1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5 ¶ And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them , I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 11 And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand. 12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: 15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. 16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
20 ¶ And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand: 22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Divu cietumnieku sapņi
1 Pēc tam notika tā – Ēģiptes ķēniņa dzērienu devējs un maiznieks nogrēkojās pret savu kungu, Ēģiptes ķēniņu. 2 Un faraons saniknojās uz abiem galminiekiem – uz galveno dzērienu devēju un uz galveno maiznieku. 3 Viņš ielika tos apsargāt sardzes virsnieka namā, cietumā, tai vietā, kur bija ieslodzīts Jāzeps. 4 Sardzes virsnieks norīkoja pie viņiem Jāzepu, un viņš tos uzraudzīja – kādas dienas viņi tika apsargāti. 5 Un viņi abi sapņoja sapni – vienā naktī katrs savu sapni, katru sapni ar savu nozīmi – Ēģiptes ķēniņa dzērienu devējs un maiznieks, kuri bija ieslodzīti cietumā. 6 Kad no rīta Jāzeps nāca pie tiem un tos ieraudzīja, redzi – tie bija sapīkuši! 7 Un viņš jautāja faraona galminiekiem, kuri kopā ar viņu tika apsargāti viņa kunga namā: “Kāpēc jūsu sejas šodien tik īgnas?” 8 Tie viņam teica: “Sapni mēs sapņojām, bet nav, kas to izskaidro!” Un Jāzeps tiem sacīja: “Vai ne pie Dieva ir skaidrojums?! Pastāstiet jel man!” 9 Un galvenais dzērienu devējs stāstīja Jāzepam savu sapni: “Manā sapnī – re, manā priekšā vīnakoks! 10 Un vīnakokam trīs stīgas, un kā plauka, kā pacēlās ziedi, kā ogas par vīnogām nobriedināja! 11 Un manā rokā faraona kauss, un es ņēmu vīnogas un izspiedu tās faraona kausā, un es sniedzu kausu faraonam!” 12 Un Jāzeps viņam teica: “Šāds ir skaidrojums – trīs stīgas ir trīs dienas. 13 Trīs dienu laikā faraons pacels tev galvu un atjaunos tevi amatā, un tu pasniegsi faraonam kausu kā iepriekš, kad biji viņa dzērienu devējs. 14 Taču atceries mani, kad tev ies labi, izrādi man laipnību, ieminies par mani faraonam, ka dabū mani laukā no šā nama! 15 Jo zagtin mani nozaguši ebreju zemē, un arī šeit es neesmu darījis neko, kālab mani būtu jāliek cietumā!”
16 Un galvenais maiznieks redzēja, ka viņš labi skaidro, un teica Jāzepam: “Arī man sapnī – re, trīs cepumu grozi uz manas galvas! 17 Un augšējā grozā – visādi maiznieka gatavoti ēdieni faraonam, un putni tos rija no groza uz manas galvas!” 18 Un Jāzeps atbildēja: “Šāds ir skaidrojums – trīs grozi ir trīs dienas. 19 Trīs dienu laikā faraons nocels tev galvu un pakārs tevi kokā, un putni rīs tavu miesu!” 20 Trešajā dienā bija faraona dzimšanas diena, un viņš rīkoja dzīres visiem saviem kalpiem, un viņš izskatīja galvenā dzērienu devēja un galvenā maiznieka lietu, klātesot visiem saviem kalpiem. 21 Viņš atjaunoja galveno dzērienu devēju dzērienu došanas amatā, un tas atkal sniedza kausu faraonam. 22 Bet galveno maiznieku viņš pakāra – kā Jāzeps viņiem bija skaidrojis. 23 Taču galvenais dzērienu devējs neatcerējās Jāzepu un aizmirsa viņu.
