Genesis 39 (EKA)

1Eji bo ko Josef song rehng a ne go Ijib, Potifa ji jolo nnea Ijib, ji jolo ntubesi awohng go ellong atubesi abalimiltum Fero, a ntubesi ababˈbaabe, ye wo gunu Josef goji anebe Ismeel ba ko-e no rehng o.Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

2Jehova jolo a Josef owo wahnge edi jo nob a Josef, á jolo go etahk ndeju ewe nnea Ijib.And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

3Eji ndeju ewe nyehne re Jehova jolo a ne, go fvfo Jehova tob ka-e efa go ejum ajehng ajehng ji á jo lim.When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

4Potifa bele eyebatahng a Josef, owo wahnge á rod-e lim ntubesi go ege a nlaaga. Á jolo nne no jo lim eltum a ne bad bad.Á lim-e Á lim-e á jo kpur nlaaga enye, fere yake nsol enye kpee kak-e go ebo nyi á bele no.Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.

5Bomo ngare nyi á lim-e ntubesi fere yake nsol nlaaga kake go ebo, Jehova fuulu nlaaga nyi nnea Ijib tib esi Josef. Elfuulu ni Jehova jolo go ejum ajehng ajehng ji Potifa bele no, jolo go nlaaga afi go ekulugbe.From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.

6Potifa yake ejum ajehng ajehng ji á bele no ka Josef, tib esi ji Josef jo kpur nsol, Potifa joom kpe kunu ekpu go ejum ajehng ajehng, sehngem nsol alehke nyi nyi á jo li. Josef gbo eljini fere nˈnob.So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

7Eji jolo ano nkala ndeju ewe yehke amahr kun-e, fere tong-e re, <<Ba noongo aname!>>and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

8Josef tˈten fere tong-e re, <<Tib eji nsol kpee wob-m go ebo, ntubesi ewame ejumjum lim ji ye kpo kpe gbiingi elne go ege etahk, ejum ajehng ajehng yeb yake kak-m go ebo.But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

9Nnene limm no kpˈgbale etahk jia ana me, ejumjum limm ji ntubesi ewame kala yake kak-m go ebo, sehngem wo ntahng ntahng, tibre wo nkal ewe wo. Bahke limi renan me n kehm limi elkohn ebi ejum ana jia, fere lim abiafem soodo Esowo.No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

10Jol ana á jo bˈbung a Josef efung abehng abehng, Josef jo tˈten elnoongo a ne, jol Josef lubem jol na a ne.Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

11Efung abehng Josef kehm yele ekpˈkpa re á song lim eltum ene, aloketum ba etahk jio kpee nnene jolem o ekpˈkpa.One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.

12Á kehm-e jabbe go ege ekpawobo, kehm bungu re, <<Ba noongo aname!>> Josef kehm yehke ekpawobo tv-e go, be lohng alatahk.She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.

13Eji á nyehne re yebyake ekpawobo tv-e ebo, fere be lohng alatahk,When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,

14á kehm lungu alokeltum ba etahk jio, kehm tongo bo re, <<Nyehnen nnea Hibru no bo ko-e ba ka-r re á ba nyok-r, nyehn ye go ma ba re á ba noongo aname, n kehm rabe.she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.

15Eji á wuku ana m ma rabe re tob-m wahn, owo á ma tahm ekpawobo sa go egame ejang, fere be lohng alatahk.>>When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

16Nnenkal noo bumu ekpawobo jio tete nlum ewe kehnge ba etahk.So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.

17Owo á kehm-e tubu eka re: <<Nju nnea Hibru no á ko-e ba ka-r eblohng ba re á ba nyok-m.Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,

18Ana n soro kehme elrabe re tob-m wahn, á soro tahm ekpawobo eje sa go egame ejang, fere be lohng alatahk.>>but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

19Eji Potifa wuku eka jio ji nkal ewe tub-e no re, <<Ana wo nju enya lim-m no,>> atahng kehm-e sahb rˈrak.When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.

20Á kehm rodo Josef nju enye song kak go ngbekobo, edi jio ji Fero kpo bum anebe agbekobo ebe. Ana Josef woomo o ngbekobo,So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,

21Jehova jolo a ne. Á tib-e nnoobo eljini, fere lim mbaaba ngbekobo jol eyebatahng a ne.the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

22Owo mbaaba agbekobo kehm limi re Josef fere jo kpur anebe agbekobo ba wob o kpee, fere tob jo kpur ejum ajehng ajehng ji bo kpˈlimi o.And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.

23Mbaaba agbekobo joom kpe kunu amahr go ejum ajehng ajehng ji á ma yake kak Josef go ebo, tibre Jehova jolo a ne, fere lim-e á li efa go ejum ajehng ajehng ji á jo lim.The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

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