Genesis 39
1 Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
Therfor Joseph was led in to Egipt, and Putifar, `chast and onest seruaunt of Farao, prince of the oost, a man of Egipt, bouyte hym of the hondis of Ismaelitis, of which he was brouyt.
2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.
And the Lord was with hym, and he was a man doynge with prosperite in alle thingis. And Joseph dwellide in `the hows of his lord,
3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.
which knew best that the Lord was with Joseph, and that alle thingis whiche he dide, weren dressid of the Lord in `the hond of hym.
4 And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had.
And Joseph foond grace bifor his lord, and `mynystride to hym, of whom Joseph was maad souereyn of alle thingis, and gouernede the hows bitaken to hym, and alle thingis that weren bitakun to hym.
5 And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.
And the Lord blesside the `hows of Egipcian for Joseph, and multipliede al his catel, as wel in howsis as in feeldis;
6 And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.
nether he knew ony other thing no but `breed which he eet. Forsothe Joseph was fair in face, and schapli in siyt.
7 And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.
And so aftir many daies the ladi castide hir iyen in to Joseph, and seide, Slepe thou with me;
8 But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;
which assentide not to the vnleueful werk, and seide to hir, Lo! while alle thingis ben bitakun to me, my lord woot not what he hath in his hows,
9 So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?
nether ony thing is, which is not in my power, ether which `he hath not bitake to me, outakun thee, which art his wijf; how therfor may Y do this yuel, and do synne ayens my lord?
10 And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.
Thei spaken siche wordis `bi alle daies, and the womman was diseseful to the yong waxynge man, and he forsook auoutrie.
11 Now one day he went into the house to do his work; and not one of the men of the house was inside.
Forsothe it bifelde in a dai, that Joseph entride in to the hows, and dide sum werk with out witnessis.
12 And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away.
And sche took `the hem of his clooth, and sche seide, Slepe thou with me; and he lefte the mentil in hir hoond, and he fledde, and yede out.
13 And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,
And whanne the womman hadde seyn the clooth in hir hondis, and that sche was dispisid,
14 She sent for the men of her house and said to them, See, he has let a Hebrew come here and make sport of us; he came to my bed, and I gave a loud cry;
sche clepide to hir the men of hir hows, and seide to hem, Lo! my lord hath brouyt in an Ebrew man, that he schulde scorn vs; he entride to me to do leccherie with me, and whanne Y criede, and he herde my vois,
15 And hearing it he went running out without his coat.
he lefte the mentil which Y helde, and he fledde out.
16 And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.
Therfor in to the preuyng of trouthe, sche schewide the mantil, holdun to the hosebonde turnynge ayen hoom.
17 Then she gave him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you have taken into our house came in to make sport of me;
And she seide, The Ebrew seruaunt, whom thou brouytist, entride to me to scorne me; and whanne he siy me crye,
18 And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat.
he lefte the mentil which Y helde, and he fledde out.
19 And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.
And whanne these thingis weren herd, the lord bileuyde ouer myche to the wordis of the wijf, and was ful wrooth;
20 And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.
and he bitook Joseph in to prisoun, where the bounden men of the kyng weren kept, and he was closid there.
21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.
Forsothe the Lord was with Joseph, and hadde mercy on hym, and yaf grace to hym in the siyt of the prince of the prisoun,
22 And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.
which bitook in the hond of Joseph alle prisoneris that weren holdun in kepyng, and what euer thing was doon, it was vndur Joseph, nethir the prince knewe ony thing,
23 And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.
for alle thingis weren bitakun to Joseph; for the Lord was with hym, and dresside alle his werkis.
