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 šī 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 galvas! 17 Un augšējā grozā – visāda faraona ēdmaņa, maiznieka darinājums, un putni to 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.
Joseph Tells the Meaning of the Prisoners' Dreams
1-3 While Joseph was in prison, both the king's personal servant and his chief cook made the king angry. So he had them thrown into the same prison with Joseph. 4 They spent a long time in prison, and the official in charge of the palace guard, made Joseph their servant.
5 One night each of the two men had a dream, but their dreams had different meanings. 6 The next morning, when Joseph went to see the men, he could tell they were upset, 7 and he asked, “Why are you so worried today?”
8 “We each had a dream last night,” they answered, “and there is no one to tell us what they mean.”
Joseph replied, “Doesn't God know the meaning of dreams? Now tell me what you dreamed.”
9 The king's personal servant told Joseph, “In my dream I saw a vine 10 with three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed, and its grapes became ripe. 11 I held the king's cup and squeezed the grapes into it, then I gave the cup to the king.”
12 Joseph said:
This is the meaning of your dream. The three branches stand for three days, 13 and in three days the king will pardon you. He will make you his personal servant again, and you will serve him his wine, just as you used to do. 14 But when these good things happen, please don't forget to tell the king about me, so I can get out of this place. 15 I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and here in Egypt I haven't done anything to deserve being thrown in jail.
16 When the chief cook saw that Joseph had given a good meaning to the dream, he told Joseph, “I also had a dream. In it I was carrying three breadbaskets stacked on top of my head. 17 The top basket was full of all kinds of baked things for the king, but birds were eating them.”
18 Joseph said:
This is the meaning of your dream. The three baskets are three days, 19 and in three days the king will cut off your head. He will hang your body on a pole, and birds will come and peck at it.
20 Three days later, while the king was celebrating his birthday with a dinner for his officials, he sent for his personal servant and the chief cook. 21 He put the personal servant back in his old job 22 and had the cook put to death.
Everything happened just as Joseph had said it would, 23 but the king's personal servant completely forgot about Joseph.
