Genesis, 40

1. 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.

1. Some time after this it happened that the cupbearer of the king of Egypt, who prepared the drinks for Pharaoh, and his chief baker offended their lord.

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

2. Pharaoh was angry with his two officers

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

3. and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was kept.

4. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

4. So the captain of the guard appointed Joseph to attend to their needs, for they were under arrest for some time.

5. 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, which [were] bound in the prison.

5. One night both of them dreamed, each one his own dream, and each dream had its own meaning. As the two officers were with Joseph in custody in his master's house,

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

6. when Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were troubled.

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

7. So he questioned them, "Why do you look sad today?"

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

8. They answered, "Both of us have had a dream, but there is no one to interpret them." Then Joseph said to them, "Is it not God who interprets dreams? Tell me what they were."

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

9. Then the chief cupbearer told Joseph what his dream had been. "In my dream there was a vine in front of me

10. And in the vine [were] three branches: and it [was] as though it budded, [and] her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

10. and on the vine there were three branches. As it grew and flowered, its clusters ripened into grapes.

11. 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.

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

12. And Joseph said unto him, This [is] the interpretation of it: The three branches [are] three days:

12. Joseph said to him, "Here's the interpretation: the three branches are three days.

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

13. Within three days Pharaoh will release you and restore you to your office and you will place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as before when you were his cupbearer.

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

14. But when things go well with you, remember me and be kind enough to speak my name to Pharaoh and get me out of this place,

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

15. for I was, in fact, kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews and even here I have done nothing to deserve imprisonment."

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

16. The chief baker, seeing that the interpretation was favorable, said to Joseph, "In my dream I had on my head three baskets of cakes.

17. And in the uppermost basket [there was] of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

17. In the top basket there were all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it from the basket above my head."

18. And Joseph answered and said, This [is] the interpretation thereof: The three baskets [are] three days:

18. Joseph said, "The three baskets are three days,

19. 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.

19. and before three days have passed Pharaoh will take off your head and hang you on a tree and the birds will eat your flesh."

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

20. It so happened that on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his officers and remembered the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

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

21. The cupbearer was restored to his office and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand;

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

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

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

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