Chapter 40

And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler⁵⁶ of the king of Egypt and [his] baker⁶ had offended¹ their lord the king of Egypt.

And Pharaoh was wroth⁴ against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers,⁵⁶ and against the chief of the bakers.⁶

And he put⁴ them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, ⁵⁴⁷⁰ the place where Joseph [was] bound.⁷

And the captain of the guard charged⁴ Joseph with them, and he served¹⁷ them: and they continued a season in ward.

And they dreamed⁴ a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler⁵⁶ and the baker⁶ of the king of Egypt, which [were] bound⁷ in the prison. ⁵⁴⁷⁰

And Joseph came in⁴ unto them in the morning, and looked⁴ upon them, and, behold, they [were] sad.⁶

And he asked⁴ Pharaoh's officers that [were] with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying,² Wherefore look ye [so] sadly to day?

And they said⁴ unto him, We have dreamed¹ a dream, and [there is] no interpreter⁶ of it. And Joseph said⁴ unto them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] to God? tell¹⁶ me [them], I pray you.

And the chief butler⁵⁶ told¹⁷ his dream to Joseph, and said⁴ to him, In my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me;

And in the vine [were] three branches: and it [was] as though it budded,⁶ [and] her blossoms shot forth;¹ and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe⁵² grapes:

And Pharaoh's cup [was] in my hand: and I took⁴ the grapes, and pressed⁴ them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave⁴ the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

And Joseph said⁴ unto him, This [is] the interpretation of it: The three branches [are] three days:

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up⁴ thine head, and restore⁵² thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver¹ Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.⁵⁶

But think¹ on me when it shall be well⁴ with thee, and shew¹ kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention⁵² of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out⁵² of this house:

For indeed²⁸ I was stolen away²⁷ out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done¹ nothing ³⁹⁷² that they should put¹ me into the dungeon.

When the chief baker⁶ saw⁴ that the interpretation¹ was good, he said⁴ unto Joseph, I also [was] in my dream, and, behold, [I had] three white baskets on my head:

And in the uppermost basket [there was] of all manner of bakemeats ^{4639 644 6} for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat⁶ them out of the basket upon my head.

And Joseph answered⁴ and said,⁴ This [is] the interpretation thereof: The three baskets [are] three days:

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up⁴ thy head from off thee, and shall hang¹ thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat¹ thy flesh from off thee.

And it came to pass the third day, [which was] Pharaoh's birthday, ^{3205 91} that he made⁴ a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up⁴ the head of the chief butler⁵⁶ and of the chief baker⁶ among his servants.

And he restored⁵⁵ the chief butler⁵⁶ unto his butlership again; and he gave⁴ the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

But he hanged¹ the chief baker:⁶ as Joseph had interpreted¹ to them.

Yet did not the chief butler⁵⁶ remember¹ Joseph, but forgat⁴ him.