Then it seemed good unto them,[230] after they had seen the signs of _his innocence, to imprison him_. They will assuredly imprison him for a time, _until the talk of the people respecting him cease_. _So they imprisoned him._ And there entered with him into the prison two young men, _servants of the king, one of whom was his cup-bearer and the other was his victualler_. _And they found that he interpreted dreams; wherefore_ one of them, _namely, the cup-bearer_, said, I dreamed that I was pressing grapes: and the other said, I dreamed that I was carrying upon my head some bread, whereof the birds did eat: acquaint us with the interpretation thereof; for we see thee to be [one] of the beneficent.—He replied, There shall not come unto you any food wherewith ye shall be fed _in a dream_, but I will acquaint you with the interpretation thereof _when ye are awake_, before _the interpretation of_ it come unto you. This is _a part_ of that which my Lord hath taught me. Verily I have abandoned the religion of a people who believe not in God and who disbelieve in the world to come; and I follow the religion of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. It is not _fit_ for us to associate anything with God. This _knowledge of the unity_ [hath been given us] of the bounty of God towards us and towards mankind; but the greater number of men are not thankful. O ye two companions (_or inmates_) of the prison, are sundry lords better, or is God, the One, the Almighty? Ye worship not, beside Him, [aught] save names which ye and your fathers have given _to idols_, concerning which God hath not sent down any convincing proof. Judgment belongeth not [unto any] save unto God _alone_. He hath commanded that ye worship not [any] but Him. This is the right religion; but the greater number of men know not. O ye two companions of the prison, as to one of you, _namely, the cup-bearer_, he will serve wine unto his lord _as formerly_; and as to the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from off his head.—_Upon this they said, We dreamed not aught. He replied_, The thing is decreed concerning which ye [did] ask a determination, _whether ye have spoken truth or have lied_. And he said unto him whom he judged to be the person who should escape of them two, _namely the cup-bearer_, Mention me unto thy Lord, _and say unto him, In the prison is a young man imprisoned unjustly.—And he went forth._ But the devil caused him to forget to mention _Joseph_ unto his lord:[231] so he remained in the prison some years: _it is said, seven; and it is said, twelve._