Genèse 40

1 Ces choses s’étant ainsi passées, il arriva que deux eunuques, l’échanson du roi d’Égypte et le panetier, offensèrent leur maître.

Now after these things the chief servant who had the care of the wine, and the chief bread-maker in Pharaoh's house, did something against Pharaoh's orders;

2 Et Pharaon, irrité contre eux (car l’un commandait aux échansons et l’autre aux panetiers),

And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;

3 Les envoya dans la prison du chef des soldats, où Joseph aussi était détenu.

And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.

4 Mais le gardien de la prison leur donna Joseph pour les servir. Quelque temps s’était écoulé, et eux étaient détenus dans la prison.

And the captain put them in Joseph's care, and he did what was needed for them; and they were kept in prison for some time.

5 Or ils virent tous deux, dans une même nuit, un songe qui, selon son interprétation, se rapportait à eux.

And these two had a dream on the same night; the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker of the king of Egypt, who were in prison, the two of them had dreams with a special sense.

6 Lorsque Joseph fut entré près d’eux le matin, et qu’il les eut vus tristes,

And in the morning when Joseph came to them he saw that they were looking sad.

7 Il les interrogea, disant: Pourquoi votre visage est-il plus triste aujourd’hui que de coutume?

And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?

8 Ceux-ci répondirent: Nous avons vu un songe, et il n’y a personne pour nous l’interpréter. Joseph leur dit: N’est-ce pas à Dieu qu’appartient l’interprétation? Rapportez-moi ce que vous avez vu.

Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?

9 Le grand échanson raconta le premier son songe: Je voyais devant moi qu’une vigne,

Then the chief wine-servant gave Joseph an account of his dream, and said, In my dream I saw a vine before me;

10 Où il y avait trois provins, poussait peu à peu des boutons, et qu’après des fleurs, des raisins mûrissaient,

And on the vine were three branches; and it seemed as if it put out buds and flowers, and from them came grapes ready for cutting.

11 Et que la coupe de Pharaon était dans ma main: je pris donc les raisins et les pressai dans la coupe que je tenais, et je donnai la coupe à Pharaon.

And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and crushing them into Pharaoh's cup, gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

12 Joseph répondit: Voici l’interprétation du songe: Les trois provins, ce sont trois jours encore,

Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three branches are three days;

13 Après lesquels Pharaon se souviendra de ton ministère, et te rétablira dans ton ancienne charge; tu lui présenteras la coupe, selon ton office, comme tu avais coutume de le faire auparavant.

After three days Pharaoh will give you honour, and put you back into your place, and you will give him his cup as you did before, when you were his wine-servant.

14 Seulement souviens-toi de moi, quand bien t’arrivera, et fais-moi miséricorde en suggérant à Pharaon de me tirer de cette prison:

But keep me in mind when things go well for you, and be good to me and say a good word for me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison:

15 Car j’ai été enlevé par fraude du pays des Hébreux, et innocent, j’ai été jeté ici dans la fosse.

For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.

16 Le grand panetier voyant qu’il avait sagement expliqué le songe, dit: Et moi aussi j’ai vu un songe: J’avais trois corbeilles de farine sur ma tête;

Now when the chief bread-maker saw that the first dream had a good sense, he said to Joseph, I had a dream; and in my dream there were three baskets of white bread on my head;

17 Et dans l’une des corbeilles, qui était la plus élevée, je portais de tous les aliments qui s’apprêtent par l’art du boulanger, et les oiseaux en mangeaient.

And in the top basket were all sorts of cooked meats for Pharaoh; and the birds were taking them out of the baskets on my head.

18 Joseph répondit: Voici l’interprétation du songe: Les trois corbeilles, ce sont trois jours encore,

Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three baskets are three days;

19 Après lesquels Pharaon t’enlèvera la tête, et te suspendra à une croix, et les oiseaux déchireront tes chairs.

After three days Pharaoh will take you out of prison, hanging you on a tree, so that your flesh will be food for birds.

20 Le troisième jour d’après était le jour de la naissance de Pharaon, qui, faisant un grand festin à ses serviteurs, se ressouvint, pendant le repas, du grand échanson et du grand panetier.

Now the third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a feast for all his servants; and he gave honour to the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker among the others.

21 Or il rétablit l’un dans sa charge, pour qu’il lui présentât la coupe,

And he put the chief wine-servant back in his old place; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

22 Et il suspendit l’autre à une potence; en sorte que la véracité de l’interprète se trouva justifiée.

But the chief bread-maker was put to death by hanging, as Joseph had said.

23 Cependant, tout lui prospérant, le grand échanson oublia son interprète.

But the wine-servant did not keep Joseph in mind or give a thought to him.