Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
Porque quiero que sepáis cuán fuertemente tengo que luchar por vosotros y por los de Laodicea, y por cuantos nunca han visto mi rostro en la carne,
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
a fin de que sean consolados sus corazones, confirmados en el amor y en toda la riqueza de la plenitud de la inteligencia, de modo de llegar al conocimiento del misterio de Dios, que es Cristo,
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
en quien los tesoros de la sabiduría y del conocimiento están todos escondidos.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Esto lo digo, para que nadie os seduzca con argumentos de apariencia lógica.
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
Pues si bien estoy ausente con el cuerpo, sin embargo en espíritu estoy entre vosotros, gozándome al mirar vuestra armonía y la firmeza de vuestra fe en Cristo.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Por tanto, tal cual aprendisteis a Cristo Jesús el Señor, así andad en Él,
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
arraigados en Él y edificados sobre Él, y confirmados en la fe según fuisteis enseñados, y rebosando de agradecimiento.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Mirad, pues, no haya alguno que os cautive por medio de la filosofía y de vana falacia, fundadas en la tradición de los hombres sobre los elementos del mundo, y no sobre Cristo.
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
Porque en Él habita toda la plenitud de la Deidad corporalmente;
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
y en Él estáis llenos vosotros, y Él es la cabeza de todo principado y potestad.
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
En Él también fuisteis circuncidados con circuncisión no hecha por mano de hombre mediante el despojo del cuerpo de la carne, sino con la circuncisión de Cristo,
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
habiendo sido sepultados con Él en el bautismo, donde así mismo fuisteis resucitados con Él por la fe en el poder de Dios que le resucitó de entre los muertos.
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
Y a vosotros, los que estabais muertos por los delitos y por la incircuncisión de vuestra carne, os dio vida juntamente con Él, perdonándoos todos los delitos,
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
habiendo cancelado la escritura presentada contra nosotros, la cual con sus ordenanzas nos era adversa. La quitó de en medio al clavarla en la Cruz;
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
y despojando ( así de aquella ) a los principados y potestades denodadamente los exhibió a la infamia, triunfando sobre ellos en la Cruz.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
Que nadie, pues, os juzgue por comida o bebida, o en materia de fiestas o novilunios o sábados.
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
Estas cosas son sombra de las venideras, mas el cuerpo es de Cristo.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Que nadie os defraude de vuestro premio con afectada humildad y culto de los ángeles, haciendo alarde de las cosas que pretende haber visto, vanamente hinchado por su propia inteligencia carnal,
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
y no manteniéndose unido a la cabeza, de la cual todo el cuerpo, alimentado y trabado por medio de coyunturas y ligamentos, crece con crecimiento que viene de Dios.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Si con Cristo moristeis a los elementos del mundo ¿por qué, como si vivieseis en el mundo, os sujetáis a tales preceptos:
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
“No tomes”, “no busques”, “no toques” —
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
cosas todas que han de perecer con el uso— según los mandamientos y doctrinas de los hombres?
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
Las cuales cosas tienen ciertamente color de sabiduría, por su afectada piedad, humildad y severidad con el cuerpo; mas no son de ninguna estima: solo sirven para la hartura de la carne.
