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.
It came about that after these things, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and king's baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.
2 Et Pharaon, irrité contre eux (car l’un commandait aux échansons et l’autre aux panetiers),
Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief of the cupbearers and the chief of the bakers.
3 Les envoya dans la prison du chef des soldats, où Joseph aussi était détenu.
He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.
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.
The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he served them. They remained in custody for some time.
5 Or ils virent tous deux, dans une même nuit, un songe qui, selon son interprétation, se rapportait à eux.
Both of them dreamed a dream—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt who were confined in the prison—each man had his own dream in the same night, and each dream had its own interpretation.
6 Lorsque Joseph fut entré près d’eux le matin, et qu’il les eut vus tristes,
Joseph came to them in the morning and saw them. Behold, they were sad.
7 Il les interrogea, disant: Pourquoi votre visage est-il plus triste aujourd’hui que de coutume?
He asked Pharaoh's officials who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?”
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.
They said to him, “We have both dreamed a dream and no one can interpret it.” Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me, please.”
9 Le grand échanson raconta le premier son songe: Je voyais devant moi qu’une vigne,
The chief of the cupbearers told his dream to Joseph. He said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me.
10 Où il y avait trois provins, poussait peu à peu des boutons, et qu’après des fleurs, des raisins mûrissaient,
In the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms came out and the clusters of grapes ripened.
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.
Pharaoh's cup was in my hand. I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I placed the cup into Pharaoh's hand.”
12 Joseph répondit: Voici l’interprétation du songe: Les trois provins, ce sont trois jours encore,
Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it. 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.
Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh's cup into his hand, just as when you were his cupbearer.
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 think of me when it goes well with you, and please show kindness to me. Mention me to Pharaoh and bring 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 indeed I was abducted out of the land of the Hebrews. Here also have I done nothing that they should put me in this dungeon.”
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;
When the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream, and, behold, three baskets of bread were 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.
In the top basket there were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”
18 Joseph répondit: Voici l’interprétation du songe: Les trois corbeilles, ce sont trois jours encore,
Joseph answered and said, “This is the interpretation. 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.
Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and will hang you on a tree. The birds will eat your flesh off you.”
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.
It came about on the third day that it was Pharaoh's birthday. He made a feast for all his servants. He lifted up the head of the chief of the cupbearers and the head of the chief of the bakers, among his servants.
21 Or il rétablit l’un dans sa charge, pour qu’il lui présentât la coupe,
He restored the chief of the cupbearers to his responsibility, and he put the cup into Pharaoh's hand again.
22 Et il suspendit l’autre à une potence; en sorte que la véracité de l’interprète se trouva justifiée.
But he hanged the chief of the bakers, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 Cependant, tout lui prospérant, le grand échanson oublia son interprète.
Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot about him.
