[1] It happened after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt
and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt. [2] Pharaoh was angry
against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the
chief of the bakers. [3] He put them in custody in the house of the captain
of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. [4] The
captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them.
They stayed in prison many days. [5] They both dreamed a dream, 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, who were bound in the
prison. [6] Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and, saw
that they were 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?" [8]
They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can
interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Don`t interpretations belong to
God? Please tell it to me." [9] The chief butler told his dream to Joseph,
and said to him, "In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me, [10] and
in the vine were three branches. It was as though it budded, its blossoms
shot forth, and the clusters of it brought forth ripe grapes. [11]
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." [12] Joseph said to
him, "This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days.
[13] Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore
you to your office. You will give Pharaoh`s cup into his hand, the way you
did when you were his butler. [14] But remember me when it will be well
with you, and show kindness, please, to me, and make mention of me to
Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house. [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." [16] When the chief baker saw that the
interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, "I also was in my dream, and,
behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head. [17] In the uppermost
basket there was of all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds ate
them out of the basket on my head." [18] Joseph answered, "This is the
interpretation of it. The three baskets are three days. [19] Within three
more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and will hang you
on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from off you." [20] It
happened the third day, which was Pharaoh`s birthday, that he made a feast
for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and the
head of the chief baker among his servants. [21] He restored the chief
butler to his butlership again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh`s hand;
[22] but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. [23]
Yet the chief butler didn`t remember Joseph, but forgot him.
