Genesis 40

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

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

2 法老就惱怒酒政和膳長這二臣，

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

3 把他們下在護衛長府內的監裏，就是約瑟被囚的地方。

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 護衛長把他們交給約瑟，約瑟便伺候他們；他們有些日子在監裏。

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 被囚在監之埃及王的酒政和膳長二人同夜各做一夢，各夢都有講解。

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

6 到了早晨，約瑟進到他們那裏，見他們有愁悶的樣子。

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 他便問法老的二臣，就是與他同囚在他主人府裏的，說：「你們今日為甚麼面帶愁容呢？」

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 他們對他說：「我們各人做了一夢，沒有人能解。」約瑟說：「解夢不是出於上帝嗎？請你們將夢告訴我。」

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

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

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 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 法老的杯在我手中，我就拿葡萄擠在法老的杯裏，將杯遞在他手中。」

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

12 約瑟對他說：「你所做的夢是這樣解：三根枝子就是三天；

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 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 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 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 我實在是從希伯來人之地被拐來的；我在這裏也沒有做過甚麼，叫他們把我下在監裏。」

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 膳長見夢解得好，就對約瑟說：「我在夢中見我頭上頂着三筐白餅；

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 極上的筐子裏有為法老烤的各樣食物，有飛鳥來吃我頭上筐子裏的食物。」

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

18 約瑟說：「你的夢是這樣解：三個筐子就是三天；

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 三天之內，法老必斬斷你的頭，把你掛在木頭上，必有飛鳥來吃你身上的肉。」

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

21 使酒政官復原職，他仍舊遞杯在法老手中；

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

22 但把膳長掛起來，正如約瑟向他們所解的話。

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

23 酒政卻不記念約瑟，竟忘了他。