1 A fter these things, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

Some 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.

2 P haraoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker.

Pharaoh was angry with these two important men, the head cup-carrier and the head bread-maker.

3 H e put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

So he put them in prison under the care of the head of the soldiers, the same place where Joseph was in prison.

4 T he captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.

The head of the soldiers had Joseph watch over them. He took care of them, and they were in prison for a long time.

5 T hey both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.

One 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.

6 J oseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad.

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

7 H e asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?”

So 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?”

8 T hey said to him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it.” Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me.”

They 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.”

9 T he chief cup bearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,

So the head cup-carrier told his dream to Joseph. He said, “In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.

10 a nd in the vine were three branches. It was as though it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters produced ripe grapes.

And there were three branches on the vine. Then its flowers grew out. From the many flowers came grapes ready to eat.

11 P haraoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.”

Pharaoh’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.”

12 J oseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

Then Joseph said to him, “This is the meaning 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. You will give Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, the way you did when you were his cup bearer.

Before 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.

14 B ut remember me when it will be well with you, and please show kindness to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.

But 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.

15 F or indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”

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

16 W hen the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also was in my dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head.

The 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.

17 I n the uppermost basket there were all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”

All kinds of food for Pharaoh were in the top basket. But the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”

18 J oseph answered, “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.

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

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

Within 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.”

20 O n the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cup bearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

On 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.

21 H e restored the chief cup bearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;

He returned the head cup-carrier to his place of work and he put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.

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

But he killed the head bread-maker on a tree, just like Joseph had told them it would happen.

23 Y et the chief cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Yet the head cup-carrier did not remember Joseph. He forgot him.