Genesis 39

1 Igitur Ioseph ductus est in Ægyptum, emitque eum Putiphar eunuchus Pharaonis, princeps exercitus, vir Ægyptius, de manu Ismaelitarum, a quibus perductus erat.

Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh who was captain of the guard and an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down there.

2 Fuitque Dominus cum eo, et erat vir in cunctis prospere agens: habitavitque in domo domini sui,

Yahweh was with Joseph and he became a prosperous man. He lived in the house of his Egyptian master.

3 qui optime noverat Dominum esse cum eo, et omnia, quæ gerebat, ab eo dirigi in manu illius.

His master saw that Yahweh was with him and that Yahweh prospered everything that he did.

4 Invenitque Ioseph gratiam coram domino suo, et ministrabat ei, a quo præpositus omnibus gubernabat creditam sibi domum, et universa quæ ei tradita fuerant:

Joseph found favor in his sight. He served Potiphar. Potiphar made Joseph manager over his house, and everything that he possessed, he put under his care.

5 benedixitque Dominus domui Ægyptii propter Ioseph, et multiplicavit tam in ædibus quam in agris cunctam eius substantiam:

It came about from the time that he made him manager over his house and over everything he possessed, that Yahweh blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph. The blessing of Yahweh was on everything that Potiphar had in the house and in the field.

6 nec quidquam aliud noverat, nisi panem quo vescebatur. Erat autem Ioseph pulchra facie, et decorus aspectu.

Potiphar put everything that he had under Joseph's care. He did not have to think about anything except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and attractive.

7 Post multos itaque dies iniecit domina sua oculos suos in Ioseph, et ait: Dormi mecum.

It came about after this that his master's wife lusted for Joseph. She said, “Sleep with me.”

8 Qui nequaquam acquiescens operi nefario, dixit ad eam: Ecce dominus meus, omnibus mihi traditis, ignorat quid habeat in domo sua:

But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Look, my master does not pay attention to what I do in the house, and he has put everything that he owns under my care.

9 nec quidquam est quod non in mea sit potestate, vel non tradiderit mihi, præter te, quæ uxor eius es: Quo modo ergo possum hoc malum facere, et peccare in Deum meum?

No one is greater in this house than I am. 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 Huiuscemodi verbis per singulos dies et mulier molesta erat adolescenti: et ille recusabat stuprum.

She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her or to be with her.

11 Accidit autem quadam die ut intraret Ioseph domum, et operis quippiam absque arbitris faceret:

It came about one day that he went into the house to do his work. None of the men of the house were there in the house.

12 et illa, apprehensa lacinia vestimenti eius, diceret: Dormi mecum. Qui relicto in manu eius pallio fugit, et egressus est foras.

She caught him by his clothes and said, “Sleep with me.” He left his clothing in her hand, fled, and went outside.

13 Cumque vidisset mulier vestem in manibus suis, et se esse contemptam,

It came about, when she saw that he had left his clothing in her hand and had fled outside,

14 vocavit ad se homines domus suæ, et ait ad eos: En introduxit virum Hebræum, ut illuderet nobis: ingressus est ad me, ut coiret mecum: cumque ego succlamassem,

that she called to the men of her house and told them, “See, Potiphar has brought in a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to sleep with me, and I screamed.

15 et audisset vocem meam, reliquit pallium quod tenebam, et fugit foras.

It came about when he heard me scream, that he left his clothing with me, fled, and went outside.”

16 In argumentum ergo fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum,

She set his clothing next to her until his master came home.

17 et ait: Ingressus est ad me servus Hebræus quem adduxisti ut illuderet mihi:

She told him this explanation, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us, came in to mock me.

18 cumque audisset me clamare, reliquit pallium quod tenebam, et fugit foras.

It came about that when I screamed, he left his clothing with me and fled outside.”

19 His auditis dominus, et nimium credulus verbis coniugis, iratus est valde:

It came about that, when his master heard the explanation his wife told him, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became very angry.

20 tradiditque Ioseph in carcerem, ubi vincti regis custodiebantur, et erat ibi clausus.

Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. He was there in the prison.

21 Fuit autem Dominus cum Ioseph, et misertus illius dedit ei gratiam in conspectu principis carceris.

But Yahweh was with Joseph and showed covenant faithfulness to him. He gave him favor in the sight of the prison warden.

22 Qui tradidit in manu illius universos vinctos qui in custodia tenebantur: et quidquid fiebat, sub ipso erat.

The prison warden gave into Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, Joseph was in charge of it.

23 Nec noverat aliquid, cunctis ei creditis: Dominus enim erat cum illo, et omnia opera eius dirigebat.

The prison warden did not worry about anything that was in his hand, because Yahweh was with him. Whatever he did, Yahweh prospered.