Genesis 39
1 యాసేపును ఐగుప్తునకు తీసికొని వచ్చినప్పుడు ఫరో యొక్క ఉద్యోగస్థుడును రాజసంరక్షక సేనాధిపతియు నైన పోతీఫరను నొక ఐగుప్తీయుడు, అక్కడికి అతని తీసికొని వచ్చిన ఇష్మాయేలీయులయొద్ద నతని కొనెను.
2 యెహోవా యోసేపునకు తోడైయుండెను గనుక అతడు వర్ధిల్లుచు తన యజమానుడగు ఆ ఐగుప్తీయుని యింట నుండెను.
3 యెహోవా అతనికి తోడై యుండెననియు, అతడు చేసినదంతయు అతని చేతిలో యెహోవా సఫలము చేసెననియు అతని యజమానుడు చూచినప్పుడు
4 యోసేపుమీద అతనికి కటాక్షము కలిగెను గనుక అతని యొద్ద పరిచర్య చేయువాడాయెను. మరియు అతడు తన యింటిమీద విచారణకర్తగా అతని నియమించి తనకు కలిగినదంతయు అతనిచేతి కప్పగించెను.
5 అతడు తన యింటిమీదను తనకు కలిగినదంతటిమీదను అతని విచారణ కర్తగా నియమించినకాలము మొదలుకొని యెహోవా యోసేపు నిమిత్తము ఆ ఐగుప్తీయుని యింటిని ఆశీర్వదిం చెను. యెహోవా
6 అతడు తనకు కలిగిన దంతయు యోసేపు చేతి కప్పగించి, తాను ఆహారము తినుట తప్ప తనకేమి ఉన్నదో ఏమి లేదో విచారించినవాడు కాడు. యోసేపు రూపవంతుడును సుందరుడునై యుండెన
7 అటుతరువాత అతని యజ మానుని భార్య యోసేపుమీద కన్నువేసితనతో శయ నించుమని చెప్పెను
8 అయితే అతడు ఒప్పకనా యజ మానుడు తనకు కలిగినదంతయు నా చేతికప్పగించెనుగదా, నా వశమున తన యింటిలో ఏమి ఉన్నదో అతడెరుగడు; ఈ యింటిలో నాకంటె పైవాడు ఎవడును లేడు.
9 నీవు అతని భార్యవైనందున నిన్ను తప్ప మరి దేనిని నా కప్ప గింపక యుండలేదు. కాబట్టి నేనెట్లు ఇంత ఘోరమైన దుష్కార్యము చేసి దేవునికి విరోధముగా పాపము కట్టు కొందునని తన యజమానుని భార్యతో అనెను.
10 దిన దినము ఆమె యోసేపుతో మాటలాడుచుండెను గాని అతడు ఆమెతో శయనించుటకైనను ఆమెతో నుండుటకైనను ఆమె మాట విన్నవాడుకాడు.
11 అట్లుండగా ఒక నాడు అతడు తన పనిమీద ఇంటిలోపలికి వెళ్లినప్పుడు ఇంటి మనుష్యులలో ఎవరును అక్కడ లేరు.
12 అప్పుడామె ఆతని వస్త్రము పట్టుకొని తనతో శయనింపుమని చెప్పగా అతడు తన వస్త్రమును ఆమె చేతిలో విడిచి పెట్టి తప్పించుకొని బయటికి పారిపోయెను.
13 అతడు తన వస్త్రమును ఆమె చేతిలో విడిచి తప్పించు కొనిపోవుట ఆమె చూచినప్పుడు
14 తన యింటి మను ష్యులను పిలిచిచూడుడి, అతడు మనలను ఎగతాళి చేయుటకు ఒక హెబ్రీయుని మనయొద్దకు తెచ్చి యున్నాడు. నాతో శయనింపవలెనని వీడు నా యొద్దకురాగా నేను పెద్దకేక వేసితిని.
15 నేను బిగ్గరగా కేకవేయుట వాడు విని నా దగ్గర తన వస్త్రమును విడిచిపెట్టి తప్పించుకొని బయటికి పారిపోయెనని వారితో చెప్పి
16 అతని యజమానుడు ఇంటికి వచ్చువరకు అతని వస్త్రము తనదగ్గర ఉంచుకొనెను.
17 అప్పుడామె తన భర్తతో ఈ మాటల చొప్పున చెప్పెను నీవు మనయొద్దకు తెచ్చిన ఆ హెబ్రీదాసుడు నన్ను ఎగతాళి చేయుటకు నాయొద్దకు వచ్చెను.
18 నేను బిగ్గరగా కేక వేసినప్పుడు వాడు తన వస్త్రము నా దగ్గర విడిచిపెట్టి తప్పించుకొని బయటికి పారి పోయెననెను
19 కాబట్టి అతని యజమానుడుఇట్లు నీ దాసుడు నన్ను చేసెనని తన భార్య తనతో చెప్పిన మాటలు విన్నప్పుడు కోపముతో మండిపడి
20 అతనిని పట్టుకొని రాజు ఖైదీలు బంధింపబడు చెరసాలలో వేయించెను. అతడక్కడ చెర సాలలో ఉండెను.
21 అయితే యెహోవా యోసేపునకు తోడైయుండి, అతని యందు కనికరపడి అతనిమీద ఆ చెరసాలయొక్క అధిపతికి కటాక్షము కలుగునట్లుచేసెను.
22 చెరసాల అధిపతి ఆ చెరసాలలోనున్న ఖైదీల నందరిని యోసేపు చేతి కప్పగించెను. వారక్కడ ఏమి చేసిరో అదంతయు అతడే చేయించువాడు.
23 యెహోవా అతనికి తోడైయుండెను గనుక ఆ చెరసాల అధిపతి అతని చేతికి అప్పగింపబడిన దేనిగూర్చియు విచారణ చేయక యుండెను. అతడు చేయునది యావత్తు యెహోవా సఫలమగునట్లు చేసెను.
1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
8 But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
20 And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
1 And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
3 And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.
4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
5 My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
7 And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,
8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.
9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.
10 And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.
12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
14 And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
15 And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.
23 And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
26 So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.