Genesis 40

1 Now after these things the chief servant who had the care of the wine, and the chief bread-maker in Pharaoh's house, did something against Pharaoh's orders;

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 angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;

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 prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.

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 put them in Joseph's care, and he did what was needed for them; and they were kept in prison for some time.

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 these two had a dream on the same night; the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker of the king of Egypt, who were in prison, the two of them had dreams with a special sense.

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 in the morning when Joseph came to them he saw that they were looking sad.

And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked on them, and behold, they were sad.

7 And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?

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 Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?

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 wine-servant gave Joseph an account of his dream, and said, In my dream I saw a vine before me;

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 on the vine were three branches; and it seemed as if it put out buds and flowers, and from them came grapes ready for cutting.

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 crushing them into Pharaoh's cup, gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

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 Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three branches are three days;

And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days.

13 After three days Pharaoh will give you honour, and put you back into your place, and you will give him his cup as you did before, when you were his wine-servant.

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 But keep me in mind when things go well for you, and be good to me and say a good word for me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison:

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 truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.

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 Now when the chief bread-maker saw that the first dream had a good sense, he said to Joseph, I had a dream; and in my dream there were three baskets of white bread on my head;

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 top basket were all sorts of cooked meats for Pharaoh; and the birds were taking them out of the baskets on my head.

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 Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three baskets are three days;

And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it: the three baskets are three days.

19 After three days Pharaoh will take you out of prison, hanging you on a tree, so that your flesh will be food for birds.

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 Now the third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a feast for all his servants; and he gave honour to the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker among the others.

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 put the chief wine-servant back in his old place; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

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 But the chief bread-maker was put to death by hanging, as Joseph had said.

And he hanged the chief of the bakers, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23 But the wine-servant did not keep Joseph in mind or give a thought to him.

But the chief of the cup-bearers did not remember Joseph, and forgot him.