Genesis 39
1 Joseph had been taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelites, who had sold him to Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh's officers, the commander of the royal guard.
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.
2 The Lord was with Joseph and made him successful. He lived in his Egyptian master's house.
El Señor estaba con José y lo hacía triunfar. Vivía en la casa de su amo egipcio.
3 His master noticed that the Lord was with him and made him successful in everything he did.
Su maestro se dio cuenta de que el Señor estaba con él y le otorgaba éxito en todo lo que hacía.
4 Potiphar appreciated Joseph and his service, and put him in charge of his household and made him responsible for everything he owned.
Potifar apreció a José y su servicio, y lo puso a cargo de su casa y lo hizo responsable de todo lo que poseía.
5 From the time he put Joseph in charge and trusted him with all he had, the Lord blessed Potiphar's household because of Joseph. The Lord blessed everything he had, whether in his house or in his fields.
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.
6 So Potiphar left Joseph to care for everything he owned. He didn't bother with anything except to decide what food he was going to eat. Now Joseph was handsome, having a good physique,
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,
7 so some time later he caught the eye of his master's wife. She propositioned him, saying, “Come here! Sleep with me!”
y algún tiempo después llamó la atención de la esposa de su amo. Ella le propuso matrimonio, diciendo: “¡Ven aquí! ¡Acuéstate conmigo!”
8 But he turned her down, telling his master's wife, “Look, my master trusts me so much he doesn't even bother to find out how his household is running. He's put me in charge of everything he owns—
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.
9 no one in this house has more authority than me! He hasn't held back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such an evil thing as this, and sin against God?”
¡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?”
10 Day after day she persisted in asking him, but he refused to sleep with her and tried to avoid her.
Día tras día ella insistía en preguntarle, pero él se negaba a dormir con ella y trataba de evitarla.
11 But one day he went into the house to do his work and none of the other servants were there.
Pero un día entró en la casa para hacer su trabajo y ninguno de los otros sirvientes estaba allí.
12 She grabbed him by his clothing, and demanded, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his clothing in her hand, he ran out of the house.
Ella lo agarró por la ropa, y le exigió: “¡Acuéstate conmigo!” Pero dejando su ropa en su mano, salió corriendo de la casa.
13 Seeing that he'd left his clothing in her hand, and had ran out of the house,
Viendo que había dejado su ropa en su mano y había salido corriendo de la casa,
14 she shouted out to her servants, “Look at this! He brought this Hebrew slave here to dishonor us! This man came to try and rape me, but I screamed at the top of my voice.
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.
15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his clothing beside me and ran outside.”
Cuando me oyó gritar pidiendo ayuda, dejó su ropa a mi lado y salió corriendo”
16 She kept his clothing with her until her husband came home.
Y guardó la ropa de José hasta que su marido volvió a casa.
17 Then she told him her story. It went like this: “That Hebrew slave you brought here tried to come and dishonor me.
Luego le contó su historia. Y esto fue lo que le dijo: “Ese esclavo hebreo que trajiste aquí trató de venir a deshonrarme.
18 But as soon as I screamed and called for help, he left his clothing beside me and ran outside.”
Pero tan pronto como grité y pedí ayuda, dejó su ropa a mi lado y salió corriendo”.
19 When Potiphar heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became angry.
Cuando Potifar oyó la historia que le contó su mujer, diciendo: “Esto es lo que tu siervo me hizo”, se enfadó.
20 He took Joseph and put him in the prison where the king's prisoners were kept, and there he stayed.
Tomó a José y lo metió en la prisión donde estaban los prisioneros del rey, y allí se quedó.
21 But the Lord was with Joseph, showing him trustworthy love, and made the chief jailer pleased with him.
Pero el Señor estaba con José, mostrándole un amor digno de confianza, e hizo que el carcelero principal sintiera agrado de él.
22 So the chief jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners there and gave him the responsibility for running the prison.
El carcelero principal puso a José a cargo de todos los prisioneros y le dio la responsabilidad de dirigir la prisión.
23 The chief jailer didn't bother with anything for Joseph took care of it all for the Lord was with him and made him successful.
El carcelero principal no se preocupaba de nada porque José se ocupaba de todo, pues el Señor estaba con él y le daba éxito.
