Genesis 40

1 His ita gestis, accidit ut peccarent duo eunuchi, pincerna regis Ægypti, et pistor, domino suo.

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

2 Iratusque contra eos Pharao (nam alter pincernis præerat, alter pistoribus)

Then fell the wroth of Pharaoh upon his two courtiers, upon the chief of the butlers, and upon the chief of the bakers;

3 misit eos in carcerem principis militum, in quo erat vinctus et Ioseph.

so he delivered them up into the ward of the house of the chief of the royal executioners, into the prison, —the place where Joseph was imprisoned.

4 At custos carceris tradidit eos Ioseph, qui et ministrabat eis: aliquantulum temporis fluxerat, et illi in custodia tenebantur.

And the chief of the royal executioners charged Joseph with them and he waited upon them, and they were some days in ward.

5 Videruntque ambo somnium nocte una iuxta interpretationem congruam sibi:

And they dreamed a dream they two, each man, his dream in one night, each man, according to the interpretation of his dream, —the butler and the baker who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the prison.

6 ad quos cum introisset Ioseph mane, et vidisset eos tristes,

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, —and looked at them, and lo! they were sad.

7 sciscitatus est eos, dicens: Cur tristior est hodie solito facies vestra?

So he asked Pharaoh’s courtiers who were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Why are your faces troubled to-day!

8 Qui responderunt: Somnium vidimus, et non est qui interpretetur nobis. Dixitque ad eos Ioseph: Numquid non Dei est interpretatio? referte mihi quid videritis.

And they said unto him, A dream, have we dreamed, but there is none, to interpret, it. Then said Joseph unto them—Is it not unto God, that interpretations belong? Relate it. I pray you, to me.

9 Narravit prior, præpositus pincernarum, somnium suum: Videbam coram me vitem,

And the chief of the butlers related his dream to Joseph, —and said to him, In my dream, then lo! a vine, before me;

10 in qua erant tres propagines, crescere paulatim in gemmas, et post flores uvas maturescere:

and, in the vine, three shoots, —and the same at sprouting time, had shot up her blossom, and her clusters had brought to perfection ripe grapes.

11 calicemque Pharaonis in manu mea: tuli ergo uvas, et expressi in calicem quem tenebam, et tradidi poculum Pharaoni.

Now, the cup of Pharaoh, being in my hand, I took the ripe grapes and pressed them out into the cup of Pharaoh, and set the cup upon Pharaoh’s palm.

12 Respondit Ioseph: Hæc est interpretatio somnii: Tres propagines, tres adhuc dies sunt:

And Joseph said to him, This, is the interpretation thereof, —The three shoots are three days:

13 post quos recordabitur Pharao ministerii tui, et restituet te in gradum pristinum: dabisque ei calicem iuxta officium tuum, sicut ante facere consueveras.

In three days more, will Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee to thine office, and thou shalt set the cup of Pharaoh in his hand, according to the former custom when thou wast his butler.

14 Tantum memento mei, cum bene tibi fuerit, et facias mecum misericordiam: ut suggeras Pharaoni ut educat me de isto carcere:

But if thou remember how I was with thee when it shall go well with thee, then wilt thou I pray thee do me a lovingkindness, —and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me forth out of this house;

15 quia furto sublatus sum de terra Hebræorum, et hic innocens in lacum missus sum.

For I was, stolen, out of the land of the Hebrews, —and, even here, had I done nothing, that they should have put me in the dungeon,

16 Videns pistorum magister quod prudenter somnium dissolvisset, ait: Et ego vidi somnium, Quod tria canistra farinæ haberem super caput meum:

Then the chief of the bakers, seeing that he had well interpreted, said unto Joseph, I, too, was in my dream, when lo! three wicker baskets of fine bread were on my head;

17 et in uno canistro quod erat excelsius, portare me omnes cibos qui fiunt arte pistoria, avesque comedere ex eo.

and, in the uppermost basket, was some of every kind of food for Pharaoh that a baker could make, —but, the birds, kept eating them out of the basket from off my head.

18 Respondit Ioseph: Hæc est interpretatio somnii: Tria canistra, tres adhuc dies sunt:

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

19 post quos auferet Pharao caput tuum, ac suspendet te in cruce, et lacerabunt volucres carnes tuas.

In three days more, will Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hang thee upon a tree, and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

20 Exinde dies tertius natalitius Pharaonis erat: qui faciens grande convivium pueris suis, recordatus est inter epulas magistri pincernarum, et pistorum principis.

And it came to pass on the third day the birthday of Pharaoh, that he made a banquet for all his servants, and uplifted the head of the chief of the butlers and the head of the chief of the bakers in the midst of his servants;

21 Restituitque alterum in locum suum, ut porrigeret ei poculum:

and restored the chief of the butlers to his butlership, so that he set the cup upon the palm of Pharaoh;

22 alterum suspendit in patibulo, ut coniectoris veritas probaretur.

but, the chief of the bakers, he hanged, —as, Joseph, had interpreted unto them.

23 Et tamen succedentibus prosperis, præpositus pincernarum oblitus est interpretis sui.

Yet the chief of the butlers made no mention of Joseph but did forget him.