Genesis 40
1 Later on the cupbearer and the baker committed some offense against their master, the king of Egypt.
これらの事の後、エジプト王の給仕役と料理役とがその主君エジプト王に罪を犯した。
2 Pharaoh was angry with these two royal officials—the chief cupbearer and chief baker—
パロはふたりの役人、すなわち給仕役の長と料理役の長に向かって憤り、
3 and imprisoned them in the house of the commander of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was.
侍衛長の家の監禁所、すなわちヨセフがつながれている獄屋に入れた。
4 The commander of the guard assigned Joseph to them as their personal attendant. They were kept in prison for some time.
侍衛長はヨセフに命じて彼らと共におらせたので、ヨセフは彼らに仕えた。こうして彼らは監禁所で幾日かを過ごした。
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.
さて獄屋につながれたエジプト王の給仕役と料理役のふたりは一夜のうちにそれぞれ意味のある夢を見た。
6 When Joseph arrived the next morning he noticed they both looked depressed.
ヨセフが朝、彼らのところへ行って見ると、彼らは悲しみに沈んでいた。
7 So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were imprisoned with him in his master's house, “Why are you looking so depressed?”
そこでヨセフは自分と一緒に主人の家の監禁所にいるパロの役人たちに尋ねて言った、「どうして、きょう、あなたがたの顔色が悪いのですか」。
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.”
彼らは言った、「わたしたちは夢を見ましたが、解いてくれる者がいません」。ヨセフは彼らに言った、「解くことは神によるのではありませんか。どうぞ、わたしに話してください」。
9 So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. “In my dream there was a vine right in front of me,” he explained.
給仕役の長はその夢をヨセフに話して言った、「わたしが見た夢で、わたしの前に一本のぶどうの木がありました。
10 “The vine had three branches. As soon as it budded, it flowered, and produced clusters of ripe grapes.
そのぶどうの木に三つの枝があって、芽を出し、花が咲き、ぶどうのふさが熟しました。
11 I was holding Pharaoh's wine cup, so I picked the grapes and squeezed them into the cup and gave it to Pharaoh.”
時にわたしの手に、パロの杯があって、わたしはそのぶどうを取り、それをパロの杯にしぼり、その杯をパロの手にささげました」。
12 “This is the meaning,” Joseph told him. “The three branches represent three days.
ヨセフは言った、「その解き明かしはこうです。三つの枝は三日です。
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.
今から三日のうちにパロはあなたの頭を上げて、あなたを元の役目に返すでしょう。あなたはさきに給仕役だった時にされたように、パロの手に杯をささげられるでしょう。
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.
それで、あなたがしあわせになられたら、わたしを覚えていて、どうかわたしに恵みを施し、わたしの事をパロに話して、この家からわたしを出してください。
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.”
わたしは、実はヘブルびとの地からさらわれてきた者です。またここでもわたしは地下の獄屋に入れられるような事はしなかったのです」。
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.
料理役の長はその解き明かしの良かったのを見て、ヨセフに言った、「わたしも夢を見たが、白いパンのかごが三つ、わたしの頭の上にあった。
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.”
一番上のかごには料理役がパロのために作ったさまざまの食物があったが、鳥がわたしの頭の上のかごからそれを食べていた」。
18 “This is the meaning,” Joseph told him. “The three baskets represent three days.
ヨセフは答えて言った、「その解き明かしはこうです。三つのかごは三日です。
19 In three days' time Pharaoh will take you out of prison and hang you on a pole, and birds will eat your flesh.”
今から三日のうちにパロはあなたの頭を上げ離して、あなたを木に掛けるでしょう。そして鳥があなたの肉を食い取るでしょう」。
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.
さて三日目はパロの誕生日であったので、パロはすべての家来のためにふるまいを設け、家来のうちの給仕役の長の頭と、料理役の長の頭を上げた。
21 He gave the chief cupbearer his job back, and he returned to his duties of handing Pharaoh his cup.
すなわちパロは給仕役の長を給仕役の職に返したので、彼はパロの手に杯をささげた。
22 But he hanged the chief baker just as Joseph had said when he interpreted their dreams.
しかしパロは料理役の長を木に掛けた。ヨセフが彼らに解き明かしたとおりである。
23 But the chief cupbearer didn't remember to say anything about Joseph—in fact he forgot all about him.
ところが、給仕役の長はヨセフを思い出さず、忘れてしまった。
