Genèse 39
1 Joseph donc fut mené en Égypte, et Putiphar Egyptien, eunuque de Pharaon et chef de l’armée, l’acheta de la main des Ismaélites par lesquels il avait été amené.
Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there.
2 Et le Seigneur fut avec lui, et c’était un homme prospérant en toutes choses: il demeura dans la maison de son maître,
The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3 Qui connaissait très bien que le Seigneur était avec lui, et que tout ce qu’il faisait, le Seigneur le dirigeait entre ses mains.
His master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hand.
4 Ainsi Joseph trouva grâce devant son maître, et il le servait; préposé par lui à toutes choses, il gouvernait la maison qui lui était confiée, et tout ce qui avait été remis à ses soins.
Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and Potiphar made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
5 Et le Seigneur bénit la maison de l’Egyptien à cause de Joseph, et il multiplia tous ses biens, tant à la ville que dans les champs.
From the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake. The LORD’s blessing was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.
6 Et il ne connaissait autre chose que le pain dont il se nourrissait. Or Joseph était beau de visage et d’un aspect très agréable.
He left all that he had in Joseph’s hand. He did not concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Joseph was well-built and handsome.
7 C’est pourquoi, après bien des jours, sa maîtresse jeta les yeux sur Joseph et dit: Dors avec moi.
After these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.”
8 Mais celui-ci ne consentant nullement à cette action criminelle, lui répondit: Voilà que mon maître, toutes choses m’ayant été confiées, ignore ce qu’il a dans sa maison:
But he refused, and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand.
9 Et il n’y a rien qui ne soit en ma puissance, et qu’il ne m’ait livré, excepté vous, qui êtes sa femme: comment donc pourrais-je faire ce mal, et pécher contre mon Dieu?
No one is greater in this house than I am, and 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?”
10 Par des discours semblables chaque jour cette femme était importune à ce jeune homme, et lui se refusait au crime.
As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he did not listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
11 Or il arriva un jour que Joseph, rentré dans la maison, s’occupait de quelque travail sans témoins,
About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.
12 Et qu’elle, ayant pris le bord de son manteau, dit: Dors avec moi. Mais lui, le manteau laissé dans sa main, s’enfuit et sortit dehors.
She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.
13 Lorsque cette femme eut vu le manteau dans ses mains, et qu’elle était méprisée,
When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside,
14 Elle appela les gens de sa maison et leur dit: Voilà qu’il a amené ici un homme hébreu pour nous insulter. Il est venu à moi pour me corrompre; et, lorsque j’ai poussé des cris,
she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, “Behold, he has brought a Hebrew in to us to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.
15 Et qu’il a entendu ma voix, il a laissé son manteau que je tenais, et s’est enfui dehors.
When he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside.”
16 Et pour preuve de sa fidélité, elle montra à son mari revenu dans la maison, le manteau qu’elle avait retenu,
She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
17 Et dit: L’esclave hébreu que tu as amené, est venu à moi, pour m’insulter.
She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,
18 Mais lorsqu’il m’a entendu crier, il a laissé son manteau, que je tenais, et il s’est enfui dehors.
and as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside.”
19 Ces plaintes entendues, le maître trop crédule aux paroles de sa femme, fut très irrité,
When his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “This is what your servant did to me,” his wrath was kindled.
20 Et il envoya Joseph dans la prison où les prisonniers du roi étaient gardés, et il était là enfermé.
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 custody.
21 Mais le Seigneur fut avec Joseph, et ayant pitié de lui, il lui fit trouver grâce devant le chef de la prison,
But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 Lequel mit sous sa main tous les prisonniers qui étaient détenus dans la prison; de sorte que tout ce qui se faisait, était soumis à Joseph.
The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible for it.
23 Il ne prenait même connaissance de rien, tout ayant été confié à Joseph, parce que le Seigneur était avec lui, et dirigeait toutes ses œuvres.
The keeper of the prison did not look after anything that was under his hand, because the LORD was with him; and that which he did, the LORD made it prosper.
