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Genesis 39
39
Genesis
Joseph
Luganda Bible
Joseph
, person
Egypt
, place
Pharaoh
, person
Potiphar
, person
Luganda Bible
Berean Standard Bible
1
LUG
Awo Yusufu bwe yatwalibwa e Misiri, Potifali omukungu wa Falaawo, omukulu w’abambowa Omumisiri n’amugula okuva ku Bayisimayiri abaamutwala e Misiri.
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
LUG
Mukama n’aba ne Yusufu n’aba n’omukisa ng’ali mu nnyumba ya mukama we Omumisiri.
BSB
BSB:
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
3
LUG
Ne mukama we n’alaba nga Mukama amuwadde omukisa mu buli ky’akola.
BSB
BSB:
When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
4
LUG
Awo Yusufu n’aganja nnyo mu maaso ga mukama we, n’amulabiriranga, n’amufuula omukulu we nnyumba ye ne byonna bye yalina.
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
LUG
Okuva olwo Mukama n’awa omukisa ennyumba y’Omumisiri olwa Yusufu. Omukisa gwa Mukama ne guba ku byonna bye yalina, mu nnyumba ne mu nnimiro.
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
LUG
Awo Omumisiri n’ateeka byonna mu mikono gya Yusufu. Yusufu n’avunaanyizibwanga byonna okuggyako emmere mukama we gye yalyanga. Kyokka Yusufu yali mulungi nnyo, mubalagavu.
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
LUG
Awo olwatuuka oluvannyuma lw’ebbanga eriwerako, mukyala wa mukama we namutunuulira n’okwegomba era n’amugamba nti, “Weebake nange.”
BSB
BSB:
and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
8
LUG
Naye Yusufu n’agaana, n’agamba mukazi wa mukama we nti, “Laba, mukama wange yankwasa byonna ebiri mu nnyumba, n’abiteeka byonna mu mikono gyange,
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
LUG
era tewali n’omu ansinga mu nnyumba ye, tewali na kimu ky’atankwasa okuggyako ggwe, kubanga ggwe oli mukazi we. Kale nnyinza ntya okuyingira mu kwonoona okwenkanidde awo n’okusobya eri Katonda?”
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
LUG
Newaakubadde muka mukama we yamutayirira, Yusufu ye teyamuwulira na mulundi na gumu.
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
LUG
Naye lwali lumu Yusufu bwe yayingira mu nju okukola emirimu gye nga tewali n’omu mu nnyumba,
BSB
BSB:
One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
12
LUG
muka mukama we n’akwata ekyambalo kya Yusufu nga bw’agamba nti, “Weegatte nange.” Yusufu n’amwesimatulako, ekyambalo kye ne kisigala mu ngalo z’omukazi wa mukama we. Ye n’adduka n’ava mu nnyumba.
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
LUG
Naye omukazi bwe yalaba ng’asigazza ekyambalo kya Yusufu,
BSB
BSB:
When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
14
LUG
n’ayita abasajja ab’omu nnyumba ye n’abagamba nti, “Mulabe, yatuleetera Omwebbulaniya okutuduulira, yazze gye ndi okwebaka nange,
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
LUG
bw’awulidde nga ndeekaana n’adduka n’ava mu nnyumba.”
BSB
BSB:
When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
16
LUG
Awo kwe kutereka ekyambalo okutuusa mukama wa Yusufu lwe yadda eka.
BSB
BSB:
So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
17
LUG
Omukyala n’abuulira bba byonna ng’agamba nti, “Omuddu Omwebbulaniya gwe watuleetera, yayingidde gye ndi okunjooga.
BSB
BSB:
Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
18
LUG
Naye nabadde nakaleekaana, n’aleka ekyambalo kye gye ndi, n’adduka n’ava mu nnyumba.”
BSB
BSB:
but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
19
LUG
Awo mukama wa Yusufu bwe yawulira ebigambo omukazi bye yamutegeeza ng’agamba nti, “Bw’ati ne bw’ati omuddu wo bwe yampisizza,” obusungu bwa bba ne bubuubuuka.
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
LUG
Mukama wa Yusufu n’akwata Yusufu n’amuteeka mu kkomera omwasibirwanga abazzizza emisango eri kabaka.
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
LUG
Naye Mukama n’abeera ne Yusufu, n’amulaga okwagala kwe okutalojjeka. N’aganja nnyo mu maaso g’omukuumi w’ekkomera.
BSB
BSB:
the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
22
LUG
Omukuumi w’ekkomera n’ateeka abasibe bonna mu mikono gya Yusufu, era buli ekyakolebwanga nga Yusufu y’akirinako obuvunaanyizibwa.
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
LUG
Omukuumi w’ekkomera nga tafaayo ku buli ekyalinga mu mikono gya Yusufu, kubanga Mukama yali naye, era Mukama n’amuwa omukisa mu buli kye yakolanga.
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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