Genesis 39

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1 José foi conduzido ao Egito, e Putifar, um oficial egípcio do faraó, chefe da guarda, comprou-o aos ismaelitas que o levavam.	1 Meanwhile, Joseph was led into Egypt. And Putiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, a leader of the army, an Egyptian man, purchased him from the hand of the Ishmaelites, by whom he was brought.
2 O Senhor estava com José, e tudo lhe prosperava. Morava na casa do seu senhor, o egípcio.	2 And the Lord was with him, and he was a man who prospered in everything that he did. And he lived in the house of his lord,
3 Seu senhor viu que o Senhor estava com ele e lhe fazia prosperar tudo o que empreendia.	3 who knew very well that the Lord was with him, and that all the things that were done by him were directed by his hand.
4 José conquistou a simpatia do seu senhor, que o empregou ao seu serviço, pondo-o à testa de sua casa e confiando-lhe todos os seus bens.	4 And Joseph found favor in the sight of his lord, and he ministered to him. And, having been placed in charge of everything by him, he governed the house that was entrusted to him and all the things that had been delivered to him.
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 And the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian, because of Joseph, and he multiplied all his substance, as much in the buildings, as in the fields.
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 Neither did he know anything other than the bread that he ate. Now Joseph was beautiful in form, and stately in appearance.
7 E aconteceu, depois de tudo isto, que a mulher de seu senhor lançou seus olhos em José e disse-lhe: "Dorme comigo."	7 And so, after many days, his mistress cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Sleep 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 And without consenting at all to the wicked act, he said to her: “Behold, my lord has delivered all things to me, and he does not know what he has in his own house.
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 Neither is there anything which is not in my power, or that he has not delivered to me, except you, for you are his wife. How then can I do this evil act and sin against my 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 With such words as these, throughout each day, the woman was pestering the young man, and he was refusing the adultery.
11 Certo dia, tendo ele entrado na casa para fazer seus serviços, e não se encontrando ali ninguém da casa,	11 Then it happened, on a certain day, that Joseph entered the house, and he was doing something, without any witnesses.
12 ela segurou-o pelo manto, dizendo: "Dorme comigo!" Mas José, largando-lhe o manto nas mãos, fugiu.	12 And she, grasping the hem of his garment, said, “Sleep with me.” But he, leaving behind the cloak in her hand, fled and went outside.
13 Vendo a mulher que ele lhe tinha deixado o manto nas mãos e fugido,	13 And when the woman saw the garment in her hands and herself being treated with disrespect,
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 herself the men of her house, and she said to them: “Lo, he has brought in a Hebrew man to abuse us. He entered toward me, in order to join with me; and when I had shouted out,
15 E vendo que eu me punha a gritar, deixou seu manto ao meu lado e fugiu."	15 and he had heard my voice, he left behind the cloak that I held, and he fled outside.”
16 E guardou junto de si as vestes de José até a volta de seu senhor.	16 As a proof, therefore, of her fidelity, she retained the cloak, and she showed it to her husband, when he returned 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 said: “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought in to me, approached me to abuse me.
18 Mas, pondo-me a gritar, deixou o seu manto ao meu lado e fugiu."	18 And when he had heard me cry out, he left behind the cloak that I held, and he fled outside.”
19 Ao ouvir isto de sua mulher, contando-lhe como se tinha comportado com ela o seu servo, ele enfureceu-se,	19 His lord, upon hearing these things, and having excessive trust in the words of his mate, was very angry.
20 e lançou José na prisão, onde se encontravam detidos os prisioneiros do rei. E José foi encarcerado.	20 And he delivered Joseph into prison, where the prisoners of the king were kept, and he was enclosed in that place.
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, having mercy on him, he gave him favor in the sight of the leader of the prison,
22 Este confiou a José todos o presos que ali se encontravam, e nada se fazia sem sua ordem.	22 who delivered into his hand all the prisoners who were held in custody. And whatever was done, was under him.
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 Neither did he himself know anything, having entrusted all things to him. For the Lord was with him, and he directed everything that he did.