Genesis 39
1 Now Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had 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 became a successful man. And he was in the household of his master the Egyptian.
RAB Yusuf'la birlikteydi ve onu başarılı kılıyordu. Yusuf Mısırlı efendisinin evinde kalıyordu.
3 And his master saw that God was with him, and that God made everything that he did to succeed in his hands.
Efendisi RAB'bin Yusuf'la birlikte olduğunu, yaptığı her işte onu başarılı kıldığını gördü.
4 So Joseph found favor in the sight of his master, and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.
Yusuf'tan hoşnut kalarak onu özel hizmetine aldı. Evinin ve sahip olduğu her şeyin sorumluluğunu ona verdi.
5 And it came about that from the time that he made him overseer of his household and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph; and the blessing of the LORD 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 So he left everything that he had in Joseph's care. He did not concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.
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 took notice of Joseph and she said, "Sleep with me."
Bir süre sonra efendisinin karısı ona göz koyarak, “Benimle yat” dedi.
8 But he refused, and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has put all that he has into my care.
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 no one greater in this household than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, since you are his wife. How then can I do such a great evil, 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 although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to sleep with her or to be with her.
Potifar'ın karısı her gün kendisiyle yatması ya da birlikte olması için direttiyse de, Yusuf onun isteğini kabul etmedi.
11 Now it happened about this time that he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.
Bir gün Yusuf olağan işlerini yapmak üzere eve gitti. İçerde ev halkından hiç kimse yoktu.
12 She grabbed him by his garment, saying, "Sleep with me." And he left his garment in her hand and ran outside.
Potifar'ın karısı Yusuf'un giysisini tutarak, “Benimle yat” dedi. Ama Yusuf giysisini onun elinde bırakıp evden dışarı kaçtı.
13 When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had run outside,
Kadın Yusuf'un giysisini bırakıp kaçtığını görünce,
14 she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, "Look, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us. He came in to me to sleep 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 It happened, when he heard that I raised my voice and cried out, that he left his garment by me and ran outside."
Bağırdığımı duyunca giysisini yanımda bırakıp dışarı kaçtı.”
16 She left his garment by her, until his master came home.
Efendisi eve gelinceye kadar Yusuf'un giysisini yanında alıkoydu.
17 And she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me, and said to me, 'Let me sleep with you.'
Ona da aynı şeyleri anlattı: “Buraya getirdiğin İbrani köle yanıma gelip beni aşağılamak istedi.
18 But when I raised my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and ran outside."
Ama ben bağırınca giysisini yanımda bırakıp kaçtı.”
19 And it happened when his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, saying, "This is what your servant did to me," that he became furious.
Karısının, “Kölen bana böyle yaptı” diyerek anlattıklarını duyunca, Yusuf'un efendisinin öfkesi tepesine çıktı.
20 Then Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound, and he was there in prison.
Yusuf'u yakalayıp zindana, kralın tutsaklarının bağlı olduğu yere attı. Ama Yusuf zindandayken
21 But God was with Joseph and showed him kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
RAB onunla birlikteydi. Ona iyilik etti. Zindancıbaşı Yusuf'tan hoşnut kaldı.
22 The keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison; he was made responsible for everything that was done there.
Bütün tutsakların yönetimini ona verdi. Zindanda olup biten her şeyden Yusuf sorumluydu.
23 The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was under his supervision, because God was with him, and made everything he did successful.
Zindancıbaşı Yusuf'un sorumlu olduğu işlerle hiç ilgilenmezdi. Çünkü RAB Yusuf'la birlikteydi ve yaptığı her işte onu başarılı kılıyordu.
