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.
Joseph vardt förd neder i Egypten: Och Potiphar, en Egyptisk man, Pharaos hofmästare, köpte honom af de Ismaeliter, som honom hade fört der ned.
2 And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
Och Herren var med Joseph, så att han vardt en lyckosam man: Och var i sins herras dens Egyptiens huse.
3 And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Och hans herre såg, att Herren var med honom; ty allt det han gjorde, lät Herren gå lyckosamlig till med honom:
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.
Så att han fann nåd för sinom herra, och vardt hans tjenare: Han satte honom öfver sitt hus, och allt det han hade lät han under hans händer.
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.
Och ifrå den tiden, då han hade satt honom öfver sitt hus och alla sina ägodelar, välsignade Herren den Egyptiens hus för Josephs skull: Och var alltsammans Herrans välsignelse i allo de han hade, hemma och på markene.
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.
Derföre lät han det allt under Josephs händer, hvad han hade; och hade intet deraf, utan allena brödet, som han åt. Och Joseph var dägelig och fager under ansigtet.
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and said, Lie with me!
Och det begaf sig, då detta var skedt, att hans herras hustru kastade sin ögon på Joseph, och sade: Ligg när mig.
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.
Men han vägrade det henne, och sade till henne: Si, min herre vet icke hvad i hans huse är, och allt det han hafver, hafver han gifvit under mina händer.
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?
Och hafver intet så godt i sino huse, det han i mitt våld icke gifvit hafver, utan dig, ty du äst hans hustru. Hvi skulle jag nu så mycket ondt göra, och synda emot Gud?
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,
Men hon hade dageliga sådana ord till Joseph; men han lydde henne intet, att han skulle ligga när henne, eller vara något om henne.
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.
Det begaf sig en dag, att Joseph gick in i huset till att göra sina sysslo; och ingen af husfolket var der när.
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.
Och hon fick honom i hans mantel, och sade: Ligg när mig. Men han lät blifva mantelen i hennes hand, och rymde ut af huset.
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled forth,
Då hon nu såg, att han lät blifva mantelen i hennes hand, och rymde ut,
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;
Kallade hon husfolket, och sade till dem: Si, han hafver fört oss här in en Ebreisk man, att han skulle komma oss på skam. Han kom här in till mig, på det han skulle ligga när mig; men jag ropade med höga röst.
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.
Och då han hörde, att jag skriade och ropade, då lefde han sin mantel när mig, och flydde, och lopp ut.
16 And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.
Och hon lade hans mantel när sig, så länge hennes herre kom hem.
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;
Och talade till honom samma orden, och sade: Den Ebreiske tjenaren, som du hafver haft här in, kom här in till mig, att han skulle komma mig på skam.
18 and it came to pass as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled forth.
Men då jag skriade och ropade, lefde han sin mantel när mig, och flydde ut.
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.
Då hans herre hörde sådana sine hustrus ord, som hon till honom talade, och sade: Så hafver mig din Ebreiske tjenare gjort; vardt han ganska vred.
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.
Då tog hans herre honom, och lade honom i fängelse, der Konungens fångar inne lågo: Och der låg han då i fängelset.
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.
Men Herren var med honom, och var honom gunstig, och lät honom finna nåd för befallningsmannen öfver fångahuset.
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.
Så att han befallte alla fångarna i fängelsena under hans hand, att allt det der skedde, måste ske genom honom.
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.
Förty befallningsmannen öfver fängelset såg, att Herren var med honom i allt det som under hans händer var, och att Herren lät, det han gjorde, lyckosammeliga tillgå.
