Genesis 39
1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down thither.
On fit descendre Joseph en Égypte; et Potiphar, officier de Pharaon, chef des gardes, Égyptien, l’acheta des Ismaélites qui l’y avaient fait descendre.
2 And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
L’Éternel fut avec lui, et la prospérité l’accompagna; il habitait dans la maison de son maître, l’Égyptien.
3 And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Son maître vit que l’Éternel était avec lui, et que l’Éternel faisait prospérer entre ses mains tout ce qu’il entreprenait.
4 And Joseph found favour in his eyes, and attended on him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into his hand.
Joseph trouva grâce aux yeux de son maître, qui l’employa à son service, l’établit sur sa maison, et lui confia tout ce qu’il possédait.
5 And it came to pass from the time he had set him over his house and all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was on all that he had in the house and in the field.
Dès que Potiphar l’eut établi sur sa maison et sur tout ce qu’il possédait, l’Éternel bénit la maison de l’Égyptien, à cause de Joseph; et la bénédiction de l’Éternel fut sur tout ce qui lui appartenait, soit à la maison, soit aux champs.
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and took cognizance of nothing with him, save the bread that he ate. And Joseph was of a beautiful form and of a beautiful countenance.
Il abandonna aux mains de Joseph tout ce qui lui appartenait, et il n’avait avec lui d’autre soin que celui de prendre sa nourriture. Or, Joseph était beau de taille et beau de figure.
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and said, Lie with me!
Après ces choses, il arriva que la femme de son maître porta les yeux sur Joseph, et dit: Couche avec moi!
8 But he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master takes cognizance of nothing with me: what is in the house, and all that he has, he has given into my hand.
Il refusa, et dit à la femme de son maître: Voici, mon maître ne prend avec moi connaissance de rien dans la maison, et il a remis entre mes mains tout ce qui lui appartient.
9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he withheld anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife; and how should I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Il n’est pas plus grand que moi dans cette maison, et il ne m’a rien interdit, excepté toi, parce que tu es sa femme. Comment ferais-je un aussi grand mal et pécherais-je contre Dieu?
10 And it came to pass as she spoke to Joseph day by day and he hearkened not to her, to lie with her [and] to be with her,
Quoiqu’elle parlât tous les jours à Joseph, il refusa de coucher auprès d’elle, d’être avec elle.
11 that on a certain day he went into the house to do his business, and there was none of the men of the house there in the house.
Un jour qu’il était entré dans la maison pour faire son ouvrage, et qu’il n’y avait là aucun des gens de la maison,
12 Then she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me! But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran out.
elle le saisit par son vêtement, en disant: Couche avec moi! Il lui laissa son vêtement dans la main, et s’enfuit au dehors.
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled forth,
Lorsqu’elle vit qu’il lui avait laissé son vêtement dans la main, et qu’il s’était enfui dehors,
14 that she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in a Hebrew man to us, to mock us: he came in to me, to lie with me; and I cried with a loud voice;
elle appela les gens de sa maison, et leur dit: Voyez, il nous a amené un Hébreu pour se jouer de nous. Cet homme est venu vers moi pour coucher avec moi; mais j’ai crié à haute voix.
15 and it came to pass when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled and went out.
Et quand il a entendu que j’élevais la voix et que je criais, il a laissé son vêtement à côté de moi et s’est enfui dehors.
16 And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.
Et elle posa le vêtement de Joseph à côté d’elle, jusqu’à ce que son maître rentrât à la maison.
17 And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew bondman that thou hast brought to us came in to me to mock me;
Alors elle lui parla ainsi: L’esclave hébreu que tu nous as amené est venu vers moi pour se jouer de moi.
18 and it came to pass as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled forth.
Et comme j’ai élevé la voix et que j’ai crié, il a laissé son vêtement à côté de moi et s’est enfui dehors.
19 And it came to pass when his lord heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying, After this manner did thy bondman to me, that his wrath was kindled.
Après avoir entendu les paroles de sa femme, qui lui disait: Voilà ce que m’a fait ton esclave! Le maître de Joseph fut enflammé de colère.
20 And Joseph's lord took him and put him into the tower-house, [the] place where the king's prisoners were confined; and he was there in the tower-house.
Il prit Joseph, et le mit dans la prison, dans le lieu où les prisonniers du roi étaient enfermés: il fut là, en prison.
21 And Jehovah was with Joseph, and extended mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the chief of the tower-house.
L’Éternel fut avec Joseph, et il étendit sur lui sa bonté. Il le mit en faveur aux yeux du chef de la prison.
22 And the chief of the tower-house committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the tower-house; and whatever they had to do there he did.
Et le chef de la prison plaça sous sa surveillance tous les prisonniers qui étaient dans la prison; et rien ne s’y faisait que par lui.
23 The chief of the tower-house looked not to anything under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and what he did, Jehovah made it prosper.
Le chef de la prison ne prenait aucune connaissance de ce que Joseph avait en main, parce que l’Éternel était avec lui. Et l’Éternel donnait de la réussite à ce qu’il faisait.
