Luke 8
1 Shortly afterwards, Jesus went on a journey through the towns and villages, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. With him went the Twelve,
En el tiempo siguiente anduvo caminando por ciudades y aldeas, predicando y anunciando la Buena Nueva del reino de Dios, y con Él los Doce,
2 as well as some women who had been cured of wicked spirits and of infirmities. They were Mary, known as Mary of Magdala (from whom seven demons had been expelled),
y también algunas mujeres, que habían sido sanadas de espíritus malignos y enfermedades: María, la llamada Magdalena, de la cual habían salido siete demonios;
3 and Joanna (the wife of Herod’s steward, Chuza), and Susannah, and many others – all of whom provided for Jesus and his apostles out of their own resources.
Juana, mujer de Cuzá el intendente de Herodes; Susana, y muchas otras, las cuales les proveían del propio sustento de ellas.
4 Once, when a great crowd was collecting, and, when the people of town after town were flocking to Jesus, he spoke to them in the form of a parable,
Como se juntase una gran multitud, y además los que venían a Él de todas las ciudades, dijo en parábola:
5 ‘The sower went out to sow his seed; and, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path and was trodden on; and the wild birds ate it up.
“El sembrador salió a sembrar su simiente. Y al sembrar, una semilla cayó a lo largo del camino; y fue pisada y la comieron las aves del cielo.
6 Other seed fell on rock, and, as soon as it began to grow, because it had no moisture, it withered away.
Otra cayó en la piedra y, nacida, se secó por no tener humedad.
7 Other seed fell in the middle of brambles, but the brambles grew up with it and choked it entirely.
Otra cayó en medio de abrojos, y los abrojos, que nacieron juntamente con ella, la sofocaron.
8 Other seed fell into rich soil, and grew, and gave a hundredfold return.’ After saying this, Jesus cried aloud, ‘Let those who have ears to hear with hear.’
Y otra cayó en buena tierra, y brotando dio fruto centuplicado”. Diciendo esto, clamó: “¡Quien tiene oídos para oír oiga!”
9 His disciples asked Jesus the meaning of this parable.
Sus discípulos le preguntaron lo que significaba esta parábola.
10 ‘To you,’ he said, ‘the knowledge of the hidden truths of the kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, so that though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.
Les dijo: “A vosotros ha sido dado conocer los misterios del reino de Dios; en cuanto a los demás ( se les habla ) por parábolas, para que «mirando, no vean; y oyendo, no entiendan».
11 This is the parable – The seed is God’s message.
La parábola es esta: «La simiente es la palabra de Dios.
12 By the seed which fell along the path are meant those who hear the message; but then comes the devil and carries away the message from their minds, to prevent their believing it and being saved.
Los de junto al camino, son los que han oído; mas luego viene el diablo, y saca afuera del corazón la palabra para que no crean y se salven.
13 By the seed which fell on the rock are meant those who, as soon as they hear the message, welcome it joyfully; but they have no root, and believe it only for a time, and, when the time of temptation comes, they draw back.
Los de sobre la piedra, son aquellos que al oír la palabra la reciben con gozo, pero carecen de raíz: creen por un tiempo, y a la hora de la prueba, apostatan.
14 By that which fell among the brambles are meant those who hear the message, but who, as they go on their way, are completely choked by this world’s cares and wealth and pleasures, and bring nothing to perfection.
Lo caído entre los abrojos, son los que oyen, mas siguiendo su camino son sofocados por los afanes de la riqueza y los placeres de la vida, y no llegan a madurar.
15 But by that in the good ground are meant those who, having heard the message, keep it in the good, rich soil of their hearts, and patiently yield a return.
Y lo caído en la buena tierra, son aquellos que oyen con el corazón recto y bien dispuesto y guardan consigo la palabra y dan fruto en la perseverancia».”
16 ‘No one sets light to a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or puts it underneath a couch, but they put it on a lamp-stand, so that anyone who comes in may see the light.
Nadie que enciende luz, la cubre con una vasija ni la pone bajo la cama, sino en el candelero, para que todos los que entren, vean la luz.
17 Nothing is hidden which will not be brought into the light of day, not ever kept hidden which will not some day become known and come into the light of day.
Nada hay oculto que no deba ser manifestado, ni nada secreto que no deba ser conocido y sacado a luz.
18 Take care, then, how you listen. For, to all those who have, more will be given; while, from all those who have nothing, even what they seem to have will be taken away.’
¡Cuidad de escuchar bien! Al que tiene, se le dará, y al que no tiene, aun lo que cree tener le será quitado”.
19 Presently Jesus’ mother and brothers came where he was, but they were not able to join him because of the crowd.
Luego su madre y sus hermanos se presentaron y no podían llegar hasta Él por causa de la multitud.
20 So word was brought to him – “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
Le anunciaron: “Tu madre y tus hermanos están de pie afuera y desean verte”.
21 His reply, spoken to them all, was, ‘My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God’s teaching and do what it says.’
Respondioles y dijo: “Mi madre y mis hermanos son estos: los que oyen la palabra de Dios y la practican”.
22 One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, ‘Let us go across the lake.’
Por aquellos días subió con sus discípulos en una barca, y les dijo: “Pasemos a la otra orilla del lago”, y partieron.
23 So they put off. While they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A squall swept down on the lake, and their boat was filling and they were in danger.
Mientras navegaban, se durmió. Entonces un torbellino de viento cayó sobre el lago, y las aguas los iban cubriendo, y peligraban.
24 So the disciples came and roused him. ‘Sir, Sir,’ they cried, ‘we are lost!’ Jesus rose and rebuked the wind and the rushing waves, and they fell, and a calm followed.
Acercándose a Él, lo despertaron diciendo: “¡Maestro, Maestro, perecemos!” Despierto, Él increpó al viento y al oleaje, y cesaron, y hubo bonanza.
25 ‘Where is your faith?’ he exclaimed. But in great awe and amazement they said to one another, ‘Who can this be, who commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey him?’
Entonces les dijo: “¿Dónde está vuestra fe?” Y llenos de miedo y de admiración, se dijeron unos a otros: “¿Quién, pues, es Este que manda a los vientos y al agua, y le obedecen?”.
26 They reached the region of the Gerasenes, which is on the opposite side to Galilee,
Y abordaron en la tierra de los gergesenos, que está en la ribera opuesta a Galilea.
27 and, on getting ashore, Jesus met a man, who had demons in him, coming out of the town. For a long time this man had worn no clothing, and he had not lived in a house, but in the tombs.
Cuando hubo descendido a tierra, vino a su encuentro un hombre de la ciudad, que tenía demonios; hacía mucho tiempo que no llevaba ningún vestido, ni vivía en casa, sino en los sepulcros.
28 Catching sight of Jesus, he shrieked out and threw himself down before him, and in a loud voice exclaimed, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torment me.’
Al ver a Jesús, dio gritos, postrose ante Él y dijo a gran voz: “¿Qué tenemos que ver yo y Tú, Jesús, hijo del Dios Altísimo? Te ruego que no me atormentes”.
29 For Jesus was commanding the foul spirit to come out of the man. On many occasions it had seized him, and, even when secured with chains and fetters, and watched, he would break through anything that bound him, and be driven by the demon into the wilds.
Y era que Él estaba mandando al espíritu inmundo que saliese del hombre. Porque hacía mucho tiempo que se había apoderado de él; lo ataban con cadenas y lo sujetaban con grillos, pero él rompía sus ataduras, y el demonio lo empujaba al despoblado.
30 ‘What is your name?’ Jesus asked. ‘Legion,’ he answered (for many demons had taken possession of him);
Y Jesús le preguntó: “¿Cuál es tu nombre?” Respondió: “Legión”; porque eran muchos los demonios que habían entrado en él.
Y le suplicaron que no les mandase ir al abismo. (Abyssos g12)
32 There was a herd of many pigs close by feeding on the hill-side; and the demons begged Jesus to give them leave to enter into them. Jesus gave them leave.
Ahora bien, había allí una piara de muchos puercos que pacían sobre la montaña; le rogaron que les permitiese entrar en ellos, y se lo permitió.
33 They came out from the man and took possession of the pigs; and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and were drowned.
Entonces los demonios salieron del hombre y entraron en los puercos, y la piara se despeñó precipitadamente en el lago, y allí se ahogó.
34 When the men who tended them saw what had happened, they ran away, and carried the news to the town, and to the country round.
Los porqueros que vieron lo ocurrido huyeron y dieron la noticia en la ciudad y por los campos.
35 The people went out to see what had happened, and, when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at Jesus’ feet; and they were awe-struck.
Vinieron, pues, las gentes a ver lo que había pasado, y al llegar junto a Jesús, encontraron al hombre, del cual los demonios habían salido, sentado a los pies de Jesús, vestido, en su sano juicio, y se llenaron de miedo.
36 Those who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been delivered.
Los que lo habían visto les refirieron cómo había quedado libre el endemoniado.
37 Then all the people in the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, for they were terrified. Jesus got into a boat and returned.
Y todos los pobladores de la comarca de los gergesenos le rogaron a Jesús que se alejara de ellos, porque estaban poseídos de gran temor. Y Él, entrando en la barca, se volvió,
38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged Jesus to let him be with him; but Jesus sent him away.
Y el hombre, del cual los demonios habían salido, le suplicaba estar con Él; pero Él lo despidió diciéndole:
39 ‘Go back to your home,’ he said, ‘and relate the story of all that God has done for you.’ So the man went through the whole town and proclaimed, as he went, all that Jesus had done for him.
“Vuelve de nuevo a tu casa, y cuenta todo lo que Dios ha hecho contigo”. Y él se fue proclamando por toda la ciudad todas las cosas que le había hecho Jesús.
40 On his return, Jesus was welcomed by the people; for everyone was looking out for him.
A su regreso, Jesús fue recibido por la multitud, porque estaban todos esperándolo.
41 And a man named Jairus, who was a synagogue leader, came to Jesus, and threw himself at Jesus’ feet, with entreaties that he would come to his house,
He ahí que llegó un hombre llamado Jairo, que era jefe de la sinagoga. Se echó a los pies de Jesús y le suplicó que fuera a su casa;
42 because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus was going, the people were pressing closely round him.
porque su hija única, como de doce años de edad, se moría. Mas yendo Él, la multitud lo sofocaba.
43 And a woman, who had suffered from haemorrhage for twelve years, and whom no one could cure,
Y sucedió que una mujer que padecía de un flujo de sangre, desde hacía doce años y que, después de haber gastado en médicos todo su sustento, no había podido ser curada por ninguno,
44 came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak. Instantly the haemorrhage ceased.
se acercó por detrás y tocó la franja de su vestido, y al instante su flujo de sangre se paró.
45 ‘Who touched me?’ Jesus asked; and, while everyone was denying having done so, Peter exclaimed, ‘Why, Sir, the people are crowding round you and pressing against you!’
Jesús dijo: “¿Quién me tocó?” Como todos negaban, Pedro le dijo: “Maestro, es la gente que te estrecha y te aprieta”.
46 ‘Somebody touched me,’ said Jesus, ‘for I felt that power had gone out from me.’
Pero Jesús dijo: “Alguien me tocó, porque he sentido salir virtud de Mí”.
47 Then the woman, when she saw that she was discovered, came forward trembling, and threw herself down before him; and, in the presence of all the people, she told him her reason for touching him, and that she had been cured instantly.
Entonces, la mujer, viéndose descubierta, vino toda temblorosa a echarse a sus pies y declaró delante de todo el pueblo por qué motivo lo había tocado, y cómo había quedado sana de repente.
48 ‘Daughter,’ he said, ‘your faith has delivered you. Go, and peace be with you.’
Y Él le dijo: “Hija, tu fe te ha salvado, ve hacia la paz”.
49 Before he had finished speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue leader and said, ‘Your daughter is dead! Do not trouble the teacher further.’
Cuando Él hablaba todavía, llegó uno de casa del jefe de la sinagoga a decirle: “Tu hija ha muerto, no molestes más al Maestro”.
50 But Jesus, hearing this, spoke to the leader, ‘Do not be afraid; only have faith, and she will yet be delivered.’
Oyendo Jesús, le dijo: “No temas; únicamente cree y sanará”.
51 When he reached the house, he did not allow anyone to go in with him, except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother.
Llegado, después, a la casa, no dejó entrar a nadie consigo, excepto a Pedro, Juan y Santiago, y también al padre y a la madre de la niña.
52 And everyone was weeping and mourning for her. ‘Do not weep,’ Jesus said, ‘she is not dead; she is asleep.’
Todos lloraban y se lamentaban por ella. Mas Él dijo: “No lloréis; no ha muerto, sino que duerme”.
53 They began to laugh at him, for they knew that she was dead.
Y se reían de Él, sabiendo que ella había muerto.
54 But, taking her by the hand, Jesus said in a loud voice, ‘Child, rise!’
Mas Él, tomándola de la mano, clamó diciendo: “Niña, despierta”.
55 The child’s spirit returned to her, and she instantly stood up; and Jesus ordered them to give her something to eat.
Y le volvió el espíritu, y al punto se levantó y Jesús mandó que le diesen de comer.
56 Her parents were amazed, but Jesus impressed on them that they were not to tell anyone what had happened.
Sus padres quedaron fuera de sí; y Él les encomendó que a nadie dijeran lo acontecido.
