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.
Now, Joseph, was taken down to Egypt, —and Potiphar, courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners, an Egyptian bought him, at the hand of the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down thither.
2 Og Herren var med Josef, at han blev en lykkelig Mand, og han var i sin Herres, den Ægypters Hus.
And it came to pass that Yahweh, was with Joseph, so that he became a prosperous man, —and was in the house of his lord the Egyptian.
3 Og hans Herre saa, at Herren var med ham; thi alt det, han gjorde, lod Herren lykkes ved hans Haand.
And his lord saw, that, Yahweh, was with him—and that whatsoever, he was doing, Yahweh, was causing to prosper in his hand.
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.
So Joseph found favour in his eyes and waited upon him, —and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had, gave he into his hand.
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.
And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, that Yahweh blessed the house of the Egyptian, for Joseph’s sake, —yea it came to pass, that the blessing of Yahweh, was with all that he had, in the house and in the 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 that he left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and took note with him of nothing, save only the bread which, he himself, was eating. And so it was that Joseph was comely in form and comely in countenance.
7 Og det hændte sig derefter, at hans Herres Hustru kastede sine Øjne paa Josef og sagde: Lig hos mig!
And it came to pass after these things, that his lord’s wife lifted up her eyes unto Joseph, —and she said—Come! lie 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.
And he refused and said unto his lord’s wife, Lo! my lord, taketh no note with me as to what is in the house, —but, all that pertaineth to him, hath he delivered into my hand:
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.
There is no one greater in this house than I, neither hath he withheld from me anything, save only thyself in that thou, art his wife, —how, then could I do this great wickedness, 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.
And it came to pass, that although she Spake unto Joseph day after day, yet hearkened he not unto her to lie beside her to be with 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,
And it came to pass, when, on a certain day, he went into the house to attend to his business, —and there was no man of the household, there in the house,
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.
that she caught him by his garment, saying—Come! lie with me. Then left he his garment in her hand, and fled and gat forth outside,
13 Og det skete, som hun saa, at han efterlod sit Klædebon i hendes Haand og flyede udenfor,
And it came to pass when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, —and fled forth outside,
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.
that she cried out to the men of her house and spake to them, saying, Look ye! he hath brought in to us a Hebrew man to insult us, —He came in unto me, to lie with me, so I cried out with a loud voice.
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.
And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted high my voice, and cried out, then left he his garment beside me, and fled and gat forth outside.
16 Og hun lod hans Klædebon ligge hos sig, indtil hans Herre kom hjem.
So she laid by his garment beside her, —until his lord should come into his house,
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 spake she unto him, according to these words, saying, —He hath been in unto me—the Hebrew servant whom thou didst bring in to us—to insult me.
18 Og det skete, der jeg opløftede min Røst og kaldte, da efterlod han sit Klædebon hos mig og flyede udenfor.
And it came to pass when I lifted high my voice and cried out, then left he his garment beside me, and fled outside.
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.
And it came to pass, when his lord heard the words of his wife which she spake unto him saying, According to these words, hath thy servant done to me, Then was kindled his 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 lord took him and delivered him up to the prison: the place where, the prisoners of the king, were imprisoned, —so he was there, in the prison.
21 Men Herren var med Josef og bøjede Miskundhed til ham og gav ham Naade hos Fængselhusets Forstander,
And it came to pass that, Yahweh, was with Joseph, and extended unto him lovingkindness, —and gave him his favour in the eyes of the chief of the prison.
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.
So the chief of the prison delivered up, into Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison, —and of all that was doing there, he, was the doer.
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.
After nothing, was the chief of the prison looking, of whatever was in his hand, —in that Yahweh, was with him, and whatsoever, he was doing, Yahweh, was causing to prosper.
