1 Mosebok 40
1 Nogen tid derefter hendte det at munnskjenken og bakeren hos kongen i Egypten forså sig mot sin herre, kongen i Egypten.
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 Og Farao blev vred på sine to hoffmenn, den øverste munnskjenk og den øverste baker
The king became angry with both of them.
3 og satte dem fast hos høvdingen over livvakten, i fengslet hvor Josef var fange.
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 Og høvdingen over livvakten satte Josef til å være hos dem, og han gikk dem til hånde; og de blev sittende en tid i fengslet.
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 Engang drømte begge hver sin drøm i samme natt og hver drøm med sin mening - munnskjenken og bakeren hos kongen i Egypten, de som satt fanget i fengslet.
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 Josef kom inn til dem om morgenen, så han på dem at de var motfalne.
The next morning, when Joseph came to them, he saw that both of them were dejected/worried.
7 Da spurte han Faraos hoffmenn, de som satt fengslet med ham hos hans herre: Hvorfor ser I så sorgfulle ut idag?
So he asked them, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8 De svarte: Vi har drømt, og det er ingen som kan tyde det. Da sa Josef til dem: Å tyde drømmer - er ikke det Guds sak? Fortell mig hvad I har drømt!
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 fortalte den øverste munnskjenk Josef sin drøm og sa til ham: Jeg så i drømme et vintre som stod foran mig;
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 og på vintreet var det tre grener, og det skjøt knopper, blomstene kom frem, klasene modnedes til druer.
On the vine there were three branches. After the branches budded, they blossomed, and then they produced clusters of grapes.
11 Og jeg holdt Faraos beger i min hånd, og jeg tok druene og krystet dem ut i Faraos beger, og så rakte jeg Farao begeret.
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 Da sa Josef til ham: Dette er tydningen: De tre grener er tre dager.
[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 Om tre dager skal Farao ophøie dig og sette dig i ditt embede igjen, og du skal rekke Farao begeret, som du gjorde før, da du var hans munnskjenk.
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 kom mig i hu, når det går dig vel, og vis barmhjertighet mot mig, så du taler om mig for Farao og hjelper mig ut av dette hus!
But when you are out of prison and everything goes well for you, please do not forget me.
15 For de har stjålet mig fra hebreernes land, og heller ikke her har jeg gjort noget som de kunde sette mig i fengslet for.
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 den øverste baker så at Josef hadde gitt en så god tydning, sa han til ham: Også jeg hadde en drøm og syntes jeg så at jeg bar tre kurver med hvetebrød på mitt hode.
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 Og i den øverste kurv var det allslags bakverk, sånt som Farao pleier å ete, og fuglene åt det av kurven på mitt hode.
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 Da svarte Josef og sa: Dette er tydningen: De tre kurver er tre dager.
God again told Joseph what the dream meant, so he said, “The three baskets also represent three days.
19 Om tre dager skal Farao ophøie dig, hugge hodet av dig og henge dig på et tre, og fuglene skal ete kjøttet av dig.
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 Den tredje dag, da det var Faraos fødselsdag, gjorde han et gjestebud for alle sine tjenere; og han ophøiet den øverste munnskjenk og den øverste baker iblandt sine tjenere.
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 Han satte den øverste munnskjenk i hans embede igjen, og han rakte Farao begeret,
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 og den øverste baker lot han henge, således som Josef hadde tydet drømmene for dem.
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 den øverste munnskjenk kom ikke Josef i hu - han glemte ham.
But the chief drink-server did not think about Joseph. He forgot to do what Joseph asked him to do.
