Genesis 39
1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Petephres the eunuch of Pharao, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ismaelites, who brought him down there.
İsmaililer Yusuf'u Mısır'a götürmüştü. Firavunun görevlisi, muhafız birliği komutanı Mısırlı Potifar onu İsmaililer'den satın almıştı.
2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house with his lord the Egyptian.
RAB Yusuf'la birlikteydi ve onu başarılı kılıyordu. Yusuf Mısırlı efendisinin evinde kalıyordu.
3 And his master knew that the Lord was with him, and the Lord prospers in his hands whatever he happens to do.
Efendisi RAB'bin Yusuf'la birlikte olduğunu, yaptığı her işte onu başarılı kıldığını gördü.
4 And Joseph found grace in the presence of his lord, and was well-pleasing to him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into the hand of Joseph.
Yusuf'tan hoşnut kalarak onu özel hizmetine aldı. Evinin ve sahip olduğu her şeyin sorumluluğunu ona verdi.
5 And it came to pass after that he was set over his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all his possessions in the house, and in his 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 committed all that he had into the hands of Joseph; and he knew not of anything that belonged to him, save the bread which he himself ate. And Joseph was handsome in form, and exceedingly beautiful in 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 upon Joseph, and said, Lie with me.
Bir süre sonra efendisinin karısı ona göz koyarak, “Benimle yat” dedi.
8 But he would not; but said to his master's wife, If because of me my master knows nothing in his house, and has given into my hands all things that belong to him:
Ama Yusuf reddetti. “Ben burada olduğum için efendim evdeki hiçbir şeyle ilgilenme gereğini duymuyor” dedi, “Sahip olduğu her şeyin yönetimini bana verdi.
9 and in this house there is nothing above me, nor has anything been kept back from me, but you, because you are his wife—how then shall I do this wicked thing, 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 when she talked with Joseph day by day, and he listened not to her to sleep with her, so as to be with her,
Potifar'ın karısı her gün kendisiyle yatması ya da birlikte olması için direttiyse de, Yusuf onun isteğini kabul etmedi.
11 it came to pass on a certain day, that Joseph went into the house to do his business, and there was no one of the household within.
Bir gün Yusuf olağan işlerini yapmak üzere eve gitti. İçerde ev halkından hiç kimse yoktu.
12 And she caught hold of him by his clothes, and said, Lie with me; and having left his clothes in her hands, he fled, and went forth.
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 clothes in her hands, and fled, and gone forth,
Kadın Yusuf'un giysisini bırakıp kaçtığını görünce,
14 that she called those that were in the house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew servant to mock us—he came in to me, saying, 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 when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, having left his clothes with me, he fled, and went forth out.
Bağırdığımı duyunca giysisini yanımda bırakıp dışarı kaçtı.”
16 So she leaves the clothes by her, until the master came to his house.
Efendisi eve gelinceye kadar Yusuf'un giysisini yanında alıkoydu.
17 And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom you brought in to us, came in to me to mock me, and said to me, I will lie with you.
Ona da aynı şeyleri anlattı: “Buraya getirdiğin İbrani köle yanıma gelip beni aşağılamak istedi.
18 And when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, having left his clothes with me, he fled and departed forth.
Ama ben bağırınca giysisini yanımda bırakıp kaçtı.”
19 And it came to pass, when his master heard all the words of his wife, that she spoke to him, saying, Thus did your servant to me, that he was very angry.
Karısının, “Kölen bana böyle yaptı” diyerek anlattıklarını duyunca, Yusuf'un efendisinin öfkesi tepesine çıktı.
20 And his master took Joseph, and cast him into the prison, into the place where the king's prisoners are kept, there in the prison.
Yusuf'u yakalayıp zindana, kralın tutsaklarının bağlı olduğu yere attı. Ama Yusuf zindandayken
21 And the Lord was with Joseph, and poured down mercy upon him; and he gave him favor in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison.
RAB onunla birlikteydi. Ona iyilik etti. Zindancıbaşı Yusuf'tan hoşnut kaldı.
22 And the chief keeper of the prison gave the prison into the hand of Joseph, and all the prisoners as many as were in the prison; and all things whatever they do there, he did them.
Bütün tutsakların yönetimini ona verdi. Zindanda olup biten her şeyden Yusuf sorumluydu.
23 Because of him the chief keeper of the prison knew nothing, for all things were in the hand of Joseph, because the Lord was with him; and whatever things he did, the Lord made them to prosper in his hands.
Zindancıbaşı Yusuf'un sorumlu olduğu işlerle hiç ilgilenmezdi. Çünkü RAB Yusuf'la birlikteydi ve yaptığı her işte onu başarılı kılıyordu.
