בְּרֵאשִׁית 40

1 וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה חָ֥טְא֛וּ מַשְׁקֵ֥ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם וְהָאֹפֶ֑ה לַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם לְמֶ֥לֶךְ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

And it comes to pass, after these things—the butler of the king of Egypt and the baker have sinned against their lord, against the king of Egypt;

2 וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף פַּרְעֹ֔ה עַ֖ל שְׁנֵ֣י סָרִיסָ֑יו עַ֚ל שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים וְעַ֖ל שַׂ֥ר הָאֹופִֽים׃

and Pharaoh is angry against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,

3 וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹתָ֜ם בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר בֵּ֛ית שַׂ֥ר הַטַבָּחִ֖ים אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַר מְקֹ֕ום אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹוסֵ֖ף אָס֥וּר שָֽׁם׃

and puts them in confinement in the house of the chief of the executioners, into the round-house, the place where Joseph [is] a prisoner,

4 וַ֠יִּפְקֹד שַׂ֣ר הַטַּבָּחִ֧ים אֶת־יֹוסֵ֛ף אִתָּ֖ם וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת אֹתָ֑ם וַיִּהְי֥וּ יָמִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃

and the chief of the executioners charges Joseph with them, and he serves them; and they are in confinement [for some] days.

5 וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩ חֲלֹ֨ום שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם אִ֤ישׁ חֲלֹמֹו֙ בְּלַ֣יְלָה אֶחָ֔ד אִ֖ישׁ כְּפִתְרֹ֣ון חֲלֹמֹ֑ו הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣ה וְהָאֹפֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲסוּרִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃

And they dream a dream both of them, each his dream in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker whom the king of Egypt has, who [are] prisoners in the round-house.

6 וַיָּבֹ֧א אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם יֹוסֵ֖ף בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַיַּ֣רְא אֹתָ֔ם וְהִנָּ֖ם זֹעֲפִֽים׃

And Joseph comes to them in the morning, and sees them, and behold, they [are] morose;

7 וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת־סְרִיסֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אִתֹּ֧ו בְמִשְׁמַ֛ר בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר מַדּ֛וּעַ פְּנֵיכֶ֥ם רָעִ֖ים הַיֹּֽום׃

and he asks Pharaoh’s eunuchs who [are] with him in confinement in the house of his lord, saying, “Why [are] your faces sad today?”

8 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו חֲלֹ֣ום חָלַ֔מְנוּ וּפֹתֵ֖ר אֵ֣ין אֹתֹ֑ו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם יֹוסֵ֗ף הֲלֹ֤וא לֽ͏ֵאלֹהִים֙ פִּתְרֹנִ֔ים סַפְּרוּ־נָ֖א לִֽי׃

And they say to him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it”; and Joseph says to them, “Are interpretations not with God? Please recount to me.”

9 וַיְסַפֵּ֧ר שַֽׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִ֛ים אֶת־חֲלֹמֹ֖ו לְיֹוסֵ֑ף וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֔ו בַּחֲלֹומִ֕י וְהִנֵּה־גֶ֖פֶן לְפָנָֽי׃

And the chief of the butlers recounts his dream to Joseph and says to him, “In my dream, then behold, a vine [is] before me!

10 וּבַגֶּ֖פֶן שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה שָׂרִיגִ֑ם וְהִ֤יא כְפֹרַ֙חַת֙ עָלְתָ֣ה נִצָּ֔הּ הִבְשִׁ֥ילוּ אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ עֲנָבִֽים׃

And in the vine [are] three branches, and it [is] as it were flourishing; gone up has its blossom, its clusters have ripened grapes;

11 וְכֹ֥וס פַּרְעֹ֖ה בְּיָדִ֑י וָאֶקַּ֣ח אֶת־הָֽעֲנָבִ֗ים וָֽאֶשְׂחַ֤ט אֹתָם֙ אֶל־כֹּ֣וס פַּרְעֹ֔ה וָאֶתֵּ֥ן אֶת־הַכֹּ֖וס עַל־כַּ֥ף פַּרְעֹֽה׃

and Pharaoh’s cup [is] in my hand, and I take the grapes and press them into the cup of Pharaoh, and I give the cup into the hand of Pharaoh.”

12 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ יֹוסֵ֔ף זֶ֖ה פִּתְרֹנֹ֑ו שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ הַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים הֵֽם׃

And Joseph says to him, “This [is] its interpretation: the three branches are three days;

13 בְּעֹ֣וד ׀ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים יִשָּׂ֤א פַרְעֹה֙ אֶת־רֹאשֶׁ֔ךָ וַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖ עַל־כַּנֶּ֑ךָ וְנָתַתָּ֤ כֹוס־פַּרְעֹה֙ בְּיָדֹ֔ו כַּמִּשְׁפָּט֙ הָֽרִאשֹׁ֔ון אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיִ֖יתָ מַשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃

yet, within three days Pharaoh lifts up your head, and has put you back on your station, and you have given the cup of Pharaoh into his hand, according to the former custom when you were his butler.

14 כִּ֧י אִם־זְכַרְתַּ֣נִי אִתְּךָ֗ כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ יִ֣יטַב לָ֔ךְ וְעָשִֽׂיתָ־נָּ֥א עִמָּדִ֖י חָ֑סֶד וְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְהֹוצֵאתַ֖נִי מִן־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃

Surely if you have remembered me with you, when it is well with you, and have please done kindness with me, and have made mention of me to Pharaoh, then you have brought me out from this house,

15 כִּֽי־גֻנֹּ֣ב גֻּנַּ֔בְתִּי מֵאֶ֖רֶץ הָעִבְרִ֑ים וְגַם־פֹּה֙ לֹא־עָשִׂ֣יתִֽי מְא֔וּמָה כִּֽי־שָׂמ֥וּ אֹתִ֖י בַּבֹּֽור׃

for I was really stolen from the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have done nothing that they have put me in the pit [for].”

16 וַיַּ֥רְא שַׂר־הָאֹפִ֖ים כִּ֣י טֹ֣וב פָּתָ֑ר וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־יֹוסֵ֔ף אַף־אֲנִי֙ בַּחֲלֹומִ֔י וְהִנֵּ֗ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה סַלֵּ֥י חֹרִ֖י עַל־רֹאשִֽׁי׃

And the chief of the bakers sees that he has interpreted good, and he says to Joseph, “I also [am] in a dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread [are] on my head,

17 וּבַסַּ֣ל הָֽעֶלְיֹו֔ן מִכֹּ֛ל מַאֲכַ֥ל פַּרְעֹ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹפֶ֑ה וְהָעֹ֗וף אֹכֵ֥ל אֹתָ֛ם מִן־הַסַּ֖ל מֵעַ֥ל רֹאשִֽׁי׃

and in the highest basket [are] of all [kinds] of Pharaoh’s food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.”

18 וַיַּ֤עַן יֹוסֵף֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר זֶ֖ה פִּתְרֹנֹ֑ו שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ הַסַּלִּ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים הֵֽם׃

And Joseph answers and says, “This [is] its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;

19 בְּעֹ֣וד ׀ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים יִשָּׂ֨א פַרְעֹ֤ה אֶת־רֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וְתָלָ֥ה אֹותְךָ֖ עַל־עֵ֑ץ וְאָכַ֥ל הָעֹ֛וף אֶת־בְּשָׂרְךָ֖ מֵעָלֶֽיךָ׃

yet, within three days Pharaoh lifts up your head from off you, and has hanged you on a tree, and the birds have eaten your flesh from off you.”

20 וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י יֹ֚ום הֻלֶּ֣דֶת אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה לְכָל־עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיִּשָּׂ֞א אֶת־רֹ֣אשׁ ׀ שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֗ים וְאֶת־רֹ֛אשׁ שַׂ֥ר הָאֹפִ֖ים בְּתֹ֥וךְ עֲבָדָֽיו׃

And it comes to pass, on the third day, Pharaoh’s birthday, that he makes a banquet to all his servants, and lifts up the head of the chief of the butlers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants,

21 וַיָּ֛שֶׁב אֶת־שַׂ֥ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֖ים עַל־מַשְׁקֵ֑הוּ וַיִּתֵּ֥ן הַכֹּ֖וס עַל־כַּ֥ף פַּרְעֹֽה׃

and he puts back the chief of the butlers to his butlership, and he gives the cup into the hand of Pharaoh;

22 וְאֵ֛ת שַׂ֥ר הָאֹפִ֖ים תָּלָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּתַ֛ר לָהֶ֖ם יֹוסֵֽף׃

and the chief of the bakers he has hanged, as Joseph has interpreted to them;

23 וְלֹֽא־זָכַ֧ר שַֽׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִ֛ים אֶת־יֹוסֵ֖ף וַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פ

and the chief of the butlers has not remembered Joseph, but forgets him.