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.
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 Men HERREN var med Josef, saa Lykken fulgte ham. Han var i sin Herre Ægypterens Hus;
Because Yahweh helped Joseph, he was able to do his work very well, and lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
3 og hans Herre saa, at HERREN var med ham, og at HERREN lod alt, hvad han foretog sig, lykkes for ham.
His master saw that Yahweh was helping Joseph and enabling him to be successful in everything that he did.
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;
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 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;
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 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.
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 Nu hændte det nogen Tid derefter, at hans Herres Hustru kastede sine Øjne paa Josef og sagde: »Kom og lig hos mig!«
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 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 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 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!«
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 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.
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 Men en Dag han kom ind i Huset for at gøre sin Gerning, og ingen af Husfolkene var til Stede i Huset,
One day Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the other household servants were in the house.
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.
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 Da hun nu saa, at han havde ladet hende beholde Kappen og var flygtet ud af Huset,
When she saw that he had run outside leaving his cloak in her hand,
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 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 og da han hørte, at jeg gav mig til at raabe, lod han sin Kappe blive hos mig og flygtede ud af Huset!«
As soon as he heard me scream loudly, he left his loincloth with me and ran outside!”
16 Saa lod hun Kappen blive liggende hos sig, indtil hans Herre kom hjem,
She kept the loincloth beside her until her husband, Joseph’s master, came home.
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 told him this story: “That Hebrew slave whom you brought here came into my room and tried to rape me!
18 men da jeg gav mig til at raabe, lod han sin Kappe blive hos mig og flygtede ud af Huset.«
As soon as I screamed loudly, he ran outside, leaving me holding his loincloth!”
19 Da hans Herre hørte sin Hustrus Ord: »Saaledes har din Træl behandlet mig!« blussede Vreden op i ham;
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 og Josefs Herre tog ham og kastede ham i Fængsel der, hvor Kongens Fanger sad fængslet. Saaledes kom Josef i Fængsel.
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 Men HERREN var med Josef og skaffede ham Yndest og lod ham finde Naade hos Fængselets Overopsynsmand,
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 saa at han gav ham Opsyn over alle Fangerne i Fængselet, og han sørgede for alt, hvad der skulde gøres der.
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 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.
The warden was not concerned with anything that Joseph was taking care of, because Yahweh helped Joseph to do well everything that he did.
