Genesis 40

40 ¹After all dis things happen, di cup-carrier and di bread-maker of di king of Egypt do wrong against dia oga, di king of Egypt. ²Pharaoh vex well-well for im two officials, di chief cup-carrier and di chief bread-maker. ³E put dem for prison for di house of di captain of di guard, di same prison wey dem keep Joseph. ⁴Di captain of di guard give Joseph work to serve dem; and dem stay for prison for some days. ⁵Den di two of dem, di cup-carrier and di bread-maker of di king of Egypt, wey dem lock for prison, each of dem dream dream for di same one night, and each dream carry im own meaning. ⁶Wen Joseph come meet dem for morning, e see say dia mind no dey settle. ⁷So e ask Pharaoh officials wey dey with am for prison for im master house, “Wetin make una face fall down so today?”

⁸Dem tell am, “Each of us dream dream, but nobody dey wey fit explain wetin e mean.” Joseph answer dem, “No be our Papa dey give di true meaning of dream? Abeg, tell me di dream.” ^a a v8 Joseph point to our Papa as di source of every true meaning of dream — even to Egypt people wey no know am.

⁹So di chief cup-carrier tell Joseph im dream: “For my dream, one grape-tree stand for my front. ¹⁰Di grape-tree get three branch; as e begin sprout, im flower open, and di bunch dem ripe come turn grape. ¹¹Pharaoh cup dey for my hand; I take di grape, press dem inside Pharaoh cup, and I put di cup for Pharaoh hand.”

¹²Den Joseph tell am, “Dis na wetin e mean: di three branch na three days. ¹³For three days, Pharaoh go lift up your head, put you back for your work, and you go put Pharaoh cup for im hand, just like before, wen you bin be im cup-carrier. ¹⁴But wen e go well with you, remember me; abeg do me kindness—talk about me give Pharaoh, so e fit comot me from dis house. ¹⁵Because na true say dem thief me comot from di land of di Hebrew people, and even for here I no do anything wey deserve make dem put me for dis dungeon.”

¹⁶Wen di chief bread-maker see say di meaning good, e tell Joseph, “Me too, I dream: three basket of white bread dey for my head. ¹⁷Di basket wey dey on top carry all kind bake food for Pharaoh, but birds dey chop dem from di basket wey dey my head.”

¹⁸Joseph answer, “Dis na wetin e mean: di three basket na three days. ¹⁹For three days, Pharaoh go lift your head comot from your body and hang you for tree—birds go chop di flesh comot from your body.” ²⁰For di third day, wey be Pharaoh birthday, e make big feast for all im officials, and among dem e lift up di head of im chief cup-carrier and di head of im chief bread-maker, ²¹e put di chief cup-carrier back for im work, so e place di cup for Pharaoh hand; ²²but e hang di chief bread-maker, just as Joseph bin explain give dem. ²³But di chief cup-carrier no remember Joseph—e just forget am.