1. After these things happened, two of the king’s officers displeased the king. These officers were the man who served wine to the king and the king’s baker.
2. The king became angry with his officer who served him wine and his baker.
3. So he put them in the prison of the captain of the guard. This was the same prison where Joseph was kept.
4. The captain of the guard put the two prisoners in Joseph’s care. They stayed in prison for some time.
5. One night both the king’s officer who served him wine and the baker had a dream. Each had his own dream with its own meaning.
6. When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw they were worried.
7. Joseph asked the king’s officers who were with him, “Why do you look so unhappy today?”
8. The two men answered, “We both had dreams last night. But no one can explain the meaning of them to us.”Joseph said to them, “God is the only One who can explain the meaning of dreams. So tell me your dreams.”
9. So the man who served wine to the king told Joseph his dream. He said, “I dreamed I saw a vine.
10. On the vine there were three branches. I watched the branches bud and blossom, and then the grapes ripened.
11. I was holding the king’s cup. So I took the grapes and squeezed the juice into the cup. Then I gave it to the king.”
12. Then Joseph said, “I will explain the dream to you. The three branches stand for three days.