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.

Now Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

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 became a successful man. And he was in the household of his master 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 saw that God was with him, and that God made everything that he did to succeed in his hands.

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.

So Joseph found favor in the sight of his master, and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.

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 about that from the time that he made him overseer of his household and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph; and the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had, in the house and in the 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.

So he left everything that he had in Joseph's care. He did not concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

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 took notice of Joseph and she said, "Sleep 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 refused, and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has put all that he has into my care.

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?

There is no one greater in this household than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, since you are his wife. How then can I do such a great evil, 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 although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to sleep with her or 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;

Now it happened about this time that he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.

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.

She grabbed him by his garment, saying, "Sleep with me." And he left his garment in her hand and ran outside.

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

When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had run outside,

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.

she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, "Look, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us. He came in to me to sleep 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.

It happened, when he heard that I raised my voice and cried out, that he left his garment by me and ran outside."

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

She left his garment by her, until his master came home.

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

And she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me, and said to me, 'Let me sleep with you.'

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

But when I raised my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and ran outside."

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 happened when his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, saying, "This is what your servant did to me," that he became furious.

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.

Then Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound, and he was there in prison.

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

But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the 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.

The keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison; he was made responsible for everything that was done there.

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.

The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was under his supervision, because God was with him, and made everything he did successful.