Genesis 39
1 Meanwhile, the descendants of Ishmael took Joseph down to Egypt. There Potiphar bought Joseph from them. Potiphar was an Egyptian who was one of the king’s officials and the captain of the king’s (palace guards/guards who protected the king).
Og Josef, han vart førd ned til Egyptarland, og Potifar, ein egyptar, som var hirdmann hjå Farao og hovding yver livvakti, kjøpte honom av ismaelitarne, som hadde ført honom dit.
2 Because Yahweh helped Joseph, he was able to do his work very well, and lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
Men Herren var med Josef, so han vart ein mann som alt gjekk vel for. Han vart verande hjå husbonden sin, egyptaren,
3 His master saw that Yahweh was helping Joseph and enabling him to be successful in everything that he did.
og då husbonden hans såg at Herren var med honom og let alt han gjorde, lukkast for honom,
4 Joseph’s master was pleased with him, so he appointed him to be his personal servant. Then he appointed him to be the one who would take care of everything in his household and all of his possessions.
so vart Josef både gjæv og gild i hans augo, og laut ganga honom til handa; og han sette honom til å styra huset sitt, og alt han åtte, lagde han i hans hender.
5 From the time Potiphar appointed Joseph to take care of everything in his household and all that he owned, Yahweh blessed the people who lived in Potiphar’s house because of Joseph. He also caused Potiphar’s crops to grow well.
Og alt ifrå den tid han hadde sett honom yver huset sitt og yver alt det han åtte, so velsigna Herren huset åt egyptaren for Josef skuld; det fylgde ei Herrens velsigning med alt det han åtte, både i hus og på mark.
6 Potiphar allowed Joseph to take care of everything that he owned. Potiphar needed to decide only about the food he ate. He was not concerned about anything else in his house. Joseph was well-built/muscular and handsome.
So let han då Josef råda yver alt det han åtte, og såg ikkje etter med honom i nokon ting, anna berre åt og drakk. Josef var både velvaksen og væn.
7 Because of that, after a while, his master’s wife started to look fondly at Joseph. So one day she said to him, “Have sex [EUP] with me!”
Og det hende, då det leid um ei tid, at kona åt husbonden hans kasta augo på Josef og sagde: «Kom og ligg med meg!»
8 But he refused, saying to his master’s wife, “Listen! My master is not concerned about anything in this house. He has appointed me to take care of everything that he owns.
Men han bar seg undan, og sagde med kona åt husbonden sin: «Sjå, husbonden min ser ikkje etter med meg i nokon ting i heile huset; alt han eig, hev han lagt i mine hender.
9 No one in this household has more authority than I do. The only thing that he has not allowed me to have is you, because you are his wife! So (how could I do this wicked thing [that you are asking me to do]?/I certainly could not do this wicked thing!) [RHQ] I would be sinning against God if I did that!”
Han hev ikkje meir å segja i dette huset enn eg, og hev ikkje meinka meg nokon ting utan deg, etter di du er kona hans. Korleis kunde eg då gjera so stygg ei gjerning, og so synda mot Gud?»
10 She kept on asking Joseph day after day to have sex [EUP] with her, but he refused. He would not even go near her.
Som ho no tala til Josef dag etter dag, og han ikkje vilde lyda etter henne og liggja innmed henne eller vera i hop med henne,
11 One day Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the other household servants were in the house.
so hende det ein gong at han kom inn i huset og skulde gjera arbeidet sitt, og det var ingen av husens folk inne.
12 Potiphar’s wife grabbed his cloak and said, “Have sex [EUP] with me!” Joseph ran out of the house, but his cloak was still in her hand!
Då greip ho honom i kjolen og sagde: «Kom og ligg med meg!» Men han rømde ut og let kjolen etter seg i henderne hennar.
13 When she saw that he had run outside leaving his cloak in her hand,
Då ho såg at han hadde rømt ut, og at kjolen hans var att i henderne hennar,
14 she called the household servants. She said to them, “Look! This Hebrew man that my husband brought to us is (insulting/trying to do something disgraceful to) us! He came into my room and tried to (rape me/make me have sex [EUP] with him), but I screamed loudly.
so ropa ho på husfolket sitt, og sagde med deim: «Sjå, her hev han drege innpå oss ein hebraisk mann, som fer og vil gantast med oss. Han kom inn til meg og vilde liggja med meg. Då ropa eg so høgt eg kunde,
15 As soon as he heard me scream loudly, he left his loincloth with me and ran outside!”
og då han høyrde eg sette i og ropa, rømde han brått ut, og kjolen hans vart liggjande att hjå meg.»
16 She kept the loincloth beside her until her husband, Joseph’s master, came home.
So let ho kjolen hans liggja hjå seg til husbonden hans kom heim.
17 Then she told him this story: “That Hebrew slave whom you brought here came into my room and tried to rape me!
Då sagde ho det same med honom: «Den hebraiske tenaren, » sagde ho, «som du hev drege inn i huset åt oss, kom inn til meg og tok til å gantast med meg.
18 As soon as I screamed loudly, he ran outside, leaving me holding his loincloth!”
Men då eg sette i og ropa, brårømde han ut, og kjolen hans vart liggjande att hjå meg.»
19 When Joseph’s master heard this story that his wife told him, saying “This is how your slave treated me,” he was very angry.
Då no husbonden hans høyrde rødorne åt kona si, korleis ho lagde ut og sagde: «So og so for tenaren din åt mot meg, » so vart han brennande harm.
20 Joseph’s master took Joseph and put him in prison, the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and Joseph stayed there.
Og husbonden hans Josef tok honom og sette honom i fangetårnet, der dei sat dei som kongen heldt fengsla, og han vart verande der i fangetårnet.
21 But Yahweh was kind to Joseph and helped him, and caused the (prison warden/man who was in charge of the prison) to be pleased with him.
Men Herren var med Josef, og vende alle hjarto til honom, og laga det so at styresmannen i fangetårnet fekk godvilje for honom.
22 So the prison warden put Joseph in charge of all those who were in the prison, and in charge of all the work that was done there.
Og styresmannen i fangetårnet sette Josef til å sjå etter alle fangarne som var i tårnet, og alt som der skulde gjerast, det laut han gjera.
23 The warden was not concerned with anything that Joseph was taking care of, because Yahweh helped Joseph to do well everything that he did.
Styresmannen i fangetårnet såg ikkje etter nokon verdeleg ting som Josef hadde under hender. For Herren var med honom; og kva han so gjorde, so lagde Herren lukka til.
