Genèse 39
1 Joseph fut donc emmené en Égypte. Putiphar, officier de Pharaon, chef des gardes, égyptien, l’acheta aux ismaélites qui l’avaient conduit dans ce pays.
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).
2 Le Seigneur fut avec Joseph, qui devint un homme heureux et fut admis dans la maison de son maître l’égyptien.
Because Yahweh helped Joseph, he was able to do his work very well, and lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
3 Son maître vit que Dieu était avec lui; qu’il faisait prospérer toutes les oeuvres de ses mains,
His master saw that Yahweh was helping Joseph and enabling him to be successful in everything that he did.
4 et Joseph trouva faveur à ses yeux et il devint son serviteur; Putiphar le mit à la tête de sa maison et lui confia tout son avoir.
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.
5 Du moment où il l’eut mis à la tête de sa maison et de toutes ses affaires, le Seigneur bénit la maison de l’Égyptien à cause de Joseph; et la bénédiction divine s’étendit sur tous ses biens, à la ville et aux champs.
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.
6 Alors il abandonna tous ses intérêts aux mains de Joseph et il ne s’occupa plus avec lui de rien, sinon du pain qu’il mangeait. Or, Joseph était beau de taille et beau de visage.
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.
7 Il arriva, après ces faits, que la femme de son maître jeta les yeux sur Joseph. Elle lui dit: "Viens reposer près de moi."
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!”
8 Il s’y refusa, en disant à la femme de son maître: "Vois, mon maître ne me demande compte de rien dans sa maison et toutes ses affaires il les a remises en mes mains;
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.
9 il n’est pas plus grand que moi dans cette maison et il ne m’a rien défendu, sinon toi, parce que tu es son épouse; et comment puis je commettre un si grand méfait et offenser le Seigneur?"
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!”
10 Quoiqu’elle en parlât chaque jour à Joseph, il ne cédait point à ses vœux en venant à ses côtés pour avoir commerce avec elle.
She kept on asking Joseph day after day to have sex [EUP] with her, but he refused. He would not even go near her.
11 Mais il arriva, à une de ces occasions, comme il était venu dans la maison pour faire sa besogne et qu’aucun des gens de la maison ne s’y trouvait,
One day Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the other household servants were in the house.
12 qu’elle le saisit par son vêtement, en disant: "Viens dans mes bras!" II abandonna son vêtement dans sa main, s’enfuit et s’élança dehors.
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!
13 Lorsqu’elle vit qu’il avait laissé son vêtement dans sa main et qu’il s’était échappé,
When she saw that he had run outside leaving his cloak in her hand,
14 elle appela les gens de sa maison et leur dit: "Voyez! On nous a amené un Hébreu pour nous insulter! II m’a abordée pour coucher avec moi et j’ai appelé à grands cris.
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.
15 Lui, entendant que j’élevais la voix pour appeler à mon aide, a laissé son habit près de moi et il s’est échappé et il est sorti."
As soon as he heard me scream loudly, he left his loincloth with me and ran outside!”
16 Elle garda le vêtement de Joseph par devers elle, jusqu’à ce que son maître fût rentré à la maison.
She kept the loincloth beside her until her husband, Joseph’s master, came home.
17 Elle lui fit le même récit, disant: "L’Esclave hébreu que tu nous a amené est venu près de moi pour m’insulter;
Then she told him this story: “That Hebrew slave whom you brought here came into my room and tried to rape me!
18 puis, comme j’ai élevé la voix et que j’ai appelé, il a laissé son vêtement près de moi et a pris la fuite."
As soon as I screamed loudly, he ran outside, leaving me holding his loincloth!”
19 Lorsque le maître entendit le récit que lui faisait son épouse, disant: "Voilà ce que m’a fait ton esclave", sa colère s’enflamma.
When Joseph’s master heard this story that his wife told him, saying “This is how your slave treated me,” he was very angry.
20 Le maître de Joseph le fit saisir; on l’enferma dans la Rotonde, endroit ou étaient détenus les prisonniers du roi; et il resta là dans la Rotonde.
Joseph’s master took Joseph and put him in prison, the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and Joseph stayed there.
21 Le Seigneur fut avec Joseph, lui attira de la bienveillance et le rendit agréable aux yeux du gouverneur de la Rotonde.
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.
22 Ce gouverneur mit sous la main de Joseph tous les prisonniers de la Rotonde; et tout ce qu’on y faisait, c’était lui qui le dirigeait.
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.
23 Le gouverneur de la Rotonde ne vérifiait rien de ce qui passait par sa main, parce que le Seigneur était avec lui; et ce qu’il entreprenait, le Seigneur le faisait réussir.
The warden was not concerned with anything that Joseph was taking care of, because Yahweh helped Joseph to do well everything that he did.
