The Book of Genesis, Chapter 39ΓΕΝΕΣΙΣ ΛΘ′

Ιωσηφ δὲ κατήχθη εἰς Αἴγυπτον· καὶ ἐκτήσατο αὐτὸν Πετεφρης ὁ εὐνοῦχος Φαραω ὁ ἀρχιμάγειρος, ἀνὴρ Αἰγύπτιος, ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν Ισμαηλιτῶν, οἳ κατήγαγον αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ.

Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Petephres the eunuch of Pharaoh, the chief cook, an Egyptian man, acquired him from the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

Καὶ ἦν κύριος μετὰ Ιωσηφ, καὶ ἦν ἀνὴρ ἐπιτυγχάνων· καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ αὐτοῦ τῷ Αἰγυπτίῳ.

And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a man who succeeds; and he came to be in the house alongside his Egyptian master.

εἶδεν δὲ ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ ὅτι κύριος μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὅτι πάντα ὅσα αὐτὸς ποιεῖ κύριος εὐοδοῖ ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ.

And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that everything that he himself did the LORD gave success to in his hands.

καὶ εὗρεν Ιωσηφ χάριν ἐναντίον τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ καὶ εὐηρέστει αὐτῷ· καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἦν αὐτῷ ἔδωκεν διὰ χειρὸς Ιωσηφ.

And Joseph found favor before his master, and he was pleasing to him; and he appointed him over his house, and everything that was his he gave into the hand of Joseph.

ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὸ κατασταθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ πάντα ὅσα ἦν αὐτῷ, καὶ εὐλόγησεν κύριος τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Αἰγυπτίου διὰ Ιωσηφ· καὶ ἐγένετο εὐλογία κυρίου ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ.

And it came to pass after he had been appointed over his house and over all that was his, that the LORD blessed the house of the Egyptian for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD came to be upon all his possessions in the house and in the field.

καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν πάντα ὅσα ἦν αὐτῷ εἰς χεῖρας Ιωσηφ, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει τῶν καθ᾿ αὑτὸν οὐδέν, πλὴν τοῦ ἄρτου οὗ ἤσθιεν αὐτός. καὶ ἦν Ιωσηφ καλὸς τῷ εἴδει καὶ ὡραῖος τῇ ὄψει σφόδρα.

And he entrusted everything that was his into the hands of Joseph, and he was not aware of anything concerning himself except the bread that he himself ate. And Joseph was beautiful in form and exceedingly handsome in appearance.

Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα καὶ ἐπέβαλεν ἡ γυνὴ τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῆς ἐπὶ Ιωσηφ καὶ εἶπεν· Κοιμήθητι μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ.

And it came to pass after these things that the wife of his master cast her eyes upon Joseph and said: 'Lie with me.'

ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἤθελεν, εἶπεν δὲ τῇ γυναικὶ τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ· Εἰ ὁ κύριός μου οὐ γινώσκει δι᾿ ἐμὲ οὐδὲν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ, καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἐστὶν αὐτῷ ἔδωκεν εἰς τὰς χεῖράς μου·

But he was unwilling, and he said to the wife of his master: 'See — my master does not concern himself with anything in the house because of me, and everything that is his he has given into my hands;'

καὶ οὐχ ὑπερέχει ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ οὐδεὶς ἐμοῦ, οὐδὲ ὑφεῖλέν τι ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ πλὴν σοῦ, διὰ τὸ σὲ γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ εἶναι· πῶς ποιήσω τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ πονηρὸν τοῦτο καὶ ἁμαρτήσομαι ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ;

'...and no one in this house is greater than I, nor has he withheld anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then shall I do this evil thing and sin before God?'

ἡνίκα δὲ ἐλάλει τῷ Ιωσηφ ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας, καὶ οὐχ ὑπήκουεν αὐτῇ καθεύδειν μετ᾿ αὐτῆς ἢ εἶναι μετ᾿ αὐτῆς.

And while she kept speaking to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, either to sleep with her or to be with her.

Ἐγένετο δὲ τοιαύτη τις ἡμέρα εἰσῆλθεν Ιωσηφ εἰς τὸν οἶκον ποιεῖν τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ· καὶ οὐδεὶς ἦν τῶν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ ἔσω ἐκεῖ.

And it came to pass on a certain such day that Joseph entered the house to do his work; and no one of those in the house was inside there.

καὶ ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἱματίου λέγουσα· Κοιμήθητι μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ. καὶ καταλιπὼν τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς ἔφυγεν καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἔξω.

And she seized him by his garment, saying: 'Lie with me.' And leaving his garment in her hands, he fled and went out outside.

ὡς δὲ εἶδεν ὅτι κατέλιπεν τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς καὶ ἔφυγεν ἔξω,

And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hands and had fled outside,

καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ὄντας ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς λέγουσα· Ἰδοὺ εἰσήγαγεν ἡμῖν παῖδα Ἑβραῖον ἐμπαίζειν ἡμῖν· εἰσῆλθεν πρός με λέγων· Κοιμήθητί μου, καὶ ἐβόησα φωνῇ μεγάλῃ·

she called those who were in the household and said to them: 'See — he has brought in to us a Hebrew slave to mock us! He came to me saying, "Lie with me!" and I cried out with a great voice;'

ὡς δὲ ἤκουσεν ὅτι ἦρα τὴν φωνήν μου καὶ ἐβόησα, καταλιπὼν τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ παρ᾿ ἐμοὶ ἔφυγεν καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἔξω.

'And when he heard that I raised my voice and cried out, leaving his garment beside me he fled and went out outside.'

καὶ κατέσχεν τὸ ἱμάτιον παρ᾿ ἑαυτῇ ἕως ἦλθεν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν οἶκον.

And she kept the garment beside her until his master came into the house.

καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ κατὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα λέγουσα· Εἰσῆλθεν πρός με ὁ παῖς ὁ Ἑβραῖος, ὃν εἰσήγαγες πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐμπαῖξαί μοι·

And she spoke to him according to these words, saying: 'The Hebrew slave, whom you brought in to us, came to me to mock me;'

ὡς δὲ ἦρα τὴν φωνήν μου καὶ ἐβόησα, καταλιπὼν τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ παρ᾿ ἐμοὶ ἔφυγεν ἔξω.

'And when I raised my voice and cried out, leaving his garment beside me he fled outside.'

ἐγένετο δέ, ὡς ἤκουσεν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ τὰ ῥήματα τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ, ἃ ἐλάλησεν πρὸς αὐτόν, ἐθυμώθη ὀργῇ.

And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife that she spoke to him, he was inflamed with anger.

καὶ λαβὼν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ αὐτὸν ἐνέβαλεν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ ὀχύρωμα, εἰς τὸν τόπον ἐν ᾧ οἱ δεσμῶται τοῦ βασιλέως κατέχονται ἐκεῖ· καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἐν τῷ ὀχυρώματι.

And his master took him and threw him into the stronghold, into the place where the king's prisoners are kept; and he was there in the stronghold.

καὶ ἦν κύριος μετὰ Ιωσηφ καὶ κατέχεεν αὐτοῦ ἔλεος, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν ἐναντίον τοῦ ἀρχιδεσμοφύλακος.

And the LORD was with Joseph and poured steadfast love upon him, and gave him favor before the chief jailer.

καὶ ἔδωκεν ὁ ἀρχιδεσμοφύλαξ τοὺς δεσμώτας πάντας ἐν τῷ ὀχυρώματι διὰ χειρὸς Ιωσηφ, καὶ πάντα ὅσα ποιοῦσιν ἐκεῖ αὐτὸς ἦν ποιῶν.

And the chief jailer gave all the prisoners in the stronghold into Joseph's hand, and everything that was done there, he himself was doing.

οὐκ ᾔδει ὁ ἀρχιδεσμοφύλαξ οὐδὲν δι᾿ αὐτόν, διότι κύριος ἦν μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ὅσα αὐτὸς ἐποίει, κύριος εὐώδου ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ.

The chief jailer paid no attention to anything in Joseph's charge, because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper in his hands.