Suencuek 39
1 Josephte Egypt laa suntlak puei ngawn dae, anih aka suntlak puei Ishmael kut lamkahte Egypt hlang, imtawt mangpa, Pharaoh imkhoem, Potiphar loh pahoia lai.
Meanwhile, the descendants of Ishmael took Joseph down to Egypt. There Potiphar bought Joseph from them. Potiphar was an Egyptian who was one of the king’s officials and the captain of the king’s (palace guards/guards who protected the king).
2 Tedae BOEIPAte Joseph taengaha om dongah hlang thaihtak la coeng tih a boei Egypt hoel kah im ah om.
Because Yahweh helped Joseph, he was able to do his work very well, and lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
3 A boei long khaw, BOEIPAte Joseph taengah tih a saii boeih te a kut dongah BOEIPAloh a thaihtak sak tilaa hmuh.
His master saw that Yahweh was helping Joseph and enabling him to be successful in everything that he did.
4 Josephte a mikhmuh ah mikdaithenlaa hmuh tih a taengah thotat. Te vaengah Potiphar loh a imte Joseph pum dongaha hlah pah. Te phoeiah a koe boeih te a kut aha tloeng pah.
Joseph’s master was pleased with him, so he appointed him to be his personal servant. Then he appointed him to be the one who would take care of everything in his household and all of his possessions.
5 Tedae a im neh a koe boeih tea hlah pah vaeng lamloh om tih, Joseph kong ah Egypt cako te BOEIPA loh yoethen a paek. BOEIPA kah yoethennahte a koe neh im, lo boeih dongla cet.
From the time Potiphar appointed Joseph to take care of everything in his household and all that he owned, Yahweh blessed the people who lived in Potiphar’s house because of Joseph. He also caused Potiphar’s crops to grow well.
6 A koe boeih te Joseph kut aha hnoo pah van neh Egypt hoel loh buh caak bueng te a ming tih ba khaw amah loh ming pawh. Joseph ngawn tah a suisak sakthen tih mueimae sakthen la om.
Potiphar allowed Joseph to take care of everything that he owned. Potiphar needed to decide only about the food he ate. He was not concerned about anything else in his house. Joseph was well-built/muscular and handsome.
7 Tedae hekah olka he a om phoeiah a boei kah a yuuloh a dan vaengah Joseph te a mik neh a nai tih, “Kai taengah yalh mai,” a ti nah.
Because of that, after a while, his master’s wife started to look fondly at Joseph. So one day she said to him, “Have sex [EUP] with me!”
8 Tedae a boei yuu tea aal tih, “Ka boeipa loh im kah aka om te kai taengah ngaiyak mueh la a khuehtawn boeih te ka kut aha tloeng coeng.
But he refused, saying to his master’s wife, “Listen! My master is not concerned about anything in this house. He has appointed me to take care of everything that he owns.
9 Hekah im ah kai lakah aka len a om moenih. Tedae nang tah a yuu la na om dongah nang mueh atah ba khaw kai hama hloh moenih. Te dongah metlam lae boethae aka len he ka saii vetih Pathen taengah ka tholh sui dae,” a ti nah.
No one in this household has more authority than I do. The only thing that he has not allowed me to have is you, because you are his wife! So (how could I do this wicked thing [that you are asking me to do]?/I certainly could not do this wicked thing!) [RHQ] I would be sinning against God if I did that!”
10 Joseph taengah, khohnin khohnin a thui pah van dae a taengah yalh ham neh om hmaih ham te Joseph lohngaiyaknah pawh.
She kept on asking Joseph day after day to have sex [EUP] with her, but he refused. He would not even go near her.
11 Tedae hnin at ah Joseph te amah kah bi saii ham im khuila a caeh van hatah, tekah im ah im om hlang te khat khaw om pawh.
One day Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the other household servants were in the house.
12 Te dongah Potiphar yuu loh Josephte a himbai aha tuuk tih, “Kai taengah yalh mai,” a ti nah. Tedae Joseph loh a himbaite anih kut aha caehtak phoeiah rhaelrham tih poeng la cet.
Potiphar’s wife grabbed his cloak and said, “Have sex [EUP] with me!” Joseph ran out of the house, but his cloak was still in her hand!
13 Tedae a kut dongah a himbaia caehtak pa tih poeng laa rhaelrham vaengah te boeinuloh a hmu.
When she saw that he had run outside leaving his cloak in her hand,
14 Te dongah a im kah tongparhoek tea khue tih, “So uh lah, mamih aka lawn la Hebrew hlangte mamih taengla han khuen. Kai taengah yalh ham kamah taengla m'paan dongah ol ue neh ka pang.
she called the household servants. She said to them, “Look! This Hebrew man that my husband brought to us is (insulting/trying to do something disgraceful to) us! He came into my room and tried to (rape me/make me have sex [EUP] with him), but I screamed loudly.
15 Tedae ka ol ka huel tih ka pang te a yaak hatah kai taegah a himbaia caehtak phoeiah rhaelrham tih poeng la cet,” a ti nah tih a thui pah.
As soon as he heard me scream loudly, he left his loincloth with me and ran outside!”
16 Te phoeiah a boei loh a ima paan duela a kah himbaite amah taengaha khoem.
She kept the loincloth beside her until her husband, Joseph’s master, came home.
17 A taengah hekah olka banglaa thui pah tih, “Kai aka lawn ham ning taengahna det Hebrew sal loh ka taengah m'paan.
Then she told him this story: “That Hebrew slave whom you brought here came into my room and tried to rape me!
18 Te dongah ka ol ka huel tih ka pang hatah a himbaite kai taengaha hnoo tih poeng la rhaelrham,” a ti nah.
As soon as I screamed loudly, he ran outside, leaving me holding his loincloth!”
19 “Na sal loh kai hekah hno he a saii,” a tinah tih a taengaha thui a yuu kah olka te a boeiloh a yaak vaengah ngawn tah a thintoek ah pahoi sai.
When Joseph’s master heard this story that his wife told him, saying “This is how your slave treated me,” he was very angry.
20 Te dongah Josephte a boeiloh a khuen tih manghailoh a khoh thongtla rhoek kah a hmuen, thong im aha khueh dongah thong im ah pahoi om.
Joseph’s master took Joseph and put him in prison, the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and Joseph stayed there.
21 Tedae BOEIPA loh Josepha om puei tih sitlohnaha tueng sak dongah thong im kah mangpa mikhmuh ah anihte mikdaithenlaa khueh.
But Yahweh was kind to Joseph and helped him, and caused the (prison warden/man who was in charge of the prison) to be pleased with him.
22 Te dongah thong im kah mangpa loh thong im kah thongtla boeih te Joseph kut aha paek tih saii hamkoi boeih te aka saii la Joseph khaw pahoi om.
So the prison warden put Joseph in charge of all those who were in the prison, and in charge of all the work that was done there.
23 BOEIPA tah anih taengah om tih a saii te BOEIPAloh a thaihtak sak. Te dongah thong im mangpaaom pawt akhaw a kut hmuikah tah pakhat hilah boeiha sawt.
The warden was not concerned with anything that Joseph was taking care of, because Yahweh helped Joseph to do well everything that he did.
