Genesis 39
1 Joseph had been taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelites, who had sold him to Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh's officers, the commander of the royal guard.
Therfor Joseph was led in to Egipt, and Putifar, `chast and onest seruaunt of Farao, prince of the oost, a man of Egipt, bouyte hym of the hondis of Ismaelitis, of which he was brouyt.
2 The Lord was with Joseph and made him successful. He lived in his Egyptian master's house.
And the Lord was with hym, and he was a man doynge with prosperite in alle thingis. And Joseph dwellide in `the hows of his lord,
3 His master noticed that the Lord was with him and made him successful in everything he did.
which knew best that the Lord was with Joseph, and that alle thingis whiche he dide, weren dressid of the Lord in `the hond of hym.
4 Potiphar appreciated Joseph and his service, and put him in charge of his household and made him responsible for everything he owned.
And Joseph foond grace bifor his lord, and `mynystride to hym, of whom Joseph was maad souereyn of alle thingis, and gouernede the hows bitaken to hym, and alle thingis that weren bitakun to hym.
5 From the time he put Joseph in charge and trusted him with all he had, the Lord blessed Potiphar's household because of Joseph. The Lord blessed everything he had, whether in his house or in his fields.
And the Lord blesside the `hows of Egipcian for Joseph, and multipliede al his catel, as wel in howsis as in feeldis;
6 So Potiphar left Joseph to care for everything he owned. He didn't bother with anything except to decide what food he was going to eat. Now Joseph was handsome, having a good physique,
nether he knew ony other thing no but `breed which he eet. Forsothe Joseph was fair in face, and schapli in siyt.
7 so some time later he caught the eye of his master's wife. She propositioned him, saying, “Come here! Sleep with me!”
And so aftir many daies the ladi castide hir iyen in to Joseph, and seide, Slepe thou with me;
8 But he turned her down, telling his master's wife, “Look, my master trusts me so much he doesn't even bother to find out how his household is running. He's put me in charge of everything he owns—
which assentide not to the vnleueful werk, and seide to hir, Lo! while alle thingis ben bitakun to me, my lord woot not what he hath in his hows,
9 no one in this house has more authority than me! He hasn't held back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such an evil thing as this, and sin against God?”
nether ony thing is, which is not in my power, ether which `he hath not bitake to me, outakun thee, which art his wijf; how therfor may Y do this yuel, and do synne ayens my lord?
10 Day after day she persisted in asking him, but he refused to sleep with her and tried to avoid her.
Thei spaken siche wordis `bi alle daies, and the womman was diseseful to the yong waxynge man, and he forsook auoutrie.
11 But one day he went into the house to do his work and none of the other servants were there.
Forsothe it bifelde in a dai, that Joseph entride in to the hows, and dide sum werk with out witnessis.
12 She grabbed him by his clothing, and demanded, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his clothing in her hand, he ran out of the house.
And sche took `the hem of his clooth, and sche seide, Slepe thou with me; and he lefte the mentil in hir hoond, and he fledde, and yede out.
13 Seeing that he'd left his clothing in her hand, and had ran out of the house,
And whanne the womman hadde seyn the clooth in hir hondis, and that sche was dispisid,
14 she shouted out to her servants, “Look at this! He brought this Hebrew slave here to dishonor us! This man came to try and rape me, but I screamed at the top of my voice.
sche clepide to hir the men of hir hows, and seide to hem, Lo! my lord hath brouyt in an Ebrew man, that he schulde scorn vs; he entride to me to do leccherie with me, and whanne Y criede, and he herde my vois,
15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his clothing beside me and ran outside.”
he lefte the mentil which Y helde, and he fledde out.
16 She kept his clothing with her until her husband came home.
Therfor in to the preuyng of trouthe, sche schewide the mantil, holdun to the hosebonde turnynge ayen hoom.
17 Then she told him her story. It went like this: “That Hebrew slave you brought here tried to come and dishonor me.
And she seide, The Ebrew seruaunt, whom thou brouytist, entride to me to scorne me; and whanne he siy me crye,
18 But as soon as I screamed and called for help, he left his clothing beside me and ran outside.”
he lefte the mentil which Y helde, and he fledde out.
19 When Potiphar heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became angry.
And whanne these thingis weren herd, the lord bileuyde ouer myche to the wordis of the wijf, and was ful wrooth;
20 He took Joseph and put him in the prison where the king's prisoners were kept, and there he stayed.
and he bitook Joseph in to prisoun, where the bounden men of the kyng weren kept, and he was closid there.
21 But the Lord was with Joseph, showing him trustworthy love, and made the chief jailer pleased with him.
Forsothe the Lord was with Joseph, and hadde mercy on hym, and yaf grace to hym in the siyt of the prince of the prisoun,
22 So the chief jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners there and gave him the responsibility for running the prison.
which bitook in the hond of Joseph alle prisoneris that weren holdun in kepyng, and what euer thing was doon, it was vndur Joseph, nethir the prince knewe ony thing,
23 The chief jailer didn't bother with anything for Joseph took care of it all for the Lord was with him and made him successful.
for alle thingis weren bitakun to Joseph; for the Lord was with hym, and dresside alle his werkis.
