Genesis 40
Legacy Standard Bible
Joseph Interprets the Officials’ Dreams
40 Now it happened that after these things, (A)the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was (B)furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. 3 So he put them in confinement in the house of the (C)captain of the bodyguard, in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned. 4 And the captain of the bodyguard appointed Joseph as overseer over them, and he [a]attended to them; and they were in confinement for [b]some time. 5 Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation. 6 Now Joseph came to them in the morning and saw them, and behold, they were dejected. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in confinement in his master’s house, saying, “(D)Why are your faces so sad today?” 8 Then they said to him, “(E)We have [c]had a dream, and there is no one to interpret it.” Then Joseph said to them, “(F)Do not interpretations belong to God? Recount it to me, please.”
9 So the chief cupbearer recounted his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream, [d]behold, there was a vine in front of me; 10 and on the vine were three branches. And as it was budding, its blossoms came out, and its clusters produced ripe grapes. 11 Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh’s [e]hand.” 12 Then Joseph said to him, “This is the (G)interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; 13 within three more days Pharaoh will [f]lift up your head and restore you to your [g]office; and you will put Pharaoh’s cup into his hand according to your former custom when you were his cupbearer. 14 Only remember me when it goes well with you, and please (H)show me lovingkindness by remembering me to Pharaoh and getting me out of this house. 15 For (I)I was in fact stolen from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the pit.”
16 And the chief baker saw that he had interpreted favorably, so he said to Joseph, “I also saw in my dream, and behold, there were three baskets of white bread on my head; 17 and in the top basket there were some of all [h]sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.” 18 Then Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days; 19 within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head off of you and will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh off of you.”
20 Thus it happened on the third day, which was (J)Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; (K)and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief cupbearer to his [i]office, and (L)he put the cup into Pharaoh’s [j]hand; 22 but (M)he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but (N)forgot him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 40:4 Or ministered to
- Genesis 40:4 Lit days
- Genesis 40:8 Lit dreamed
- Genesis 40:9 Lit and behold
- Genesis 40:11 Lit palm
- Genesis 40:13 Or possibly forgive you
- Genesis 40:13 Lit place
- Genesis 40:17 Lit food for Pharaoh made by a baker
- Genesis 40:21 Lit wine-pouring
- Genesis 40:21 Lit palm
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
Génesis 40
Nueva Biblia Viva
El copero y el panadero
40 Mucho tiempo después, el jefe de los panaderos y el jefe de los coperos que servían al rey de Egipto, hicieron algo que lo ofendió. 2-3 Por eso, el faraón se enojó con ellos y los mandó a la misma cárcel en donde estaba José, es decir, en la casa del capitán de la guardia. 4 Estuvieron presos un buen tiempo, y el capitán de la guardia designó a José para que los atendiera. 5 Cierta noche cada uno de ellos tuvo un sueño. 6 A la mañana siguiente José los notó tristes y deprimidos.
7 ―¿Qué les pasa? ¿Por qué están tan tristes? —les preguntó.
8 Ellos le contestaron:
―Cada uno de nosotros tuvo un sueño anoche, y no hay quién nos interprete los sueños.
9-10 El primero en contar su sueño fue el jefe de los coperos:
―En mi sueño vi una vid con tres ramas que brotaron, florecieron y luego dieron racimos de uva madura. 11 Yo tenía la copa del faraón, Entonces tomé las uvas y las exprimí en la copa del faraón y se la serví.
12 José entonces le dijo:
―Esta es la interpretación del sueño: Las tres ramas son tres días. 13 Dentro de tres días el faraón te va a sacar de la cárcel y te pondrá nuevamente en tu cargo de copero. 14 Por favor, apiádate de mí cuando hayas vuelto a gozar del favor del faraón, y pídele que me saque de aquí. 15 Yo soy un hebreo que fue raptado de su tierra, y ahora estoy en la cárcel sin haber hecho nada para merecer este castigo.
16 Cuando el jefe de los panaderos vio que el primer sueño tenía un significado tan bueno, también le contó su sueño a José.
―En mi sueño llevaba tres canastos de pan sobre la cabeza. 17 El canasto de encima estaba lleno de deliciosos productos de pastelería, hechos especialmente para el faraón. Pero vinieron las aves y se los comieron.
18 ―Los tres canastos son tres días —le dijo José—. 19 De aquí a tres días, el faraón te quitará la cabeza, colgará tu cuerpo de un madero, y las aves comerán tus carnes.
20 Tres días más tarde, el faraón hizo una fiesta para celebrar su cumpleaños. Invitó a todos sus funcionarios y a todo el personal de su palacio. Mandó a buscar al jefe de los coperos y al jefe de los panaderos. Así que los sacaron de la cárcel y los llevaron delante del faraón. 21 Entonces el faraón colocó de nuevo al jefe de los coperos en su cargo, 22 pero mandó a ahorcar al jefe de los panaderos, tal como lo había dicho José. 23 Sin embargo, el jefe de los coperos se olvidó por completo de José.
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