< Genesis 39 >

1 Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
Josephte Egypt laa suntlak puei ngawn dae, anih aka suntlak puei Ishmael kut lamkahte Egypt hlang, imtawt mangpa, Pharaoh imkhoem, Potiphar loh pahoia lai.
2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
Tedae BOEIPAte Joseph taengaha om dongah hlang thaihtak la coeng tih a boei Egypt hoel kah im ah om.
3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
A boei long khaw, BOEIPAte Joseph taengah tih a saii boeih te a kut dongah BOEIPAloh a thaihtak sak tilaa hmuh.
4 Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
Josephte a mikhmuh ah mikdaithenlaa hmuh tih a taengah thotat. Te vaengah Potiphar loh a imte Joseph pum dongaha hlah pah. Te phoeiah a koe boeih te a kut aha tloeng pah.
5 From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
Tedae a im neh a koe boeih tea hlah pah vaeng lamloh om tih, Joseph kong ah Egypt cako te BOEIPA loh yoethen a paek. BOEIPA kah yoethennahte a koe neh im, lo boeih dongla cet.
6 So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
A koe boeih te Joseph kut aha hnoo pah van neh Egypt hoel loh buh caak bueng te a ming tih ba khaw amah loh ming pawh. Joseph ngawn tah a suisak sakthen tih mueimae sakthen la om.
7 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
Tedae hekah olka he a om phoeiah a boei kah a yuuloh a dan vaengah Joseph te a mik neh a nai tih, “Kai taengah yalh mai,” a ti nah.
8 But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
Tedae a boei yuu tea aal tih, “Ka boeipa loh im kah aka om te kai taengah ngaiyak mueh la a khuehtawn boeih te ka kut aha tloeng coeng.
9 No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
Hekah im ah kai lakah aka len a om moenih. Tedae nang tah a yuu la na om dongah nang mueh atah ba khaw kai hama hloh moenih. Te dongah metlam lae boethae aka len he ka saii vetih Pathen taengah ka tholh sui dae,” a ti nah.
10 Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
Joseph taengah, khohnin khohnin a thui pah van dae a taengah yalh ham neh om hmaih ham te Joseph lohngaiyaknah pawh.
11 One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
Tedae hnin at ah Joseph te amah kah bi saii ham im khuila a caeh van hatah, tekah im ah im om hlang te khat khaw om pawh.
12 She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
Te dongah Potiphar yuu loh Josephte a himbai aha tuuk tih, “Kai taengah yalh mai,” a ti nah. Tedae Joseph loh a himbaite anih kut aha caehtak phoeiah rhaelrham tih poeng la cet.
13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
Tedae a kut dongah a himbaia caehtak pa tih poeng laa rhaelrham vaengah te boeinuloh a hmu.
14 she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
Te dongah a im kah tongparhoek tea khue tih, “So uh lah, mamih aka lawn la Hebrew hlangte mamih taengla han khuen. Kai taengah yalh ham kamah taengla m'paan dongah ol ue neh ka pang.
15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
Tedae ka ol ka huel tih ka pang te a yaak hatah kai taegah a himbaia caehtak phoeiah rhaelrham tih poeng la cet,” a ti nah tih a thui pah.
16 So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
Te phoeiah a boei loh a ima paan duela a kah himbaite amah taengaha khoem.
17 Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
A taengah hekah olka banglaa thui pah tih, “Kai aka lawn ham ning taengahna det Hebrew sal loh ka taengah m'paan.
18 but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
Te dongah ka ol ka huel tih ka pang hatah a himbaite kai taengaha hnoo tih poeng la rhaelrham,” a ti nah.
19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
“Na sal loh kai hekah hno he a saii,” a tinah tih a taengaha thui a yuu kah olka te a boeiloh a yaak vaengah ngawn tah a thintoek ah pahoi sai.
20 So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
Te dongah Josephte a boeiloh a khuen tih manghailoh a khoh thongtla rhoek kah a hmuen, thong im aha khueh dongah thong im ah pahoi om.
21 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
Tedae BOEIPA loh Josepha om puei tih sitlohnaha tueng sak dongah thong im kah mangpa mikhmuh ah anihte mikdaithenlaa khueh.
22 And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.
Te dongah thong im kah mangpa loh thong im kah thongtla boeih te Joseph kut aha paek tih saii hamkoi boeih te aka saii la Joseph khaw pahoi om.
23 The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
BOEIPA tah anih taengah om tih a saii te BOEIPAloh a thaihtak sak. Te dongah thong im mangpaaom pawt akhaw a kut hmuikah tah pakhat hilah boeiha sawt.

< Genesis 39 >