Genesis 40

1 And it comes to pass, after these things—the butler of the king of Egypt and the baker have sinned against their lord, against the king of Egypt;

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 is angry against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,

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

3 and puts them in confinement in the house of the chief of the executioners, into the round-house, the place where Joseph [is] 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 and the chief of the executioners charges Joseph with them, and he serves them; and they are in confinement [for some] days.

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 dream a dream both of them, each his dream in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker whom the king of Egypt has, who [are] prisoners in the round-house.

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 Joseph comes to them in the morning, and sees them, and behold, they [are] morose;

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

7 and he asks Pharaoh’s eunuchs who [are] with him in confinement in the house of his lord, saying, “Why [are] your faces sad today?”

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

8 And they say to him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it”; and Joseph says to them, “Are interpretations not with God? Please recount to me.”

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 And the chief of the butlers recounts his dream to Joseph and says to him, “In my dream, then behold, a vine [is] before me!

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

10 And in the vine [are] three branches, and it [is] as it were flourishing; gone up has its blossom, its clusters have ripened 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 Pharaoh’s cup [is] in my hand, and I take the grapes and press them into the cup of Pharaoh, and I give the cup into the hand of 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 And Joseph says to him, “This [is] its interpretation: the three branches are three days;

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

13 yet, within three days Pharaoh lifts up your head, and has put you back on your station, and you have given the cup of Pharaoh into his hand, according to the former custom when you were his butler.

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 Surely if you have remembered me with you, when it is well with you, and have please done kindness with me, and have made mention of me to Pharaoh, then you have brought me out from this house,

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 was really stolen from the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have done nothing that they have put me in the pit [for].”

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 And the chief of the bakers sees that he has interpreted good, and he says to Joseph, “I also [am] in a dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread [are] on 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 the highest basket [are] of all [kinds] of Pharaoh’s food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.”

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 And Joseph answers and says, “This [is] its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;

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

19 yet, within three days Pharaoh lifts up your head from off you, and has hanged you on a tree, and the birds have eaten your flesh from off you.”

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 And it comes to pass, on the third day, Pharaoh’s birthday, that he makes a banquet to all his servants, and lifts up the head of the chief of the butlers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants,

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 puts back the chief of the butlers to his butlership, and he gives the cup into the hand of Pharaoh;

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

22 and the chief of the bakers he has hanged, as Joseph has interpreted to them;

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

23 and the chief of the butlers has not remembered Joseph, but forgets him.

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