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.
Joseph donc fut mené en Égypte, et Putiphar Egyptien, eunuque de Pharaon et chef de l’armée, l’acheta de la main des Ismaélites par lesquels il avait été amené.
2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
Et le Seigneur fut avec lui, et c’était un homme prospérant en toutes choses: il demeura dans la maison de son maître,
3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
Qui connaissait très bien que le Seigneur était avec lui, et que tout ce qu’il faisait, le Seigneur le dirigeait entre ses mains.
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.
Ainsi Joseph trouva grâce devant son maître, et il le servait; préposé par lui à toutes choses, il gouvernait la maison qui lui était confiée, et tout ce qui avait été remis à ses soins.
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.
Et le Seigneur bénit la maison de l’Egyptien à cause de Joseph, et il multiplia tous ses biens, tant à la ville que dans les champs.
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,
Et il ne connaissait autre chose que le pain dont il se nourrissait. Or Joseph était beau de visage et d’un aspect très agréable.
7 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
C’est pourquoi, après bien des jours, sa maîtresse jeta les yeux sur Joseph et dit: Dors avec moi.
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.
Mais celui-ci ne consentant nullement à cette action criminelle, lui répondit: Voilà que mon maître, toutes choses m’ayant été confiées, ignore ce qu’il a dans sa maison:
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?”
Et il n’y a rien qui ne soit en ma puissance, et qu’il ne m’ait livré, excepté vous, qui êtes sa femme: comment donc pourrais-je faire ce mal, et pécher contre mon Dieu?
10 Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
Par des discours semblables chaque jour cette femme était importune à ce jeune homme, et lui se refusait au crime.
11 One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
Or il arriva un jour que Joseph, rentré dans la maison, s’occupait de quelque travail sans témoins,
12 She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
Et qu’elle, ayant pris le bord de son manteau, dit: Dors avec moi. Mais lui, le manteau laissé dans sa main, s’enfuit et sortit dehors.
13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
Lorsque cette femme eut vu le manteau dans ses mains, et qu’elle était méprisée,
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.
Elle appela les gens de sa maison et leur dit: Voilà qu’il a amené ici un homme hébreu pour nous insulter. Il est venu à moi pour me corrompre; et, lorsque j’ai poussé des cris,
15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
Et qu’il a entendu ma voix, il a laissé son manteau que je tenais, et s’est enfui dehors.
16 So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
Et pour preuve de sa fidélité, elle montra à son mari revenu dans la maison, le manteau qu’elle avait retenu,
17 Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
Et dit: L’esclave hébreu que tu as amené, est venu à moi, pour m’insulter.
18 but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
Mais lorsqu’il m’a entendu crier, il a laissé son manteau, que je tenais, et il s’est enfui dehors.
19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
Ces plaintes entendues, le maître trop crédule aux paroles de sa femme, fut très irrité,
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,
Et il envoya Joseph dans la prison où les prisonniers du roi étaient gardés, et il était là enfermé.
21 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
Mais le Seigneur fut avec Joseph, et ayant pitié de lui, il lui fit trouver grâce devant le chef de la prison,
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.
Lequel mit sous sa main tous les prisonniers qui étaient détenus dans la prison; de sorte que tout ce qui se faisait, était soumis à Joseph.
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.
Il ne prenait même connaissance de rien, tout ayant été confié à Joseph, parce que le Seigneur était avec lui, et dirigeait toutes ses œuvres.
