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Genesis 39
39
Genesis
Joseph
Gofa
Joseph
, person
Egypt
, place
Pharaoh
, person
Potiphar
, person
Gofa
Berean Standard Bible
1
GOFE
እስማኤላ አሳት ዮሰፋ ግብፀ ቢታ ኤፍዶሶና። ግብፀ ካዋ ሞርናታፐ እሱዋስ፥ ካዋ ናገይሳታ ሀላቃስ ዮሰፋ ባይዝዶሶና።
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
GOFE
ጎዳይ ዮሰፋራ ደእያ ግሾ፥ እ ኦꬅያባ ኡባ እያዉ እንጀይስ። ያትን፥ ባ ግብፀ ጎዳ ሶን ደእስ።
BSB
BSB:
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
3
GOFE
ጎዳይ እያራ ደኤይሳነ እ ኦꬅያባ ኡባ እያዉ እንጀይዳይሳ ጶፅፋር በእዳ ዎደ፥
BSB
BSB:
When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
4
GOFE
ዮሰፋ ዶስስ፥ ባዉ ማታ ኦሳንቾ ኦꬅስ። ጶፅፋር እያ ባ ኬꬃ ቦላነ ባዉ ደእያባ ኡባ ቦላ ሹምስ።
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
GOFE
ሄ ዎደፐ ዶምድ፥ ጎዳይ ግብፀ ኡራ ኬꬃ ዮሰፋ ግሾ አንጅስ። ጎዳ አንጆይ ጶፅፋራ ሶንነ እያ ጋደን ደእያባ ኡባ ቦላ ዎꬍስ።
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
GOFE
ሄሳ ግሾ፥ እ ምያ ካꬃፈ አትሽን፥ ባዉ ደእያ ሀራባ ኡባ ዮሰፋ ኩሸን ሼꬍስ። ዮሰፍ የገልስነ ማላ ሎኦ አስ።
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
GOFE
ጉꬃ ዎደፐ ጉየ፥ እያ ጎዳ ማችያ ዮሰፋ በአዳ፥ “ሃያ፥ ታራ ዝንአ” ያጋሱ።
BSB
BSB:
and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
8
GOFE
ሽን እ እፅድ፥ ኢኮ፥ “በአ፥ ታ ጎዳይ፥ ባዉ ደእያባ ኡባ ታ ኩሸን የግዳ ግሾ፥ ባ ሶን ደእያባስ አይኮካ ህርገና።
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
GOFE
ሀ ሶን ታፐ አይ ኦንካ ባዋ። ኔኒ እያ ማቾ ግድያ ግሾ፥ ኔፐ አትሽን፥ ሀራ፥ እ ታዉ እሞናባይ ባዋ። ያትን፥ ታኒ ዋታዳ ሀይሳ መላ ዳሮ ኢታባ ሀናዳ ፆሳ ቦላ ናጋራ ኦꬆ?” ያግስ።
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
GOFE
እያ ሄ ኦዳ ዎንታ ዎንታ ዮሰፋስ ኦድንካ፥ እ ኢራ አቆና ይኮ እ ማታ ሺቆና እፅስ።
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
GOFE
ሽን እስ ጋላስ እ ባ ኦሶ ኦꬃናዉ ሶ ገልያ ዎደ፥ ሶ አይለታፐ ኦንካ ሶን ባዋ።
BSB
BSB:
One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
12
GOFE
እያ ዮሰፋ አፍላ ኦይካዳ፥ “ታራ ዝንአ” ያጋሱ። ሽን እ ባ አፍላ እ ኩሽያን የግ አግድ፥ ሶፐ ካረ ዎፅ ከይስ።
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.
13
GOFE
ዮሰፍ ባ አፍላ እ ኩሽያን የግ አግድ፥ ሶፐ ካረ ዎፅ ከይዳይሳ እያ በእዳ ዎደ፥
BSB
BSB:
When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
14
GOFE
ባ ሶ አይለታ ፄጋዳ፥ “ሄኮ፥ ታ አዝናይ ኤህዳ ሀ እብራወ ኡራይ ታና ካዉሻናዉ ኦይክስ። እ ታና ኢሳናዉ ታ ደእያሱዋ ገልስ፥ ሽን ታኒ ዋሳስ።
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
GOFE
ያትን፥ እ ባ አፍላ ታ ማታን የግ አግድ፥ ሶፐ ካረ ዎፅድ ከይስ” ያጋሱ።
BSB
BSB:
When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
16
GOFE
እ አዝናይ ሶ ያና ጋካናስ እያ ዮሰፋ አፍላ ባ ማታን ዎꬃሱ።
BSB
BSB:
So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
17
GOFE
እ ይን፥ እያዉ ሀይሳዳ ጋዳ ኦዳሱ፤ “ሀይስ ነ ኤህዳ እብራወ አይለይ ታና ኢሳናዉ ታኮ ገልስ።
BSB
BSB:
Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
18
GOFE
ሽን ታኒ ዋስን፥ ባ አፍላ ታ ማታን የግ አግድ፥ ሶፐ ካረ ዎፅ ከይስ” ያጋሱ።
BSB
BSB:
but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
19
GOFE
እያ ጎዳይ ሀንዳባ ስእዳ ዎደ ዳሮ ይሎትስ።
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
GOFE
እያ ጎዳይ ዮሰፋ ኤፍድ፥ ካዋ ቃሾ አሳይ ደእያ ቃሾ ኬꬃን የግስ።
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
GOFE
ሽን ዮሰፍ ቃሾ ኬꬃን ደእያ ዎደ፥ ጎዳይ እያራ ደኤስ። ባ ኬሀተꬃ እያዉ ዳርስድ፥ ቃሾ ኬꬃ ካፑዋ ስንꬃን እያዉ ሳባ እሚስ።
BSB
BSB:
the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
22
GOFE
ያንን፥ ቃሾ ኬꬃ ካፖይ ቃሾ አሳ ኡባ ዮሰፋ ኩሸን የግስ። ያን ኦሰትያባ ኡባስ አዋተꬃ እሚስ።
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
GOFE
ጎዳይ ዮሰፋራ ግድድ፥ እ ኦꬅያባ ኡባ እያዉ እንጀይዳ ግሾ፥ ቃሾ ኬꬃ ካፖይ ዮሰፋ ኩሸን ደእያባስ አይኮካ ህርገና።
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.
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