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.

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Petephres the eunuch of Pharao, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ismaelites, who brought him down 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 was a prosperous man; and he was in the house with his lord 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 knew that the Lord was with him, and the Lord prospers in his hands whatever he happens to do.

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 Joseph found grace in the presence of his lord, and was well-pleasing to him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into the hand of Joseph.

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 it came to pass after that he was set over his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all his possessions in the house, and in his 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 committed all that he had into the hands of Joseph; and he knew not of anything that belonged to him, save the bread which he himself ate. And Joseph was handsome in form, and exceedingly beautiful in countenance.

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

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, Lie with me.

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; but said to his master's wife, If because of me my master knows nothing in his house, and has given into my hands all things that belong to him:

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!«

and in this house there is nothing above me, nor has anything been kept back from me, but you, because you are his wife—how then shall I do this wicked thing, and sin 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 when she talked with Joseph day by day, and he listened not to her to sleep with her, so as to be with her,

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

it came to pass on a certain day, that Joseph went into the house to do his business, and there was no one of the household within.

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 she caught hold of him by his clothes, and said, Lie with me; and having left his clothes in her hands, he fled, and went forth.

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

And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his clothes in her hands, and fled, and gone forth,

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,

that she called those that were in the house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew servant to mock us—he came in to me, saying, Lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.

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 when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, having left his clothes with me, he fled, and went forth out.

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

So she leaves the clothes by her, until the master came to his house.

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

And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom you brought in to us, came in to me to mock me, and said to me, I will lie with you.

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

And when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, having left his clothes with me, he fled and departed forth.

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

And it came to pass, when his master heard all the words of his wife, that she spoke to him, saying, Thus did your servant to me, that he was 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 his master took Joseph, and cast him into the prison, into the place where the king's prisoners are kept, there in the prison.

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

And the Lord was with Joseph, and poured down mercy upon him; and he gave him favour in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison.

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

And the chief keeper of the prison gave the prison into the hand of Joseph, and all the prisoners as many as were in the prison; and all things whatever they do there, he did them.

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.

Because of him the chief keeper of the prison knew nothing, for all things were in the hand of Joseph, because the Lord was with him; and whatever things he did, the Lord made them to prosper in his hands.