Genesis 39
1 Now Ioseph was brought downe into Egypt: and Potiphar an Eunuche of Pharaohs (and his chiefe stewarde an Egyptian) bought him at the hande of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him thither.
Igitur Ioseph ductus est in Aegyptum, emitque eum Phutiphar eunuchus Pharaonis, princeps exercitus sui, vir Aegyptius, de manu Ismaelitarum, a quibus perductus erat.
2 And the Lord was with Ioseph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
Fuitque Dominus cum eo, et erat vir in cunctis prospere agens: habitavitque in domo domini sui,
3 And his master sawe that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that hee did to prosper in his hande.
qui optime noverat Dominum esse cum eo, et omnia, quae gerebat, ab eo dirigi in manu illius.
4 So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand.
Invenitque Ioseph gratiam coram domino suo, et ministrabat ei, a quo praepositus omnibus gubernabat creditam sibi domum, et universa quae ei tradita fuerant:
5 And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lord was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde.
benedixitque Dominus domui Aegyptii propter Ioseph, et multiplicavit tam in aedibus quam in agris cunctam eius substantiam:
6 Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand, and tooke accompt of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the bread, which he did eate. And Ioseph was a faire person, and well fauoured.
nec quidquam aliud noverat, nisi panem quo vescebatur. Erat autem Ioseph pulchra facie, et decorus aspectu.
7 Nowe therefore after these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide, Lye with me.
Post multos itaque dies iniecit domina sua oculos suos in Ioseph, et ait: Dormi mecum.
8 But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande.
Qui nequaquam acquiescens operi nefario, dixit ad eam: Ecce dominus meus, omnibus mihi traditis, ignorat quid habeat in domo sua:
9 There is no man greater in this house then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickednes and so sinne against God?
nec quidquam est quod non in mea sit potestate, vel non tradiderit mihi, praeter te, quae uxor eius es: quo modo ergo possum hoc malum facere, et peccare in Dominum meum?
10 And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, or to be in her company.
Huiuscemodi verbis per singulos dies et mulier molesta erat adolescenti: et ille recusabat stuprum.
11 Then on a certaine day Ioseph entred into the house, to doe his businesse: and there was no man of the houshold in the house:
Accidit autem quadam die ut intraret Ioseph domum, et operis quippiam absque arbitris faceret:
12 Therefore she caught him by his garmet, saying, Sleepe with me: but he left his garment in her hand and fled, and got him out.
et illa, apprehensa lacinia vestimenti eius, diceret: Dormi mecum. Qui relicto in manu eius pallio fugit, et egressus est foras.
13 Nowe when she sawe that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled out,
Cumque vidisset mulier vestem in manibus suis, et se esse contemptam,
14 She called vnto the men of her house, and tolde them, saying, Beholde, he hath brought in an Ebrewe vnto vs to mocke vs: who came in to me for to haue slept with me: but I cryed with a loude voyce.
vocavit ad se homines domus suae, et ait ad eos: En introduxit virum Hebraeum, ut illuderet nobis: ingressus est ad me, ut coiret mecum: cumque ego succlamassem,
15 And when he heard that I lift vp my voice and cryed, he left his garment with me, and fled away, and got him out.
et audisset vocem meam, reliquit pallium quod tenebam, et fugit foras.
16 So she layde vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came home.
In argumentum ergo fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum,
17 Then she tolde him according to these words, saying, The Ebrew seruat, which thou hast brought vnto vs, came in to me, to mocke me.
et ait: Ingressus est ad me servus Hebraeus quem adduxisti ut illuderet mihi:
18 But assoone as I lift vp my voyce and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out.
cumque audisset me clamare, reliquit pallium quod tenebam, et fugit foras.
19 Then when his master heard the wordes of his wife, which she tolde him, saying, After this maner did thy seruant to me, his anger was kindled.
His auditis dominus, et nimium credulus verbis coniugis, iratus est valde:
20 And Iosephs master tooke him and put him in prison, in the place, where the kings prisoners lay bounde: and there he was in prison.
tradiditque Ioseph in carcerem, ubi vincti regis custodiebantur, et erat ibi clausus.
21 But the Lord was with Ioseph, and shewed him mercie, and got him fauour in the sight of the master of the prison.
Fuit autem Dominus cum Ioseph, et misertus illius dedit ei gratiam in conspectu principis carceris.
22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Iosephs hande all the prisoners that were in the prison, and whatsoeuer they did there, that did he.
Qui tradidit in manu illius universos vinctos qui in custodia tenebantur: et quidquid fiebat, sub ipso erat.
23 And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
Nec noverat aliquid, cunctis ei creditis: Dominus enim erat cum illo, et omnia opera eius dirigebat.
