Genesis 40
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 40
The Dreams Interpreted. 1 [a]Some time afterward, the royal cupbearer and baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3 and he put them in custody in the house of the chief steward, the same jail where Joseph was confined. 4 The chief steward assigned Joseph to them, and he became their attendant.
After they had been in custody for some time, 5 the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt who were confined in the jail both had dreams on the same night, each his own dream and each dream with its own meaning. 6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they looked disturbed. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why do you look so troubled today?” 8 They answered him, “We have had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph said to them, “Do interpretations not come from God? Please tell me the dreams.”(A)
9 Then the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. “In my dream,” he said, “I saw a vine in front of me, 10 and on the vine were three branches. It had barely budded when its blossoms came out, and its clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes, pressed them out into his cup, and put it in Pharaoh’s hand.” 12 Joseph said to him: “This is its interpretation. The three branches are three days; 13 within three days Pharaoh will single you out[b] and restore you to your post. You will be handing Pharaoh his cup as you formerly did when you were his cupbearer. 14 Only think of me when all is well with you, and please do me the great favor of mentioning me to Pharaoh, to get me out of this place. 15 The truth is that I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and I have not done anything here that they should have put me into a dungeon.”
16 When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation, he said to him: “I too had a dream. In it I had three bread baskets on my head; 17 in the top one were all kinds of bakery products for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.” 18 Joseph said to him in reply: “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days; 19 within three days Pharaoh will single you out and will impale you on a stake, and the birds will be eating your flesh.”
20 And so on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, when he gave a banquet to all his servants, he singled out the chief cupbearer and chief baker in the midst of his servants. 21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, so that he again handed the cup to Pharaoh; 22 but the chief baker he impaled—just as Joseph had told them in his interpretation. 23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not think of Joseph; he forgot him.
Битие 40
Библия, нов превод от оригиналните езици (с неканоничните книги)
Йосиф тълкува сънища
40 И стана така, че виночерпецът на египетския цар и хлебарят се провиниха пред господаря си, египетския цар. 2 Фараонът се разгневи на двамата си царедворци – главния виночерпец и главния хлебар, 3 и ги затвори в дома на началника на затвора, в тъмницата, където беше и Йосиф. 4 Началникът на затвора определи Йосиф да им прислугва. А те престояха в затвора доста време. 5 Една нощ виночерпецът и хлебарят на египетския цар сънуваха – всеки своя сън със съответното значение. 6 А на сутринта, когато Йосиф дойде при тях, видя ги, че бяха смутени. 7 Той попита фараоновите царедворци, с които беше заедно в тъмницата в дома на господаря си: „Защо сте тъжни днес?“ 8 (A)А те му отговориха, че са сънували, но няма кой да изтълкува сънищата им. „Тълкуването не е ли от Бога? – продължи Йосиф – Разкажете ми ги!“ 9 И главният виночерпец разказа на Йосиф съня си: „Сънувах, че стоя пред една лоза, 10 а на нея имаше три пръчки. Лозата се разлисти, цъфна, даде плод, който узря. 11 Фараоновата чаша беше в ръката ми. Взех един грозд, изстисках го в нея и я подадох в ръката на фараона.“ 12 А Йосиф му каза: „Ето изяснението на съня ти: трите пръчки – това са три дена; 13 след три дена фараонът ще те върне и ще те възстанови на твоето място, и ти ще подаваш чашата на фараона в ръката му, както правеше, когато му беше виночерпец; 14 но когато вече си добре, спомни си за мене и ми направи добрината да припомниш на фараона за мене и той да ме освободи оттук; 15 защото насила ме отведоха от еврейската земя; а тук не съм извършил нищо, за което да бъда наказан със затвор.“ 16 Главният хлебар видя, че Йосиф добре изтълкува съня, и му каза: „В моя сън имах три кошници на главата, 17 а в най-горната кошница имаше всякакви храни за фараона, приготвени от мене. Птиците идваха и кълвяха от кошницата, която беше на главата ми.“ 18 И Йосиф изтълкува съня така: „Трите кошници – това са три дена. 19 След три дена фараонът ще те обезглави и ще те увеси на дърво, а птиците ще кълват плътта ти.“ 20 На третия ден фараонът имаше рожден ден и даде гощавка на всичките си служители. Тогава си спомни за главния виночерпец и за главния хлебар; 21 и възстанови главния виночерпец на мястото му, и той отново подаде чашата на фараона в ръка; 22 а главния хлебар обеси, както беше предсказал Йосиф. 23 (B)Но главният виночерпец не си спомни за Йосиф, а го забрави.
Genesis 40
Common English Bible
Joseph interprets dreams in prison
40 Some time later, both the wine steward and the baker for Egypt’s king offended their master, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief wine steward and the chief baker, 3 and he put them under arrest with the commander of the royal guard in the same jail where Joseph was imprisoned. 4 The commander of the royal guard assigned Joseph to assist them. After they had been under arrest for some time, 5 both of them—the wine steward and the baker for Egypt’s king who were imprisoned in the jail—had dreams one night, and each man’s dream had its own meaning. 6 When Joseph met them in the morning, he saw that they were upset. 7 He asked the officers of Pharaoh who were under arrest with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so distressed today?”
8 They answered, “We’ve both had dreams, but there’s no one to interpret them.”
Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Describe your dreams to me.”
9 The chief wine steward described his dream to Joseph: “In my dream there was a vine right in front of me, 10 and on the vine were three branches. When it budded, its blossoms appeared, and its clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes, crushed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and put the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”
12 Joseph said to him, “This is the dream’s interpretation: The three branches are three days. 13 After three days, Pharaoh will give you an audience and return you to your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just the way things were before when you were his wine steward. 14 But please, remember me when you are doing well and be loyal to me. Put in a good word for me to Pharaoh, so he sets me free from this prison. 15 I was stolen from the land of the Hebrews, and here too I’ve done nothing to be thrown into this dungeon.”
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “It was the same for me. In my dream, there were three baskets of white bread[a] on my head. 17 In the basket on top there were baked goods for Pharaoh’s food, but birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
18 Joseph responded, “This is the dream’s interpretation: The three baskets are three days. 19 After three days, Pharaoh will give you an audience and will hang you from a tree where birds will peck your flesh from you.”
20 The third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a party for all of his servants. Before all of his servants, he gave an audience to the chief wine steward and the chief baker. 21 He returned the chief wine steward to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand. 22 But the chief baker he hanged, just as Joseph had said would happen when he interpreted their dreams for them. 23 But the chief wine steward didn’t remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 40:16 Heb uncertain
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