Génesis 39
1 José había sido llevado a Egipto por los ismaelitas, quienes lo habían vendido a Potifar, un egipcio que era uno de los oficiales del faraón, el comandante de la guardia real.
Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh who was captain of the guard and an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down there.
2 El Señor estaba con José y lo hacía triunfar. Vivía en la casa de su amo egipcio.
Yahweh was with Joseph and he became a prosperous man. He lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
3 Su maestro se dio cuenta de que el Señor estaba con él y le otorgaba éxito en todo lo que hacía.
His master saw that Yahweh was with him and that Yahweh prospered everything that he did.
4 Potifar apreció a José y su servicio, y lo puso a cargo de su casa y lo hizo responsable de todo lo que poseía.
Joseph found favor in his sight. He served Potiphar. Potiphar made Joseph manager over his house, and everything that he possessed, he put under his care.
5 Desde que puso a José a cargo y le confió todo lo que tenía, el Señor bendijo la casa de Potifar por causa de José. El Señor bendecía todo lo que tenía, tanto en su casa como en sus campos.
It came about from the time that he made him manager over his house and over everything he possessed, that Yahweh blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph. The blessing of Yahweh was on everything that Potiphar had in the house and in the field.
6 Así que Potifar dejó que José cuidara de todo lo que tenía. No se preocupaba de nada, excepto de decidir qué comida iba a comer. Ahora José era guapo, tenía un buen físico,
Potiphar put everything that he had under Joseph's care. He did not have to think about anything except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and attractive.
7 y algún tiempo después llamó la atención de la esposa de su amo. Ella le propuso matrimonio, diciendo: “¡Ven aquí! ¡Acuéstate conmigo!”
It came about after this that his master's wife lusted for Joseph. She said, “Sleep with me.”
8 Pero él la rechazó, diciéndole a la esposa de su amo: “Mira, mi amo confía tanto en mí, que ni siquiera se molesta en averiguar cómo funciona su casa. Me ha puesto a cargo de todo lo que posee.
But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Look, my master does not pay attention to what I do in the house, and he has put everything that he owns under my care.
9 ¡Nadie en esta casa tiene más autoridad que yo! No me ha ocultado nada excepto a ti, porque eres su esposa. Entonces, ¿cómo podría hacer algo tan malo como esto, y pecar contra Dios?”
No one is greater in this house than I am. He has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”
10 Día tras día ella insistía en preguntarle, pero él se negaba a dormir con ella y trataba de evitarla.
She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her or to be with her.
11 Pero un día entró en la casa para hacer su trabajo y ninguno de los otros sirvientes estaba allí.
It came about one day that he went into the house to do his work. None of the men of the house were there in the house.
12 Ella lo agarró por la ropa, y le exigió: “¡Acuéstate conmigo!” Pero dejando su ropa en su mano, salió corriendo de la casa.
She caught him by his clothes and said, “Sleep with me.” He left his clothing in her hand, fled, and went outside.
13 Viendo que había dejado su ropa en su mano y había salido corriendo de la casa,
It came about, when she saw that he had left his clothing in her hand and had fled outside,
14 ella gritó a sus sirvientes: “¡Miren! ¡Él trajo a este esclavo hebreo aquí para deshonrarnos! Este hombre vino a tratar de violarme, pero yo grité con todas mis fuerzas.
that she called to the men of her house and told them, “See, Potiphar has brought in a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to sleep with me, and I screamed.
15 Cuando me oyó gritar pidiendo ayuda, dejó su ropa a mi lado y salió corriendo”
It came about when he heard me scream, that he left his clothing with me, fled, and went outside.”
16 Y guardó la ropa de José hasta que su marido volvió a casa.
She set his clothing next to her until his master came home.
17 Luego le contó su historia. Y esto fue lo que le dijo: “Ese esclavo hebreo que trajiste aquí trató de venir a deshonrarme.
She told him this explanation, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us, came in to mock me.
18 Pero tan pronto como grité y pedí ayuda, dejó su ropa a mi lado y salió corriendo”.
It came about that when I screamed, he left his clothing with me and fled outside.”
19 Cuando Potifar oyó la historia que le contó su mujer, diciendo: “Esto es lo que tu siervo me hizo”, se enfadó.
It came about that, when his master heard the explanation his wife told him, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became very angry.
20 Tomó a José y lo metió en la prisión donde estaban los prisioneros del rey, y allí se quedó.
Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. He was there in the prison.
21 Pero el Señor estaba con José, mostrándole un amor digno de confianza, e hizo que el carcelero principal sintiera agrado de él.
But Yahweh was with Joseph and showed covenant faithfulness to him. He gave him favor in the sight of the prison warden.
22 El carcelero principal puso a José a cargo de todos los prisioneros y le dio la responsabilidad de dirigir la prisión.
The prison warden gave into Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, Joseph was in charge of it.
23 El carcelero principal no se preocupaba de nada porque José se ocupaba de todo, pues el Señor estaba con él y le daba éxito.
The prison warden did not worry about anything that was in his hand, because Yahweh was with him. Whatever he did, Yahweh prospered.
