1 N ow Joseph had been taken down to Egypt by the Ishmaelites. And Potiphar, an Egyptian leader, the head of the soldiers of Pharaoh’s house, bought him from the Ishmaelites.

أمّا يُوسُفُ فَأُخِذَ إلَى مِصْرَ. وَاشْتَراهُ مَسْؤُولٌ عِندَ فِرعَوْنِ مِصْرَ، رَئِيسٌ لِحَرَسِ القَصْرِ، وَهُوَ مِصْرِيٌّ. اشْتَراهُ مِنَ الإسْماعِيلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ جَلَبُوهُ.

2 T he Lord was with Joseph, and all went well with him. He was in the house of his boss the Egyptian.

فَكانَ اللهُ مَعَ يُوسُفَ، فَكانَ رَجُلاً ناجِحاً. وَسَكَنَ فِي بَيتِ سَيِّدِهِ المِصْرِيِّ.

3 N ow his boss saw that the Lord was with him. He saw how the Lord made all that Joseph did go well.

وَرَأى سَيِّدُهُ أنَّ اللهَ مَعَهُ. وَأنَّ اللهَ يُوَفِّقُ كُلَّ عَمَلِ يَدَيهِ.

4 S o Joseph found favor in his eyes, and worked only for him. Potiphar made him the one to watch over his house and take care of all that he owned.

فَحَظِيَ يُوسُفُ بِرِضاهُ، وَخَدَمَهُ بِأمانَةٍ. فَجَعَلَهُ مُشْرِفاً عَلَى بيتِهِ، وَمَسؤولاً عَنْ جَمِيعِ شُؤونِهِ.

5 A nd from the time that he watched over his house and all he owned, the Lord brought good to the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph. The Lord brought good upon all that he owned in the house and in the field.

وَبارَكَ اللهُ بَيتَ المِصْرِيِّ بِسَبَبِ يُوسُفَ مُنذُ الوَقْتِ الَّذِي أوكَلَهُ عَلَى بَيتِهِ وَكُلِّ ما عِندَهُ. وَظَهَرَتْ بَرَكَةُ اللهِ فِي كُلِّ أملاكِ فُوطِيفارَ، فِي البَيتِ وَفِي الحَقلٍ.

6 S o he put all he owned in Joseph’s care. Having Joseph near, he did not need to think about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was strong and good-looking.

فَتَرَكَ فُوطِيفارُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ تَحتَ رِعايَةِ يُوسُفَ. وَفِي وُجُودِ يُوسُفَ، لَمْ يَكُنْ فُوطِيفارُ يَهْتَمُّ بِأيِّ شَيءٍ، ما عَدا الطَّعامِ الَّذِي يَأكُلُهُ. يُوسُفُ يَرفضُ زوجةَ فُوطِيفار وَكانَ يُوسُفُ جَمِيلَ القَوامِ وَالوَجهِ.

7 T he time came when his boss’s wife saw him, and she said, “Lie with me.”

وَفِي وَقتٍ لاحِقٍ، بَدَأتْ زَوجَةُ سَيِّدِهِ تَشْتَهِيهِ. وَقالَتْ لَهُ: «تَعالَ وَعَاشِرْنِي!»

8 B ut he would not do it. He said to his boss’s wife, “See, with me near, my boss does not worry about anything in the house. He has put all he owns in my care.

فَرَفَضَ. وَقالَ لِزَوجَةِ سَيِّدِهِ: «ها إنَّ سَيِّدِي فِي وُجُودِي غَيرُ قَلِقٍ عَلَى شَيءٍ فِي البَيتِ. وَقَدْ وَضَعَ بَينَ يَدَيَّ كُلَّ ما لَدَيهِ.

9 T here is no one more important in this house than I. And he has held nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this sinful thing, and sin against God?”

فَلا يُوجَدُ فِي هَذا البَيتِ مَنْ هُوَ أهَمُّ مِنِّي. وَلَمْ يَمنَعْ عَنِّي سَيِّدِي شَيئاً إلّا أنتِ لِأنَّكِ زَوجَتُهُ. فَكَيفَ أقتَرِفُ مِثلَ هَذا الإثْمِ العَظِيمِ وَأُخطِئُ إلَى اللهِ؟»

10 S he spoke to Joseph day after day. But he did not listen to her. He would not lie with her or be with her.

فَكانَتْ تُكَلِّمُهُ يَوماً بَعدَ يَوْمٍ، وَهُوَ يَرفُضُ أنْ يُعَاشِرَها أوْ يَكُونَ مَعَها.

11 T hen one day Joseph went into the house to do his work. None of the men of the house were inside.

وَذاتَ يَومٍ جاءَ يُوسُفُ إلَى البَيتِ لِيَقُومَ بِعَمَلِهِ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أحَدٌ مِنَ الخَدَمِ داخِلَ المَنزِلِ.

12 S he caught him by his coat, saying, “Lie with me!” But he ran out of the house leaving the coat in her hand.

فَأمسَكَتْهُ مِنْ ثَوْبِهِ وَقالَتْ: «تَعالَ وَعَاشِرْنِي!» فَتَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ فِي يَدِها وَهَرَبَ خَارِجاً.

13 W hen she saw that he had left his coat in her hand and had run out of the house,

فَلَمّا رَأتْ أنَّهُ تَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ فِي يَدِها وَهَرَبَ خارِجاً،

14 s he called the men of her house. And she said to them, “See, this Hebrew has been brought to us to make fun of us. He came in to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.

نادَتْ خَدَمَ بَيتِها وَقالَتْ لَهُمْ: «انظُرُوا! ها قَدْ وَضَعَ زَوجِي بَينَنا رَجُلاً عِبْرانِيّاً لِيُهِينَنا. جاءَ إلَيَّ وَحاوَلَ أنْ يُعاشِرَنِي، فَصَرَخْتُ.

15 W hen he heard my loud cry, he left his coat with me and ran outside.”

فَلَمّا سَمِعَنِي أرفَعُ صَوْتِي وَأصْرُخُ، تَرَكَ ثَوبَهُ بِجانِبِي، وَهَرَبَ خارِجاً.»

16 S he kept his coat with her until his boss came home.

وَاحتَفَظَتْ بِثَوْبِهِ بِجانِبِها إلَى أنْ جاءَ سَيِّدُهُ إلَى البَيتِ.

17 T hen she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came to me to lie with me.

ثُمَّ قَصَّتِ عَلَيهِ قِصَّتَها: «جاءَ إلَيَّ الخادِمُ العِبْرانِيُّ الَّذِي وَضَعْتَهُ بَينَنا لِكَي يُهِينَنِي.

18 B ut when I called out in a loud voice, he left his coat with me and ran outside.”

لَكِنِّي رَفَعْتُ صَوْتِي وَصَرَخْتُ. فَتَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ بِجانِبِي وَهَرَبَ خارِجاً.»

19 W hen his boss heard his wife’s story and her words, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became very angry.

سَمِعَ سَيِّدُهُ رِوايَةَ زَوْجَتِهِ الَّتِي قالَتْ لَهُ: «هَذا هُوَ ما فَعَلَهُ خادِمُكَ بِي،» فَغَضِبَ غَضَباً شَدِيداً.

20 S o Joseph’s boss took him and put him in prison, the place where the men who did wrong against the king were put in chains. So there he was in prison.

وَألقَى القَبْضَ عَلَى يُوسُفَ وَوَضَعَهُ فِي السِّجْنِ، حَيثُ كانَ يُعتَقَلُ سُجَناءُ فِرعَوْنَ. فَبَقِيَ يُوسُفُ هُناكَ فِي السِّجْنِ. يُوسُفُ في السّجن

21 B ut the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him kindness. He gave him favor in the eyes of the man who watched over the prison.

لَكِنَّ اللهَ كانَ مَعَ يُوسُفَ، وَأظهَرَ لَهُ لُطفاً. وَجَعَلَ يُوسُفَ يَحظَى بِرِضَى حارِسِ السِّجْنِ.

22 T he head of the prison put all the men who were in prison into Joseph’s care. So whatever was done there was because of Joseph.

فَأوكَلَ حارِسُ السِّجْنِ يُوسُفَ عَلَى كُلِّ الرِّجالِ الآخَرِينَ المَوضُوعِينَ فِي السِّجْنِ. وَكانَ مُشْرِفاً عَلَى كُلِّ العَمَلِ الجارِي هُناكَ.

23 T he head of the prison did not worry about anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with him. The Lord made all go well with whatever Joseph did.

وَكانَ حارِسُ السِّجْنِ مُرْتاحَ البالِ مِنْ جِهَةِ أيِّ أمْرٍ تَحتَ مَسْؤُولِيَّةِ يُوسُفَ. لِأنَّ اللهَ كانَ مَعَهُ. وَكانَ اللهُ يُنْجِحُ كُلَّ ما يَعْمَلُهُ.