Genesis 40
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Dreams of Two Prisoners
40 Some time after this, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker, 3 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 charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them; and they continued for some time in custody. 5 And one night they both dreamed—the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own meaning. 6 When Joseph came to them in the morning and saw them, they were troubled. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why are your faces downcast today?” 8 They said to him, “We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, I pray you.”
9 So the chief butler 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, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days; 13 within three days Pharaoh will 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 butler. 14 But remember me, when it is well with you, and do me the kindness, I pray you, to make mention of me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. 15 For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”
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, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days; 19 within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat the flesh from you.”
20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and lifted up the head of the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 21 He restored the chief butler to his butlership, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand; 22 but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
Genesis 40
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ipinaliwanag ni Jose ang Dalawang Panaginip
40 1-2 Pagkatapos ng mga nangyaring ito, nagkasala sa Faraon[a] ang pinuno ng mga tagasilbi niya ng alak at pinuno ng mga panadero. Lubhang nagalit ang hari sa dalawa niyang opisyal na ito. 3 Kaya ipinabilanggo niya ang mga ito sa bahay ng kapitan ng mga guwardya sa palasyo kung saan naroon din si Jose nakabilanggo. 4 Si Jose ang katiwala ng kapitan ng mga guwardya na nag-aalaga sa kanila. Nagkasama sila nang matagal sa bilangguan.
5 Isang gabi, nanaginip ang tagasilbi ng alak at ang panadero ng Faraon habang naroon sila sa bilangguan. Ang bawat isa sa kanila ay magkaiba ang panaginip at magkaiba rin ang kahulugan.
6 Kinaumagahan, pagpunta ni Jose sa kanila, nakita niyang nanlulupaypay sila. 7 Kaya tinanong niya sila, “Bakit kayo malungkot?”
8 Sumagot sila, “Nanaginip kasi kami pero walang makapagpaliwanag ng kahulugan nito.”
Sinabi ni Jose, “Ang Dios ang nagbibigay ng kaalaman sa pagpapaliwanag ng kahulugan ng mga panaginip. Sige, sabihin nʼyo sa akin kung ano ang mga panaginip ninyo.”
9 Kaya sinabi ng pinuno ng tagasilbi ng alak ang kanyang panaginip. Sinabi niya, “Nanaginip ako na may isang puno ng ubas sa aking harapan 10 at itoʼy may tatlong sanga. Tumubo ito, namulaklak, at nahinog ang mga bunga. 11 Nakahawak daw ako sa saro ng Faraon at pumitas ng ubas, at piniga ko agad sa saro. Pagkatapos, ibinigay ko ang saro sa hari.”
12 Sinabi ni Jose, “Ito ang kahulugan ng panaginip mo: Ang tatlong sanga ay nangangahulugan ng tatlong araw. 13 Hindi matatapos ang tatlong araw, palalabasin ka ng Faraon sa bilangguan at pababalikin ka sa trabaho mo bilang tagasilbi ng kanyang alak. 14 Nawaʼy alalahanin mo ako kapag nasa mabuti ka nang kalagayan. At bilang pagpapakita ng kabutihan mo sa akin, banggitin mo rin ako sa Faraon para matulungan mo ako na makalabas sa bilangguan. 15 Sapagkat ang totoo, sapilitan lang akong dinala rito mula sa lupain ng mga Hebreo, at kahit dito ay wala rin akong nagawang kasalanan para ibilanggo ako.”
16 Nang marinig ng pinuno ng mga panadero na maganda ang kahulugan ng panaginip, isinalaysay din niya ang panaginip niya kay Jose. Sinabi niya, “Nanaginip din ako na may dala-dala ako sa ulo ko na tatlong kaing na may mga laman na tinapay. 17 Ang ibabaw ng kaing ay may laman na ibaʼt ibang uri ng tinapay para sa Faraon, pero tinuka ito ng mga ibon.”
18 Sinabi ni Jose, “Ito ang kahulugan ng panaginip mo: Ang tatlong kaing ay nangangahulugan ng tatlong araw. 19 Hindi matatapos ang tatlong araw, palalabasin ka ng Faraon sa bilangguan pero ipapapatay ka niya at ibibitin ang bangkay mo sa kahoy, at tutukain ito ng mga ibon.”
20 Dumating ang ikatlong araw at ito ay kaarawan ng Faraon. Kaya nagpahanda siya para sa lahat ng opisyal niya. Pinalabas niya sa bilangguan ang pinuno ng mga tagasilbi niya ng alak at ang pinuno ng mga panadero niya, at pinaharap sa kanyang mga opisyal. 21 Ibinalik niya ang pinuno ng mga tagasilbi ng alak sa kanyang trabaho. 22 Pero ipinapatay niya ang pinuno ng mga panadero, at ibinitin ang bangkay nito sa puno. Nangyari lahat ang sinabi ni Jose sa kanila.
23 Pero hindi naalala ng pinuno ng mga tagasilbi ng alak si Jose.
Footnotes
- 40:1-2 Faraon: o, hari ng Egipto. Ganoon din sa talatang 5, 11, 13, 14, 17, 19, at 20.
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