בראשית 39

1 ויוסף הורד מצרימה ויקנהו פוטיפר סריס פרעה שר הטבחים איש מצרי מיד הישמעאלים אשר הורדהו שמה׃

Now Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

2 ויהי יהוה את יוסף ויהי איש מצליח ויהי בבית אדניו המצרי׃

And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man. And he was in the household of his master the Egyptian.

3 וירא אדניו כי יהוה אתו וכל אשר הוא עשה יהוה מצליח בידו׃

And his master saw that God was with him, and that God made everything that he did to succeed in his hands.

4 וימצא יוסף חן בעיניו וישרת אתו ויפקדהו על ביתו וכל יש לו נתן בידו׃

So Joseph found favor in the sight of his master, and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.

5 ויהי מאז הפקיד אתו בביתו ועל כל אשר יש לו ויברך יהוה את בית המצרי בגלל יוסף ויהי ברכת יהוה בכל אשר יש לו בבית ובשדה׃

And it came about that from the time that he made him overseer of his household and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph; and the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.

6 ויעזב כל אשר לו ביד יוסף ולא ידע אתו מאומה כי אם הלחם אשר הוא אוכל ויהי יוסף יפה תאר ויפה מראה׃

So he left everything that he had in Joseph's care. He did not concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

7 ויהי אחר הדברים האלה ותשא אשת אדניו את עיניה אל יוסף ותאמר שכבה עמי׃

And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife took notice of Joseph and she said, "Sleep with me."

8 וימאן ויאמר אל אשת אדניו הן אדני לא ידע אתי מה בבית וכל אשר יש לו נתן בידי׃

But he refused, and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has put all that he has into my care.

9 איננו גדול בבית הזה ממני ולא חשך ממני מאומה כי אם אותך באשר את אשתו ואיך אעשה הרעה הגדלה הזאת וחטאתי לאלהים׃

There is no one greater in this household than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, since you are his wife. How then can I do such a great evil, and sin against God?"

10 ויהי כדברה אל יוסף יום יום ולא שמע אליה לשכב אצלה להיות עמה׃

And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to sleep with her or to be with her.

11 ויהי כהיום הזה ויבא הביתה לעשות מלאכתו ואין איש מאנשי הבית שם בבית׃

Now it happened about this time that he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.

12 ותתפשהו בבגדו לאמר שכבה עמי ויעזב בגדו בידה וינס ויצא החוצה׃

She grabbed him by his garment, saying, "Sleep with me." And he left his garment in her hand and ran outside.

13 ויהי כראותה כי עזב בגדו בידה וינס החוצה׃

When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had run outside,

14 ותקרא לאנשי ביתה ותאמר להם לאמר ראו הביא לנו איש עברי לצחק בנו בא אלי לשכב עמי ואקרא בקול גדול׃

she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, "Look, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us. He came in to me to sleep with me, and I cried with a loud voice.

15 ויהי כשמעו כי הרימתי קולי ואקרא ויעזב בגדו אצלי וינס ויצא החוצה׃

It happened, when he heard that I raised my voice and cried out, that he left his garment by me and ran outside."

16 ותנח בגדו אצלה עד בוא אדניו אל ביתו׃

She left his garment by her, until his master came home.

17 ותדבר אליו כדברים האלה לאמר בא אלי העבד העברי אשר הבאת לנו לצחק בי׃

And she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me, and said to me, 'Let me sleep with you.'

18 ויהי כהרימי קולי ואקרא ויעזב בגדו אצלי וינס החוצה׃

But when I raised my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and ran outside."

19 ויהי כשמע אדניו את דברי אשתו אשר דברה אליו לאמר כדברים האלה עשה לי עבדך ויחר אפו׃

And it happened when his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, saying, "This is what your servant did to me," that he became furious.

20 ויקח אדני יוסף אתו ויתנהו אל בית הסהר מקום אשר אסורי המלך אסורים ויהי שם בבית הסהר׃

Then 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 prison.

21 ויהי יהוה את יוסף ויט אליו חסד ויתן חנו בעיני שר בית הסהר׃

But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

22 ויתן שר בית הסהר ביד יוסף את כל האסירם אשר בבית הסהר ואת כל אשר עשים שם הוא היה עשה׃

The keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison; he was made responsible for everything that was done there.

23 אין שר בית הסהר ראה את כל מאומה בידו באשר יהוה אתו ואשר הוא עשה יהוה מצליח׃

The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was under his supervision, because God was with him, and made everything he did successful.