Genesis 39

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	BIBBIA TINTORI
1 When Joseph was taken down to Egypt, a certain Egyptian (Potiphar, a courtier of Pharaoh and his chief steward) bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.	1 Giuseppe adunque fu menato in Egitto, e, dagli Ismaeliti che l'avevan condotto, lo comprò l'egiziano Putifar, eunuco di Faraone, e capitano dell'esercito.
2 But since the LORD was with him, Joseph got on very well and was assigned to the household of his Egyptian master.	2 Or il Signore era con Giuseppe, al quale riusciva bene tutto quel che faceva. E Giuseppe abitando nella casa del suo padrone,
3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and brought him success in whatever he did,	3 che ben conosceva come il Signore fosse con lui e gli facesse prosperare nelle mani tutto ciò che intraprendeva,
4 he took a liking to Joseph and made him his personal attendant; he put him in charge of his household and entrusted to him all his possessions.	4 entrò nelle grazie di lui, e servendolo come sopraintendente di tutte le cose, governava la casa che gli era stata affidata e tutti i beni rimessi nelle sue mani.
5 From the moment that he put him in charge of his household and all his possessions, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; in fact, the LORD'S blessing was on everything he owned, both inside the house and out.	5 E il Signore benedisse la casa dell'Egiziano per amor di Giuseppe, e ne moltiplicò tutti i beni, tanto in casa che in campagna.
6 Having left everything he owned in Joseph's charge, he gave no thought, with Joseph there, to anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was strikingly handsome in countenance and body.	6 Così Putifar non aveva altro pensiero che di mettersi a tavola a mangiare. Or Giuseppe era di volto avvenente e di bella presenza.
7 After a time, his master's wife began to look fondly at him and said, "Lie with me."	7 Passato adunque un po' di tempo, la padrona, mise gli occhi addosso a Giuseppe e gli disse: « Dormi con me ».
8 But he refused. "As long as I am here," he told her, "my master does not concern himself with anything in the house, but has entrusted to me all he owns.	8 Ma egli, non acconsentendo all'azione indegna, disse: « Ecco, il mio padrone, avendo messo tutto nelle mie mani, non sa quel che abbia in casa;
9 He wields no more authority in this house than I do, and he has withheld from me nothing but yourself, since you are his wife. How, then, could I commit so great a wrong and thus stand condemned before God?"	9 e tutto ha dato in mio potere, mi ha affidato tutto, tranne te che sei sua moglie. Come dunque potrei commettere questo male e peccare contro il mio Dio? »
10 Although she tried to entice him day after day, he would not agree to lie beside her, or even stay near her.	10 Sebbene la donna tutti i giorni molestasse il giovinetto con simili discorsi, egli non acconsentì mai al peccato.
11 One such day, when Joseph came into the house to do his work, and none of the household servants were then in the house,	11 Or avvenne che un giorno, essendo Giuseppe entrato in casa per fare un certo lavoro, e non essendoci alcun testimonio,
12 she laid hold of him by his cloak, saying, "Lie with me!" But leaving the cloak in her hand, he got away from her and ran outside.	12 essa, afferrato l'orlo del suo mantello, gli disse: « Vieni a dormire con me ». Ma egli, lasciatole in mano il mantello, se ne fuggì fuori.
13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand as he fled outside,	13 E la donna, vedendosi col mantello nelle mani e disprezzata,
14 she screamed for her household servants and told them, "Look! my husband has brought in a Hebrew slave to make sport of us! He came in here to lie with me, but I cried out as loud as I could.	14 chiamò la gente di casa e disse loro: « Guardate, ha menato in casa un Ebreo, perchè ci schernisse. Egli è venuto da me per giacersi meco, ma avendo io gridato,
15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran away outside."	15 appena ha sentito la mia voce, m'ha lasciato in mano il suo mantello e se n'è fuggito via ».
16 She kept the cloak with her until his master came home.	16 E in prova della sua fedeltà, quando il marito tornò a casa, gli fece vedere il mantello che essa aveva ritenuto,
17 Then she told him the same story: "The Hebrew slave whom you brought here broke in on me, to make sport of me.	17 e disse: «Quel servo ebreo che tu ci hai menato è venuto da me per schernirmi;
18 But when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and fled outside."	18 ma, sentiti i miei gridi, mi ha lasciato in mano il mantello ed è fuggito ».
19 As soon as the master heard his wife's story about how his slave had treated her, he became enraged.	19 Sentite queste cose, il padrone, troppo credulo alle parole della moglie, arse di grande sdegno,
20 He seized Joseph and threw him into the jail where the royal prisoners were confined. But even while he was in prison,	20 e fece mettere Giuseppe nella prigione ove erano detenuti i carcerati del re, e ce lo fece rinchiudere.
21 the LORD remained with Joseph; he showed him kindness by making the chief jailer well-disposed toward him.	21 Ma il Signore fu con Giuseppe, e avendo compassione di lui, lo fece entrar nelle grazie del governatore della prigione,
22 The chief jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners in the jail, and everything that had to be done there was done under his management.	22 il quale gli affidò tutti i prigionieri che erano nel carcere, e tutto era fatto sotto i suoi ordini.
23 The chief jailer did not concern himself with anything at all that was in Joseph's charge, since the LORD was with him and brought success to all he did.	23 E al governatore, avendo affidata ogni cosa a Giuseppe, non pensava a nulla, perchè il Signore era con Giuseppe e faceva prosperare tutto quello che egli intraprendeva.