Genesis 40

vayehi akhar haddevarim ha'elleh khate'u mashqeh melekh-mitsrayim veha'ofeh la'adonehem lemelekh mitsrayim

Some time later, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt gave offense to their lord the king of Egypt.

vayyiqtsof paroh al shene sarisayw al sar hammashqim ve'al sar ha'ofim

Pharaoh was angry with his two courtiers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

vayyitten otam bemishmar bet sar hattabbakhim el-bet hassohar meqom asher yosef asur sham

and put them in custody, in the house of the prefect, in the same prison house where Joseph was confined.

vayyifqod sar hattabbakhim et-yosef ittam vayesharet otam vayyihyu yamim bemishmar

The prefect assigned Joseph to them, and he attended them. When they had been in custody for some time,

vayyakhalmu khalom shenehem ish khalomo belaylah ekhad ish kefitron khalomo hammashqeh veha'ofeh asher lemelekh mitsrayim asher asurim bevet hassohar

both of them—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—dreamed in the same night, each his own dream and each dream with its own meaning.

vayyavo alehem yosef babboqer vayyar otam vehinnam zo'afim

When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.

vayyishal et-serise faroh asher itto vemishmar bet adonayw lemor maddua penekhem ra'im hayyom

He asked Pharaoh’s courtiers, who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do you appear downcast today?”

vayyomeru elayw khalom khalamnu ufoter en oto vayyomer alehem yosef halo lelohim pitronim sapperu-na li

And they said to him, “We had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” So Joseph said to them, “Surely God can interpret! Tell me [your dreams].”

vayesapper sar-hammashqim et-khalomo leyosef vayyomer lo bakhalomi vehinneh-gefen lefanay

Then the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph. He said to him, “In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.

uvaggefen sheloshah sarigim vehiv kheforakhat aletah nitsah hivshilu ashkeloteha anavim

On the vine were three branches. It had barely budded, when out came its blossoms and its clusters ripened into grapes.

vekhos paroh beyadi va'eqqakh et-ha'anavim va'eskhat otam el-kos paroh va'etten et-hakkos al-kaf paroh

Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”

vayyomer lo yosef zeh pitrono sheloshet hassarigim sheloshet yamim hem

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

be'od sheloshet yamim yissa faroh et-roshekha vahashivekha al-kannekha venatatta khos-paroh beyado kammishpat harishon asher hayita mashqehu

In three days Pharaoh will pardon you and restore you to your post; you will place Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, as was your custom formerly when you were his cupbearer.

ki im-zekhartani ittekha ka'asher yitav lakh ve'asita-nna immadi khased vehizkartani el-paroh vehotsetani min-habbayit hazzeh

But think of me when all is well with you again, and do me the kindness of mentioning me to Pharaoh, so as to free me from this place.

ki-gunnov gunnavti me'erets ha'ivrim vegam-poh lo-asiti me'umah ki-samu oti babbor

For in truth, I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews; nor have I done anything here that they should have put me in the dungeon.”

vayyar sar-ha'ofim ki tov patar vayyomer el-yosef af-ani bakhalomi vehinneh sheloshah salle khori al-roshi

When the chief baker saw how favorably he had interpreted, he said to Joseph, “In my dream, similarly, there were three openwork baskets on my head.

uvassal ha'elyon mikkol ma'akhal paroh ma'aseh ofeh veha'of okhel otam min-hassal me'al roshi

In the uppermost basket were all kinds of food for Pharaoh that a baker prepares; and the birds were eating it out of the basket above my head.”

vayya'an yosef vayyomer zeh pitrono sheloshet hassallim sheloshet yamim hem

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

be'od sheloshet yamim yissa faroh et-roshekha me'alekha vetalah otekha al-ets ve'akhal ha'of et-besarekha me'alekha

In three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and impale you upon a pole; and the birds will pick off your flesh.”

vayehi bayyom hashelishi yom hulledet et-paroh vayya'as mishteh lekhol-avadayw vayyissa et-rosh sar hammashqim ve'et-rosh sar ha'ofim betokh avadayw

On the third day—his birthday—Pharaoh made a banquet for all his officials, and he singled out his chief cupbearer and his chief baker from among his officials.

vayyashev et-sar hammashqim al-mashqehu vayyitten hakkos al-kaf paroh

He restored the chief cupbearer to his cupbearing, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand;

ve'et sar ha'ofim talah ka'asher patar lahem yosef

but the chief baker he impaled—just as Joseph had interpreted to them.

velo-zakhar sar-hammashqim et-yosef vayyishkakhehu

Yet the chief cupbearer did not think of Joseph; he forgot him.