| New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Some time later, Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer and chief baker offended their royal master. | 1Then it came about after these things, the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. |
| 2Pharaoh became angry with these two officials, | 2Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. |
| 3and he put them in the prison where Joseph was, in the palace of the captain of the guard. | 3So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned. |
| 4They remained in prison for quite some time, and the captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, who looked after them. | 4The captain of the bodyguard put Joseph in charge of them, and he took care of them; and they were in confinement for some time. |
| 5While they were in prison, Pharaoh’s cup-bearer and baker each had a dream one night, and each dream had its own meaning. | 5Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation. |
| 6When Joseph saw them the next morning, he noticed that they both looked upset. | 6When Joseph came to them in the morning and observed them, behold, they were dejected. |
| 7“Why do you look so worried today?” he asked them. | 7He asked Pharaoh's officials who were with him in confinement in his master's house, "Why are your faces so sad today?" |
| 8And they replied, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean.” “Interpreting dreams is God’s business,” Joseph replied. “Go ahead and tell me your dreams.” | 8Then they said to him, "We have had a dream and there is no one to interpret it." Then Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it to me, please." |
| 9So the chief cup-bearer told Joseph his dream first. “In my dream,” he said, “I saw a grapevine in front of me. | 9So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream, behold, there was a vine in front of me; |
| 10The vine had three branches that began to bud and blossom, and soon it produced clusters of ripe grapes. | 10and on the vine were three branches. And as it was budding, its blossoms came out, and its clusters produced ripe grapes. |
| 11I was holding Pharaoh’s wine cup in my hand, so I took a cluster of grapes and squeezed the juice into the cup. Then I placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.” | 11"Now Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh's hand." |
| 12“This is what the dream means,” Joseph said. “The three branches represent three days. | 12Then Joseph said to him, "This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; |
| 13Within three days Pharaoh will lift you up and restore you to your position as his chief cup-bearer. | 13within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office; and you will put Pharaoh's cup into his hand according to your former custom when you were his cupbearer. |
| 14And please remember me and do me a favor when things go well for you. Mention me to Pharaoh, so he might let me out of this place. | 14"Only keep me in mind when it goes well with you, and please do me a kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house. |
| 15For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I’m here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it.” | 15"For I was in fact kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the dungeon." |
| 16When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given the first dream such a positive interpretation, he said to Joseph, “I had a dream, too. In my dream there were three baskets of white pastries stacked on my head. | 16When the chief baker saw that he had interpreted favorably, he said to Joseph, "I also saw in my dream, and behold, there were three baskets of white bread on my head; |
| 17The top basket contained all kinds of pastries for Pharaoh, but the birds came and ate them from the basket on my head.” | 17and in the top basket there were some of all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head." |
| 18“This is what the dream means,” Joseph told him. “The three baskets also represent three days. | 18Then Joseph answered and said, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days; |
| 19Three days from now Pharaoh will lift you up and impale your body on a pole. Then birds will come and peck away at your flesh.” | 19within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh off you." |
| 20Pharaoh’s birthday came three days later, and he prepared a banquet for all his officials and staff. He summoned his chief cup-bearer and chief baker to join the other officials. | 20Thus it came about 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 cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. |
| 21He then restored the chief cup-bearer to his former position, so he could again hand Pharaoh his cup. | 21He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and he put the cup into Pharaoh's hand; |
| 22But Pharaoh impaled the chief baker, just as Joseph had predicted when he interpreted his dream. | 22but he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them. |
| 23Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought. | 23Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. |
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