Genesis 39
1 igitur Ioseph ductus est in Aegyptum emitque eum Putiphar eunuchus Pharaonis princeps exercitus vir aegyptius de manu Ismahelitarum a quibus perductus erat
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 fuitque Dominus cum eo et erat vir in cunctis prospere agens habitabatque in domo domini sui
And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house with his lord the Egyptian.
3 qui optime noverat esse Dominum cum eo et omnia quae gereret ab eo dirigi in manu illius
And his master knew that the Lord was with him, and the Lord prospers in his hands whatsoever he happens to do.
4 invenitque Ioseph gratiam coram domino suo et ministrabat ei a quo praepositus omnibus gubernabat creditam sibi domum et universa quae tradita fuerant
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 benedixitque Dominus domui Aegyptii propter Ioseph et multiplicavit tam in aedibus quam in agris cunctam eius substantiam
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 nec quicquam aliud noverat nisi panem quo vescebatur erat autem Ioseph pulchra facie et decorus aspectu
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 post multos itaque dies iecit domina oculos suos in Ioseph et ait dormi mecum
And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, Lie with me.
8 qui nequaquam adquiescens operi nefario dixit ad eam ecce dominus meus omnibus mihi traditis ignorat quid habeat in domo sua
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 nec quicquam est quod non in mea sit potestate vel non tradiderit mihi praeter te quae uxor eius es quomodo ergo possum malum hoc facere et peccare in Deum meum
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 huiuscemodi verbis per singulos dies et mulier molesta erat adulescenti et ille recusabat stuprum
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 accidit autem ut quadam die intraret Ioseph domum et operis quippiam absque arbitris faceret
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 et illa adprehensa lacinia vestimenti eius diceret dormi mecum qui relicto in manu illius pallio fugit et egressus est foras
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 cumque vidisset mulier vestem in manibus suis et se esse contemptam
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his clothes in her hands, and fled, and gone forth,
14 vocavit homines domus suae et ait ad eos en introduxit virum hebraeum ut inluderet nobis ingressus est ad me ut coiret mecum cumque ego succlamassem
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 et audisset vocem meam reliquit pallium quod tenebam et fugit foras
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 in argumentum ergo fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum
So she leaves the clothes by her, until the master came to his house.
17 et ait ingressus est ad me servus hebraeus quem adduxisti ut inluderet mihi
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 cumque vidisset me clamare reliquit pallium et fugit foras
And when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, having left his clothes with me, he fled and departed forth.
19 his auditis dominus et nimium credulus verbis coniugis iratus est valde
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 tradiditque Ioseph in carcerem ubi vincti regis custodiebantur et erat ibi clausus
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 fuit autem Dominus cum Ioseph et misertus illius dedit ei gratiam in conspectu principis carceris
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 qui tradidit in manu ipsius universos vinctos qui in custodia tenebantur et quicquid fiebat sub ipso erat
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 nec noverat aliquid cunctis ei creditis Dominus enim erat cum illo et omnia eius opera dirigebat
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.
