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.
Wɔde Yosef kɔɔ Misraim. Misraimni Potifar a na ɔyɛ Misraimhene Farao dabehene a na ɔtua asraafodɔm ano no na ɔtɔɔ Yosef firii Ismaelfoɔ adwadifoɔ no nsam.
2 Yahweh was with Joseph and he became a prosperous man. He lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
Na Awurade ka Yosef ho enti, nʼabrabɔ sii no yie. Ɔtenaa ne wura Misraimni no fie.
3 His master saw that Yahweh was with him and that Yahweh prospered everything that he did.
Yosef wura no hunuu sɛ, Awurade ka ne ho, na ɔyɛeɛ no, Awurade hyiraa so maa no na
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.
nʼabrabɔ sɔɔ ne wura no ani, maa ɔde no yɛɛ ne ɔboafoɔ. Ankyɛre koraa na Potifar de Yosef sii ne fiefoɔ so panin, de nʼagyapadeɛ ne nʼadwumadeɛ nyinaa hyɛɛ ne nsa.
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.
Ɛberɛ a Potifar de Yosef sii ne fiefoɔ so panin, de nʼadwumadeɛ nyinaa hyɛɛ ne nsa no, ɛsiane Yosef enti, Awurade hyiraa Misraimni Potifar fie so. Awurade hyiraa nʼagyapadeɛ a ɛwɔ fie ne ne mfuo nyinaa so.
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.
Enti, ɔde nʼagyapadeɛ nyinaa hyɛɛ Yosef nsa. Esiane sɛ Potifar de nʼagyapadeɛ ne nʼadwumadeɛ nyinaa hyɛɛ Yosef nsa enti, wannwene biribiara ho sɛ aduane a ɔbɛdi nko ara. Na Yosef yɛ aberanteɛ a ɔwɔ nnyinasoɔ, na ne ho nso yɛ fɛ yie.
7 It came about after this that his master's wife lusted for Joseph. She said, “Sleep with me.”
Ankyɛre ahe biara na Yosef wura Potifar yere tuu nʼani sii ne so. Ɛda bi, Potifar yere no ka kyerɛɛ Yosef sɛ, “Bra, na wo ne me mmɛda!”
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.
Nanso, Yosef ampene so, ka kyerɛɛ ne wura yere no sɛ, “Esiane sɛ efie ha biribiara hyɛ me nsa enti, me wura nnwene efie ha biribiara ho. Ɔde nʼagyapadeɛ nyinaa ahyɛ me nsa.
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?”
Obiara nni tumi nsene me wɔ efie ha. Me wura mmfa biribiara nkame me wɔ efie ha sɛ wo nko ara, ɛfiri sɛ, woyɛ ne yere. Onyame mpa ngu sɛ mɛyɛ adeɛ a ɛte saa. Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na matumi ayɛ amumuyɛdeɛ a ɛte seyie! Ɛbɛyɛ bɔne kɛseɛ atia Onyankopɔn.”
10 She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her or to be with her.
Ɛwom sɛ ɛda biara da na Potifar yere no de saa asɛm yi dwan Yosef ho deɛ, nanso Yosef antwe ammɛn no mpo, na akɔwie sɛ ɔne no bɛda.
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.
Ɛda koro bi, Yosef kɔɔ efie hɔ sɛ ɔrekɔyɛ nʼadwuma. Ɔduruu hɔ no, na asomfoɔ no mu biara nni hɔ.
12 She caught him by his clothes and said, “Sleep with me.” He left his clothing in her hand, fled, and went outside.
Potifar yere no sɔɔ Yosef atadeɛ mu, ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Bra na wo ne me mmɛda!” Nanso, Yosef paa nʼatadeɛ no guu ne so, dwane firii efie hɔ.
13 It came about, when she saw that he had left his clothing in her hand and had fled outside,
Potifar yere no hunuu sɛ Yosef apa nʼatadeɛ agu ne so, na wadwane afiri efie hɔ no,
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.
ɔfrɛɛ ne fiefoɔ, de nteateam ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monhwɛ! Me kunu akɔfa Hebrini bi aba efie ha sɛ ɔmmɛgu yɛn anim ase. Ɔbaa ha sɛ ɔrebɛto me monnaa na meteateaam.
15 It came about when he heard me scream, that he left his clothing with me, fled, and went outside.”
Ɔtee sɛ mereteateam no, ɔpaa nʼatadeɛ guu me so, dwane firii fie ha.”
16 She set his clothing next to her until his master came home.
Potifar yere no de Yosef atadeɛ a ɔpa guu ne so no sieeɛ, kɔsii sɛ ne kunu baeɛ.
17 She told him this explanation, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us, came in to mock me.
Ɔbaa no bɔɔ ne kunu amaneɛ sɛ, “Hebrini akoa no a wokɔtɔɔ no brɛɛ yɛn no baa me nkyɛn sɛ anka ɔrebɛto me monnaa.
18 It came about that when I screamed, he left his clothing with me and fled outside.”
Meteateaam no na ɔdwane firii efie ha, gyaa nʼatadeɛ hɔ.”
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.
Ɛberɛ a Yosef wura Potifar tee asɛm a ne yere ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɔkwan a wʼakoa no de me faa so nie” no, ne bo fuu yie.
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.
Yosef wura Potifar tee asɛm no no, ɔkyeree Yosef kɔtoo afiase, faako a ɔhene nneduafoɔ guo no. Ɛberɛ a Yosef da afiase hɔ no,
21 But Yahweh was with Joseph and showed covenant faithfulness to him. He gave him favor in the sight of the prison warden.
na Awurade ka ne ho. Awurade yɛɛ no adɔeɛ, maa ɛno enti, afiase sohwɛfoɔ panin no pɛɛ nʼasɛm yie.
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.
Ɛyɛɛ saa maa afiase sohwɛfoɔ panin no de Yosef sii nneduafoɔ no nyinaa so panin, a na biribiara a wɔyɛ wɔ afiase hɔ no hyɛ ne nsa.
23 The prison warden did not worry about anything that was in his hand, because Yahweh was with him. Whatever he did, Yahweh prospered.
Esiane sɛ na Awurade ka Yosef ho no enti, na afiase sohwɛfoɔ panin no nha ne ho nyɛ adwuma. Ɛfiri sɛ, biribiara a Yosef bɛyɛ no nso, Awurade hyira so ma ɛsi yie.
