Genesis 40
1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
Nogen Tid efter hændte det, at Ægypterkongens Mundskænk og Bager forbrød sig mod deres Herre Ægypterkongen,
2 And Pharaoh was furious with two of his officers, with the chief of the butlers, and with the chief of the bakers.
og Farao vrededes paa sine to Hofmænd, Overmundskænken og Overbageren,
3 And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
og lod dem sætte i Forvaring i Livvagtens Øverstes Hus, i samme Fængsel, hvor Josef sad fængslet;
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in custody.
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 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.
drømte Ægypterkongens Mundskænk og Bager, som sad i Fængselet, samme Nat hver sin Drøm med sin særlige Betydning.
6 And Joseph came to them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
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 And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Why look ye so sad to day?
spurgte han dem: »Hvorfor ser I saa ulykkelige ud i Dag?«
8 And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
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 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
Saa fortalte Overmundskænken Josef sin Drøm og sagde: »Jeg saa i Drømme en Vinstok for mig;
10 And on the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes:
paa Vinstokken var der tre Ranker, og næppe havde den sat Skud, før Blomsterne sprang ud, og Klaserne bar modne Druer;
11 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.
og jeg havde Faraos Bæger i Haanden og tog Druerne og pressede dem i Faraos Bæger og rakte Farao det.«
12 And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
Da sagde Josef: »Det skal udtydes saaledes: De tre Ranker betyder tre Dage;
13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee to thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
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 think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness to me, I pray thee, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
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 For indeed I was stolen away from the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
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 good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets 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 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked goods for Pharaoh; and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head.
I den øverste Kurv var der alle Haande Bagværk til Faraos Bord, men Fuglene aad det af Kurven paa mit Hoved!«
18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days:
Da sagde Josef: »Det skal udtydes saaledes: De tre Kurve betyder tre Dage;
19 Yet within 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.
om tre Dage skal Farao løfte dit Hoved og hænge dig op paa en Pæl, og Fuglene skal æde Kødet af din Krop!«
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast to all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
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 And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
Overmundskænken genindsatte han i hans Embede, saa han atter rakte Farao Bægeret,
22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
og Overbageren lod han hænge, som Josef havde tydet det for dem.
23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
Men Overmundskænken tænkte ikke paa Josef; han glemte ham.
