Jacob, Joseph & Egypt

and he putteth back the chief of the butlers to his butlership, and he giveth the cup into the hand of Pharaoh;

and the chief of the bakers he hath hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them;

and the chief of the butlers hath not remembered Joseph, but forgetteth him.

And it cometh to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the River,

and lo, from the River coming up are seven kine, of fair appearance, and fat in flesh, and they feed among the reeds;

and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them out of the River, of bad appearance, and lean in flesh, and they stand near the kine on the edge of the River,

and the kine of bad appearance and lean in flesh eat up the seven kine of fair appearance, and fat--and Pharaoh awaketh.

And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,

and lo, seven ears, thin, and blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;

and the thin ears swallow the seven fat and full ears--and Pharaoh awaketh, and lo, a dream.

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that his spirit is moved, and he sendeth and calleth all the scribes of Egypt, and all its wise men, and Pharaoh recounteth to them his dream, and there is no interpreter of them to Pharaoh.

And the chief of the butlers speaketh with Pharaoh, saying, `My sin I mention this day:

Pharaoh hath been wroth against his servants, and giveth me into charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, me and the chief of the bakers;

and we dream a dream in one night, I and he, each according to the interpretation of his dream we have dreamed.

And there is with us a youth, a Hebrew, servant to the chief of the executioners, and we recount to him, and he interpreteth to us our dreams, to each according to his dream hath he interpreted,

and it cometh to pass, as he hath interpreted to us so it hath been, me he put back on my station, and him he hanged.'

And Pharaoh sendeth and calleth Joseph, and they cause him to run out of the pit, and he shaveth, and changeth his garments, and cometh in unto Pharaoh.

And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `A dream I have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it, and I--I have heard concerning thee, saying, Thou understandest a dream to interpret it,'

and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, `Without me--God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.'

And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph: `In my dream, lo, I am standing by the edge of the River,

and lo, out of the River coming up are seven kine, fat in flesh, and of fair form, and they feed among the reeds;

and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them, thin, and of very bad form, and lean in flesh; I have not seen like these in all the land of Egypt for badness.

`And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,

and they come in unto their midst, and it hath not been known that they have come in unto their midst, and their appearance is bad as at the commencement; and I awake.

`And I see in my dream, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good;