< Kĩambĩrĩria 39 >

1 Na rĩrĩ, Jusufu nĩaikũrũkirio o nginya bũrũri wa Misiri. Nake Potifaru, Mũmisiri ũmwe wa anene a Firaũni, na mũrũgamĩrĩri wa arangĩri a Firaũni, akĩmũgũra kuuma kũrĩ Aishumaeli arĩa maamũtwarĩte kũu.
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down thither.
2 Nake Jehova aarĩ hamwe na Jusufu, nake akĩgaacĩra, na agĩtũũra nyũmba-inĩ ya Mũmisiri ũcio mwathi wake.
And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3 Na rĩrĩa mwathi wake onire atĩ Jehova aarĩ hamwe nake, na atĩ Jehova nĩatũmĩte Jusufu agaacĩre maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa ekaga-rĩ,
And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
4 Jusufu agĩĩtĩkĩrĩka maitho-inĩ make na agĩtuĩka wa kũmũtungatĩra. Potifaru akĩmũtua mũrori wa nyũmba yake na akĩmwĩhokera ũmenyereri wa kĩrĩa gĩothe aarĩ nakĩo.
And Joseph found favour in his eyes, and attended on him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into his hand.
5 Kuuma hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aamũtuire mũrori wa nyũmba yake na kĩrĩa gĩothe aarĩ nakĩo, Jehova akĩrathima nyũmba ya Mũmisiri ũcio nĩ ũndũ wa Jusufu. Kĩrathimo kĩa Jehova kĩarĩ igũrũ wa indo ciothe cia Potifaru, iria ciarĩ nyũmba o na iria ciarĩ mũgũnda.
And it came to pass from the time he had set him over his house and all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was on all that he had in the house and in the field.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtigĩra Jusufu indo ciothe iria aarĩ nacio acimenyagĩrĩre; rĩrĩa rĩothe Jusufu aarĩ mũrũgamĩrĩri-rĩ, Potifaru ndarũmbũyanagia na kĩndũ o nakĩ tiga o irio iria aarĩĩaga. Na rĩrĩ, Jusufu aarĩ mũthaka na wa mwĩrĩ mwega,
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and took cognizance of nothing with him, save the bread that he ate. And Joseph was of a beautiful form and of a beautiful countenance.
7 na thuutha wa ihinda, mũtumia wa mwathi wake akĩmwĩrirĩria, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka ũkome na niĩ!”
And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and said, Lie with me!
8 No Jusufu akĩrega. Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndĩ mũrori-rĩ, mwathi wakwa ndarũmbũyanagia na kĩndũ o nakĩ kĩa nyũmba, indo iria ciothe arĩ nacio nĩanjĩĩhokeire ndĩcimenyagĩrĩre.
But he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master takes cognizance of nothing with me: what is in the house, and all that he has, he has given into my hand.
9 Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩ mũnene nyũmba ĩno ũngĩrĩte. Mwathi wakwa ndangirĩrĩirie kĩndũ o nakĩ, tiga wee wiki, tondũ ũrĩ mũtumia wake. Ndaakĩhota atĩa gwĩka ũndũ ta ũyũ wa waganu njĩhĩrie Ngai?”
There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he withheld anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife; and how should I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
10 Na o na gũtuĩka nĩaringagĩrĩria Jusufu mũthenya o mũthenya akome nake-rĩ, Jusufu nĩaregire gũkoma nake o na kana gũkorwo hamwe nake.
And it came to pass as she spoke to Joseph day by day and he hearkened not to her, to lie with her [and] to be with her,
11 No mũthenya ũmwe Jusufu nĩaingĩrire nyũmba kũruta wĩra wake, na gũtiarĩ ndungata o na ĩmwe ya nyũmba yarĩ kũu thĩinĩ.
that on a certain day he went into the house to do his business, and there was none of the men of the house there in the house.
12 Mũtumia ũcio akĩnyiita nguo ya Jusufu, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka ũkome na niĩ!” No Jusufu agĩtiga nguo yake guoko-inĩ kwa mũtumia ũcio, akiuma nyũmba akĩũra.
Then she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me! But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran out.
13 Na rĩrĩa mũtumia ũcio onire atĩ Jusufu nĩatiga nguo yake guoko-inĩ gwake na oora-rĩ,
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled forth,
14 agĩĩta ndungata cia nyũmba yake, agĩciĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta kĩonei Mũhibirania ũyũ aarehirwo kũrĩ ithuĩ nĩgeetha atũnyarare! Egũũkĩte haha nĩguo akome na niĩ, na niĩ ndakaya.
that she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in a Hebrew man to us, to mock us: he came in to me, to lie with me; and I cried with a loud voice;
15 Na rĩrĩa aigua ngĩkaya ndeithio, aatiga nguo yake haha, oima nyũmba na oora.”
and it came to pass when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled and went out.
16 Nake agĩikara na nguo ĩyo nginya rĩrĩa mwathi wa Jusufu aainũkire.
And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.
17 Nake mũtumia ũcio akĩmũhe rũgano rũu, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ngombo ĩrĩa ya Mũhibirania, ĩrĩa watũreheire ĩgũũkĩte kũrĩ niĩ kũnyarara.
And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew bondman that thou hast brought to us came in to me to mock me;
18 No rĩrĩa njugire mbu ndeithio, yatiga nguo ĩno harĩ niĩ, yoima nyũmba na yora.”
and it came to pass as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled forth.
19 Rĩrĩa mwathi wa Jusufu aiguire rũgano rũu aaheirwo nĩ mũtumia wake, rĩrĩa aamwĩrire, “Ũguo nĩguo ngombo yaku ĩnjĩkire,” agĩcinwo nĩ marakara.
And it came to pass when his lord heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying, After this manner did thy bondman to me, that his wrath was kindled.
20 Nake mwathi wa Jusufu akĩnyiita Jusufu akĩmũikia njeera, kũndũ kũrĩa gwaikagio andũ arĩa oohe a mũthamaki. No hĩndĩ ĩyo Jusufu aarĩ kũu njeera-rĩ,
And Joseph's lord took him and put him into the tower-house, [the] place where the king's prisoners were confined; and he was there in the tower-house.
21 Jehova aarĩ hamwe nake; akĩmũtuga na agĩtũma etĩkĩrĩke maitho-inĩ ma mũnene wa njeera.
And Jehovah was with Joseph, and extended mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the chief of the tower-house.
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũnene wa njeera agĩtua Jusufu mũrori wa arĩa othe moohetwo njeera, na agĩtuuo mũmenyereri wa maũndũ mothe marĩa meekagwo kũu.
And the chief of the tower-house committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the tower-house; and whatever they had to do there he did.
23 Mũnene ũcio wa njeera ndaarũmbũyagia ũndũ o na ũmwe wa marĩa maamenyagĩrĩrwo nĩ Jusufu, tondũ Jehova aarĩ hamwe na Jusufu na akĩmũhe ũgaacĩru maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa ekaga.
The chief of the tower-house looked not to anything under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and what he did, Jehovah made it prosper.

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