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.

योसेफलाई मिश्रमा लगियो । अङ्गरक्षकहरूका एक मिश्री कप्‍तान फारोका अधिकारी पोतीफरले उनलाई इश्माएलीहरूबाट किने ।

2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.

परमप्रभु योसेफसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो र उनी एक समृद्ध मानिस भए । उनी आफ्ना मिश्री मालिकका घरमा बस्थे ।

3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.

परमप्रभु उनीसँग हुनुहुन्छ र उनले गर्ने सबै काममा उनलाई समृद्धि मिल्छ भन्‍ने कुरा उनको मालिकले देखे ।

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.

योसेफले तिनको कृपादृष्‍टि पाए । उनले पोतीफरको सेवा गरे । पोतीफरले योसेफलाई आफ्नो घर र तिनको स्वामित्वमा रहेका सबै कुरामाथि अधिकार दिए, र ती उनको जिम्मामा लगाए ।

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.

तिनको घर र तिनको स्वामित्वमा रहेका सबै कुरामाथि योसेफलाई अधिकार दिएपछि योसेफको कारण परमप्रभुले त्यस मिश्रीको घरलाई आशिषित् गर्नुभयो । पोतीफरको घर र खेतमा भएका सबै कुरामाथि परमप्रभुको आशिष् रह्यो ।

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.

पोतीफरले आफ्ना सबै कुरा योसेफको जिम्मामा दिए । तिनले आफूले खाने भोजनबाहेक अरू कुनै कुराको विषयमा पनि चिन्ता लिनु पर्दैनथ्यो । योसेफ सुन्दर र आकर्षक थिए ।

7 And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.

योसेफका मालिककी पत्‍नीले उनीप्रति चाहना राखिन् । तिनले भनिन्, “मसँग सुत ।”

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;

उनले इन्कार गरेर आफ्ना मालिककी पत्‍नीलाई यसो भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, मेरा मालिकले यस घरमा म के गर्छु भन्‍ने कुराप्रति कुनै चिन्ता गर्नुहुन्‍न, र उहाँका सबै कुरा उहाँले मेरै जिम्मामा दिनुभएको छ ।

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?

मभन्दा ठुलो यस घरमा कोही छैन । उहाँले तपाईंबाहेक सबै कुरा मलाई दिनुभएको छ, किनभने तपाईं उहाँकी पत्‍नी हुनुहुन्छ । यसैकारण मैले कसरी यस्तो दुष्‍ट काम गरी परमेश्‍वरको विरुद्ध पाप गर्न सक्छु?”

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.

तिनले योसेफसँग दिनहुँ कुरा गरिन्, तर उनी तिनीसँग सुत्‍न वा तिनको नजिक जान इन्कार गरे ।

11 Now one day he went into the house to do his work; and not one of the men of the house was inside.

एक दिन उनी आफ्ना काम गर्न घरभित्र प्रवेश गरे । घरभित्र कोही पनि मानिस थिएन ।

12 And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away.

तिनले उनको लुगा समातिन् र भनिन्, “मसँग सुत ।” उनले आफ्ना लुगा तिनकै हातमा छोडेर बाहिर भागे ।

13 And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,

जब योसेफ आफ्ना लुगा छोडेर बाहिर भागेका तिनले देखिन्,

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;

तिनले आफ्ना घरका मानिसहरूलाई बोलाएर भनिन्, “हेर, पोतीफरले हाम्रो बेइज्‍जत गर्न एउटा हिब्रूलाई ल्याउनुभएको छ । त्यो मकहाँ सुत्‍न भनेर आयो, अनि म चिच्याएँ ।

15 And hearing it he went running out without his coat.

जब त्यसले म चिच्‍याएकी सुन्यो, त्यसले आफ्ना लुगा मकहाँ छोडेर बाहिर भाग्यो ।”

16 And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.

तिनको मालिक घर नआउन्जेलसम्म तिनले त्यो लुगा आफ्नै साथमा राखिन् ।

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;

तिनले उनलाई यसरी वर्णन गरिन्, “तपाईंले हाम्रो निम्ति ल्याउनुभएको त्यो हिब्रू नोकर मेरो बेइज्‍जत गर्न मकहाँ आयो ।

18 And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat.

जब म चिच्‍याएँ, त्यसले आफ्ना लुगा मकहाँ छोडेर बाहिर भाग्यो ।”

19 And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.

आफ्नो नोकरले आफ्नी पत्‍नीलाई गरेको व्यवहार आफ्नी पत्‍नीबाट सुनेपछि तिनी रिसले चुर भए ।

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.

योसेफका मालिकले उनलाई झ्यालखानामा राखे जहाँ राजाका कैदीहरू राखिन्थे । उनी त्यही झ्यालखानामा थिए ।

21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.

तर परमप्रभु योसेफसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो र आफ्ना करारप्रति उहाँ भरोसायोग्य रहनुभयो । झ्यालखानाका हाकिमको नजरमा उहाँले उनलाई कृपादृष्‍टि दिनुभयो ।

22 And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.

झ्यालखानाका हाकिमले झ्यालखानाका सबै कैदीहरू योसेफको जिम्मामा दिए । तिनीहरूले गर्ने काममाथि योसेफकै निगरानी हुन्थ्यो ।

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.

उनको जिम्मामा भएका कुनै कुरामा त्यस झ्यालखानाका हाकिम चिन्तित हुँदैन थिए, किनभने परमप्रभु उनीसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो । उनले जे गर्थे, परमप्रभुले समृद्धि प्रदान गर्नुहुन्थ्यो ।