Genesi 39

BIBBIA MARTINI	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Giuseppe adunque fu condotto in Egitto, e lo comperò Putiphar Egiziano eunuco di Faraone, capitano dell'esercito degl'Ismaeliti, che ve l'aveano condotto.	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.
2 E il Signore era con lui, e gli riusciva bene tutto quel che faceva: e abitava nella casa del suo padrone,	2 But since the LORD was with him, Joseph got on very well and was assigned to the household of his Egyptian master.
3 Il quale benissimo conoscea, che era con lui il Signore, e conduceva a buon fine tutto quello che intraprendeva.	3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and brought him success in whatever he did,
4 E Giuseppe trovò grazia dinanzi al suo padrone, e lo serviva, ed essendogli stata data da lui la soprintendenza di tutte le cose, governava la casa a sé affidata, e tutti i beni rimessi nelle sue mani.	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.
5 E il Signore benedisse la casa dell'Egiziano per amor di Giuseppe, e moltiplicò tutte le facoltà di lui tanto in casa, come alla campagna,	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.
6 Ed egli non avea altro pensiero, che di mettersi a tavola a mangiare. Or Giuseppe era di volto avvenente, e di graziosa presenza.	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.
7 Passato adunque assai tempo, la padrona fissò i suoi occhi sopra Giuseppe, e disse: Dormi meco.	7 After a time, his master's wife began to look fondly at him and said, "Lie with me."
8 Il quale non acconsentendo all'opera indegna, le disse: Tu vedi come il mio padrone avendo rimessa ogni cosa nelle mie mani, non sa quel che si abbia in sua casa:	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.
9 E veruna cosa non è, ch'ei non abbia a me affidata, e di cui non m'abbia fatto padrone, fuori di te, che sei sua moglie: come adunque poss'io fare questo male, e peccare contro il mio Dio?	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?"
10 Cogli stessi discorsi ogni dì e la donna inquietava il giovinetto, ed egli ricusava di peccare.	10 Although she tried to entice him day after day, he would not agree to lie beside her, or even stay near her.
11 Ma avvenne, che un dì Giuseppe entrò in casa, e si pose a far qualche cosa non avendo alcun con sé:	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,
12 E quella, preso l'orlo del suo mantello, gli disse: Vieni con me. Ma egli lasciato in man di lei il mantello, si fuggì fuori di casa.	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.
13 E la donna veggendo in sue mani il mantello, e sé disprezzata:	13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand as he fled outside,
14 Chiamò a sé la gente di casa, e disse loro: Ecco che egli ha condotto qua quest'uomo Ebreo, perché ci facesse vergogna. Egli è venuto a trovarmi per peccare con me: e avendo io alzato le grida,	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.
15 Egli all'udir la mia voce ha lasciato il mantello, per cui io lo teneva, e si è fuggito.	15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran away outside."
16 In prova adunque della serbata fede fece veder al marito tornato a casa il mantello ritenuto,	16 She kept the cloak with her until his master came home.
17 E disse: È venuto a trovarmi quel servo Ebreo, che tu hai condotto a svergognarmi:	17 Then she told him the same story: "The Hebrew slave whom you brought here broke in on me, to make sport of me.
18 Il quale, sentito come io alzava le grida, ha lasciato il mantello, che io teneva, ed è scappato.	18 But when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and fled outside."
19 Tali cose avendo udite il padrone troppo facile a credere alle parole della moglie, ne concepì grande sdegno:	19 As soon as the master heard his wife's story about how his slave had treated her, he became enraged.
20 E fece metter Giuseppe nella prigione, in cui erano tenuti i rei di delitto commesso contro del re, ed egli fu quivi rinchiuso.	20 He seized Joseph and threw him into the jail where the royal prisoners were confined. But even while he was in prison,
21 Ma il Signore fu con Giuseppe, e avendo compassione di lui fece sì, ch'ei trovò grazia dinanzi al provveditore della prigione.	21 the LORD remained with Joseph; he showed him kindness by making the chief jailer well-disposed toward him.
22 Il quale diede a lui potestà sopra tutti i prigionieri, che erano in quella carcere: e tutto quello che si facea, era fatto per suo ordine.	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.
23 E quegli non pensava a nulla, avendo dato di ogni cosa l'arbitrio a Giuseppe: perocché il Signore era con lui, e conduceva a buon fine tutto quel ch'ei faceva.	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.