1 A nd Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain and chief executioner of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

José 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.

2 B ut the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful and prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

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

3 A nd his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all that he did to flourish and succeed in his hand.

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

4 S o Joseph pleased and found favor in his sight, and he served him. And made him supervisor over his house and he put all that he had in his charge.

Assim 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.

5 F rom the time that he made him supervisor in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the Lord’s blessing was on all that he had in the house and in the field.

Desde 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.

6 A nd left all that he had in Joseph’s charge and paid no attention to anything he had except the food he ate. Now Joseph was an attractive person and fine-looking.

Potifar 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.

7 T hen after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and she said, Lie with me.

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

8 B ut he refused and said to his master’s wife, See here, with me in the house my master has concern about nothing; he has put all that he has in my care.

Mas 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;

9 H e is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept anything from me except you, for you are his wife. How then can I do this great evil and sin against God?

ele 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?

10 S he spoke to Joseph day after day, but he did not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.

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

11 T hen it happened about this time that Joseph went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the men of the house were indoors.

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

12 A nd she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me! But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out.

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

13 A nd when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled away,

Quando ela viu que ele deixara a capa na mão dela e fugira para fora,

14 S he called to the men of her household and said to them, Behold, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock and insult us; he came in where I was to lie with me, and I screamed at the top of my voice.

chamou 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;

15 A nd when he heard me screaming and crying, he left his garment with me and fled and got out of the house.

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

16 A nd she laid up his garment by her until his master came home.

Ela guardou a capa consigo, até que o senhor dele voltou a casa.

17 T hen she told him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you brought among us came to me to mock and insult me.

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

18 A nd when I screamed and cried, he left his garment with me and fled out.

mas, levantando eu a voz e gritando, ele deixou comigo a capa e fugiu para fora.

19 A nd when master heard the words of his wife, saying to him, This is the way your servant treated me, his wrath was kindled.

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

20 A nd Joseph’s master took him and put him in the prison, a place where the state prisoners were confined; so he was there in the prison.

Então 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.

21 B ut the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy and loving-kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison.

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

22 A nd the warden of the prison committed to Joseph’s care all the prisoners who were in the prison; and whatsoever was done there, he was in charge of it.

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.

23 T he prison warden paid no attention to anything that was in charge, for the Lord was with him and made whatever he did to prosper.

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.