Genesis 40

1 It happened after these things that the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

And Pharaoh was wroth with two [of] his officers, with the chief of the butlers, and with the chief of the bakers.

3 So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.

And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.

4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. They stayed in prison for some time.

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; and they continued a season in custody.

5 And the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream; the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who [were] bound in the prison.

6 Joseph met them in the morning and looked at them and saw that they were sad.

And Joseph came to them in the morning, and looked upon them, and behold, they [were] sad.

7 He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"

And he asked Pharaoh's officers that [were] with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Why look ye [so] sad to-day?

8 They said to him, "We both had dreams, but there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."

And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and [there is] no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] to God? tell me [them], I pray you.

9 The chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream, look, a vine was in front of me,

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me;

10 and in the vine were three branches. When it budded, its blossoms opened, and its clusters ripened into grapes.

And on the vine [were] three branches: and it [was] as though it budded, [and] its blossoms shot forth; and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes:

11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I placed the cup into Pharaoh's hand."

And Pharaoh's cup [was] in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

12 Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

And Joseph said to him, This [is] the interpretation of it: The three branches [are] three days;

13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh's cup into his hand as you used to when you were his cupbearer.

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee to thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

14 But remember me when it goes well for you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison.

But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness to me, I pray thee, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

15 For indeed, I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the pit."

For indeed I was stolen away from the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also appeared in my dream, and look, three baskets of white bread were on my head.

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also [was] in my dream, and behold, [I had] three white baskets on my head:

17 In the top basket there was all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head."

And in the uppermost basket [there was] of all manner of bake-meats for Pharaoh; and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head.

18 Joseph answered, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days.

And Joseph answered, and said, This [is] the interpretation of it: The three baskets [are] three days:

19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and impale you on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh off you."

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

20 And it happened on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he gave a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

And it came to pass the third day, [which was] Pharaoh's birth-day, that he made a feast to all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his position again, and he placed the cup into Pharaoh's hand;

And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

22 but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23 But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.