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.
Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh who was captain of the guard and an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down there.
2 Men HERREN var med Josef, saa Lykken fulgte ham. Han var i sin Herre Ægypterens Hus;
Yahweh was with Joseph and he became a prosperous man. He 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 with him and that Yahweh prospered 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 found favor in his sight. He served Potiphar. Potiphar made Joseph manager over his house, and everything that he possessed, he put under his care.
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;
It came about from the time that he made him manager over his house and over everything he possessed, that Yahweh blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph. The blessing of Yahweh was on everything that Potiphar 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.
Potiphar put everything that he had under Joseph's care. He did not have to think about anything except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and attractive.
7 Nu hændte det nogen Tid derefter, at hans Herres Hustru kastede sine Øjne paa Josef og sagde: »Kom og lig hos mig!«
It came about after this that his master's wife lusted for Joseph. She said, “Sleep 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 and said to his master's wife, “Look, my master does not pay attention to what I do in the house, and he has put everything that he owns under my care.
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 is greater in this house than I am. He has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness 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.
She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her or 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 about one day that he went into the house to do his work. None of the men of the house were there 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.
She caught him by his clothes and said, “Sleep with me.” He left his clothing in her hand, fled, and went outside.
13 Da hun nu saa, at han havde ladet hende beholde Kappen og var flygtet ud af Huset,
It came about, when she saw that he had left his clothing in her hand and had fled outside,
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 to the men of her house and told them, “See, Potiphar has brought in a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to sleep with me, and I screamed.
15 og da han hørte, at jeg gav mig til at raabe, lod han sin Kappe blive hos mig og flygtede ud af Huset!«
It came about when he heard me scream, that he left his clothing with me, fled, and went outside.”
16 Saa lod hun Kappen blive liggende hos sig, indtil hans Herre kom hjem,
She set his clothing next to her until his 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;
She told him this explanation, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us, came in to mock me.
18 men da jeg gav mig til at raabe, lod han sin Kappe blive hos mig og flygtede ud af Huset.«
It came about that when I screamed, he left his clothing with me and fled outside.”
19 Da hans Herre hørte sin Hustrus Ord: »Saaledes har din Træl behandlet mig!« blussede Vreden op i ham;
It came about that, when his master heard the explanation his wife told him, “This is what your servant did to me,” 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.
Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. He was there in the prison.
21 Men HERREN var med Josef og skaffede ham Yndest og lod ham finde Naade hos Fængselets Overopsynsmand,
But Yahweh was with Joseph and showed covenant faithfulness to him. He gave him favor in the sight of the prison warden.
22 saa at han gav ham Opsyn over alle Fangerne i Fængselet, og han sørgede for alt, hvad der skulde gøres der.
The prison warden gave into Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, Joseph was in charge of it.
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 prison warden did not worry about anything that was in his hand, because Yahweh was with him. Whatever he did, Yahweh prospered.
