Midrash su Genesi 41:51
וַיִּקְרָ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם הַבְּכ֖וֹר מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה כִּֽי־נַשַּׁ֤נִי אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִ֔י וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃
Giuseppe pose nome al primogenito Manasse, (dicendo:) Poiché Iddio mi ha fatto dimenticare tutte le mie pene, e tutta la mia casa paterna [cioè l’invidia e l’odio dei fratelli].
Sefer HaYashar (midrash)
And the boys grew up and they followed his ways and his instructions. They did not turn neither to the right nor to the left from the path pointed out by their father. And the Lord was with them and they had understanding, and they were versed in all wisdom and all the affairs of the government. And all the princes of the king and the prominent inhabitants of Egypt praised those boys, and they grew up amidst the sons of the king. And the seven years of plenty that were throughout the land were at an end, and after them came seven years of famine as Joseph had spoken, and the famine was in all the earth. And when the people of Egypt saw that the famine had commenced throughout the land, they opened all their storehouses of corn, for the famine grew very powerful upon them. And they found all the food in their treasuries full of worms unfit for food. And the famine grew stronger in all the land, and the inhabitants of Egypt came and cried out before Pharaoh, for the famine was heavy upon them, and they said unto Pharaoh: Give food unto thy servants and let us not starve before thine eyes, we and our children. And Pharaoh answered them saying: And why are you crying unto me? Behold during the seven years of plenty Joseph hath commanded you to gather up corn for the years of famine, and wherefore have you not hearkened unto his voice. And the Egyptians answered unto the king: As thy soul liveth, oh our lord, whatsoever Joseph hath spoken thy servants hath done. For verily thy servants hath gathered up all the food of their fields, in the seven years of plenty and we hath placed it into our treasuries even to this day. And when the famine grew powerful upon thy servants we opened our treasuries, and behold all our food is full of worms unfit to eat. And when the king heard all that had befallen the inhabitants of Egypt, the king was exceedingly afraid and terrified on account of the famine, and the king answered unto the people saying: Since this has occurred unto you, go ye unto Joseph and do whatsoever he will say unto you. Do not disobey his words. And all the Egyptians went and came before Joseph and they said unto him: Give us food, and wherefore shall we die of hunger before thee, for behold we have gathered up our produce during the seven years as thou hast commanded, and we placed it into the store houses, and now such and such hath happened unto us. And when Joseph heard the words of the Egyptians and what had befallen them, Joseph opened the stores of his food and he sold it unto the Egyptians. And the famine was upon the face of the whole earth, in the other lands as well as in Egypt. And in Egypt alone was food for sale and all the inhabitants of Egypt came unto Joseph to buy their food, for the famine was powerful over them and all their produce had been spoilt. And Joseph sold it unto all the Egyptians day after day. And all the inhabitants of the land of Canaan, and the Philistines, and those on the other side of Jordan, and the sons of the east and of all the cities of the earth far and near heard that there was corn for sale in Egypt, and all of them came into Egypt to purchase for the famine was heavy upon them.
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