Genesis 39
1 Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
Sementara itu, Yusuf sudah dibawa ke Mesir oleh para pedagang orang Ismael dan dijual kepada Potifar, komandan pengawal raja Mesir.
2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.
Tetapi TUHAN menyertai Yusuf selama dia bekerja sebagai budak orang Mesir itu, sehingga dia selalu berhasil dalam semua pekerjaannya.
3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.
Potifar melihat bahwa TUHAN membuat Yusuf mengerjakan seluruh pekerjaannya dengan baik.
4 And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had.
Karena itu dia senang kepada Yusuf dan menunjuk dia sebagai pelayan pribadi untuk menangani urusan rumahnya dan mengelola segala miliknya.
5 And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.
Sejak Yusuf mengurus segala sesuatu yang dipercayakan Potifar kepadanya, TUHAN semakin memberkati keluarga orang Mesir itu. TUHAN memberkati segala miliknya, baik di rumah maupun di ladang.
6 And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.
Potifar mempercayakan segala miliknya kepada Yusuf sepenuhnya. Dengan demikian dia hanya perlu mengurus urusan pribadinya sendiri. Yusuf bertubuh kekar dan dia sangat tampan.
7 And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.
Seiring berjalannya waktu, istri Potifar mulai menaruh hati pada Yusuf, dan dia berkata, “Marilah tidur denganku.”
8 But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;
Tetapi Yusuf menolak istri majikannya itu. Kata Yusuf, “Tuan Potifar sudah mempercayakan segala miliknya kepada saya.
9 So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?
Tidak ada orang lain di dalam rumah ini yang diberi kuasa sebesar saya. Tuan sudah mempercayakan semuanya kepada saya, kecuali Nyonya, karena Nyonya adalah istrinya. Bagaimana mungkin saya berdosa terhadap Allah dengan melakukan perbuatan sejahat ini!”
10 And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.
Hari demi hari, istri Potifar berulang kali mengajak Yusuf tidur dengannya, tetapi Yusuf tetap pada pendiriannya dan menolak setiap ajakannya.
11 Now one day he went into the house to do his work; and not one of the men of the house was inside.
Pada suatu hari, Yusuf sedang melakukan tugas-tugasnya dan kebetulan tidak ada pekerja lain di rumah.
12 And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away.
Istri Potifar menarik pakaian Yusuf dan berkata, “Ayolah, tidurlah denganku!” Yusuf berhasil melarikan diri, tetapi pakaiannya tertinggal dalam genggaman istri Potifar.
13 And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,
Ketika perempuan itu melihat Yusuf sudah melarikan diri dengan meninggalkan pakaiannya,
14 She sent for the men of her house and said to them, See, he has let a Hebrew come here and make sport of us; he came to my bed, and I gave a loud cry;
dia berteriak memanggil para pekerjanya di luar, “Lihatlah, orang Ibrani yang dibawa suamiku ke rumah ini sudah meremehkan kita! Dia baru saja berusaha memperkosaku! Karena itulah aku berteriak.
15 And hearing it he went running out without his coat.
Ketika dia mendengar aku berteriak, dia melarikan diri dan pakaiannya tertinggal.”
16 And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.
Istri Potifar membiarkan pakaian Yusuf di sampingnya sampai suaminya pulang.
17 Then she gave him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you have taken into our house came in to make sport of me;
Ketika suaminya datang, dia berkata, “Budak Ibrani yang kamu bawa ke rumah ini hendak mempermalukanku.
18 And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat.
Ketika aku berteriak, dia melarikan diri dan meninggalkan pakaiannya.
19 And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.
Rupanya beginilah kelakuan budakmu terhadapku!” Mendengar cerita istrinya itu, Potifar sangat marah.
20 And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.
Potifar pun melemparkan Yusuf ke dalam penjara tempat tahanan raja.
21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.
Namun, TUHAN menyertai Yusuf dan setia mengasihinya. TUHAN membuat kepala penjara terkesan dengan Yusuf, sehingga
22 And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.
dia mempercayakan Yusuf tanggung jawab untuk mengurus segala sesuatu yang berkaitan dengan para tahanan lainnya.
23 And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.
Kepala penjara tidak pernah mempertanyakan tugas yang berada dalam tanggung jawab Yusuf, karena Yusuf selalu berhasil dalam segala sesuatu yang dia lakukan, sebab TUHAN menyertainya.
