Genesis 39

1 Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

1 Cuando José llegó a Egipto, fue vendido por los ismaelitas a Potifar, que era un egipcio muy importante, ya que era el capitán de la guardia personal del faraón.

2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

2 El Señor bendijo mucho a José en la casa de su amo, de modo que tenía éxito en todo lo que emprendía.

3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

3 Potifar comprendió que el Señor estaba con José de una manera muy especial.

4 Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.

4 Por supuesto, José llegó a ser su persona de confianza. Pronto estuvo a cargo de la administración de la hacienda y todos los negocios de Potifar.

5 From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.

5 Inmediatamente, Dios comenzó a bendecir a Potifar, por amor a José. Todos los asuntos de su hacienda comenzaron a prosperar, sus cosechas aumentaron y se multiplicó su ganado.

6 So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

6 Por esa razón, Potifar le entregó a José la responsabilidad de administrar todas sus posesiones. Potifar no tenía nada de qué preocuparse, sino de comer. Además de las cualidades mencionadas, José era un joven bien parecido.

7 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

7 Un día la mujer de Potifar comenzó a fijarse en José, se enamoró de él y lo invitó a tener relaciones sexuales con ella.

8 But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

8 Pero José se rehusó a hacerlo, y le dijo: ―Señora, mi amo confía en mí en todo lo relacionado con su hacienda;

9 No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

9 él me ha dado toda su autoridad. No me ha prohibido ninguna cosa. Solamente sobre usted yo no tengo ningún derecho, pues usted es su esposa. ¿Cómo podría yo hacerle una maldad tan grande como esta? Sería un pecado muy grande contra Dios.

10 Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

10 Pero ella continuó con sus insinuaciones día tras día, a pesar de que él se negaba y evitaba en todo lo posible encontrarse con ella a solas.

11 One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.

11 Un día, mientras José estaba haciendo sus quehaceres en la casa, ella aprovechó que no había nadie más en la casa,

12 She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.

12 lo agarró de la túnica y le ordenó: ―¡Acuéstate conmigo! Él salió corriendo, pero ella logró echarle mano del manto y se lo quitó.

13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,

13 Cuando ella vio el manto de José en sus manos, y que él había huido,

14 she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.

14–15 comenzó a gritar. Cuando los otros hombres que estaban cerca llegaron corriendo para ver lo que ocurría, ella comenzó a gritar histéricamente. ―¡Mi marido tenía que traer a ese esclavo hebreo para que nos insultara! —dijo llorando—. Trató de violarme, pero cuando grité, huyó y olvidó llevarse el manto.

15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

16 So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.

16 Ella guardó el manto, y cuando Potifar regresó a casa esa noche,

17 Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,

17 le dijo: ―¡El esclavo hebreo que tienes aquí quiso violarme,

18 but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

18 y solamente mis gritos me salvaron! ¡Al salir corriendo se le quedó su manto!

19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.

19 Cuando Potifar oyó esto, se enfureció.

20 So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,

20 Tomó preso a José y lo echó en la cárcel donde tenían encadenados a los prisioneros del rey.

21 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

21 Pero el Señor estuvo con José también allí y le mostró su amor, permitiendo que se ganara la confianza del carcelero.

22 And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.

22 El hecho es que el carcelero pronto le entregó el cuidado de los prisioneros y lo dejó a cargo de todo lo demás que se hacía en la cárcel.

23 The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

23 Por eso, el carcelero ya no se preocupaba de nada, porque José tenía cuidado de cada cosa y el Señor hacía que todas las cosas le salieran bien.