| 1 - Giuseppe dunque fu condotto in Egitto, e Putifar egiziano, eunuco del Faraone, capo dell'esercito, lo comprò dagli Ismaeliti che ve l'avevan condotto. | 1 Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. |
| 2 Il Signore fu con lui, ed egli riusciva felicemente in tutte le sue cose; abitava nella casa del padrone, | 2 The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian, |
| 3 il quale vedeva benissimo che il Signore era con lui, che faceva riuscir bene in mano di lui tutto quel che faceva. | 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 Giuseppe dunque trovò favore presso il padrone, e lo serviva. Posto da lui a capo di tutta la famiglia, governava la casa affidatagli, e tutto quel che gli era stato assegnato. | 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 Ed a causa di Giuseppe, benedisse il Signore la casa di quell'egiziano, e moltiplicò gli averi di lui, tanto in casa quanto nei campi, | 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 nè egli si occupava d'altro, che del cibo che mangiava. Ora Giuseppe era bello di viso, e piacente di aspetto. | 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 Pertanto, dopo parecchio tempo, la sua padrona gli mise gli occhi addosso, e gli disse: «Vieni meco». | 7 And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, "Lie with me." |
| 8 Ma egli, niente acconsentendo a tale scelleratezza, le rispose: «Ecco, il mio signore ha messo tutto in mano mia, a tal segno che non sa nemmeno che cosa possiede in casa 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 non v'è cosa alcuna che non dipenda da me, o che egli non abbia consegnata a me, eccetto te che sei la sua moglie; come potrei io fare un tal male, e peccare contro il mio Dio?». | 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 Con parole di questo genere, ogni giorno, la donna molestava il giovane, ed egli ricusava di peccare con lei. | 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 Accadde poi, un certo giorno, che Giuseppe era entrato in casa per fare un certo lavoro, e non v'era altri. | 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 Essa, presolo per un lembo del mantello, gli ripetè: «Vieni con me». Ma egli lasciato il mantello in mano di lei, fuggì, ed uscì di casa. | 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 Quando la donna si vide il mantello nelle mani, e si trovò disprezzata, | 13 And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled out of the house, |
| 14 chiamò a sè la gente di casa e disse: «Ecco, s'è messo in casa quest'ebreo perchè ci oltraggiasse; è entrato da me, per sedurmi; ma io ho gridato, | 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 quand'egli ha sentito la mia voce, ha lasciato andare il mantello che io tenevo, ed è fuggito via». | 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 Per segno dunque della sua fedeltà, ritenne il mantello, lo mostrò al marito quando tornò a casa, | 16 Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home, |
| 17 e disse: «È venuto a me, per oltraggiarmi, quel servo ebreo che tu hai portato in casa; | 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 ma quando mi ha sentito gridare, ha lasciato andare il mantello che io gli tenevo, ed è fuggito via». | 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 Ciò udito, il padrone, troppo credulo alle parole della moglie, si sdegnò grandemente, | 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 fece metter Giuseppe nella prigione ove si custodivano i prigionieri del re. Ed ivi fu chiuso. | 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 Ma il Signore era con Giuseppe, ed avendone pietà gli fece trovare grazia in cospetto del capo della carcere, | 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 il quale affidò a lui tutti i prigionieri trattenuti in carcere; e da lui dipendeva ogni cosa. | 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 Nè ad altro pensava [il capo carceriere], avendo tutto affidato a lui. Il Signore infatti era con Giuseppe, e faceva riuscire a bene tutto quel che faceva. | 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. |
