| 1 Joseph avait donc été vendu en Égypte: Putifar, un Égyptien, fonctionnaire du Pharaon et chef des gardes, l’avait acheté aux Ismaélites qui l’avaient emmené là-bas. | 1 Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. |
| 2 Mais Yahvé était avec Joseph, et il lui donna de réussir: il resta dans la maison de son maître l’Égyptien. | 2 The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian, |
| 3 Son maître remarqua que Yahvé était avec lui et faisait réussir tout ce qu’il entreprenait. | 3 and his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD caused all that he did to prosper in his hands. |
| 4 Joseph fut donc bien apprécié de lui dans tout son service. Son maître en fit le chef de sa maison et lui confia toutes ses affaires. | 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. |
| 5 Lorsqu’il l’eut mis à la tête de sa maison et de tous ses biens, Yahvé bénit la maison de l’Égyptien à cause de Joseph, et la bénédiction de Yahvé s’étendit à tout ce qui lui appartenait, aussi bien dans la maison que dans les champs. | 5 From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had, in house and field. |
| 6 Aussi, après avoir confié à Joseph tout ce qui lui appartenait, il ne s’occupait plus de rien, si ce n’est de sa propre nourriture. Or Joseph avait une belle allure et un beau visage. | 6 So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge; and having him he had no concern for anything but the food which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and good-looking. |
| 7 La femme de son maître s’éprit de lui et lui dit: “Couche avec moi!” | 7 And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, "Lie with me." |
| 8 Mais Joseph refusa et dit à la femme de son maître: “Mon maître me fait entièrement confiance pour tout ce qui regarde sa maison, il m’a confié tout ce qui lui appartient. | 8 But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Lo, having me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my hand; |
| 9 Il n’est pas plus écouté que moi dans cette maison, et il ne me refuse rien sinon toi, parce que tu es sa femme. Comment pourrais-je faire une chose pareille et pécher contre Dieu?” | 9 he is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife; how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" |
| 10 Tous les jours, elle redisait la même chose à Joseph, mais il ne l’écoutait pas: il refusait de se coucher à ses côtés et de se donner à elle. | 10 And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her. |
| 11 Or voici qu’un jour, quand il entrait dans la maison pour faire son travail, il n’y avait dans la maison aucun des serviteurs. | 11 But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, |
| 12 Alors elle le saisit par son habit et lui dit: “Couche avec moi!” Mais il lui laissa son habit dans la main et sortit en courant. | 12 she caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me." But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and got out of the house. |
| 13 Quand elle vit qu’il s’était enfui dehors en lui laissant son habit dans la main, | 13 And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled out of the house, |
| 14 elle appela les gens de sa maison et leur dit: “Regardez! On nous a amené un Hébreu pour prendre du plaisir avec nous. Il s’est approché de moi pour coucher avec moi, mais j’ai crié de toutes mes forces. | 14 she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to insult us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice; |
| 15 Quand il a entendu que j’élevais le ton et que je criais, il est sorti en courant et son habit m’est resté entre les mains.” | 15 and when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled and got out of the house." |
| 16 Elle garda donc son habit à côté d’elle jusqu’au retour du maître à la maison. | 16 Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home, |
| 17 Et voici comment elle lui raconta les choses: “Le serviteur hébreu que tu nous a amené s’est approché de moi pour prendre son plaisir avec moi. | 17 and she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to insult me; |
| 18 Mais, lorsqu’il a entendu que j’élevais le ton et que je criais, il s’est enfui et son habit m’est resté entre les mains.” | 18 but as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out of the house." |
| 19 Lorsque son maître entendit le rapport de sa femme: “Et voilà ce qu’a fait ton serviteur!”, il se mit en colère. | 19 When his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, "This is the way your servant treated me," his anger was kindled. |
| 20 Il fit saisir Joseph et le fit jeter dans la prison où l’on enfermait les prisonniers du roi. C’est là que Joseph fut emprisonné. | 20 And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. |
| 21 Mais Yahvé était avec Joseph, et il continua de le favoriser, de sorte que Joseph fut bien considéré par le chef de la prison. | 21 But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. |
| 22 Celui-ci donna autorité à Joseph sur tous les prisonniers qui étaient enfermés là, et c’est lui qui leur faisait faire tout ce qu’il y avait à faire. | 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's care all the prisoners who were in the prison; and whatever was done there, he was the doer of it; |
| 23 Le chef de la prison ne contrôlait même plus tout ce que Joseph décidait, parce que Yahvé était avec lui, et tout ce qu’il entreprenait, Yahvé le lui faisait mener à bien. | 23 the keeper of the prison paid no heed to anything that was in Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper. |
