Genesis 39
1 And Joseph has been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners, an Egyptian man, buys him out of the hands of the Ishmaelites who have brought him there.
igitur Ioseph ductus est in Aegyptum emitque eum Putiphar eunuchus Pharaonis princeps exercitus vir aegyptius de manu Ismahelitarum a quibus perductus erat
2 And YHWH is with Joseph, and he is a prosperous man, and he is in the house of his lord the Egyptian,
fuitque Dominus cum eo et erat vir in cunctis prospere agens habitabatque in domo domini sui
3 and his lord sees that YHWH is with him, and all that he is doing YHWH is causing to prosper in his hand,
qui optime noverat esse Dominum cum eo et omnia quae gereret ab eo dirigi in manu illius
4 and Joseph finds grace in his eyes and serves him, and he appoints him over his house, and all that he has he has given into his hand.
invenitque Ioseph gratiam coram domino suo et ministrabat ei a quo praepositus omnibus gubernabat creditam sibi domum et universa quae tradita fuerant
5 And it comes to pass from the time that he has appointed him over his house, and over all that he has, that YHWH blesses the house of the Egyptian for Joseph’s sake, and the blessing of YHWH is on all that he has, in the house, and in the field;
benedixitque Dominus domui Aegyptii propter Ioseph et multiplicavit tam in aedibus quam in agris cunctam eius substantiam
6 and he leaves all that he has in the hand of Joseph, and he has not known anything that he has, except the bread which he is eating. And Joseph is of a handsome form, and of a handsome appearance.
nec quicquam aliud noverat nisi panem quo vescebatur erat autem Ioseph pulchra facie et decorus aspectu
7 And it comes to pass after these things, that his lord’s wife lifts up her eyes to Joseph and says, “Lie with me”;
post multos itaque dies iecit domina oculos suos in Ioseph et ait dormi mecum
8 and he refuses and says to his lord’s wife, “Behold, my lord has not known what [is] with me in the house, and all that he has he has given into my hand;
qui nequaquam adquiescens operi nefario dixit ad eam ecce dominus meus omnibus mihi traditis ignorat quid habeat in domo sua
9 none is greater in this house than I, and he has not withheld from me anything, except you, because you [are] his wife; and how will I do this great evil? Then I have sinned against God.”
nec quicquam est quod non in mea sit potestate vel non tradiderit mihi praeter te quae uxor eius es quomodo ergo possum malum hoc facere et peccare in Deum meum
10 And it comes to pass at her speaking to Joseph day [by] day, that he has not listened to her, to lie near her, to be with her;
huiuscemodi verbis per singulos dies et mulier molesta erat adulescenti et ille recusabat stuprum
11 and it comes to pass about this day, that he goes into the house to do his work, and there is none of the men of the house there in the house,
accidit autem ut quadam die intraret Ioseph domum et operis quippiam absque arbitris faceret
12 and she catches him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me”; and he leaves his garment in her hand, and flees, and goes outside.
et illa adprehensa lacinia vestimenti eius diceret dormi mecum qui relicto in manu illius pallio fugit et egressus est foras
13 And it comes to pass, when she sees that he has left his garment in her hand, and flees outside,
cumque vidisset mulier vestem in manibus suis et se esse contemptam
14 that she calls for the men of her house, and speaks to them, saying, “See, he has brought a man to us, a Hebrew, to play with us; he has come in to me, to lie with me, and I call with a loud voice,
vocavit homines domus suae et ait ad eos en introduxit virum hebraeum ut inluderet nobis ingressus est ad me ut coiret mecum cumque ego succlamassem
15 and it comes to pass, when he hears that I have lifted up my voice and call, that he leaves his garment near me, and flees, and goes outside.”
et audisset vocem meam reliquit pallium quod tenebam et fugit foras
16 And she places his garment near her, until the coming in of his lord to his house.
in argumentum ergo fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum
17 And she speaks to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you have brought to us, has come in to me to play with me;
et ait ingressus est ad me servus hebraeus quem adduxisti ut inluderet mihi
18 and it comes to pass, when I lift my voice and call, that he leaves his garment near me, and flees outside.”
cumque vidisset me clamare reliquit pallium et fugit foras
19 And it comes to pass, when his lord hears the words of his wife, which she has spoken to him, saying, “According to these things has your servant done to me,” that his anger burns;
his auditis dominus et nimium credulus verbis coniugis iratus est valde
20 and Joseph’s lord takes him, and puts him to the round-house, a place where the king’s prisoners [are] bound; and he is there in the round-house.
tradiditque Ioseph in carcerem ubi vincti regis custodiebantur et erat ibi clausus
21 And YHWH is with Joseph, and stretches out kindness to him, and puts his grace in the eyes of the chief of the round-house;
fuit autem Dominus cum Ioseph et misertus illius dedit ei gratiam in conspectu principis carceris
22 and the chief of the round-house gives into the hand of Joseph all the prisoners who [are] in the round-house, and of all that they are doing there, he has been doer;
qui tradidit in manu ipsius universos vinctos qui in custodia tenebantur et quicquid fiebat sub ipso erat
23 the chief of the round-house does not see anything under his hand, because YHWH [is] with him, and that which he is doing YHWH is causing to prosper.
nec noverat aliquid cunctis ei creditis Dominus enim erat cum illo et omnia eius opera dirigebat
