1 Now Ioseph was brought downe into Egypt: and Potiphar an Eunuche of Pharaohs (and his chiefe stewarde an Egyptian) bought him at the hande of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him thither. 2 And the Lord was with Ioseph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master sawe that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that hee did to prosper in his hande. 4 So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand. 5 And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lord was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde. 6 Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand, and tooke accompt of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the bread, which he did eate. And Ioseph was a faire person, and well fauoured. 7 Nowe therefore after these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide, Lye with me. 8 But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande. 9 There is no man greater in this house then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickednes and so sinne against God? 10 And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, or to be in her company. 11 Then on a certaine day Ioseph entred into the house, to doe his businesse: and there was no man of the houshold in the house: 12 Therefore she caught him by his garmet, saying, Sleepe with me: but he left his garment in her hand and fled, and got him out. 13 Nowe when she sawe that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled out, 14 She called vnto the men of her house, and tolde them, saying, Beholde, he hath brought in an Ebrewe vnto vs to mocke vs: who came in to me for to haue slept with me: but I cryed with a loude voyce. 15 And when he heard that I lift vp my voice and cryed, he left his garment with me, and fled away, and got him out. 16 So she layde vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came home. 17 Then she tolde him according to these words, saying, The Ebrew seruat, which thou hast brought vnto vs, came in to me, to mocke me. 18 But assoone as I lift vp my voyce and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out. 19 Then when his master heard the wordes of his wife, which she tolde him, saying, After this maner did thy seruant to me, his anger was kindled. 20 And Iosephs master tooke him and put him in prison, in the place, where the kings prisoners lay bounde: and there he was in prison. 21 But the Lord was with Ioseph, and shewed him mercie, and got him fauour in the sight of the master of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Iosephs hande all the prisoners that were in the prison, and whatsoeuer they did there, that did he. 23 And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
1 José foi conduzido ao Egito; e Potifar, oficial de Faraó, capitão da guarda, varão egípcio, comprou-o das mãos dos ismaelitas que o haviam conduzido para lá.
2 Jeová era com José, e ele veio a ser próspero; e estava na casa do egípcio, seu senhor.
3 Viu seu senhor que Jeová era com ele, e que tudo o que ele fazia, Jeová o tornou próspero em suas mãos.
4 Achou José graça aos olhos dele e servia-o; seu senhor fê-lo mordomo da sua casa, e tudo o que tinha pôs nas mãos de José.
5 Desde que o fez mordomo na sua casa, e pô-lo sobre tudo o que tinha, abençoou Jeová a casa do egípcio por amor de José; e a bênção de Jeová estava sobre tudo o que tinha, tanto na casa como no campo.
6 Potifar deixou nas mãos de José tudo o que tinha; e não sabia nada do que estava com ele, a não ser o pão que comia. José era formoso de porte e de semblante.
7 Aconteceu depois destas coisas que a mulher do seu senhor pôs os olhos em José e lhe disse: Deita-te comigo.
8 Mas ele recusou e disse à mulher do seu senhor: Meu senhor não sabe que está comigo na sua casa, e pôs tudo o que ele tem nas minhas mãos.
9 Ele não é maior do que eu nesta casa; e não reteve coisa alguma de mim senão a ti, porque és sua mulher: como, pois, posso cometer esta grande maldade e pecar contra Deus?
10 Falando ela a José todos os dias, ele não lhe dava ouvidos, para se deitar com ela e estar com ela.
11 Sucedeu nestes dias que entrou em casa para atender aos seus negócios; e não havia nenhum dos homens da casa lá dentro.
12 Então ela lhe pegou pelo vestido, dizendo: Deita-te comigo; mas ele, deixando o seu vestido nas mãos dela, fugiu e saiu para fora.
13 Quando ela viu que ele havia deixado o seu vestido nas mãos dela, e havia fugido para fora,
14 chamou pelos homens da sua casa, e disse-lhes: Vede, introduziu meu marido a este hebreu para zombar de nós. Veio a mim para se deitar comigo, e gritei em alta voz;
15 ouvindo ele que eu levantava a voz e gritava, deixou o seu vestido comigo, fugiu e saiu para fora.
16 Ela guardou o vestido dele perto de si, até que o senhor dele voltou para casa.
17 Então ela lhe falou do seguinte modo: O servo hebreu, que nos trouxeste, veio ter comigo para zombar de mim;
18 mas, quando eu levantava a voz e gritava, deixou o seu vestido comigo, e fugiu para fora.
19 Tendo o seu senhor ouvido as palavras de sua mulher, que lhe falava, dizendo: Desta maneira me fez teu servo, então se acendeu a sua ira.
20 O senhor de José o tomou, e o lançou no cárcere, no lugar em que os presos do rei estavam encarcerados; ali esteve na prisão.
21 Jeová, porém, era com José, mostrou-lhe a sua benignidade e deu-lhe graça aos olhos do carcereiro.
22 O carcereiro entregou às mãos de José todos os presos que estavam no cárcere; e ele fazia tudo o que se fazia ali.
23 O carcereiro não tinha cuidado de coisa alguma que estava na mão de José, porque Jeová era com ele, e tudo o que ele fazia Jeová tornava próspero.