with a loud voice. And when he heard, that I lift up my voice and
cried, he left his garment with me and fled away and got him out. And
she laid up his garment by her, until her lord came home. And she told
him according to these words saying. This Hebrews' servant which thou
hast brought unto us came in to me to do me shame. But as soon as I
lift up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me and fled out.
When his master heard the words of his wife which she told him saying:
after this manner did thy servant to me, he waxed wroth. And he took
Ioseph and put him in prison: even in the place where the king's
prisoners lay bound. And there continued he in prison, but the LORD was
with Ioseph and shewed him mercy, and got him favour in the sight of
the keeper of the prison which committed to Ioseph's hand all the
prisoners that were in the prison house. And whatsoever was done there,
that did he. And the keeper of the prison looked unto nothing that was
under his hand, because the LORD was with him, and because that
whatsoever he did, the LORD made it come luckily to pass.
Chapter .xl.
And it chanced after this, that the chief butler of the king of Egypt
and his chief baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. And
Pharao was angry with them and put them in ward in his chief marshal's
house: even in the prison where Ioseph was bound. And the chief marshal
gave Ioseph a charge with them, and he served them. And they continued
a season in ward. And they dreamed either of them in one night: both
the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt which were bound in the
prison house, either of them his dream, and each man's dream of a
sundry interpretation. When Ioseph came in unto them in the morning,
and looked upon them: behold, they were sad. And he asked them saying,
wherefore look ye so sadly today? They answered him, we have dreamed a
dream, and have no man to declare it. And Ioseph said unto them.
Interpreting belongeth to God, but tell me yet. And the chief butler
told his dream to Ioseph and said unto him: In my dream me thought
there stood a vine before me, and in the vine were three branches, and
it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth: and the grapes
thereof waxed ripe. And I had Pharao's cup in my hand, and took of the
grapes and wrung them into Pharao's cup, and delivered Pharao's cup
into his hand. And Ioseph said unto him, this is the interpretation of
it. The three branches are three days: for within three days shall
Pharao lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thine office again,
and thou shalt deliver Pharao's cup into his hand, after the old
manner, even as thou didst when thou wast his butler. But think on me
with thee, when thou art in good case, and shew mercy unto me. And make
mention of me to Pharao, and help to bring me out of this house: for I
was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done
nothing at all wherefore they should have put me into this dungeon.
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