Genesis 40
1 Later on the cupbearer and the baker committed some offense against their master, the king of Egypt.
Nogen Tid efter hændte det, at Ægypterkongens Mundskænk og Bager forbrød sig mod deres Herre Ægypterkongen,
2 Pharaoh was angry with these two royal officials—the chief cupbearer and chief baker—
og Farao vrededes paa sine to Hofmænd, Overmundskænken og Overbageren,
3 and imprisoned them in the house of the commander of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was.
og lod dem sætte i Forvaring i Livvagtens Øverstes Hus, i samme Fængsel, hvor Josef sad fængslet;
4 The commander of the guard assigned Joseph to them as their personal attendant. They were kept in prison for some time.
og Livvagtens Øverste gav dem Josef til Opvartning, og han gik dem til Haande. Da de nu havde været i Forvaring en Tid lang,
5 One night while they were in prison the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt each had a dream. They were different dreams, each with its own meaning.
drømte Ægypterkongens Mundskænk og Bager, som sad i Fængselet, samme Nat hver sin Drøm med sin særlige Betydning.
6 When Joseph arrived the next morning he noticed they both looked depressed.
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,
7 So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were imprisoned with him in his master's house, “Why are you looking so depressed?”
spurgte han dem: »Hvorfor ser I saa ulykkelige ud i Dag?«
8 “We've both had dreams but can't find anyone to explain what they mean,” they said. So Joseph told them, “Isn't God the one who can interpret the meaning of dreams? Tell me your dreams.”
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!«
9 So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. “In my dream there was a vine right in front of me,” he explained.
Saa fortalte Overmundskænken Josef sin Drøm og sagde: »Jeg saa i Drømme en Vinstok for mig;
10 “The vine had three branches. As soon as it budded, it flowered, and produced clusters of ripe grapes.
paa Vinstokken var der tre Ranker, og næppe havde den sat Skud, før Blomsterne sprang ud, og Klaserne bar modne Druer;
11 I was holding Pharaoh's wine cup, so I picked the grapes and squeezed them into the cup and gave it to Pharaoh.”
og jeg havde Faraos Bæger i Haanden og tog Druerne og pressede dem i Faraos Bæger og rakte Farao det.«
12 “This is the meaning,” Joseph told him. “The three branches represent three days.
Da sagde Josef: »Det skal udtydes saaledes: De tre Ranker betyder tre Dage;
13 In three days' time Pharaoh will take you out of prison and give you back your job, and you will hand Pharaoh his cup as you used to.
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.
14 But when things go well for you, please remember me with kindness and speak to Pharaoh on my behalf, and please get me out of this prison.
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;
15 I was cruelly kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and now I'm here in this pit even though I've done nothing wrong.”
thi jeg er stjaalet fra Hebræernes Land og har heller ikke her gjort noget, de kunde sætte mig i Fængsel for.«
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was positive, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream. I had three baskets of cakes on my head.
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.
17 In the top basket were all the cakes and pastries for Pharaoh to eat, and the birds were eating them from the basket on my head.”
I den øverste Kurv var der alle Haande Bagværk til Faraos Bord, men Fuglene aad det af Kurven paa mit Hoved!«
18 “This is the meaning,” Joseph told him. “The three baskets represent three days.
Da sagde Josef: »Det skal udtydes saaledes: De tre Kurve betyder tre Dage;
19 In three days' time Pharaoh will take you out of prison and hang you on a pole, and birds will eat your flesh.”
om tre Dage skal Farao løfte dit Hoved og hænge dig op paa en Pæl, og Fuglene skal æde Kødet af din Krop!«
20 Three days later it happened to be Pharaoh's birthday, and he arranged a banquet for all his officials. He had the chief cupbearer and the chief baker released from prison and brought there before his officials.
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.
21 He gave the chief cupbearer his job back, and he returned to his duties of handing Pharaoh his cup.
Overmundskænken genindsatte han i hans Embede, saa han atter rakte Farao Bægeret,
22 But he hanged the chief baker just as Joseph had said when he interpreted their dreams.
og Overbageren lod han hænge, som Josef havde tydet det for dem.
23 But the chief cupbearer didn't remember to say anything about Joseph—in fact he forgot all about him.
Men Overmundskænken tænkte ikke paa Josef; han glemte ham.
