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Génesis 40
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Génesis 40
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Sueños del copero y del panadero del faraón
40 Ocurrió, pasado algún tiempo, que el copero y el panadero del rey de Egipto ofendieron a su señor. 2 Se encolerizó el faraón con sus dos cortesanos —el copero mayor y el panadero mayor— 3 y los hizo poner bajo custodia en casa del capitán de la guardia, que era la misma cárcel donde se hallaba preso José. 4 El capitán de la guardia encargó a José que los atendiera.
Llevaban varios días en la cárcel, 5 cuando en la misma noche, ambos —el copero y el panadero del rey de Egipto— tuvieron un sueño, cada uno el suyo, y cada sueño con su propio significado. 6 Por la mañana, cuando José fue a verlos, los encontró preocupados; 7 así que preguntó a los dos cortesanos del faraón que estaban presos con él en casa de su señor:
— ¿Qué les pasa hoy que tienen tan mala cara?
8 Ellos contestaron:
— Hemos tenido un sueño, y no tenemos quien nos lo interprete.
José les respondió:
— Dios es quien interpreta los sueños; cuéntenmelos.
9 Entonces el copero mayor contó su sueño a José:
— En mi sueño veía una vid delante de mí, 10 que tenía tres sarmientos. La vid echó brotes y flores y las uvas iban madurando en los racimos. 11 Con la copa del faraón en mano, yo tomaba los racimos, los estrujaba en la copa y luego yo mismo la ponía en la mano del faraón.
12 José le dijo:
— Esta es la interpretación: los tres sarmientos son tres días. 13 De aquí a tres días, el faraón revisará tu caso y te repondrá en tu cargo, y volverás a poner la copa del faraón en su mano como antes, cuando eras su copero. 14 Sólo te pido que te acuerdes de mí cuando todo se haya arreglado. Por favor, háblale de mí al faraón para que me saque de este lugar, 15 pues me raptaron del país de los hebreos, y aquí no he hecho nada para que me tengan en la cárcel.
16 Cuando el panadero mayor vio que José había acertado con la interpretación del sueño le dijo:
— Pues yo soñé que llevaba tres canastillos de mimbre sobre mi cabeza. 17 En el canastillo de arriba llevaba los pasteles que se hacen para el faraón, pero las aves venían a picotear de ese canastillo sobre mi cabeza.
18 José le dijo:
— Esta es la interpretación: Los tres canastillos son tres días. 19 De aquí a tres días, el faraón revisará tu caso y te hará colgar de una horca, y las aves picotearán la carne de tu cuerpo.
20 Efectivamente, al cabo de tres días, el faraón celebraba su cumpleaños y ofrecía un banquete a todos sus cortesanos. En presencia de estos, mandó sacar de la cárcel al copero mayor y al panadero mayor; 21 al copero mayor lo repuso en el cargo, para que volviese a ser quien pusiera la copa en la mano del faraón; 22 en cambio, mandó ahorcar al panadero mayor, tal como José había dicho. 23 Pero el copero mayor no se acordó de José, sino que se olvidó de él por completo.
Genesis 40
New International Version
Genesis 40
New International Version
The Cupbearer and the Baker
40 Some time later, the cupbearer(A) and the baker(B) of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was angry(C) with his two officials,(D) the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3 and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard,(E) in the same prison where Joseph was confined. 4 The captain of the guard(F) assigned them to Joseph,(G) and he attended them.
After they had been in custody(H) for some time, 5 each of the two men—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison—had a dream(I) the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.(J)
6 When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody(K) with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”(L)
8 “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.”(M)
Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God?(N) Tell me your dreams.”
9 So the chief cupbearer(O) told Joseph his dream. He said to him, “In my dream I saw a vine in front of me, 10 and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed,(P) and its clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup and put the cup in his hand.”
12 “This is what it means,(Q)” Joseph said to him. “The three branches are three days.(R) 13 Within three days(S) Pharaoh will lift up your head(T) and restore you to your position, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.(U) 14 But when all goes well with you, remember me(V) and show me kindness;(W) mention me to Pharaoh(X) and get me out of this prison. 15 I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews,(Y) and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”(Z)
16 When the chief baker(AA) saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation,(AB) he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets(AC) of bread.[a] 17 In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
18 “This is what it means,” Joseph said. “The three baskets are three days.(AD) 19 Within three days(AE) Pharaoh will lift off your head(AF) and impale your body on a pole.(AG) And the birds will eat away your flesh.”(AH)
20 Now the third day(AI) was Pharaoh’s birthday,(AJ) and he gave a feast for all his officials.(AK) He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker(AL) in the presence of his officials: 21 He restored the chief cupbearer(AM) to his position,(AN) so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand(AO)— 22 but he impaled the chief baker,(AP) just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation.(AQ)
23 The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.(AR)
Footnotes
- Genesis 40:16 Or three wicker baskets
Genesis 40
English Standard Version
Genesis 40
English Standard Version
Joseph Interprets Two Prisoners' Dreams
40 Some time after this, the (A)cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker committed an offense against their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3 (B)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 appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.
5 And one night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own interpretation. 6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled. 7 So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, (C)“Why are your faces downcast today?” 8 They said to him, (D)“We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, (E)“Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”
9 So the chief cupbearer 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, (F)“This is its interpretation: (G)the three branches are three days. 13 In three days Pharaoh will (H)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 cupbearer. 14 Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. 15 For (I)I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and (J)here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.”
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 and said, (K)“This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days. 19 (L)In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and (M)hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you.”
20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh's (N)birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and (O)lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 21 (P)He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and (Q)he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand. 22 But he (R)hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
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