1 Depois destas coisas o copeiro do rei do Egito e o seu padeiro ofenderam ao seu senhor, o rei do Egito.

2 Indignou-se Faraó contra os seus dois oficiais, contra o padeiro-mor e contra o copeiro-mor.

3 Mandou detê-los na casa do capitão da guarda, no cárcere, no lugar onde José estava preso.

4 O capitão da guarda deu a José o cargo deles; e estiveram por algum tempo em detenção.

5 Tiveram ambos um sonho, cada qual o seu sonho numa só noite, cada qual segundo a interpretação do seu sonho, o copeiro e o padeiro do rei do Egito, que se achavam presos na casa do cárcere.

6 Pela manhã entrou José a eles, e os viu, e eis que estavam turbados.

7 Perguntou, pois, aos oficiais de Faraó, que com ele estavam detidos na casa do seu senhor: Por que estão hoje tão tristes os vossos semblantes?

8 Responderam-lhe: Tivemos um sonho e não há quem o possa interpretar. Disse-lhes José: Porventura não pertencem a Deus as interpretações? contai-mo.

9 O copeiro-mor contou o seu sonho a José, e lhe disse: Eis que em meu sonho havia uma vide diante de mim,

10 e na vide três varas. Ao brotar a vide, saíram as suas flores e produziram os seus cachos uvas maduras.

11 O copo de Faraó estava na minha mão; e, tomando as uvas, espremi-as no copo de Faraó e entreguei-o a Faraó.

12 Respondeu José: Esta é a interpretação do sonho: as três varas são três dias;

13 dentro ainda de três dias levantará Faraó a tua cabeça e te restituirá ao teu cargo; darás o copo de Faraó na sua mão conforme o costume antigo quando eras o seu copeiro.

14 Porém lembra-te de mim, quando te for bem, e usa para comigo de compaixão, faze menção de mim a Faraó, e tira-me desta casa.

15 Pois, na verdade, fui roubado da terra dos hebreus; e também aqui nada tenho feito para que me pusessem na masmorra.

16 Vendo o padeiro-mor que a interpretação era boa, disse a José: Eu também sonhei, e eis que três cestos de pão branco estavam sobre a minha cabeça.

17 No cesto mais alto havia para Faraó manjares de todas as qualidades que fazem os padeiros; as aves comiam-nos do cesto que estava sobre a minha cabeça.

18 Respondeu-lhe José: Esta é a interpretação do sonho: os três cestos são três dias;

19 dentro ainda de três dias te tirará Faraó a cabeça e te suspenderá num madeiro; e as aves te comerão as carnes.

20 ao terceiro dia, que era o dia natalício de Faraó, deu este um banquete a todos os seus servos. Levantou a cabeça do copeiro-mor, e a cabeça do padeiro-mor no meio de seus servos.

21 Restituiu ao copeiro-mor o seu cargo de copeiro, para que entregasse o copo a Faraó,

22 mas enforcou ao padeiro-mor: como José lhes havia interpretado.

23 Contudo o copeiro-mor não se lembrou de José, porém dele se esqueceu.

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. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 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. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

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. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before 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: 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. 12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: 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. 16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: 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 upon my head. 18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

20 And it came to pass 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 butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand: 22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.