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.

1 José foi levado para o Egito, e Potifar, oficial de Faraó, comandante da guarda, egípcio, comprou-o dos ismaelitas que o tinham levado para lá. 2 O Senhor Deus estava com José, que veio a ser homem próspero e estava na casa de seu dono egípcio. 3 Potifar viu que o Senhor estava com José e que tudo o que ele fazia o Senhor prosperava em suas mãos. 4 Assim, José achou favor diante dos olhos de seu dono e o servia. E ele pôs José por mordomo de sua casa e lhe passou às mãos tudo o que tinha. 5 E, desde que Potifar o fez mordomo de sua casa e encarregado de tudo o que tinha, o Senhor abençoou a casa do egípcio por causa de José. A bênção do Senhor estava sobre tudo o que tinha, tanto em casa como no campo. 6 Potifar confiou tudo o que tinha às mãos de José, de maneira que não se preocupava com nada, a não ser com o pão que comia.

José tinha um belo porte e boa aparência. 7 Assim, depois de algum tempo, a mulher de Potifar pôs os olhos em José e lhe disse:

— Venha para a cama comigo.

8 Ele, porém, recusou e disse à mulher do seu dono:

— Escute! O meu senhor não se preocupa com nada do que existe nesta casa, porque eu estou aqui; tudo o que tem ele passou às minhas mãos. 9 Não há ninguém nesta casa que esteja acima de mim. Ele não me vedou nada, a não ser a senhora, porque é a mulher dele. Como, pois, cometeria eu tamanha maldade e pecaria contra Deus?

10 Ela falava com José todos os dias, mas ele não lhe dava ouvidos, recusando-se a ir para cama com ela e a ficar perto dela. 11 Aconteceu, porém, que, certo dia, José entrou na casa para fazer o seu serviço, e ninguém dos de casa se achava presente. 12 Então ela o pegou pela roupa e lhe disse:

— Venha para a cama comigo.

Ele, porém, deixando a roupa nas mãos dela, saiu, fugindo para fora. 13 Quando notou que José tinha fugido para fora, mas havia deixado a roupa nas mãos dela, 14 chamou pelos homens de sua casa e lhes disse:

— Vejam! Meu marido nos trouxe este hebreu para nos humilhar. Ele entrou no meu quarto, querendo me levar para a cama, mas eu gritei bem alto. 15 Quando ele ouviu que eu levantava a voz e gritava, deixou a roupa ao meu lado e saiu, fugindo para fora.

16 Ela conservou junto de si a roupa de José, até que o dono dele voltasse para casa. 17 Então lhe falou, segundo as mesmas palavras, e disse:

— O escravo hebreu, que você nos trouxe, entrou no meu quarto para me humilhar. 18 Mas, quando levantei a voz e gritei, ele deixou a roupa ao meu lado e fugiu para fora.

19 Quando o dono ouviu as palavras de sua mulher, que lhe disse: "Foi assim que o seu escravo me tratou", ele ficou irado. 20 E o dono de José o tomou e o lançou na prisão, no lugar onde os presos do rei estavam encarcerados; ali José ficou na prisão. 21 O Senhor, porém, estava com José, foi bondoso com ele e fez com que encontrasse favor aos olhos do carcereiro. 22 Este confiou às mãos de José todos os presos que estavam no cárcere. E José fazia tudo o que se devia fazer ali. 23 O carcereiro não se preocupava com nada do que tinha sido entregue às mãos de José, porque o Senhor estava com ele, e tudo o que ele fazia o Senhor prosperava.