Genesis 40
1 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.
And after these things, the butler of the King of Egypt and his baker offended their lorde the King of Egypt.
2 And Farao was wrooth ayens hem, for the toon was `souereyn to boteleris, the tother was `souereyn to bakeris.
And Pharaoh was angrie against his two officers, against the chiefe butler, and against the chiefe baker.
3 And he sente hem in to the prisoun of the prince of knyytis, in which also Joseph was boundun.
Therefore he put them in ward in his chiefe stewardes house, in the prison and place where Ioseph was bound.
4 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,
And the chiefe steward gaue Ioseph charge ouer them, and he serued them: and they continued a season in warde.
5 bi couenable expownyng to hem.
And they both dreamed a dreame, eyther of them his dreame in one night, eche one according to the interpretation of his dreame, both the butler and the baker of the King of Egypt, which were bounde in the prison.
6 And whanne Joseph hadde entrid to hem eerli, and hadde seyn hem sori,
And when Ioseph came in vnto them in the morning, and looked vpon them, beholde, they were sad.
7 he axide hem, and seide, Whi is youre `face soriere to dai than it ys wont?
And he asked Pharaohs officers, that were with him in his masters warde, saying, Wherefore looke ye so sadly to day?
8 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.
Who answered him, We haue dreamed, eche one a dreame, and there is none to interprete the same. Then Ioseph saide vnto them, Are not interpretations of God? tell them me nowe.
9 The `souereyn of boteleris telde first his dreem; Y seiy that a vyne bifore me,
So the chiefe butler tolde his dreame to Ioseph, and said vnto him, In my dreame, behold, a vine was before me,
10 in which weren thre siouns, wexide litil and litil in to buriounnyngis, and that aftir flouris grapys wexiden ripe,
And in the vine were three branches, and as it budded, her flowre came foorth: and the clusters of grapes waxed ripe.
11 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.
And I had Pharaohs cup in mine hande, and I tooke the grapes, and wrung the into Pharaohs cup, and I gaue the cup into Pharaohs hand.
12 Joseph answerde, This is the expownyng of the dreem; thre siouns ben yit thre daies,
Then Ioseph sayde vnto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three braunches are three dayes.
13 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.
Within three dayes shall Pharaoh lift vp thine head, and restore thee vnto thine office, and thou shalt giue Pharaohs cup into his hand after the olde maner, when thou wast his butler.
14 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;
But haue me in remembrance with thee, when thou art in good case, and shew mercie, I pray thee, vnto me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring me out of this house.
15 for theefli Y am takun awei fro the lond of Ebrews, and here Y am sent innocent in to prisoun.
For I was stollen away by theft out of the land of the Ebrewes, and here also haue I done nothing, wherefore they should put mee in the dungeon.
16 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,
And when the chiefe baker sawe that the interpretation was good, hee saide vnto Ioseph, Also mee thought in my dreame that I had three white baskets on mine head.
17 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.
And in the vppermost basket there was of all maner baken meates for Pharaoh: and the birdes did eate them out of the basket vpon mine head.
18 Joseph answerde, This is the expownyng of the dreem; thre panyeris ben yit thre daies,
Then Ioseph answered, and saide, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three dayes:
19 aftir whiche Farao schal take awei thin heed, and he schal hange thee in a cros, and briddis schulen todrawe thi fleischis.
Within three dayes shall Pharaoh take thine head from thee, and shall hang thee on a tree, and the birdes shall eate thy flesh from off thee.
20 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;
And so the third day, which was Pharaohs birthday, hee made a feast vnto all his seruants: and hee lifted vp the head of the chiefe butler, and the head of the chiefe baker among his seruants.
21 and he restoride the oon in to his place, that he schulde dresse cuppe to `the kyng,
And he restored the chiefe butler vnto his butlershippe, who gaue the cup into Pharaohs hande,
22 and he hangide `the tothir in a gebat, that the treuthe of `the expownere schulde be preued.
But he hanged the chiefe baker, as Ioseph had interpreted vnto them.
23 And netheles whanne prosperitees bifelden, the `souereyn of boteleris foryat `his expownere.
Yet the chiefe butler did not remember Ioseph, but forgate him.
