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.

While these things were going on, it happened that two eunuchs, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt, and the miller of grain, offended their lord.

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

And Pharaoh, being angry with them, (now the one was in charge of the cupbearers, the other of the millers of grain)

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.

sent them to the prison of the leader of the military, in which Joseph also was a prisoner.

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

But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, who ministered to them also. Some little time passed by, while they were held 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 both saw a similar dream on one night, whose interpretations should be related to one another.

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

And when Joseph had entered to them in the morning, and had seen them 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?"

he consulted them, saying, “Why is your expression sadder today than usual?”

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."

They responded, “We have seen a dream, and there is no one to interpret it for us.” And Joseph said to them, “Doesn’t interpretation belong to God? Recount for me what you have seen.”

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

The chief cupbearer explained his dream first. “I saw before me a vine,

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

on which were three shoots, which grew little by little into buds, and, after the flowers, it matured into 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 the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand. Therefore, I took the grapes, and I pressed them into the cup that I held, and I handed the cup to Pharaoh.”

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

Joseph responded: “This is the interpretation of the dream. The three shoots are the next 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.

after which Pharaoh will remember your service, and he will restore you to your former position. And you will give him the cup according to your office, as you were accustomed to do before.

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.

Only remember me, when it will be well with you, and do me this mercy, to suggest to Pharaoh to lead me out of this prison.

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 I have been stolen from the land of the Hebrews, and here, innocently, I was cast into the pit.”

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.

The chief miller of grain, seeing that he had wisely unraveled the dream, said: “I also saw a dream: that I had three baskets of meal above 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 one basket, which was the highest, I carried all foods that are made by the art of baking, and the birds ate from it.”

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

Joseph responded: “This is the interpretation of the dream. The three baskets are the next 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."

after which Pharaoh will carry away your head, and also suspend you from a cross, and the birds will tear your flesh.”

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.

The third day thereafter was the birthday of Pharaoh. And making a great feast for his servants, he remembered, during the banquet, the chief cupbearer and the chief miller of grain.

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

And he restored the one to his place, to present him the cup;

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

the other he hanged on a gallows, and thus the truth of the interpreter of dreams was proven.

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

And although he advanced with so much prosperity, the chief cupbearer forgot his interpreter of dreams.