¹And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down thither.

¹[Ny nanaovana an'i Josefa tao an-trano-maizina] Ary Josefa nentina nidina ho any Egypta; ary Potifara, lehilahy Egyptiana, tandapan'i Farao sady mpifehy ny mpiambina, no nividy azy tamin'ny Isimaelita, izay nitondra azy nidina tany.

²And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

²Ary Jehovah nomba an'i Josefa, dia lehilahy nambinina izy; ary nitoetra tao an-tranon'ilay Egyptiana tompony izy.

³And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

³Ary hitan'ny tompony fa nomban'i Jehovah izy, ka izay rehetra natao­ny dia nambinin'i Jehovah avokoa teo aminy.

⁴And Joseph found favour in his eyes, and attended on him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into his hand.

⁴Ary Josefa nahita fitia teo imason'ny tompony, ka dia nanompo azy; dia notendreny ho mpikarakara ny tao an-tranony, ary izay rehetra nananany dia natolony ho andraikiny.

⁵And it came to pass from the time he had set him over his house and all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was on all that he had in the house and in the field.

⁵Ary hatramin'izay nanendreny azy ho mpikarakara ny tao an-tranony mbamin'izay rehetra nananany dia notahin'i Jehovah ny tranon'ilay Egyptiana noho ny amin'i Josefa; ary ny fitahian'i Jehovah nomba izay rehetra nananany, na ny tao an-trano, na ny tany an-tsaha.

⁶And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and took cognizance of nothing with him, save the bread that he ate. And Joseph was of a beautiful form and of a beautiful countenance.

⁶Dia navelany ho andraikitr'i Josefa izay rehetra nananany; ary izy tsy nihevitra intsony izay rehetra nananany na inona na inona afa-tsy ny hanin-kohaniny ihany. Ary Josefa dia bikàna sady tsara tarehy.

⁷And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and said, Lie with me!

⁷Ary taorian'izany ny vadin'ny tompony nanopy ny masony hijery an'i Josefa ka nanao hoe: Avia handry amiko.

⁸But he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master takes cognizance of nothing with me: what is in the house, and all that he has, he has given into my hand.

⁸Dia nandà izy ka nanao tamin'ny vadin'ny tompony hoe: Indro, ny tompoko tsy mahalala izay tandremako ato an-trano, fa izay rehetra ananany dia efa natolony ho andraikitro avokoa.

⁹There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he withheld anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife; and how should I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

⁹Tsy misy lehibe noho izaho raha amin'ity trano ity, ary tsy misy zavatra narovany amiko afa-tsy ianao ihany, satria vadiny ianao; koa hataoko ahoana no hanao izany, ratsy lehibe izany ka hanota amin'Andriamanitra?

¹⁰And it came to pass as she spoke to Joseph day by day and he hearkened not to her, to lie with her [and] to be with her,

¹⁰Ary na dia niteny tamin'i Josefa isan'andro aza ravehivavy, dia tsy nety nanaiky azy handry aminy izy na hiara-mitoetra aminy.

¹¹that on a certain day he went into the house to do his business, and there was none of the men of the house there in the house.

¹¹Ary tamin'ny indray andro dia niditra tao an-trano Josefa hanao ny raharahany; ary sendra tsy nisy mpanompo tao an-trano tamin'izay.

¹²Then she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me! But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran out.

¹²Dia nisambotra azy tamin'ny akanjony ravehivavy ka nanao hoe : Avia handry amiko; fa navelan'i Josefa teo an-tànany ny akanjony, dia nandositra izy ka nivoaka teny ala-trano.

¹³And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled forth,

¹³Ary rehefa hitan-dravehivavy fa navelany teo an-tànany ny akanjony, sady lasa nandositra any ala-trano izy,

¹⁴that she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in a Hebrew man to us, to mock us: he came in to me, to lie with me; and I cried with a loud voice;

¹⁴dia niantso ny mpanompo izy ka nilaza taminy hoe: Indro, efa nampiditra lehilahy Hebreo tato amintsika hisangy antsika izy; nanatona ahy mba handry amiko iny, dia niantso tamin'ny feo mahery aho;

¹⁵and it came to pass when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled and went out.

¹⁵ary nony reny fa nanandratra ny feoko aho ka niantso, dia navelany teto anilako ny akanjony, ary nandositra iny ka lasa any ala-trano.

¹⁶And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.

¹⁶Dia napetra-dravehivavy teo anilany ny akanjon'i Josefa, mandra-pahatongan'ny tompony tao an-trano.

¹⁷And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew bondman that thou hast brought to us came in to me to mock me;

¹⁷Dia nilaza taminy izy araka ireo teny ireo ka nanao hoe: Nanatona ahy ilay andevolahy Hebreo, izay nentinao ho eto amintsika, mba hisangy ahy;

¹⁸and it came to pass as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled forth.

¹⁸ary rehefa nanandratra ny feoko aho ka niantso, dia navelany eto anilako ny akanjony, ka lasa nandositra any ala-trano izy.

¹⁹And it came to pass when his lord heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying, After this manner did thy bondman to me, that his wrath was kindled.

¹⁹Ary rehefa ren'ny tompony ny tenin'ny vadiny, izay niteny taminy ka nanao hoe: Araka ireo teny ireo no nataon'ilay andevolahinao tamiko, dia nirehitra ny fahatezerany.

²⁰And Joseph's lord took him and put him into the tower-house, [the] place where the king's prisoners were confined; and he was there in the tower-house.

²⁰Ary ny tompon'i Josefa dia naka azy ka nanao azy tao an-trano-maizina, izay fitoeran'ny mpifatotra diso tamin'ny mpanjaka; dia nitoetra tao an-trano-maizina izy.

²¹And Jehovah was with Joseph, and extended mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the chief of the tower-house.

²¹Nefa Jehovah nomba an'i Josefa sy namindra fo taminy ka nampahita fitia azy teo imason'ny mpitandrina ny trano-maizina.

²²And the chief of the tower-house committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the tower-house; and whatever they had to do there he did.

²²Dia natolotry ny mpitandrina ny trano-maizina ho andraikitr'i Josefa ny mpifatotra rehetra izay tao an-trano-maizina; ary izay rehetra nataony tao dia izy no antony.Ny mpitandrina ny trano-maizina tsy mba nikarakara na inona na inona izay efa mby an-tànany, satria Jehovah nomba an'i Josefa, ary izay nataony dia nambinin'i Jehovah.

²³The chief of the tower-house looked not to anything under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and what he did, Jehovah made it prosper.

²³Ny mpitandrina ny trano-maizina tsy mba nikarakara na inona na inona izay efa mby an-tànany, satria Jehovah nomba an'i Josefa, ary izay nataony dia nambinin'i Jehovah.