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.

It came to pass after these things that the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

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 two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker.

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.

So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place 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 charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they were in custody for a while.

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.

Then the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream, both of them, each man’s dream in one night and each man’s dream with its own interpretation.

6 W hen Joseph came in and looked at them in the morning, he saw that they were sad.

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

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 with him in the custody of his lord’s house, saying, “Why do you look so 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 each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.”

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.

Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “Behold, in my dream a vine was 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 in the vine were three branches; it was as though it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters 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.”

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

Now within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your place, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand according to the former manner, 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 remember me when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me; make mention of 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 indeed I was stolen away from the land of the Hebrews; and also I have done nothing here that 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 was in my dream, and there were three white 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.”

In the uppermost basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”

18 T hen Joseph answered, “This is the meaning of it: The three baskets are three days.

So Joseph answered and said, “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 off your head from you and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you.”

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.

Now it came to pass 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 butler and of 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.

Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he placed the cup in 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 he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

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

Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.