Onkelos Genesis Chapter 40
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וַהֲוָה בָּתַר פִּתְגָּמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין סְרָחוּ שָׁקְיָא מַלְכָּא דְמִצְרַיִם וְנַחְתּוֹמָא לְרִבּוֹנֵיהוֹן לְמַלְכָּא דְמִצְרָיִם:
After these events, an offense was committed by the Egyptian king’s butler and baker against their master, the king of Egypt.
וּרְגֵז פַּרְעֹה עַל תְּרֵין רַבְרְבָנוֹהִי עַל רַב שָׁקֵי וְעַל רַב נַחְתּוֹמֵי:
Pharaoh was enraged at his two officials, the chief butler and the chief baker.
וִיהַב יָתְהוֹן בְּמַטְּרָא בֵּית רַב קָטוֹלַיָּא לְבֵית אֲסִירֵי אֲתַר דִּי יוֹסֵף אָסִיר תַּמָּן:
He placed them under guard in the house of the chief executioner, in the prison, where Yoseif was imprisoned.
וּמַנִּי רַב קָטוֹלַיָּא יָת יוֹסֵף עִמְּהוֹן וְשַׁמֵּשׁ יָתְהוֹן וַהֲווֹ יוֹמִין בְּמַטְּרָא:
The chief of the slaughterers appointed Yoseif to be with them and he served them. They were under guard for a period of time.
וַחֲלָמוּ חֶלְמָא תַּרְוֵיהוֹן גְּבַר חֶלְמֵיהּ בְּלֵילְיָא חַד גְּבַר כְּפוּשְׁרַן חֶלְמֵיהּ שָׁקְיָא וְנַחְתּוֹמָא דִּי לְמַלְכָּא דְמִצְרַיִם דִּי אֲסִירִין בְּבֵית אֲסִירֵי:
The two of them had a dream. Each of them had his dream on the same night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the prison.
וַאֲתָא לְוָתְהוֹן יוֹסֵף בְּצַפְרָא וַחֲזָא יָתְהוֹן וְהָא אִנּוּן נְסִיסִין:
Yoseif came to them in the morning, and he saw them, and behold they were troubled.
וּשְׁאֵל יָת רַבְרְבֵי פַרְעֹה דִּי עִמֵּיהּ בְּמַטְּרָא בֵּית רִבּוֹנֵיהּ לְמֵימָר מָא דֵין אַפֵּיכוֹן בִּישִׁין יוֹמָא דֵין:
He asked Pharaoh’s officials, who were with him, under guard in his master’s house, saying, Why do you look so bad today?
וַאֲמָרוּ לֵיהּ חֶלְמָא חֲלֵמְנָא וּפָשַׁר לֵית לֵיהּ וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן יוֹסֵף הֲלָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ פּוּשְׁרַן חֶלְמַיָּא אִשְׁתָּעוּ כְעַן לִי:
They said to him, We had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. Yoseif said to them, Do not [Are] interpretations [of dreams] belong to [not from] God. Tell them to me, please [now].
וְאִשְׁתָּעִי רַב שָׁקֵי יָת חֶלְמֵיהּ לְיוֹסֵף וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ בְּחֶלְמִי וְהָא גוּפְנָא קֳדָמָי:
The butler told his dream to Yoseif. He said to him, In my dream, behold a grape vine was before me.
וּבְגוּפְנָא תְּלָתָא שִׁבְשִׁין וְהִיא כַד אַפְרַחַת אַפֵּקַת לַבְלְבִין וַאֲנִיצַת נֵץ בַּשִּׁילוּ אִתְכְּלָתָהָא עִנְּבִין:
On the vine there were three branches, as [when] if budding, [it brought out blossoms and] its [the] blossoms blooming, and its clusters ripening into grapes.
וְכַסָּא דְפַרְעֹה בִּידִי וּנְסֵיבִת יָת עִנְּבַיָּא וְעַצָּרִית יָתְהוֹן לְכַסָּא דְפַרְעֹה וִיהָבִית יָת כַּסָּא עַל יְדָא דְפַרְעֹה:
Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand. I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup. I then placed the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.
וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ יוֹסֵף דֵּין פִּשְׁרָנֵיהּ תְּלָתָא שִׁבְשִׁין תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין אִנּוּן:
Yoseif said to him, This is its interpretation: The three branches are three days.
בְּסוֹף תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין יַדְבְּרִנָּךְ פַּרְעֹה יָת רֵישָׁךְ וִיתֵיבִנָּךְ עַל שִׁמּוּשָׁךְ וְתִתֵּן כַּסָּא דְפַרְעֹה בִּידֵיהּ כְּהִלְכְתָא קַדְמָאָה דִּי הֲוֵיתָא מַשְׁקֵי לֵיהּ:
In another [At the end of] three days, Pharaoh will lift [take] your head, and restore you to your position. You will place Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, as was your previous practice when you were his butler.
אֶלָּהֵן תִּדְכְּרִנַּנִי עִמָּךְ כַּד יֵיטַב לָךְ וְתַעְבֵּד כְּעַן עִמִּי טִיבוּ וְתִדְכַּר עָלַי קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה וְתַפְּקִנַּנִי מִן בֵּית אֲסִירָא הָדֵין:
But remember me when things go well with you. Please [Now] deal kindly with me [with goodness], and mention me to [before] Pharaoh, and take me out of this house [prison].
אֲרֵי מִגְנַב גְּנֵבְנָא מֵאַרְעָא דְעִבְרָאֵי וְאַף הָכָא לָא עֲבָדִית מִדַּעַם אֲרֵי שַׁוִּיאוּ יָתִי בְּבֵית אֲסִירֵי:
I was kidnaped from the land of the Hebrews, and here I have also done nothing that they should have put me in this dungeon [prison].
וַחֲזָא רַב נַחְתּוֹמֵי אֲרֵי יָאוּת פָּשַׁר וַאֲמַר לְיוֹסֵף אַף אֲנָא בְּחֶלְמִי וְהָא תְּלָתָא סַלִּין דְּחִירוּ עַל רֵישִׁי:
The chief baker saw that he interpreted well. He said to Yoseif, I, too, dreamed. Behold there were three fancy baskets on my head.
וּבְסַלָּא עִלָּאָה מִכֹּל מֵיכַל פַּרְעֹה עוֹבַד נַחְתּוֹם וְעוֹפָא אָכֵל יָתְהוֹן מִן סַלָּא מֵעִלָּוֵי רֵישִׁי:
In the top basket there were various kinds of food for Pharaoh, consisting of baked goods, and the bird was eating them from the basket that was on my head.
וַאֲתֵב יוֹסֵף וַאֲמַר דֵּין פִּשְׁרָנֵיהּ תְּלָתָא סַלִּין תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין אִנּוּן:
Yoseif replied and said, This is its interpretation: The three baskets represent three days.
בְּסוֹף תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין יַעְדִּי פַרְעֹה יָת רֵישָׁךְ מִנָּךְ וְיִצְלוֹב יָתָךְ עַל צְלִיבָא וְיֵכוּל עוֹפָא יָת בִּשְׂרָךְ מִנָּךְ:
In another [At the end of] three days, Pharaoh will lift [remove] your head from off you. He will hang you on a tree, and the bird will eat your flesh from off you.
וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמָא תְלִיתָאָה יוֹמָא בֵּית וַלְדָא דְפַרְעֹה וַעֲבַד מִשְׁתְּיָא לְכָל עַבְדּוֹהִי וְאִדְכַּר יָת רֵישׁ רַב שָׁקֵי וְיָת רֵישׁ רַב נַחְתּוֹמֵי בְּגוֹ עַבְדּוֹהִי:
It was on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he [Pharaoh] made a feast for all his servants. He lifted [remembered] the head of the chief butler, and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
וַאֲתֵיב יָת רַב שָׁקֵי עַל שַׁקְיוּתֵיהּ וִיהַב יָת כַּסָּא עַל יְדָא דְפַרְעֹה:
He restored the chief butler to his position, and he presented the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.
וְיָת רַב נַחְתּוֹמֵי צְלָב כְּמָא דִּי פָשַׁר לְהוֹן יוֹסֵף:
The chief baker, he hung, just as Yoseif had interpreted to them.
וְלָא דְכִיר רַב שָׁקֵי יָת יוֹסֵף וְאַנְשְׁיֵהּ:
[However] the chief butler did not remember Yoseif, but forgot him.