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.
يوسف خواب زندانيان را تعبير می‌كند
1-3مدتی پس از زندانی شدن يوسف، فرعون رئيس نانوايان و رئيس ساقيان خود را به زندان انداخت، زيرا خشم او را برانگيخته بودند. آنها را به زندان فوطيفار، رئيس محافظان دربار كه يوسف در آنجا بود انداختند. 4آنها مدت درازی در زندان ماندند و فوطيفار يوسف را به خدمت آنها گماشت. 5يک شب هر دو آنها خواب ديدند. 6صبح روز بعد، يوسف ديد كه آنها ناراحت هستند. 7پس، از آنها پرسيد: «چرا امروز غمگين هستيد؟»
8گفتند: «ديشب ما هر دو خواب ديديم و كسی نيست كه آن را تعبير كند.»
يوسف گفت: «تعبير كردن خوابها كار خداست. به من بگوييد چه خوابهايی ديده‌ايد؟»
9-10اول رئيس ساقيان خوابی را كه ديده بود، چنين تعريف كرد: «ديشب در خواب درخت انگوری را ديدم كه سه شاخه داشت. ناگاه شاخه‌ها شكفتند و خوشه‌های زيادی انگور رسيده دادند. 11من جام شراب فرعون را در دست داشتم، پس خوشه‌های انگور را چيده، در جام فشردم و به او دادم تا بنوشد.»
12يوسف گفت: «تعبير خواب تو اين است: منظور از سه شاخه، سه روز است. 13تا سه روز ديگر فرعون تو را از زندان آزاد كرده، دوباره ساقی خود خواهد ساخت. 14پس خواهش می‌كنم وقتی دوباره مورد لطف او قرار گرفتی، مرا به ياد آور و سرگذشتم را برای فرعون شرح بده و از او خواهش كن تا مرا از اين زندان آزاد كند. 15زيرا مرا كه عبرانی هستم از وطنم دزديده، به اينجا آورده‌اند. حالا هم بدون آنكه مرتكب جرمی شده باشم، مرا در زندان انداخته‌اند.»
16وقتی رئيس نانوايان ديد كه تعبير خواب دوستش خير بود، او نيز خواب خود را برای يوسف بيان كرده، گفت: «در خواب ديدم كه سه سبد پر از نان روی سر خود دارم. 17در سبد بالايی چندين نوع نان برای فرعون گذاشته بودم، اما پرندگان آمده آنها را خوردند.»
18-19يوسف به او گفت: «مقصود از سه سبد، سه روز است. سه روز ديگر فرعون سرت را از تنت جدا كرده، بدنت را به دار می‌آويزد و پرندگان آمده گوشت بدنت را خواهند خورد.»
20سه روز بعد، جشن تولد فرعون بود و به همين مناسبت ضيافتی برای مقامات مملكتی ترتيب داد. او فرستاد تا رئيس ساقيان و رئيس نانوايان را از زندان به حضورش آورند. 21سپس رئيس ساقيان را به كار سابقش گمارد، 22ولی رئيس نانوايان را به دار آويخت، همانطور كه يوسف گفته بود. 23اما رئيس ساقيان يوسف را به ياد نياورد.
