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 after these things, the butler of the King of Egypt and his baker offended their lorde 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 angrie against his two officers, against the chiefe butler, and against the chiefe baker.

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.

Therefore he put them in ward in his chiefe stewardes house, in the prison and place where Ioseph was bound.

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 chiefe steward gaue Ioseph charge ouer them, and he serued them: and they continued a season in warde.

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 both dreamed a dreame, eyther of them his dreame in one night, eche one according to the interpretation of his dreame, both the butler and the baker of the King of Egypt, which were bounde in the prison.

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

And when Ioseph came in vnto them in the morning, and looked vpon them, beholde, 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 Pharaohs officers, that were with him in his masters warde, saying, Wherefore looke ye so sadly 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?

Who answered him, We haue dreamed, eche one a dreame, and there is none to interprete the same. Then Ioseph saide vnto them, Are not interpretations of God? tell them me nowe.

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

So the chiefe butler tolde his dreame to Ioseph, and said vnto him, In my dreame, 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 as it budded, her flowre came foorth: and the clusters of grapes waxed ripe.

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 I had Pharaohs cup in mine hande, and I tooke the grapes, and wrung the into Pharaohs cup, and I gaue the cup into Pharaohs hand.

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

Then Ioseph sayde vnto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three braunches are three dayes.

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.

Within three dayes shall Pharaoh lift vp thine head, and restore thee vnto thine office, and thou shalt giue Pharaohs cup into his hand after the olde maner, when thou wast his butler.

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:

But haue me in remembrance with thee, when thou art in good case, and shew mercie, I pray thee, vnto me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, that thou mayest 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 I was stollen away by theft out of the land of the Ebrewes, and here also haue I done nothing, wherefore they should put mee in 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 chiefe baker sawe that the interpretation was good, hee saide vnto Ioseph, Also mee thought in my dreame that I had three white baskets on mine 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 vppermost basket there was of all maner baken meates for Pharaoh: and the birdes did eate them out of the basket vpon mine head.

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

Then Ioseph answered, and saide, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three dayes:

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.

Within three dayes shall Pharaoh take thine head from thee, and shall hang thee on a tree, and the birdes shall eate 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 so the third day, which was Pharaohs birthday, hee made a feast vnto all his seruants: and hee lifted vp the head of the chiefe butler, and the head of the chiefe baker among his seruants.

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 chiefe butler vnto his butlershippe, who gaue the cup into Pharaohs hande,

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

But he hanged the chiefe baker, as Ioseph had interpreted vnto them.

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

Yet the chiefe butler did not remember Ioseph, but forgate him.