Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 1 UDB Meanwhile, the descendants of Ishmael took Joseph down to Egypt. There Potiphar bought Joseph from them. Potiphar was an Egyptian who was one of the king's officials and the captain of the king's palace guards. BSB BSB: 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.
2 UDB Because Yahweh helped Joseph, he was able to do his work very well. He worked in the house of his Egyptian master. BSB BSB: And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
3 UDB His master saw that Yahweh was helping Joseph and enabling him to succeed in everything that he did. BSB BSB: When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
4 UDB Joseph's master was pleased with him, so he appointed him to be his personal servant. Then he appointed him to be the one who would take care of everything in his household and all of his possessions. BSB BSB: 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.
5 UDB From the time Potiphar appointed Joseph to take care of everything in his household and all that he owned, Yahweh blessed the people who lived in Potiphar's house because of Joseph. He also caused Potiphar's crops to grow well. BSB BSB: 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.
6 UDB Potiphar allowed Joseph to take care of everything that he owned. Potiphar needed to decide only about the food he ate. He did not worry about anything else in his house. Now Joseph was well built and handsome. BSB BSB: 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,
7 UDB Because of that, after a while, his master's wife started to look fondly at Joseph. So one day she said to him, "Sleep with me!" BSB BSB: and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
8 UDB But he refused, saying to his master's wife, "Listen! My master is not concerned about anything in this house. He has appointed me to take care of everything that he owns. BSB BSB: 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.
9 UDB No one in this household has more authority than I do. The only thing that he has not allowed me to have is you, because you are his wife! So how could I do this wicked thing that you are asking me to do? I would be sinning against God if I did that!" BSB BSB: 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?”
10 UDB She kept on asking Joseph day after day to sleep with her, but he refused. He would not even go near her. BSB BSB: Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
11 UDB One day Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the other household servants were in the house. BSB BSB: One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
12 UDB Potiphar's wife grabbed his clothing and said, "Sleep with me!" Joseph ran out of the house, but his clothing was still in her hand! BSB BSB: She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
Joseph Falsely Imprisoned 13 UDB When she saw that he had run outside leaving his clothing in her hand, BSB BSB: When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
14 UDB she called the household servants. She said to them, "Look! This Hebrew man that my husband brought to us is insulting us! He came into where I was and tried to force me to sleep with him, but I screamed loudly. BSB BSB: 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.
15 UDB As soon as he heard me scream, he left his clothing with me and ran outside!" BSB BSB: When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
16 UDB She kept the clothing beside her until her husband, Joseph's master, came home. BSB BSB: So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
17 UDB Then she told him this story: "That Hebrew slave whom you brought here came into where I was and tried to force me to sleep with him! BSB BSB: Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
18 UDB As soon as I screamed loudly, he ran outside, leaving his clothing beside me!" BSB BSB: but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
19 UDB When Joseph's master heard this story that his wife told him, and when she said, "This is how your slave treated me," he was very angry. BSB BSB: When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
20 UDB Joseph's master took Joseph and put him in prison, in the place where all the king's prisoners were put, and Joseph stayed there. BSB BSB: 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,
21 UDB But Yahweh was kind to Joseph and helped him because of his covenant with his ancestors; he caused the prison warden to be pleased with him. BSB BSB: the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
22 UDB So the prison warden put Joseph in charge of all those who were in the prison, and in charge of all the work that was done there. BSB BSB: And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.
23 UDB The warden was not concerned with anything that Joseph was taking care of, because Yahweh helped Joseph to do all his work well. BSB BSB: 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.