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 butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had 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 against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against 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 ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph 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 captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

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, 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.

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 officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Why look you 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?

And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, 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;

And the chief butler 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, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe 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 I 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.

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head, and restore you to your place: and you shall deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when you were 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 think on me when it shall be well with you, and show kindness, I pray you, to 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 away 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;

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets 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 was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket on 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 thereof: 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.

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head from off you, and shall hang you on a tree; and the birds shall eat your flesh from off you.

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, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast to all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

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 butler to his butlership 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.

But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

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

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.