1 J osé foi levado ao Egito; e Potifar, oficial de Faraó, capitão da guarda, egípcio, comprou-o da mão dos ismaelitas que o haviam levado para lá.

Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt by the Ishmaelites. And Potiphar, an Egyptian leader, the head of the soldiers of Pharaoh’s house, bought him from the Ishmaelites.

2 M as o Senhor era com José, e ele tornou-se próspero; e estava na casa do seu senhor, o egípcio.

The Lord was with Joseph, and all went well with him. He was in the house of his boss the Egyptian.

3 E viu o seu senhor que Deus era com ele, e que fazia prosperar em sua mão tudo quanto ele empreendia.

Now his boss saw that the Lord was with him. He saw how the Lord made all that Joseph did go well.

4 A ssim José achou graça aos olhos dele, e o servia; de modo que o fez mordomo da sua casa, e entregou na sua mão tudo o que tinha.

So Joseph found favor in his eyes, and worked only for him. Potiphar made him the one to watch over his house and take care of all that he owned.

5 D esde que o pôs como mordomo sobre a sua casa e sobre todos os seus bens, o Senhor abençoou a casa do egípcio por amor de José; e a bênção do Senhor estava sobre tudo o que tinha, tanto na casa como no campo.

And from the time that he watched over his house and all he owned, the Lord brought good to the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph. The Lord brought good upon all that he owned in the house and in the field.

6 P otifar deixou tudo na mão de José, de maneira que nada sabia do que estava com ele, a não ser do pão que comia. Ora, José era formoso de porte e de semblante.

So he put all he owned in Joseph’s care. Having Joseph near, he did not need to think about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was strong and good-looking.

7 E aconteceu depois destas coisas que a mulher do seu senhor pôs os olhos em José, e lhe disse: Deita-te comigo.

The time came when his boss’s wife saw him, and she said, “Lie with me.”

8 M as ele recusou, e disse ã mulher do seu senhor: Eis que o meu senhor não sabe o que está comigo na sua casa, e entregou em minha mão tudo o que tem;

But he would not do it. He said to his boss’s wife, “See, with me near, my boss does not worry about anything in the house. He has put all he owns in my care.

9 e le não é maior do que eu nesta casa; e nenhuma coisa me vedou, senão a ti, porquanto és sua mulher. Como, pois, posso eu cometer este grande mal, e pecar contra Deus?

There is no one more important in this house than I. And he has held nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this sinful thing, and sin against God?”

10 E ntretanto, ela instava com José dia após dia; ele, porém, não lhe dava ouvidos, para se deitar com ela, ou estar com ela.

She spoke to Joseph day after day. But he did not listen to her. He would not lie with her or be with her.

11 M as sucedeu, certo dia, que entrou na casa para fazer o seu serviço; e nenhum dos homens da casa estava lá dentro.

Then one day Joseph went into the house to do his work. None of the men of the house were inside.

12 E ntão ela, pegando-o pela capa, lhe disse: Deita-te comigo! Mas ele, deixando a capa na mão dela, fugiu, escapando para fora.

She caught him by his coat, saying, “Lie with me!” But he ran out of the house leaving the coat in her hand.

13 Q uando ela viu que ele deixara a capa na mão dela e fugira para fora,

When she saw that he had left his coat in her hand and had run out of the house,

14 c hamou pelos homens de sua casa, e disse-lhes: Vede! meu marido trouxe-nos um hebreu para nos insultar; veio a mim para se deitar comigo, e eu gritei em alta voz;

she called the men of her house. And she said to them, “See, this Hebrew has been brought to us to make fun of us. He came in to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.

15 e ouvigiu-se para ela no caminho, e disse: Vem, deixa-me deixou, aqui a sua capa e fugiu, escapando para fora.

When he heard my loud cry, he left his coat with me and ran outside.”

16 E la guardou a capa consigo, até que o senhor dele voltou a casa.

She kept his coat with her until his boss came home.

17 E ntão falou-lhe conforme as mesmas palavras, dizendo: O servo hebreu, que nos trouxeste, veio a mim para me insultar;

Then she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came to me to lie with me.

18 m as, levantando eu a voz e gritando, ele deixou comigo a capa e fugiu para fora.

But when I called out in a loud voice, he left his coat with me and ran outside.”

19 T endo o seu senhor ouvido as palavras de sua mulher, que lhe falava, dizendo: Desta maneira me fez teu servo, a sua ira se acendeu.

When his boss heard his wife’s story and her words, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became very angry.

20 E ntão o senhor de José o tomou, e o lançou no cárcere, no lugar em que os presos do rei estavam encarcerados; e ele ficou ali no cárcere.

So Joseph’s boss took him and put him in prison, the place where the men who did wrong against the king were put in chains. So there he was in prison.

21 O Senhor, porém, era com José, estendendo sobre ele a sua benignidade e dando-lhe graça aos olhos do carcereiro,

But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him kindness. He gave him favor in the eyes of the man who watched over the prison.

22 o qual entregou na mão de José todos os presos que estavam no cárcere; e era José quem ordenava tudo o que se fazia ali.

The head of the prison put all the men who were in prison into Joseph’s care. So whatever was done there was because of Joseph.

23 E o carcereiro não tinha cuidado de coisa alguma que estava na mão de José, porquanto o Senhor era com ele, fazendo prosperar tudo quanto ele empreendia.

The head of the prison did not worry about anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with him. The Lord made all go well with whatever Joseph did.