Genesis 40

1 And it cometh 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;

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

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

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

3 and giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the round-house, the place where Joseph [is] a prisoner,

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

4 and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.

The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. They stayed 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 hath, who [are] prisoners in the round-house.

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.

6 And Joseph cometh in unto them in the morning, and seeth them, and lo, they [are] morose;

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

7 and he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs who [are] with him in charge in the house of his lord, saying, 'Wherefore [are] your faces sad to-day?'

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

8 And they say unto him, 'A dream we have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it;' and Joseph saith unto them, 'Are not interpretations with God? recount, I pray you, to me.'

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."

9 And the chief of the butlers recounteth his dream to Joseph, and saith to him, 'In my dream, then lo, a vine [is] before me!

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

10 and in the vine [are] three branches, and it [is] as it were flourishing; gone up hath its blossom, its clusters have ripened grapes;

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

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."

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

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

13 yet, within three days doth Pharaoh lift up thy head, and hath put thee back on thy station, and thou hast given the cup of Pharaoh into his hand, according to the former custom when thou wast his butler.

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.

14 'Surely if thou hast remembered me with thee, when it is well with thee, and hast done (I pray thee) kindness with me, and hast made mention of me unto Pharaoh, then hast thou brought me out from this house,

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.

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

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."

16 And the chief of the bakers seeth that he hath interpreted good, and he saith unto Joseph, 'I also [am] in a dream, and lo, three baskets of white bread [are] on my head,

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.

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

18 And Joseph answereth and saith, 'This [is] its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;

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

19 yet, within three days doth Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hath hanged thee on a tree, and the birds have eaten thy flesh from off thee.'

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."

20 And it cometh to pass, on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, that he maketh a banquet to all his servants, and lifteth up the head of the chief of the butlers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants,

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.

21 and he putteth back the chief of the butlers to his butlership, and he giveth the cup into the hand of Pharaoh;

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

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

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

23 and the chief of the butlers hath not remembered Joseph, but forgetteth him.

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