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
.
And Pharaoh was wroth
against
two
of his officers
, against the chief
of the butlers
, and against the chief
of the bakers
.
And he put them in ward
in the house
of the captain
of the guard
, into the prison
, the place
where Joseph
was bound
.
And the captain of the guard
charged
Joseph
with them, and he served
them: and they continued a season
in ward
.
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
.
And Joseph came in
unto them in the morning
, and looked
upon them, and, behold, they were sad
.
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
?
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.
And the chief butler
told
his dream
to Joseph
, and said
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
, and her blossoms
shot forth
; and the clusters
thereof brought forth ripe
grapes
:
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
.
And Joseph said
unto him, This is the interpretation
of it: The three
branches
are three
days
:
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
.
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
:
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
.
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
:
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
.
And Joseph answered
and said
, This is the interpretation
thereof: The three
baskets
are three
days
:
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.
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
.
And he restored the chief
butler
unto his butlership
again
; and he gave
the cup
into Pharaoh's
hand
:
But he hanged the chief
baker
: as Joseph
had interpreted
to them.
Yet did not the chief butler
remember
Joseph
, but forgat
him.