Jenèz 40
1 Alò, li te vin rive apre bagay sa yo ke chèf ki te responsab pran avan gou diven nan pou wa a, ansanm ak bòs boulanje a wa a te fè yon ofans kont mèt yo, Wa a Égypte la.
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 te vin plen ak kòlè sou ofisye sa yo, chèf ki responsab pote tas la, avèk bòs boulanje a.
The king became angry with both of them.
3 Alò li te sere yo nan prizon lakay Kaptenn a kò gad la, menm kote ke Joseph te anprizone a.
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 Kaptenn kò gad la te mete Joseph an chaj yo, pou li te okipe yo. Konsa, yo te nan prizon an pou kèk tan.
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 Epi pandan tan sa a, toude moun sa yo, chèf ki te responsab pran avan gou diven nan, ak bòs boulanje a wa a, te fè yon rèv nan menm nwit lan. Chak moun te fè pwòp rèv pa li, e chak rèv te gen pwòp entèpretasyon pa li.
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 Joseph te vini kote yo nan maten, li te gade yo, e gade byen, yo te byen dekouraje.
The next morning, when Joseph came to them, he saw that both of them were dejected/worried.
7 Li te mande ofisye Farawon an sila yo, ki te anprizone avèk li nan kay mèt li a: “Poukisa figi nou tris konsa jodi a?”
So he asked them, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8 Epi yo te di li: “Nou te fè yon rèv, e nanpwen pèsòn pou entèprete li.” Alò, Joseph te di yo: “Èske entèpretasyon yo pa apatyen a Bondye? Di m istwa sa a, souple.”
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 Epi chèf responsab goute diven nan te pataje rèv li avèk Joseph, e li te di a li menm: “Nan rèv mwen an, gade byen, te gen 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 epi sou pye rezen an, te gen twa branch. Konsa, pandan li t ap boujonnen, flè li yo te parèt, e touf flè yo te pwodwi pakèt rezen mi.
On the vine there were three branches. After the branches budded, they blossomed, and then they produced clusters of grapes.
11 Alò, tas Farawon an te nan men m; epi mwen te pran rezen yo, mwen te peze yo nan tas Farawon an, e mwen te mete tas la nan men Farawon.”
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 te di l: “Men, sa se entèpretasyon sa a: twa branch sa 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 yon tan twa jou, Farawon va leve tèt ou e reprann ou nan pozisyon ou. Ou va mete tas Farawon an nan men li menm jan ou te konn fè lè ou te nan sèvis responsab pote diven nan.
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 Sèlman, sonje mwen lè li ale byen avèk ou, e souple, fè m gras e nonmen non mwen a Farawon pou fè m soti nan kay sa a.
But when you are out of prison and everything goes well for you, please do not forget me.
15 Paske mwen te kidnape nan peyi Ebre yo, e menm isit la mwen pa t fè anyen pou yo ta dwe 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 bòs boulanje a te wè ke li te fè yon entèpretasyon favorab, li te di Joseph: “Mwen te wè nan rèv mwen an, e gade byen, te gen twa panyen pen blan 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 Epi nan panyen pi wo a, te gen kèk nan tout kalite manje kwit pou Farawon, e zwazo yo te manje yo nan panyen sou tèt mwen an.”
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 Alò, Joseph te reponn e te di: “Sa se entèpretasyon an. 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 Pandan twa jou ankò, Farawon va leve tèt ou sou ou. Li va pann ou sou yon bwa, e zwazo va retire chè sou ou e manje 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 Alò, li te vin rive nan twazyèm jou, ki te fèt nesans a Farawon an, ke li te fè yon fèt pou tout sèvitè yo. Epi li te leve tèt a chèf responsab pote manje a ak chèf bòs boulanje a pami sèvitè li 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 te reprann chèf responsab pote tas la nan pozisyon li, e li te ankò vin responsab mete tas la nan men Farawon.
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 te pann chèf bòs boulanje a jis jan ke Joseph te entèprete pou yo.
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 responsab pote manje a pa t sonje Joseph. Li te bliye li.
But the chief drink-server did not think about Joseph. He forgot to do what Joseph asked him to do.
