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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.
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As time went on, it happened that the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt crossed their master, the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
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Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the head cupbearer and the head baker,
3 and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.
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and put them in custody under the captain of the guard; it was the same jail where Joseph was held.
4 The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.
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The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to see to their needs.
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.
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the king's cupbearer and baker, while being held in the jail, both had a dream on the same night, each dream having its own meaning.
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled.
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When Joseph arrived in the morning, he noticed that they were feeling low.
7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why are your faces downcast today?”
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So he asked them, the two officials of Pharaoh who had been thrown into jail with him, "What's wrong? Why the long faces?"
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.”
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They said, "We dreamed dreams and there's no one to interpret them." Joseph said, "Don't interpretations come from God? Tell me the dreams."
9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream there was a vine before me,
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First the head cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: "In my dream there was 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.
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with three branches on it: It budded, blossomed, and the 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.”
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I was holding Pharaoh's cup; I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup to Pharaoh."
12 Then Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.
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Joseph said, "Here's the meaning. 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.
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Within three days, Pharaoh will get you out of here and put you back to your old work - you'll be giving Pharaoh his cup 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.
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Only remember me when things are going well with you again - tell Pharaoh about me and get me out of this place.
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.”
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I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews. And since I've been here, I've done nothing to deserve being put in this hole."
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,
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When the head baker saw how well Joseph's interpretation turned out, he spoke up: "My dream went like this: I saw three wicker baskets on my head;
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.”
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the top basket had assorted pastries from the bakery and birds were picking at them from the basket on my head."
18 And Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days.
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Joseph said, "This is the interpretation: 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.”
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within three days Pharaoh will take off your head, impale you on a post, and the birds will pick your bones clean."
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.
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And sure enough, on the third day it was Pharaoh's birthday and he threw a feast for all his servants. He set the head cupbearer and the head baker in places of honor in the presence of all the guests.
21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
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Then he restored the head cupbearer to his cupbearing post; he handed Pharaoh his cup just as before.
22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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And then he impaled the head baker on a post, following Joseph's interpretations exactly.
23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
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But the head cupbearer never gave Joseph another thought; he forgot all about him.
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