Genesis 40:1
וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה
And it happened after these things,
חָ֥טְא֛וּ מַשְׁקֵ֥ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם וְהָאֹפֶ֑ה
The cup-bearer of the king of Egypt,
and the baker, they had committed an offence:
לַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם לְמֶ֥לֶךְ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Against their Lord, against the king of Egypt;
Genesis 40:2
וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף פַּרְעֹ֔ה עַ֖ל שְׁנֵ֣י סָרִיסָ֑יו
And the Pharaoh was furious against
the two of his eunuch-high-officials:
עַ֚ל שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים וְעַ֖ל שַׂ֥ר הָאוֹפִֽים׃
Against the overseer of the cup-bearers,
and against the overseer of the bakers.
Genesis 40:3
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹתָ֜ם בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר
And he placed them within the custody
בֵּ֛ית שַׂ֥ר הַטַבָּחִ֖ים אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַר
of the realm of the overseer of the executioner-guards,
into the prison (the round house):
מְק֕וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹסֵ֖ף אָס֥וּר שָֽׁם׃
The place, there where Joseph was confined;
Genesis 40:4
וַ֠יִּפְקֹד שַׂ֣ר הַטַּבָּחִ֧ים אֶת־יוֹסֵ֛ף אִתָּ֖ם
And the overseer of the executioner-guards
entrusted Joseph with them,
וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת אֹתָ֑ם
And he served them;
וַיִּהְי֥וּ יָמִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃
And they were in custody for some time;
Genesis 40:5
וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩ חֲל֨וֹם שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם
Now both of them, they dreamt a dream,
אִ֤ישׁ חֲלֹמוֹ֙ בְּלַ֣יְלָה אֶחָ֔ד
Each his own dream, in a single night,
אִ֖ישׁ כְּפִתְר֣וֹן חֲלֹמ֑וֹ
Each, according to the meaning of his own dream;
הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣ה וְהָאֹפֶ֗ה
The cup-bearer and the baker,
אֲשֶׁר֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם
They who belonged to the king of Egypt,
אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲסוּרִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃
They who had been incarcerated in the prison;
Genesis 40:6
וַיָּבֹ֧א אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם יוֹסֵ֖ף בַּבֹּ֑קֶר
And in the morning Joseph came to them;
וַיַּ֣רְא אֹתָ֔ם וְהִנָּ֖ם זֹעֲפִֽים׃
And he observed them,
and they, behold, they were in a puzzled state;
Genesis 40:7
וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת־סְרִיסֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֗ה
So he asked the eunuch-high-officials of Pharaoh,
אֲשֶׁ֨ר אִתּ֧וֹ בְמִשְׁמַ֛ר בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר
They who were with him in the custody
of the realm of his lord, saying:
מַדּ֛וּעַ פְּנֵיכֶ֥ם רָעִ֖ים הַיּֽוֹם׃
“Why are your countenances sad today?”
Genesis 40:8
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו
And they said to him:
חֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְנוּ
“We dreamt a dream,
וּפֹתֵ֖ר אֵ֣ין אֹת֑וֹ
But there is no interpreter of it!”
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם יוֹסֵ֗ף
But Joseph said to them:
הֲל֤וֹא לֽ͏ֵאלֹהִים֙ פִּתְרֹנִ֔ים
“Do not interpretations belong to God?
סַפְּרוּ־נָ֖א לִֽי׃
Please describe it to me;”
Genesis 40:9
וַיְסַפֵּ֧ר שַֽׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִ֛ים אֶת־חֲלֹמ֖וֹ לְיוֹסֵ֑ף
Then the overseer of the cup-bearers,
he described his dream to Joseph;
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ בַּחֲלוֹמִ֕י וְהִנֵּה־גֶ֖פֶן לְפָנָֽי׃
And he said to him:
“In my dream, behold! a vine was in front of me;”
Genesis 40:10
וּבַגֶּ֖פֶן שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה שָׂרִיגִ֑ם
“And on the vine, three branches;
וְהִ֤יא כְפֹרַ֙חַת֙ עָלְתָ֣ה נִצָּ֔הּ
And while it was sprouting
it’s blossom had sprung up,
הִבְשִׁ֥ילוּ אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ עֲנָבִֽים׃
It’s clusters of grapes had become ripe;”
Genesis 40:11
וְכ֥וֹס פַּרְעֹ֖ה בְּיָדִ֑י
“And the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand;
וָאֶקַּ֣ח אֶת־הָֽעֲנָבִ֗ים
Then I took the grapes,
וָֽאֶשְׂחַ֤ט אֹתָם֙ אֶל־כּ֣וֹס פַּרְעֹ֔ה
And I pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup,
וָאֶתֵּ֥ן אֶת־הַכּ֖וֹס עַל־כַּ֥ף פַּרְעֹֽה׃
And I set the cup upon Pharaoh’s palm.”
Genesis 40:12
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ יוֹסֵ֔ף
Then Joseph said to him;
זֶ֖ה פִּתְרֹנ֑וֹ
“This is it’s interpretation:
שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ הַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים הֵֽם׃
The three branches,
they are three days;”
Genesis 40:13
בְּע֣וֹד ׀ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים
“Within three days,
יִשָּׂ֤א פַרְעֹה֙ אֶת־רֹאשֶׁ֔ךָ
Pharaoh will lift up your head favourably,
וַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖ עַל־כַּנֶּ֑ךָ
And he will have restored you to your position;
וְנָתַתָּ֤ כוֹס־פַּרְעֹה֙ בְּיָד֔וֹ
And you shall place the cup of Pharaoh into his possession,
כַּמִּשְׁפָּט֙ הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיִ֖יתָ מַשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃
As per the former right,
when you were his cup-bearer;”
Genesis 40:14
כִּ֧י אִם־זְכַרְתַּ֣נִי אִתְּךָ֗
“But could you remember me beside your presence,
כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ יִ֣יטַב לָ֔ךְ
When it goes well for you,
וְעָשִֽׂיתָ־נָּ֥א עִמָּדִ֖י חָ֑סֶד
And please do me a kindness,
וְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה
And mention me to Pharaoh,
וְהוֹצֵאתַ֖נִי מִן־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃
So you might cause me to come out of this space!”
Genesis 40:15
כִּֽי־גֻנֹּ֣ב גֻּנַּ֔בְתִּי מֵאֶ֖רֶץ הָעִבְרִ֑ים
“For I was stolen away forcibly from the land of the Hebrews;
וְגַם־פֹּה֙ לֹא־עָשִׂ֣יתִֽי מְא֔וּמָה
And moreover here I had done nothing,
כִּֽי־שָׂמ֥וּ אֹתִ֖י בַּבּֽוֹר׃ס
That they should set me down in the dungeon.”
Genesis 40:16
וַיַּ֥רְא שַׂר־הָאֹפִ֖ים כִּ֣י ט֣וֹב פָּתָ֑ר
Now the overseer of the bakers took note
that he had interpreted positively;
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף
Then he said to Joseph:
אַף־אֲנִי֙ בַּחֲלוֹמִ֔י
“ Yea myself, in my dream, —
וְהִנֵּ֗ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה סַלֵּ֥י חֹרִ֖י עַל־רֹאשִֽׁי׃
And behold! — three baskets of white bread, on my head!”
Genesis 40:17
וּבַסַּ֣ל הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן
“And in the topmost basket,—
מִכֹּ֛ל מַאֲכַ֥ל פַּרְעֹ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹפֶ֑ה
The Pharaoh’s food of all kinds
that was baked product;
וְהָע֗וֹף
But the birds
אֹכֵ֥ל אֹתָ֛ם מִן־הַסַּ֖ל מֵעַ֥ל רֹאשִֽׁי׃
were devouring them out of the basket, from over my head!”
Genesis 40:18
וַיַּ֤עַן יוֹסֵף֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר
Then Joseph responded and said:
זֶ֖ה פִּתְרֹנ֑וֹ
“This is it’s interpretation:
שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ הַסַּלִּ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים הֵֽם׃
The three baskets, they are three days;”
Genesis 40:19
בְּע֣וֹד ׀ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים
“Within three days,
יִשָּׂ֨א פַרְעֹ֤ה אֶת־רֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ
Pharaoh will lift up your head from on you,
וְתָלָ֥ה אוֹתְךָ֖ עַל־עֵ֑ץ
Then he will hang you upon a stake;
וְאָכַ֥ל הָע֛וֹף אֶת־בְּשָׂרְךָ֖ מֵעָלֶֽיךָ׃
And the birds will devour your flesh from over you.”
Genesis 40:20
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י
Now it happened on the third day,
י֚וֹם הֻלֶּ֣דֶת אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֔ה
Pharaoh’s birthday,
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה לְכָל־עֲבָדָ֑יו
That he made a drink-and-food banquet,
for all his servants;
וַיִּשָּׂ֞א אֶת־רֹ֣אשׁ ׀ שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֗ים
And he lifted up favourably
the head of the cup-bearers’ overseer,
וְאֶת־רֹ֛אשׁ שַׂ֥ר הָאֹפִ֖ים בְּת֥וֹךְ עֲבָדָֽיו׃
And the head of the bakers’ overseer,
in the midst of his servants.
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Genesis 40:21
וַיָּ֛שֶׁב אֶת־שַׂ֥ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֖ים עַל־מַשְׁקֵ֑הוּ
And he restored the cup-bearers’ overseer
to his butlership;
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן הַכּ֖וֹס עַל־כַּ֥ף פַּרְעֹֽה׃
And he placed the cup upon Pharaoh’s palm;
Genesis 40:22
וְאֵ֛ת שַׂ֥ר הָאֹפִ֖ים תָּלָ֑ה
But the bakers’ overseer he hanged,
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּתַ֛ר לָהֶ֖ם יוֹסֵֽף׃
Just as Joseph had explained to them.
Genesis 40:23
וְלֹֽא־זָכַ֧ר שַֽׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִ֛ים אֶת־יוֹסֵ֖ף
But the cup-bearers’ overseer did not think of Joseph,
וַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פ
And he forgot him.
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