Genesis 40

1 And it came to pass after these things, that the chief cupbearer of the king of Egypt and the chief baker trespassed against their lord the king of Egypt.

Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

2 And Pharao was angry with his two eunuchs, with his chief cupbearer, and with his chief baker.

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

3 And he put them in ward, into the prison, into the place whereinto Joseph had been led.

and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.

4 And the chief keeper of the prison committed them to Joseph, and he stood by them; and they were [some] days in the prison.

The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,

5 And they both had a dream in one night; and the vision of the dream of the chief cupbearer and chief baker, who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were in the prison, was this.

both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

6 Joseph went in to them in the morning, and saw them, and they had been troubled.

When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.

7 And he asked the eunuchs of Pharao who were with him in the prison with his master, saying, Why is it that your countenances are sad today?

So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”

8 And they said to him, We have seen a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Is not the interpretation of them through god? tell [them] than to me.

“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

9 And the chief cupbearer related his dream to Joseph, and said, In my dream a vine was before me.

So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,

10 And in the vine [were] three stems; and it budding shot forth blossoms; the clusters of grapes were ripe.

and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.

11 And the cup of Pharao was in my hand; and I took the bunch of grapes, and squeezed it into the cup, and gave the cup into Pharao's hand.

Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”

12 And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it. The three stems are three days.

Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.

13 Yet three days and Pharao shall remember your office, and he shall restore you to your place of chief cupbearer, and you shall give the cup of Pharao into his hand, according to your former high place, as you were wont to be cupbearer.

Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.

14 But remember me of yourself, when it shall be well with you, and you shall deal mercifully with me, and you shall make mention of me to Pharao, and you shall bring me forth out of this dungeon.

But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.

15 For surely I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here I have done nothing, but they have cast me into this pit.

For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”

16 And the chief baker saw that he interpreted aright; and he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and I thought I took up on my head three baskets of mealy food.

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.

17 And in the upper basket there was the work of the baker of every kind which Pharao eats; and the fowls of the air ate them out of the basket that was on my head.

In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”

18 And Joseph answered and said to him, This is the interpretation of it; The three baskets are three days.

Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.

19 Yet three days, and Pharao shall take away your head from off you, and shall hang you on a tree, and the birds of the sky shall eat your flesh from off you.

Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”

20 And it came to pass on the third day that it was Pharao's birth-day, and he made a banquet for all his servants, and he remembered the office of the cupbearer and the office of the baker in the midst of his servants.

On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

21 And he restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and he gave the cup into Pharao's hand.

Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.

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

But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.

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

The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.