Genesis 39

1  AND JOSEPH was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain and chief executioner of the [royal] guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.2  But the Lord was with Joseph, and he [though a slave] was a successful and prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.3  And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all that he did to flourish and succeed in his hand. 4  So Joseph pleased [Potiphar] and found favor in his sight, and he served him. And [his master] made him supervisor over his house and he put all that he had in his charge.5  From the time that he made him supervisor in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the Lord’s blessing was on all that he had in the house and in the field.6  And [Potiphar] left all that he had in Joseph’s charge and paid no attention to anything he had except the food he ate. Now Joseph was an attractive person and fine-looking.7  Then after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and she said, Lie with me.8  But he refused and said to his master’s wife, See here, with me in the house my master has concern about nothing; he has put all that he has in my care.9  He is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept anything from me except you, for you are his wife. How then can I do this great evil and sin against God?10  She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he did not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.11  Then it happened about this time that Joseph went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the men of the house were indoors.12  And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me! But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out [of the house].13  And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled away,14  She called to the men of her household and said to them, Behold, he [your master] has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock and insult us; he came in where I was to lie with me, and I screamed at the top of my voice.15  And when he heard me screaming and crying, he left his garment with me and fled and got out of the house.16  And she laid up his garment by her until his master came home.17  Then she told him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you brought among us came to me to mock and insult me.18  And when I screamed and cried, he left his garment with me and fled out [of the house].19  And when [Joseph’s] master heard the words of his wife, saying to him, This is the way your servant treated me, his wrath was kindled.20  And Joseph’s master took him and put him in the prison, a place where the state prisoners were confined; so he was there in the prison.21  But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy and loving-kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison.22  And the warden of the prison committed to Joseph’s care all the prisoners who were in the prison; and whatsoever was done there, he was in charge of it.23  The prison warden paid no attention to anything that was in [Joseph’s] charge, for the Lord was with him and made whatever he did to prosper.

GÉNESIS 39

José en casa de Potifar

1 Los ismaelitast llevaron a José a Egipto y allí lo vendieron a un egipcio llamado Potifar, hombre de confianza* del faraón y jefe de la guardia realt. 2 El Señor estaba con José, así que todo lo que emprendía prosperaba. José fue llevado a casa de su amo egipcio, 3 y mientras estuvo allí, su amo se dio cuenta de que el Señor estaba con José, pues todo cuanto emprendía prosperaba. 4 Esto hizo que José se ganara la simpatía de su amo, el cual lo hizo su hombre de confianza y le confió la administración de su casa y de todos sus bienes. 5 A partir del momento en que le confió el cuidado de su casa y sus bienes, el Señor bendijo la casa del egipcio a causa de José. La bendición del Señor se extendió sobre todo lo que poseía el egipcio, tanto en la casa como en el campo.

6 Así que Potifar dejó todo cuanto tenía en manos de José, sin preocuparse de otra cosa que de comer cada día.

José y la mujer de Potifar

7 Al cabo de algún tiempot la mujer de su amo se fijó en José y un día le propuso:
— Acuéstate conmigo.

8 Pero José rehusó diciendo a la mujer de su amo:
— Mira, mi amo ha dejado a mi cargo todo lo que posee y cuenta conmigo hasta el punto de no preocuparse de nada;

9 en esta casa mando tanto como él; tú eres lo único que me está prohibido, por ser su mujer. ¿Cómo voy a cometer yo tal infamia y pecar contra Dios?
10 Y, por más que ella insistía día tras día, José rechazaba su invitación a cortejarla y a acostarse con ella. 11 Pero un día, José entró en la casa para despachar sus asuntos sin que ninguno de los criados se encontrara en ella;

12 entonces la mujer de Potifar lo agarró por el manto y le rogó:
— Acuéstate conmigo.
Pero José, dejando el manto en manos de la mujer, salió huyendo de la casa. 13 Cuando la mujer vio que José se había dejado el manto en sus manos al salir huyendo,

14 llamó a sus criados y les dijo:
— Miren, mi marido nos trajo un hebreo para que se aproveche de nosotros; ha entrado en mi habitación con la intención de acostarse conmigo, pero yo grité con todas mis fuerzas;

15 y cuando oyó que gritaba con todas mis fuerzas, salió corriendo y abandonó su manto a mi lado.
16 Ella guardó el manto de José hasta que regresó su marido a casa.

17 Entonces repitió la misma historia a su marido:
— El hebreo que trajiste quiso abusar de mí,

18 pero al oír que yo gritaba con todas mis fuerzas, salió corriendo, abandonando su manto junto a mí.
19 Cuando el marido oyó de labios de su mujer cómo la había tratado su siervo, montó en cólera;

20 acto seguido mandó apresar a José y lo metió en la cárcel, donde estaban recluidos los presos del rey. De este modo José fue a parar a la cárcel.
21 Pero el Señor seguía estando con él y no dejó de mostrarle su favor. Hizo que se ganara la simpatía del jefe de la cárcel, 22 y este lo puso a cargo de todos los presos y de todo lo que allí se hacía. 23 El jefe de la cárcel no tenía que preocuparse por nada de lo que estaba a cargo de José, pues el Señor estaba con él, y cuanto José emprendía, el Señor lo hacía prosperar.