Genesis 40
1 his ita gestis accidit ut peccarent duo eunuchi pincerna regis Aegypti et pistor domino suo
After these things, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.
2 iratusque Pharao contra eos nam alter pincernis praeerat alter pistoribus
Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker.
3 misit eos in carcerem principis militum in quo erat vinctus et Ioseph
He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
4 at custos carceris tradidit eos Ioseph qui et ministrabat eis aliquantum temporis fluxerat et illi in custodia tenebantur
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.
5 videruntque ambo somnium nocte una iuxta interpretationem congruam sibi
They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
6 ad quos cum introisset Ioseph mane et vidisset eos tristes
Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad.
7 sciscitatus est dicens cur tristior est hodie solito facies vestra
He asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8 qui responderunt somnium vidimus et non est qui interpretetur nobis dixitque ad eos Ioseph numquid non Dei est interpretatio referte mihi quid videritis
They said to him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it.” Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me.”
9 narravit prior praepositus pincernarum somnium videbam coram me vitem
The chief cup bearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,
10 in qua erant tres propagines crescere paulatim gemmas et post flores uvas maturescere
and in the vine were three branches. It was as though it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters produced ripe grapes.
11 calicemque Pharaonis in manu mea tuli ergo uvas et expressi in calicem quem tenebam et tradidi poculum Pharaoni
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.”
12 respondit Ioseph haec est interpretatio somnii tres propagines tres adhuc dies sunt
Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.
13 post quos recordabitur Pharao magisterii tui et restituet te in gradum pristinum dabisque ei calicem iuxta officium tuum sicut facere ante consueveras
Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your office. You will give Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, the way you did when you were his cup bearer.
14 tantum memento mei cum tibi bene fuerit et facies mecum misericordiam ut suggeras Pharaoni et educat me de isto carcere
But remember me when it is well with you. Please show kindness to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.
15 quia furto sublatus sum de terra Hebraeorum et hic innocens in lacum missus sum
For indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”
16 videns pistorum magister quod prudenter somnium dissolvisset ait et ego vidi somnium quod haberem tria canistra farinae super caput meum
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also was in my dream, and behold, three baskets of white 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
In the uppermost basket there were all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”
18 respondit Ioseph haec est interpretatio somnii tria canistra tres adhuc dies sunt
Joseph answered, “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.
19 post quos auferet Pharao caput tuum ac suspendet te in cruce et lacerabunt volucres carnes tuas
Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from off you.”
20 exin dies tertius natalicius Pharaonis erat qui faciens grande convivium pueris suis recordatus est inter epulas magistri pincernarum et pistorum principis
On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cup bearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
21 restituitque alterum in locum suum ut porrigeret regi poculum
He restored the chief cup bearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;
22 alterum suspendit in patibulo ut coniectoris veritas probaretur
but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 et tamen succedentibus prosperis praepositus pincernarum oblitus est interpretis sui
Yet the chief cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph, but forgot him.
