| International Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Some time later, both the senior security advisor to the king of Egypt and his head chef offended their master, Egypt's king. | 1After these things happened, the cupbearer to the king of Egypt and the royal baker offended their master, the king of Egypt. |
| 2Pharaoh was so angry with his two officers—his senior security advisor and his head chef— | 2Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials, the cupbearer and the baker, |
| 3that he locked them up in the prison dungeon operated by the captain of the guard, the very place where Joseph was imprisoned. | 3so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined. |
| 4The captain of the guard entrusted them to Joseph's custody, who took care of them, since they were to remain there in custody for a number of days. | 4The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. They spent some time in custody. |
| 5Then the two of them each had a dream. They both had their dreams the same night, and there were separate interpretations for each dream—the senior security advisor and the head chef to the king of Egypt, who had confined them in prison. | 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. |
| 6When Joseph came to see them in the morning, he noticed how downcast they looked! They were both very 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 prison in his master's house, "Why are you 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?" |
| 8"We had a dream," they replied, "but there's no one to interpret it." "Interpretations belong to God," Joseph told them, "so please tell me your stories." | 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." |
| 9So the senior security advisor related his dream to Joseph. "In my dream," he said, "all of a sudden there was a vine in front of me! | 9So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: "In my dream, there was a vine in front of me. |
| 10On the vine were three branches that budded. Blossoms shot out, and clusters grew up that produced ripe grapes. | 10On the vine there were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes. |
| 11Then, with Pharaoh's cup in my hand, I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, then handed the cup directly to Pharaoh." | 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." |
| 12Then Joseph told him, "This is what your dream means: The three branches are three days. | 12"This is its meaning," Joseph said to him. "The three branches represent three days. |
| 13Within three days, Pharaoh will encourage you and return you to your responsibilities. You'll attend to Pharaoh's personal wine cup, just as you did when you were his senior security advisor. | 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 keep me in mind when things go well for you. Be sure to extend kindness to me by remembering me to Pharaoh. Bring me out of this prison, | 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, |
| 15because I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews. Not only that, I haven't done anything that deserves me being confined to this pit." | 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 head chef heard that the interpretation was good, he told Joseph, "I was also in my dream. All of a sudden, there were three baskets with white bread stacked on top of 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. |
| 17There was all kinds of food in the basket that was on top, including baked food for Pharaoh. The birds were eating them from 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." |
| 18Joseph replied, "This is what your dream means: The three baskets are also three days. | 18Joseph replied, "This is its meaning: The three baskets represent three days. |
| 19Within three more days, Pharaoh will behead you and hang you on gallows, where 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." |
| 20On the third day, which just happened to be Pharaoh's birthday, he threw a party for all his servants. He lifted the head of both his senior security advisor and of his head chef in front of 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. |
| 21that is, he restored his senior security advisor to his former responsibilities, including attending to Pharaoh's personal wine cup, | 21He restored the chief cupbearer to his former position so that he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand, |
| 22but he beheaded and hanged the head chef, just as Joseph had interpreted for them. | 22but the chief baker he impaled, just as Joseph had predicted. |
| 23Despite all of this, the senior security advisor not only didn't remember Joseph, he deliberately forgot him. | 23But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph--he forgot him. |
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