Genesis 40
1 And after these things, the butler of the King of Egypt and his baker offended their lorde the King of Egypt.
After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord.
2 And Pharaoh was angrie against his two officers, against the chiefe butler, and against the chiefe baker.
And Pharao being angry with them (now the one was chief butler, the other chief baker)
3 Therefore he put them in ward in his chiefe stewardes house, in the prison and place where Ioseph was bound.
He sent them to the prison of the commander of the soldiers, in which Joseph also was prisoner,
4 And the chiefe steward gaue Ioseph charge ouer them, and he serued them: and they continued a season in warde.
But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, and he served them. Some little time passed, and they were kept in custody.
5 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.
And they both dreamed a dream the same night, according to the interpretation agreeing to themselves:
6 And when Ioseph came in vnto them in the morning, and looked vpon them, beholde, they were sad.
And when Joseph was come in to them in the morning, and saw them sad,
7 And he asked Pharaohs officers, that were with him in his masters warde, saying, Wherefore looke ye so sadly to day?
He asked them, saying: Why is your countenance sadder today than usual?
8 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.
They answered: We have dreamed a dream, and there is nobody to interpret it to us. And Joseph said to them: Doth not interpretation belong to God? Tell me what you have dreamed.
9 So the chiefe butler tolde his dreame to Ioseph, and said vnto him, In my dreame, behold, a vine was before me,
The chief butler first told his dream: I saw before me a vine,
10 And in the vine were three branches, and as it budded, her flowre came foorth: and the clusters of grapes waxed ripe.
On which were three branches, which by little and little sent out buds, and after the blossoms brought forth ripe grapes:
11 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.
And the cup of Pharao was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into the cup which I held, and I gave the cup to Pharao.
12 Then Ioseph sayde vnto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three braunches are three dayes.
Joseph answered: This is the interpretation of the dream: The three branches are yet three days:
13 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.
After which Pharao will remember thy service, and will restore thee to thy former place: and thou shalt present him the cup according to thy office, as before thou wast wont to do.
14 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.
Only remember me, when it shall be well with thee, and do me this kindness: to put Pharao in mind to take me out of this prison:
15 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.
For I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here without any fault was cast into the dungeon.
16 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.
The chief baker seeing that he had wisely interpreted the dream, said: I also dreamed a dream, That I had three baskets of meal upon my head:
17 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.
And that in one basket which was uppermost, I carried all meats that are made by the art of baking, and that the birds ate out of it.
18 Then Ioseph answered, and saide, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three dayes:
Joseph answered: This is the interpretation of the dream: The three baskets are yet three days:
19 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.
After which Pharao will take thy head from thee, and hang thee on a cross, and the birds shall tear thy flesh.
20 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.
The third day after this was the birthday of Pharao: and he made a great feast for his servants, and at the banquet remembered the chief butler, and the chief baker.
21 And he restored the chiefe butler vnto his butlershippe, who gaue the cup into Pharaohs hande,
And he restored the one to his place to present him the cup:
22 But he hanged the chiefe baker, as Ioseph had interpreted vnto them.
The other he hanged on a gibbet, that the truth of the interpreter might be shewn.
23 Yet the chiefe butler did not remember Ioseph, but forgate him.
But the chief butler, when things prospered with him, forgot his interpreter.
