1 S ome time later, the man who carried the king’s cup and the man who made the king’s bread did wrong against 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 angry with these two important men, the head cup-carrier and the head bread-maker.

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 prison under the care of the head of the soldiers, the same place where Joseph was in prison.

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

4 T he head of the soldiers had Joseph watch over them. He took care of them, and they were in prison for a long 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 O ne night both the cup-carrier and the bread-maker of the king of Egypt had a dream while they were in prison. Each man had his own dream, and each dream had its own meaning.

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 in and looked at them in the morning, he saw that they were sad.

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

7 S o he asked these men who had worked for Pharaoh and who were with him in prison in his boss’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 hey said to him, “We have had a dream and there is no one to tell us what it means.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not the meanings of dreams belong to God? Tell them to me.”

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 head cup-carrier told his dream to Joseph. He said, “In my dream, 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 there were three branches on the vine. Then its flowers grew out. From the many flowers came grapes ready to eat.

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 P haraoh’s cup was in my hand. So I took the grapes and made wine from them and poured it 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 meaning 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 B efore three days are over, Pharaoh will give you honor and return you to your place of work. You will put Pharaoh’s cup into his hand just like you did before when you were his cup-carrier.

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 B ut remember me when it is well with you, and show me kindness. Say a good word about me to Pharaoh. Get me out of this prison.

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 stolen from the land of the Hebrews. And here also I have done nothing for which they should put me in prison.”

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 T he head bread-maker saw that the meaning of the dream was good. He said to Joseph, “I had a dream also. 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 ll kinds of food for Pharaoh were in the top basket. But 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, “This is the meaning of it: 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 days, Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and put your body up on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from 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 O n the third day, Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a special supper for his servants. He gave honor to the head cup-carrier and the head bread-maker 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 returned the head cup-carrier to his place of work 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 killed the head bread-maker on a tree, just like Joseph had told them it would happen.

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

23 Y et the head cup-carrier did not remember Joseph. He forgot him.

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