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.
De cierto les digo, que el que no entra por la puerta principal del redil a donde están las ovejas, sino que brinca el corral, es ladrón y fugitivo.
2 The man who enters [the pen] through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
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 lo deja entrar; y las ovejas oyen su voz; él llama cada oveja por su 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 las saca a todas, va delante de ellas, y 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.”
No perseguirán a otro que no sea su pastor, sino que huirán de él, porque desconocen su voz.
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.
En esto Jesús les estaba enseñando en forma de historia: pero lo que él dijo no estaba claro para ellos.
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].
Entonces Jesús dijo otra vez: De cierto, de cierto te digo, que yo soy la puerta por donde pasan 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 fugitivos; pero las ovejas no les prestaron atención.
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, tendrá salvación, será como una oveja que entra y sale, y obtendrá pastos.
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 viene solo para robar las ovejas y darles muerte; viene para destruirlas. Yo he venido 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 buen pastor de las ovejas: el buen 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 que es guardia de paga, ve al lobo que viene y se va huyendo, lejos de las ovejas; y el lobo desciende sobre ellas y las envía en todas direcciones;
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].
porque él es un sirviente, y no tiene interés en 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 buen pastor; conozco a mis ovejas, y ellas me conocen a mí,
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].
Así como el Padre me conoce y yo conozco al Padre; y estoy dando 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.
Y tengo otras ovejas que no son de este redil; seré su guía en la misma dirección, y oirán mi voz, y 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 esta razón soy amado por el Padre, porque renuncio a mi vida para poder tomarla nuevamente.
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; Yo renuncio a mi mismo Tengo poder para abandonarla, y tengo poder para tomarla de nuevo. Estas son órdenes que tengo de mi Padre.
19 After hearing these words [that Jesus said], the Jews were divided again.
Hubo una división entre los judíos a causa de 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]”
Y algunos de ellos dijeron: Tiene un espíritu malo y está loco; ¿Por qué le escuchan?
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 dijeron: Estas no son las palabras de uno que tiene un espíritu malo. ¿Es posible que un espíritu maligno haga que las personas ciegas puedan recobrar la vista?
22 Then it was time for the celebration [to remember when our ancestors] rededicated [the Temple in Jerusalem]. It was in winter.
Luego vino la fiesta de la dedicación del Templo en Jerusalén, era invierno;
23 Jesus was in the Temple [courtyard], walking in [the place that people called King] Solomon’s porch.
Y Jesús estaba caminando en el Templo, por el Pórtico 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 se le acercaron, diciendo: ¿Hasta cuándo nos mantendrás en la duda? Si tu eres el Cristo, dínoslo de una vez.
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 dijo en respuesta: Lo he dicho y ustedes no creen: las obras que hago en nombre de mi Padre son 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 no tienen fe porque no son 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, y yo las conozco, y ellas 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 mi Padre me ha dado, es más poderoso que todos; y nadie puede quitar nada de la mano del Padre.
30 [My] father and I are equal.”
Yo y mi 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].
Entonces 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 en respuesta: Te he permitido ver una serie de buenas obras del Padre; ¿Por cuál de esas obras me están apedreando?
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!”
Esta fue su respuesta: no te estamos apedreando por un buen trabajo sino por blasfemia; porque siendo hombre te haces 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.’
En respuesta, Jesús dijo: ¿No hay un dicho en su ley? Yo Dije: ¿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 dijo que eran dioses, a quienes vino la palabra de Dios y las Escrituras no pueden ser negadas,
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]
¿Has dicho de aquel a quien el Padre santificó y envió al mundo? Tus palabras son malas. porque dije, ¿soy el 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 estoy haciendo las obras de mi Padre, no tengan fe en mí;
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 estoy haciendo, entonces tengan fe en las obras, incluso si no creen en mí; para que puedan ver claramente y estar seguros de que el Padre está en mí y yo estoy en el Padre.
39 After they heard that, they tried to seize him again, but he got away from them.
Entonces otra vez intentaron llevarlo; pero se escapó de ellos.
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].
Y volvió otra vez al otro lado del Jordán, al lugar donde primero dio el bautismo a Juan; y estuvo allí por un tiempo.
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!”
Y vino a él gran número de personas, diciendo: Juan no hizo ninguna señal, pero todo lo que Juan dijo de este hombre era verdad.
42 Many people [who came] there believed ([that Jesus was the Messiah/that Jesus truly had come from God]).
Y muchos creyeron en él allí.
