Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
1 Now the Ishmaelites had taken Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, one of the king's officers, who was the captain of the palace guard. 2 The Lord was with Joseph and made him successful. He lived in the house of his Egyptian master, 3 who saw that the Lord was with Joseph and had made him successful in everything he did. 4 Potiphar was pleased with him and made him his personal servant; so he put him in charge of his house and everything he owned. 5 From then on, because of Joseph the Lord blessed the household of the Egyptian and everything that he had in his house and in his fields. 6 Potiphar turned over everything he had to the care of Joseph and did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
Joseph was well-built and good-looking, 7 and after a while his master's wife began to desire Joseph and asked him to go to bed with her. 8 He refused and said to her, “Look, my master does not have to concern himself with anything in the house, because I am here. He has put me in charge of everything he has. 9 I have as much authority in this house as he has, and he has not kept back anything from me except you. How then could I do such an immoral thing and sin against God?” 10 Although she asked Joseph day after day, he would not go to bed with her.
11 But one day when Joseph went into the house to do his work, none of the house servants was there. 12 She caught him by his robe and said, “Come to bed with me.” But he escaped and ran outside, leaving his robe in her hand. 13 When she saw that he had left his robe and had run out of the house, 14 she called to her house servants and said, “Look at this! This Hebrew that my husband brought to the house is insulting us. He came into my room and tried to rape me, but I screamed as loud as I could. 15 When he heard me scream, he ran outside, leaving his robe beside me.”
16 She kept his robe with her until Joseph's master came home. 17 Then she told him the same story: “That Hebrew slave that you brought here came into my room and insulted me. 18 But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his robe beside me.”
19 Joseph's master was furious 20 and had Joseph arrested and put in the prison where the king's prisoners were kept, and there he stayed. 21 But the Lord was with Joseph and blessed him, so that the jailer was pleased with him. 22 He put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and made him responsible for everything that was done in the prison. 23 The jailer did not have to look after anything for which Joseph was responsible, because the Lord was with Joseph and made him succeed in everything he did.
1 Bet Jāzeps tika novests uz Ēģipti, un ēģiptietis Potifars, faraona galma vīrs, sardzes priekšnieks, to nopirka no ismaēliešiem, kas viņu turp bija noveduši.
2 Bet tas Kungs bija ar Jāzepu un visam, ko vien tas darīja, lika labi izdoties. Un viņš piemājoja sava kunga, ēģiptieša, namā.
3 Kad viņa īpašnieks redzēja, ka tas Kungs bija ar viņu, un ka visam, ko vien tas darīja, tas Kungs lika viņa rokās labi sekmēties,
4 Tad Jāzeps atrada labvēlību viņa acīs, viņam kalpodams, un viņš to iecēla par sava nama pārvaldnieku un ielika visu, kas tam bija, viņa rokās.
5 Un no tā laika, kad viņš to bija iecēlis par pārvaldnieku savam namam un pār visu, kas tam bija, tas Kungs svētīja Jāzepa dēļ ēģiptieša namu, un tā Kunga svētība bija pār visu, kas tam piederēja, ir namā, ir tīrumā.
6 Viņš uzticēja visu, kas tam bija, Jāzepa rokām, un viņš nerūpējās pats ne par ko, izņemot par maizi, ko tas ēda. Bet Jāzeps bija skaists augumā un glīts izskatā.
7 Un pēc visiem šiem notikumiem gadījās, ka viņa kunga sieva meta savas acis uz Jāzepu un sacīja: „Guli pie manis.“
8 Bet viņš to noraidīja un sacīja sava kunga sievai: „Redzt, mans kungs nerūpējas ne par ko, kas te namā, un visu, kas tam pieder, viņš devis manās rokās.
9 Viņš pats šinī namā nav lielāks par mani, un viņš man neko nav šinī namā aizliedzis kā vien tevi, tāpēc ka tu esi viņa sieva. Kā lai es darītu tik lielu ļaunumu un grēkotu pret Dievu?“
10 Un notika, ka viņa diendienām tā runāja ar Jāzepu, bet viņš to neklausīja un negāja gulēt pie viņas.
11 Tad kādu dienu, kad viņš bija ienācis namā, lai padarītu savu darbu, un neviens cilvēks no nama ļaudīm negadījās klāt,
12 Viņa sagrāba to pie viņa drēbēm, sacīdama: „Guli ar mani.“ Bet viņš atstāja savas drēbes tās rokās, bēga un izskrēja ārā.
13 Kad nu tā redzēja, ka viņš savas drēbes ir pametis viņas rokās un izbēdzis ārā,
14 Tā sasauca savus ļaudis un sacīja tiem: „Redziet, viņš atvedis pie mums šo ebrēju vīru, lai mūs apsmietu; viņš nāca pie manis, lai ar mani gulētu, bet es sāku skaļā balsī kliegt.
15 Un notikās, kad tas kļuva dzirdams, jo es savu balsi biju pacēlusi un brēcu, tad tas pameta savas drēbes pie manis un izbēga ārā.“
16 Un viņa paturēja tā drēbes pie sevis līdz tam laikam, kad viņas vīrs atgriezās savā namā.
17 Tad tā sacīja tam šos vārdus: „Tas ebrēju kalps, kupu tu esi mums atvedis, nāca mani piesmiet.
18 Un tiklīdz es pacēlu savu balsi un kliedzu, viņš pameta savas drēbes pie manis un izbēga ārā.“
19 Kad nu viņa kungs dzirdēja savas sievas stāstu, kādu tā viņam izstāstīja, kādu pārestību viņa kalps tai bija nodarījis, viņš iekaisa dusmās.
20 Un Jāzepa kungs paņēma to un iemeta cietumā, vietā, kur ķēniņa apcietinātie tika apsargāti, un nu viņš atradās tur, cietumā.
21 Bet tas Kungs bija ar Jāzepu, un lika tam atrast žēlastību, un tas ieguva labvēlību cietuma priekšnieka acīs.
22 Un cietuma priekšnieks uzticēja Jāzepam visus apcietinātos, kas bija cietumā, un visu, kas tur bija darāms, to viņš darīja.
23 Un cietuma priekšnieks pats nerūpējās ne par vienu lietu, ko tas bija nodevis viņa rokā, tāpēc ka tas Kungs bija ar viņu un visu, ko vien viņš darīja; tas Kungs bija tas, kas lika tam labi izdoties.
