1 Juozapą nuvedė į Egiptą, ir egiptietis Potifaras, faraono rūmų valdininkas, sargybos viršininkas, jį nupirko iš izmaelitų.

2 Ir Viešpats buvo su Juozapu, ir jam viskas sekėsi. Jis gyveno savo valdovo, egiptiečio, namuose.

3 Jo valdovas pastebėjo, kad Viešpats buvo su juo ir kad visa, ką jis darė, Viešpats laimino.

4 Juozapas rado Potifaro akyse malonę; jis tarnavo jam, ir tas paskyrė jį savo namų prievaizdu, ir visa pavedė jam tvarkyti.

5 Nuo to laiko, kai jis paskyrė Juozapą prievaizdu savo namuose, Viešpats laimino egiptiečio namus dėl Juozapo; Viešpaties palaima buvo ant visko, ką jis turėjo namuose ir laukuose.

6 Jis visa, ką turėjo, pavedė Juozapui; pats niekuo nesirūpino, tik maistu, kurį valgė. Juozapas buvo dailus ir gražaus veido.

7 Po kurio laiko jo valdovo žmona atkreipė dėmesį į Juozapą ir tarė: "Sugulk su manimi".

8 Bet jis jai atsakė: "Mano valdovas niekuo nesirūpina ir visa, ką jis turi, atidavė į mano rankas.

9 Šiuose namuose nėra didesnio už mane, ir jis nieko man nedraudžia išskyrus tave, nes tu esi jo žmona. Kaip tad galėčiau padaryti tokią piktadarystę ir nusidėti prieš Dievą?"

10 Ji kiekvieną dieną kalbino Juozapą, tačiau jis nesutiko sugulti ir būti su ja.

11 Vieną dieną Juozapas atėjo į namus savo reikalais ir nieko daugiau tuo metu namuose nebuvo.

12 Ji nutvėrė jį už jo drabužio ir sakė: "Sugulk su manimi". Bet jis, išsinėręs iš drabužio, ištrūko ir išbėgo laukan.

13 Pamačiusi, kad jis paliko savo drabužį jos rankoje ir išbėgo laukan,

14 ji pasišaukė namiškius ir jiems tarė: "Žiūrėkite! Jis atvedė mums vyrą, hebrają, kad tas tyčiotųsi iš mūsų. Jis atėjo pas mane, norėdamas sugulti su manimi, bet aš ėmiau garsiai šaukti.

15 Kai jis išgirdo mane šaukiant, paliko drabužį pas mane ir išbėgo".

16 Ji pasilaikė jo drabužį, kol grįžo valdovas.

17 Tada ji tais pačiais žodžiais kalbėjo jam: "Pas mane atėjo tas vergas, hebrajas, kurį mums atvedei, kad pasityčiotų iš manęs.

18 Bet kai aš pradėjau garsiai šaukti, jis paliko savo drabužį pas mane ir išbėgo".

19 Valdovas, išgirdęs žmonos žodžius, kuriais ji kalbėjo: "Taip tavo vergas pasielgė su manimi", užsidegė pykčiu.

20 Ir Juozapo valdovas paėmė jį, ir atidavė į kalėjimą, kur kalėjo karaliaus kaliniai.

21 Bet Viešpats buvo su Juozapu ir parodė jam savo gailestingumą, ir davė jam rasti malonę kalėjimo viršininko akyse.

22 Šis pavedė Juozapui rūpintis visais kaliniais ir visi darbai buvo jo priežiūroje.

23 Kalėjimo viršininkas niekuo nesidomėjo, kas buvo Juozapui pavesta, nes Viešpats buvo su juo ir visuose darbuose jam duodavo sėkmę.

1 Joseph 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. 2 Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand. 4 Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and Potiphar made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 From 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. 6 He 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. 7 After these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she said, "Lie with me."

8 But 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. 9 No 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?"

10 As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 11 About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside. 12 She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me!"

He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside. 13 When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside, 14 she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, "Behold, he has brought a Hebrew in to us to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice. 15 When he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside." 16 She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. 17 She spoke to him according to these words, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me, 18 and as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside."

19 When 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. 20 Joseph’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. 21 But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 The 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. 23 The 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.