1 And it came to pass after these things, {that} the cup-bearer of the king of Egypt and the baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains-with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;
3 and he put them in custody into the house of the captain of the life-guard, into the tower-house, into the place where Joseph was imprisoned.
4 And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them, that he should attend on them. And they were {several} days in custody.
5 And they dreamed a dream, both of them in one night, each his dream, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup-bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the tower-house.
6 And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked on them, and behold, they were sad.
7 And he asked Pharaoh's chamberlains that were with him in custody in his lord's house, saying, Why are your faces {so} sad to-day?
8 And they said to him, We have dreamt a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, {Do} not interpretations {belong} to God? tell me {your dreams}, I pray you.
9 Then the chief of the cup-bearers told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
10 and in the vine were three branches; and it was as though it budded: its blossoms shot forth, its clusters ripened into grapes.
11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
12 And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days.
13 In yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head and restore thee to thy place, and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his cup-bearer.
14 Only bear a remembrance with thee of me when it goes well with thee, and deal kindly, I pray thee, with me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house;
15 for indeed I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
16 And when the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head.
17 And in the uppermost basket there were all manner of victuals for Pharaoh that the baker makes, and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head.
18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it: the three baskets are three days.
19 In yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hang thee on a tree; and the birds will eat thy flesh from off thee.
20 And it came to pass the third day-Pharaoh's birthday-that he made a feast to all his bondmen. And he lifted up the head of the chief of the cup-bearers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his bondmen.
21 And he restored the chief of the cup-bearers to his office of cup-bearer again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
22 And he hanged the chief of the bakers, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 But the chief of the cup-bearers did not remember Joseph, and forgot him.
1 这些事以后， 埃及王的酒政和膳长， 得罪了他们的主人埃及王。
2 法老就恼怒酒政和膳长这两个臣宰，
3 把他们关在军长府内的监房里， 就是约瑟被囚禁的地方。
4 军长把他们交给约瑟， 约瑟就侍候他们。他们在监房里过了好些日子。
5 他们二人， 就是被关在监里的埃及王的酒政和膳长， 同一夜各作了一个梦， 二人的梦各有不同的解释。
6 到了早晨， 约瑟进去到他们那里， 见他们神色不安，
7 就问法老的两个臣宰， 就是与他一同关在他主人府内的监房里的， 说： "今天你们的脸色为什么这样难看呢？"
8 他们回答他： "我们各人作了一个梦， 但没有人能够解释。"约瑟对他们说： "解梦不是出于 神吗？请把梦告诉我吧。"
9 酒政就把自己的梦告诉约瑟， 对他说： "在梦里我看见我面前有一棵葡萄树。
10 葡萄树上有三根枝子； 树一发芽， 就开了花， 上头的葡萄都成熟了。
11 法老的杯在我手里， 我拿了葡萄挤在法老的杯中， 把杯递在法老的手里。"
12 约瑟对他说： "这梦的解释是这样： 三根枝子就是三天。
13 三天之内， 法老必使你抬起头来， 恢复你原来的职位； 你仍要把杯递在法老的手里， 好像先前作他的酒政时一样。
14 不过， 你一切顺利的时候， 求你记念我， 施恩给我， 在法老面前提拔我， 救我脱离这监狱。
15 我实在是从希伯来人之地被拐来； 就是在这里， 我也没有作过什么事该被关在监牢里的。"
16 膳长见梦解得好， 就对约瑟说： "我也作了一个梦， 在梦里我看见自己头上有三篮白饼。
17 最上面的篮子里， 有为法老烤的各种食物， 但飞鸟来吃我头上篮子里的食物。"
18 约瑟回答： "这梦的解释是这样： 三个篮子就是三天。
19 三天之内， 法老必砍下你的头来， 把你挂在木头上， 必有飞鸟来吃你身上的肉。"
20 到了第三日， 就是法老的生日， 他为臣仆摆设筵席， 在他们面前把酒政和膳长提出监来，
21 恢复了酒政原来的职位， 叫他可以把杯递在法老的手中；
22 法老却把膳长挂起来， 正如约瑟给他们的解释一样。
23 但是酒政并不记念约瑟， 竟把他忘记了。