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.
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اسماعیلیان یوسف را به مصر بردند و او را به فوتیفار كه یكی از افسران فرعون كه فرماندهٔ محافظان کاخ بود، فروختند.
2Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
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خداوند با یوسف بود و به او در هركاری توفیق میبخشید. او در خانهٔ ارباب مصریاش ماند.
3His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand.
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فوتیفار دید كه خداوند با یوسف است و او را در هر كاری موفّق میسازد.
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.
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فوتیفار از او خوشش آمد و او را خادم مخصوص خود كرد و تمام داراییاش را به دست او سپرد.
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.
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از آن به بعد خداوند بهخاطر یوسف تمام دارایی آن مصری را چه در خانه و چه در صحرا بركت داد.
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.
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فوتیفار هرچه داشت به دست یوسف سپرد و دیگر كاری به كارهای خانه نداشت مگر غذایی كه میخورد.
یوسف خوش هیكل و زیبا بود.
7It happened after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.”
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بعد از مدّتی، زن اربابش به او علاقهمند شد و از او خواست تا با او همخواب شود.
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.
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یوسف خواهش او را رد كرد و گفت: «ببین، اربابم به خاطر اطمینانی كه به من دارد، همه چیز را به من سپرده و از هیچ چیز خبر ندارد.
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?”
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من دارای همان اختیاراتی هستم كه او هست. او هیچ چیزی را به غیراز تو از من مضایقه نكرده است من چطور میتوانم چنین كار خلافی را انجام دهم و علیه خدا گناه كنم؟»
10As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
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امّا او هر روز از یوسف میخواست كه با او همخواب شود و یوسف قبول نمیكرد.
11About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.
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امّا یک روز وقتی یوسف داخل خانه رفت تا كارهایش را انجام دهد، هیچیک از خدمتكاران در خانه نبودند.
12She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.
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زن فرمانده، ردای یوسف را گرفت و گفت: «بیا با من همخواب شو.» امّا او فرار كرد و بیرون رفت. درحالیکه لباسش در دست آن زن ماند.
13When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside,
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وقتی او دید كه یوسف ردای خود را جا گذاشته و از خانه فرار كرده،
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.
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خدمتكاران را صدا كرد و گفت: «نگاه كنید این عبرانی كه شوهرم به خانه آورده است، میخواست به ما توهین كند. او وارد اتاق من شد و میخواست مرا فریب بدهد و به من تجاوز كند. امّا من با صدای بلند فریاد كردم.
15It happened, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside.”
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وقتی او دید كه من فریاد میكنم، فرار كرد و ردایش را پیش من جا گذاشت.»
16She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
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آن زن ردای یوسف را پیش خودش نگاه داشت تا شوهرش به خانه آمد.
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,
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پس برای او هم جریان را اینطور تعریف كرد: «این غلام عبرانی كه تو او را آوردهای، به اتاق من وارد شد و خواست مرا فریب بدهد و به من توهین كند.
18and it happened, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside.”
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امّا وقتی من فریاد كردم، او فرار كرد و ردایش را پیش من جا گذاشت.»
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.
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وقتی ارباب یوسف این را شنید، خشمگین شد.
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.
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یوسف را گرفت و در زندانی كه زندانیان پادشاه در آن بودند زندانی كرد و او در آنجا ماند.
21But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
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امّا خداوند یوسف را بركت داد. بنابراین زندانبان از یوسف خوشش آمد.
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.
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او یوسف را سرپرست همهٔ زندانیان كرد و او مسئول تمام چیزهایی شد كه در زندان انجام میگرفت.
زندانبان بعد از آن به چیزهایی كه به دست یوسف سپرده شده بود كاری نداشت، زیرا خداوند با یوسف بود و او را در تمام كارهایی كه میكرد، موفّق میساخت.
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.
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زندانبان بعد از آن به چیزهایی كه به دست یوسف سپرده شده بود كاری نداشت، زیرا خداوند با یوسف بود و او را در تمام كارهایی كه میكرد، موفّق میساخت.