1 Peter 3
1 You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
De igual manera, vosotras, mujeres, sed sumisas a vuestros maridos, para que si algunos no obedecen a la predicación sean ganados sin palabra por la conducta de sus mujeres,
2 [They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
al observar vuestra vida casta y llena de reverencia.
3 Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
Que vuestro adorno no sea de afuera: el rizarse los cabellos, ornarse de joyas de oro o ataviarse de vestidos,
4 Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
sino el ( adorno ) interior del corazón, que consiste en la incorrupción de un espíritu manso y suave, precioso a los ojos de Dios.
5 (The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
Porque así también se ataviaban antiguamente las santas mujeres que esperaban en Dios, viviendo sumisas a sus maridos;
6 Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
como, por ejemplo, Sara era obediente a Abrahán y le llamaba señor. De ella sois hijas vosotras si obráis el bien sin temer ninguna amenaza.
7 You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
Asimismo, vosotros, maridos, vivid en común con vuestras mujeres con toda la discreción, como que son vaso más débil. Tratadlas con honra como a coherederas que son de la gracia de la vida, para que nada estorbe vuestras oraciones.
8 To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
En fin, sed todos de un mismo sentir, compasivos, amantes de los hermanos, misericordiosos, humildes.
9 [When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
No devolváis mal por mal ni ultraje por ultraje, sino al contrario bendecid, porque para esto fuisteis llamados a ser herederos de la bendición.
10 [Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
“Quien quiere amar la vida y ver días felices, aparte su lengua del mal y sus labios de palabras engañosas;
11 They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
sepárese del mal y obre el bien; busque la paz y vaya en pos de ella;
12 because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
porque los ojos del Señor van hacia los justos, y sus oídos están atentos a sus plegarias, pero el rostro del Señor está contra los que obran el mal”.
13 If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
¿Y quién habrá que os haga mal si estáis celosamente entregados al bien?
14 But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
Aun cuando padeciereis por la justicia, dichosos de vosotros. No tengáis de ellos ningún temor, ni os perturbéis;
15 Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
antes bien, santificad a Cristo como Señor en vuestros corazones, y estad siempre prontos a dar respuesta a todo el que os pidiere razón de la esperanza en que vivís;
16 But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
pero con mansedumbre y reserva, teniendo buena conciencia, para que en aquello mismo en que sois calumniados sean confundidos los que difaman vuestra buena conducta en Cristo.
17 [It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
Porque mejor es sufrir, si tal es la voluntad de Dios, haciendo el bien que haciendo el mal.
18 [I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
Pues también Cristo murió una vez por los pecados, el Justo por los injustos, a fin de llevarnos a Dios. Fue muerto en la carne, pero llamado a la vida por el Espíritu,
19 The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
en el cual fue también a predicar a los espíritus encarcelados,
20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
que una vez fueron rebeldes cuando los esperaba la longanimidad de Dios en los días de Noé, mientras se construía el arca, en la cual algunos pocos, a saber, ocho personas, fueron salvados a través del agua;
21 That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
cuyo antitipo, el bautismo —que consiste, no en la eliminación de la inmundicia de la carne, sino en la demanda a Dios de una buena conciencia— os salva ahora también a vosotros por la resurrección de Jesucristo,
22 Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.
el cual subió al cielo y está a la diestra de Dios, hallándose sujetos a Él ángeles, autoridades y poderes.
