創世記 39
1 さてヨセフは連れられてエジプトに下ったが、パロの役人で侍衛長であったエジプトびとポテパルは、彼をそこに連れ下ったイシマエルびとらの手から買い取った。
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.
2 主がヨセフと共におられたので、彼は幸運な者となり、その主人エジプトびとの家におった。
Yahweh was with Joseph and he became a prosperous man. He lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
3 その主人は主が彼とともにおられることと、主が彼の手のすることをすべて栄えさせられるのを見た。
His master saw that Yahweh was with him and that Yahweh prospered everything that he did.
4 そこで、ヨセフは彼の前に恵みを得、そのそば近く仕えた。彼はヨセフに家をつかさどらせ、持ち物をみな彼の手にゆだねた。
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.
5 彼がヨセフに家とすべての持ち物をつかさどらせた時から、主はヨセフのゆえにそのエジプトびとの家を恵まれたので、主の恵みは彼の家と畑とにあるすべての持ち物に及んだ。
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.
6 そこで彼は持ち物をみなヨセフの手にゆだねて、自分が食べる物のほかは、何をも顧みなかった。さてヨセフは姿がよく、顔が美しかった。
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.
7 これらの事の後、主人の妻はヨセフに目をつけて言った、「わたしと寝なさい」。
It came about after this that his master's wife lusted for Joseph. She said, “Sleep with me.”
8 ヨセフは拒んで、主人の妻に言った、「御主人はわたしがいるので家の中の何をも顧みず、その持ち物をみなわたしの手にゆだねられました。
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.
9 この家にはわたしよりも大いなる者はありません。また御主人はあなたを除いては、何をもわたしに禁じられませんでした。あなたが御主人の妻であるからです。どうしてわたしはこの大きな悪をおこなって、神に罪を犯すことができましょう」。
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?”
10 彼女は毎日ヨセフに言い寄ったけれども、ヨセフは聞きいれず、彼女と寝なかった。また共にいなかった。
She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her or to be with her.
11 ある日ヨセフが務をするために家にはいった時、家の者がひとりもそこにいなかったので、
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.
12 彼女はヨセフの着物を捕えて、「わたしと寝なさい」と言った。ヨセフは着物を彼女の手に残して外にのがれ出た。
She caught him by his clothes and said, “Sleep with me.” He left his clothing in her hand, fled, and went outside.
13 彼女はヨセフが着物を自分の手に残して外にのがれたのを見て、
It came about, when she saw that he had left his clothing in her hand and had fled outside,
14 その家の者どもを呼び、彼らに告げて言った、「主人がわたしたちの所に連れてきたヘブルびとは、わたしたちに戯れます。彼はわたしと寝ようとして、わたしの所にはいったので、わたしは大声で叫びました。
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.
15 彼はわたしが声をあげて叫ぶのを聞くと、着物をわたしの所に残して外にのがれ出ました」。
It came about when he heard me scream, that he left his clothing with me, fled, and went outside.”
16 彼女はその着物をかたわらに置いて、主人の帰って来るのを待った。
She set his clothing next to her until his master came home.
17 そして彼女は次のように主人に告げた、「あなたがわたしたちに連れてこられたヘブルのしもべはわたしに戯れようとして、わたしの所にはいってきました。
She told him this explanation, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us, came in to mock me.
18 わたしが声をあげて叫んだので、彼は着物をわたしの所に残して外にのがれました」。
It came about that when I screamed, he left his clothing with me and fled outside.”
19 主人はその妻が「あなたのしもべは、わたしにこんな事をした」と告げる言葉を聞いて、激しく怒った。
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.
20 そしてヨセフの主人は彼を捕えて、王の囚人をつなぐ獄屋に投げ入れた。こうしてヨセフは獄屋の中におったが、
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.
21 主はヨセフと共におられて彼にいつくしみを垂れ、獄屋番の恵みをうけさせられた。
But Yahweh was with Joseph and showed covenant faithfulness to him. He gave him favor in the sight of the prison warden.
22 獄屋番は獄屋におるすべての囚人をヨセフの手にゆだねたので、彼はそこでするすべての事をおこなった。
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.
23 獄屋番は彼の手にゆだねた事はいっさい顧みなかった。主がヨセフと共におられたからである。主は彼のなす事を栄えさせられた。
The prison warden did not worry about anything that was in his hand, because Yahweh was with him. Whatever he did, Yahweh prospered.
