1 ARST Sometime after that, the{ head} wine- server and the{ head} baker disobeyed their master,{ who was}{ Pharaoh,} the king of Egypt. BSB BSB: Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.
2 ARST As a result,{ King} Pharaoh was furious with those two officers. BSB BSB: Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
3 ARST So he{ had his soldiers arrest them and} put them in prison at the captain over the guards’ house, in the same prison where Joseph was. BSB BSB: and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
4 ARST { There} the captain over the guards appointed Joseph to{ take care of} them, so he served them, and they remained in prison{ for} some time. BSB BSB: The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
5 ARST One night the king of Egypt’ s wine server and baker each had a dream while they were in prison. Each{ one’ s} dream had its own meaning. BSB BSB: both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
6 ARST The next morning, when Joseph came to{ serve} them, he noticed that they looked sad. BSB BSB: When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.
7 ARST So he asked them,“Why do you look{ so} unhappy today?” BSB BSB: So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
8 ARST They answered him,“We{ each} had a dream{ last night}, but there is no one{ here} who can tell{ us} what our dreams mean.” Joseph replied,“God is the{ only} one who gives someone the ability to interpret{ the meaning of dreams}. Please tell me{ what you dreamed}.” BSB BSB: “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
9 ARST Then the head wine- server told Joseph what was in his dream. He said,“While I was dreaming, I saw a vine in front of me BSB BSB: So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,
10 ARST that had three branches. Soon buds started forming{ on the branches}.{ Then}{ the buds} became flowers,{ and the flowers} became bunches of ripe grapes. BSB BSB: and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.
11 ARST Next I was holding{ King} Pharaoh’ s cup, and I picked grapes{ from the vine} and squeezed juice from them into the cup. Then I handed the cup to Pharaoh{ and he drank from it}.” BSB BSB: Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”
12 ARST Joseph said to him,“This{ is} what your dream means: The three branches{ represent} three days. BSB BSB: Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.
13 ARST In three days{ King} Pharaoh will summon you and give you back your job, so that you will{ again} serve wine to him, as you used to do when you were his wine- server. BSB BSB: Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
14 ARST When{ you are out of prison and} everything is going well for you, please remember that I was{ here} with you, and please be kind to me and mention my situation to{ King} Pharaoh so that he releases me from this prison. BSB BSB: But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
15 ARST People brought me{ here} by force from the land where{ my people,} the Hebrews, live. Even here{ in Egypt} I have done nothing{ wrong} to deserve being in a dungeon.” BSB BSB: For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”
16 ARST When the head baker heard the positive meaning that Joseph gave{ for the first dream}, he told him,“I also{ had a dream}, and while I was dreaming, I saw three bread baskets{ stacked} on my head. BSB BSB: When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
17 ARST In the top basket{ there were} many{ kinds} of bread and cakes for{ King} Pharaoh{ to eat}, but{ some} birds were gobbling them{ up} from the basket.” BSB BSB: In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
18 ARST Joseph said{ to him},“This{ is} what your dream means: The three baskets{ represent} three days. BSB BSB: Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.
19 ARST In three days{ King} Pharaoh will{ have his soldiers} chop off your head and impale your body on a{ sharp} pole, where vultures will eat{ all} your flesh off your bones.” BSB BSB: Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”
20 ARST Then sure enough, three days later{ it was}{ King} Pharaoh’ s birthday, and he invited all his officers to attend a banquet.{ During the banquet,} he{ had soldiers} bring{ his} head wine- server and head baker{ to the banquet} in front of{ all} his{ other} officers. BSB BSB: On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
21 ARST Then he returned the head wine- server to his{ former} work, so that he{ again} served wine to him. BSB BSB: Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
22 ARST But he{ had his soldiers execute} the head baker{ and} impale{ his body on a pole}.{ Everything happened} exactly the way Joseph had explained{ their dreams} to them. BSB BSB: But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.
23 ARST However the head wine- server{ completely} forgot about Joseph and did not remember{ to tell Pharaoh about} him. BSB BSB: The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.