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 After these things, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker. 3 He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days. 5 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 Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad. 7 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 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 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 and in the vine were three branches. It was as though it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters produced ripe grapes. 11 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 Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days. 13 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 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 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 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 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 Joseph answered, "This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days. 19 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 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 He restored the chief cup bearer to his position 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 the chief cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph, but forgot him.