Genesis 40 ISV NIV Parallel

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1Some time later, both the senior security advisor to the king of Egypt and his head chef offended their master, Egypt's king.

1Some time later, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt 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 angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

3that he locked them up in the prison dungeon operated by the captain of the guard, the very place where Joseph was imprisoned.

3and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison 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 assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. After they had been in custody for some time,

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.

5each 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.

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 the next morning, he saw that they were dejected.

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 in custody with him 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."

8"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."

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 Joseph his dream. He said to him, "In my dream I saw 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.

10and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed, 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."

11Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup and put the cup in his hand."

12Then Joseph told him, "This is what your dream means: The three branches are three days.

12"This is what it means," Joseph said to him. "The three branches are 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.

13Within 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.

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 when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get 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."

15I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put 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 Joseph had given a favorable interpretation, he said to Joseph, "I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets of bread.

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 were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head."

18Joseph replied, "This is what your dream means: The three baskets are also three days.

18"This is what it means," Joseph said. "The three baskets are three days.

19Within three more days, Pharaoh will behead you and hang you on gallows, where birds will eat your flesh from you."

19Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and impale your body on a pole. And the birds will eat away your flesh."

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—

20Now 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:

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 position, so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh's hand--

22but he beheaded and hanged the head chef, just as Joseph had interpreted for them.

22but he impaled the chief baker, just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation.

23Despite all of this, the senior security advisor not only didn't remember Joseph, he deliberately forgot him.

23The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.

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