| An litel ſtund, quile he waſ ðer, | |
So gan him luuen ðe priſuner,
And him de chartre haueð bi-tagt, | The gaoler loved Joseph. |
2044
wið ðo priſunes to liuen in hagt.
Or for miſdede, or for on-ſagen,
ðor woren to ðat priſun dragen, | In this prison, either for misdeed or bad words, |
On ðat ðe kingeſ kuppe bed,
2048
And on ðe made ðe kingeſ bred; | were placed the chief butler and baker. |
Hem drempte dremes boðen onigt,
And he wurðen ſwiðe ſore o-frigt;
Ioſeph hem ſeruede ðor on ſel,
2052
At here drink and at here mel, | Both dreamt dreams in one night, |
He herde hem murnen(.) he hem freinde for-quat;
Harde dremes ogen awold ðat. | which caused them to become very sorrowful. |
ðo ſeide he to ðe butuler,
2056
“Tel me ðin drem, mi broðer her. | Joseph inquired the reason of their grief. |
Queðer-ſo it wurðe ſofte or ſtrong,
ðe reching wurð on god bi-long.” | [Fol. 40b.] |
| “Me drempte, ic ſtod at a win-tre, | The butler’s dream. |
2060
ðat adde waxen buges ðre,
Oreſt it blomede, and ſiðen bar | A vine with three branches |
ðe beries ripe wurð ic war;
ðe kinges [kuppe] ic hadde on hond, | bore grapes; |
2064
ðe beries ðor-inne me ðhugte ic wrong,
And bar it drinken to pharaon,
Me drempte, alſ ic waſ wune to don.” | the juice the butler squeezed into Pharaoh’s cup, and gave him to drink as he was wont. |
“Good is,” quað Ioſeph, “to dremen of win,
2068
heilneſſe an bliſſe iſ ðer-in; | “Good it is,” said Joseph, “to dream of wine. |
ðre daies ben get for to cumen,
ðu ſalt ben ut of priſun numen,
And on ðin offiz ſet agen; | In three days thou shalt be restored to thy office, |
2072
Of me ðu ðhenke ðan it ſal ben,
Bed min herdne to pharaon,
ða[t] ic ut of prisun wurðe don, | then think of me and bear my errand to Pharaoh, |
for ic am ſtolen of kinde lond,
2076
and her wrigteleſlike holden in bond.” | for I am here wrongfully held in prison.” |