1 Mose 40
1 Nach jenen Begebnissen geschah es, daß sich des ägyptischen Königs Mundschenk und Bäcker gegen ihren Herrn, den König von Ägypten, vergingen.
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 Und Pharao ergrimmte über seine beiden Hofleute, über den Obermundschenk und den Oberbäcker.
The king became angry with both of them.
3 Er ließ sie in Gewahrsam legen, ins Haus des Anführers der Leibwache, in den Kerker, an die Stätte, wo Joseph gefangen saß.
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 Und der Anführer der Leibwächter gab ihnen Joseph bei, sie zu bedienen. So blieben sie längere Zeit im Gewahrsam.
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 Da träumten beide in der gleichen Nacht, und zwar jeder einen besonderen Traum, des ägyptischen Königs Mundschenk und Bäcker, die im Kerker saßen.
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 Am Morgen kam Joseph zu ihnen und sah sie an. Da waren sie verstimmt.
The next morning, when Joseph came to them, he saw that both of them were dejected/worried.
7 Da fragte er des Pharaos Höflinge, die mit ihm im Gewahrsam in seines Herrn Haus waren: "Warum macht ihr heute solch böse Gesichter?"
So he asked them, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8 Sie sprachen zu ihm: "Wir haben einen Traum gehabt, und niemand ist da, der ihn deute." Da sprach Joseph zu ihnen: "Sind Deutungen nicht Gottes Sache? Erzählt mir doch!"
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 erzählte der Obermundschenk dem Joseph seinen Traum und sprach zu ihm: "In meinem Traume stand vor mir ein Weinstock.
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 Und am Weinstock sind drei Ranken. Er schlägt aus; dann kommt er zum Blühen, und schon tragen seine Kämme reife Trauben.
On the vine there were three branches. After the branches budded, they blossomed, and then they produced clusters of grapes.
11 Ich aber habe Pharaos Becher in der Hand, nehme die Trauben, presse sie in Pharaos Becher aus und gebe den Becher dem Pharao in die Hand."
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 sprach Joseph zu ihm: "Dies ist seine Deutung: Drei Ranken sind drei Tage.
[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 Drei Tage noch, dann nimmt dich Pharao persönlich vor und stellt dich wieder auf deinen Posten, und du reichst Pharao wieder den Becher, ganz wie früher, als du sein Mundschenk gewesen.
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 Denkst du also an mich, wenn es dir wieder gut geht, dann habe die Güte, mich beim Pharao zu empfehlen und mir so aus diesem Hause zu helfen!
But when you are out of prison and everything goes well for you, please do not forget me.
15 Denn aus der Hebräer Land bin ich entführt worden, und auch hier habe ich nichts verbrochen, daß sie mich in den Kerker werfen mußten."
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 Als der Oberbäcker bemerkte, daß er zum Guten ausgelegt, sprach er zu Joseph: "In meinem Traume waren auf meinem Kopf drei geflochtene Körbe.
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 Im obersten der Körbe waren allerlei Eßwaren für den Pharao, Backwerk; jedoch die Vögel fraßen es aus dem Korb auf meinem Kopfe weg."
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 erwiderte Joseph und sprach: "Dies ist die Deutung: Drei Körbe sind drei Tage.
God again told Joseph what the dream meant, so he said, “The three baskets also represent three days.
19 Drei Tage noch, dann nimmt dich der Pharao persönlich in deiner Sache vor; dann hängt er dich an das Holz, und dann fressen die Vögel dein Fleisch von dir ab."
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 Am dritten Tage war es, dem Geburtstag Pharaos; da bereitete er ein Mahl für alle seine Diener. Dabei nahm er den Obermundschenk und den Oberbäcker im Beisein seiner Diener persönlich vor.
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 Da setzte er den Obermundschenk wieder zu seinem Mundschenk ein, und er durfte Pharao den Becher wieder reichen.
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 Den Oberbäcker aber ließ er hängen, wie ihnen Joseph vorhergesagt.
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 Der Obermundschenk aber gedachte nicht mehr Josephs. Er vergaß ihn.
But the chief drink-server did not think about Joseph. He forgot to do what Joseph asked him to do.
