Senesi 39

1 Pea naʻe ʻave ʻa Siosefa ki ʻIsipite; pea ko Potifa ko e matāpule ʻa Felo, ko e pule ʻoe kau leʻo, ko e tangata ʻIsipite, naʻa ne fakatau ia ʻi he nima ʻoe kau ʻIsimeʻeli, ʻakinautolu naʻa nau ʻomi ia ki ai.

And Joseph he had been brought down Egypt towards and he bought him Potiphar [the] official of Pharaoh [the] commander of the bodyguards a man an Egyptian from [the] hand of the Ishmaelites who they had brought down him there towards.

2 Pea naʻe ia Siosefa ʻa Sihova, pea ko e tangata monūʻia ia, pea naʻa ne ʻi he fale ʻo ʻene ʻeiki, ko e tangata ʻIsipite.

And he was Yahweh with Joseph and he was a man successful and he was in [the] house of master his the Egyptian.

3 Pea mamata ʻene ʻeiki ki he ʻiate ia ʻa Sihova, pea mo e fakamonūʻia ʻe Sihova ʻi hono nima ʻae meʻa kotoa pē naʻa ne fai.

And he saw master his that Yahweh [was] with him and all that he [was] doing Yahweh [was] making successful in hand his.

4 Pea naʻe lelei ʻa Siosefa ʻi hono ʻao, ʻo ne ngāue kiate ia, pea ne fakanofo ia ke leʻohi hono fale, pea naʻa ne tuku ki hono nima ʻa ʻene meʻa kotoa pē.

And he found Joseph favor in view his and he served him and he appointed him over household his and all [that] there [belonged] to him he gave in hand his.

5 Pea talu ʻae fakanofo ia ke leʻohi hono fale, pea mo ʻene meʻa fulipē, naʻe tāpuaki ʻe Sihova ʻae fale ʻoe tangata ʻIsipite, koeʻuhi ko Siosefa: pea ko e tāpuaki ʻa Sihova naʻe ʻi heʻene meʻa kotoa pē, ʻi he fale, pea ʻi he ngoue.

And it was from then he appointed him in household his and over all that there [belonged] to him and he blessed Yahweh [the] household of the Egyptian on account of Joseph and it was [the] blessing of Yahweh on all that there [belonged] to him in the house and in the field.

6 Pea naʻa ne tuku ʻene meʻa kotoa pē ki he nima ʻo Siosefa; pea naʻe ʻikai te ne tokangaʻi ʻe ia haʻane meʻa, ka ko e mā pe naʻa ne kai. Pea ko e tangata sino lelei ʻa Siosefa mo toulekeleka.

And he left all that [belonged] to him in [the] hand of Joseph and not he knew with him anything that except the food which he [was] eating and he was Joseph handsome of form and handsome of appearance.

7 Pea hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe fakasiosio ʻae uaifi ʻoe ʻeiki ʻa Siosefa kiate ia; pea ne pehē, Haʻu ke ta mohe.

And it was after the things these and she lifted up [the] wife of master his eyes her to Joseph and she said lie! with me.

8 Ka naʻe ʻikai loto ia ki ai, ʻo ne pehē ki he uaifi ʻo hono ʻeiki, “Vakai, ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe heʻeku ʻeiki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻoʻona ʻi he fale, pea kuo ne tuku ia kotoa pē ki hoku nima:

And he refused - and he said to [the] wife of master his here! lord my not he knows with me what? [is] in the house and all that there [belongs] to him he has given in hand my.

9 ‌ʻoku ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻoku lahi hake ʻiate au ʻi he fale ni; pea naʻe ʻikai te ne taʻofi au mei ha meʻa ʻe taha, ka ko Koe pe, koeʻuhi ko hono uaifi koe: pea ʻe fēfē ʻeku fai ʻae hala lahi ni, ke u halaia ai ki he ʻOtua?”

Not [is] he great in the household this more than me and not he has withheld from me anything that except you in that you [are] wife his and how? will I do the evil great this and I will sin to God.

10 Pea ʻi heʻene lea pe ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē kia Siosefa, naʻe ʻikai te ne tokanga kiate ia, ke na mohe, pe ke ofi kiate ia.

And it was when spoke she to Joseph day - day and not he listened to her to lie beside her to be with her.

11 Pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, naʻe pehē, naʻe hū [ʻa Siosefa ]ki fale ke fai ʻene ngāue; pea naʻe ʻikai ha tangata ʻoe kakai ʻoe fale ʻi ai.

And it was when the day this and he went the house towards to do work his and not anyone from [the] men of the house [was] there in the house.

12 Pea naʻa ne puke ki hono kofu, ʻo ne pehē, “Haʻu ke ta mohe;” ka naʻe siʻaki ʻe [Siosefa ]hono kofu ʻi hono nima, ka ka hola ia ʻo hao kituʻa.

And she seized him by clothing his saying lie! with me and he left clothing his in hand her and he fled and he went out the outside towards.

13 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene mamata kuo tuku hono kofu ki hono nima, pea kuo hola ia kituʻa,

And it was when saw she that he had left clothing his in hand her and he had fled the outside towards.

14 Naʻa ne ui ki he kau tangata ʻo hono fale, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Vakai, kuo ne ʻomi ʻae Hepelū ni ke pauʻusiʻi mai kiate kitautolu: naʻe haʻu ia kiate au ke ma mohe mo ia, pea u kalanga ʻi he leʻo lahi:”

And she called out to [the] men of household her and she said to them saying see he has brought to us a man a Hebrew to mock us he came to me to lie with me and I called out with a voice great.

15 Pea kuo fanongo ia kuo u hiki hoku leʻo ʻo kalanga, ʻiloange, naʻa ne siʻaki hono kofu kiate au, ka ka hola, pea mole kituaʻā.

And it was when heard he that I raised voice my and I called out and he left clothing his beside me and he fled and he went out the outside towards.

16 Pea naʻa ne tuku maʻu hono kofu, kaeʻoua ke haʻu ʻene ʻeiki.

And she placed clothing his beside her until came master his to house his.

17 Pea naʻa ne lea kiate ia ʻi he lea ni, ʻo pehē, “Ko e tamaioʻeiki Hepelū naʻa ke ʻomi kiate kitautolu, naʻe haʻu kiate au ke pauʻu mai kiate au.

And she spoke to him according to the words these saying he came to me the servant the Hebrew whom you brought to us to mock me.

18 Pea ʻi heʻeku hiki hake hoku leʻo ʻo kalanga, ʻiloange, naʻa ne siʻaki hono kofu kiate au, pea hola kituaʻā.”

And it was when raised I voice my and I called out and he left clothing his beside me and he fled the outside towards.

19 Pea kuo fanongo ʻa ʻene ʻeiki ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hono uaifi, ʻaia naʻa ne lea ʻaki kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, naʻe fai pehē ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki kiate au; naʻe tupu ai ʻene ʻita lahi.

And it was when heard master his [the] words of wife his which she spoke to him saying according to the things these he did to me servant your and it burned anger his.

20 Pea naʻe ʻave ʻa Siosefa ʻe heʻene ʻeiki, ki he fale fakapōpula, ki he potu naʻe haʻi ai ʻae kau pōpula ʻae tuʻi: pea naʻe nofo ai ia ʻi he fale fakapōpula.

And he took [the] master of Joseph him and he put him into [the] house of the prison [the] place where ([the] prisoners of *Q(K)*) the king [were] imprisoned and he was there in [the] house of the prison.

21 Ka naʻe ia Siosefa ʻa Sihova, ʻo ne ʻaloʻofa kiate ia, mo ne fakaʻofeina ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tauhi fale fakapōpula.

And he was Yahweh with Joseph and he extended to him covenant loyalty and he gave favor his in [the] eyes of [the] commander of [the] house of the prison.

22 Pea naʻe tuku ʻe he tauhi fale fakapōpula ki he nima ʻo Siosefa ʻae kau pōpula kotoa pē naʻe ʻi he fale fakapōpula; pea ko e meʻa kotoa pē naʻa nau fai, naʻe fai maʻana.

And he gave [the] commander of [the] house of the prison in [the] hand of Joseph all the prisoners who [were] in [the] house of the prison and all that [they were] doing there he he was doing.

23 Naʻe ʻikai vakai ʻe he tauhi fale fakapōpula ki ha meʻa ʻe taha naʻe ʻi hono nima; koeʻuhi naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa Sihova, pea ko ia naʻa ne fai, naʻe fakamonūʻia ia ʻe Sihova.

Not - [the] commander of [the] house of the prison [was] seeing all anything in hand his in that Yahweh [was] with him and [that] which he [was] doing Yahweh [was] making successful.