Genesis 40

1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and the baker committed an offense, against 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 his two 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 guards, into the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.

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 guards 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 his dream in one night, each in accordance with the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison.

bi couenable expownyng to hem.

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

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

7 And he asked the officers of Pharaoh that were with him in ward in his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly today?

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

8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none to interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it to me, 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 The chief of the butlers then 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 on the vine were three branches; and it was as though it budded, shot forth its blossoms, and on its clusters the grapes became ripe:

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 out into Pharaoh's cup, and I placed 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 unto him, This is its interpretation: The three branches are three days;

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

13 Within yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thy office; and thou shalt place Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast 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 Therefore if thou thinkest on me when it shall be well with thee, then show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto 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 not done the least 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 And when the chief of the bakers saw that he had well interpreted, he said unto Joseph, I also [saw] in my dream, and, behold, I had three baskets with fine bread 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, used as food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket from 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: The three baskets are three days;

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

19 Within yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and will hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

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 on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief of the butlers and the head of the chief of the bakers 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 of the butlers unto his butlership; and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand;

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

22 But the chief of the bakers he hanged, 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 the chief of the butlers did not remember Joseph, and forgot him.

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