Genesis 39
1 Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh who was captain of the guard and an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down there.
Igitur Ioseph ductus est in Aegyptum, emitque eum Phutiphar eunuchus Pharaonis, princeps exercitus sui, vir Aegyptius, de manu Ismaelitarum, a quibus perductus erat.
2 Yahweh was with Joseph and he became a prosperous man. He lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
Fuitque Dominus cum eo, et erat vir in cunctis prospere agens: habitavitque in domo domini sui,
3 His master saw that Yahweh was with him and that Yahweh prospered everything that he did.
qui optime noverat Dominum esse cum eo, et omnia, quae gerebat, ab eo dirigi in manu illius.
4 Joseph found favor in his sight. He served Potiphar. Potiphar made Joseph manager over his house, and everything that he possessed, he put under his care.
Invenitque Ioseph gratiam coram domino suo, et ministrabat ei, a quo praepositus omnibus gubernabat creditam sibi domum, et universa quae ei tradita fuerant:
5 It came about from the time that he made him manager over his house and over everything he possessed, that Yahweh blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph. The blessing of Yahweh was on everything that Potiphar had 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 Potiphar put everything that he had under Joseph's care. He did not have to think about anything except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and attractive.
nec quidquam aliud noverat, nisi panem quo vescebatur. Erat autem Ioseph pulchra facie, et decorus aspectu.
7 It came about after this that his master's wife lusted for Joseph. She said, “Sleep 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 master's wife, “Look, my master does not pay attention to what I do in the house, and he has put everything that he owns under my care.
Qui nequaquam acquiescens operi nefario, dixit ad eam: Ecce dominus meus, omnibus mihi traditis, ignorat quid habeat in domo sua:
9 No one is greater in this house than I am. He has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin 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 She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her or to be with her.
Huiuscemodi verbis per singulos dies et mulier molesta erat adolescenti: et ille recusabat stuprum.
11 It came about one day that he went into the house to do his work. None of the men of the house were there in the house.
Accidit autem quadam die ut intraret Ioseph domum, et operis quippiam absque arbitris faceret:
12 She caught him by his clothes and said, “Sleep with me.” He left his clothing in her hand, fled, and went outside.
et illa, apprehensa lacinia vestimenti eius, diceret: Dormi mecum. Qui relicto in manu eius pallio fugit, et egressus est foras.
13 It came about, when she saw that he had left his clothing in her hand and had fled outside,
Cumque vidisset mulier vestem in manibus suis, et se esse contemptam,
14 that she called to the men of her house and told them, “See, Potiphar has brought in a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to sleep with me, and I screamed.
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 It came about when he heard me scream, that he left his clothing with me, fled, and went outside.”
et audisset vocem meam, reliquit pallium quod tenebam, et fugit foras.
16 She set his clothing next to her until his master came home.
In argumentum ergo fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum,
17 She told him this explanation, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us, came in to mock me.
et ait: Ingressus est ad me servus Hebraeus quem adduxisti ut illuderet mihi:
18 It came about that when I screamed, he left his clothing with me and fled outside.”
cumque audisset me clamare, reliquit pallium quod tenebam, et fugit foras.
19 It came about that, when his master heard the explanation his wife told him, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became very angry.
His auditis dominus, et nimium credulus verbis coniugis, iratus est valde:
20 Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. He was there in the prison.
tradiditque Ioseph in carcerem, ubi vincti regis custodiebantur, et erat ibi clausus.
21 But Yahweh was with Joseph and showed covenant faithfulness to him. He gave him favor in the sight of the prison warden.
Fuit autem Dominus cum Ioseph, et misertus illius dedit ei gratiam in conspectu principis carceris.
22 The prison warden gave into Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, Joseph was in charge of it.
Qui tradidit in manu illius universos vinctos qui in custodia tenebantur: et quidquid fiebat, sub ipso erat.
23 The prison warden did not worry about anything that was in his hand, because Yahweh was with him. Whatever he did, Yahweh prospered.
Nec noverat aliquid, cunctis ei creditis: Dominus enim erat cum illo, et omnia opera eius dirigebat.
