Genesis 40 - Amplified Bible(AMP)

Joseph Interprets a Dream

1Now some time later, the cupbearer (butler) and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, Egypt’s king.

2Pharaoh (Sesostris II) was extremely angry with his two officials, the chief of the cupbearers and the chief of the bakers.

3He put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.

4The captain of the guard put Joseph in charge of them, and he served them; and they continued to be in custody for some time.

5Then the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, both dreamed a dream in the same night, each man with his dream and each dream with its interpretation.

6When Joseph came to them in the morning and looked at them, they were sad and depressed.

7So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in confinement with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so down-hearted today?”

8And they said to him, “We have dreamed dreams and there is no one to interpret them.” So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell me.”

9So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream there was a grapevine in front of me;

10and on the vine were three branches. Then as soon as it budded, its blossoms burst open, and its clusters produced ripe grapes.

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

12Then Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it: the three branches represent three days;

13within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head (present you in public) and restore you to your position; and you will put Pharaoh’s cup into his hand just as when you were his cupbearer.

14Only think of me when it goes well with you, and please show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.

15For in fact I was taken (stolen) from the land of the Hebrews by force, and even here I have done nothing for which they should put me in the dungeon.”

16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also dreamed, and there were three cake baskets on my head;

17and in the top basket there were some of all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating out of the basket on my head.”

18Joseph answered, “This is the interpretation of it: the three baskets represent three days;

19within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head and will hang you on a tree (gallows, pole), and the birds will eat your flesh.”

20Now on the third day, the Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

21He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and the cupbearer put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;

22but Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.