1 Quando José chegou ao Egipto, cativo dos negociantes ismaelitas, foi comprado a eles por Potifar, membro da corte de Faraó. Potifar era chefe da casa militar do rei, e responsável pelo palácio real.
2 O Senhor abençoou grandemente José na casa do seu senhor de tal forma que tudo o que fazia resultava bem. O próprio Potifar reparou nisso e deu-se conta de que Deus estava com José de uma forma especial.
4 Dessa maneira José tornou-se o seu favorito e depressa ficou com a responsabilidade da administração da casa de Potifar e dos seus negócios pessoais.
5 E logo o Senhor começou a abençoar o próprio Potifar por causa de José. Todos os seus assuntos corriam optimamente e floresciam-lha as propriedades no campo, assim como os rebanhos que tinha, de tal maneira que Potifar acabou por deixar sobre José a responsabilidade total de tudo o que era seu. Não se preocupava fosse com o que fosse a não ser com o que queria comer cada dia ra José era um belo moço, com uma apresentação muito agradável.
7 Por esse tempo a mulher de Potifar começou a reparar nele e acabou por convidá-lo a dormir consigo.
8 Mas ele recusou: O meu patrão confia-me tudo o que tem.
9 Ele próprio não tem mais autoridade do que eu aqui em casa! Não me privou de coisa nenhuma a não ser de ti, porque és a sua mulher. Como é que eu ia agora fazer uma coisa dessas assim tão grave? Seria um grande pecado contra Deus!
10 Mas ela continuava dia a dia a convidá-lo apesar dele sempre recusar.
11 Um dia, quando estava na casa cumprindo os serviços habituais, aconteceu que ninguém mais se encontrava ali. Então ela veio e puxou-lhe pela camisa, incitando-o a vir com ela. Mas ele preferiu deixar-lhe a camisa nas mãos e afastar-se rapidamente para fora de casa.
13 Quando ela viu que lhe tinha ficado com a camisa, começou a gritar de tal forma que as pessoas dali perto, à volta da casa, acorreram. O meu marido trouxe para casa este escravo hebreu para nos ofender!, exclamava. Tentou violentar-me, e quando comecei a gritar, fugiu mas ainda deixou aqui a camisa.
16 E pôs a roupa perto dela. Quando o marido chegou contou-lhe a sua história: Esse escravo hebreu que trouxeste cá para casa veio ter comigo e tentou violentar-me. Salvei-me porque comecei a gritar com toda a força. Ele fugiu mas ainda deixou aqui a camisa.
19 Ao ouvir aquilo o marido ficou furioso. Pôs José na prisão, onde se encontravam outros presos do rei. Mas também ali o Senhor continuava ao lado de José, beneficiando-o com a sua bondade; e fez com que caisse nas simpatias do chefe carcereiro.
22 Dessa forma este último depressa lhe confiou toda a responsabilidade da administração da prisão, e até todos os outros prisioneiros estavam ao seu cuidado. O carcereiro não se ocupava de mais nada, porque José tomava conta de tudo, e como o Senhor estava com ele tudo corria per-feitamente.
1 Now, Joseph, was taken down to Egypt,and Potiphar, courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners, an Egyptian bought him, at the hand of the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down thither.
2 And it came to pass that Yahweh, was with Joseph, so that he became a prosperous man,and was in the house of his lord the Egyptian.
3 And his lord saw, that, Yahweh, was with himand that whatsoever, he was doing, Yahweh, was causing to prosper in his hand.
4 So Joseph found favour in his eyes and waited upon him,and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had, gave he 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 Yahweh blessed the house of the Egyptian, for Josephs sake,yea it came to pass, that the blessing of Yahweh, was with all that he had, in the house and in the field;
6 so that he left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and took note with him of nothing, save only the bread which, he himself, was eating. And so it was that Joseph was comely in form and comely in countenance.
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his lords wife lifted up her eyes unto Joseph,and she saidCome! lie with me.
8 And he refused and said unto his lords wife, Lo! my lord, taketh no note with me as to what is in the house,but, all that pertaineth to him, hath he delivered into my hand:
9 There is no one greater in this house than I, neither hath he withheld from me anything, save only thyself in that thou, art his wife,how, then could I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
10 And it came to pass, that although she Spake unto Joseph day after day, yet hearkened he not unto her to lie beside her to be with her.
11 And it came to pass, when, on a certain day, he went into the house to attend to his business,and there was no man of the household, there in the house,
12 that she caught him by his garment, sayingCome! lie with me. Then left he his garment in her hand, and fled and gut forth outside,
13 And it came to pass when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand,and fled forth outside,
14 that she cried out to the men of her house and spake to them, saying, Look ye! he hath brought in to us a Hebrew man to insult us,He came in unto me, to lie with me, so I cried out with a loud voice.
15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted high my voice, and cried out, then left he his garment beside me, and fled and gut forth outside.
16 So she laid by his garment beside her,until his lord should come into his house,
17 Then spake she unto him, according to these words, saying,He hath been in unto methe Hebrew servant whom thou didst bring in to usto insult me.
18 And it came to pass when I lifted high my voice and cried out, then left he his garment beside me, and fled outside.
19 And it came to pass, when his lord heard the words of his wife which she spake unto him saying, According to these words, hath thy servant done to me, Then was kindled his anger.
20 So Josephs lord took him and delivered him up to the prison,: the place where, the prisoners of the king, were imprisoned,so he was there, in the prison.
21 And it came to pass that, Yahweh, was with Joseph, and extended unto him lovingkindness,and gave him his favour in the eyes of the chief of the prison.
22 So the chief of the prison delivered up, into Josephs hand all the prisoners who were in the prison,and of all that was doing them, he, was the doer.
23 After nothing, was the chief of the prison looking, of whatever was in his hand,in that Yahweh, was with him, and whatsoever, he was doing, Yahweh, was causing to prosper.