39:1 And Joseph was brought to
Potiphar was the Egyptian captain
who bought him from the Ishmaelites
which had taken him down there.
39:2 Now Yahweh was with Joseph
and he became successful
living in his Egyptian master’s house.
39:3 His master came to understand
that Yahweh was with him
and that Yahweh helped him succeed
in everything he did.
39:4 Thus Joseph found favor in his eyes
and became his servant.
He put him in charge
of his household
and all that he owned.
39:5 While he put him in charge
of his household
and all he owned
Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house.
Because of Joseph Yahweh’s blessings
came upon his house
and all of his property.
39:6 He let everything he owned
be the responsibility of Joseph.
He was not concerned
with what he had
except the food he ate.
Joseph was groomed and attractive.
39:7 Later on his master's wife
began to admire Joseph.
She asked Joseph to sleep with her.
39:8 But he refused.
He told her:
My master is not concerned
with his worldly possessions.
He has entrusted
all he owns to me.
39:9 No one in this house is above me.
My master withheld nothing but you
because you are his wife.
How could I do such wickedness
and make such an offense to God?
39:10 Even though she cajoled
Joseph each and every day
he refused to sleep with her
or even to be with her.
39:11 One day he went in the house
to attend to his duties
and the household servants had left.
39:12 She grabbed him by his robe
asking him to sleep with her.
He ran out of the house
and left her holding his robe.
39:13 As soon as she understood
he had left her holding his robe
and fled the house
39:14 she called out
to her household servants:
See, this Hebrew is making a fool of us.
He came in to sleep with me
before I screamed.
39:15 Once he heard me yelling for help
he fled out of the house
and left his robe next to me.
39:16 She laid his robe next to her
until his master returned home.
39:17 Then she spoke to him saying:
The Hebrew servant you brought in
approached me and made a fool of me.
39:18 But once I screamed for help
he left his robe with me
and ran out.
39:19 When his master heard
his wife’s tale of how
his servant mistreated her
he burned with anger.
39:20 Joseph's master seized him
and put him in prison
where the king's prisoners were held.
And he remained jailed.
39:21 But Yahweh was with him.
And He showed him kindness
and allowed him to be favored
by the warden of the prison.
39:22 So the prison warden made Joseph
responsible for everyone in the prison
so they did whatever he requested.
39:23 The prison warden wasn’t concerned
about anything under Joseph's care
because Yahweh was with Joseph
which allowed him to succeed.
