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創世記 40

1 後來，埃及王的侍酒總管和膳食總管得罪了王， 2 王非常憤怒， 3 把他們囚禁在護衛長波提乏府內的監牢裡，也就是約瑟被囚的地方。 4 護衛長派約瑟去伺候他們。他們在監裡待了一段日子。

5 一天晚上，他們倆都做了夢，他們的夢各有不同的意思。 6 第二天早上，約瑟過來見他們神情沮喪， 7 就問：「你們今天為什麼滿面愁容？」 8 他們回答說：「我們都做了夢，可是沒有人給我們解夢。」約瑟說：「解夢的能力不是來自上帝嗎？請你們把夢告訴我。」

9 侍酒總管便把自己的夢告訴約瑟，說：「我夢見一棵葡萄樹， 10 樹上有三根枝子，枝子發芽開花，結滿了成熟的葡萄。 11 我手上拿著法老的酒杯，摘下葡萄，把汁擠在酒杯中，然後遞給法老。」 12 約瑟說：「這夢的意思是，三根枝子代表三天， 13 三天之內，法老必定釋放你，恢復你侍酒總管的職位。你仍要和從前一樣伺候法老飲酒。 14 當你再被重用的時候，請你記得恩待我，在法老面前提及我，救我出獄。 15 我是從希伯來人那裡被拐來的，無辜被囚在監。」

16 膳食總管見夢解得好，就對約瑟說：「我也做了個夢，我夢見自己頭上頂著三筐白餅， 17 最上面的一筐裡放著為法老烤製的各種食物，有鳥來吃筐內的食物。」 18 約瑟說：「這夢的意思是，三筐就是三天， 19 三天之內，法老必砍下你的頭，把你掛在木頭上，鳥要來吃你的肉。」

20 第三天是法老的生日，他宴請文武百官，把侍酒總管和膳食總管從監牢裡提出來， 21 恢復了侍酒總管的職位，讓他仍舊伺候自己飲酒， 22 卻處死了膳食總管，正應驗了約瑟的話。 23 然而，法老的侍酒總管把約瑟忘了。

Genesis 40

1 It came to pass after these things that the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker. 3 So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they were in custody for a while.

5 Then the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream, both of them, each man’s dream in one night and each man’s dream with its own interpretation. 6 And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were sad. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in the custody of his lord’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?”

8 And they said to him, “We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.”

So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.”

9 Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “Behold, in my dream a vine was before me, 10 and in the vine were three branches; it was as though it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes. 11 Then Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”

12 And Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days. 13 Now within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your place, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler. 14 But remember me when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house. 15 For indeed I was stolen away from the land of the Hebrews; and also I have done nothing here that they should put me into the dungeon.”

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also was in my dream, and there were three white baskets on my head. 17 In the uppermost basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”

18 So Joseph answered and said, “This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days. 19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head from you and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you.”

20 Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand. 22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.