1 Mosebog 39
1 Da Josef var bragt ned til Ægypten, blev han af Ismaeliterne, der havde bragt ham derned, solgt til Faraos Hofmand Potifar, Livvagtens Øverste, en Ægypter.
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.
2 Men HERREN var med Josef, så Lykken fulgte ham. Han var i sin Herre Ægypterens Hus;
The Lord was with Joseph and made him successful. He lived in his Egyptian master's house.
3 og hans Herre så, at HERREN var med ham, og at HERREN lod alt, hvad han foretog sig, lykkes for ham.
His master noticed that the Lord was with him and made him successful in everything he did.
4 Således fandt Josef Nåde for hans Øjne og kom til at gå ham til Hånde; og han satte ham over sit Hus og gav alt, hvad han ejede, i hans Hånd;
Potiphar appreciated Joseph and his service, and put him in charge of his household and made him responsible for everything he owned.
5 og fra det Øjeblik han satte ham over sit Hus og alt, hvad han ejede, velsignede HERREN Ægypterens Hus for Josefs Skyld, og HERRENs Velsignelse hvilede over alt, hvad han ejede, både inde og ude;
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.
6 og han betroede alt, hvad han ejede, til Josef, og selv bekymrede han sig ikke om andet end den Mad, han spiste. Men Josef havde en smuk Skikkelse og så godt ud.
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,
7 Nu hændte det nogen Tid derefter, at hans Herres Hustru kastede sine Øjne på Josef og sagde: "Kom og lig hos mig!"
so some time later he caught the eye of his master's wife. She propositioned him, saying, “Come here! Sleep with me!”
8 Men han vægrede sig og sagde til sin Herres Hustru: "Se, min Herre bekymrer sig ikke om noget i Huset, men alt, hvad han ejer, har han givet i min Hånd;
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—
9 han har ikke større Magt i Huset end jeg, og han har ikke unddraget mig noget som helst undtagen dig, fordi du er hans Hustru hvor skulde jeg da kunne øve denne store Misgerning og synde mod Gud!"
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?”
10 Og skønt hun Dag efter Dag talte Josef til, vilde han dog ikke føje hende i at ligge hos hende og have med hende at gøre.
Day after day she persisted in asking him, but he refused to sleep with her and tried to avoid her.
11 Men en Dag han kom ind i Huset for at gøre sin Gerning, og ingen af Husfolkene var til Stede i Huset,
But one day he went into the house to do his work and none of the other servants were there.
12 greb hun fat i hans Kappe og sagde: "Kom og lig hos mig!" Men han lod Kappen blive i hendes Hånd og flygtede ud af Huset.
She grabbed him by his clothing, and demanded, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his clothing in her hand, he ran out of the house.
13 Da hun nu så, at han havde ladet hende beholde Kappen og var flygtet ud af Huset,
Seeing that he'd left his clothing in her hand, and had ran out of the house,
14 kaldte hun på sine Husfolk og sagde til dem: "Her kan I se! Han har bragt os en Hebræer til at drive Spot med os! Han kom ind til mig og vilde ligge hos mig, men jeg råbte af alle Kræfter,
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.
15 og da han hørte, at jeg gav mig til at råbe, lod han sin Kappe blive hos mig og flygtede ud af Huset!"
When he heard me scream for help, he left his clothing beside me and ran outside.”
16 Så lod hun Kappen blive liggende hos sig, indtil hans Herre kom hjem,
She kept his clothing with her until her husband came home.
17 og sagde så det samme til ham: "Den hebraiske Træl, du bragte os til at drive Spot med os, kom ind til mig;
Then she told him her story. It went like this: “That Hebrew slave you brought here tried to come and dishonor me.
18 men da jeg gav mig til at råbe, lod han sin Kappe blive hos mig og flygtede ud af Huset."
But as soon as I screamed and called for help, he left his clothing beside me and ran outside.”
19 Da hans Herre hørte sin Hustrus Ord: "Således har din Træl behandlet mig!" blussede Vreden op i ham;
When Potiphar heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became angry.
20 og Josefs Herre tog ham og kastede ham i Fængsel der, hvor Kongens Fanger sad fængslet. Således kom Josef i Fængsel.
He took Joseph and put him in the prison where the king's prisoners were kept, and there he stayed.
21 Men HERREN var med Josef og skaffede ham Yndest og lod ham finde Nåde hos Fængselets Overopsynsmand,
But the Lord was with Joseph, showing him trustworthy love, and made the chief jailer pleased with him.
22 så at han gav ham Opsyn over alle Fangerne i Fængselet, og han sørgede for alt, hvad der skulde gøres der.
So the chief jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners there and gave him the responsibility for running the prison.
23 Fængselets Overopsynsmand førte ikke Tilsyn med noget som helst af, hvad der var lagt i Josefs Hånd, eftersom HERREN var med ham og lod alt, hvad han foretog sig, lykkes.
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.
