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.

1 Passado algum tempo aconteceu que o rei do Egipto teve de castigar o seu padeiro-chefe, assim como o chefe de vinhos, e furioso,

3 meteu-os ambos na mesma prisão em que estava José, na fortaleza da guarda de Potifar, seu chefe +militar.

4 Ali ficaram por bastante tempo. E o carcereiro pô-los sobl vigilância de José.

5 Certa noite cada um deles teve um sonho. Na manhã seguinte José reparou que estavam perturbados com qualquer coisa e perguntou-lhes:

7 O que é que se passa com vocês?

8 É que tivemos, cada um de nós, um sonho e não há aqui ninguém que nos explique o seu significado.Bem, isso de interpretar sonhos é com Deus. Mas contem-me lá o que sonharam.

9 O chefe de vinhos foi o primeiro a contar: Eu sonhei com uma vinha que tinha três ramos com rebentos e que florescia; e logo apareceram cachos maduros. Como tinha na mão a taça de Faraó, peguei nos cachos, espremi-os e dei-lha a beber.

12 Eu sei o significado do teu sonho, disse José. Os três ramos são três dias. Dentro de três dias Faraó vai tirar-te da prisão e colocar-te de novo na função que tinhas antes, de chefe de vinhos. Mas peço-te que tenhas pena de mim quando isso acontecer e retomares os favores do rei. Fala-lhe de mim para que me tire daqui, porque fui roubado da minha terra, dos hebreus, e agora aqui estou preso sem nada ter feito para o merecer.

16 Quando o padeiro-chefe viu que o sonho do colega tinha uma explicação tão favorável, quis também contar o seu. Eu, quanto a mim, no meu sonho tinha três cestos à cabeça. E no cesto de cima havia toda a espécie de doçarias e de bolos ao gosto de Faraó, mas as aves vieram e comeram tudo.

18 Esses três cestos também são três dias, disse-lhe José. Daqui a três dias mandará cortar-te a cabeça, pendurar-te o corpo num poste e as aves virão comer-te a carne.

20 Três dias depois Faraó festejou o seu aniversário e convidou para um banquete toda a gente da sua corte. Mandou chamar o seu chefe de vinhos, assim como o padeiro-chefe, e foram buscá-los à prisão. Ao primeiro repô-lo no seu cargo anterior; mas ao segundo mandou-o enforcar, tal como José tinha previsto.

23 No entanto o chefe de vinhos de Faraó depressa esqueceu do que se passara entre José e ele.