¹Igitur Joseph ductus est in Ægyptum,Meanwhile, Joseph was led into Egypt.emitque eum Putiphar eunuchus Pharaonis,And Putiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh,princeps exercitus,a leader of the army,vir ægyptius,an Egyptian man,de manu Ismaëlitarum, a quibus perductus erat.purchased him from the hand of the Ishmaelites, by whom he was brought.

¹Igitur Joseph ductus est in Ægyptum,Meanwhile, Joseph was led into Egypt.emitque eum Putiphar eunuchus Pharaonis,And Putiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh,princeps exercitus,a leader of the army,vir ægyptius,an Egyptian man,de manu Ismaëlitarum, a quibus perductus erat.purchased him from the hand of the Ishmaelites, by whom he was brought.

²Fuitque Dominus cum eo,And the Lord was with him,et erat vir in cunctis prospere agens:and he was a man who prospered in everything that he did.habitavitque in domo domini sui,And he lived in the house of his lord,

²Fuitque Dominus cum eo,And the Lord was with him,et erat vir in cunctis prospere agens:and he was a man who prospered in everything that he did.habitavitque in domo domini sui,And he lived in the house of his lord,

³qui optime noverat Dominum esse cum eo,who knew very well that the Lord was with him,et omnia, quæ gerebat, ab eo dirigi in manu illius.and that all the things that were done by him were directed by his hand.

³qui optime noverat Dominum esse cum eo,who knew very well that the Lord was with him,et omnia, quæ gerebat, ab eo dirigi in manu illius.and that all the things that were done by him were directed by his hand.

⁴Invenitque Joseph gratiam coram domino suo,And Joseph found favor in the sight of his lord,et ministrabat ei:and he ministered to him. And,a quo præpositus omnibus gubernabat creditam sibi domum, et universa quæ ei tradita fuerant: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.

⁴Invenitque Joseph gratiam coram domino suo,And Joseph found favor in the sight of his lord,et ministrabat ei:and he ministered to him. And,a quo præpositus omnibus gubernabat creditam sibi domum, et universa quæ ei tradita fuerant: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.

⁵benedixitque Dominus domui Ægyptii propter Joseph,And the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian, because of Joseph,et multiplicavit tam in ædibus quam in agris cunctam ejus substantiam:and he multiplied all his substance, as much in the buildings, as in the fields.

⁵benedixitque Dominus domui Ægyptii propter Joseph,And the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian, because of Joseph,et multiplicavit tam in ædibus quam in agris cunctam ejus substantiam:and he multiplied all his substance, as much in the buildings, as in the fields.

⁶nec quidquam aliud noverat, nisi panem quo vescebatur.Neither did he know anything other than the bread that he ate.Erat autem Joseph pulchra facie,Now Joseph was beautiful in form,et decorus aspectu.and stately in appearance.

⁶nec quidquam aliud noverat, nisi panem quo vescebatur.Neither did he know anything other than the bread that he ate.Erat autem Joseph pulchra facie,Now Joseph was beautiful in form,et decorus aspectu.and stately in appearance.

⁷Post multos itaque dies injecit domina sua oculos suos in Joseph, et ait: Dormi mecum.And so, after many days, his mistress cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Sleep with me.”

⁷Post multos itaque dies injecit domina sua oculos suos in Joseph, et ait: Dormi mecum.And so, after many days, his mistress cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Sleep with me.”

⁸Qui nequaquam acquiescens operi nefario,And without consenting at all to the wicked act,dixit ad eam:he said to her:Ecce dominus meus,“Behold,omnibus mihi traditis,my lord has delivered all things to me,ignorat quid habeat in domo sua:and he does not know what he has in his own house.

⁸Qui nequaquam acquiescens operi nefario,And without consenting at all to the wicked act,dixit ad eam:he said to her:Ecce dominus meus,“Behold,omnibus mihi traditis,my lord has delivered all things to me,ignorat quid habeat in domo sua:and he does not know what he has in his own house.

⁹nec quidquam est quod non in mea sit potestate,Neither is there anything which is not in my power,vel non tradiderit mihi,or that he has not delivered to me,præter te,except you,quæ uxor ejus es:for you are his wife.quomodo ergo possum hoc malum facere,How then can I do this evil actet peccare in Deum meum?and sin against my God?”

⁹nec quidquam est quod non in mea sit potestate,Neither is there anything which is not in my power,vel non tradiderit mihi,or that he has not delivered to me,præter te,except you,quæ uxor ejus es:for you are his wife.quomodo ergo possum hoc malum facere,How then can I do this evil actet peccare in Deum meum?and sin against my God?”

¹⁰Hujuscemodi verbis per singulos dies,With such words as these, throughout each day,et mulier molesta erat adolescenti:the woman was pestering the young man,et ille recusabat stuprum.and he was refusing the adultery.

¹⁰Hujuscemodi verbis per singulos dies,With such words as these, throughout each day,et mulier molesta erat adolescenti:the woman was pestering the young man,et ille recusabat stuprum.and he was refusing the adultery.

¹¹Accidit autem quadam die ut intraret Joseph domum,Then it happened, on a certain day, that Joseph entered the house,et operis quippiam absque arbitris faceret:and he was doing something, without any witnesses.

¹¹Accidit autem quadam die ut intraret Joseph domum,Then it happened, on a certain day, that Joseph entered the house,et operis quippiam absque arbitris faceret:and he was doing something, without any witnesses.

¹²et illa,And she,apprehensa lacinia vestimenti ejus,grasping the hem of his garment, said,diceret: Dormi mecum.“Sleep with me.” But he,Qui relicto in manu ejus pallio fugit,leaving behind the cloak in her hand,et egressus est foras.fled and went outside.

¹²et illa,And she,apprehensa lacinia vestimenti ejus,grasping the hem of his garment, said,diceret: Dormi mecum.“Sleep with me.” But he,Qui relicto in manu ejus pallio fugit,leaving behind the cloak in her hand,et egressus est foras.fled and went outside.

¹³Cumque vidisset mulier vestem in manibus suis,And when the woman saw the garment in her handset se esse contemptam,and herself being treated with disrespect,

¹³Cumque vidisset mulier vestem in manibus suis,And when the woman saw the garment in her handset se esse contemptam,and herself being treated with disrespect,

¹⁴vocavit ad se homines domus suæ,she called to herself the men of her house,et ait ad eos:and she said to them:En introduxit virum hebræum,“Lo,ut illuderet nobis:he has brought in a Hebrew man to abuse us.ingressus est ad me,He entered toward me,ut coiret mecum:in order to join with me;cumque ego succlamassem,and when I had shouted out,

¹⁴vocavit ad se homines domus suæ,she called to herself the men of her house,et ait ad eos:and she said to them:En introduxit virum hebræum,“Lo,ut illuderet nobis:he has brought in a Hebrew man to abuse us.ingressus est ad me,He entered toward me,ut coiret mecum:in order to join with me;cumque ego succlamassem,and when I had shouted out,

¹⁵et audisset vocem meam,and he had heard my voice,reliquit pallium quod tenebam,he left behind the cloak that I held,et fugit foras.and he fled outside.”

¹⁵et audisset vocem meam,and he had heard my voice,reliquit pallium quod tenebam,he left behind the cloak that I held,et fugit foras.and he fled outside.”

¹⁶In argumentum ergo fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum,As a proof, therefore, of her fidelity, she retained the cloak, and she showed it to her husband, when he returned home.

¹⁶In argumentum ergo fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum,As a proof, therefore, of her fidelity, she retained the cloak, and she showed it to her husband, when he returned home.

¹⁷et ait:And she said:Ingressus est ad me servus hebræus quem adduxisti,“The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought in to me,ut illuderet mihi:approached me to abuse me.

¹⁷et ait:And she said:Ingressus est ad me servus hebræus quem adduxisti,“The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought in to me,ut illuderet mihi:approached me to abuse me.

¹⁸cumque audisset me clamare,And when he had heard me cry out,reliquit pallium quod tenebam,he left behind the cloak that I held,et fugit foras.and he fled outside.”

¹⁸cumque audisset me clamare,And when he had heard me cry out,reliquit pallium quod tenebam,he left behind the cloak that I held,et fugit foras.and he fled outside.”

¹⁹His auditis dominus,His lord, upon hearing these things,et nimium credulus verbis conjugis, iratus est valde:and having excessive trust in the words of his mate, was very angry.

¹⁹His auditis dominus,His lord, upon hearing these things,et nimium credulus verbis conjugis, iratus est valde:and having excessive trust in the words of his mate, was very angry.

²⁰tradiditque Joseph in carcerem,And he delivered Joseph into prison,ubi vincti regis custodiebantur,where the prisoners of the king were kept,et erat ibi clausus.and he was enclosed in that place.

²⁰tradiditque Joseph in carcerem,And he delivered Joseph into prison,ubi vincti regis custodiebantur,where the prisoners of the king were kept,et erat ibi clausus.and he was enclosed in that place.

²¹Fuit autem Dominus cum Joseph,But the Lord was with Joseph, and,et misertus illius dedit ei gratiam in conspectu principis carceris.having mercy on him, he gave him favor in the sight of the leader of the prison,

²¹Fuit autem Dominus cum Joseph,But the Lord was with Joseph, and,et misertus illius dedit ei gratiam in conspectu principis carceris.having mercy on him, he gave him favor in the sight of the leader of the prison,

²²Qui tradidit in manu illius universos vinctos qui in custodia tenebantur:who delivered into his hand all the prisoners who were held in custody.et quidquid fiebat,And whatever was done,sub ipso erat.was under him.

²²Qui tradidit in manu illius universos vinctos qui in custodia tenebantur:who delivered into his hand all the prisoners who were held in custody.et quidquid fiebat,And whatever was done,sub ipso erat.was under him.

²³Nec noverat aliquid,Neither did he himself know anything,cunctis ei creditis:having entrusted all things to him.Dominus enim erat cum illo,For the Lord was with him,et omnia opera ejus dirigebat.and he directed everything that he did.

²³Nec noverat aliquid,Neither did he himself know anything,cunctis ei creditis:having entrusted all things to him.Dominus enim erat cum illo,For the Lord was with him,et omnia opera ejus dirigebat.and he directed everything that he did.