[1] Joseph 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. [2] Yahweh was with Joseph,
and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the
Egyptian. [3] His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made
all that he did prosper in his hand. [4] Joseph 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. [5] It 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. [6] He 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 handsome, and well-favored. [7] It happened
after these things, that his master`s wife cast her eyes on Joseph; and she
said, "Lie with me." [8] But 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. [9] He 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?" [10]
It happened that as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he didn`t listen
to her, to lie by her, or to be with her. [11] It happened about this time,
that he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men
of the house inside. [12] She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with
me!" He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside. [13] It
happened, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had
run outside, [14] that she 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. [15] It happened,
when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment
by me, and ran outside." [16] She laid up his garment by her, until his
master came home. [17] She spoke to him according to these words, saying,
"The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,
[18] and it happened, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his
garment by me, and ran outside." [19] It 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. [20] Joseph`s master took
him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king`s prisoners were
bound, and he was there in the custody. [21] But Yahweh was with Joseph,
and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper
of the prison. [22] The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph`s hand all
the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was the
doer of it. [23] The 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.
