50. Joseph’s wife was Asenath daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. Before the years of hunger came, Joseph and Asenath had two sons.
51. Joseph named the first son Manasseh and said, “God has made me forget all the troubles I have had and all my father’s family.”
52. Joseph named the second son Ephraim and said, “God has given me children in the land of my troubles.”
53. The seven years of good crops came to an end in the land of Egypt.
54. Then the seven years of hunger began, just as Joseph had said. In all the lands people had nothing to eat, but in Egypt there was food.
55. The time of hunger became terrible in all of Egypt, and the people cried to the king for food. He said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”