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Interpreter of Dreams

40 Now it was after these things that the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt. Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, with the chief of the cupbearers and with the chief of the bakers. So he put them in custody of the house of the commander of the bodyguards—in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined. The commander of the bodyguards assigned Joseph to be with them and served them as their personal servant. They were in custody for some time.

Then the two of them each dreamed a dream on the same night. The dream of each man—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each had its own interpretation. When Joseph came to them in the morning, he observed them, and there they were, looking miserable. So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in the custody of the house of his master saying, “Why are your faces so sad today?”

They said to him, “We dreamed a dream and there is no one to interpret it.”

Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Please tell me.”

So the chief of the cupbearers told his dream to Joseph, saying to him, “In my dream, suddenly, there was a vine in front of me. 10 On the vine were three branches, and as it was budding, its blossoms came out, its clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand and I took the grapes, pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup and put the cup in Pharaoh’s palm.”

12 “This is its interpretation,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches: they are three days. 13 In another three days, Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position. Then you’ll put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand just as you used to do before when you were his cupbearer. 14 But if you remember me, that I was with you, when it goes well with you, please show me kindness and mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house. 15 For I was forcibly kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing at all that they should put me in this pit.”

16 When the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also was in my dream. Expectantly, there were three baskets of white bread on my head. 17 In the top basket was food for Pharaoh—all kinds of baked goods. But the birds were eating them from the basket on my head.”

18 Then Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation. The three baskets: they are three days. 19 In another three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—off of you—and will hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat your flesh off of you.”

20 Then it happened on the third day—Pharaoh’s birthday—that he held a banquet for all his servants. He lifted up the head of the chief of the cupbearers and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants. 21 He restored the chief of the cupbearers as his cupbearer, and he put the cup on the palm of Pharaoh’s hand. 22 But the chief of the bakers he hung. It was just as Joseph had interpreted for them. 23 Yet the chief of the cupbearers did not remember Joseph—indeed, he forgot him.

Ipinaliwanag ni Jose ang Dalawang Panaginip

40 1-2 Pagkatapos ng mga nangyaring ito, nagkasala sa Faraon[a] ang pinuno ng mga tagasilbi niya ng alak at pinuno ng mga panadero. Lubhang nagalit ang hari sa dalawa niyang opisyal na ito. Kaya ipinabilanggo niya ang mga ito sa bahay ng kapitan ng mga guwardya sa palasyo kung saan naroon din si Jose nakabilanggo. Si Jose ang katiwala ng kapitan ng mga guwardya na nag-aalaga sa kanila. Nagkasama sila nang matagal sa bilangguan.

Isang gabi, nanaginip ang tagasilbi ng alak at ang panadero ng Faraon habang naroon sila sa bilangguan. Ang bawat isa sa kanila ay magkaiba ang panaginip at magkaiba rin ang kahulugan.

Kinaumagahan, pagpunta ni Jose sa kanila, nakita niyang nanlulupaypay sila. Kaya tinanong niya sila, “Bakit kayo malungkot?”

Sumagot sila, “Nanaginip kasi kami pero walang makapagpaliwanag ng kahulugan nito.”

Sinabi ni Jose, “Ang Dios ang nagbibigay ng kaalaman sa pagpapaliwanag ng kahulugan ng mga panaginip. Sige, sabihin nʼyo sa akin kung ano ang mga panaginip ninyo.”

Kaya sinabi ng pinuno ng tagasilbi ng alak ang kanyang panaginip. Sinabi niya, “Nanaginip ako na may isang puno ng ubas sa aking harapan 10 at itoʼy may tatlong sanga. Tumubo ito, namulaklak, at nahinog ang mga bunga. 11 Nakahawak daw ako sa saro ng Faraon at pumitas ng ubas, at piniga ko agad sa saro. Pagkatapos, ibinigay ko ang saro sa hari.”

12 Sinabi ni Jose, “Ito ang kahulugan ng panaginip mo: Ang tatlong sanga ay nangangahulugan ng tatlong araw. 13 Hindi matatapos ang tatlong araw, palalabasin ka ng Faraon sa bilangguan at pababalikin ka sa trabaho mo bilang tagasilbi ng kanyang alak. 14 Nawaʼy alalahanin mo ako kapag nasa mabuti ka nang kalagayan. At bilang pagpapakita ng kabutihan mo sa akin, banggitin mo rin ako sa Faraon para matulungan mo ako na makalabas sa bilangguan. 15 Sapagkat ang totoo, sapilitan lang akong dinala rito mula sa lupain ng mga Hebreo, at kahit dito ay wala rin akong nagawang kasalanan para ibilanggo ako.”

16 Nang marinig ng pinuno ng mga panadero na maganda ang kahulugan ng panaginip, isinalaysay din niya ang panaginip niya kay Jose. Sinabi niya, “Nanaginip din ako na may dala-dala ako sa ulo ko na tatlong kaing na may mga laman na tinapay. 17 Ang ibabaw ng kaing ay may laman na ibaʼt ibang uri ng tinapay para sa Faraon, pero tinuka ito ng mga ibon.”

18 Sinabi ni Jose, “Ito ang kahulugan ng panaginip mo: Ang tatlong kaing ay nangangahulugan ng tatlong araw. 19 Hindi matatapos ang tatlong araw, palalabasin ka ng Faraon sa bilangguan pero ipapapatay ka niya at ibibitin ang bangkay mo sa kahoy, at tutukain ito ng mga ibon.”

20 Dumating ang ikatlong araw at ito ay kaarawan ng Faraon. Kaya nagpahanda siya para sa lahat ng opisyal niya. Pinalabas niya sa bilangguan ang pinuno ng mga tagasilbi niya ng alak at ang pinuno ng mga panadero niya, at pinaharap sa kanyang mga opisyal. 21 Ibinalik niya ang pinuno ng mga tagasilbi ng alak sa kanyang trabaho. 22 Pero ipinapatay niya ang pinuno ng mga panadero, at ibinitin ang bangkay nito sa puno. Nangyari lahat ang sinabi ni Jose sa kanila.

23 Pero hindi naalala ng pinuno ng mga tagasilbi ng alak si Jose.

Footnotes

  1. 40:1-2 Faraon: o, hari ng Egipto. Ganoon din sa talatang 5, 11, 13, 14, 17, 19, at 20.