Quað ðis bred-wrigte, “liðeð nu me,
me drempte ic bar bread-lepes ðre,
And ðor-in bread and oðer meten,
2080
Quilke ben wune ðe kinges to eten; | The “breadwright’s” dream. |
And fugeles hauen ðor-on lagt,
ðor-fore ic am in ſorge and hagt, | Fowls seized on the baskets of bread intended for the king, |
| for ic ne migte me nogt weren, | [Fol. 41.] |
2084
Ne ðat mete fro hem beren.”
“Me wore leuere,” quad Ioſeph,
“Of eddi dremes rechen ſwep; | and he could not keep the meat from them. |
ðu ſalt, after ðe ðridde dei,
2088
ben do on rode, weila-wei!
And fugeles ſulen ði fleis to-teren,
ðat ſal non agte mugen ðe weren.”
Soð wurð ſo ioſeph ſeide ðat, | “In three days,” said Joseph, “thou shalt be hanged, and fowls shall tear thy flesh in pieces.” |
2092
ðis buteler Ioſeph ſone for-gat. | The butler soon forgat Joseph. |
Two ger ſiðen was Ioſeph ſperd
ðor in priſun wið-uten erd; | After two years, |
| Ðo drempte pharaon king a drem, | Pharaoh dreamt a dream. |
2096
ðat he ſtod bi ðe flodes ſtrem,
And ðeden ut-comen.vii. neet,
Euerilc wel ſwiðe fet and gret,
And.vii. lene after ðo,
2100
ðe deden ðe.vii. fette wo, | He stood by the river, and there came seven “neat” fat and great, and seven lean after, |
ðe lene hauen ðe fette freten;
ðiſ drem ne mai ðe king for-geten.
An oðer drem cam him bi-foren, | which ate up the fat ones. |
2104
.vii. eares wexen fette of coren,
On an busk ranc and wel tidi,
And.vii. lene rigt ðor-bi,
welkede, and ſmale, and drugte numen,
2108
ðe ranc he hauen ðo ouer-cumen, | Seven full ears of corn sprang up “on a rank bush,” and then came seven withered ears, |
To-ſamen it ſmiten and, on a ſtund,
ðe fette ðriſt hem to ðo grund.
ðe king abraid and woc in ðhogt,
2112
ðeſ dremes ſwep ne wot he nogt, | [Fol. 41b.]
which smote the others to the ground. |