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.

And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

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.

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

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?

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.

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.

Joseph Interprets the Prisoners' Dreams

40 Some time later the king of Egypt's wine steward and his chief baker offended the king. He was angry with these two officials and put them in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same place where Joseph was being kept. They spent a long time in prison, and the captain assigned Joseph as their servant.

One night there in prison the wine steward and the chief baker each had a dream, and the dreams had different meanings. When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were upset. He asked them, “Why do you look so worried today?”

They answered, “Each of us had a dream, and there is no one here to explain what the dreams mean.”

“It is God who gives the ability to interpret dreams,” Joseph said. “Tell me your dreams.”

So the wine steward said, “In my dream there was a grapevine in front of me 10 with three branches on it. As soon as the leaves came out, the blossoms appeared, and the grapes ripened. 11 I was holding the king's cup; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into the cup and gave it to him.”

12 Joseph said, “This is what it means: the three branches are three days. 13 In three days the king will release you, pardon you, and restore you to your position. You will give him his cup as you did before when you were his wine steward. 14 But please remember me when everything is going well for you, and please be kind enough to mention me to the king and help me get out of this prison. 15 After all, I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here in Egypt I didn't do anything to deserve being put in prison.”

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the wine steward's dream was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I had a dream too; I was carrying three breadbaskets on my head. 17 In the top basket there were all kinds of baked goods for the king, and the birds were eating them.”

18 Joseph answered, “This is what it means: the three baskets are three days. 19 In three days the king will release you—and have your head cut off! Then he will hang your body on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh.”

20 On his birthday three days later the king gave a banquet for all his officials; he released his wine steward and his chief baker and brought them before his officials. 21 He restored the wine steward to his former position, 22 but he executed the chief baker. It all happened just as Joseph had said. 23 But the wine steward never gave Joseph another thought—he forgot all about him.

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. Y Faraón se enojó contra sus dos oficiales(B), contra el jefe de los coperos y contra el jefe de los panaderos. 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. El capitán de la guardia se los asignó a José, y él les servía; y estuvieron bajo custodia por algún tiempo[a]. 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. Y[c] José vino a ellos por la mañana y los observó, y he aquí, estaban decaídos. 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)? 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

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

  1. Génesis 40:4 Lit., días
  2. Génesis 40:5 Lit., soñaron
  3. Génesis 40:6 O, Cuando
  4. Génesis 40:7 Lit., señor, diciendo
  5. Génesis 40:8 Lit., soñado
  6. Génesis 40:9 Lit., y he aquí
  7. Génesis 40:11 Lit., palma
  8. Génesis 40:13 O posiblemente, te perdonará
  9. Génesis 40:14 Lit., acuérdate de mí contigo mismo
  10. Génesis 40:15 Lit., foso
  11. Génesis 40:19 Lit., levantará
  12. Génesis 40:19 Lit., carne de sobre ti
  13. Génesis 40:21 Lit., la palma