The Cupbearer and Baker Imprisoned
40 Then it came about after these things, that the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. 3 So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, in the prison, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned. 4 And the captain of the bodyguard put Joseph in charge of them, and he took care of them; and they were in confinement for some time.
1 這事以後，埃及王的酒政和膳長，得罪了他們的主埃及王，2 法老就惱怒酒政和膳長這二臣，3 把他們下在護衛長府內的監裡，就是約瑟被囚的地方。4 護衛長把他們交給約瑟，約瑟便伺候他們，他們有些日子在監裡。
Two Troubling Dreams
5 Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation. 6 When Joseph came to them in the morning and saw them, behold, they were dejected. 7 So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were with him in confinement in his master's house, "Why are your faces so sad today?" 8 And they said to him, "We have had a dream, and there is no one to interpret it." Then Joseph said to them, "Do interpretations not belong to God? Tell it to me, please."
5 被囚在監之埃及王的酒政和膳長，二人同夜各作一夢，各夢都有講解。6 到了早晨，約瑟進到他們那裡，見他們有愁悶的樣子。7 他便問法老的二臣，就是與他同囚在他主人府裡的，說，他們今日為甚麼面帶愁容呢。8 他們對他說，我們各人作了一夢，沒有人能解，約瑟說，解夢不是出於神麼，請你們將夢告訴我。
The Cupbearer's Dream of the Vine
9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, saying to him, "In my dream, behold, there was a vine in front of me; 10 and on the vine were three branches. And as it was budding, its blossoms came out, and its clusters produced ripe grapes. 11 Now Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh's hand."
9 酒政便將他的夢告訴約瑟說，我夢見在我面前有一棵葡萄樹，10 樹上有三根枝子，好像發了芽，開了花，上頭的葡萄都成熟了。11 法老的杯在我手中，我就拿葡萄擠在法老的杯裡，將杯遞在他手中。
Joseph Interprets the Cupbearer's Dream
12 Then Joseph said to him, "This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; 13 within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office; and you will put Pharaoh's cup into his hand as in your former practice when you were his cupbearer. 14 Only keep me in mind when it goes well for you, and please do me a kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this prison. 15 For I was in fact kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the dungeon."
12 約瑟對他說，他所作的夢是這樣解，三根枝子就是三天，13 三天之內，法老必提你出監，叫你官復原職，你仍要遞杯在法老的手中，和先前作他的酒政一樣。14 但你得好處的時候，求你記念我，施恩與我，在法老面前提說我，救我出這監牢。15 我實在是從希伯來人之地被拐來的，我在這裡也沒有作過甚麼，叫他們把我下在監裡。
The Baker's Dream of the Baskets
16 When the chief baker saw that he had interpreted favorably, he said to Joseph, "I also saw in my dream, and behold, there were three baskets of white bread on my head; 17 and in the top basket there were some of all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head." 18 Then Joseph answered and said, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days; 19 within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and will hang you on a wooden post, and the birds will eat your flesh off you."
16 膳長見夢解得好，就對約瑟說，我在夢中見我頭上頂著三筐白餅，17 極上的筐子裡，有為法老烤的各樣食物，有飛鳥來喫我頭上筐子裡的食物。18 約瑟說，你的夢是這樣解，三個筐子就是三天，19 三天之內，法老必斬斷你的頭，把你挂在木頭上，必有飛鳥來喫你身上的肉。
Pharaoh's Birthday Feast
20 So it came about on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he held a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and he put the cup into Pharaoh's hand; 22 but he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
20 到了第三天，是法老的生日，他為眾臣僕設擺筵席，把酒政和膳長提出監來，21 使酒政官復原職，他仍舊遞杯在法老手中。22 但把膳長挂起來，正如約瑟向他們所解的話。23 酒政卻不記念約瑟，竟忘了他。
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