Genesis 40
1 And after these things, the butler of the King of Egypt and his baker offended their lorde the King of Egypt.
Later on the cupbearer and the baker committed some offense against their master, the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was angrie against his two officers, against the chiefe butler, and against the chiefe baker.
Pharaoh was angry with these two royal officials—the chief cupbearer and chief baker—
3 Therefore he put them in ward in his chiefe stewardes house, in the prison and place where Ioseph was bound.
and imprisoned them in the house of the commander of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was.
4 And the chiefe steward gaue Ioseph charge ouer them, and he serued them: and they continued a season in warde.
The commander of the guard assigned Joseph to them as their personal attendant. They were kept in prison for some time.
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.
One night while they were in prison the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt each had a dream. They were different dreams, each with its own meaning.
6 And when Ioseph came in vnto them in the morning, and looked vpon them, beholde, they were sad.
When Joseph arrived the next morning he noticed they both looked depressed.
7 And he asked Pharaohs officers, that were with him in his masters warde, saying, Wherefore looke ye so sadly to day?
So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were imprisoned with him in his master's house, “Why are you looking so depressed?”
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.
“We've both had dreams but can't find anyone to explain what they mean,” they said. So Joseph told them, “Isn't God the one who can interpret the meaning of dreams? Tell me your dreams.”
9 So the chiefe butler tolde his dreame to Ioseph, and said vnto him, In my dreame, behold, a vine was before me,
So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. “In my dream there was a vine right in front of me,” he explained.
10 And in the vine were three branches, and as it budded, her flowre came foorth: and the clusters of grapes waxed ripe.
“The vine had three branches. As soon as it budded, it flowered, and produced clusters of 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.
I was holding Pharaoh's wine cup, so I picked the grapes and squeezed them into the cup and gave it to Pharaoh.”
12 Then Ioseph sayde vnto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three braunches are three dayes.
“This is the meaning,” Joseph told him. “The three branches represent 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.
In three days' time Pharaoh will take you out of prison and give you back your job, and you will hand Pharaoh his cup as you used to.
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.
But when things go well for you, please remember me with kindness and speak to Pharaoh on my behalf, and please get 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.
I was cruelly kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and now I'm here in this pit even though I've done nothing wrong.”
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.
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was positive, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream. I had three baskets of cakes on 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.
In the top basket were all the cakes and pastries for Pharaoh to eat, and the birds were eating them from the basket on my head.”
18 Then Ioseph answered, and saide, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three dayes:
“This is the meaning,” Joseph told him. “The three baskets represent 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.
In three days' time Pharaoh will take you out of prison and hang you on a pole, and birds will eat your 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.
Three days later it happened to be Pharaoh's birthday, and he arranged a banquet for all his officials. He had the chief cupbearer and the chief baker released from prison and brought there before his officials.
21 And he restored the chiefe butler vnto his butlershippe, who gaue the cup into Pharaohs hande,
He gave the chief cupbearer his job back, and he returned to his duties of handing Pharaoh his cup.
22 But he hanged the chiefe baker, as Ioseph had interpreted vnto them.
But he hanged the chief baker just as Joseph had said when he interpreted their dreams.
23 Yet the chiefe butler did not remember Ioseph, but forgate him.
But the chief cupbearer didn't remember to say anything about Joseph—in fact he forgot all about him.
