Joseph Interprets the Prisoners' Dreams
1 Some time later the king of Egypt's wine steward and his chief baker offended the king. 2 He was angry with these two officials 3 and put them in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same place where Joseph was being kept. 4 They spent a long time in prison, and the captain assigned Joseph as their servant.
5 One night there in prison the wine steward and the chief baker each had a dream, and the dreams had different meanings. 6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were upset. 7 He asked them, “Why do you look so worried today?”
8 They answered, “Each of us had a dream, and there is no one here to explain what the dreams mean.”
“It is God who gives the ability to interpret dreams,” Joseph said. “Tell me your dreams.”
9 So the wine steward said, “In my dream there was a grapevine in front of me 10 with three branches on it. As soon as the leaves came out, the blossoms appeared, and the grapes ripened. 11 I was holding the king's cup; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into the cup and gave it to him.”
12 Joseph said, “This is what it means: the three branches are three days. 13 In three days the king will release you, pardon you, and restore you to your position. You will give him his cup as you did before when you were his wine steward. 14 But please remember me when everything is going well for you, and please be kind enough to mention me to the king and help me get out of this prison. 15 After all, I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here in Egypt I didn't do anything to deserve being put in prison.”
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the wine steward's dream was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I had a dream too; I was carrying three breadbaskets on my head. 17 In the top basket there were all kinds of baked goods for the king, and the birds were eating them.”
18 Joseph answered, “This is what it means: the three baskets are three days. 19 In three days the king will release you—and have your head cut off! Then he will hang your body on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh.”
20 On his birthday three days later the king gave a banquet for all his officials; he released his wine steward and his chief baker and brought them before his officials. 21 He restored the wine steward to his former position, 22 but he executed the chief baker. It all happened just as Joseph had said. 23 But the wine steward never gave Joseph another thought—he forgot all about him.
Josef ta fatululile eenghwate mbali eendjodi davo
1 Komesho yoinima ei omupindi womalodu ohamba yaEgipiti nomuteleki womingome ova nyona komwene wavo, ohamba yaEgipiti. 2 Ndele Farao okwa handukila unene omalenga aye aa avali, omupindi omukulunhu nomuteleki omukulunhu. 3 Ndele ye e va yandja va kelelwe meumbo lelenga letanga lovanangeli, modolongo monhele tuu ei omo Josef a idililwa. 4 Ndele elenga letanga lovanangeli ola tula po Josef e va yakule. Ndele vo ova kala efimbo lile meidililo. 5 Ndele vo aveshe vavali va li va twa eendjodi, keshe umwe ondjodi yaye, moufiku tuu umwe, keshe umwe oyaye i lili, nomupindi nomuteleki wohamba yaEgipiti, ava va kala modolongo eenghwate. 6 Ndele Josef okwe uya kuvo ongula yefiku olo, nokwa dimbulukwa ovo va limbililwa. 7 Opo nee ye a pula komalenga aFarao, aa a kala pamwe naye, ndele a idililwa meumbo lomwene waye ndele ta ti: “Omolwashike oipala yeni ya nyika oufiye nena?” 8 Ndele vo ove mu nyamukula tava ti: “Fye otwa twa ondjodi, ndele kape na ou a shiiva oku i fatulula.” Ndele Josef okwe va pula ta ti: “Efatululo olo oshinima shaKalunga ndishi? Ngeno omu di hepaululile nge.”
Ondjodi yomupindi omukulunhu
9 Opo nee omupindi omukulunhu okwa hepaululila Josef ondjodi yaye ndele ta ti kuye: “Mondjodi yange opa li omuviinyu u li moipafi yange, 10 nomomuviinyu mwa li oitai itatu, shamha tuu wa tenda, eenhemo oda holoka neeviinyu oda pya momashila. 11 Neholo laFarao ola li meke lange. Ndele ame onda kufa eeviinyu nde di kolela mo meholo laFarao, nonda yandja eholo meke laFarao.” 12 Opo nee Josef e mu lombwela: “Efatululo layo oleli: Oitai itatu otai didilike omafiku atatu. 13 Opomafiku aa atatu opo Farao ote ke ku yela nokutya, oku ku shunifa moupindi woye, ndele ove to ka yandja eholo laFarao meke laye ngaashi shito, eshi wa li omupindi waye. 14 Ndelenee dimbulukwe nge ngeenge ove wa kala nawa, u file nge onghenda u hepaulule nge kuFarao ndele pitife nge meumbo eli. 15 Osheshi ame nda vakwa po, heeno, nda vakwa medu lOvaheberi ndele apa yo inandi ninga sha ndele vo ova idilila nge modolongo.”
Ondjodi yomuteleki womingome
16 Omukulunhu wovateleki vomingome eshi a mona nokutya, ye okwa eta po efatululo liwa londjodi, okwa lombwela Josef ta ti: “Nomondjodi yange yo opa li oimbale itatu mu na omingome komutwe wange, 17 nomoshimbale shokombada omwa li omingome di lili nadi lili daFarao, ovateleki ngaashi ve di teleka, needila de di shomona mo moshimbale shokomutwe wange.” 18 Opo nee Josef okwa nyamukula ndele ta ti: “Efatululo layo oleli: Oimbale oyo itatu oyo omafiku atatu. 19 Opomafiku aa atatu opo Farao ote ke ku yela nokutya, ye ote ku endjelelifa momuti, ndele eedila tadi ka shomona eenhumba doye.”
Omalenga a ningilwa ngaashi a lombwelwa
20 Ndele mefiku etitatu, efiku lokudimbulukwa okudalwa kwaFarao, ye okwa telekela ovapiya vaye oshitelekela nokwa yela mokati kovapiya vaye omukulunhu wovapindi nomukulunhu wovateleki vomingome. 21 Okwa shunifa omukulunhu wovapindi moshilonga shaye shoupindi, opo a shiive okuyandja eholo meke laFarao, 22 ndelenee omukulunhu wovateleki vomingome okwe mu endjelelifa momuti, ngaashi Josef e va fatululila. 23 Nomukulunhu wovapindi ina dimbulukwa Josef, ndelenee okwe mu dimbwa.
