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.

1 En Josef is afgebring na Egipte; en Potifar, 'n hofdienaar van Farao, die owerste van die lyfwag, 'n Egiptiese man, het hom gekoop uit die hand van die Ismaeliete wat hom daarheen afgebring het.

2 En die HERE was met Josef, sodat hy 'n voorspoedige man was; en hy het in die huis van sy heer, die Egiptenaar, gebly.

3 En toe sy heer sien dat die HERE met hom was, en dat die HERE alles wat hy doen, in sy hand voorspoedig maak,

4 het Josef guns in sy oë gevind en hom gedien; en hy het hom aangestel oor sy huis, en alles wat in sy besit was, aan hom oorgegee.

5 En vandat hy hom aangestel het oor sy huis en oor alles wat in sy besit was, het die HERE die huis van die Egiptenaar geseënter wille van Josef; ja, die seën van die HERE was by alles wat syne was, in die huis en op die veld.

6 En hy het alles wat syne was, aan Josef oorgelaat, sodat hy met sy hulp van niks kennis geneem het nie as net van die brood wat hy geëet het. En Josef was skoon van gestalte en mooi van aansien.

7 N hierdie dinge het die vrou van sy heer haar oë na Josef opgeslaan en gesê: Kom hou gemeenskap met my.

8 Maar hy het geweier en aan die vrou van sy heer gesê: Kyk, deur my is dit dat my heer geen kennis neem van wat in die huis is nie; en alles wat syne is, het hy aan my oorgegee.

9 Hy is in hierdie huis nie groter as ek nie en het my niks onthou nie behalwe u, omdat u sy vrou is; hoe kan ek dan hierdie groot kwaad doen en sondig teen God?

10 En nadat sy met Josef dag n dag gespreek het, en hy na haar nie wou luister om by haar te lê om met haar gemeenskap te hou nie,

11 kom hy eendag in die huis om sy werk te doen terwyl niemand van die huisgenote binne was nie.

12 Toe gryp sy hom aan sy kleed en sê: Kom hou gemeenskap met my. Maar hy het sy kleed in haar hand laat agterbly en gevlug en na buite geloop.

13 Toe sy dan sien dat hy sy kleed in haar hand laat bly en buitentoe gevlug het,

14 roep sy na haar huisgenote en sê aan hulle: Kyk, hy het vir ons 'n Hebreeuse man hier gebring om met ons gek te skeer; hy het na my gekom om met my gemeenskap te hê, en ek het hard geskreeu;

15 en toe hy hoor dat ek my stem verhef en skreeu, het hy sy kleed by my laat agterbly en gevlug en na buite geloop.

16 En sy het sy kleed by haar neergelê totdat sy heer tuisgekom het.

17 En sy het hom met dieselfde woorde aangespreek en gesê: Die Hebreeuse kneg wat jy vir ons hier gebring het, het na my gekom om met my gek te skeer;

18 en toe ek my stem verhef en skreeu, het hy sy kleed by my laat agterbly en na buite gevlug.

19 Toe sy heer die woorde hoor waarmee sy vrou hom aanspreek: So en so het jou kneg aan my gedoen -- het hy baie kwaad geword;

20 en die heer van Josef het hom laat vang en hom in die gevangenis gesit op die plek waar die gevangenes van die koning opgesluit was; en hy was daar in die gevangenis.

21 Maar die HERE was met Josef, en Hy het goedertierenheid aan hom bewys en hom guns verleen in die oë van die owerste van die gevangenis.

22 En die owerste van die gevangenis het almal wat in die gevangenis opgesluit was, aan Josef toevertrou; en alles wat daar te doen was, het hy gedoen.

23 Die owerste van die gevangenis het glad nie na iets omgekyk wat aan hom toevertrou was nie, omdat die HERE met hom was; en wat hy doen, het die HERE voorspoedig laat wees.