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Book of Genesis 51

tiful countenance, and comely to behold. up.
7 And after many days, his mistress cast her 21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and having
eyes on Joseph, and said: Lie with me. mercy upon him gave him favour in the sight of
8 But he in no wise consenting to that wicked the chief keeper of the prison:
act said to her: Behold, my master hath deliv- 22 Who delivered into his hand all the prison-
ered all things to me, and knoweth not what he ers that were kept in custody: and whatsoever
hath in his own house: was done, was under him.
9 Neither is there any thing which is not in 23 Neither did he himself know any thing, hav-
my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, ing committed all things to him: for the Lord
but thee, who art his wife; how then can I do was with him, and made all that he did to pros-
this wicked thing, and sin against my God? per.
10 With such words as these day by day, both
the woman was importunate with the young
man, and he refused the adultery. Chapter 40
11 Now it happened on a certain day, that
After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs,
Joseph went into the house, and was doing some
business, without any man with him: the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt,
offended their lord.
12 And she catching the skirt of his garment,
said: Lie with me. But he leaving the garment 2 And Pharao being angry with them, (now
in her hand, fled, and went out. the one was chief butler, the other chief baker,)
13 And when the woman saw the garment in 3 He sent them to the prison of the commander
her hands, and herself disregarded, of the soldiers, in which Joseph also was prisoner.
14 She called to her the men of her house, and 4 But the keeper of the prison delivered them
said to them: See, he hath brought in a Hebrew, to Joseph, and he served them. Some little time
to abuse us: he came in to me, to lie with me; passed, and they were kept in custody.
and when I cried out, 5 And they both dreamed a dream the same
15 And he heard my voice, he left the garment night, according to the interpretation agreeing
that I held, and got him out. to themselves:
16 For a proof therefore of her fidelity, she 6 And when Joseph was come into them in the
kept the garment, and shewed it to her husband morning, and saw them sad,
when he returned home: 7 He asked them, saying: Why is your coun-
17 And said: The Hebrew servant, whom thou tenance sadder today than usual?
hast brought, came to me to abuse me. 8 They answered: We have dreamed a dream,
18 And when he heard me cry, he left the gar- and there is nobody to interpret it to us. And
ment which I held, and fled out. Joseph said to them: Doth not interpretation
19 His master hearing these things, and giving belong to God? Tell me what you have dreamed:
too much credit to his wife’s words, was very 9 The chief butler first told his dream: I saw
angry, before me a vine,
20 And cast Joseph into the prison, where the 10 On which were three branches, which by
king’s prisoners were kept, and he was there shut little and little sent out buds, and after the blos-