Genesis 39
King James Version
39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a 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 prosper in his hand.
4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
Génesis 39
La Palabra (España)
José en casa de Potifar
39 Los ismaelitas llevaron a José a Egipto y allí lo vendieron a un egipcio llamado Potifar, hombre de confianza del faraón y jefe de la guardia real. 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
José era apuesto y atractivo. 7 Al cabo de algún tiempo 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:
— Mirad, 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.
La Palabra, (versión española) © 2010 Texto y Edición, Sociedad Bíblica de España