اَلتَّكْوِينُ 39

١ 1 وَأَمَّا يُوسُفُ فَأُنْزِلَ إِلَى مِصْرَ، وَٱشْتَرَاهُ فُوطِيفَارُ خَصِيُّ فِرْعَوْنَ رَئِيسُ ٱلشُّرَطِ، رَجُلٌ مِصْرِيٌّ، مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْزَلُوهُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ.

Joseph had been taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelites, who had sold him to Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh's officers, the commander of the royal guard.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَ يُوسُفَ فَكَانَ رَجُلًا نَاجِحًا، وَكَانَ فِي بَيْتِ سَيِّدِهِ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّ.

The Lord was with Joseph and made him successful. He lived in his Egyptian master's house.

٣ 3 وَرَأَى سَيِّدُهُ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ مَعَهُ، وَأَنَّ كُلَّ مَا يَصْنَعُ كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ يُنْجِحُهُ بِيَدِهِ.

His master noticed that the Lord was with him and made him successful in everything he did.

٤ 4 فَوَجَدَ يُوسُفُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْهِ، وَخَدَمَهُ، فَوَكَّلَهُ عَلَى بَيْتِهِ وَدَفَعَ إِلَى يَدِهِ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ.

Potiphar appreciated Joseph and his service, and put him in charge of his household and made him responsible for everything he owned.

٥ 5 وَكَانَ مِنْ حِينِ وَكَّلَهُ عَلَى بَيْتِهِ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ، أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ بَارَكَ بَيْتَ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّ بِسَبَبِ يُوسُفَ. وَكَانَتْ بَرَكَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ وَفِي ٱلْحَقْلِ،

From the time he put Joseph in charge and trusted him with all he had, the Lord blessed Potiphar's household because of Joseph. The Lord blessed everything he had, whether in his house or in his fields.

٦ 6 فَتَرَكَ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ فِي يَدِ يُوسُفَ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُ يَعْرِفُ شَيْئًا إِلَا ٱلْخُبْزَ ٱلَّذِي يَأْكُلُ. وَكَانَ يُوسُفُ حَسَنَ ٱلصُّورَةِ وَحَسَنَ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ.

So Potiphar left Joseph to care for everything he owned. He didn't bother with anything except to decide what food he was going to eat. Now Joseph was handsome, having a good physique,

٧ 7 وَحَدَثَ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ أَنَّ ٱمْرَأَةَ سَيِّدِهِ رَفَعَتْ عَيْنَيْهَا إِلَى يُوسُفَ وَقَالَتِ: «ٱضْطَجِعْ مَعِي».

so some time later he caught the eye of his master's wife. She propositioned him, saying, “Come here! Sleep with me!”

٨ 8 فَأَبَى وَقَالَ لِٱمْرَأَةِ سَيِّدِهِ: «هُوَذَا سَيِّدِي لَا يَعْرِفُ مَعِي مَا فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ، وَكُلُّ مَا لَهُ قَدْ دَفَعَهُ إِلَى يَدِي.

But he turned her down, telling his master's wife, “Look, my master trusts me so much he doesn't even bother to find out how his household is running. He's put me in charge of everything he owns—

٩ 9 لَيْسَ هُوَ فِي هَذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ أَعْظَمَ مِنِّي. وَلَمْ يُمْسِكْ عَنِّي شَيْئًا غَيْرَكِ، لِأَنَّكِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ. فَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ هَذَا ٱلشَّرَّ ٱلْعَظِيمَ وَأُخْطِئُ إِلَى ٱللهِ؟».

no one in this house has more authority than me! He hasn't held back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such an evil thing as this, and sin against God?”

١٠ 10 وَكَانَ إِذْ كَلَّمَتْ يُوسُفَ يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ لَهَا أَنْ يَضْطَجِعَ بِجَانِبِهَا لِيَكُونَ مَعَهَا.

Day after day she persisted in asking him, but he refused to sleep with her and tried to avoid her.

١١ 11 ثُمَّ حَدَثَ نَحْوَ هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ ٱلْبَيْتَ لِيَعْمَلَ عَمَلَهُ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ إِنْسَانٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْبَيْتِ هُنَاكَ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ.

But one day he went into the house to do his work and none of the other servants were there.

١٢ 12 فَأَمْسَكَتْهُ بِثَوْبِهِ قَائِلَةً: «ٱضْطَجِعْ مَعِي!». فَتَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ فِي يَدِهَا وَهَرَبَ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى خَارِجٍ.

She grabbed him by his clothing, and demanded, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his clothing in her hand, he ran out of the house.

١٣ 13 وَكَانَ لَمَّا رَأَتْ أَنَّهُ تَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ فِي يَدِهَا وَهَرَبَ إِلَى خَارِجٍ،

Seeing that he'd left his clothing in her hand, and had ran out of the house,

١٤ 14 أَنَّهَا نَادَتْ أَهْلَ بَيْتِهَا، وَكَلَّمَتهُمْ قَائِلةً: «ٱنْظُرُوا! قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَيْنَا بِرَجُلٍ عِبْرَانِيٍّ لِيُدَاعِبَنَا! دَخَلَ إِلَيَّ لِيَضْطَجِعَ مَعِي، فَصَرَخْتُ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ.

she shouted out to her servants, “Look at this! He brought this Hebrew slave here to dishonor us! This man came to try and rape me, but I screamed at the top of my voice.

١٥ 15 وَكَانَ لَمَّا سَمِعَ أَنِّي رَفَعْتُ صَوْتِي وَصَرَخْتُ، أَنَّهُ تَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ بِجَانِبِي وَهَرَبَ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى خَارِجٍ».

When he heard me scream for help, he left his clothing beside me and ran outside.”

١٦ 16 فَوَضَعَتْ ثَوْبَهُ بِجَانِبِهَا حَتَّى جَاءَ سَيِّدُهُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

She kept his clothing with her until her husband came home.

١٧ 17 فَكَلَّمَتْهُ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ قَائِلَةً: «دَخَلَ إِلَيَّ ٱلْعَبْدُ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيُّ ٱلَّذِي جِئْتَ بِهِ إِلَيْنَا لِيُدَاعِبَنِي.

Then she told him her story. It went like this: “That Hebrew slave you brought here tried to come and dishonor me.

١٨ 18 وَكَانَ لَمَّا رَفَعْتُ صَوْتِي وَصَرَخْتُ، أَنَّهُ تَرَكَ ثَوْبَهُ بِجَانِبِي وَهَرَبَ إِلَى خَارِجٍ».

But as soon as I screamed and called for help, he left his clothing beside me and ran outside.”

١٩ 19 فَكَانَ لَمَّا سَمِعَ سَيِّدُهُ كَلَامَ ٱمْرَأَتِهِ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَتْهُ بِهِ قَائِلَةً: «بِحَسَبِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ صَنَعَ بِي عَبْدُكَ»، أَنَّ غَضَبَهُ حَمِيَ.

When Potiphar heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became angry.

٢٠ 20 فَأَخَذَ يُوسُفَ سَيِّدُهُ وَوَضَعَهُ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ، ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ أَسْرَى ٱلْمَلِكِ مَحْبُوسِينَ فِيهِ. وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ.

He took Joseph and put him in the prison where the king's prisoners were kept, and there he stayed.

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ كَانَ مَعَ يُوسُفَ، وَبَسَطَ إِلَيْهِ لُطْفًا، وَجَعَلَ نِعْمَةً لَهُ فِي عَيْنَيْ رَئِيسِ بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ.

But the Lord was with Joseph, showing him trustworthy love, and made the chief jailer pleased with him.

٢٢ 22 فَدَفَعَ رَئِيسُ بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ إِلَى يَدِ يُوسُفَ جَمِيعَ ٱلْأَسْرَى ٱلَّذِينَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ. وَكُلُّ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ هُنَاكَ كَانَ هُوَ ٱلْعَامِلَ.

So the chief jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners there and gave him the responsibility for running the prison.

٢٣ 23 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَئِيسُ بَيْتِ ٱلسِّجْنِ يَنْظُرُ شَيْئًا ٱلْبَتَّةَ مِمَّا فِي يَدِهِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ كَانَ مَعَهُ، وَمَهْمَا صَنَعَ كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ يُنْجِحُهُ.

The chief jailer didn't bother with anything for Joseph took care of it all for the Lord was with him and made him successful.