Gênesis, 39

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

1. Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Pot'i-phar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ish'maelites who had brought him down there.

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

2. The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian,

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

3. and his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD caused all that he did to prosper in his hands.

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

4. So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.

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.

5. From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had, in house and field.

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.

6. So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge; and having him he had no concern for anything but the food which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and good-looking.

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

7. And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, "Lie with me."

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.

8. But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Lo, having me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my hand;

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?”.

9. he is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife; how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"

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

10. And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.

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

11. But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house,

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

12. she caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me." But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and got out of the house.

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

13. And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled out of the house,

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.

14. she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to insult us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice;

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

15. and when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled and got out of the house."

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

16. Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,

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

17. and she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to insult me;

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

18. but as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out of the house."

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

19. When his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, "This is the way your servant treated me," his anger was kindled.

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

20. And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.

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

21. But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

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

22. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's care all the prisoners who were in the prison; and whatever was done there, he was the doer of it;

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.

23. the keeper of the prison paid no heed to anything that was in Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper.