Genesis 40 ~ Genesis 40

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1 A nd it cometh to pass, after these things -- the butler of the king of Egypt and the baker have sinned against their lord, against the king of Egypt;

After these things, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

2 a nd Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,

Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker.

3 a nd giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the round-house, the place where Joseph a prisoner,

He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

4 a nd the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.

The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.

5 A nd they dream a dream both of them, each his dream in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker whom the king of Egypt hath, who prisoners in the round-house.

They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.

6 A nd Joseph cometh in unto them in the morning, and seeth them, and lo, they morose;

Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad.

7 a nd he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs who with him in charge in the house of his lord, saying, `Wherefore your faces sad to-day?'

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 A nd they say unto him, `A dream we have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it;' and Joseph saith unto them, `Are not interpretations with God? recount, I pray you, to me.'

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 A nd the chief of the butlers recounteth his dream to Joseph, and saith to him, `In my dream, then lo, a vine before me!

The chief cup bearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,

10 a nd in the vine three branches, and it as it were flourishing; gone up hath its blossom, its clusters have ripened grapes;

and in the vine were three branches. It was as though it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters produced ripe grapes.

11 a nd Pharaoh's cup in my hand, and I take the grapes and press them into the cup of Pharaoh, and I give the cup into the hand of Pharaoh.'

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 A nd Joseph saith to him, `This its interpretation: the three branches are three days;

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

13 y et, within three days doth Pharaoh lift up thy head, and hath put thee back on thy station, and thou hast given the cup of Pharaoh into his hand, according to the former custom when thou wast his butler.

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 cup bearer.

14 ` Surely if thou hast remembered me with thee, when it is well with thee, and hast done (I pray thee) kindness with me, and hast made mention of me unto Pharaoh, then hast thou brought me out from this house,

But remember me when it will be well with you, and please show kindness to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.

15 f or I was really stolen from the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they have put me in the pit.'

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 A nd the chief of the bakers seeth that he hath interpreted good, and he saith unto Joseph, `I also in a dream, and lo, three baskets of white bread on my head,

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 a nd in the uppermost basket of all of Pharaoh's food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.'

In the uppermost basket there were all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”

18 A nd Joseph answereth and saith, `This its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;

Joseph answered, “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.

19 y et, within three days doth Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hath hanged thee on a tree, and the birds have eaten thy flesh from off thee.'

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 A nd it cometh to pass, on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, that he maketh a banquet to all his servants, and lifteth up the head of the chief of the butlers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants,

On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cup bearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

21 a nd he putteth back the chief of the butlers to his butlership, and he giveth the cup into the hand of Pharaoh;

He restored the chief cup bearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;

22 a nd the chief of the bakers he hath hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them;

but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23 a nd the chief of the butlers hath not remembered Joseph, but forgetteth him.

Yet the chief cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph, but forgot him.