Genesis 40

NEW JERUSALEM	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 It happened some time later that the king of Egypt's cup-bearer and his baker offended their masterthe king of Egypt.	1 Some time after this, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cup-bearer and the chief baker,	2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker,
3 and put them in custody in the house of the commander of the guard, in the gaol where Joseph was aprisoner.	3 and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.
4 The commander of the guard assigned Joseph to them to attend to their wants, and they remained incustody for some time.	4 The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them; and they continued for some time in custody.
5 Now both of them had dreams on the same night, each with its own meaning for the cup-bearer andthe baker of the king of Egypt, who were prisoners in the gaol.	5 And one night they both dreamed--the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison--each his own dream, and each dream with its own meaning.
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they looked gloomy,	6 When Joseph came to them in the morning and saw them, they were troubled.
7 and he asked the two officials who were in custody with him in his master's house, 'Why these sadlooks today?'	7 So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why are your faces downcast today?"
8 They replied, 'We have each had a dream, but there is no one to interpret it.' 'Are not interpretationsGod's business?' Joseph asked them. 'Tel me about them.'	8 They said to him, "We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, I pray you."
9 So the chief cup-bearer described his dream to Joseph, tel ing him, 'In my dream there was a vine infront of me.	9 So the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me,
10 On the vine were three branches; no sooner had it budded than it blossomed, and its clustersbecame ripe grapes.	10 and on the vine there were three branches; as soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes.
11 I had Pharaoh's cup in my hand; I picked the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and putthe cup into Pharaoh's hand.'	11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand."
12 'This is what it means,' Joseph told him. 'The three branches are three days.	12 Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days;
13 In another three days Pharaoh wil lift up your head by restoring you to your position. Then you wilhand Pharaoh his cup, as you did before, when you were his cup-bearer.	13 within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office; and you shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his butler.
14 But be sure to remember me when things go wel with you, and keep faith with me by kindlyreminding Pharaoh about me, to get me out of this house.	14 But remember me, when it is well with you, and do me the kindness, I pray you, to make mention of me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.
15 I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews in the first place, and even here I have done nothingto warrant being put in the dungeon.'	15 For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."
16 The chief baker, seeing that the interpretation had been favourable, said to Joseph, 'I too had adream; there were three wicker trays on my head.	16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head,
17 In the top tray there were al kinds of pastries for Pharaoh, such as a baker might make, and thebirds were eating them off the tray on my head.'	17 and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head."
18 Joseph replied as fol ows, 'This is what it means: the three trays are three days.	18 And Joseph answered, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;
19 In another three days Pharaoh wil lift up your head by hanging you on a gallows, and the birds willeat the flesh off your bones.'	19 within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head--from you!--and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat the flesh from you."
20 And so it happened; the third day was Pharaoh's birthday and he gave a banquet for al his officials.Of his officials he lifted up the head of the chief cup-bearer and the chief baker,	20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and lifted up the head of the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
21 the chief cup-bearer by restoring him to his cup-bearing, so that he again handed Pharaoh his cup;	21 He restored the chief butler to his butlership, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand;
22 and by hanging the chief baker, as Joseph had explained to them.	22 but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 But the chief cup-bearer did not remember Joseph; he had forgotten him.	23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.