Mosaico decorativo

1. Igitur Ioseph ductus est in Aegyptum; emitque eum Pu tiphar eunuchus pharaonis, princeps satellitum, vir Aegyptius, de manu Ismaelitarum, a quibus perductus erat.

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. Fuitque Dominus cum eo, et erat vir in cunctis prospere agens habitabatque in domo domini sui.

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

3. Qui optime noverat esse Dominum cum eo et omnia, quae gereret, ab eo dirigi in manu illius.

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. Invenitque loseph gratiam coram domino suo et ministrabat ei. Et factum est, postquam praeposuit eum domui suae et omnia, quae possidebat, tradidit in manum eius,

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. benedixit Dominus domui Aegyptii propter Ioseph, et benedictio Domini erat in omni possessione eius tam in aedibus quam in agris.

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. Et reliquit omnia, quae possidebat, in manu Ioseph nec cum eo quidquam aliud noverat nisi panem, quo vescebatur. Erat autem Ioseph pulchra facie et decorus aspectu.

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. Post haec ergo iniecit uxor domini eius oculos suos in Ioseph et ait: “Dormi mecum”.

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

8. Qui nequaquam acquiescens dixit ad eam: “Ecce dominus meus, omnibus mihi traditis, non curat de ulla re in domo sua,

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. nec quisquam maior est in domo hac quam ego, et nihil mihi subtraxit praeter te, quae uxor eius es. Quomodo ergo possum malum hoc magnum facere et peccare in Deum?”.

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. Huiuscemodi verbis per singulos dies et mulier molesta erat adulescenti, et ille recusabat stuprum.

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. Accidit autem quadam die, ut intraret Ioseph domum et opus suum absque arbitris faceret;

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. illa, apprehensa lacinia vestimenti eius, dixit: “Dormi mecum”. Qui, relicto in manu illius pallio, fugit et egressus est foras.

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. Cumque vidisset illum mulier vestem reliquisse in manibus suis et fugisse foras,

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

14. vocavit homines domus suae et ait ad eos: “En introduxit virum Hebraeum, ut illuderet nobis; ingressus est ad me, ut coiret mecum. Cumque ego succlamassem,

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. et audisset vocem meam, reliquit pallium, quod tenebam, et fugit foras”.

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. Retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum

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

17. et secundum verba haec locuta est: “Ingressus est ad me servus Hebraeus, quem adduxisti, ut illuderet mihi;

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. cumque audisset me clamare, reliquit pallium, quod tenebam, et fugit foras”.

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. Dominus, auditis his verbis coniugis, iratus est valde;

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. tradiditque Ioseph in carcerem, ubi vincti regis custodiebantur. Et erat ibi clausus.

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. Fuit autem Dominus cum Ioseph et misertus illius dedit ei gratiam in conspectu principis carceris.

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. Qui tradidit in manu Ioseph universos vinctos, qui in custodia tenebantur, et, quidquid ibi faciendum erat, ipse faciebat,

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. nec princeps carceris spectabat quidquid in manu eius erat: Dominus enim erat cum illo et omnia opera eius dirigebat.

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.



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