Sáng Thế Ký 39

1Vả, Giô-sép bị đem qua xứ Ê-díp-tô, thì Phô-ti-pha, người bổn xứ, làm quan thị vệ của Pha-ra-ôn, mua chàng nơi thay dân Ích-ma-ên đã dẫn đến. 2Giô-sép ở trong nhà chủ mình, là người Ê-díp-tô, được Ðức Giê-hô-va phù hộ, nên thạnh lợi luôn. 3Chủ thấy Ðức Giê-hô-va phù hộ chàng và xui cho mọi việc chi chàng lãnh làm nơi tay đều được thạnh vượng. 4Vậy, Giô-sép được ơn trước mặt chủ mình; chủ cắt chàng hầu việc, đặt cai quản cửa nhà, và phó của cải mình cho chàng hết. 5Từ khi người đặt Giô-sép cai quản cửa nhà cùng hết thảy của cải mình rồi, thì Ðức Giê-hô-va vì Giô-sép ban phước cho nhà người; sự ban phước của Ðức Giê-hô-va bủa khắp mọi vật của người làm chủ, hoặc trong nhà, hoặc ngoài đồng. 6Người giao hết của cải mình cho Giô-sép coi sóc, chẳng lo đến việc nào nữa, trừ ra các phần vật thực của mình ăn mà thôi. Vả, Giô-sép hình dung đẹp đẽ, mặt mày tốt tươi. 7Sau các việc nầy, vợ chủ đưa mắt cùng Giô-sép, mà nói rằng: Hãy lại nằm cùng ta. 8Chàng từ chối và đáp rằng: Chủ đã giao nơi tay tôi mọi vật của người, và nầy, chủ chẳng lo biết đến việc chi trong nhà nữa; 9trong nhà nầy chẳng ai lớn hơn tôi, và chủ cùng không cấm chi tôi, trừ ra một mình ngươi, vì là vợ của chủ tôi. Thế nào tôi dám làm điều đại ác dường ấy, mà phạm tội cùng Ðức Chúa Trời sao? 10Thường ngày người dỗ dành mặc dầu, thì Giô-sép chẳng khấng nghe lời dụ dỗ nằm cùng hay là ở cùng người chút nào. 11Một ngày kia, Giô-sép vào nhà đặng làm công việc; vả, chẳng có người nhà nào ở đó, 12thì người bèn nắm áo chàng mà rằng: Hãy nằm cùng ta! Nhưng chàng liền tuột áo để lại trong tay người mà chạy trốn ra ngoài. 13Khi người thấy áo còn lại nơi tay mình, và chàng đã chạy trốn ra ngoài như vậy, 14bèn gọi người nhà mà nói rằng: Bay coi! Họ khéo đem vào nhà một thằng Hê-bơ-rơ để chọc ghẹo ta. Nó lại gần toan nằm cùng ta, nhưng ta la lớn lên. 15Vừa khi nó nghe ta cất tiếng la, thì tuột áo lại bên ta, chạy trốn ra ngoài. 16Người bèn để áo của Giô-sép bên mình đợi khi chủ về nhà, 17học lại cùng chủ y như lời trước, rằng: Thằng nô lệ Hê-bơ-rơ mà ông khéo đem về nhà đã đến gần đặng chọc ghẹo tôi; 18nhưng khi tôi cất tiếng la lên, nó tuột áo lại bên tôi, rồi chạy trốn ra ngoài. 19Vừa khi chủ của Giô-sép nghe lời vợ nói rằng: Ðó, kẻ nô lệ ông làm điều như vậy, thì nổi giận phừng phừng, 20bèn bắt chàng đem bỏ vào tù, là nơi cầm các kẻ phạm tội của vua. Vậy, ch@ ng ở tù tại đó. 21Ðức Giê-hô-va phù hộ Giô-sép và tỏ lòng nhân từ cùng chàng, làm cho được ơn trước mặt chủ ngục. 22Chủ ngục giao hết các kẻ tù trong tay Giô-sép, chẳng việc chi làm qua khỏi được chàng. 23Chủ ngục chẳng soát lại những việc đã ở nơi tay Giô-sép, vì có Ðức Giê-hô-va phù hộ chàng, xui cho việc chi chàng làm cũng được thạnh vượng

1Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there. 2Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand. 4Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5From the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake. Yahweh’s blessing was on all that he had, in the house and in the field. 6He left all that he had in Joseph’s hand. He didn’t concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Joseph was well-built and handsome. 7After these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.” 8But he refused, and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, my master doesn’t know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand. 9He isn’t greater in this house than I, neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” 10As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 11About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside. 12She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside. 13When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside, 14she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, “Behold, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice. 15When he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside.” 16She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. 17She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me, 18and as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside.” 19When his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “This is what your servant did to me,” his wrath was kindled. 20Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody. 21But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible for it. 23The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh was with him; and that which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.

1Jozef nu werd naar Egypte afgevoerd; en Potifar, een hoveling van Farao, een overste der trawanten, een Egyptisch man, kocht hem uit de hand der Ismaelieten, die hem derwaarts afgevoerd hadden. 2En de HEERE was met Jozef, zodat hij een voorspoedig man was; en hij was in het huis van zijn heer, den Egyptenaar. 3Als nu zijn heer zag, dat de HEERE met hem was, en dat de HEERE al wat hij deed, door zijn hand voorspoedig maakte; 4Zo vond Jozef genade in zijn ogen, en diende hem; en hij stelde hem over zijn huis; en al wat hij had, gaf hij in zijn hand. 5En het geschiedde van toen af, dat hij hem over zijn huis, en over al wat het zijne was, gesteld had, dat de HEERE des Egyptenaars huis zegende, om Jozefs wil; ja, de zegen des HEEREN was in alles, wat hij had, in het huis en in het veld. 6En hij liet alles, wat hij had, in Jozefs hand, zodat hij met hem van geen ding kennis had, behalve van het brood, dat hij at. En Jozef was schoon van gedaante, en schoon van aangezicht. 7En het geschiedde na deze dingen, dat de huisvrouw zijns heren haar ogen op Jozef wierp; en zij zeide: lig bij mij! 8Maar hij weigerde het, en zeide tot de huisvrouw zijns heren: Zie, mijn heer heeft geen kennis met mij, wat er in het huis is; en al wat hij heeft, dat heeft hij in mijn hand gegeven. 9Niemand is groter in dit huis dan ik, en hij heeft voor mij niets onthouden, dan u, daarin dat gij zijn huisvrouw zijt; hoe zoude ik dan dit een zo groot kwaad doen, en zondigen tegen God! 10En het geschiedde, als zij Jozef dag op dag aansprak, en hij naar haar niet hoorde, om bij haar te liggen, en bij haar te zijn; 11Zo gebeurde het op zulk een dag, dat hij in het huis kwam, om zijn werk te doen; en niemand van de lieden des huizes was daar binnenshuis. 12En zij greep hem bij zijn kleed, zeggende: Lig bij mij! En hij liet zijn kleed in haar hand, en vluchtte, en ging uit naar buiten. 13En het geschiedde, als zij zag, dat hij zijn kleed in haar hand gelaten had, en naar buiten gevlucht was; 14Zo riep zij de lieden van haar huis, en sprak tot hen, zeggende: Ziet, hij heeft ons den Hebreeuwsen man ingebracht, om met ons te spotten; hij is tot mij gekomen, om bij mij te liggen, en ik heb geroepen met luider stem; 15En het geschiedde, als hij hoorde, dat ik mijn stem verhief, en riep, zo verliet hij zijn kleed bij mij, en vluchtte, en ging uit naar buiten. 16En zij legde zijn kleed bij zich, totdat zijn heer in zijn huis kwam. 17Toen sprak zij tot hem naar diezelfde woorden, zeggende: De Hebreeuwse knecht, dien gij ons hebt ingebracht, is tot mij gekomen, om met mij te spotten. 18En het is geschied, als ik mijn stem verhief, en riep, dat hij zijn kleed bij mij liet, en vluchtte naar buiten. 19En het geschiedde, als zijn heer de woorden zijner huisvrouw hoorde, die zij tot hem sprak, zeggende: Naar deze zelfde woorden heeft mij uw knecht gedaan, zo ontstak zijn toorn. 20En Jozefs heer nam hem, en leverde hem in het gevangenhuis, ter plaatse, waar des konings gevangenen gevangen waren; alzo was hij daar in het gevangenhuis. 21Doch de HEERE was met Jozef, en wende Zijn goedertierenheid tot hem; en gaf hem genade in de ogen van den overste van het gevangenhuis. 22En de overste van het gevangenhuis gaf al de gevangenen, die in het gevangenhuis waren, in Jozefs hand; en al wat zij daar deden, deed hij. 23De overste van het gevangenhuis zag gans op geen ding, dat in zijn hand was, overmits dat de HEERE met hem was; en wat hij deed, dat deed de HEERE wel gedijen.