約瑟解夢
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。
1And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5¶ And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 6And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 7And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?40.7 look…: Heb. are your faces evil? 8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. 9And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 10And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 11And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand. 12And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: 13Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.40.13 lift…: or, reckon 14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:40.14 think…: Heb. remember me with thee 15For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. 16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:40.16 white: or, full of holes 17And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.40.17 bakemeats…: Heb. meat of Pharaoh, the work of a baker, or, cook 18And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: 19Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.40.19 lift…: or, reckon thee, and take thy office from thee
20¶ And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.40.20 lifted…: or, reckoned 21And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand: 22But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
