1 Moseboken 40
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Josef tyder drömmar i fängelset
40 Någon tid senare hände det sig att den egyptiske kungens vinsmakare[a] och bagare förbröt sig mot sin herre, kungen i Egypten. 2 Farao blev så arg på sina båda hovmän, sin förste vinsmakare och sin chefsbagare, 3 att han lät sätta båda två i häkte hos befälhavaren för livgardet i det fängelse där Josef satt. 4 Befälhavaren satte Josef till att betjäna dem. De blev kvar där en tid. 5 Båda hovmännen, den egyptiske kungens vinsmakare och bagaren, hade under samma natt i fängelset var sin dröm men med olika betydelser. 6 På morgonen när Josef kom till dem lade han märke till att de såg nedstämda ut.
7 ”Varför ser ni så sorgsna ut?” frågade han faraos hovmän, som satt där i fängelset tillsammans med honom i hans husbondes hus. 8 ”Vi har båda drömt i natt, men det finns ingen här som kan berätta vad drömmarna betyder”, svarade de. ”Att tolka är Guds uppgift”, svarade Josef. ”Berätta för mig vad ni såg!”
9 Vinsmakaren berättade sin dröm för Josef: ”I min dröm såg jag framför mig en vinstock 10 med tre grenar som började knoppas och blomma, och snart fanns det klasar med mogna vindruvor. 11 Jag höll faraos vinbägare i handen, och jag tog vindruvorna och kramade ur saften i bägaren och gav honom att dricka.”
12 ”Det här är vad drömmen betyder”, sa Josef. ”De tre grenarna betyder tre dagar. 13 Inom tre dagar ska farao lyfta upp ditt huvud och ge dig din ställning som vinsmakare tillbaka. Då ska du åter sätta faraos bägare i hans hand som du gjorde förut när du var hans vinsmakare. 14 Men tänk på mig när det går bra för dig och visa mig den vänligheten att du nämner om mig för farao, så att jag slipper ut härifrån! 15 Först blev jag bortrövad från hebréernas land och nu sitter jag i denna fängelsehåla trots att jag inte har gjort något ont.”
16 När mästerbagaren såg att uttydningen av den första drömmen blev så bra, berättade också han sin dröm för Josef. ”I min dröm hade jag tre korgar med bröd på huvudet. 17 I den översta korgen fanns många olika slags bakverk till farao, men fåglarna kom och åt upp dem ur korgen på mitt huvud.”
18 ”Uttydningen är att de tre korgarna betyder tre dagar”, sa Josef till honom. 19 ”Inom tre dagar ska farao lyfta upp ditt huvud och ta det av dig. Han ska hänga upp din kropp på en påle. Då ska fåglarna komma och äta ditt kött.”
20 Tre dagar senare inföll faraos födelsedag, och han hade ordnat en fest för folket i palatset. Han upphöjde då inför hovet både vinsmakaren och mästerbagaren: 21 Vinsmakaren fick upprättelse och sin ställning tillbaka, så att han åter räckte bägaren åt farao, 22 medan mästerbagaren blev upphängd, precis som Josef hade uttytt drömmarna. 23 Men vinsmakaren glömde bort Josef och ägnade honom inte mer en tanke.
Footnotes
- 40:1 Eller munskänk. I uppgiften ingick ett omfattande ansvar för både drycker och dryckesvanor.
Genesis 40
King James Version
40 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:
11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
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
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