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.

Pea naʻe ʻave ʻa Siosefa ki ʻIsipite; pea ko Potifa ko e matāpule ʻa Felo, ko e pule ʻoe kau leʻo, ko e tangata ʻIsipite, naʻa ne fakatau ia ʻi he nima ʻoe kau ʻIsimeʻeli, ʻakinautolu naʻa nau ʻomi ia ki ai.

2 And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

Pea naʻe ia Siosefa ʻa Sihova, pea ko e tangata monūʻia ia, pea naʻa ne ʻi he fale ʻo ʻene ʻeiki, ko e tangata ʻIsipite.

3 And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

Pea mamata ʻene ʻeiki ki he ʻiate ia ʻa Sihova, pea mo e fakamonūʻia ʻe Sihova ʻi hono nima ʻae meʻa kotoa pē naʻa ne fai.

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.

Pea naʻe lelei ʻa Siosefa ʻi hono ʻao, ʻo ne ngāue kiate ia, pea ne fakanofo ia ke leʻohi hono fale, pea naʻa ne tuku ki hono nima ʻa ʻene meʻa kotoa pē.

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.

Pea talu ʻae fakanofo ia ke leʻohi hono fale, pea mo ʻene meʻa fulipē, naʻe tāpuaki ʻe Sihova ʻae fale ʻoe tangata ʻIsipite, koeʻuhi ko Siosefa: pea ko e tāpuaki ʻa Sihova naʻe ʻi heʻene meʻa kotoa pē, ʻi he fale, pea ʻi he ngoue.

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.

Pea naʻa ne tuku ʻene meʻa kotoa pē ki he nima ʻo Siosefa; pea naʻe ʻikai te ne tokangaʻi ʻe ia haʻane meʻa, ka ko e mā pe naʻa ne kai. Pea ko e tangata sino lelei ʻa Siosefa mo toulekeleka.

7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and said, Lie with me!

Pea hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe fakasiosio ʻae uaifi ʻoe ʻeiki ʻa Siosefa kiate ia; pea ne pehē, Haʻu ke ta mohe.

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.

Ka naʻe ʻikai loto ia ki ai, ʻo ne pehē ki he uaifi ʻo hono ʻeiki, “Vakai, ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe heʻeku ʻeiki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻoʻona ʻi he fale, pea kuo ne tuku ia kotoa pē ki hoku nima:

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?

‌ʻoku ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻoku lahi hake ʻiate au ʻi he fale ni; pea naʻe ʻikai te ne taʻofi au mei ha meʻa ʻe taha, ka ko Koe pe, koeʻuhi ko hono uaifi koe: pea ʻe fēfē ʻeku fai ʻae hala lahi ni, ke u halaia ai ki he ʻOtua?”

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,

Pea ʻi heʻene lea pe ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē kia Siosefa, naʻe ʻikai te ne tokanga kiate ia, ke na mohe, pe ke ofi kiate ia.

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.

Pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, naʻe pehē, naʻe hū [ʻa Siosefa ]ki fale ke fai ʻene ngāue; pea naʻe ʻikai ha tangata ʻoe kakai ʻoe fale ʻi ai.

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.

Pea naʻa ne puke ki hono kofu, ʻo ne pehē, “Haʻu ke ta mohe;” ka naʻe siʻaki ʻe [Siosefa ]hono kofu ʻi hono nima, ka ka hola ia ʻo hao kituʻa.

13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled forth,

Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene mamata kuo tuku hono kofu ki hono nima, pea kuo hola ia kituʻa,

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;

Naʻa ne ui ki he kau tangata ʻo hono fale, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Vakai, kuo ne ʻomi ʻae Hepelū ni ke pauʻusiʻi mai kiate kitautolu: naʻe haʻu ia kiate au ke ma mohe mo ia, pea u kalanga ʻi he leʻo lahi:”

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.

Pea kuo fanongo ia kuo u hiki hoku leʻo ʻo kalanga, ʻiloange, naʻa ne siʻaki hono kofu kiate au, ka ka hola, pea mole kituaʻā.

16 And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.

Pea naʻa ne tuku maʻu hono kofu, kaeʻoua ke haʻu ʻene ʻeiki.

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;

Pea naʻa ne lea kiate ia ʻi he lea ni, ʻo pehē, “Ko e tamaioʻeiki Hepelū naʻa ke ʻomi kiate kitautolu, naʻe haʻu kiate au ke pauʻu mai kiate au.

18 and it came to pass as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled forth.

Pea ʻi heʻeku hiki hake hoku leʻo ʻo kalanga, ʻiloange, naʻa ne siʻaki hono kofu kiate au, pea hola kituaʻā.”

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.

Pea kuo fanongo ʻa ʻene ʻeiki ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hono uaifi, ʻaia naʻa ne lea ʻaki kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, naʻe fai pehē ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki kiate au; naʻe tupu ai ʻene ʻita lahi.

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.

Pea naʻe ʻave ʻa Siosefa ʻe heʻene ʻeiki, ki he fale fakapōpula, ki he potu naʻe haʻi ai ʻae kau pōpula ʻae tuʻi: pea naʻe nofo ai ia ʻi he fale fakapōpula.

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.

Ka naʻe ia Siosefa ʻa Sihova, ʻo ne ʻaloʻofa kiate ia, mo ne fakaʻofeina ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tauhi fale fakapōpula.

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.

Pea naʻe tuku ʻe he tauhi fale fakapōpula ki he nima ʻo Siosefa ʻae kau pōpula kotoa pē naʻe ʻi he fale fakapōpula; pea ko e meʻa kotoa pē naʻa nau fai, naʻe fai maʻana.

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.

Naʻe ʻikai vakai ʻe he tauhi fale fakapōpula ki ha meʻa ʻe taha naʻe ʻi hono nima; koeʻuhi naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa Sihova, pea ko ia naʻa ne fai, naʻe fakamonūʻia ia ʻe Sihova.