Chapter 40

Chapter 40

1 Now it came to pass after these things that the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

2 Pharaoh became furious with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

3 So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison house—the place where Joseph was confined.

4 The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he attended to them; and they remained in custody for some time.

5 Then both of them had a dream on the same night, each man having a dream with its own unique meaning—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison house.

6 When Joseph came to them in the morning and looked at them, Look! They were visibly dejected.

7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do your faces look so sad today?”

8 They replied to him, “We both had dreams, but there is no one here to interpret them.” Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to The All-Powerful One? Please tell them to me.”

9 So the chief cupbearer recounted his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream, Look! A vine was right in front of me.

10 And on the vine were three branches; as soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters produced ripe grapes.

11 “Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup directly into Pharaoh’s hand.”

12 Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches represent three days.

13 Within three days, Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will place Pharaoh’s cup into his hand just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.

14 Only remember me when things go well for you, and please show kindness to me; mention me to Pharaoh so that you can get me out of this place.

15 For Look!, I was forcibly kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done absolutely nothing to deserve being thrown into this pit.”

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

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

18 Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets represent three days.

19 Within three days, Pharaoh will lift your head off from you and hang your body on a wooden post, and the birds will eat your flesh right off you.”

20 Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he prepared a massive feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his servants.

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

22 But the chief baker he hanged, exactly as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph; he completely forgot about him.