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.
2 And
Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the
butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
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.
4 And
the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they
continued a season in ward.
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.
6 And
Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold,
they were sad.
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?
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.
9 And
the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream,
behold, a vine was before 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:
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.
12 And
Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: 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.
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:
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 unto Joseph, I
also was in my
dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
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.
18 And
Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: 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.
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.
21 And
he restored the chief butler unto 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.
