اَلتَّكْوِينُ 39

١ 1 وَأَمَّا يُوسُفُ فَأُنْزِلَ إِلَى مِصْرَ، وَٱشْتَرَاهُ فُوطِيفَارُ خَصِيُّ فِرْعَوْنَ رَئِيسُ ٱلشُّرَطِ، رَجُلٌ مِصْرِيٌّ، مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْزَلُوهُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ.

Therfor Joseph was led in to Egipt, and Putifar, `chast and onest seruaunt of Farao, prince of the oost, a man of Egipt, bouyte hym of the hondis of Ismaelitis, of which he was brouyt.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَ يُوسُفَ فَكَانَ رَجُلًا نَاجِحًا، وَكَانَ فِي بَيْتِ سَيِّدِهِ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّ.

And the Lord was with hym, and he was a man doynge with prosperite in alle thingis. And Joseph dwellide in `the hows of his lord,

٣ 3 وَرَأَى سَيِّدُهُ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ مَعَهُ، وَأَنَّ كُلَّ مَا يَصْنَعُ كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ يُنْجِحُهُ بِيَدِهِ.

which knew best that the Lord was with Joseph, and that alle thingis whiche he dide, weren dressid of the Lord in `the hond of hym.

٤ 4 فَوَجَدَ يُوسُفُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْهِ، وَخَدَمَهُ، فَوَكَّلَهُ عَلَى بَيْتِهِ وَدَفَعَ إِلَى يَدِهِ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ.

And Joseph foond grace bifor his lord, and `mynystride to hym, of whom Joseph was maad souereyn of alle thingis, and gouernede the hows bitaken to hym, and alle thingis that weren bitakun to hym.

٥ 5 وَكَانَ مِنْ حِينِ وَكَّلَهُ عَلَى بَيْتِهِ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ، أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ بَارَكَ بَيْتَ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّ بِسَبَبِ يُوسُفَ. وَكَانَتْ بَرَكَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ وَفِي ٱلْحَقْلِ،

And the Lord blesside the `hows of Egipcian for Joseph, and multipliede al his catel, as wel in howsis as in feeldis;

٦ 6 فَتَرَكَ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ فِي يَدِ يُوسُفَ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُ يَعْرِفُ شَيْئًا إِلَا ٱلْخُبْزَ ٱلَّذِي يَأْكُلُ. وَكَانَ يُوسُفُ حَسَنَ ٱلصُّورَةِ وَحَسَنَ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ.

nether he knew ony other thing no but `breed which he eet. Forsothe Joseph was fair in face, and schapli in siyt.

٧ 7 وَحَدَثَ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ أَنَّ ٱمْرَأَةَ سَيِّدِهِ رَفَعَتْ عَيْنَيْهَا إِلَى يُوسُفَ وَقَالَتِ: «ٱضْطَجِعْ مَعِي».

And so aftir many daies the ladi castide hir iyen in to Joseph, and seide, Slepe thou with me;

٨ 8 فَأَبَى وَقَالَ لِٱمْرَأَةِ سَيِّدِهِ: «هُوَذَا سَيِّدِي لَا يَعْرِفُ مَعِي مَا فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ، وَكُلُّ مَا لَهُ قَدْ دَفَعَهُ إِلَى يَدِي.

which assentide not to the vnleueful werk, and seide to hir, Lo! while alle thingis ben bitakun to me, my lord woot not what he hath in his hows,

٩ 9 لَيْسَ هُوَ فِي هَذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ أَعْظَمَ مِنِّي. وَلَمْ يُمْسِكْ عَنِّي شَيْئًا غَيْرَكِ، لِأَنَّكِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ. فَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ هَذَا ٱلشَّرَّ ٱلْعَظِيمَ وَأُخْطِئُ إِلَى ٱللهِ؟».

nether ony thing is, which is not in my power, ether which `he hath not bitake to me, outakun thee, which art his wijf; how therfor may Y do this yuel, and do synne ayens my lord?

١٠ 10 وَكَانَ إِذْ كَلَّمَتْ يُوسُفَ يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ لَهَا أَنْ يَضْطَجِعَ بِجَانِبِهَا لِيَكُونَ مَعَهَا.

Thei spaken siche wordis `bi alle daies, and the womman was diseseful to the yong waxynge man, and he forsook auoutrie.

١١ 11 ثُمَّ حَدَثَ نَحْوَ هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ ٱلْبَيْتَ لِيَعْمَلَ عَمَلَهُ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ إِنْسَانٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْبَيْتِ هُنَاكَ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ.

Forsothe it bifelde in a dai, that Joseph entride in to the hows, and dide sum werk with out witnessis.

١٢ 12 فَأَمْسَكَتْهُ بِثَوْبِهِ قَائِلَةً: «ٱضْطَجِعْ مَعِي!». فَتَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ فِي يَدِهَا وَهَرَبَ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى خَارِجٍ.

And sche took `the hem of his clooth, and sche seide, Slepe thou with me; and he lefte the mentil in hir hoond, and he fledde, and yede out.

١٣ 13 وَكَانَ لَمَّا رَأَتْ أَنَّهُ تَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ فِي يَدِهَا وَهَرَبَ إِلَى خَارِجٍ،

And whanne the womman hadde seyn the clooth in hir hondis, and that sche was dispisid,

١٤ 14 أَنَّهَا نَادَتْ أَهْلَ بَيْتِهَا، وَكَلَّمَتهُمْ قَائِلةً: «ٱنْظُرُوا! قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَيْنَا بِرَجُلٍ عِبْرَانِيٍّ لِيُدَاعِبَنَا! دَخَلَ إِلَيَّ لِيَضْطَجِعَ مَعِي، فَصَرَخْتُ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ.

sche clepide to hir the men of hir hows, and seide to hem, Lo! my lord hath brouyt in an Ebrew man, that he schulde scorn vs; he entride to me to do leccherie with me, and whanne Y criede, and he herde my vois,

١٥ 15 وَكَانَ لَمَّا سَمِعَ أَنِّي رَفَعْتُ صَوْتِي وَصَرَخْتُ، أَنَّهُ تَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ بِجَانِبِي وَهَرَبَ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى خَارِجٍ».

he lefte the mentil which Y helde, and he fledde out.

١٦ 16 فَوَضَعَتْ ثَوْبَهُ بِجَانِبِهَا حَتَّى جَاءَ سَيِّدُهُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

Therfor in to the preuyng of trouthe, sche schewide the mantil, holdun to the hosebonde turnynge ayen hoom.

١٧ 17 فَكَلَّمَتْهُ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ قَائِلَةً: «دَخَلَ إِلَيَّ ٱلْعَبْدُ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيُّ ٱلَّذِي جِئْتَ بِهِ إِلَيْنَا لِيُدَاعِبَنِي.

And she seide, The Ebrew seruaunt, whom thou brouytist, entride to me to scorne me; and whanne he siy me crye,

١٨ 18 وَكَانَ لَمَّا رَفَعْتُ صَوْتِي وَصَرَخْتُ، أَنَّهُ تَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ بِجَانِبِي وَهَرَبَ إِلَى خَارِجٍ».

he lefte the mentil which Y helde, and he fledde out.

١٩ 19 فَكَانَ لَمَّا سَمِعَ سَيِّدُهُ كَلَامَ ٱمْرَأَتِهِ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَتْهُ بِهِ قَائِلَةً: «بِحَسَبِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ صَنَعَ بِي عَبْدُكَ»، أَنَّ غَضَبَهُ حَمِيَ.

And whanne these thingis weren herd, the lord bileuyde ouer myche to the wordis of the wijf, and was ful wrooth;

٢٠ 20 فَأَخَذَ يُوسُفَ سَيِّدُهُ وَوَضَعَهُ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ، ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ أَسْرَى ٱلْمَلِكِ مَحْبُوسِينَ فِيهِ. وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ.

and he bitook Joseph in to prisoun, where the bounden men of the kyng weren kept, and he was closid there.

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ كَانَ مَعَ يُوسُفَ، وَبَسَطَ إِلَيْهِ لُطْفًا، وَجَعَلَ نِعْمَةً لَهُ فِي عَيْنَيْ رَئِيسِ بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ.

Forsothe the Lord was with Joseph, and hadde mercy on hym, and yaf grace to hym in the siyt of the prince of the prisoun,

٢٢ 22 فَدَفَعَ رَئِيسُ بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ إِلَى يَدِ يُوسُفَ جَمِيعَ ٱلْأَسْرَى ٱلَّذِينَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ. وَكُلُّ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ هُنَاكَ كَانَ هُوَ ٱلْعَامِلَ.

which bitook in the hond of Joseph alle prisoneris that weren holdun in kepyng, and what euer thing was doon, it was vndur Joseph, nethir the prince knewe ony thing,

٢٣ 23 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَئِيسُ بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ يَنْظُرُ شَيْئًا ٱلْبَتَّةَ مِمَّا فِي يَدِهِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ كَانَ مَعَهُ، وَمَهْمَا صَنَعَ كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ يُنْجِحُهُ.

for alle thingis weren bitakun to Joseph; for the Lord was with hym, and dresside alle his werkis.