1 J oseph 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.

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

2 Y ahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

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

3 H is master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand.

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

4 J oseph 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.

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

5 F rom 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.

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 H e 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.

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 A fter these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.”

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

8 B ut 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.

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

9 N o one is greater in this house than I am, and 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?”

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 A s she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

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

11 A bout this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.

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

12 S he caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.

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

13 W hen she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside,

فَلَمّا رَأتْ أنَّهُ تَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ فِي يَدِها وَهَرَبَ خارِجاً،

14 s he 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.

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 that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside.”

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

16 S he laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.

وَاحتَفَظَتْ بِثَوْبِهِ بِجانِبِها إلَى أنْ جاءَ سَيِّدُهُ إلَى البَيتِ.

17 S he spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,

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

18 a nd as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside.”

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

19 W hen 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.

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

20 J oseph’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.

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

21 B ut Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

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

22 T he 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.

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

23 T he 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.

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