sin.

⁹Tunc demum reminiscens pincernarum magister, ait:Then at last the chief cupbearer, remembering,Confiteor peccatum meum:said, “I confess my sin.

¹⁰iratus rex servis suis,The king,mebeing angry with his servants,et magistrum pistorum retrudi jussit in carcerem principis militum:ordered me and the chief miller of grain to be forced into the prison of the leader of the military.

¹⁰iratus rex servis suis,The king,mebeing angry with his servants,et magistrum pistorum retrudi jussit in carcerem principis militum:ordered me and the chief miller of grain to be forced into the prison of the leader of the military.

¹¹ubi una nocte uterque vidimus somnium præsagum futurorum.There, in one night, both of us saw a dream presaging the future.

¹¹ubi una nocte uterque vidimus somnium præsagum futurorum.There, in one night, both of us saw a dream presaging the future.

¹²Erat ibi puer hebræus,In that place, there was a Hebrew,ejusdem ducis militum famulus:a servant of the same commander of the military,cui narrantes somnia,to whom we explained our dreams.

¹²Erat ibi puer hebræus,In that place, there was a Hebrew,ejusdem ducis militum famulus:a servant of the same commander of the military,cui narrantes somnia,to whom we explained our dreams.

¹³audivimus quidquid postea rei probavit eventus;Whatever we heard was proven afterwards by the event of the matter.ego enim redditus sum officio meo,For I was restored to my office,et ille suspensus est in cruce.and he was suspended on a cross.”

¹³audivimus quidquid postea rei probavit eventus;Whatever we heard was proven afterwards by the event of the matter.ego enim redditus sum officio meo,For I was restored to my office,et ille suspensus est in cruce.and he was suspended on a cross.”

¹⁴Protinus ad regis imperium eductum de carcere Joseph totonderunt: ac veste mutata obtulerunt ei.Immediately, by the king’s authority, Joseph was led out of prison, and they shaved him. And changing his apparel, they presented him to him.

¹⁴Protinus ad regis imperium eductum de carcere Joseph totonderunt: ac veste mutata obtulerunt ei.Immediately, by the king’s authority, Joseph was led out of prison, and they shaved him. And changing his apparel, they presented him to him.

¹⁵Cui ille ait:And he said to him,Vidi somnia,“I have seen dreams,nec est qui edisserat:and there is no one who can unfold them.quæ audivi te sapientissime conjicere.I have heard that you are very wise at interpreting these.”

¹⁵Cui ille ait:And he said to him,Vidi somnia,“I have seen dreams,nec est qui edisserat:and there is no one who can unfold them.quæ audivi te sapientissime conjicere.I have heard that you are very wise at interpreting these.”

¹⁶Respondit Joseph:Joseph responded,Absque me Deus respondebit prospera Pharaoni.“Apart from me, God will respond favorably to Pharaoh.”

¹⁶Respondit Joseph:Joseph responded,Absque me Deus respondebit prospera Pharaoni.“Apart from me, God will respond favorably to Pharaoh.”

¹⁷Narravit ergo Pharao quod viderat:Therefore, Pharaoh explained what he had seen:Putabam me stare super ripam fluminis,“I thought myself to be standing on the bank of a river,

¹⁷Narravit ergo Pharao quod viderat:Therefore, Pharaoh explained what he had seen:Putabam me stare super ripam fluminis,“I thought myself to be standing on the bank of a river,

¹⁸et septem boves de amne conscendere,and seven cows climbed up from the river,pulchras nimis,exceedingly beautifulet obesis carnibus:and full of flesh.quæ in pastu paludis virecta carpebant.And they grazed in a pasture of a marshy greenery.

¹⁸et septem boves de amne conscendere,and seven cows climbed up from the river,pulchras nimis,exceedingly beautifulet obesis carnibus:and full of flesh.quæ in pastu paludis virecta carpebant.And they grazed in a pasture of a marshy greenery.

¹⁹Et ecce,And behold,has sequebantur aliæ septem boves,there followed after these,in tantum deformes et macilentæ,another seven cows,ut numquam tales in terra Ægypti viderim:with such deformity and emaciation as I had never seen in the land of Egypt.

¹⁹Et ecce,And behold,has sequebantur aliæ septem boves,there followed after these,in tantum deformes et macilentæ,another seven cows,ut numquam tales in terra Ægypti viderim:with such deformity and emaciation as I had never seen in the land of Egypt.

²⁰quæ,These devoureddevoratis et consumptis prioribus,and consumed the first,

²⁰quæ,These devoureddevoratis et consumptis prioribus,and consumed the first,

²¹nullum saturitatis dedere vestigium:giving no indication of being full.sed simili macie et squalore torpebant.But they remained in the same state of emaciation and squalor.Evigilans,Awakening,rursus sopore depressus,but being weighed down into sleep again,

²¹nullum saturitatis dedere vestigium:giving no indication of being full.sed simili macie et squalore torpebant.But they remained in the same state of emaciation and squalor.Evigilans,Awakening,rursus sopore depressus,but being weighed down into sleep again,

²²vidi somnium.I saw a dream.Septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæSeven ears of grain sprang up on one stalk,atque pulcherrimæ.full and very beautiful.

²²vidi somnium.I saw a dream.Septem spicæ pullulabant in culmo uno plenæSeven ears of grain sprang up on one stalk,atque pulcherrimæ.full and very beautiful.

²³Aliæ quoque septem tenues et percussæ uredine,Likewise, another seven, thin and struck with blight,oriebantur e stipula:rose up from the stalk.

²³Aliæ quoque septem tenues et percussæ uredine,Likewise, another seven, thin and struck with blight,oriebantur e stipula:rose up from the stalk.

²⁴quæ priorum pulchritudinem devoraverunt.And they devoured the beauty of the first.Narravi conjectoribus somnium,I explained this dream to the interpreters,et nemo est qui edisserat.and there is no one who can unfold it.”

²⁴quæ priorum pulchritudinem devoraverunt.And they devoured the beauty of the first.Narravi conjectoribus somnium,I explained this dream to the interpreters,et nemo est qui edisserat.and there is no one who can unfold it.”

²⁵Respondit Joseph:Joseph responded:Somnium regis unum est:“The dream of the king is one.quæ facturus est Deus,What God will do,ostendit Pharaoni.he has revealed to Pharaoh.

²⁵Respondit Joseph:Joseph responded:Somnium regis unum est:“The dream of the king is one.quæ facturus est Deus,What God will do,ostendit Pharaoni.he has revealed to Pharaoh.

²⁶Septem boves pulchræ,The seven beautiful cows,et septem spicæ plenæ,and the seven full ears of grain,septem ubertatis anni sunt:are seven years of abundance.eamdemque vim somnii comprehendunt.And so the force of the dreams is understood to be the same.

²⁶Septem boves pulchræ,The seven beautiful cows,et septem spicæ plenæ,and the seven full ears of grain,septem ubertatis anni sunt:are seven years of abundance.eamdemque vim somnii comprehendunt.And so the force of the dreams is understood to be the same.

²⁷Septem quoque boves tenuesLikewise,atque macilentæ,the seven thin and emaciated cows,quæ ascenderunt post eas,which ascended after them,et septem spicæ tenues,and the seven thin ears of grain,et vento urente percussæ,which were struck with the burning wind,septem anni venturæ sunt famis.are seven approaching years of famine.

²⁷Septem quoque boves tenuesLikewise,atque macilentæ,the seven thin and emaciated cows,quæ ascenderunt post eas,which ascended after them,et septem spicæ tenues,and the seven thin ears of grain,et vento urente percussæ,which were struck with the burning wind,septem anni venturæ sunt famis.are seven approaching years of famine.

²⁸Qui hoc ordine complebuntur:These will be fulfilled in this order.

²⁸Qui hoc ordine complebuntur:These will be fulfilled in this order.

²⁹ecce septem anni venient fertilitatis magnæ in universa terra Ægypti,Behold, there will arrive seven years of great fertility throughout the entire land of Egypt.

²⁹ecce septem anni venient fertilitatis magnæ in universa terra Ægypti,Behold, there will arrive seven years of great fertility throughout the entire land of Egypt.

³⁰quos sequentur septem anni alii tantæ sterilitatis,After this, there will follow another seven years,ut oblivioni tradatur cuncta retro abundantia: consumptura est enim fames omnem terram,of such great barrenness that all the former abundance will be delivered into oblivion. For the famine will consume all the land,

³⁰quos sequentur septem anni alii tantæ sterilitatis,After this, there will follow another seven years,ut oblivioni tradatur cuncta retro abundantia: consumptura est enim fames omnem terram,of such great barrenness that all the former abundance will be delivered into oblivion. For the famine will consume all the land,

³¹et ubertatis magnitudinem perditura est inopiæ magnitudo.and the greatness of this destitution will cause the greatness of the abundance to be lost.

³¹et ubertatis magnitudinem perditura est inopiæ magnitudo.and the greatness of this destitution will cause the greatness of the abundance to be lost.

³²Quod autem vidisti secundo ad eamdem rem pertinens somnium:Now, as to what you saw the second time, it is a dream pertaining to the same thing.firmitatis indicium est,It is an indication of its firmness,eo quod fiat sermo Dei,because the word of God shall be done,et velocius impleatur.and it shall be completed swiftly.

³²Quod autem vidisti secundo ad eamdem rem pertinens somnium:Now, as to what you saw the second time, it is a dream pertaining to the same thing.firmitatis indicium est,It is an indication of its firmness,eo quod fiat sermo Dei,because the word of God shall be done,et velocius impleatur.and it shall be completed swiftly.

³³Nunc ergo provideat rex virum sapientemNow therefore,et industrium,let the king provide a wise and industrious man,et præficiat eum terræ Ægypti:and place him over the land of Egypt,

³³Nunc ergo provideat rex virum sapientemNow therefore,et industrium,let the king provide a wise and industrious man,et præficiat eum terræ Ægypti:and place him over the land of Egypt,

³⁴qui constituat præpositos per cunctas regiones:so that he may appoint overseers throughout all the regions.et quintam partem fructuum per septem annos fertilitatis,And let a fifth part of the fruits, throughout the seven fertile years

³⁴qui constituat præpositos per cunctas regiones:so that he may appoint overseers throughout all the regions.et quintam partem fructuum per septem annos fertilitatis,And let a fifth part of the fruits, throughout the seven fertile years

³⁵qui jam nunc futuri sunt,that now have already begun to occur,congreget in horrea:be gathered into storehouses.et omne frumentum sub Pharaonis potestate condatur,And let all the grain be stored away, under the power of Pharaoh,serveturque in urbibus.and let it be kept in the cities.

³⁵qui jam nunc futuri sunt,that now have already begun to occur,congreget in horrea:be gathered into storehouses.et omne frumentum sub Pharaonis potestate condatur,And let all the grain be stored away, under the power of Pharaoh,serveturque in urbibus.and let it be kept in the cities.

³⁶Et præparetur futuræ septem annorum fami,And let it be prepared for the future famine of seven years,quæ oppressura est Ægyptum,which will oppress Egypt,et non consumetur terra inopia.and then the land will not be consumed by destitution.”

³⁶Et præparetur futuræ septem annorum fami,And let it be prepared for the future famine of seven years,quæ oppressura est Ægyptum,which will oppress Egypt,et non consumetur terra inopia.and then the land will not be consumed by destitution.”

³⁷Placuit Pharaoni consilium et cunctis ministris ejus:The counsel pleased Pharaoh and all his ministers.

³⁷Placuit Pharaoni consilium et cunctis ministris ejus:The counsel pleased Pharaoh and all his ministers.

³⁸locutusque est ad eos:And he said to them,Num invenire poterimus talem virum,“Would we be able to find another such man,qui spiritu Dei plenus sit?who is full of the Spirit of God?”

³⁸locutusque est ad eos:And he said to them,Num invenire poterimus talem virum,“Would we be able to find another such man,qui spiritu Dei plenus sit?who is full of the Spirit of God?”

³⁹Dixit ergo ad Joseph:Therefore,Quia ostendit tibi Deus omnia quæ locutus es,he said to Joseph:numquid sapientiorem“Because God has revealed to you all that you have said,et consimilem tui invenire potero?would I be able to find anyone wiser and as much like you?

³⁹Dixit ergo ad Joseph:Therefore,Quia ostendit tibi Deus omnia quæ locutus es,he said to Joseph:numquid sapientiorem“Because God has revealed to you all that you have said,et consimilem tui invenire potero?would I be able to find anyone wiser and as much like you?

⁴⁰Tu eris super domum meam,You will be over my house,et ad tui oris imperium cunctus populus obediet:and to the authority of your mouth, all the people will show obedience. Only in one way,uno tantum regni solio te præcedam.in the throne of the kingdom, will I go before you.”

⁴⁰Tu eris super domum meam,You will be over my house,et ad tui oris imperium cunctus populus obediet:and to the authority of your mouth, all the people will show obedience. Only in one way,uno tantum regni solio te præcedam.in the throne of the kingdom, will I go before you.”

⁴¹Dixitque rursus Pharao ad Joseph:And again, Pharaoh said to Joseph,Ecce,“Behold,constitui te super universam terram Ægypti.I have appointed you over the entire land of Egypt.”

⁴¹Dixitque rursus Pharao ad Joseph:And again, Pharaoh said to Joseph,Ecce,“Behold,constitui te super universam terram Ægypti.I have appointed you over the entire land of Egypt.”

⁴²Tulitque annulum de manu sua,And he took the ring from his own hand,et dedit eum in manu ejus:and he gave it into his hand.vestivitque eum stola byssina,And he clothed him with a robe of fine linen,et collo torquem auream circumposuit.and he placed a necklace of gold around his neck.

⁴²Tulitque annulum de manu sua,And he took the ring from his own hand,et dedit eum in manu ejus:and he gave it into his hand.vestivitque eum stola byssina,And he clothed him with a robe of fine linen,et collo torquem auream circumposuit.and he placed a necklace of gold around his neck.

⁴³Fecitque eum ascendere super currum suum secundum,And he caused him to ascend upon his second swift chariot,clamante præcone, ut omnes coram eo genu flecterent,with the herald proclaiming that everyone should bend their knee before him,et præpositum esse scirent universæ terræ Ægypti.and that they should know that he was governor over the entire land of Egypt.

⁴³Fecitque eum ascendere super currum suum secundum,And he caused him to ascend upon his second swift chariot,clamante præcone, ut omnes coram eo genu flecterent,with the herald proclaiming that everyone should bend their knee before him,et præpositum esse scirent universæ terræ Ægypti.and that they should know that he was governor over the entire land of Egypt.

⁴⁴Dixit quoque rex ad Joseph:Likewise, the king said to Joseph:Ego sum Pharao:“I am Pharaoh:absque tuo imperio non movebit quisquam manum aut pedem in omni terra Ægypti.apart from your authority, no one will move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”

⁴⁴Dixit quoque rex ad Joseph:Likewise, the king said to Joseph:Ego sum Pharao:“I am Pharaoh:absque tuo imperio non movebit quisquam manum aut pedem in omni terra Ægypti.apart from your authority, no one will move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”

⁴⁵Vertitque nomen ejus, et vocavit eum,And he changed his name and called him,lingua ægyptiaca,in the Egyptian tongue:Salvatorem mundi.‘Savior of the world.’Deditque illi uxorem Aseneth filiam Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos.And he gave him as a wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera,Egressus est itaque Joseph ad terram Ægyptipriest of Heliopolis. And so Joseph went out into the land of Egypt.

⁴⁵Vertitque nomen ejus, et vocavit eum,And he changed his name and called him,lingua ægyptiaca,in the Egyptian tongue:Salvatorem mundi.‘Savior of the world.’Deditque illi uxorem Aseneth filiam Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos.And he gave him as a wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera,Egressus est itaque Joseph ad terram Ægyptipriest of Heliopolis. And so Joseph went out into the land of Egypt.

⁴⁶(triginta autem annorum erat quando stetit in conspectu regis Pharaonis),(Now he was thirty years old when he stood in the sight of king Pharaoh.)et circuivit omnes regiones Ægypti.And he traveled throughout the regions of Egypt.

⁴⁶(triginta autem annorum erat quando stetit in conspectu regis Pharaonis),(Now he was thirty years old when he stood in the sight of king Pharaoh.)et circuivit omnes regiones Ægypti.And he traveled throughout the regions of Egypt.

⁴⁷Venitque fertilitas septem annorum:And the fertility of the seven years arrived.et in manipulos redactæ segetes congregatæ sunt in horrea Ægypti.And when the grain fields were reduced to sheaves, these were gathered into the storehouses of Egypt.

⁴⁷Venitque fertilitas septem annorum:And the fertility of the seven years arrived.et in manipulos redactæ segetes congregatæ sunt in horrea Ægypti.And when the grain fields were reduced to sheaves, these were gathered into the storehouses of Egypt.

⁴⁸Omnis etiam frugum abundantia in singulis urbibus condita est.And now all the abundance of grain was stored away in every city.

⁴⁸Omnis etiam frugum abundantia in singulis urbibus condita est.And now all the abundance of grain was stored away in every city.

⁴⁹Tantaque fuit abundantia tritici, ut arenæ maris coæquaretur,And there was such a great abundance of wheat that it was comparable to the sands of the sea,et copia mensuram excederet.and its bounty exceeded all measure.

⁴⁹Tantaque fuit abundantia tritici, ut arenæ maris coæquaretur,And there was such a great abundance of wheat that it was comparable to the sands of the sea,et copia mensuram excederet.and its bounty exceeded all measure.

⁵⁰Nati sunt autem Joseph filii duo antequam veniret fames: quos peperit ei Aseneth filia Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos.Then, before the famine arrived, Joseph had two sons born, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him.

⁵⁰Nati sunt autem Joseph filii duo antequam veniret fames: quos peperit ei Aseneth filia Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos.Then, before the famine arrived, Joseph had two sons born, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him.

⁵¹Vocavitque nomen primogeniti Manasses,And he called the name of the firstborn Manasseh,dicens:saying,Oblivisci me fecit Deus omnium laborum meorum,“God has caused me to forget all my laborset domus patris mei.and the house of my father.”

⁵¹Vocavitque nomen primogeniti Manasses,And he called the name of the firstborn Manasseh,dicens:saying,Oblivisci me fecit Deus omnium laborum meorum,“God has caused me to forget all my laborset domus patris mei.and the house of my father.”

⁵²Nomen quoque secundi appellavit Ephraim,Likewise, he named the second Ephraim,dicens:saying,Crescere me fecit Deus in terra paupertatis meæ.“God has caused me to increase in the land of my poverty.”

⁵²Nomen quoque secundi appellavit Ephraim,Likewise, he named the second Ephraim,dicens:saying,Crescere me fecit Deus in terra paupertatis meæ.“God has caused me to increase in the land of my poverty.”

⁵³Igitur transactis septem ubertatis annis,And so,qui fuerant in Ægypto,when the seven years of fertility that occurred in Egypt had passed,

⁵³Igitur transactis septem ubertatis annis,And so,qui fuerant in Ægypto,when the seven years of fertility that occurred in Egypt had passed,

⁵⁴cœperunt venire septem anni inopiæ,the seven years of destitution, which Joseph had predicted,quos prædixerat Joseph: et in universo orbe fames prævaluit,began to arrive. And the famine prevailed throughout the whole world,in cuncta autem terra Ægypti panis erat.but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.

⁵⁴cœperunt venire septem anni inopiæ,the seven years of destitution, which Joseph had predicted,quos prædixerat Joseph: et in universo orbe fames prævaluit,began to arrive. And the famine prevailed throughout the whole world,in cuncta autem terra Ægypti panis erat.but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.

⁵⁵Qua esuriente,And being hungry,clamavit populus ad Pharaonem,the people cried out to Pharaoh,alimenta petens.asking for provisions.Quibus ille respondit:And he said to them:Ite ad Joseph:“Go to Joseph.et quidquid ipse vobis dixerit, facite.And do whatever he will tell you.”

⁵⁵Qua esuriente,And being hungry,clamavit populus ad Pharaonem,the people cried out to Pharaoh,alimenta petens.asking for provisions.Quibus ille respondit:And he said to them:Ite ad Joseph:“Go to Joseph.et quidquid ipse vobis dixerit, facite.And do whatever he will tell you.”

⁵⁶Crescebat autem quotidie fames in omni terra:Then the famine increased daily in all the land.aperuitque Joseph universa horrea,And Joseph opened all of the storehouseset vendebat Ægyptiis:and sold to the Egyptians.nam et illos oppresserat fames.For the famine had oppressed them also.

⁵⁶Crescebat autem quotidie fames in omni terra:Then the famine increased daily in all the land.aperuitque Joseph universa horrea,And Joseph opened all of the storehouseset vendebat Ægyptiis:and sold to the Egyptians.nam et illos oppresserat fames.For the famine had oppressed them also.

⁵⁷Omnesque provinciæ veniebant in Ægyptum,And all the provinces came to Egypt,ut emerent escas,to buy foodet malum inopiæ temperarent.and to temper the misfortune of their destitution.

⁵⁷Omnesque provinciæ veniebant in Ægyptum,And all the provinces came to Egypt,ut emerent escas,to buy foodet malum inopiæ temperarent.and to temper the misfortune of their destitution.