1 N ow Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken 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 T he Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful 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 he did to prosper 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 found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.

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 S o it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord 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 T hus he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

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 A nd it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on 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, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand.

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 T here is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, 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 o it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not heed 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 B ut it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside,

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

12 t hat she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside.

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 so it was, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside,

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

14 t hat she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud 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 it happened, when he heard that I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me, and fled and went outside.”

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

16 S o she kept his garment with her until his master came home.

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

17 T hen she spoke to him with words like these, saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me;

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

18 s o it happened, as I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me and fled outside.”

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

19 S o it was, when his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, saying, “Your servant did to me after this manner,” that his anger was aroused.

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 T hen Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. And 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 He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper 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 keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison; whatever they did there, it was his doing.

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 keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph’s authority, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it 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.