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.

1 Algum tempo depois, o copeiro e o padeiro do rei do Egito ofenderam o seu senhor, o rei do Egito. 2 O faraó irou‑se com esses dois oficiais, ou seja, o chefe dos copeiros e o chefe dos padeiros, 3 e mandou prendê‑los na casa do capitão da guarda, na prisão em que José estava. 4 O capitão da guarda os deixou aos cuidados de José, que lhes servia.

Depois de certo tempo, 5 o copeiro e o padeiro do rei do Egito, que estavam na prisão, tiveram, cada um, um sonho na mesma noite, e cada sonho tinha a sua própria interpretação.

6 Quando José foi vê‑los na manhã seguinte, notou que estavam abatidos. 7 Por isso, perguntou aos oficiais do faraó, que também estavam presos na casa do seu senhor:

― Por que hoje vocês estão com o semblante triste?

8 Eles responderam:

― Tivemos sonhos, mas não há quem os interprete.

José lhes disse:

― Por acaso, as interpretações não pertencem a Deus? Contem‑me os sonhos.

9 Então, o chefe dos copeiros contou o seu sonho a José:

― No meu sonho, vi diante de mim uma videira, 10 com três ramos. Ao brotar, a videira floresceu, e os seus cachos davam uvas maduras. 11 A taça do faraó estava na minha mão. Peguei as uvas e as espremi na taça do faraó e a entreguei na sua mão.

12 José lhe disse:

― Esta é a interpretação: os três ramos são três dias. 13 Dentro de três dias, o faraó vai exaltá‑lo e restaurá‑lo à sua posição, e você servirá a taça na mão dele, como costumava fazer quando era o seu copeiro. 14 Quando tudo estiver indo bem com você, lembre‑se de mim e seja bondoso comigo; fale de mim ao faraó e tire‑me desta prisão, 15 pois fui trazido à força da terra dos hebreus, e também aqui nada fiz para ser jogado neste calabouço.

16 Ouvindo o chefe dos padeiros essa interpretação favorável, disse a José:

― Eu também tive um sonho: sobre a minha cabeça havia três cestas de pão branco. 17 Na cesta de cima, havia todo tipo de pães e doces que o faraó aprecia, mas as aves vinham comer da cesta que eu trazia na cabeça.

18 Então, José disse:

― Esta é a interpretação: as três cestas são três dias. 19 Dentro de três dias, o faraó vai decapitá‑lo e pendurá‑lo em uma árvore,* e as aves comerão a sua carne.

20 Três dias depois, era o aniversário do faraó, e ele ofereceu um banquete a todos os seus oficiais. Na presença deles, reapresentou o chefe dos copeiros e o chefe dos padeiros; 21 restaurou o chefe dos copeiros à sua posição, de modo que ele voltou a ser aquele que servia a taça do faraó, 22 mas mandou enforcar* o chefe dos padeiros como José lhes dissera na sua interpretação.

23 O chefe dos copeiros, porém, não se lembrou de José; ao contrário, esqueceu‑se dele.