Genesi 39

1 ORA, essendo stato Giuseppe menato in Egitto, Potifarre, Eunuco di Faraone, Capitan delle guardie, uomo Egizio, lo comperò da quegl'Ismaeliti, che l'aveano menato.

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Petephres the eunuch of Pharao, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ismaelites, who brought him down thither.

2 E il Signore fu con Giuseppe; e fu uomo che andava prosperando; e stette in casa del suo signore Egizio.

And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house with his lord the Egyptian.

3 E il suo signore vide che il Signore [era] con lui, e che il Signore gli prosperava nelle mani tutto ciò ch'egli faceva.

And his master knew that the Lord was with him, and the Lord prospers in his hands whatsoever he happens to do.

4 Laonde Giuseppe venne in grazia di esso, e gli serviva; ed egli lo costituì sopra tutta la sua casa, e gli diede in mano tuto ciò ch'egli avea.

And Joseph found grace in the presence of his lord, and was well-pleasing to him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into the hand of Joseph.

5 E da che quell'Egizio l'ebbe costituito sopra la sua casa, e sopra tutto ciò ch'egli avea, il Signore benedisse la casa di esso, per amor di Giuseppe; e la benedizione del Signore fu sopra tutto ciò ch'egli avea in casa, e ne' campi.

And it came to pass after that he was set over his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all his possessions in the house, and in his field.

6 Ed egli rimise nelle mani di Giuseppe tutto ciò ch'egli [avea], e non tenea ragion con lui di cosa alcuna, salvo del suo mangiare. Or Giuseppe [era] formoso, e di bell'aspetto.

And he committed all that he had into the hands of Joseph; and he knew not of anything that belonged to him, save the bread which he himself ate. And Joseph was handsome in form, and exceedingly beautiful in countenance.

7 Ed avvenne, dopo queste cose, che la moglie del signore di Giuseppe gli pose l'occhio addosso, e gli disse: Giaciti meco.

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, Lie with me.

8 Ma egli [il] ricusò, e disse alla moglie del suo signore: Ecco, il mio signore non tiene ragione meco [di cosa alcuna] che [sia] in casa, e mi ha dato in mano tutto ciò ch'egli ha.

But he would not; but said to his master's wife, If because of me my master knows nothing in his house, and has given into my hands all things that belong to him:

9 Egli [stesso] non è più grande di me in questa casa, e non mi ha divietato null'altro che te; perciocchè tu [sei] sua moglie; come dunque farei questo gran male, e peccherei contro a Dio?

and in this house there is nothing above me, nor has anything been kept back from me, but thou, because thou art his wife—how then shall I do this wicked thing, and sin against God?

10 E, benchè ella gli[ene] parlasse ogni giorno, non però le acconsentì di giacerlesi allato, per esser con lei.

And when she talked with Joseph day by day, and he hearkened not to her to sleep with her, so as to be with her,

11 Or avvenne un giorno, che, essendo egli entrato in casa per far sue faccende, e non [essendovi] alcuno della gente di casa ivi in casa;

it came to pass on a certain day, that Joseph went into the house to do his business, and there was no one of the household within.

12 ella, presolo per lo vestimento, gli disse: Giaciti meco. Ma egli, lasciatole il suo vestimento in mano, se ne fuggì, e se ne uscì fuori.

And she caught hold of him by his clothes, and said, Lie with me; and having left his clothes in her hands, he fled, and went forth.

13 E, quando ella vide ch'egli le avea lasciato il suo vestimento in mano, e che se ne era fuggito fuori;

And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his clothes in her hands, and fled, and gone forth,

14 chiamò la gente di casa sua, e disse loro: Vedete, egli ci ha menato in casa un uomo Ebreo per ischernirci; esso venne a me per giacersi meco; ma io gridai ad alta voce.

that she called those that were in the house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew servant to mock us—he came in to me, saying, Lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.

15 E come egli udì che io avea alzata la voce, e gridava, lasciò il suo vestimento appresso a me, e se ne fuggì, e se ne uscì fuori.

And when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, having left his clothes with me, he fled, and went forth out.

16 Ed ella ripose il vestimento di Giuseppe appo sè, finchè il signore di esso fosse tornato in casa sua.

So she leaves the clothes by her, until the master came to his house.

17 Poi gli parlò in questa maniera: Quel servo Ebreo che tu ci menasti venne a me per ischernirmi.

And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou broughtest in to us, came in to me to mock me, and said to me, I will lie with thee.

18 Ma, come io ebbi alzata la voce, ed ebbi gridato, egli lasciò il suo vestimento appresso a me, e se ne fuggì fuori.

And when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, having left his clothes with me, he fled and departed forth.

19 E quando il signore di Giuseppe ebbe intese le parole che sua moglie gli diceva, cioè: Il tuo servo mi ha fatte cotali cose, si accese nell'ira.

And it came to pass, when his master heard all the words of his wife, that she spoke to him, saying, Thus did thy servant to me, that he was very angry.

20 E il signore di Giuseppe lo prese, e lo mise nel Torrione, [ch'era] il luogo dove i prigioni del re [erano] incarcerati; ed egli fu ivi nel Torrione.

And his master took Joseph, and cast him into the prison, into the place where the king's prisoners are kept, there in the prison.

21 E il Signore fu con Giuseppe, e spiegò la [sua] benignità inverso lui, e lo rendette grazioso al carceriere.

And the Lord was with Joseph, and poured down mercy upon him; and he gave him favour in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison.

22 E il carceriere diede in mano a Giuseppe tutti i prigioni ch' [erano] nel Torrione; ed egli faceva tutto ciò che vi si avea a fare.

And the chief keeper of the prison gave the prison into the hand of Joseph, and all the prisoners as many as were in the prison; and all things whatsoever they do there, he did them.

23 Il carceriere non riguardava a cosa alcuna ch'egli [avesse] nelle mani; perciocchè il Signore [era] con lui; e il Signore prosperava tutto quello ch'egli faceva.

Because of him the chief keeper of the prison knew nothing, for all things were in the hand of Joseph, because the Lord was with him; and whatever things he did, the Lord made them to prosper in his hands.