تكوين 39

١ 1 وَأَخَذَ الإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّونَ يُوسُفَ إِلَى مِصْرَ، فَاشْتَرَاهُ مِنْهُمْ مِصْرِيٌّ يُدْعَى فُوطِيفَارَ، كَانَ خَصِيَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَرَئِيسَ الْحَرَسِ.

Now Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ مَعَ يُوسُفَ، فَأَفْلَحَ فِي أَعْمَالِهِ، وَأَقَامَ فِي بَيْتِ سَيِّدِهِ الْمِصْرِيِّ.

And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man. And he was in the household of his master the Egyptian.

٣ 3 وَرَأَى مَوْلاهُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ مَعَهُ وَأَنَّهُ يُكَلِّلُ كُلَّ مَا تَصْنَعُهُ يَدَاهُ بِالنَّجَاحِ،

And his master saw that God was with him, and that God made everything that he did to succeed in his hands.

٤ 4 فَحَظِيَ يُوسُفُ بِرِضَى سَيِّدِهِ، فَجَعَلَهُ وَكِيلاً عَلَى بَيْتِهِ وَوَلَّاهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَالَهُ.

So Joseph found favor in the sight of his master, and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.

٥ 5 وَبَارَكَ الرَّبُّ بَيْتَ الْمِصْرِيِّ وَكُلَّ مَالَهُ مِنْ مُقْتَنَيَاتٍ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَالْحَقْلِ بِفَضْلِ يُوسُفَ.

And it came about that from the time that he made him overseer of his household and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph; and the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.

٦ 6 فَعَهِدَ بِكُلِّ مَالَهُ إِلَى يُوسُفَ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُ مَعَهُ شَيْئاً إِلّا الْخُبْزَ الَّذِي يَأْكُلُهُ. وَكَانَ يُوسُفُ جَمِيلَ الْهَيْئَةِ وَسِيمَ الْوَجْهِ.

So he left everything that he had in Joseph's care. He did not concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

٧ 7 ثُمَّ لَمْ تَلْبَثْ أَنْ أُغْرِمَتْ بِهِ زَوْجَةُ مَوْلاهُ فَقَالَتْ: «اضْطَجِعْ مَعِي».

And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife took notice of Joseph and she said, "Sleep with me."

٨ 8 فَأَبَى وَقَالَ لَهَا: «هُوَذَا سَيِّدِي قَدْ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ بِكُلِّ مَا يَمْلِكُ فِي هَذَا الْبَيْتِ وَلَمْ يُشْغِلْ نَفْسَهُ بِأَيِّ شَأْنٍ فِيهِ.

But he refused, and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has put all that he has into my care.

٩ 9 وَلَيْسَ فِي هَذَا الْبَيْتِ مَنْ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنِّي. وَلَمْ يَمْنَعْ عَنِّي شَيْئاً غَيْرَكِ لأَنَّكِ زَوْجَتُهُ. فَكَيْفَ أَقْتَرِفُ هَذَا الشَّرَّ الْعَظِيمَ وَأُخْطِئُ إِلَى اللهِ؟»

There is no one greater in this household than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, since you are his wife. How then can I do such a great evil, and sin against God?"

١٠ 10 وَلَمْ يُذْعِنْ يُوسُفُ لَهَا مَعَ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُلِحُّ عَلَيْهِ يَوْماً بَعْدَ آخَرَ.

And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to sleep with her or to be with her.

١١ 11 وَحَدَثَ يَوْماً أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ لِيَقُومَ بِعَمَلِهِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ أَحَدٌ،

Now it happened about this time that he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.

١٢ 12 فَأَمْسَكَتْهُ مِنْ رِدَائِهِ وَقَالَتْ: «اضْطَجِعْ مَعِي». فَتَرَكَ رِدَاءَهُ بِيَدِهَا وَهَرَبَ خَارِجاً تَارِكاً رِدَاءَهُ بِيَدِهَا

She grabbed him by his garment, saying, "Sleep with me." And he left his garment in her hand and ran outside.

١٣ 13 وَعِنْدَمَا رَأَتْ أَنَّهُ قَدْ رَفَضَ وَهَرَبَ خَارِجاً تَارِكاً رِدَاءَهُ بِيَدِهَا

When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had run outside,

١٤ 14 نَادَتْ أَهْلَ بَيْتِهَا وَقَالَتْ: «انْظُرُوا مَا جَرَى؟ هَذَا الْعِبْرَانِيُّ الَّذِي جَاءَ بِهِ زَوْجِي إِلَى الْبَيْتِ. شَرَعَ يُرَاوِدُنِي عَنْ نَفْسِي. دَخَلَ غُرْفَتِي وَحَاوَلَ اغْتِصَابِي، فَصَرَخْتُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِي.

she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, "Look, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us. He came in to me to sleep with me, and I cried with a loud voice.

١٥ 15 وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَنِي قَدْ رَفَعْتُ صَوْتِي وَصَرَخْتُ، تَرَكَ رِدَاءَهُ مَعِي وَهَرَبَ خَارِجاً».

It happened, when he heard that I raised my voice and cried out, that he left his garment by me and ran outside."

١٦ 16 وَأَلْقَتْ رِدَاءَهُ إِلَى جَانِبِهَا حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَوْلاهُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ،

She left his garment by her, until his master came home.

١٧ 17 فَقَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَائِلَةً: «دَخَلَ الْعَبْدُ الْعِبْرَانِيُّ الَّذِي جِئْتَ بِهِ إِلَيْنَا لِيُرَاوِدَنِي عَنْ نَفْسِي،

And she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me, and said to me, 'Let me sleep with you.'

١٨ 18 وَحِينَ رَفَعْتُ صَوْتِي وَصَرَخْتُ، تَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ بِجَانِبِي وَفَرَّ خَارِجاً».

But when I raised my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and ran outside."

١٩ 19 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ سَيِّدُهُ كَلامَ زَوْجَتِهِ وَمَا اتَّهَمَتْ بِهِ يُوسُفَ احْتَدَمَ غَضَبُهُ،

And it happened when his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, saying, "This is what your servant did to me," that he became furious.

٢٠ 20 فَقَبَضَ عَلَى يُوسُفَ وَزَجَّهُ فِي السِّجْنِ، حَيْثُ كَانَ أَسْرَى الْمَلِكِ مُعْتَقَلِينَ، فَمَكَثَ هُنَاكَ.

Then Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound, and he was there in prison.

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ كَانَ مَعَ يُوسُفَ، فَأَغْدَقَ عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَتَهُ، فَنَالَ رِضَى رَئِيسِ السِّجْنِ،

But God was with Joseph and showed him kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

٢٢ 22 حَتَّى عَهِدَ إِلَى يُوسُفَ بِكُلِّ الْمَسَاجِينِ الْمُعْتَقَلِينَ، وَجَعَلَهُ مَسْؤولاً عَنْ كُلِّ مَا يَجْرِي هُنَاكَ.

The keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison; he was made responsible for everything that was done there.

٢٣ 23 وَلَمْ يُحَاسِبْ رَئِيسُ السِّجْنِ يُوسُفَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَوْكَلَهُ إِلَيْهِ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ كَانَ مَعَهُ. وَمَهْمَا فَعَلَ كَانَ الرَّبُّ يُكَلِّلُهُ بِالنَّجَاحِ.

The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was under his supervision, because God was with him, and made everything he did successful.