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The chief cupbearer continues to speak to Pharaoh.
There was with us there
"In prison there was with the chief baker and me"
the captain of the guard
The soldier in charge of the royal guards. See how you translated this in Genesis 40:2-3.
We told him and he interpreted for us our dreams
"We told him our dreams and he explained their meanings to us"
He interpreted for each of us according to his dream
Here "his" refers to the cupbearer and baker individually, not to the one interpreting the dream. AT: "He explained what was going to happen to both of us" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
It came about
This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
as he interpreted for us, so it happened
"what he explained about the dreams is what later happened"
Pharaoh restored me to my post
Here the cupbearer uses Pharaoh's title in speaking to him as a way of honoring him. AT: "You allowed me to return to my job" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
the other one
"the chief baker"
he hanged
Here "he" refers to Pharaoh. And, it stands for the soldiers that Pharaoh commanded to hang the chief baker. AT: "you ordered your soldiers to hang" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)