Genèse 40
La Bible du Semeur
Les rêves de deux hauts fonctionnaires
40 Quelque temps après, deux hauts fonctionnaires du pharaon, le chef des échansons et le chef des panetiers, commirent une faute envers leur maître 2 qui fut très irrité contre eux 3 et les fit jeter dans la prison du commandant de la garde où Joseph était incarcéré. 4 Celui-ci les confia aux soins de Joseph qui s’occupa d’eux. Ils passèrent un certain temps en prison.
5 Une nuit, l’échanson et le panetier du pharaon détenus dans la prison firent tous deux un rêve, chacun le sien, ayant sa signification propre. 6 Le lendemain matin, quand Joseph se rendit auprès d’eux, il remarqua qu’ils étaient soucieux. 7 Joseph demanda donc aux hauts fonctionnaires du pharaon qui se trouvaient en prison avec lui dans la maison de son maître : Pourquoi avez-vous cet air sombre aujourd’hui ?
8 Ils lui répondirent : Nous avons fait un rêve et il n’y a ici personne pour nous l’interpréter.
– N’appartient-il pas à Dieu de donner l’interprétation des rêves ? leur dit Joseph. Racontez-les moi donc, je vous prie.
9 Alors le chef des échansons lui raconta ce qu’il avait rêvé.
– Dans mon rêve, lui dit-il, j’avais devant moi un cep de vigne 10 portant trois sarments. Il se mit à bourgeonner, à fleurir, puis ses grappes donnèrent des raisins mûrs. 11 Je tenais en main la coupe du pharaon, je cueillis les raisins, j’en pressai le jus dans la coupe du pharaon et je la présentai à mon maître.
12 Joseph lui dit : Voici ce que signifie ce rêve : Les trois sarments représentent trois jours. 13 Dans trois jours, le pharaon te permettra de relever la tête et te rétablira dans tes fonctions. Tu lui présenteras sa coupe comme le veut la charge que tu occupais auparavant en qualité d’échanson. 14 Mais, s’il te plaît, pense à moi quand tout ira de nouveau bien pour toi et aie la bonté de parler en ma faveur au pharaon pour me faire sortir de cette prison. 15 En effet, j’ai été amené de force du pays des Hébreux, et ici même je n’ai rien fait qui mérite le cachot.
16 Lorsque le chef des panetiers vit que Joseph avait donné une interprétation favorable du songe, il lui dit : Pour ma part, dans mon rêve, je portais trois corbeilles de pain blanc sur la tête. 17 Dans celle du dessus, il y avait de la nourriture préparée par un panetier et destinée au pharaon ; et les oiseaux venaient les picorer dans la corbeille qui reposait sur ma tête.
18 Joseph lui dit : Voici ce que signifie ce rêve : Les trois corbeilles représentent trois jours. 19 Dans trois jours, le pharaon élèvera ta tête au-dessus de toi, il te pendra à un arbre et les oiseaux viendront se repaître de ta chair.
20 Trois jours plus tard, à l’occasion de son anniversaire, le pharaon offrit un festin à tous ses grands. Il « éleva la tête » du chef des échansons et du chef des panetiers en présence de ses grands. 21 Il rétablit dans sa fonction le chef des échansons, qui lui présenta de nouveau sa coupe, 22 et il fit pendre le chef des panetiers. Les choses se passèrent conformément à l’interprétation que Joseph avait donnée de leurs rêves. 23 Mais le chef des échansons ne pensa plus à Joseph : il l’oublia.
Genesis 40
New King James Version
The Prisoners’ Dreams
40 It came to pass after these things that the (A)butler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was (B)angry with his two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker. 3 (C)So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they were in custody for a while.
5 Then the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, (D)had a dream, both of them, each man’s dream in one night and each man’s dream with its own interpretation. 6 And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were [a]sad. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in the custody of his lord’s house, saying, (E)“Why do you look so sad today?”
8 And they said to him, (F)“We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.”
So Joseph said to them, (G)“Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.”
9 Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “Behold, in my dream a vine was before me, 10 and in the vine were three branches; it was as though it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes. 11 Then Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”
12 And Joseph said to him, (H)“This is the interpretation of it: The three branches (I)are three days. 13 Now within three days Pharaoh will (J)lift up your head and restore you to your [b]place, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler. 14 But (K)remember me when it is well with you, and (L)please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house. 15 For indeed I was (M)stolen away from the land of the Hebrews; (N)and also I have done nothing here that they should put me into the dungeon.”
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also was in my dream, and there were three [c]white baskets on my head. 17 In the uppermost basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”
18 So Joseph answered and said, (O)“This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days. 19 (P)Within three days Pharaoh will lift [d]off your head from you and (Q)hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you.”
20 Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s (R)birthday, that he (S)made a feast for all his servants; and he (T)lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 Then he (U)restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and (V)he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand. 22 But he (W)hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but (X)forgot him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 40:6 dejected
- Genesis 40:13 position
- Genesis 40:16 Or baskets of white bread
- Genesis 40:19 Lit. up
Genesis 40
English Standard Version
Joseph Interprets Two Prisoners' Dreams
40 Some time after this, the (A)cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker committed an offense against their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3 (B)and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined. 4 The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.
5 And one night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own interpretation. 6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled. 7 So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, (C)“Why are your faces downcast today?” 8 They said to him, (D)“We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, (E)“Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”
9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream there was a vine before me, 10 and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand.” 12 Then Joseph said to him, (F)“This is its interpretation: (G)the three branches are three days. 13 In three days Pharaoh will (H)lift up your head and restore you to your office, and you shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer. 14 Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. 15 For (I)I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and (J)here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.”
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head, 17 and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head.” 18 And Joseph answered and said, (K)“This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days. 19 (L)In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and (M)hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you.”
20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh's (N)birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and (O)lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 21 (P)He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and (Q)he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand. 22 But he (R)hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
1 Mosebok 40
Svenska 1917
40 En tid härefter hände sig att den egyptiske konungens munskänk och hans bagare försyndade sig mot sin herre, konungen av Egypten.
2 Och Farao blev förtörnad på sina två hovmän, överste munskänken och överste bagaren,
3 och lät sätta dem i förvar i drabanthövitsmannens hus, i samma fängelse där Josef satt fången.
4 Och hövitsmannen för drabanterna anställde Josef hos dem till att betjäna dem; och de sutto där i förvar en tid.
5 Medan nu den egyptiske konungens munskänk och bagare sutto fångna i fängelset, hade de båda under samma natt var sin dröm, vardera med sin särskilda betydelse.
6 Och när Josef om morgonen kom in till dem, fick han se att de voro bedrövade.
7 Då frågade han Faraos hovmän, som med honom sutto i förvar i hans herres hus: »Varför sen I så sorgsna ut i dag?»
8 De svarade honom: »Vi hava haft en dröm, och ingen finnes, som kan uttyda den.» Josef sade till dem: »Att giva uttydningen är ju Guds sak; förtäljen drömmen för mig.»
9 Då förtäljde överste munskänken sin dröm för Josef och sade till honom: »Jag drömde att ett vinträd stod framför mig;
10 på vinträdet voro tre rankor, och knappt hade det skjutit skott, så slogo dess blommor ut och dess klasar buro mogna druvor.
11 Och jag hade Faraos bägare i min hand, och jag tog druvorna och pressade ut dem i Faraos bägare och gav Farao bägaren i handen.»
12 Då sade Josef till honom: »Detta är uttydningen: de tre rankorna betyda tre dagar;
13 om tre dagar skall Farao upphöja ditt huvud och sätta dig åter på din plats, så att du får giva Farao bägaren i handen likasom förut, då du var hans munskänk.
14 Men tänk på mig, när det går dig väl, så att du gör barmhärtighet med mig och nämner om mig för Farao och skaffar mig ut från detta hus;
15 ty jag är med orätt bortförd från hebréernas land, och icke heller här har jag gjort något varför jag borde sättas i fängelse.»
16 Då nu överste bagaren såg att Josef hade givit en god uttydning, sade han till honom: »Också jag hade en dröm. Jag tyckte att jag bar tre vetebrödskorgar på mitt huvud.
17 Och i den översta korgen funnos bakverk av alla slag, sådant som Farao plägar äta; men fåglarna åto därav ur korgen på mitt huvud.»
18 Då svarade Josef och sade: »Detta är uttydningen: de tre korgarna betyda tre dagar;
19 om tre dagar skall Farao upphöja ditt huvud och taga det av dig; han skall upphänga dig på trä, och fåglarna skola äta ditt kött.»
20 På tredje dagen därefter, då det var Faraos födelsedag, gjorde denne ett gästabud för alla sina tjänare. Då upphöjde han, bland sina tjänare, såväl överste munskänkens huvud som överste bagarens.
21 Han insatte överste munskänken åter i hans ämbete, så att han fick giva Farao bägaren i handen;
22 men överste bagaren lät han upphänga, såsom Josef hade sagt dem i sin uttydning.
23 Men överste munskänken tänkte icke på Josef, utan glömde honom.
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