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 chief cupbearer of the king of Egypt and the chief baker trespassed against 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 Pharao was angry with his two eunuchs, with his chief cupbearer, and with his chief 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.

And he put them in ward, into the prison, into the place whereinto Joseph had been led.

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 chief keeper of the prison committed them to Joseph, and he stood by them; and they were [some] days in the prison.

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 had a dream in one night; and the vision of the dream of the chief cupbearer and chief baker, who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were in the prison, was this.

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

Joseph went in to them in the morning, and saw them, and they had been troubled.

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

And he asked the eunuchs of Pharao who were with him in the prison with his master, saying, Why is it that your countenances are sad today?

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 seen a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Is not the interpretation of them through god? tell [them] than to me.

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 cupbearer related his dream to Joseph, and said, In my dream 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 stems; and it budding shot forth blossoms; the clusters of grapes were 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 the cup of Pharao was in my hand; and I took the bunch of grapes, and squeezed it into the cup, and gave the cup into Pharao'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 stems 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 three days and Pharao shall remember your office, and he shall restore you to your place of chief cupbearer, and you shall give the cup of Pharao into his hand, according to your former high place, as you were wont to be cupbearer.

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 remember me of yourself, when it shall be well with you, and you shall deal mercifully with me, and you shall make mention of me to Pharao, and you shall bring me forth out of this dungeon.

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 surely I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here I have done nothing, but they have cast me into this pit.

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 the chief baker saw that he interpreted aright; and he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and I thought I took up on my head three baskets of mealy food.

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 upper basket there was the work of the baker of every kind which Pharao eats; and the fowls of the air ate them out of the basket that was 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 to him, 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.

Yet three days, and Pharao shall take away your head from off you, and shall hang you on a tree, and the birds of the sky 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 on the third day that it was Pharao's birth-day, and he made a banquet for all his servants, and he remembered the office of the cupbearer and the office of the baker in the midst of 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 cupbearer to his office, and he gave the cup into Pharao's hand.

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

And he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph, 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 cupbearer remember Joseph, but forgot him.