Josephthen answeredPharaoh,saying,"It is not in me; Godwill givePharaoha favorableanswer."
Then he saidto him, "Gonowand seeabout the welfareof your brothersand the welfareof the flock,and bringwordbackto me." So he senthim from the valleyof Hebron,and he cameto Shechem.
Then they saidto him, "We have hada dreamand thereis nooneto interpretit." Then Josephsaidto them, "Do not interpretationsbelong to God?Tell[it] to me, please."
So Pharaohspoketo Joseph,"In my dream,behold,I was standingon the bankof the Nile;
Now Josephsaidto Pharaoh,"Pharaoh'sdreamsare one[and the same]; Godhas toldto PharaohwhatHe is about to do.
"It is as I have spokento Pharaoh:Godhas shownto PharaohwhatHe is about to do.
He said,"If the LORDdoes not helpyou, from whereshall I helpyou? From the threshingfloor,orfrom the winepress?"
The kingansweredDanieland said,"Surelyyour Godis a Godof godsand a Lordof kingsand a revealerof mysteries,sinceyou have beenableto revealthismystery."
"It has seemedgoodto me to declarethe signsand wonderswhichthe MostHighGodhas donefor me.
Then he saidto me, "Thisis the wordof the LORDto Zerubbabelsaying,Not by mightnorby power,but by My Spirit,'saysthe LORDof hosts.
He said,"HearnowMy words:Ifthere is a prophetamong you, I, the LORD,shall makeMyself knownto him in a vision.I shall speakwith him in a dream.
saying,"Ifyou had knownin thisday,evenyou, the things which make for peace!But nowthey have been hiddenfrom your eyes.
But when Petersaw[this], he repliedto the people,"Menof Israel,whyare you amazedat this,orwhydo you gazeat us, as ifby our ownpowerorpietywe had madehim walk?
And seizinghim by the righthand,he raisedhim up; and immediatelyhis feetand his ankleswere strengthened.
But by the graceof GodI amwhatI am,and His gracetowardme did not provevain;but I laboredeven morethan allof them, yetnot I, but the graceof Godwith me.
Not that we are adequatein ourselvesto consideranythingas [coming] from ourselves,but our adequacyis from God,
"The secretthingsbelong to the LORDour God,but the thingsrevealedbelong to us and to our sonsforever,that we may observeallthe wordsof thislaw.