1 Mosebog 39
1 Og Josef var ført ned til Ægypten, og Potifar, Faraos Hofsinde, Øverste for Livvagten, en ægyptisk Mand, købte ham af Ismaeliterne, som havde ført ham did ned.
Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
2 Og Herren var med Josef, at han blev en lykkelig Mand, og han var i sin Herres, den Ægypters Hus.
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
3 Og hans Herre saa, at Herren var med ham; thi alt det, han gjorde, lod Herren lykkes ved hans Haand.
When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
4 Og Josef fandt Naade for hans Øjne og tjente ham, og han satte ham over sit Hus, og alt det, han havde, gav han i hans Haand.
Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
5 Og det skete, fra den Tid han havde sat ham over sit Hus og over alt, hvad han havde, da velsignede Herren Ægypterens Hus for Josefs Skyld; og der var Herrens Velsignelse i alt det, han havde i Huset og paa Marken.
From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
6 Og han overlod alting, som han havde, i Josefs Haand, og saa ikke til med ham i noget uden den Mad, som han selv aad. Og Josef var smuk af Skikkelse og smuk af Udseende.
So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
7 Og det hændte sig derefter, at hans Herres Hustru kastede sine Øjne paa Josef og sagde: Lig hos mig!
and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
8 Men han vægrede sig og sagde til sin Herres Hustru: Se, min Herre ser ikke til med mig i noget af, hvad der er i Huset, og alt, hvad han har, har han givet i min Haand.
But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
9 Han selv er ikke større i dette Hus end jeg, og han formener intet for mig uden dig, fordi du er hans Hustru; og hvorledes skal jeg gøre denne store Ondskab og synde imod Gud.
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
10 Og det skete, som hun talede til Josef Dag efter Dag, adlød han hende dog ikke med at ligge hos hende eller at være med hende.
Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
11 Og det hændte sig en Dag, der han kom i Huset at gøre sin Gerning, og der var ingen af Husets Mænd der i Huset,
One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
12 da tog hun ham fat ved hans Klædebon og sagde: Lig hos mig; men han efterlod sit Klædebon i hendes Haand og flyede og gik udenfor.
She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
13 Og det skete, som hun saa, at han efterlod sit Klædebon i hendes Haand og flyede udenfor,
When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
14 da kaldte hun ad sine Husfolk og sagde til dem, sigende: Ser, han har ført os en hebraisk Mand paa, at drive Spot med os; han kom ind til mig at ligge hos mig, men jeg kaldte med høj Røst.
she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
15 Og det skete, der han hørte, at jeg opløftede min Røst og kaldte, da efterlod han sit Klædebon hos mig og flyede og gik udenfor.
When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
16 Og hun lod hans Klædebon ligge hos sig, indtil hans Herre kom hjem.
So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
17 Og hun talte til ham lige de samme Ord og sagde: Den hebraiske Tjener, som du har ført os paa, kom til mig at drive Spot med mig.
Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
18 Og det skete, der jeg opløftede min Røst og kaldte, da efterlod han sit Klædebon hos mig og flyede udenfor.
but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
19 Og det skete, der hans Herre hørte sin Hustrus Ord, som hun talede til ham, sigende: Paa den Maade har din Tjener gjort imod mig, da blev han meget vred.
When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
20 Da tog Josefs Herre ham og kastede ham i Fængslets Hus, et Sted, hvor Kongens Fanger holdtes bundne, og han var der i Fængslets Hus.
So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
21 Men Herren var med Josef og bøjede Miskundhed til ham og gav ham Naade hos Fængselhusets Forstander,
the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
22 at Fængselhusets Forstander gav alle Fanger, som vare i Fængslets Hus, i Josefs Haand; og alt det, som skulde gøres der, det gjorde denne.
And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.
23 Forstanderen for Fængselhuset gav ikke Agt paa nogen Ting, som var i hans Haand, fordi Herren var med ham, og det, som han gjorde, gav Herren Lykke til.
The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
