¹His ita gestis,While these things were going on,accidit ut peccarent duo eunuchi,it happened that two eunuchs,pincerna regis Ægypti,the cupbearer of the king of Egypt,et pistor,and the miller of grain,domino suo.offended their lord.

¹His ita gestis,While these things were going on,accidit ut peccarent duo eunuchi,it happened that two eunuchs,pincerna regis Ægypti,the cupbearer of the king of Egypt,et pistor,and the miller of grain,domino suo.offended their lord.

²Iratusque contra eos Pharao (nam alter pincernis præerat,And Pharaoh, being angry with them, (now the one was in charge of the cupbearers,alter pistoribus),the other of the millers of grain)

²Iratusque contra eos Pharao (nam alter pincernis præerat,And Pharaoh, being angry with them, (now the one was in charge of the cupbearers,alter pistoribus),the other of the millers of grain)

³misit eos in carcerem principis militum,sent them to the prison of the leader of the military,in quo erat vinctus et Joseph.in which Joseph also was a prisoner.

³misit eos in carcerem principis militum,sent them to the prison of the leader of the military,in quo erat vinctus et Joseph.in which Joseph also was a prisoner.

⁴At custos carceris tradidit eos Joseph,But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph,qui et ministrabat eis:who ministered to them also.aliquantulum temporis fluxerat,Some little time passed by,et illi in custodia tenebantur.while they were held in custody.

⁴At custos carceris tradidit eos Joseph,But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph,qui et ministrabat eis:who ministered to them also.aliquantulum temporis fluxerat,Some little time passed by,et illi in custodia tenebantur.while they were held in custody.

⁵Videruntque ambo somnium nocte una,And they both saw a similar dream on one night,juxta interpretationem congruam sibi:whose interpretations should be related to one another.

⁵Videruntque ambo somnium nocte una,And they both saw a similar dream on one night,juxta interpretationem congruam sibi:whose interpretations should be related to one another.

⁶ad quos cum introisset Joseph mane,And when Joseph had entered to them in the morning,et vidisset eos tristes,and had seen them sad,

⁶ad quos cum introisset Joseph mane,And when Joseph had entered to them in the morning,et vidisset eos tristes,and had seen them sad,

⁷sciscitatus est eos,he consulted them,dicens:saying,Cur tristior est hodie solito facies vestra?“Why is your expression sadder today than usual?”

⁷sciscitatus est eos,he consulted them,dicens:saying,Cur tristior est hodie solito facies vestra?“Why is your expression sadder today than usual?”

⁸Qui responderunt:They responded,Somnium vidimus,“We have seen a dream,et non est qui interpretetur nobis.and there is no one to interpret it for us.”Dixitque ad eos Joseph:And Joseph said to them,Numquid non Dei est interpretatio?“Doesn’t interpretation belong to God?referte mihi quid videritis.Recount for me what you have seen.”

⁸Qui responderunt:They responded,Somnium vidimus,“We have seen a dream,et non est qui interpretetur nobis.and there is no one to interpret it for us.”Dixitque ad eos Joseph:And Joseph said to them,Numquid non Dei est interpretatio?“Doesn’t interpretation belong to God?referte mihi quid videritis.Recount for me what you have seen.”

⁹Narravit prior, præpositus pincernarum, somnium suum:The chief cupbearer explained his dream first.Videbam coram me vitem,“I saw before me a vine,

⁹Narravit prior, præpositus pincernarum, somnium suum:The chief cupbearer explained his dream first.Videbam coram me vitem,“I saw before me a vine,

¹⁰in qua erant tres propagines,on which were three shoots,crescere paulatim in gemmas,which grew little by little into buds, and,et post flores uvas maturescere:after the flowers, it matured into grapes.

¹⁰in qua erant tres propagines,on which were three shoots,crescere paulatim in gemmas,which grew little by little into buds, and,et post flores uvas maturescere:after the flowers, it matured into grapes.

¹¹calicemque Pharaonis in manu mea:And the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand. Therefore,tuli ergo uvas,I took the grapes,et expressi in calicem quem tenebam,and I pressed them into the cup that I held,et tradidi poculum Pharaoni.and I handed the cup to Pharaoh.”

¹¹calicemque Pharaonis in manu mea:And the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand. Therefore,tuli ergo uvas,I took the grapes,et expressi in calicem quem tenebam,and I pressed them into the cup that I held,et tradidi poculum Pharaoni.and I handed the cup to Pharaoh.”

¹²Respondit Joseph:Joseph responded:Hæc est interpretatio somnii:“This is the interpretation of the dream.tres propagines, tres adhuc dies sunt:The three shoots are the next three days,

¹²Respondit Joseph:Joseph responded:Hæc est interpretatio somnii:“This is the interpretation of the dream.tres propagines, tres adhuc dies sunt:The three shoots are the next three days,

¹³post quos recordabitur Pharao ministerii tui,after which Pharaoh will remember your service,et restituet te in gradum pristinum:and he will restore you to your former position.dabisque ei calicem juxta officium tuum,And you will give him the cup according to your office,sicut ante facere consueveras.as you were accustomed to do before.

¹³post quos recordabitur Pharao ministerii tui,after which Pharaoh will remember your service,et restituet te in gradum pristinum:and he will restore you to your former position.dabisque ei calicem juxta officium tuum,And you will give him the cup according to your office,sicut ante facere consueveras.as you were accustomed to do before.

¹⁴Tantum memento mei,Only remember me,cum bene tibi fuerit,when it will be well with you,et facias mecum misericordiam:and do me this mercy,ut suggeras Pharaoni ut educat me de isto carcere:to suggest to Pharaoh to lead me out of this prison.

¹⁴Tantum memento mei,Only remember me,cum bene tibi fuerit,when it will be well with you,et facias mecum misericordiam:and do me this mercy,ut suggeras Pharaoni ut educat me de isto carcere:to suggest to Pharaoh to lead me out of this prison.

¹⁵quia furto sublatus sum de terra Hebræorum,For I have been stolen from the land of the Hebrews,et hic innocens in lacum missus sum.and here, innocently, I was cast into the pit.”

¹⁵quia furto sublatus sum de terra Hebræorum,For I have been stolen from the land of the Hebrews,et hic innocens in lacum missus sum.and here, innocently, I was cast into the pit.”

¹⁶Videns pistorum magister quod prudenter somnium dissolvisset,The chief miller of grain, seeing that he had wisely unraveled the dream,ait:said:Et ego vidi somnium:“I also saw a dream:quod tria canistra farinæ haberem super caput meum:that I had three baskets of meal above my head,

¹⁶Videns pistorum magister quod prudenter somnium dissolvisset,The chief miller of grain, seeing that he had wisely unraveled the dream,ait:said:Et ego vidi somnium:“I also saw a dream:quod tria canistra farinæ haberem super caput meum:that I had three baskets of meal above my head,

¹⁷et in uno canistro quod erat excelsius,and in one basket, which was the highest,portare me omnes cibos qui fiunt arte pistoria,I carried all foods that are made by the art of baking,avesque comedere ex eo.and the birds ate from it.”

¹⁷et in uno canistro quod erat excelsius,and in one basket, which was the highest,portare me omnes cibos qui fiunt arte pistoria,I carried all foods that are made by the art of baking,avesque comedere ex eo.and the birds ate from it.”

¹⁸Respondit Joseph:Joseph responded:Hæc est interpretatio somnii:“This is the interpretation of the dream.tria canistra, tres adhuc dies sunt:The three baskets are the next three days,

¹⁸Respondit Joseph:Joseph responded:Hæc est interpretatio somnii:“This is the interpretation of the dream.tria canistra, tres adhuc dies sunt:The three baskets are the next three days,

¹⁹post quos auferet Pharao caput tuum,after which Pharaoh will carry away your head,ac suspendet te in cruce,and also suspend you from a cross,et lacerabunt volucres carnes tuas.and the birds will tear your flesh.”

¹⁹post quos auferet Pharao caput tuum,after which Pharaoh will carry away your head,ac suspendet te in cruce,and also suspend you from a cross,et lacerabunt volucres carnes tuas.and the birds will tear your flesh.”

²⁰Exinde dies tertius natalitius Pharaonis erat:The third day thereafter was the birthday of Pharaoh.qui faciens grande convivium pueris suis,And making a great feast for his servants, he remembered,recordatus est inter epulas magistri pincernarum, et pistorum principis.during the banquet, the chief cupbearer and the chief miller of grain.

²⁰Exinde dies tertius natalitius Pharaonis erat:The third day thereafter was the birthday of Pharaoh.qui faciens grande convivium pueris suis,And making a great feast for his servants, he remembered,recordatus est inter epulas magistri pincernarum, et pistorum principis.during the banquet, the chief cupbearer and the chief miller of grain.

²¹Restituitque alterum in locum suum,And he restored the one to his place,ut porrigeret ei poculum:to present him the cup;

²¹Restituitque alterum in locum suum,And he restored the one to his place,ut porrigeret ei poculum:to present him the cup;

²²alterum suspendit in patibulo,the other he hanged on a gallows,ut conjectoris veritas probaretur.and thus the truth of the interpreter of dreams was proven.

²²alterum suspendit in patibulo,the other he hanged on a gallows,ut conjectoris veritas probaretur.and thus the truth of the interpreter of dreams was proven.

²³Et tamen succedentibus prosperis,And although he advanced with so much prosperity,præpositus pincernarum oblitus est interpretis sui.the chief cupbearer forgot his interpreter of dreams.

²³Et tamen succedentibus prosperis,And although he advanced with so much prosperity,præpositus pincernarum oblitus est interpretis sui.the chief cupbearer forgot his interpreter of dreams.