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Genesis 40
New King James Version
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
New International Version
Genesis 40
New International Version
The Cupbearer and the Baker
40 Some time later, the cupbearer(A) and the baker(B) of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was angry(C) with his two officials,(D) the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3 and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard,(E) in the same prison where Joseph was confined. 4 The captain of the guard(F) assigned them to Joseph,(G) and he attended them.
After they had been in custody(H) for some time, 5 each of the two men—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison—had a dream(I) the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.(J)
6 When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody(K) with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”(L)
8 “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.”(M)
Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God?(N) Tell me your dreams.”
9 So the chief cupbearer(O) told Joseph his dream. He said to him, “In my dream I saw a vine in front of me, 10 and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed,(P) and its clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup and put the cup in his hand.”
12 “This is what it means,(Q)” Joseph said to him. “The three branches are three days.(R) 13 Within three days(S) Pharaoh will lift up your head(T) and restore you to your position, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.(U) 14 But when all goes well with you, remember me(V) and show me kindness;(W) mention me to Pharaoh(X) and get me out of this prison. 15 I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews,(Y) and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”(Z)
16 When the chief baker(AA) saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation,(AB) he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets(AC) of bread.[a] 17 In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
18 “This is what it means,” Joseph said. “The three baskets are three days.(AD) 19 Within three days(AE) Pharaoh will lift off your head(AF) and impale your body on a pole.(AG) And the birds will eat away your flesh.”(AH)
20 Now the third day(AI) was Pharaoh’s birthday,(AJ) and he gave a feast for all his officials.(AK) He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker(AL) in the presence of his officials: 21 He restored the chief cupbearer(AM) to his position,(AN) so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand(AO)— 22 but he impaled the chief baker,(AP) just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation.(AQ)
23 The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.(AR)
Footnotes
- Genesis 40:16 Or three wicker baskets
Geneza 40
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Geneza 40
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Visele celor doi demnitari ai lui Faraon
40 După toate acestea, paharnicul şi brutarul monarhului Egiptului au păcătuit împotriva stăpânului lor, monarhul Egiptului. 2 Faraon s-a mâniat pe cei doi demnitari ai săi, pe căpetenia paharnicilor şi pe căpetenia brutarilor, 3 şi i-a pus sub pază în palatul conducătorului gărzii[a], în aceeaşi temniţă în care era închis şi Iosif. 4 Conducătorul gărzii i-a dat în grija lui Iosif şi el i-a slujit, iar aceştia au rămas sub pază pentru o vreme. 5 Într-o noapte, amândoi, atât paharnicul, cât şi brutarul monarhului Egiptului, care erau întemniţaţi, au avut câte un vis, fiecare vis cu semnificaţia lui. 6 Dimineaţa, când a venit la ei, Iosif a observat că erau tulburaţi. 7 El i-a întrebat pe demnitarii lui Faraon, care erau sub pază împreună cu el în palatul stăpânului său:
– De ce sunteţi atât de abătuţi astăzi?
8 – Am avut nişte vise, dar nu este nimeni care să ni le poată interpreta, au răspuns ei.
Atunci Iosif le-a zis:
– Oare nu lui Dumnezeu Îi aparţin interpretările viselor? Istorisiţi-mi mie visele.
9 Căpetenia paharnicilor i-a istorisit visul său lui Iosif:
– În visul meu am văzut o viţă 10 care avea trei ramuri. Imediat după ce a înmugurit, i s-a deschis floarea, iar ciorchinii s-au făcut struguri copţi. 11 Eu aveam cupa lui Faraon în mână, am luat strugurii, apoi i-am stors în cupă şi am pus cupa în mâna lui Faraon.
12 Iosif i-a zis:
– Aceasta este interpretarea visului: cele trei ramuri reprezintă trei zile; 13 peste trei zile, Faraon îţi va înălţa capul şi te va repune în slujbă, iar tu vei pune cupa în mâna sa, aşa cum făceai înainte, când erai paharnicul lui. 14 Dar când îţi va merge bine, adu-ţi aminte de mine, arată-ţi îndurarea faţă de mine, vorbindu-i lui Faraon despre mine şi scoate-mă din această temniţă, 15 pentru că am fost luat cu forţa din ţara evreilor şi nici chiar aici n-am făcut nimic pentru care să merit să fiu aruncat în temniţă[b].
16 Când căpetenia brutarilor a văzut că Iosif a dat o interpretare îmbucurătoare, i-a zis:
– Şi eu am avut un vis! Se făcea că pe capul meu se aflau trei coşuri de pâine[c]; 17 în coşul de deasupra erau tot felul de aluaturi coapte pentru Faraon, dar păsările le mâncau din coşul de pe capul meu.
18 Iosif i-a răspuns:
– Aceasta este interpretarea visului: cele trei coşuri reprezintă trei zile; 19 peste trei zile, Faraon îţi va tăia capul[d] şi te va spânzura de un copac[e], iar carnea ţi-o vor mânca păsările.
20 A treia zi, Faraon şi-a sărbătorit ziua de naştere şi le-a dat un ospăţ tuturor slujitorilor săi. Dintre demnitarii săi, Faraon a înălţat capul căpeteniei paharnicilor şi pe al căpeteniei brutarilor. 21 El a repus în slujbă pe căpetenia paharnicilor, care a pus din nou cupa în mâna lui Faraon, 22 însă pe căpetenia brutarilor a spânzurat-o, întocmai cum le interpretase Iosif. 23 Dar căpetenia paharnicilor nu şi-a mai adus aminte de Iosif, ci l-a uitat.
Footnotes
- Geneza 40:3 Vezi nota de la 37:36; şi în v. 4
- Geneza 40:15 Acelaşi termen ebraic, tradus în 37:24 cu fântână; şi în 41:14
- Geneza 40:16 Sau: coşuri din nuiele
- Geneza 40:19 În ebraică este un joc de cuvinte cu v. 13: îţi va înălţa capul (v. 13); îţi va înălţa capul, de la tine (v. 19); vezi şi v. 20
- Geneza 40:19 Sau: te va trage în ţeapă, un mod de expunere a trupurilor celor executaţi (şi în 40:22; 41:13)
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