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[1]Andit came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.
[2]AndPharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
[3]Andhe put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
[4]Andthe captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and they continued a season in ward.
[5]Andthey dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
[6]AndJoseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad.
[7]Andhe asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his master's house, saying: 'Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?'
[8]Andthey said unto him: 'We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it.' And Joseph said unto them: 'Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.'
[9]Andthe chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him: 'In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
[10]Andin the vine were three branches; and as it was budding, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes,
[11]AndPharaoh'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]AndJoseph said unto him: 'This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;
[13]Withinyet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thine office; and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
[14]Buthave me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.
[15]Forindeed 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]Whenthe chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph: 'I also saw in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head;
[17]Andin the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.'
[18]AndJoseph answered and said: 'This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days;
[19]Withinyet 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]Andit 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 the head of the chief baker among his servants.
[21]Andhe restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
[22]Buthe hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
[23]Yetdid not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.
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