When the chief baker saw that he had well interpreted it, he said unto
Ioseph, me thought also in my dream, that I had three wicker baskets on
my head? And in the uppermost basket, of all manner bakemeats for
Pharao. And the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head. Ioseph
answered and said: this is the interpretation thereof. The three
baskets are three days, for this day three days shall Pharao take thy
head from thee, and shall hang thee on a tree, and the birds shall eat
thy flesh from off thee. And it came to pass the third day which was
Pharao'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. And restored the chief butler unto his butlership again, and
he reached the cup into Pharao's hand, and hanged the chief baker: even
as Ioseph had interpreted unto them. Notwithstanding the chief butler
remembered not Ioseph, but forgot him.
Chapter .xlj.
And it fortuned at two years' end, that Pharao dreamed, and thought
that he stood by a river's side, and that there came out of the river
seven goodly kine and fat fleshed, and fed in a meadow. And him thought
that seven other kine came up after them out of the river evil favored
and lean fleshed and stood by the other upon the brink of the river.
And the evil favored and lean fleshed kine: ate up the seven well
favored and fat kine: and he awoke therewith. And he slept again and
dreamed the second time, that seven ears of corn grew upon one stalk
rank and goodly. And that seven thin ears blasted with the wind, sprang
up after them: and that the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and
full ears. And then Pharao awaked: and see, here is his dream. When the
morning came, his spirit was troubled; And he sent and called for all
the soothsayers of Egypt and all the wise men thereof, and told them
his dream: but there was none of them that could interpret it unto
Pharao. Then spake the chief butler unto Pharao saying. I do remember
my fault this day. Pharao was angry with his servants, and put in ward
in the chief marshal's house both me and the chief baker. And we
dreamed both of us in one night and each man's dream of a sundry
interpretation. And there was with us a young man, an Hebrew born,
servant unto the chief marshal. And we told him, and he declared our
dreams to us according to either of our dreams. And as he declared them
unto us, even so it came to pass. I was restored to mine office again,
and he was hanged. Then Pharao sent and called Ioseph. And they made
him haste out of prison. And he shaved himself and changed his raiment,
and went in to Pharao. And Pharao said unto Ioseph: I have dreamed a
dream and no man can interpretate it, but I have heard say of thee that
as soon as thou hearest a dream, thou dost interpretate it. And Ioseph
answered Pharao saying: God shall give Pharao an answer of peace
without me. Pharao said unto Ioseph: in my dream me thought I stood by
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