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Genesis 40
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Genesis 40
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
40 Now some time later the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, Egypt’s king.
2 And Pharaoh was angry with his officers, the chief of the butlers and the chief of the bakers.
3 He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.
4 And the captain of the guard put them in Joseph’s charge, and he served them; and they continued in custody for some time.
5 And they both dreamed a dream in the same night, each man according to [the personal significance of] the interpretation of his dream—the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison.
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning and looked at them, he saw that they were sad and depressed.
7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his master’s house, Why do you look so dejected and sad today?
8 And they said to him, We have dreamed dreams, and there is no one to interpret them. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me [your dreams], I pray you.
9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph and said to him, In my dream I saw a vine before me,
10 And on the vine were three branches. Then it was as though it budded; its blossoms burst forth and the clusters of them brought forth ripe grapes [almost all at once].
11 And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup; then I 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 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will again put Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, as when you were his butler.
14 But think of me when it shall be well with you and show kindness, I beg of you, to me, and mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.
15 For truly I was carried away from the land of the Hebrews by unlawful force, and here too I have done nothing for which they should put me into the dungeon.
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also dreamed, and behold, I had three cake baskets on my head.
17 And in the uppermost basket were some of all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds [of prey] were eating out of the basket on my head.
18 And Joseph answered, This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days.
19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head but will have you beheaded and hung on a tree, and [you will not so much as be given burial, but] the birds will eat your flesh.
20 And on the third day, Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the heads of the chief butler and the chief baker [by inviting them also] among his servants.
21 And he restored the chief butler to his butlership, and the butler gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;
22 But [Pharaoh] hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 But [even after all that] the chief butler gave no thought to Joseph, but forgot [all about] him.
1 Moseboken 40
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
1 Moseboken 40
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Josef tyder drömmar i fängelset
40 Någon tid senare hände det sig att den egyptiske kungens vinsmakare[a] och bagare förbröt sig mot sin herre, kungen i Egypten. 2 Farao blev så arg på sina båda hovmän, sin förste vinsmakare och sin chefsbagare, 3 att han lät sätta båda två i häkte hos befälhavaren för livgardet i det fängelse där Josef satt. 4 Befälhavaren satte Josef till att betjäna dem. De blev kvar där en tid. 5 Båda hovmännen, den egyptiske kungens vinsmakare och bagaren, hade under samma natt i fängelset var sin dröm men med olika betydelser. 6 På morgonen när Josef kom till dem lade han märke till att de såg nedstämda ut.
7 ”Varför ser ni så sorgsna ut?” frågade han faraos hovmän, som satt där i fängelset tillsammans med honom i hans husbondes hus. 8 ”Vi har båda drömt i natt, men det finns ingen här som kan berätta vad drömmarna betyder”, svarade de. ”Att tolka är Guds uppgift”, svarade Josef. ”Berätta för mig vad ni såg!”
9 Vinsmakaren berättade sin dröm för Josef: ”I min dröm såg jag framför mig en vinstock 10 med tre grenar som började knoppas och blomma, och snart fanns det klasar med mogna vindruvor. 11 Jag höll faraos vinbägare i handen, och jag tog vindruvorna och kramade ur saften i bägaren och gav honom att dricka.”
12 ”Det här är vad drömmen betyder”, sa Josef. ”De tre grenarna betyder tre dagar. 13 Inom tre dagar ska farao lyfta upp ditt huvud och ge dig din ställning som vinsmakare tillbaka. Då ska du åter sätta faraos bägare i hans hand som du gjorde förut när du var hans vinsmakare. 14 Men tänk på mig när det går bra för dig och visa mig den vänligheten att du nämner om mig för farao, så att jag slipper ut härifrån! 15 Först blev jag bortrövad från hebréernas land och nu sitter jag i denna fängelsehåla trots att jag inte har gjort något ont.”
16 När mästerbagaren såg att uttydningen av den första drömmen blev så bra, berättade också han sin dröm för Josef. ”I min dröm hade jag tre korgar med bröd på huvudet. 17 I den översta korgen fanns många olika slags bakverk till farao, men fåglarna kom och åt upp dem ur korgen på mitt huvud.”
18 ”Uttydningen är att de tre korgarna betyder tre dagar”, sa Josef till honom. 19 ”Inom tre dagar ska farao lyfta upp ditt huvud och ta det av dig. Han ska hänga upp din kropp på en påle. Då ska fåglarna komma och äta ditt kött.”
20 Tre dagar senare inföll faraos födelsedag, och han hade ordnat en fest för folket i palatset. Han upphöjde då inför hovet både vinsmakaren och mästerbagaren: 21 Vinsmakaren fick upprättelse och sin ställning tillbaka, så att han åter räckte bägaren åt farao, 22 medan mästerbagaren blev upphängd, precis som Josef hade uttytt drömmarna. 23 Men vinsmakaren glömde bort Josef och ägnade honom inte mer en tanke.
Footnotes
- 40:1 Eller munskänk. I uppgiften ingick ett omfattande ansvar för både drycker och dryckesvanor.
Genesis 40
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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
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