Genesis, 39
1. Now Joseph had been taken down into Egypt. Potiphar the Egyptian, one of Pharaoh's officials and commander of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there.
1. Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Pot'i-phar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ish'maelites who had brought him down there.
2. Yahweh was with Joseph, and everything he undertook was successful. He lodged in the house of his Egyptian master,
2. The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian,
3. and when his master saw how Yahweh was with him and how Yahweh made everything he undertook successful,
3. and his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD caused all that he did to prosper in his hands.
4. he was pleased with Joseph and made him his personal attendant; and his master put him in charge of his household, entrusting him with all his possessions.
4. So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.
5. And from the time he put him in charge of his household and all his possessions, Yahweh blessed the Egyptian's household out of consideration for Joseph; Yahweh's blessing extended to all his possessions, both household and estate.
5. From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had, in house and field.
6. So he left Joseph to handle all his possessions, and with him there, concerned himself with nothing beyond the food he ate. Now Joseph was well built and handsome,
6. So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge; and having him he had no concern for anything but the food which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and good-looking.
7. and it happened some time later that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, 'Sleep with me.'
7. And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, "Lie with me."
8. But he refused. 'Look,' he said to his master's wife, 'with me here, my master does not concern himself with what happens in the house, having entrusted all his possessions to me.
8. But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Lo, having me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my hand;
9. He himself wields no more authority in this house than I do. He has exempted nothing from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How could I do anything so wicked, and sin against God?'
9. he is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife; how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"
10. Although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not agree to sleep with her or be with her.
10. And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.
11. But one day when Joseph came into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the household happened to be indoors,
11. But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house,
12. she caught hold of him by his tunic and said, 'Sleep with me.' But he left the tunic in her hand, took to his heels and got out.
12. she caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me." But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and got out of the house.
13. When she saw that he had left the tunic in her hands as he ran out,
13. And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled out of the house,
14. she called her servants and said to them, 'Look at this! My husband brought in a Hebrew to make a fool of me! He burst in on me, but I screamed,
14. she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to insult us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice;
15. and when he heard me scream, he left his tunic beside me and ran out of the house.'
15. and when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled and got out of the house."
16. She kept his tunic by her until his master came home.
16. Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,
17. Then she told him the same tale, 'The Hebrew slave you brought to us burst in on me to make a fool of me.
17. and she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to insult me;
18. But when I screamed, he left his tunic beside me and ran away.'
18. but as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out of the house."
19. When his master heard his wife say, 'This was how your slave treated me,' he became furious.
19. When his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, "This is the way your servant treated me," his anger was kindled.
20. Joseph's master had him arrested and committed to the gaol where the king's prisoners were kept. And there in gaol he stayed.
20. And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.
21. But Yahweh was with Joseph. He showed him faithful love and made him popular with the chief gaoler.
21. But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22. The chief gaoler put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners in the gaol, making him responsible for everything done there.
22. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's care all the prisoners who were in the prison; and whatever was done there, he was the doer of it;
23. The chief gaoler did not bother about anything put in his charge, since Yahweh was with him, and Yahweh made everything he undertook successful.
23. the keeper of the prison paid no heed to anything that was in Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper.
