< Genesis 40 >
1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and the baker committed an offense, against their lord the king of Egypt.
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 wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
And Pharao was angry with his two eunuchs, with his chief cupbearer, and with his chief baker.
3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guards, into the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.
And he put them in ward, into the prison, into the place whereinto Joseph had been led.
4 And the captain of the guards charged Joseph with them, and he served them; and they continued a season in ward.
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 they dreamed a dream, both of them, each his dream in one night, each in accordance with the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison.
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 Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked at them, and, behold, they were sad.
Joseph went in to them in the morning, and saw them, and they had been troubled.
7 And he asked the officers of Pharaoh that were with him in ward in his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly today?
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 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none to interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it to me, I pray you.
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 The chief of the butlers then told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was 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 was as though it budded, shot forth its blossoms, and on its clusters the grapes became ripe:
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 pressed them out into Pharaoh's cup, and I placed 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 And Joseph said unto him, This is its interpretation: The three branches are three days;
And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it. The three stems are three days.
13 Within yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thy office; and thou shalt place Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
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 Therefore if thou thinkest on me when it shall be well with thee, then show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house;
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 indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I not done the least that they should put me into the dungeon.
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 And when the chief of the bakers saw that he had well interpreted, he said unto Joseph, I also [saw] in my dream, and, behold, I had three baskets with fine 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 uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats, used as food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket from 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 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation: 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 Within yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and will hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
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 And it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief of the butlers and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants.
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 restored the chief of the butlers unto his butlership; and he placed the cup in 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 of the bakers he hanged, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
And he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph, interpreted to them.
23 Yet the chief of the butlers did not remember Joseph, and forgot him.
Yet did not the chief cupbearer remember Joseph, but forgot him.