1 Mosebog 39

1 Da Josef var bragt ned til Ægypten, blev han af Ismaeliterne, der havde bragt ham derned, solgt til Faraos Hofmand Potifar, Livvagtens Øverste, en Ægypter.

Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

2 Men HERREN var med Josef, saa Lykken fulgte ham. Han var i sin Herre Ægypterens Hus;

And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.

3 og hans Herre saa, at HERREN var med ham, og at HERREN lod alt, hvad han foretog sig, lykkes for ham.

And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.

4 Saaledes fandt Josef Naade for hans Øjne og kom til at gaa ham til Haande; og han satte ham over sit Hus og gav alt, hvad han ejede, i hans Haand;

And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had.

5 og fra det Øjeblik han satte ham over sit Hus og alt, hvad han ejede, velsignede HERREN Ægypterens Hus for Josefs Skyld, og HERRENS Velsignelse hvilede over alt, hvad han ejede, baade inde og ude;

And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.

6 og han betroede alt, hvad han ejede, til Josef, og selv bekymrede han sig ikke om andet end den Mad, han spiste. Men Josef havde en smuk Skikkelse og saa godt ud.

And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.

7 Nu hændte det nogen Tid derefter, at hans Herres Hustru kastede sine Øjne paa Josef og sagde: »Kom og lig hos mig!«

And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.

8 Men han vægrede sig og sagde til sin Herres Hustru: »Se, min Herre bekymrer sig ikke om noget i Huset, men alt, hvad han ejer, har han givet i min Haand;

But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;

9 han har ikke større Magt i Huset end jeg, og han har ikke unddraget mig noget som helst undtagen dig, fordi du er hans Hustru — hvor skulde jeg da kunne øve denne store Misgerning og synde mod Gud!«

So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?

10 Og skønt hun Dag efter Dag talte Josef til, vilde han dog ikke føje hende i at ligge hos hende og have med hende at gøre.

And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.

11 Men en Dag han kom ind i Huset for at gøre sin Gerning, og ingen af Husfolkene var til Stede i Huset,

Now one day he went into the house to do his work; and not one of the men of the house was inside.

12 greb hun fat i hans Kappe og sagde: »Kom og lig hos mig!« Men han lod Kappen blive i hendes Haand og flygtede ud af Huset.

And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away.

13 Da hun nu saa, at han havde ladet hende beholde Kappen og var flygtet ud af Huset,

And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,

14 kaldte hun paa sine Husfolk og sagde til dem: »Her kan I se! Han har bragt os en Hebræer til at drive Spot med os! Han kom ind til mig og vilde ligge hos mig, men jeg raabte af alle Kræfter,

She sent for the men of her house and said to them, See, he has let a Hebrew come here and make sport of us; he came to my bed, and I gave a loud cry;

15 og da han hørte, at jeg gav mig til at raabe, lod han sin Kappe blive hos mig og flygtede ud af Huset!«

And hearing it he went running out without his coat.

16 Saa lod hun Kappen blive liggende hos sig, indtil hans Herre kom hjem,

And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.

17 og sagde saa det samme til ham: »Den hebraiske Træl, du bragte os til at drive Spot med os, kom ind til mig;

Then she gave him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you have taken into our house came in to make sport of me;

18 men da jeg gav mig til at raabe, lod han sin Kappe blive hos mig og flygtede ud af Huset.«

And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat.

19 Da hans Herre hørte sin Hustrus Ord: »Saaledes har din Træl behandlet mig!« blussede Vreden op i ham;

And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.

20 og Josefs Herre tog ham og kastede ham i Fængsel der, hvor Kongens Fanger sad fængslet. Saaledes kom Josef i Fængsel.

And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.

21 Men HERREN var med Josef og skaffede ham Yndest og lod ham finde Naade hos Fængselets Overopsynsmand,

But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.

22 saa at han gav ham Opsyn over alle Fangerne i Fængselet, og han sørgede for alt, hvad der skulde gøres der.

And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.

23 Fængselets Overopsynsmand førte ikke Tilsyn med noget som helst af, hvad der var lagt i Josefs Haand, eftersom HERREN var med ham og lod alt, hvad han foretog sig, lykkes.

And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.