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1 Some time after this, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker committed an offense against their lord the king of Egypt. Some time afterward, the royal cupbearer and baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt. Some time later, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
3 and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined. and he put them in custody in the house of the chief steward, the same jail where Joseph was confined. and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.
4 The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody. The chief steward assigned Joseph to them, and he became their attendant. After they had been in custody for some time, The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. After they had been in custody for some time,
5 And 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. the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt who were confined in the jail both had dreams on the same night, each his own dream and each dream with its own meaning. each of the two men—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison—had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled. When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they looked disturbed. When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected.
7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why are your faces downcast today?” So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why do you look so troubled today?” So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8 They 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.” They answered him, “We have had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph said to them, “Do interpretations not come from God? Please tell me the dreams.” “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream there was a vine before me, Then the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. “In my dream,” he said, “I saw a vine in front of me, So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said to him, “In my dream I saw a vine in front of me,
10 and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes. and on the vine were three branches. It had barely budded when its blossoms came out, and its clusters ripened into grapes. and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters ripened into grapes.
11 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.” Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes, pressed them out into his cup, and put it in Pharaoh’s hand.” Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup and put the cup in his hand.”
12 Then Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days. Joseph said to him: “This is its interpretation. The three branches are three days; “This is what it means,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches are three days.
13 In 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. within three days Pharaoh will single you out and restore you to your post. You will be handing Pharaoh his cup as you formerly did when you were his cupbearer. Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.
14 Only 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. Only think of me when all is well with you, and please do me the great favor of mentioning me to Pharaoh, to get me out of this place. But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison.
15 For 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.” The truth is that I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and I have not done anything here that they should have put me into a dungeon.” I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”
16 When 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, When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation, he said to him: “I too had a dream. In it I had three bread baskets on my head; When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets of bread.
17 and 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.” in the top one were all kinds of bakery products for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.” In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
18 And Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days. Joseph said to him in reply: “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days; “This is what it means,” Joseph said. “The three baskets are three days.
19 In 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.” within three days Pharaoh will single you out and will impale you on a stake, and the birds will be eating your flesh.” Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and impale your body on a pole. And the birds will eat away your flesh.”
20 On 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. And so on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, when he gave a banquet to all his servants, he singled out the chief cupbearer and chief baker in the midst of his servants. Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials:
21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand. He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, so that he again handed the cup to Pharaoh; He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand—
22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. but the chief baker he impaled—just as Joseph had told them in his interpretation. but he impaled the chief baker, just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation.
23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. Yet the chief cupbearer did not think of Joseph; he forgot him. The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.
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