Genesis 40

1 It happened after these things that the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

Later on the cupbearer and the baker committed some offense against their master, the king of Egypt.

2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

Pharaoh was angry with these two royal officials—the chief cupbearer and chief baker—

3 So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.

and imprisoned them in the house of the commander of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was.

4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. They stayed in prison for some time.

The commander of the guard assigned Joseph to them as their personal attendant. They were kept in prison for some time.

5 And the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

One night while they were in prison the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt each had a dream. They were different dreams, each with its own meaning.

6 Joseph met them in the morning and looked at them and saw that they were sad.

When Joseph arrived the next morning he noticed they both looked depressed.

7 He asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?"

So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were imprisoned with him in his master's house, “Why are you looking so depressed?”

8 They said to him, "We both had dreams, but there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."

“We've both had dreams but can't find anyone to explain what they mean,” they said. So Joseph told them, “Isn't God the one who can interpret the meaning of dreams? Tell me your dreams.”

9 The chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream, look, a vine was in front of me,

So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. “In my dream there was a vine right in front of me,” he explained.

10 and in the vine were three branches. When it budded, its blossoms opened, and its clusters ripened into grapes.

“The vine had three branches. As soon as it budded, it flowered, and produced clusters of ripe grapes.

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

I was holding Pharaoh's wine cup, so I picked the grapes and squeezed them into the cup and gave it to Pharaoh.”

12 Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

“This is the meaning,” Joseph told him. “The three branches represent three days.

13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh's cup into his hand as you used to when you were his cupbearer.

In three days' time Pharaoh will take you out of prison and give you back your job, and you will hand Pharaoh his cup as you used to.

14 But remember me when it goes well for you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison.

But when things go well for you, please remember me with kindness and speak to Pharaoh on my behalf, and please get me out of this prison.

15 For indeed, I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the pit."

I was cruelly kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and now I'm here in this pit even though I've done nothing wrong.”

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also appeared in my dream, and look, three baskets of white bread were on my head.

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was positive, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream. I had three baskets of cakes on my head.

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

In the top basket were all the cakes and pastries for Pharaoh to eat, and the birds were eating them from the basket on my head.”

18 Joseph answered, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days.

“This is the meaning,” Joseph told him. “The three baskets represent three days.

19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and impale you on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh off you."

In three days' time Pharaoh will take you out of prison and hang you on a pole, and birds will eat your flesh.”

20 And it happened on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he gave 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.

Three days later it happened to be Pharaoh's birthday, and he arranged a banquet for all his officials. He had the chief cupbearer and the chief baker released from prison and brought there before his officials.

21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his position again, and he placed the cup into Pharaoh's hand;

He gave the chief cupbearer his job back, and he returned to his duties of handing Pharaoh his cup.

22 but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

But he hanged the chief baker just as Joseph had said when he interpreted their dreams.

23 But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

But the chief cupbearer didn't remember to say anything about Joseph—in fact he forgot all about him.