1Iosif a fost dus în Egipt; şi Potifar, dregătorul lui Faraon, căpetenia străjerilor, un Egiptean, l -a cumpărat dela Ismaeliţii cari -l aduseseră acolo.
1Joseph 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.
2Domnul a fost cu Iosif, aşa că toate îi mergeau bine; el locuia în casa stăpînului său, Egipteanul.
2Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3Stăpînul lui a văzut că Domnul era cu el, şi că Domnul făcea să -i meargă bine ori dece se apuca.
3His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand.
4Iosif a căpătat mare trecere înaintea stăpînului său, care l -a luat în slujba lui, l -a pus mai mare peste casa lui, şi i -a încredinţat tot ce avea.
4Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
5De îndată ce Potifar l -a pus mai mare peste casa lui şi peste tot ce avea, Domnul a binecuvîntat casa Egipteanului, din pricina lui Iosif; şi binecuvîntarea Domnului a fost peste tot ce avea el, fie acasă, fie la cîmp.
5It happened from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of Yahweh was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.
6Egipteanul a lăsat pe mînile lui Iosif tot ce avea, şi n'avea altă grijă decît să mănînce şi să bea. Dar Iosif era frumos la statură, şi plăcut la chip.
6He 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.
7După cîtăva vreme, s'a întîmplat că nevasta stăpînului său a pus ochii pe Iosif, şi a zis: ,,Culcă-te cu mine!``
7It happened after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.”
8El n'a voit, şi a zis nevestei stăpînului său: ,,Vezi că stăpînul meu nu-mi cere socoteala de nimic din casă, şi mi -a dat pe mînă tot ce are.
8But 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.
9El nu este mai mare decît mine în casa aceasta, şi nu mi -a oprit nimic, afară de tine, pentrucă eşti nevasta lui. Cum aş putea să fac eu un rău atît de mare şi să păcătuiesc împotriva lui Dumnezeu?``
9He isn’t greater in this house than I, neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
10Măcar că ea vorbea în toate zilele lui Iosif, el n'a voit să se culce şi să se împreune cu ea.
10As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
11Într'o zi, cînd intrase în casă, ca să-şi facă lucrul, şi cînd nu era acolo nici unul din oamenii casei,
11About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.
12ea l -a apucat de haină, zicînd: ,,Culcă-te cu mine!`` El i -a lăsat haina în mînă, şi a fugit afară din casă.
12She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.
13Cînd a văzut ea că -i lăsase haina în mînă, şi fugise afară,
13When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside,
14a chemat oamenii din casă, şi le -a zis: ,,Vedeţi, ne -a adus un Evreu ca să-şi bată joc de noi! Omul acesta a venit la mine ca să se culce cu mine, dar eu am ţipat în gura mare.
14she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, “Behold, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.
15Şi, cînd a văzut că ridic glasul şi strig, şi -a lăsat haina lîngă mine şi a fugit afară.``
15It happened, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside.”
16Şi a pus haina lui Iosif lîngă ea pînă s'a întors acasă stăpînul lui.
16She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
17Atunci i -a vorbit astfel: ,,Robul acela evreu, pe care ni l-ai adus, a venit la mine ca să-şi bată joc de mine.
17She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,
18Şi cum am ridicat glasul şi am ţipat, şi -a lăsat haina lîngă mine, şi a fugit afară.``
18and it happened, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside.”
19După ce a auzit cuvintele nevestei sale, care -i zicea: ,,Iată ce mi -a făcut robul tău,`` stăpînul lui Iosif s'a mîniat foarte tare.
19It happened, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “This is what your servant did to me,” that his wrath was kindled.
20A luat pe Iosif, şi l -a aruncat în temniţă în locul unde erau închişi întemniţaţii împăratului; şi astfel Iosif a stat acolo, în temniţă.
20Joseph’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.
21Domnul a fost cu Iosif, şi Şi -a întins bunătatea peste el. L -a făcut să capete trecere înaintea mai marelui temniţei.
21But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22Şi mai marele temniţei a pus subt privegherea lui pe toţi întemniţaţii cari erau în temniţă. Şi nimic nu se făcea acolo decît prin el.
22The 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.
23Mai marele temniţei nu se mai îngrijea de nimic din ce avea Iosif în mînă, pentrucă Domnul era cu el. Şi Domnul îi dădea izbîndă în tot ce făcea.
23The 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.