1. Two years later the king of Egypt dreamed he was standing beside the River Nile.
2. Suddenly, seven fat, healthy cows came up from the river and started eating grass along the bank.
3. Then seven ugly, skinny cows came up out of the river and
4. ate the fat, healthy cows. When this happened, the king woke up.
5. The king went back to sleep and had another dream. This time seven full heads of grain were growing on a single stalk.
6. Later, seven other heads of grain appeared, but they were thin and scorched by the east wind.
7. The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven full heads. Again the king woke up, and it had only been a dream.
8. The next morning the king was upset. So he called in his magicians and wise men and told them what he had dreamed. None of them could tell him what the dreams meant.
9. The king's personal servant said:Now I remember what I was supposed to do.
10. When you were angry with me and your chief cook, you threw us both in jail in the house of the captain of the guard.
11. One night we both had dreams, and each dream had a different meaning.
12. A young Hebrew, who was a servant of the captain of the guard, was there with us at the time. When we told him our dreams, he explained what each of them meant,
13. and everything happened just as he said it would. I got my job back, and the cook was put to death.
14. The king sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of jail. He shaved, changed his clothes, and went to the king.