Genesis 40

1 Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

1 后来，埃及王的酒侍和膳司得罪了他们的主人埃及王，

2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

2 法老对这两个臣仆发怒，

3 and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.

3 把他们囚禁在护卫长波提乏府内的监牢里，也就是约瑟被囚的地方。

4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,

4 护卫长派约瑟去伺候他们。他们在监牢待了一段日子。

5 both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

5 一天晚上，关在监狱中的埃及王的酒侍和膳司两人都做了梦，他们的梦各有不同的意思。

6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.

6 第二天早上，约瑟过来见他们神情沮丧，

7 So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”

7 就问这两位同被关在他主人府内的法老臣仆：“你们今天为什么满面愁容？”

8 “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

8 他们回答说：“我们都做了梦，可是没有人能给我们解梦。”约瑟说：“解梦不是上帝的事吗？请你们把梦告诉我。”

9 So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,

9 酒侍便把自己的梦告诉约瑟，说：“我梦见我前面有一棵葡萄树，

10 and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.

10 树上有三根枝子，枝子发芽开花，结出串串成熟的葡萄。

11 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”

11 我手上拿着法老的酒杯，摘下葡萄，把汁挤在酒杯中，然后递到法老手中。”

12 Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.

12 约瑟说：“这梦的意思是，三根枝子代表三天，

13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.

13 三天之内，法老必让你出头并官复原职。你仍要和从前一样伺候法老饮酒。

14 But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.

14 当你再被重用的时候，请你记得恩待我，在法老面前提及我，救我出狱。

15 For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”

15 我是从希伯来人那里被拐来的，无辜被囚在监牢。”

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.

16 膳司见梦解得好，就对约瑟说：“我也做了个梦，我梦见自己头上顶着三筐白饼，

17 In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”

17 最上面的一筐里放着为法老烤制的各种食物，有鸟来吃我头上筐内的食物。”

18 Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.

18 约瑟说：“这梦的意思是，三筐就是三天，

19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”

19 三天之内，法老必砍下你的头，把你挂在木头上，鸟要来吃你的肉。”

20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

20 第三天是法老的生日，他宴请文武百官，把酒侍和膳司从监牢里提出来，

21 Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.

21 恢复了酒侍的职位，让他仍旧伺候自己饮酒，

22 But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.

22 却将膳司挂在木头上，正应验了约瑟的话。

23 The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.

23 然而，法老的酒侍没有记念约瑟，竟把他遗忘了。