John 10
1 [Jesus continued by saying to us], “Listen carefully to what I say. Anyone who does not enter [the sheep pen] through the gate, if he climbs in some other way, he is a thief or a bandit.
En verdad, en verdad les digo: El que no entra por la puerta en el redil de las ovejas, pero se mete por otro lugar es ladrón y asaltante.
2 The man who enters [the pen] through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Pero el que entra por la puerta es [el] pastor de las ovejas.
3 The man who watches the gate at [night] opens the gate for him. The sheep recognize the shepherd’s voice. He summons his own sheep by [calling out] the names [he has given] them. Then he leads them outside [the pen].
El portero le abre y las ovejas oyen su voz. Llama a sus ovejas por nombre y las saca.
4 After he has brought out all his own [sheep], he goes in front of them. His sheep follow him because they recognize [and pay attention to] his voice.
Cuando saque todas las suyas, va delante de ellas. Las ovejas lo siguen porque conocen su voz.
5 But they will never follow a stranger. Instead, they will run away from him, because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
De ningún modo seguirán al extraño, sino huirán de él, porque no conocen la voz de los extraños.
6 Jesus said that [MET] [to illustrate the difference between himself and the Pharisees, who were deceiving the people]. But they did not understand what he was telling them.
Jesús les dijo esta alegoría, pero ellos no entendieron lo que les decía.
7 So Jesus spoke to them again. He said, “Listen carefully to what I am saying. I am [like] [MET] a gate for the sheep [to enter the sheepfold, because I am the one who allows people to enter God’s presence].
Jesús les habló otra vez: En verdad, en verdad les digo: Yo soy la Puerta de las ovejas.
8 All of [your religious leaders] who have come previously [without my authority] are [like] [MET] thieves and bandits [because they act violently and dishonestly for their own benefit]. But [just like] sheep do not [obey strangers, God’s people do not] pay attention to them.
Todos los que vinieron antes de Mí son ladrones y asaltantes, pero las ovejas no los oyeron.
9 I am [like] a gate. Those will be saved {[God] will save all those} who come [to God] by [trusting in] me. [Just like sheep] go in and out [through the gate safely] to find pasture [MET], [I will provide for them and protect them].
Yo soy la Puerta. Si alguno entra por Mí será salvo. Entrará y saldrá, y hallará pasto.
10 Thieves come [to a sheep pen] only to steal or kill or destroy [sheep] [MET]. [Similarly, your religious leaders injure God’s people spiritually]. But I have come in order that people may have [eternal/spiritual] life, and that they may have abundantly [all they need to sustain them spiritually].
El ladrón no viene sino para robar, matar y destruir. Yo vine para que tengan vida, y [la] tengan en abundancia.
11 I am [like] a good shepherd. A good shepherd [is willing to] die to save the sheep [MET]. [Similarly, I am ready to sacrifice myself to save those who belong to me].
Yo soy el excelente Pastor. El excelente Pastor da su vida por las ovejas.
12 A worker whom someone has hired [to look after the sheep] is not [like] the shepherd or the one who owns the sheep. So when he sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock of sheep and [seizes one sheep and] causes [the others] to scatter.
El asalariado, que no es el pastor, ni le pertenecen las ovejas, cuando ve el lobo que se acerca, huye y abandona las ovejas. El lobo las ataca y [las] dispersa.
13 The worker runs away because he is [only] a man whom someone has hired. He is not [really] concerned about [what happens to] the sheep [MET]. [Similarly, your religious teachers do not really care what happens to you].
[Él huye] porque es asalariado y no le importan las ovejas.
14 I am [like] a good shepherd. [Just like a good shepherd knows his] sheep [MET], I know those who belong to me, and they know me
Yo soy el excelente Pastor. Conozco mis ovejas y las mías me conocen,
15 in the same way as [my] Father knows me and I know [my] Father. Furthermore, I am [ready to] sacrifice myself for [those who belong to me].
como el Padre me conoce y Yo lo conozco. Y doy mi vida por las ovejas.
16 And I have other people [who are not Jews] who [will some day] belong to me. They will be [like] [MET] sheep from another sheep pen. I must bring them [to God/myself] also. They will pay attention to what I say, and eventually [all those who belong to me] will be [like] one flock, and [I] will be [like] [MET] their one shepherd.
Además tengo otras ovejas que no son de este redil. A ellas también debo traer y oirán mi voz. Habrá un rebaño y un Pastor.
17 The reason [my] Father loves me is that I will sacrifice my life. But [after I do that], I will become alive again.
Por esto el Padre me ama, porque Yo doy mi vida para volverla a tomar.
18 No one is causing me to die. Instead, I [have chosen to] sacrifice myself. I have authority to sacrifice myself and I have authority to become alive again. That is what my Father has commanded me to do.”
Nadie me la quita, sino Yo la doy de Mí mismo. Tengo autoridad para darla y para volverla a tomar. Este Mandamiento recibí de mi Padre.
19 After hearing these words [that Jesus said], the Jews were divided again.
Otra vez hubo una división entre los judíos por estas palabras.
20 Many of them said, “A demon is [controlling] him and has caused him to become crazy. (It is useless to listen to him!/Why should we listen to him?) [RHQ]”
Muchos de ellos decían: Tiene demonio y está fuera de sí. ¿Por qué lo oyen?
21 But others said, “What he is saying is not something a man whom a demon is controlling would say. (No demon could enable a blind man to see [like he did!/] How could a demon enable a blind man to see [like he did]?) [RHQ]”
Otros decían: Estas palabras no son de un endemoniado. ¿Puede un demonio abrir ojos de ciegos?
22 Then it was time for the celebration [to remember when our ancestors] rededicated [the Temple in Jerusalem]. It was in winter.
En Jerusalén se celebraba la fiesta de La Dedicación. Era invierno,
23 Jesus was in the Temple [courtyard], walking in [the place that people called King] Solomon’s porch.
y Jesús caminaba en el Templo por el patio de Salomón.
24 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] gathered around him and said, “How long will you keep us from knowing for sure [if you are the Messiah]? If you are the Messiah, tell us clearly!”
Entonces los judíos lo rodearon y le preguntaban: ¿Hasta cuándo nos mantienes en suspenso? Dinos con claridad si Tú eres el Cristo.
25 Jesus answered them, “I have told you [that I am the Messiah], but you do not believe me! You should know who I am because of the miracles I do with my Father’s authority [MTY].
Jesús les respondió: Les dije, y no creen. Las obras que Yo hago en el Nombre de mi Padre dan testimonio de Mí,
26 But instead, you do not believe in me because you do not belong to [me. You are like] [MET] sheep [who belong to a different shepherd].
pero ustedes no creen porque no son de mis ovejas.
27 [Just like sheep] heed the voice [of their true shepherd] [MET], my [people pay attention to what I say]. I know them, and they have become my disciples.
Mis ovejas oyen mi voz. Yo las conozco y me siguen.
29 [Those] that my Father has given to me are more precious than anything else (OR, My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than anything that opposes them). So no one can pull them away from belonging to him [MTY].
Lo que me dio mi Padre es mayor que todo y nadie [lo] arrebata de la mano del Padre.
30 [My] father and I are equal.”
Yo y el Padre somos uno.
31 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] again picked up stones to throw at Jesus [and kill him because they were angry at his saying that he was equal with God].
Los judíos tomaron piedras otra vez para apedrearlo.
32 But Jesus said to them, “You have seen me perform many miracles that my Father [told me to do. You should realize from seeing them that I am equal with God]. So, because of which of these miracles [IRO] are you wanting to [kill me by] throwing stones at me?”
Jesús les dijo: Les mostré muchas buenas obras de mi Padre. ¿Por cuál de ellas me apedrean?
33 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied, “We are [wanting to] throw stones at you not because you performed a great miracle. Instead, [we are wanting to do it] because you are dishonoring God. You are just a man, but you are saying that you are God!”
Los judíos respondieron: No te apedreamos por buenas obras sino por blasfemia, porque Tú, Quien eres Hombre, te proclamas Dios.
34 Jesus replied to them, “In the Scriptures it is written {([someone/the Psalmist]) has written} [RHQ] [what God said to the rulers whom he had appointed], ‘I have said that you are [like] gods.’
Jesús les respondió: ¿No está escrito en la Ley de ustedes? Yo dije que ustedes son dioses.
35 God said that [to those leaders when he appointed them. No one objected to that]. And nothing that is in Scripture can be set aside {no one can set aside anything that is in Scripture}.
Si llamó dioses a aquellos a quienes se dirigió la Palabra de Dios (y la Escritura no puede ser quebrantada),
36 But I am the one [my] Father set apart to completely belong to him. He sent me here into this world. So (why are you angry with me for saying that [I am equal with God when I say] that I am the man who is also God?/you should not be angry with me for saying that [I am equal with God when I say] that I am the person who is both God and man!) [RHQ]
¿al que el Padre santificó y envió al mundo, ustedes le dicen que blasfema, porque dije que soy Hijo de Dios?
37 If I were not doing the miracles that my Father [told me to do, I would not expect] you to believe in me.
Si no hago las obras de mi Padre, no me crean.
38 But because I perform these miracles, believe [what] these miracles [show about me], even though you do not believe what I [say]. If you do that, then you will know and understand that [my] Father has a close relationship with me, and I have a close relationship with [my] Father.”
Pero si [las] hago, aunque no me crean a Mí, crean en las obras, para que sepan y entiendan que el Padre está en Mí y Yo en el Padre.
39 After they heard that, they tried to seize him again, but he got away from them.
Otra vez [los judíos] intentaron arrestarlo, pero escapó de sus manos.
40 Then Jesus went, along [with us], back across [to the east side of] the Jordan [River]. We went to the place where John was previously baptizing [people]. He/We stayed there [for a few weeks].
Volvió al otro lado del Jordán, donde Juan bautizaba al principio, y permaneció allí.
41 Many people came to Jesus. They were saying, “John never performed a miracle, [but this man has performed many miracles]! Everything that John said about this man is true!”
Muchos acudieron a Él y decían: Juan, a la verdad, ninguna señal hizo, pero todas las cosas que Juan dijo con respecto a Éste eran verdaderas.
42 Many people [who came] there believed ([that Jesus was the Messiah/that Jesus truly had come from God]).
Allí muchos creyeron en Él.
