Then it happened, on a certain day, that Joseph entered the house, and he was doing something, without any witnesses.
Genesis 39:10 - Catholic Public Domain Version With such words as these, throughout each day, the woman was pestering the young man, and he was refusing the adultery. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he did not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Every single day she tried to convince him, but he wouldn’t agree to sleep with her or even to be with her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version With such words as these, day by day, both the woman was importunate with the young man, and he refused the adultery. English Standard Version 2016 And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her. |
Then it happened, on a certain day, that Joseph entered the house, and he was doing something, without any witnesses.
And without consenting at all to the wicked act, he said to her: "Behold, my lord has delivered all things to me, and he does not know what he has in his own house.
Neither is there anything which is not in my power, or that he has not delivered to me, except you, for you are his wife. How then can I do this evil act and sin against my God?"
So may you be rescued from the foreign woman, and from the outsider, who softens her speech,
The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit; the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.
She lies in wait along the way like a robber. And the incautious one whom she sees, she will put to death.
For the lips of a loose woman are like a dripping honeycomb, and her voice is smoother than oil.
And overtaking the youth, she kisses him, and with a provocative face, she flatters him, saying:
So may she guard you from the woman who is an outsider, and from the stranger who sweetens her words.
Flee from fornication. Every sin whatsoever that a man commits is outside of the body, but whoever fornicates, sins against his own body.
Therefore, I want the younger women to marry, to procreate children, to be mothers of families, to provide no ready opportunity for the adversary to speak evil.
So then, flee from the desires of your youth, yet truly, pursue justice, faith, hope, charity, and peace, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.
Most beloved, I beg you, as new arrivals and sojourners, to abstain from carnal desires, which battle against the soul.