Genesis 40

1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

Whanne these thingis weren doon so, it bifelde that twei geldyngis, the boteler and the baker `of the kyng of Egipt, synneden to her lord.

2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

And Farao was wrooth ayens hem, for the toon was `souereyn to boteleris, the tother was `souereyn to bakeris.

3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

And he sente hem in to the prisoun of the prince of knyytis, in which also Joseph was boundun.

4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

And the keper of the prisoun bitook hem to Joseph, which also `mynystride to hem. Sumdel of tyme passide, and thei weren hooldun in kepyng, and bothe sien a dreem in o nyyt,

5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

bi couenable expownyng to hem.

6 And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked on them, and, behold, they were sad.

And whanne Joseph hadde entrid to hem eerli, and hadde seyn hem sori,

7 And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Why look you so sadly to day?

he axide hem, and seide, Whi is youre `face soriere to dai than it ys wont?

8 And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

Whiche answeriden, We seiyen a dreem, and `noon is that expowneth to vs. And Joseph seide to hem, Whether expownyng is not of God? Telle ye to me what ye han seyn.

9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

The `souereyn of boteleris telde first his dreem; Y seiy that a vyne bifore me,

10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

in which weren thre siouns, wexide litil and litil in to buriounnyngis, and that aftir flouris grapys wexiden ripe,

11 And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.

and the cuppe of Farao was in myn hond; therfor Y took the grapis, and presside out in to the cuppe which Y helde, and Y yaf drynk to Farao.

12 And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

Joseph answerde, This is the expownyng of the dreem; thre siouns ben yit thre daies,

13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head, and restore you to your place: and you shall deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when you were his butler.

aftir whiche Farao schal haue mynde of thi seruyce, and he schal restore thee in to the firste degree, and thou schal yyue to hym the cuppe, bi thin office, as thou were wont to do bifore.

14 But think on me when it shall be well with you, and show kindness, I pray you, to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

Oneli haue thou mynde on me, whanne it is wel to thee, and thou schalt do merci with me, that thou make suggestioun to Farao, that he lede me out of this prisoun;

15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

for theefli Y am takun awei fro the lond of Ebrews, and here Y am sent innocent in to prisoun.

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

The `maister of bakeris seiye that Joseph hadde expowned prudentli the dreem, and he seide, And Y seiy a dreem, that Y hadde thre panyeris of mele on myn heed,

17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket on my head.

and Y gesside that Y bar in o panyere, that was heiyere, alle metis that ben maad bi craft of bakers, and that briddis eeten therof.

18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

Joseph answerde, This is the expownyng of the dreem; thre panyeris ben yit thre daies,

19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head from off you, and shall hang you on a tree; and the birds shall eat your flesh from off you.

aftir whiche Farao schal take awei thin heed, and he schal hange thee in a cros, and briddis schulen todrawe thi fleischis.

20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast to all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

Fro thennus the thridde dai was the dai of birthe of Farao, which made a greet feeste to hise children, and hadde mynde among metis on the maistir `of boteleris, and on the prince of bakeris;

21 And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:

and he restoride the oon in to his place, that he schulde dresse cuppe to `the kyng,

22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

and he hangide `the tothir in a gebat, that the treuthe of `the expownere schulde be preued.

23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.

And netheles whanne prosperitees bifelden, the `souereyn of boteleris foryat `his expownere.