1 José foi levado ao Egito, e Potifar, oficial de Faraó, comandante da guarda, egípcio, comprou-o dos ismaelitas que o tinham levado para lá. 2 O Senhor era com José, que veio a ser homem próspero; e estava na casa de seu senhor egípcio. 3 Vendo Potifar que o Senhor era com ele e que tudo o que ele fazia o Senhor prosperava em suas mãos, 4 logrou José mercê perante ele, a quem servia; e ele o pôs por mordomo de sua casa e lhe passou às mãos tudo o que tinha. 5 E, desde que o fizera mordomo de sua casa e sobre tudo o que tinha, o Senhor abençoou a casa do egípcio por amor de José; a bênção do Senhor estava sobre tudo o que tinha, tanto em casa como no campo. 6 Potifar tudo o que tinha confiou às mãos de José, de maneira que, tendo-o por mordomo, de nada sabia, além do pão com que se alimentava. José era formoso de porte e de aparência.

7 Aconteceu, depois destas coisas, que a mulher de seu senhor pôs os olhos em José e lhe disse: Deita-te comigo. 8 Ele, porém, recusou e disse à mulher do seu senhor: Tem-me por mordomo o meu senhor e não sabe do que há em casa, pois tudo o que tem me passou ele às minhas mãos. 9 Ele não é maior do que eu nesta casa e nenhuma coisa me vedou, senão a ti, porque és sua mulher; como, pois, cometeria eu tamanha maldade e pecaria contra Deus? 10 Falando ela a José todos os dias, e não lhe dando ele ouvidos, para se deitar com ela e estar com ela, 11 sucedeu que, certo dia, veio ele a casa, para atender aos negócios; e ninguém dos de casa se achava presente. 12 Então, ela o pegou pelas vestes e lhe disse: Deita-te comigo; ele, porém, deixando as vestes nas mãos dela, saiu, fugindo para fora. 13 Vendo ela que ele fugira para fora, mas havia deixado as vestes nas mãos dela, 14 chamou pelos homens de sua casa e lhes disse: Vede, trouxe-nos meu marido este hebreu para insultar-nos; veio até mim para se deitar comigo; mas eu gritei em alta voz. 15 Ouvindo ele que eu levantava a voz e gritava, deixou as vestes ao meu lado e saiu, fugindo para fora. 16 Conservou ela junto de si as vestes dele, até que seu senhor tornou a casa. 17 Então, lhe falou, segundo as mesmas palavras, e disse: O servo hebreu, que nos trouxeste, veio ter comigo para insultar-me; 18 quando, porém, levantei a voz e gritei, ele, deixando as vestes ao meu lado, fugiu para fora. 19 Tendo o senhor ouvido as palavras de sua mulher, como lhe tinha dito: Desta maneira me fez o teu servo; então, se lhe acendeu a ira. 20 E o senhor de José o tomou e o lançou no cárcere, no lugar onde os presos do rei estavam encarcerados; ali ficou ele na prisão. 21 O Senhor, porém, era com José, e lhe foi benigno, e lhe deu mercê perante o carcereiro; 22 o qual confiou às mãos de José todos os presos que estavam no cárcere; e ele fazia tudo quanto se devia fazer ali. 23 E nenhum cuidado tinha o carcereiro de todas as coisas que estavam nas mãos de José, porquanto o Senhor era com ele, e tudo o que ele fazia o Senhor prosperava.

1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither. 2 And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And Joseph found favor in his sight, and he ministered unto him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not aught that was with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was comely, and well-favored. 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand: 9 he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 10 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. 11 And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to do his work; and there was none of the men of the house there within. 12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, 14 that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: 15 and it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled, and got him out. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. 17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 18 and it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled out.

19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 But Jehovah was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and that which he did, Jehovah made it to prosper.

1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

2 The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.

3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did,

4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.

5 From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.

6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

7 and after a while his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Come to bed with me!"

8 But he refused. "With me in charge," he told her, "my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.

9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?"

10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.

11 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside.

12 She caught him by his cloak and said, "Come to bed with me!" But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.

13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,

14 she called her household servants. "Look," she said to them, "this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us! He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed.

15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house."

16 She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home.

17 Then she told him this story: "That Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me.

18 But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house."

19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, "This is how your slave treated me," he burned with anger.

20 Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison,

21 the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.

23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.