| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1It came to pass after these things that the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. | 1Some time after this, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker committed an offense against their lord the king of Egypt. |
| 2And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker. | 2And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, |
| 3So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined. | 3and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined. |
| 4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they were in custody for a while. | 4The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody. |
| 5Then 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. | 5And one night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own interpretation. |
| 6And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were sad. | 6When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled. |
| 7So 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?” | 7So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why are your faces downcast today?” |
| 8And 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.” | 8They said to him, “We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.” |
| 9Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “Behold, in my dream a vine was before me, | 9So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream there was a vine before me, |
| 10and in the vine were three branches; it was as though it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes. | 10and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes. |
| 11Then 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.” | 11Pharaoh’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.” |
| 12And Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days. | 12Then Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days. |
| 13Now 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. | 13In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office, and you shall place Pharaoh’s cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer. |
| 14But 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. | 14Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. |
| 15For 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.” | 15For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.” |
| 16When 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. | 16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head, |
| 17In the uppermost basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.” | 17and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head.” |
| 18So Joseph answered and said, “This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days. | 18And Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days. |
| 19Within 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.” | 19In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you.” |
| 20Now 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. | 20On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. |
| 21Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand. | 21He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand. |
| 22But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. | 22But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. |
| 23Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. | 23Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. |
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