1 Josef ble ført ned til Egypt, og Potifar, en egypter som var en høytstående offiser i faraos hus, kjøpte ham fra ismaelittene som hadde ført ham dit.

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.

2 Og Herren var med Josef, og han gjorde det godt; han bodde i huset til sin herre, egypteren.

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

3 Og hans herre så at Herren var med ham, og gjorde at alt han gjorde lyktes.

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

4 Og han hadde stor respekt for Josef som sin tjener, så han satte ham over sitt hus og ga ham ansvar for alt han eide.

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.

5 Fra den tiden han satte ham til forvalter og ga ham ansvar for all eiendommen, var Herrens velsignelse over egypteren, på grunn av Josef; Herrens velsignelse var over alt han hadde, både i huset og på marken.

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.

6 Og han ga Josef kontroll over all sin eiendom, uten å holde rede på noe, bortsett fra maten han selv spiste. Nå var Josef meget vakker både i skikkelse og ansikt.

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.

7 Og etter en tid begynte hans herres hustru å kaste sine øyne på Josef og sa til ham: Vær min elsker.

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

8 Men han nektet og sa til henne: Min herre holder ikke rede på hva jeg gjør i huset, og har satt all sin eiendom under min kontroll.

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;

9 Ingen har mer myndighet i dette huset enn jeg; han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg unntatt deg, fordi du er hans hustru. Hvordan kan jeg da gjøre denne store ondskapen og synde mot Gud?

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?

10 Og dag etter dag fortsatte hun å be Josef komme til henne og være hennes elsker, men han ville ikke høre på henne.

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.

11 En dag gikk han inn i huset for å gjøre sitt arbeid, og det var ingen av husets menn inne.

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

12 Og mens hun holdt i kappen hans, sa hun: Kom til min seng; men han slapp kappen og løp sin vei.

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

13 Da hun så at han hadde flyktet, lot hun henne beholde kappen hans,

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

14 Kalte hun til husets menn og sa til dem: Se, han har latt en hebreer komme hit for å gjøre narr av oss; han kom til min seng, og jeg ropte høyt.

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;

15 Da han hørte det, løp han ut uten kappen sin.

And hearing it he went running out without his coat.

16 Og hun holdt kappen hans hos seg til hans herre kom hjem.

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

17 Deretter fortalte hun ham den samme historien, og sa: Den hebraiske tjeneren du har tatt inn i vårt hus, kom for å gjøre narr av meg.

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;

18 Og da jeg ropte høyt, løp han ut uten kappen sin.

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

19 Da hans herre hørte sin kones beretning om hva tjeneren hadde gjort, ble han meget sint.

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

20 Og Josefs herre tok ham og satte ham i fengsel, der kongens fanger ble holdt, og han var der i fengselet.

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.

21 Men Herren var med Josef, og var god mot ham, og gjorde fengselsvokteren til hans venn.

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

22 Og fengselsvokteren satte alle fangene under Josefs ansvar, og han var ansvarlig for alt som ble gjort der.

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

23 Og fengselsvokteren brydde seg ikke om noe som var under hans tilsyn, fordi Herren var med ham; og Herren gjorde at alt han gjorde lyktes.

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.