Genesis 39:1-23 talk about how Joseph work in Potiphar's house, gain favor, but end up in prison after Potiphar's wife falsely accuse him.
1. Joseph been taken to Egypt, and Potiphar, one Egyptian officer, buy am from di Ishmaelite dem wey carry am go Egypt. Potiphar na officer for Pharaoh, di captain of di guards.
2. But di Lord dey with Joseph, and e become successful. E live inside Potiphar house.
3. Potiphar notice say di Lord dey with Joseph, and everything wey Joseph touch, di Lord dey bless am.
4. Potiphar like Joseph well well, and e make am di overseer for all di house. Everything wey Potiphar get, Joseph dey control am.
5. From di time wey Potiphar put Joseph in charge of im house, di Lord bless di house for Joseph sake. Di Lord bless everything wey Potiphar get for di house and for di field.
6. Potiphar trust Joseph well well, so e leave everything for Joseph to control. Joseph no lack anything except Potiphar wife.
7. After some time, Potiphar wife take notice of Joseph, and she say to am: "Make you sleep with me."
8. But Joseph refuse and say to her: "My master trust me well well and put everything wey e get for my hand.
9. He no dey stop me from anything except you, because you be him wife. How I go do such wicked thing? I no fit sin against God."
10. Every day Potiphar wife go talk to Joseph, but Joseph no agree.
11. One day, when Joseph go to work, nobody dey di house.
12. Potiphar wife grab Joseph cloth and say: "Come sleep with me." But Joseph pull off di cloth and run, and e leave di cloth for her hand.
13. When Potiphar wife see say Joseph leave di cloth and run, she call di people around am.
14. She say: "See, this Hebrew boy come make trouble with me. E try sleep with me, but I scream.
15. When e hear me scream, e run, and e leave di cloth behind."
16. Potiphar wife keep di cloth by her, until Potiphar come back home.
17. When Potiphar come back, she tell am di same story: "That Hebrew boy you bring come, e try disgrace me.
18. When I scream, e run, and e leave di cloth behind."
19. Potiphar angry, and he throw Joseph inside di prison, di one wey di king’s prisoners dey stay.
20. But di Lord still dey with Joseph inside di prison, and e show Joseph kindness. E make di warden of di prison trust Joseph.
21. Di warden put Joseph in charge of di prisoners. Joseph dey control everything wey happen for di prison.
22. Di warden trust Joseph so much, say he no dey check wetin Joseph dey do, because di Lord dey with am, and everything wey Joseph do, di Lord dey make am succeed.
23. Di warden of di prison no fear Joseph, because di Lord dey with am.
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