¹And it came to pass after these things that the king of Egypt's butler and baker did wrong to their master, to the king of Egypt. ²And Pharaoh became angry with his two courtiers, with the head butler and with the head baker. ³And he put them under guard, in the house of the head executioner, in the prison – the place where Joseph was imprisoned. ⁴And the head executioner put Joseph in charge of them. And he officiated over them, and they were under guard for many days. ⁵And the two of them had a dream – each his own dream, on one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream – the king of Egypt's butler and baker who were imprisoned in the prison. ⁶When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw them, and there they were, looking gloomy. ⁷And he questioned Pharaoh's courtiers who were with him under guard in the house of his master, and he said, “Why are your expressions so downcast today?” ⁸And they said to him, “We have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” Then Joseph said to them, “Are not interpretations a matter for God? Please tell me them.” ⁹And the head butler told Joseph his dream and said to him, “In my dream, there was a vine before me. ¹⁰And on the vine were three branches, and as it bloomed, its blossom arose and its fruit ripened into grapes. ¹¹And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, and I pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I put the cup in Pharaoh's hand.” ¹²Then Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it. The three branches are three days. ¹³In three days' time, Pharaoh will lift your head and reinstate you in your office, and you will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand as was the former custom when you were his butler. ¹⁴Nevertheless, remember me who was with you, when it is going well for you, and do me a favour, would you, and mention me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house. ¹⁵For I was brought here most insidiously from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have not done anything warranting that they should put me in the pit.” ¹⁶And when the chief baker saw that he had correctly interpreted it, he said to Joseph, “I too was in a dream of mine, and there were three baskets of white bread on my head. ¹⁷In the upper basket were all kinds of food for Pharaoh – baker's fare – and the birds were eating them from the basket on my head.” ¹⁸Then Joseph responded and said, “This is the interpretation of it. The three baskets are three days. ¹⁹In three days' time Pharaoh will lift your head off you and hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat away at your flesh on you.” ²⁰And it came to pass on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, that he held a banquet for all his servants, and he lifted the head of the head butler and of the head baker among his servants. ²¹And he restored the head butler to his office of butler, who put the cup in Pharaoh's hand. ²²But he hanged the head baker, as Joseph had interpreted for them. ²³But the head butler did not remember Joseph but forgot him.