Genesis 39

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 When Joseph was taken down to Egypt, a certain Egyptian (Potiphar, a courtier of Pharaoh and his chief steward) bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.	1 And Joseph was brought into Egypt, and Putiphar an eunuch of Pharao, chief captain of the army, an Egyptian, bought him of the Ismaelites, by whom he was brought.
2 But since the LORD was with him, Joseph got on very well and was assigned to the household of his Egyptian master.	2 And the Lord was with him, and he was a prosperous man in all things: and he dwelt in his master's house,
3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and brought him success in whatever he did,	3 Who knew very well that the Lord was with him, and made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
4 he took a liking to Joseph and made him his personal attendant; he put him in charge of his household and entrusted to him all his possessions.	4 And Joseph found favour in the sight of his master, and ministered to him: and being set over all by him, he governed the house committed to him, and all things that were delivered to him:
5 From the moment that he put him in charge of his household and all his possessions, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; in fact, the LORD'S blessing was on everything he owned, both inside the house and out.	5 And the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian for Joseph's sake, and multiplied all his substance, both at home, and in the fields.
6 Having left everything he owned in Joseph's charge, he gave no thought, with Joseph there, to anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was strikingly handsome in countenance and body.	6 dummy verses inserted by amos
7 After a time, his master's wife began to look fondly at him and said, "Lie with me."	7 h And after many days his mistress 'cast her eyes on Joseph, and said: Lie with me.
8 But he refused. "As long as I am here," he told her, "my master does not concern himself with anything in the house, but has entrusted to me all he owns.	8 Neither knew he any other thing, but the bread which he ate. And Joseph was of a beautiful countenance, and comely to behold.
9 He wields no more authority in this house than I do, and he has withheld from me nothing but yourself, since you are his wife. How, then, could I commit so great a wrong and thus stand condemned before God?"
10 Although she tried to entice him day after day, he would not agree to lie beside her, or even stay near her.	10 But he, in no wise consenting to that wicked act, said to her: Behold, my master hath delivered all things to me, and knoweth not what he hath in his own house:
11 One such day, when Joseph came into the house to do his work, and none of the household servants were then in the house,	11 Neither is there any thing which is hot in my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, but thee, who art his wife : how then can I do this wicked thing, and I sin against my God?
12 she laid hold of him by his cloak, saying, "Lie with me!" But leaving the cloak in her hand, he got away from her and ran outside.	12 With such words as these day by day, both the woman was importunate with the young man, and he refused the adultery.
13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand as he fled outside,	13 Now it happened on it certain day, that Joseph went into the house, and was doing some business without any, man with him:
14 she screamed for her household servants and told them, "Look! my husband has brought in a Hebrew slave to make sport of us! He came in here to lie with me, but I cried out as loud as I could.	14 And she catching the skirt of his garment, said: Lie with me. But he leaving the garment in her hand, fled, and went out.
15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran away outside."	15 And when the woman saw the garment in her hands, and herself disregarded,
16 She kept the cloak with her until his master came home.	16 She called to her the men of her house, and said to them: See, he hath brought in a Hebrew, to abuse us: he came in to me, to lie with me : and when I cried out,
17 Then she told him the same story: "The Hebrew slave whom you brought here broke in on me, to make sport of me.	17 dummy verses inserted by amos
18 But when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and fled outside."	18 And he heard my voice, he left the garment that I held, and got him out.
19 As soon as the master heard his wife's story about how his slave had treated her, he became enraged.
20 He seized Joseph and threw him into the jail where the royal prisoners were confined. But even while he was in prison,	20 For a proof therefore of her fidelity, she kept the garment, and shewed it to her husband when he returned home:
21 the LORD remained with Joseph; he showed him kindness by making the chief jailer well-disposed toward him.	21 And said: The Hebrew servant, whom thou best brought, came to me to abuse me.
22 The chief jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners in the jail, and everything that had to be done there was done under his management.	22 And when he heard me cry, he left the garment which I held, and fled out.
23 The chief jailer did not concern himself with anything at all that was in Joseph's charge, since the LORD was with him and brought success to all he did.	23 His master hearing these things, and giving too much credit to his wife's words, was very angry.
	24 And cast Joseph into the prison, where the king's prisoners were kept, and he was there shut up.
	25 But the Lord was with Joseph and having mercy upon him gave him favour in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison: