Genesis 40
Darby Translation
40 And it came to pass after these things, [that] the cup-bearer of the king of Egypt and the baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains—with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;
3 and he put them in custody into the house of the captain of the life-guard, into the tower-house, into the place where Joseph was imprisoned.
4 And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them, that he should attend on them. And they were [several] days in custody.
5 And they dreamed a dream, both of them in one night, each his dream, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup-bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the tower-house.
6 And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked on them, and behold, they were sad.
7 And he asked Pharaoh's chamberlains that were with him in custody in his lord's house, saying, Why are your faces [so] sad to-day?
8 And they said to him, We have dreamt a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] to God? tell me [your dreams], I pray you.
9 Then the chief of the cup-bearers 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: its blossoms shot forth, its clusters ripened into grapes.
11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
12 And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days.
13 In yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head and restore thee to thy place, and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his cup-bearer.
14 Only bear a remembrance with thee of me when it goes well with thee, and deal kindly, I pray thee, with me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house;
15 for indeed I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
16 And when the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head.
17 And in the uppermost basket there were all manner of victuals for Pharaoh that the baker makes, and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head.
18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it: the three baskets are three days.
19 In yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hang thee on a tree; and the birds will eat thy flesh from off thee.
20 And it came to pass the third day—Pharaoh's birthday—that he made a feast to all his bondmen. And he lifted up the head of the chief of the cup-bearers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his bondmen.
21 And he restored the chief of the cup-bearers to his office of cup-bearer again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
22 And he hanged the chief of the bakers, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 But the chief of the cup-bearers did not remember Joseph, and forgot him.
Génesis 40
La Biblia de las Américas
José interpreta dos sueños
40 Después de estas cosas, sucedió que el copero(A) y el panadero del rey de Egipto ofendieron a su señor, el rey de Egipto. 2 Y Faraón se enojó contra sus dos oficiales(B), contra el jefe de los coperos y contra el jefe de los panaderos. 3 Y los puso bajo custodia en la casa del capitán de la guardia(C), en la cárcel, en el mismo lugar donde José estaba preso. 4 El capitán de la guardia se los asignó a José, y él les servía; y estuvieron bajo custodia por algún tiempo[a]. 5 Entonces el copero y el panadero del rey de Egipto, que estaban encerrados en la cárcel, tuvieron[b] ambos un sueño en una misma noche, cada uno su propio sueño, y cada sueño con su propia interpretación. 6 Y[c] José vino a ellos por la mañana y los observó, y he aquí, estaban decaídos. 7 Y preguntó a los oficiales de Faraón que estaban con él bajo custodia en casa de su señor[d]: ¿Por qué están vuestros rostros tan tristes hoy(D)? 8 Y ellos le respondieron: Hemos tenido[e] un sueño y no hay nadie que lo interprete(E). Entonces José les dijo: ¿No pertenecen a Dios las interpretaciones(F)? Os ruego que me lo contéis.
Sueño del copero del rey
9 Contó, pues, el jefe de los coperos su sueño a José, y le dijo: En mi sueño, he aquí[f], había una vid delante de mí, 10 y en la vid había tres sarmientos. Y al brotar sus yemas, aparecieron las flores, y sus racimos produjeron uvas maduras. 11 Y la copa de Faraón estaba en mi mano; así que tomé las uvas y las exprimí en la copa de Faraón, y puse la copa en la mano[g] de Faraón. 12 Entonces José le dijo: Esta es su interpretación(G): los tres sarmientos son tres días. 13 Dentro de tres días Faraón levantará tu cabeza[h], te restaurará a tu puesto y tú pondrás la copa de Faraón en su mano como acostumbrabas antes cuando eras su copero. 14 solo te pido que te acuerdes de mí[i] cuando te vaya bien, y te ruego que me hagas el favor de hacer mención de mí a Faraón, y me saques de esta casa(H). 15 Porque la verdad es que yo fui secuestrado de la tierra de los hebreos(I), y aun aquí no he hecho nada para que me pusieran en el calabozo[j].
Sueño del panadero del rey
16 Cuando el jefe de los panaderos vio que había interpretado favorablemente, dijo a José: Yo también vi en mi sueño, y he aquí, había tres cestas de pan blanco sobre mi cabeza; 17 y sobre la cesta de encima había toda clase de manjares hechos por un panadero para Faraón, y las aves los comían de la cesta sobre mi cabeza. 18 Entonces José respondió, y dijo: Esta es su interpretación: las tres cestas son tres días; 19 dentro de tres días Faraón te quitará[k] la cabeza de sobre ti, te colgará en un árbol y las aves comerán tu carne[l].
Cumplimiento de las interpretaciones
20 Y sucedió que al tercer día, que era el día del cumpleaños(J) de Faraón, este hizo un banquete para todos sus siervos, y levantó la cabeza del jefe de los coperos y la cabeza del jefe de los panaderos en medio de sus siervos(K). 21 Y restauró al jefe de los coperos a su cargo de copero y este puso la copa en manos[m] de Faraón(L); 22 pero ahorcó al jefe de los panaderos, tal como les había interpretado José(M). 23 Mas el jefe de los coperos no se acordó de José, sino que se olvidó de él(N).
Footnotes
- Génesis 40:4 Lit., días
- Génesis 40:5 Lit., soñaron
- Génesis 40:6 O, Cuando
- Génesis 40:7 Lit., señor, diciendo
- Génesis 40:8 Lit., soñado
- Génesis 40:9 Lit., y he aquí
- Génesis 40:11 Lit., palma
- Génesis 40:13 O posiblemente, te perdonará
- Génesis 40:14 Lit., acuérdate de mí contigo mismo
- Génesis 40:15 Lit., foso
- Génesis 40:19 Lit., levantará
- Génesis 40:19 Lit., carne de sobre ti
- Génesis 40:21 Lit., la palma
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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