Genesis 40
New English Translation
The Cupbearer and the Baker
40 After these things happened, the cupbearer[a] to the king of Egypt and the royal baker[b] offended[c] their master, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials,[d] the cupbearer and the baker, 3 so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined. 4 The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them.[e]
They spent some time in custody.[f] 5 Both of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream[g] the same night.[h] Each man’s dream had its own meaning.[i] 6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were looking depressed.[j] 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials, who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”[k] 8 They told him, “We both had dreams,[l] but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph responded, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell them[m] to me.”
9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph:[n] “In my dream, there was a vine in front of me. 10 On the vine there were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes, squeezed them into his[o] cup, and put the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”[p]
12 “This is its meaning,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches represent[q] three days. 13 In three more days Pharaoh will reinstate you[r] and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did before[s] when you were cupbearer. 14 But remember me[t] when it goes well for you, and show[u] me kindness.[v] Make mention[w] of me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison,[x] 15 for I really was kidnapped[y] from the land of the Hebrews and I have done nothing wrong here for which they should put me in a dungeon.”
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the first dream was favorable,[z] he said to Joseph, “I also appeared in my dream and there were three baskets of white bread[aa] on my head. 17 In the top basket there were baked goods of every kind for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them from the basket that was on my head.”
18 Joseph replied, “This is its meaning: The three baskets represent[ab] three days. 19 In three more days Pharaoh will decapitate you[ac] and impale you on a pole. Then the birds will eat your flesh from you.”
20 On the third day it was Pharaoh’s birthday, so he gave a feast for all his servants. He “lifted up”[ad] the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker in the midst of his servants. 21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his former position[ae] so that he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand, 22 but the chief baker he impaled, just as Joseph had predicted.[af] 23 But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph—he forgot him.[ag]
Footnotes
- Genesis 40:1 sn The Hebrew term cupbearer corresponds to the Egyptian wb’, an official (frequently a foreigner) who often became a confidant of the king and wielded political power (see K. A. Kitchen, NBD3 248). Nehemiah held this post in Persia.
- Genesis 40:1 sn The baker may be the Egyptian retehti, the head of the bakers, who had privileges in the royal court.
- Genesis 40:1 sn The Hebrew verb translated offended here is the same one translated “sin” in 39:9. Perhaps there is an intended contrast between these officials, who deserve to be imprisoned, and Joseph, who refused to sin against God, but was thrown into prison in spite of his innocence.
- Genesis 40:2 tn The Hebrew word סָרִיס (saris), used here of these two men and of Potiphar (see 39:1), normally means “eunuch.” But evidence from Akkadian texts shows that in early times the title was used of a court official in general. Only later did it become more specialized in its use.
- Genesis 40:4 sn He served them. This is the same Hebrew verb, meaning “to serve as a personal attendant,” that was translated “became [his] servant” in 39:4.
- Genesis 40:4 tn Heb “they were days in custody.”
- Genesis 40:5 tn Heb “dreamed a dream.”
- Genesis 40:5 tn Heb “a man his dream in one night.”
- Genesis 40:5 tn Heb “a man according to the interpretation of his dream.”
- Genesis 40:6 tn The verb זָעַף (zaʿaf) only occurs here and Dan 1:10. It means “to be sick, to be emaciated,” probably in this case because of depression.
- Genesis 40:7 tn Heb “why are your faces sad today?”
- Genesis 40:8 tn Heb “a dream we dreamed.”
- Genesis 40:8 tn The word “them” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- Genesis 40:9 tn The Hebrew text adds “and he said to him.” This has not been translated because it is redundant in English.
- Genesis 40:11 tn Heb “the cup of Pharaoh.” The pronoun “his” has been used here in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- Genesis 40:11 sn The cupbearer’s dream is dominated by sets of three: three branches, three stages of growth, and three actions of the cupbearer.
- Genesis 40:12 tn Heb “the three branches [are].”
- Genesis 40:13 tn Heb “Pharaoh will lift up your head.” This Hebrew idiom usually refers to restoring dignity, office, or power. It is comparable to the modern saying “someone can hold his head up high.”
- Genesis 40:13 tn Heb “according to the former custom.”
- Genesis 40:14 tn Heb “but you have remembered me with you.” The perfect verbal form may be used rhetorically here to emphasize Joseph’s desire to be remembered. He speaks of the action as already being accomplished in order to make it clear that he expects it to be done. The form can be translated as volitional, expressing a plea or a request.
- Genesis 40:14 tn This perfect verbal form with the prefixed conjunction (and the two that immediately follow) carry the same force as the preceding perfect.
- Genesis 40:14 tn Heb “deal with me [in] kindness.”
- Genesis 40:14 tn The verb זָכַר (zakhar) in the Hiphil stem means “to cause to remember, to make mention, to boast.” The implication is that Joseph would be pleased for them to tell his story and give him the credit due him so that Pharaoh would release him. Since Pharaoh had never met Joseph, the simple translation of “cause him to remember me” would mean little.
- Genesis 40:14 tn Heb “house.” The word “prison” has been substituted in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 40:15 tn The verb גָּנַב (ganav) means “to steal,” but in the Piel/Pual stem “to steal away.” The idea of “kidnap” would be closer to the sense, meaning he was stolen and carried off. The preceding infinitive absolute underscores the point Joseph is making.
- Genesis 40:16 tn Heb “that [the] interpretation [was] good.” The words “the first dream” are supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 40:16 tn Or “three wicker baskets.” The meaning of the Hebrew noun חֹרִי (khori, “white bread, cake”) is uncertain; some have suggested the meaning “wicker” instead. Comparison with texts from Ebla suggests the meaning “pastries made with white flour” (M. Dahood, “Eblaite ḫa-rí and Genesis 40, 16 ḥōrî,” BN 13 [1980]: 14-16).
- Genesis 40:18 tn Heb “the three baskets [are].”
- Genesis 40:19 tn Heb “Pharaoh will lift up your head from upon you.” Joseph repeats the same expression from the first interpretation (see v. 13), but with the added words “from upon you,” which allow the statement to have a more literal and ominous meaning—the baker will be decapitated.
- Genesis 40:20 tn The translation puts the verb in quotation marks because it is used rhetorically here and has a double meaning. With respect to the cupbearer it means “reinstate” (see v. 13), but with respect to the baker it means “decapitate” (see v. 19).
- Genesis 40:21 tn Heb “his cupbearing.”
- Genesis 40:22 tn Heb “had interpreted for them.”sn The dreams were fulfilled exactly as Joseph had predicted, down to the very detail. Here was confirmation that Joseph could interpret dreams and that his own dreams were still valid. It would have been a tremendous encouragement to his faith, but it would also have been a great disappointment to spend two more years in jail.
- Genesis 40:23 tn The wayyiqtol verbal form here has a reiterative or emphasizing function.
Genesis 40
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ipinaliwanag ni Jose ang mga Panaginip
40 Minsan, ang tagapangasiwa ng mga inumin ng Faraon at ang punong panadero ay parehong nagkasala sa kanilang panginoon na hari ng Egipto. 2 Sa galit nito, 3 sila'y ipinakulong sa bahay ng punong guwardiya ng piitang pinagdalhan kay Jose. 4 Si Jose ang naatasan ng kapitan na tumingin at maglingkod sa dalawang bilanggo, kaya't matagal silang magkasama sa bilangguan.
5 Isang gabi, ang tagapangasiwa ng mga inumin at ang punong panadero ay parehong nanaginip. 6 Kinaumagahan, nang dumalaw si Jose, napuna niyang nababalisa ang dalawa. 7 Tinanong niya kung bakit, 8 at sila nama'y nagpaliwanag. “Alam mo, pareho kaming nanaginip, ngunit wala ni isa mang makapagpaliwanag ng kahulugan ng mga iyon.”
“Ang Diyos lamang ang nakapagpapaunawa sa atin ng kahulugan ng mga panaginip,” sabi ni Jose. “Ano ba ang napanaginipan ninyo?”
9 Ang tagapangasiwa ng inumin ang unang nagsalaysay. Ang sabi nito, “Napanaginipan kong sa harapan ko'y may puno ng ubas 10 na may tatlong sanga. Pagsibol ng dahon nito, namulaklak na rin at kaagad nahinog ang mga bunga. 11 Hawak ko noon ang kopa ng Faraon, kaya't pinisa ko ang ubas at ibinigay sa Faraon.”
12 “Ito ang kahulugan ng panaginip mo,” sabi ni Jose. “Ang tatlong sanga ay tatlong araw. 13 Sa loob ng tatlong araw, ipapatawag ka ng Faraon at patatawarin. Ibabalik ka sa dati mong tungkulin. 14 Kaya, kapag naroon ka na, huwag mo naman akong kakalimutan. Banggitin mo naman ako sa Faraon at tulungan mo akong makalaya sa bilangguang ito. 15 Ang totoo'y kinuha lamang ako sa lupain ng mga Hebreo, at wala akong nalalamang dahilan upang mabilanggo rito.”
16 Pagkakita ng punong panadero na maganda ang kahulugan ng panaginip ng kanyang kasama, sinabi nito kay Jose, “Ako'y nanaginip din. May buhat daw akong tatlong basket sa aking ulo. 17 Sa basket na nasa ibabaw ay nakalagay ang iba't ibang pagkaing hinurno para sa Faraon, ngunit ang pagkaing iyo'y tinutuka ng mga ibon.”
18 Sinabi ni Jose, “Ito ang kahulugan ng panaginip mo: 19 sa loob ng tatlong araw ay ipapatawag ka rin ng Faraon at pupugutan ka. Pagkatapos, ibibitin sa kahoy ang iyong bangkay at hahayaang tukain ng mga ibon.”
20 Ang ikatlong araw ay kaarawan ng Faraon, at naghanda siya ng isang salu-salo para sa kanyang mga kagawad. Iniharap niya sa kanyang mga panauhin ang tagapangasiwa ng mga inumin at ang punong panadero. 21 Ibinalik niya sa tungkulin ang tagapangasiwa ng mga inumin, 22 ngunit ipinabitay ang punong panadero. Natupad nga ang sinabi ni Jose sa dalawa, 23 ngunit siya'y nakalimutan ng tagapangasiwa ng mga inumin.
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.
Genesis 40
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 40
The Dreams Interpreted. 1 [a]Some time afterward, the royal cupbearer and baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3 and he put them in custody in the house of the chief steward, the same jail where Joseph was confined. 4 The chief steward assigned Joseph to them, and he became their attendant.
After they had been in custody for some time, 5 the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt who were confined in the jail both had dreams on the same night, each his own dream and each dream with its own meaning. 6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they looked disturbed. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why do you look so troubled today?” 8 They answered him, “We have had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph said to them, “Do interpretations not come from God? Please tell me the dreams.”(A)
9 Then the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. “In my dream,” he said, “I saw a vine in front of me, 10 and on the vine were three branches. It had barely budded when its blossoms came out, and its clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes, pressed them out into his cup, and put it in Pharaoh’s hand.” 12 Joseph said to him: “This is its interpretation. The three branches are three days; 13 within three days Pharaoh will single you out[b] and restore you to your post. You will be handing Pharaoh his cup as you formerly did when you were his cupbearer. 14 Only think of me when all is well with you, and please do me the great favor of mentioning me to Pharaoh, to get me out of this place. 15 The truth is that I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and I have not done anything here that they should have put me into a dungeon.”
16 When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation, he said to him: “I too had a dream. In it I had three bread baskets on my head; 17 in the top one were all kinds of bakery products for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.” 18 Joseph said to him in reply: “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days; 19 within three days Pharaoh will single you out and will impale you on a stake, and the birds will be eating your flesh.”
20 And so on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, when he gave a banquet to all his servants, he singled out the chief cupbearer and chief baker in the midst of his servants. 21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, so that he again handed the cup to Pharaoh; 22 but the chief baker he impaled—just as Joseph had told them in his interpretation. 23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not think of Joseph; he forgot him.
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