Genesis 40

1 While these things were going on, it happened that two eunuchs, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt, and the miller of grain, offended their lord.

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;

2 And Pharaoh, being angry with them, (now the one was in charge of the cupbearers, the other of the millers of grain)

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

3 sent them to the prison of the leader of the military, in which Joseph also was a prisoner.

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.

4 But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, who ministered to them also. Some little time passed by, while they were held in custody.

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.

5 And they both saw a similar dream on one night, whose interpretations should be related to one another.

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.

6 And when Joseph had entered to them in the morning, and had seen them sad,

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

7 he consulted them, saying, “Why is your expression sadder today than usual?”

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

8 They responded, “We have seen a dream, and there is no one to interpret it for us.” And Joseph said to them, “Doesn’t interpretation belong to God? Recount for me what you have seen.”

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?

9 The chief cupbearer explained his dream first. “I saw before me a vine,

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

10 on which were three shoots, which grew little by little into buds, and, after the flowers, it matured into grapes.

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.

11 And the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand. Therefore, I took the grapes, and I pressed them into the cup that I held, and I handed the cup to Pharaoh.”

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.

12 Joseph responded: “This is the interpretation of the dream. The three shoots are the next three days,

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

13 after which Pharaoh will remember your service, and he will restore you to your former position. And you will give him the cup according to your office, as you were accustomed to do before.

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.

14 Only remember me, when it will be well with you, and do me this mercy, to suggest to Pharaoh to lead me out of this prison.

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:

15 For I have been stolen from the land of the Hebrews, and here, innocently, I was cast into the pit.”

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.

16 The chief miller of grain, seeing that he had wisely unraveled the dream, said: “I also saw a dream: that I had three baskets of meal above my head,

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;

17 and in one basket, which was the highest, I carried all foods that are made by the art of baking, and the birds ate from it.”

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.

18 Joseph responded: “This is the interpretation of the dream. The three baskets are the next three days,

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

19 after which Pharaoh will carry away your head, and also suspend you from a cross, and the birds will tear your flesh.”

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

20 The third day thereafter was the birthday of Pharaoh. And making a great feast for his servants, he remembered, during the banquet, the chief cupbearer and the chief miller of grain.

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.

21 And he restored the one to his place, to present him the cup;

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

22 the other he hanged on a gallows, and thus the truth of the interpreter of dreams was proven.

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

23 And although he advanced with so much prosperity, the chief cupbearer forgot his interpreter of dreams.

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