| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 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. | 1After these things happened, the cupbearer to the king of Egypt and the royal baker offended their master, the king of Egypt. |
| 2And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker. | 2Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials, the cupbearer and the 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. | 3so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility 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 their attendant, and he served them. They spent 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. | 5Both of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream the same night. Each man's dream had its own meaning. |
| 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 looking depressed. |
| 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 officials, who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why do you look so sad 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 told him, "We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them." Joseph responded, "Don't interpretations belong to God? 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: "In my dream, there was a vine in front of 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. | 10On the vine there were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its 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.” | 11Now Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and put the cup in Pharaoh's hand." |
| 12And Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days. | 12"This is its meaning," Joseph said to him. "The three branches represent 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 more days Pharaoh will reinstate you and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand, just as you did before when you were 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. | 14But remember me when it goes well for you, and show me kindness. Make mention of me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison, |
| 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 really was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews and I have done nothing wrong here for which they should put me in a dungeon." |
| 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 of the first dream was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also appeared in my dream and there were three baskets of white bread 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.” | 17In the top basket there were baked goods of every kind for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them from the basket that was on my head." |
| 18So Joseph answered and said, “This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days. | 18Joseph replied, "This is its meaning: The three baskets represent 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 more days Pharaoh will decapitate you and impale you on a pole. Then the birds will eat your 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 it was Pharaoh's birthday, so he gave a feast for all his servants. He "lifted up" the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker in the midst of 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 former position so that he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand, |
| 22But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. | 22but the chief baker he impaled, just as Joseph had predicted. |
| 23Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. | 23But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph--he forgot him. |
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