1 Mose 40
1 Und es begab sich darnach, daß sich der Schenke des Königs in Ägypten und der Bäcker versündigten an ihrem Herrn, dem König von Ägypten.
Some time later, two of the king of Egypt’s officials did things that displeased him. One was his chief (drink-server/man who prepared the wine and served it to the king), and the other was his chief (baker/man who baked bread for the king).
2 Und Pharao ward zornig über seine beiden Kämmerer, über den Amtmann über die Schenken und über den Amtmann über die Bäcker,
The king became angry with both of them.
3 und ließ sie setzen in des Hauptmanns Haus ins Gefängnis, da Joseph lag.
So he had them put in prison, in the house of the captain of the palace guards. That was the place where Joseph was being kept.
4 Und der Hauptmann setzte Joseph über sie, daß er ihnen diente; und sie saßen etliche Tage im Gefängnis.
The two men were in prison for a long time. And during that time the captain of the palace guards appointed Joseph to be their servant, to take care of their needs.
5 Und es träumte ihnen beiden, dem Schenken und dem Bäcker des Königs von Ägypten, in einer Nacht einem jeglichen ein eigener Traum; und eines jeglichen Traum hatte seine Bedeutung.
One night while the king’s drink-server and his baker were there in the prison, each of them had a dream. Each dream had a different meaning.
6 Da nun des Morgens Joseph zu ihnen hereinkam und sah, daß sie traurig waren,
The next morning, when Joseph came to them, he saw that both of them were dejected/worried.
7 fragte er sie und sprach: Warum seid ihr heute so traurig?
So he asked them, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8 Sie antworteten: Es hat uns geträumt, und wir haben niemand, der es uns auslege. Joseph sprach: Auslegen gehört Gott zu; doch erzählt mir's.
One of them answered, “We both had dreams last night, but there is no one who can tell us the meaning of the dreams.” Joseph said to them, “God is the only one who can [RHQ] tell the meaning of dreams. So tell me what you dreamed, and God will tell me the meaning.”
9 Da erzählte der oberste Schenke seinen Traum Joseph und sprach zu ihm: Mir hat geträumt, daß ein Weinstock vor mir wäre,
So the king’s chief drink-server told his dream to Joseph. He said, “In my dream I saw a grapevine in front of me.
10 der hatte drei Reben, und er grünte, wuchs und blühte, und seine Trauben wurden reif;
On the vine there were three branches. After the branches budded, they blossomed, and then they produced clusters of grapes.
11 und ich hatte den Becher Pharaos in meiner Hand und nahm die Beeren und zerdrückte sie in den Becher und gab den Becher Pharao in die Hand.
I was holding the king’s cup, so I took the grapes and squeezed the juice into the cup. Then I gave the cup to the king to drink the juice.”
12 Joseph sprach zu ihm: Das ist seine Deutung. Drei Reben sind drei Tage.
[God immediately told Joseph what the dream meant]. So Joseph said to him, “This is the meaning of your dream: The three branches of the vine represent three days.
13 Über drei Tage wird Pharao dein Haupt erheben und dich wieder an dein Amt stellen, daß du ihm den Becher in die Hand gebest nach der vorigen Weise, da du sein Schenke warst.
Within three days the king will release you from prison. He will let you do the work that you did before. You will take cups of wine to the king as you did before, when you were his drink-server.
14 Aber gedenke meiner, wenn dir's wohl geht, und tue Barmherzigkeit an mir, daß du Pharao erinnerst, daß er mich aus diesem Hause führe.
But when you are out of prison and everything goes well for you, please do not forget me.
15 Denn ich bin aus dem Lande der Hebräer heimlich gestohlen; dazu habe ich auch allhier nichts getan, daß sie mich eingesetzt haben.
People took me away forcefully from the land where my fellow Hebrews live. [I did nothing wrong there], and also while I have been here in Egypt, I have done nothing for which I deserved to be put in prison. So be kind to me and tell the king about me, so that he will release me from this prison!”
16 Da der oberste Bäcker sah, daß die Deutung gut war, sprach er zu Joseph: Mir hat auch geträumt, ich trüge drei weiße Körbe auf meinem Haupt
When the chief baker heard that the meaning of the dream of the king’s drink-server was very favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream. In the dream I was surprised to see three baskets of bread stacked on my head.
17 und im obersten Korbe allerlei gebackene Speise für den Pharao; und die Vögel aßen aus dem Korbe auf meinem Haupt.
In the top basket there were many kinds of baked goods for the king, but birds were eating them from the top basket that was on my head!”
18 Joseph antwortete und sprach: Das ist seine Deutung. Drei Körbe sind drei Tage;
God again told Joseph what the dream meant, so he said, “The three baskets also represent three days.
19 und nach drei Tagen wird dir Pharao dein Haupt erheben und dich an den Galgen hängen, und die Vögel werden dein Fleisch von dir essen.
Within three days the king will command that your head be cut off. Then your body will be hung on a tree, and vultures will come and eat your flesh.”
20 Und es geschah des dritten Tages, da beging Pharao seinen Jahrestag; und er machte eine Mahlzeit allen seinen Knechten und erhob das Haupt des obersten Schenken und das Haupt des obersten Bäckers unter den Knechten,
The third day after that was the (king’s birthday/day they celebrated when the king became one year older). On that day the king invited all his officials to celebrate his birthday. During the celebration, while they were all gathered there, the king summoned his chief drink-server and chief baker from the prison.
21 und setzte den obersten Schenken wieder in sein Schenkamt, daß er den Becher reicht in Pharaos Hand;
He said that his chief drink-server could have his previous job again, so that again he took cups of wine to the king.
22 aber den obersten Bäcker ließ er henken, wie ihnen Joseph gedeutet hatte.
But he commanded that the chief baker should be killed by being hanged, just as Joseph had said would happen when he told the two men the meaning of their dreams.
23 Aber der oberste Schenke gedachte nicht an Joseph, sondern vergaß ihn.
But the chief drink-server did not think about Joseph. He forgot to do what Joseph asked him to do.
