1 Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Pot'i-phar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ish'maelites who had brought him down there.2 The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian,3 and his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD caused all that he did to prosper in his hands.4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.5 From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had, in house and field.6 So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge; and having him he had no concern for anything but the food which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and good-looking.7 And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, "Lie with me."8 But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Lo, having me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my hand;9 he is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife; how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"10 And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.11 But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house,12 she caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me." But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and got out of the house.13 And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled out of the house,14 she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to insult us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice;15 and when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled and got out of the house."16 Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,17 and she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to insult me;18 but as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out of the house."19 When his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, "This is the way your servant treated me," his anger was kindled.20 And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.21 But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's care all the prisoners who were in the prison; and whatever was done there, he was the doer of it;23 the keeper of the prison paid no heed to anything that was in Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper.

1 José foi levado para o Egito, onde os ismaelitas o venderam a um egípcio chamado Potifar, um oficial que era o capitão da guarda do palácio. 2 O Senhor Deus estava com José. Ele morava na casa do seu dono e ia muito bem em tudo. 3 O dono de José viu que o Senhor estava com ele e o abençoava em tudo o que fazia. 4 Assim, José ganhou a simpatia do seu dono, que o pôs como seu ajudante particular. Potifar deu a José a responsabilidade de cuidar da sua casa e tomar conta de tudo o que era seu. 5 Dali em diante, por causa de José, o Senhor abençoou o lar do egípcio e também tudo o que ele tinha em casa e no campo. 6 Potifar entregou nas mãos de José tudo o que tinha e não se preocupava com nada, a não ser com a comida que comia.

José era um belo tipo de homem e simpático. 7 Algum tempo depois, a mulher do seu dono começou a cobiçar José. Um dia ela disse:

— Venha, vamos para a cama.

8 Ele recusou, dizendo assim:

— Escute! O meu dono não precisa se preocupar com nada nesta casa, pois eu estou aqui. Ele me pôs como responsável por tudo o que tem. 9 Nesta casa eu mando tanto quanto ele. Aqui eu posso ter o que quiser, menos a senhora, pois é mulher dele. Sendo assim, como poderia eu fazer uma coisa tão imoral e pecar contra Deus?

10 Todos os dias ela insistia que ele fosse para a cama com ela, mas José não concordava e também evitava estar perto dela. 11 Mas um dia, como de costume, ele entrou na casa para fazer o seu trabalho, e nenhum empregado estava ali. 12 Então ela o agarrou pela capa e disse:

— Venha, vamos para a cama.

Mas ele escapou e correu para fora, deixando a capa nas mãos dela. 13 Quando notou que, ao fugir, ele havia deixado a capa nas suas mãos, 14 a mulher chamou os empregados da casa e disse:

— Vejam só! Este hebreu, que o meu marido trouxe para casa, está nos insultando. Ele entrou no meu quarto e quis ter relações comigo, mas eu gritei o mais alto que pude. 15 Logo que comecei a gritar bem alto, ele fugiu, deixando a sua capa no meu quarto.

16 Ela guardou a capa até que o dono de José voltou. 17 Aí contou a mesma história, assim:

— Esse escravo hebreu, que você trouxe para casa, entrou no meu quarto e quis abusar de mim. 18 Mas eu gritei bem alto, e ele correu para fora, deixando a sua capa no meu quarto. 19 Veja só de que jeito o seu escravo me tratou!

Quando ouviu essa história, o dono de José ficou com muita raiva. 20 Ele agarrou José e o pôs na cadeia onde ficavam os presos do rei. E José ficou ali. 21 Mas o Senhor estava com ele e o abençoou, de modo que ele conquistou a simpatia do carcereiro. 22 Este pôs José como encarregado de todos os outros presos, e era ele quem mandava em tudo o que se fazia na cadeia. 23 O carcereiro não se preocupava com nada do que estava entregue a José, pois o Senhor estava com ele e o abençoava em tudo o que fazia.