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.
İsmaililer Yusuf'u Mısır'a götürmüştü. Firavunun görevlisi, muhafız birliği komutanı Mısırlı Potifar onu İsmaililer'den satın almıştı.
2 And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
RAB Yusuf'la birlikteydi ve onu başarılı kılıyordu. Yusuf Mısırlı efendisinin evinde kalıyordu.
3 And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Efendisi RAB'bin Yusuf'la birlikte olduğunu, yaptığı her işte onu başarılı kıldığını gördü.
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.
Yusuf'tan hoşnut kalarak onu özel hizmetine aldı. Evinin ve sahip olduğu her şeyin sorumluluğunu ona verdi.
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.
Yusuf'u evinin ve sahip olduğu her şeyin sorumlusu atadığı andan itibaren RAB Yusuf sayesinde Potifar'ın evini kutsadı. Evini, tarlasını, kendisine ait her şeyi bereketli kıldı.
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.
Potifar sahip olduğu her şeyin sorumluluğunu Yusuf'a verdi; yediği yemek dışında hiçbir şeyle ilgilenmedi. Yusuf güzel yapılı, yakışıklıydı.
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and said, Lie with me!
Bir süre sonra efendisinin karısı ona göz koyarak, “Benimle yat” dedi.
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.
Ama Yusuf reddetti. “Ben burada olduğum için efendim evdeki hiçbir şeyle ilgilenme gereğini duymuyor” dedi, “Sahip olduğu her şeyin yönetimini bana verdi.
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?
Bu evde ben de onun kadar yetkiliyim. Senin dışında hiçbir şeyi benden esirgemedi. Sen onun karısısın. Nasıl böyle bir kötülük yapar, Tanrı'ya karşı günah işlerim?”
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,
Potifar'ın karısı her gün kendisiyle yatması ya da birlikte olması için direttiyse de, Yusuf onun isteğini kabul etmedi.
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.
Bir gün Yusuf olağan işlerini yapmak üzere eve gitti. İçerde ev halkından hiç kimse yoktu.
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.
Potifar'ın karısı Yusuf'un giysisini tutarak, “Benimle yat” dedi. Ama Yusuf giysisini onun elinde bırakıp evden dışarı kaçtı.
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled forth,
Kadın Yusuf'un giysisini bırakıp kaçtığını görünce,
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;
uşaklarını çağırdı. “Bakın şuna!” dedi, “Kocamın getirdiği bu İbrani bizi rezil etti. Yanıma geldi, benimle yatmak istedi. Ben de bağırdım.
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.
Bağırdığımı duyunca giysisini yanımda bırakıp dışarı kaçtı.”
16 And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.
Efendisi eve gelinceye kadar Yusuf'un giysisini yanında alıkoydu.
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;
Ona da aynı şeyleri anlattı: “Buraya getirdiğin İbrani köle yanıma gelip beni aşağılamak istedi.
18 and it came to pass as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled forth.
Ama ben bağırınca giysisini yanımda bırakıp kaçtı.”
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.
Karısının, “Kölen bana böyle yaptı” diyerek anlattıklarını duyunca, Yusuf'un efendisinin öfkesi tepesine çıktı.
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.
Yusuf'u yakalayıp zindana, kralın tutsaklarının bağlı olduğu yere attı. Ama Yusuf zindandayken
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.
RAB onunla birlikteydi. Ona iyilik etti. Zindancıbaşı Yusuf'tan hoşnut kaldı.
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.
Bütün tutsakların yönetimini ona verdi. Zindanda olup biten her şeyden Yusuf sorumluydu.
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.
Zindancıbaşı Yusuf'un sorumlu olduğu işlerle hiç ilgilenmezdi. Çünkü RAB Yusuf'la birlikteydi ve yaptığı her işte onu başarılı kılıyordu.
