Josef ble ført ned til Egypt, og Potifar, Faraos hoffmann, kommandøren for livvaktene, en egypter, kjøpte ham fra ismaelittene som hadde ført ham dit.

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

Herren var med Josef, og han ble en fremgangsrik mann mens han var i huset til sin egyptiske herre.

The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the house of his Egyptian master.

Hans herre så at Herren var med ham, og at Herren lot alt han gjorde lykkes i hans hånd.

His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did.

Josef vant velvilje i hans øyne, tjente ham, og han satte ham over sitt hus og betrodde ham alt han eide.

Joseph found favor in his master's eyes and became his personal servant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted everything he owned to his care.

Fra det øyeblikket han satte ham over sitt hus og alt han eide, velsignet Herren egypterens hus for Josefs skyld. Herrens velsignelse var over alt han hadde, både i huset og på marken.

From the time he put Joseph in charge of his household and all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph. The LORD's blessing was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.

Han etterlot alt han hadde i Josefs hånd, og han bekymret seg ikke om noe annet enn maten han spiste. Josef var velskapt og vakker.

So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; with Joseph in charge, he paid no attention to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

Etter en tid skjedde det at hans herres kone kastet sitt blikk på Josef og sa: "Ligg med meg!"

After some time, his master's wife looked at Joseph with desire and said, "Sleep with me."

Men han nektet og sa til sin herres kone: "Min herre kjenner ikke til noe i sitt hus sammen med meg, og alt han har, har han overgitt i min hånd.

But Joseph refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

Han har ikke større makt i huset enn meg, og han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg unntatt deg, siden du er hans kone. Hvordan skulle jeg da kunne gjøre denne store ondskap og synde mot Gud?"

"No one in this house is greater than I am. He has not withheld anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?"

Og selv om hun snakket til Josef dag etter dag, nektet han å ligge ved siden av henne eller være med henne.

Though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to lie with her or even be with her.

På en dag da han gikk inn i huset for å gjøre sitt arbeid, og ingen av husfolkene var inne,

One day, Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the household servants was inside.

grep hun ham i kappen hans og sa: "Ligg med meg!" Men han forlot kappen i hånden hennes, flyktet og gikk ut.

She caught him by his garment and said, "Sleep with me!" But Joseph left his garment in her hand, ran away, and went outside.

Da hun så at han hadde forlatt kappen i hånden hennes og flyktet ut,

When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside,

ropte hun til husets menn og sa til dem: "Se, han har ført en hebraisk mann til oss for å håne oss! Han kom til meg for å ligge med meg, men jeg ropte med høy røst.

she called her household servants and said to them, "Look, this Hebrew man has been brought to us to mock us! He came to me to lie with me, but I screamed loudly.

Da han hørte at jeg løftet min stemme og ropte, forlot han kappen sin hos meg og flyktet ut av huset.

When he heard me raise my voice and scream, he left his garment beside me and ran outside."

Hun la kappen hans ved siden av seg, inntil hans herre kom hjem.

She kept his garment beside her until his master came home.

Så talte hun til ham på samme vis, og sa: "Hans navn er Hebreeren som du har brakt hit til oss for å håne meg.

Then she told him this story: "That Hebrew servant you brought to us came to mock me.

Da jeg løftet min stemme og ropte, forlot han kappen sin hos meg og flyktet ut."

But when I raised my voice and screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled outside."

Da hans herre hørte sin kones ord som hun talte til ham, sa hun: "Slik har din tjener gjort mot meg!" Da ble hans vrede opptent.

When his master heard the story that his wife told him, saying, "This is how your servant treated me," his anger burned.

Og Josefs herre tok ham og satte ham i fengselet, det stedet hvor kongens fanger satt fast. Og han var der i fengselet.

So Joseph's master took him and put him in the prison where the king's prisoners were held, and he remained there.

Men Herren var med Josef og viste ham miskunn, og ga ham yndest i øynene til fengselets overhode.

But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

Fengselets overhode satte alle fangene i Josef sin hånd, og alt som ble gjort der, det gjorde han.

The warden put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners, and he was responsible for whatever happened there.

Fengselets overhode så ikke etter noe som lå i hans hånd, fordi Herren var med ham, og alt han gjorde lot Herren lykkes.

The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him and gave him success in whatever he did.