1 T hen it came about after these things, the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

Now some time later the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, Egypt’s king.

2 P haraoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

And Pharaoh was angry with his officers, the chief of the butlers and the chief of the bakers.

3 S o he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned.

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

4 T he captain of the bodyguard put Joseph in charge of them, and he took care of them; and they were in confinement for some time.

And the captain of the guard put them in Joseph’s charge, and he served them; and they continued in custody for some time.

5 T hen the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation.

And they both dreamed a dream in the same night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream—the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison.

6 W hen Joseph came to them in the morning and observed them, behold, they were dejected.

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

7 H e asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in confinement in his master’s house, “ Why are your faces so sad today?”

So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his master’s house, Why do you look so dejected and sad today?

8 T hen they said to him, “ We have had a dream and there is no one to interpret it.” Then Joseph said to them, “ Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it to me, please.”

And they said to him, We have dreamed dreams, and there is no one to interpret them. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me, I pray you.

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

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph and said to him, In my dream I saw a vine before me,

10 a nd on the vine were three branches. And as it was budding, its blossoms came out, and its clusters produced ripe grapes.

And on the vine were three branches. Then it was as though it budded; its blossoms burst forth and the clusters of them brought forth ripe grapes.

11 N ow Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.”

And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup; then I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.

12 T hen Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;

And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days.

13 w ithin three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office; and you will put Pharaoh’s cup into his hand according to your former custom when you were his cupbearer.

Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will again put Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, as when you were his butler.

14 O nly keep me in mind when it goes well with you, and please do me a kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.

But think of me when it shall be well with you and show kindness, I beg of you, to me, and mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.

15 F or I was in fact kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the dungeon.”

For truly I was carried away from the land of the Hebrews by unlawful force, and here too I have done nothing for which they should put me into the dungeon.

16 W hen the chief baker saw that he had interpreted favorably, he said to Joseph, “I also saw in my dream, and behold, there were three baskets of white bread on my head;

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also dreamed, and behold, I had three cake baskets on my head.

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

And in the uppermost basket were some of all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating out of the basket on my head.

18 T hen Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;

And Joseph answered, This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days.

19 w ithin three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh off you.”

Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head but will have you beheaded and hung on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh.

20 T hus it came about on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that 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.

And on the third day, Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the heads of the chief butler and the chief baker among his servants.

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

And he restored the chief butler to his butlership, and the butler gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;

22 b ut he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.

But hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

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

But the chief butler gave no thought to Joseph, but forgot him.