1 Mosebog 40

1 Nogen Tid efter hændte det, at Ægypterkongens Mundskænk og Bager forbrød sig mod deres Herre Ægypterkongen,

And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.

2 og Farao vrededes paa sine to Hofmænd, Overmundskænken og Overbageren,

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

3 og lod dem sætte i Forvaring i Livvagtens Øverstes Hus, i samme Fængsel, hvor Josef sad fængslet;

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

4 og Livvagtens Øverste gav dem Josef til Opvartning, og han gik dem til Haande. Da de nu havde været i Forvaring en Tid lang,

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and they continued a season in ward.

5 drømte Ægypterkongens Mundskænk og Bager, som sad i Fængselet, samme Nat hver sin Drøm med sin særlige Betydning.

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, who were bound in the prison.

6 Da Josef om Morgenen kom ind til Faraos Hofmænd, der sammen med ham var i Forvaring i hans Herres Hus, og saa, at de var nedslaaede,

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

7 spurgte han dem: »Hvorfor ser I saa ulykkelige ud i Dag?«

And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his master's house, saying: 'Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?'

8 Besvarede: »Vi har haft en Drøm, og her er ingen, som kan tyde den.« Da sagde Josef til dem: »Er det ikke Guds Sag at tyde Drømme? Fortæl mig det da!«

And they said unto him: 'We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it.' And Joseph said unto them: 'Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.'

9 Saa fortalte Overmundskænken Josef sin Drøm og sagde: »Jeg saa i Drømme en Vinstok for mig;

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him: 'In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

10 paa Vinstokken var der tre Ranker, og næppe havde den sat Skud, før Blomsterne sprang ud, og Klaserne bar modne Druer;

and in the vine were three branches; and as it was budding, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes,

11 og jeg havde Faraos Bæger i Haanden og tog Druerne og pressede dem i Faraos Bæger og rakte Farao det.«

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 Da sagde Josef: »Det skal udtydes saaledes: De tre Ranker betyder tre Dage;

And Joseph said unto him: 'This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;

13 om tre Dage skal Farao løfte dit Hoved og genindsætte dig i dit Embede, saa du atter rækker Farao Bægeret som før, da du var hans Mundskænk.

within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thine office; and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

14 Vilde du nu blot tænke paa mig, naar det gaar dig vel, og vise mig Godhed og omtale mig for Farao og saaledes hjælpe mig ud af dette Hus;

But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.

15 thi jeg er stjaalet fra Hebræernes Land og har heller ikke her gjort noget, de kunde sætte mig i Fængsel for.«

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 Da nu Overbageren saa, at Josef gav Mundskænken en gunstig Tydning, sagde han til ham: »Jeg havde en lignende Drøm: Se, jeg bar tre Kurve Hvedebrød paa mit Hoved.

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph: 'I also saw in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head;

17 I den øverste Kurv var der alle Haande Bagværk til Faraos Bord, men Fuglene aad det af Kurven paa mit Hoved!«

and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.'

18 Da sagde Josef: »Det skal udtydes saaledes: De tre Kurve betyder tre Dage;

And Joseph answered and said: 'This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days;

19 om tre Dage skal Farao løfte dit Hoved og hænge dig op paa en Pæl, og Fuglene skal æde Kødet af din Krop!«

within yet 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 Tre Dage efter, da det var Faraos Fødselsdag, gjorde han et Gæstebud for alle sine Tjenere, og da løftede han Overmundskænkens og Overbagerens, Hoveder iblandt sine Tjenere.

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 the head of the chief baker among his servants.

21 Overmundskænken genindsatte han i hans Embede, saa han atter rakte Farao Bægeret,

And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

22 og Overbageren lod han hænge, som Josef havde tydet det for dem.

But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23 Men Overmundskænken tænkte ikke paa Josef; han glemte ham.

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.