Uumama 40
1 Kana booddee namichi mootii Gibxiitiif dhugaatii dhiʼeessuu fi namichi buddeena tolchu gooftaa isaanii mootii Gibxi sana gaddisiisan.
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 Faraʼoonis qondaaltota isaa lamaanitti jechuunis itti gaafatamaa dhugaatiitii fi itti gaafatamaa tolchaa buddeenaatti aare;
The king became angry with both of them.
3 innis mana ajajaa waardiyyaa keessa mana hidhaa iddoo Yoosef itti hidhamee ture keessa isaan buuse.
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 Ajajaan waardiyyaa Yoosefitti isaan kenne; Yoosefis isaan tajaajilaa ture. Jarris guyyaa baayʼee mana hidhaa turan;
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 isaan lachanuu jechuunis namichi mootii Gibxiitiif dhugaatii dhiʼeessuu fi namichi buddeena tolchu tokkoon tokkoon isaanii halkanuma tokko keessatti abjuu abjootan; tokkoon tokkoon abjuu sanaas hiikkaa mataa isaa qaba ture.
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 Yoosef guyyaa itti aanu ganama isaan bira dhaqe; kunoo utuu gaddanii jiranuus isaan arge.
The next morning, when Joseph came to them, he saw that both of them were dejected/worried.
7 Innis, “Fuulli keessan harʼa maaliif akkana dukkanaaʼa?” jedhee qondaaltota Faraʼoon warra isa wajjin mana gooftaa isaa keessa mana hidhaa turan sana gaafate.
So he asked them, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8 Isaanis, “Nu lachuu abjuu abjoonnee nama nuu hiiku dhabne” jedhaniin. Kana irratti Yoosef, “Hiikkaan kan Waaqaa ti mitii? Mee abjuu keessan natti himaa” jedheen.
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 Itti gaafatamaan dhugaatii sun akkana jedhee abjuu isaa Yoosefitti himate; “Abjuu koo keessatti kunoo muka wayinii tokkotu fuula koo dura ture;
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 mukti wayinii sunis damee sadii qaba ture. Innis akkuma lateen daraare; hurbuun ija isaas ni bilchaatte.
On the vine there were three branches. After the branches budded, they blossomed, and then they produced clusters of grapes.
11 Xoofoon Faraʼoon na harka ture; anis ija wayinii fuudhee xoofoo Faraʼoonitti cuunfee xoofoo sana harka Faraʼoonitti kenne.”
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 Yoosefis akkana jedheen; “Hiikkaan isaa kana; dameewwan sadan sun guyyaa sadii.
[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 Guyyaa sadii keessatti Faraʼoon mataa kee ol qaba; taayitaa keettis si deebisa; akkuma yeroo dhugaatii dhiʼeessaafii turte sana atis xoofoo Faraʼoon harka isaatti ni kennita.
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 Garuu yeroo sitti tolutti na yaadadhu; waan gaariis naa godhi. Waaʼee koo Faraʼoonitti himiitii mana hidhaa kanaa na baasi.
But when you are out of prison and everything goes well for you, please do not forget me.
15 Ana biyya Ibrootaatii hatanii na fidaniitii; biyya kana keessattis ani waan boolla kana keessa na buusisu tokko illee hin hojjenne.”
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 Itti gaafatamaan buddeenaa sunis yommuu akka Yoosef abjuu sanaaf hiikkaa gaarii kenne argetti Yoosefiin akkana jedhe; “Anis abjuu tokkon abjoodhe; kunoo gundoowwan buddeenaa sadii mataa koo irra turan.
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 Gundoo ol aanu irra buddeena gosa garaa garaa kan Faraʼooniif qopheeffametu ture; garuu simbirroonni matuma koo irratti gundoo sana keessaa nyaachaa turan.”
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 Yoosef immoo akkana jedhe; “Hiikkaan isaa kana; gundoowwan sadan sun guyyaa sadii.
God again told Joseph what the dream meant, so he said, “The three baskets also represent three days.
19 Guyyaa sadii keessatti Faraʼoon mataa kee ol qaba; mukatti si rarraasa. Simbirroonnis foon kee ni nyaatu.”
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 Guyyaan sadaffaan guyyaa itti Faraʼoon dhalate ture; Faraʼoonis qondaaltota isaatiif cidha qopheesse. Innis itti gaafatamaa dhugaatiitii fi itti gaafatamaa buddeenaa sana fuula qondaaltota isaa duratti dhiʼeesse:
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 Itti gaafatamaa dhugaatii sana hojii isaatti deebise; namichi xoofoo sana ammas harka Faraʼoonitti kenne.
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 Itti gaafatamaa buddeenaa sana garuu akkuma Yoosef abjuu isaanii hiikeefitti rarraase.
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 Taʼus itti gaafatamaan dhugaatii sun Yoosefin ni irraanfate malee isa hin yaadanne.
But the chief drink-server did not think about Joseph. He forgot to do what Joseph asked him to do.
