Jenèz 40
1 Kèk tan apre sa, chèf kanbiz ak chèf boulanje wa Lejip la te fè mèt yo yon bagay.
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 Farawon an te move ni sou chèf kanbiz la ni sou chèf boulanje a.
The king became angry with both of them.
3 Se konsa li te mete yo lakay kòmandan gad palè a, kote yo te fèmen Jozèf nan prizon an.
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 Kòmandan gad palè a mete yo sou kont Jozèf pou l' sèvi yo. Yo pase kèk tan nan prizon an.
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 Yon jou lannwit, antan yo nan prizon an, chèf kanbiz ak chèf boulanje wa a te fè yo chak yon rèv. Chak rèv te gen sans pa yo.
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 Lè Jozèf vin jwenn yo nan denmen maten, li jwenn yo boulvèse.
The next morning, when Joseph came to them, he saw that both of them were dejected/worried.
7 Li mande yo: -Poukisa nou kagou konsa jòdi a?
So he asked them, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8 Yo reponn li: -Nou chak fè yon rèv, men pa gen pesonn isit la ki ka esplike nou rèv yo. Jozèf reponn yo: -Eske se pa Bondye sèl ki ka esplike bagay konsa? Rakonte m' rèv nou yo.
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 Chèf kanbiz la rakonte Jozèf rèv li te fè a, li di l': -Nan rèv mwen an, mwen wè yon pye rezen devan m'.
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 Li te gen twa branch. Branch yo pran boujonnen, yo fè flè, yo fè rezen, rezen yo mi.
On the vine there were three branches. After the branches budded, they blossomed, and then they produced clusters of grapes.
11 Gwo gode farawon an te nan men mwen. Mwen pran rezen yo, mwen pije yo nan gode farawon an, lèfini mwen bay wa a li.
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 Jozèf di li: -Men sa rèv la vle di: Twa branch yo se twa jou.
[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 Nan twa jou, farawon an pral chonje ou, li pral mete ou nan pozisyon ou ankò. Ou pral bay farawon an diven jan ou te konn fè l' anvan lè ou te chèf kanbiz li a.
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 Men, lè tout bagay va mache byen pou ou, pa bliye m'. Tanpri, rann mwen sèvis sa a, pale ak farawon an pou mwen. Fè m' soti nan prizon sa a.
But when you are out of prison and everything goes well for you, please do not forget me.
15 Ou wè: se vòlè yo te vòlè m' nan peyi Ebre yo. Isit la menm, mwen pa t' fè anyen pou yo te mete m' nan prizon.
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 Lè chèf boulanje a wè bèl esplikasyon Jozèf te bay lòt la, li di l': -Mwen menm tout mwen fè yon rèv. Mwen wè te gen twa panyen pen sou tèt mwen.
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 Nan panyen ki te anwo nèt la, te gen tout kalite bagay yo konn kwit nan fou pou wa a. Men, zwazo t'ap manje yo nan panyen an sou tèt mwen.
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 Jozèf reponn li: -Men sa rèv la vle di: Twa panyen yo se twa jou.
God again told Joseph what the dream meant, so he said, “The three baskets also represent three days.
19 Nan twa jou farawon an pral fè rele ou, l'ap fè yo pann ou nan yon pyebwa, kote zwazo ap vin dechèpiye ou.
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 Sou twa jou vre, farawon an t'ap fè yon gwo resepsyon pou tout chèf ki t'ap sèvi avè l' yo, paske se te jou fèt li. Li fè rele chèf kanbiz la ak chèf boulanje a devan tout lòt chèf yo.
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 Li mete chèf kanbiz la nan plas li ankò pou sèvi l'.
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 Men, li fè pann chèf boulanje a, jan Jozèf te di yo a.
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 Men, chèf kanbiz la pa dòmi reve Jozèf, li bliye l' nèt.
But the chief drink-server did not think about Joseph. He forgot to do what Joseph asked him to do.
