1 José foi conduzido ao Egito, e Putifar, um oficial egípcio do faraó, chefe da guarda, comprou-o aos ismaelitas que o levavam.

2 O Senhor estava com José, e tudo lhe prosperava. Morava na casa do seu senhor, o egípcio.

3 Seu senhor viu que o Senhor estava com ele e lhe fazia prosperar tudo o que empreendia.

4 José conquistou a simpatia do seu senhor, que o empregou ao seu serviço, pondo-o à testa de sua casa e confiando-lhe todos os seus bens.

5 Desde o momento em que José tomou o governo de sua casa e de todos os seus bens, o Senhor abençoou a casa do egípcio, por causa de José: a bênção do Senhor desceu sobre tudo o que lhe pertencia, na casa como nos campos.

6 Ele entregou todos os seus negócios a José, sem mais se preocupar de coisa alguma, exceto do que se alimentava. Ora, José era belo de corpo e de rosto.

7 E aconteceu, depois de tudo isto, que a mulher de seu senhor lançou seus olhos em José e disse-lhe: "Dorme comigo."

8 Mas ele recusou: "Meu senhor, disse-lhe ele, não me pede conta alguma do que se faz na casa, e confiou-me todos os seus bens.

9 Não há maior do que eu nesta casa; ele nada me interdisse, exceto tu, que és sua mulher. Como poderia eu cometer um tão grande crime e pecar contra Deus?"

10 Em vão se esforçava ela todos os dias, falando a José; ele não consentia em dormir com ela e unir-se a ela.

11 Certo dia, tendo ele entrado na casa para fazer seus serviços, e não se encontrando ali ninguém da casa,

12 ela segurou-o pelo manto, dizendo: "Dorme comigo!" Mas José, largando-lhe o manto nas mãos, fugiu.

13 Vendo a mulher que ele lhe tinha deixado o manto nas mãos e fugido,

14 chamou a gente de sua casa e disse-lhes: "Vede: trouxeram-nos este hebreu para a casa a fim de que ele abuse de nós. Este homem veio-me procurar para dormir comigo, mas eu gritei.

15 E vendo que eu me punha a gritar, deixou seu manto ao meu lado e fugiu."

16 E guardou junto de si as vestes de José até a volta de seu senhor.

17 E fez-lhe a mesma narrativa: "O escravo hebreu, disse ela, que nos trouxeste, veio à minha procura para abusar de mim.

18 Mas, pondo-me a gritar, deixou o seu manto ao meu lado e fugiu."

19 Ao ouvir isto de sua mulher, contando-lhe como se tinha comportado com ela o seu servo, ele enfureceu-se,

20 e lançou José na prisão, onde se encontravam detidos os prisioneiros do rei. E José foi encarcerado.

21 O Senhor estava com ele. Mostrou-lhe sua bondade e fez que ele conquistasse a simpatia do chefe da prisão.

22 Este confiou a José todos o presos que ali se encontravam, e nada se fazia sem sua ordem.

23 O chefe da prisão não fiscalizava nada do que fazia José, porque o Senhor estava com ele e fazia-lhe prosperar tudo o que empreendia.

1 Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there. 2 Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand. 4 Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and Potiphar made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 From the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake. Yahweh’s blessing was on all that he had, in the house and in the field. 6 He left all that he had in Joseph’s hand. He didn’t concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate.

Joseph was well-built and handsome. 7 After these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she said, "Lie with me."

8 But he refused, and said to his master’s wife, "Behold, my master doesn’t know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand. 9 No one is greater in this house than I am, and he has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"

10 As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 11 About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside. 12 She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me!"

He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside. 13 When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside, 14 she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, "Behold, he has brought a Hebrew in to us to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice. 15 When he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside." 16 She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. 17 She spoke to him according to these words, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me, 18 and as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and ran outside."

19 When his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, "This is what your servant did to me," his wrath was kindled. 20 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 custody. 21 But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible for it. 23 The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh was with him; and that which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.