1 Mosebok 39
1 Og Josef, han vart førd ned til Egyptarland, og Potifar, ein egyptar, som var hirdmann hjå Farao og hovding yver livvakti, kjøpte honom av ismaelitarne, som hadde ført honom dit.
Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
2 Men Herren var med Josef, so han vart ein mann som alt gjekk vel for. Han vart verande hjå husbonden sin, egyptaren,
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
3 og då husbonden hans såg at Herren var med honom og let alt han gjorde, lukkast for honom,
When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
4 so vart Josef både gjæv og gild i hans augo, og laut ganga honom til handa; og han sette honom til å styra huset sitt, og alt han åtte, lagde han i hans hender.
Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
5 Og alt ifrå den tid han hadde sett honom yver huset sitt og yver alt det han åtte, so velsigna Herren huset åt egyptaren for Josef skuld; det fylgde ei Herrens velsigning med alt det han åtte, både i hus og på mark.
From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
6 So let han då Josef råda yver alt det han åtte, og såg ikkje etter med honom i nokon ting, anna berre åt og drakk. Josef var både velvaksen og væn.
So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
7 Og det hende, då det leid um ei tid, at kona åt husbonden hans kasta augo på Josef og sagde: «Kom og ligg med meg!»
and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
8 Men han bar seg undan, og sagde med kona åt husbonden sin: «Sjå, husbonden min ser ikkje etter med meg i nokon ting i heile huset; alt han eig, hev han lagt i mine hender.
But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
9 Han hev ikkje meir å segja i dette huset enn eg, og hev ikkje meinka meg nokon ting utan deg, etter di du er kona hans. Korleis kunde eg då gjera so stygg ei gjerning, og so synda mot Gud?»
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
10 Som ho no tala til Josef dag etter dag, og han ikkje vilde lyda etter henne og liggja innmed henne eller vera i hop med henne,
Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
11 so hende det ein gong at han kom inn i huset og skulde gjera arbeidet sitt, og det var ingen av husens folk inne.
One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
12 Då greip ho honom i kjolen og sagde: «Kom og ligg med meg!» Men han rømde ut og let kjolen etter seg i henderne hennar.
She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
13 Då ho såg at han hadde rømt ut, og at kjolen hans var att i henderne hennar,
When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
14 so ropa ho på husfolket sitt, og sagde med deim: «Sjå, her hev han drege innpå oss ein hebraisk mann, som fer og vil gantast med oss. Han kom inn til meg og vilde liggja med meg. Då ropa eg so høgt eg kunde,
she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
15 og då han høyrde eg sette i og ropa, rømde han brått ut, og kjolen hans vart liggjande att hjå meg.»
When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
16 So let ho kjolen hans liggja hjå seg til husbonden hans kom heim.
So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
17 Då sagde ho det same med honom: «Den hebraiske tenaren, » sagde ho, «som du hev drege inn i huset åt oss, kom inn til meg og tok til å gantast med meg.
Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
18 Men då eg sette i og ropa, brårømde han ut, og kjolen hans vart liggjande att hjå meg.»
but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
19 Då no husbonden hans høyrde rødorne åt kona si, korleis ho lagde ut og sagde: «So og so for tenaren din åt mot meg, » so vart han brennande harm.
When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
20 Og husbonden hans Josef tok honom og sette honom i fangetårnet, der dei sat dei som kongen heldt fengsla, og han vart verande der i fangetårnet.
So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
21 Men Herren var med Josef, og vende alle hjarto til honom, og laga det so at styresmannen i fangetårnet fekk godvilje for honom.
the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
22 Og styresmannen i fangetårnet sette Josef til å sjå etter alle fangarne som var i tårnet, og alt som der skulde gjerast, det laut han gjera.
And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.
23 Styresmannen i fangetårnet såg ikkje etter nokon verdeleg ting som Josef hadde under hender. For Herren var med honom; og kva han so gjorde, so lagde Herren lukka til.
The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
