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Génesis 39
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Génesis 39
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José y la esposa de Potifar
39 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 El Señor bendijo mucho a José en la casa de su amo, de modo que tenía éxito en todo lo que emprendía. 3 Potifar comprendió que el Señor estaba con José de una manera muy especial. 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 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 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 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 Pero José se rehusó a hacerlo, y le dijo:
―Señora, mi amo confía en mí en todo lo relacionado con su hacienda; 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 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 Un día, mientras José estaba haciendo sus quehaceres en la casa, ella aprovechó que no había nadie más en la casa, 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 Cuando ella vio el manto de José en sus manos, y que él había huido, 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.
16 Ella guardó el manto, y cuando Potifar regresó a casa esa noche, 17 le dijo:
―¡El esclavo hebreo que tienes aquí quiso violarme, 18 y solamente mis gritos me salvaron! ¡Al salir corriendo se le quedó su manto!
19 Cuando Potifar oyó esto, se enfureció. 20 Tomó preso a José y lo echó en la cárcel donde tenían encadenados a los prisioneros del rey. 21 Pero el Señor estuvo con José también allí y le mostró su amor, permitiendo que se ganara la confianza del carcelero. 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 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.
Genesis 39
Complete Jewish Bible
Genesis 39
Complete Jewish Bible
39 (v) Yosef was brought down to Egypt, and Potifar, an officer of Pharaoh’s and captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Yishma‘elim who had brought him there. 2 Adonai was with Yosef, and he became wealthy while he was in the household of his master the Egyptian. 3 His master saw how Adonai was with him, that Adonai prospered everything he did. 4 Yosef pleased him as he served him, and his master appointed him manager of his household; he entrusted all his possessions to Yosef. 5 From the time he appointed him manager of his household and all his possessions, Adonai blessed the Egyptian’s household for Yosef’s sake; Adonai’s blessing was on all he owned, whether in the house or in the field. 6 So he left all his possessions in Yosef’s care; and because he had him, he paid no attention to his affairs, except for the food he ate.
Now Yosef was well-built and handsome as well. (vi) 7 In time, the day came when his master’s wife took a look at Yosef and said, “Sleep with me!” 8 But he refused, saying to his master’s wife, “Look, because my master has me, he doesn’t know what’s going on in this house. He has put all his possessions in my charge. 9 In this house I am his equal; he hasn’t withheld anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” 10 But she kept pressing him, day after day. Nevertheless, he didn’t listen to her; he refused to sleep with her or even be with her.
11 However, one day, when he went into the house to do his work, and none of the men living in the house was there indoors, 12 she grabbed him by his robe and said, “Sleep with me!” But he fled, leaving his robe in her hand, and got himself outside. 13 When she saw that he had left his robe in her hand and had escaped, 14 she called the men of her house and said to them, “Look at this! My husband brought in a Hebrew to make fools of us. He came in and wanted to sleep with me, but I yelled out loudly. 15 When he heard me yelling like that, he left his robe with me and ran out.” 16 She put the robe aside until his master came home. 17 Then she said to him, “This Hebrew slave you brought us came in to make a fool of me. 18 But when I yelled out, he left his robe with me and fled outside.” 19 When his master heard what his wife said as she showed him, “Here’s what your slave did to me,” he became furious. 20 Yosef’s master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king’s prisoners were kept; and there he was in the prison.
21 But Adonai was with Yosef, showing him grace and giving him favor in the sight of the prison warden. 22 The prison warden made Yosef supervisor of all the prisoners in the prison; so that whatever they did there, he was in charge of it. 23 The prison warden paid no attention to anything Yosef did, because Adonai was with him; and whatever he did, Adonai prospered.
Genesis 39
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Genesis 39
New International Version
Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife
39 Now Joseph(A) had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard,(B) bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.(C)
2 The Lord was with Joseph(D) so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him(E) and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,(F) 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes(G) and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household,(H) and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.(I) 5 From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household(J) of the Egyptian because of Joseph.(K) The blessing of the Lord was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.(L) 6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care;(M) with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,(N) 7 and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”(O)
8 But he refused.(P) “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.(Q) 9 No one is greater in this house than I am.(R) My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”(S) 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused(T) to go to bed with her or even be with her.
11 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties,(U) and none of the household servants(V) was inside. 12 She caught him by his cloak(W) and said, “Come to bed with me!”(X) But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.(Y)
13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house, 14 she called her household servants.(Z) “Look,” she said to them, “this Hebrew(AA) has been brought to us to make sport of us!(AB) He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed.(AC) 15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”(AD)
16 She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home. 17 Then she told him this story:(AE) “That Hebrew(AF) slave(AG) you brought us came to me to make sport of me. 18 But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger.(AH) 20 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison,(AI) the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.
But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the Lord was with him;(AJ) he showed him kindness(AK) and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.(AL) 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.(AM) 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s(AN) care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.(AO)
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