1And the sons of Ishmael who had bought Joseph from the Midianites, who had

2And the Ishmaelites said unto them, Do you desire to purchase this slave

3And the Ishmaelites continued their journey to Egypt. and the Medanim also

4Now therefore come let us sell him to him for what we may desire, if he be

5And these Medanim went and came to the house of Potiphar, and said unto

6And Potiphar said, Bring him before me, and I will see him, and if he

7And the Medanim went and brought Joseph and placed him before Potiphar, and

8And they said, Four hundred pieces of silver we desire for him, and

9And the Medanim went and brought unto him the Ishmaelites who had sold him

10And Potiphar heard the words of the Ishmaelites in his giving the silver

11And Potiphar took Joseph and brought him to his house that he might serve

12And the Lord was with Joseph and he became a prosperous man, and the Lord

13And Potiphar left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and Joseph was

14And Joseph was eighteen years old, a youth with beautiful eyes and of

15At that time whilst he was in his master's house, going in and out of the

16And she coveted his beauty in her heart, and her soul was fixed upon

17And Zelicah said unto him, How goodly are thy appearance and form, truly I

18And she said unto him, How beautiful are thine eyes, with which thou hast

19And she said unto him, How beautiful and pleasing are thy all words; take

20And he said unto her, How beautiful and pleasing are my words when I speak

21And he said unto her, How long wilt thou speak these words? cease to utter

22And she said unto him, There is no one in my house, and there is nothing

23And Zelicah desired Joseph in her heart, that he should lie with her, and

24And she said unto him, If thou wilt not do according to my words, I will

25And Joseph said unto her, Surely God who created man looseth the fetters

26And when she could not prevail over him, to persuade him, and her soul

27And all the women of Egypt came to visit her, and they said unto her, Why

28And Zelicah answered them, saying, This day it shall be made known to you,

29And she gave them knives to peel the citrons to eat them, and she

30And they knew not what they had done but they continued to look at the

31And Zelicah saw what they had done, and she said unto them, What is this

32And all the women saw their hands, and behold they were full of blood, and

33And she said unto them, Surely this happened to you in the moment that you

34And they said unto her, the words are true, for who can see this beautiful

35And she said unto them, I am daily endeavoring to persuade him, and he

36And Zelicah became very ill on account of her desire toward Joseph, and

37And all the people of her house asked her, saying, Why art thou ill and

38And all the women and her friends came daily to see her, and they spoke

39And Zelicah became worse from her love to Joseph, and she continued to

40And on a certain day Joseph was doing his master's work in the house, and

41And Zelicah wept on account of the desire of her heart toward him, and she

42Hast thou ever heard, seen or known of so beautiful a woman as I am, or

43And if it be through fear of thy master lest he punish thee, as the king

44And Joseph answered her, saying, Refrain from me, and leave this matter to

45For he hath also greatly honored me in his house, and he hath also made me

46Now therefore refrain from me, and speak no more such words as these, for

47And it was after this that the brook of Egypt was filled above all its

48And when the Egyptians went out to the river to rejoice, as was their

49And she rose up and ascended to her temple in the house, and dressed

50And he came to the place through which he had to pass, and he saw all the

51And Zelicah saw Joseph turning back from her, and she called out to him,

52And Joseph returned and came to the house, and passed from thence to the

53And she hastened and caught hold of Joseph and his garments, and she said

54And Joseph was afraid of her at her doing this thing, and he rose up to

55And when Zelicah saw that Joseph's garment was torn, and that he had left

56And she took Joseph's garment, and she laid it beside her, and she went

57And when she saw them she said unto them with a loud voice and

58For when you had gone out he came to the house, and seeing that there was

59And I seized his garments and tore them and called out against him with a

60And the people of her house spoke nothing, but their wrath was very much

61And Potiphar came home enraged, and his wife cried out to him, saying,

62And Potiphar heard the words of his wife, and he ordered Joseph to be

63And whilst they were smiting him, Joseph called out with a loud voice, and

64And whilst Potiphar's men were beating Joseph, he continued to cry out and

65What do you want of this man, and why do you do this evil unto him? my

66And the child told them accurately all that happened, and all the words of

67And all the men heard the words of the child and they wondered greatly at

68And Potiphar was very much ashamed at the words of his son, and he

69And Potiphar took Joseph and ordered him to be brought to justice before

70And Potiphar and Joseph came before the priests who were the king s

71And the priests said unto Joseph, Why didst thou do this thing to thy

72And Joseph answered saying, Not so my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy

73A year has elapsed to me since I have been in thy house: hast thou seen

74And the priests said unto Potiphar, Send, we pray thee, and let them bring

75And they brought Joseph's garment before the priests who were judges, and

76And Potiphar heard their words, and he placed him in the prison house, the

77And notwithstanding this, his master's wife did not turn from him, and she

78And Joseph answered her, saying, It is better for me to remain in this

79And Joseph answered her and said, Behold the God of the whole earth is

80And when Zelicah was unable to persuade Joseph to hearken to her, she left

Chapter 44

Joseph is sold to Potiphar, an Officer of Pharaoh. Zelicah, thc