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;

Later on the cupbearer and the baker committed some offense against their master, the king of Egypt.

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

Pharaoh was angry with these two royal officials—the chief cupbearer and chief baker—

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 imprisoned them in the house of the commander of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was.

4 and the chief of the executioners charges Joseph with them, and he serves them; and they are in confinement [for some] days.

The commander of the guard assigned Joseph to them as their personal attendant. 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.

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

When Joseph arrived the next morning he noticed they both looked depressed.

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?”

So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were imprisoned with him in his master's house, “Why are you looking so depressed?”

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.”

“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 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!

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 [are] three branches, and it [is] as it were flourishing; gone up has its blossom, its clusters have ripened grapes;

“The vine had three branches. As soon as it budded, it flowered, and produced clusters of ripe grapes.

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.”

I was holding Pharaoh's wine cup, so I picked the grapes and squeezed them into the cup and gave it to Pharaoh.”

12 And Joseph says to him, “This [is] its interpretation: the three branches are three days;

“This is the meaning,” Joseph told him. “The three branches represent 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.

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

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 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,

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 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.”

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

“This is the meaning,” Joseph told him. “The three baskets represent 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.”

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 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,

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

He gave the chief cupbearer his job back, and he returned to his duties of handing Pharaoh his cup.

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

But he hanged the chief baker just as Joseph had said when he interpreted their dreams.

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

But the chief cupbearer didn't remember to say anything about Joseph—in fact he forgot all about him.