John 11
1 [One time] there was a man whose name was Lazarus who was [very] sick. He lived in Bethany [village], where his [older] sisters Mary and Martha also lived.
Había uno que estaba enfermo, Lázaro de Betania, la aldea de María y de Marta su hermana.
2 Mary was the woman who [later] poured perfume on the feet of the Lord [Jesus], and then wiped his feet with her hair.
María era aquella que ungió con perfumes al Señor y le enjugó los pies con sus cabellos. Su hermano Lázaro estaba, pues, enfermo.
3 So the two sisters sent [someone to tell] Jesus [about Lazarus], saying, “Lord, the one you love [very much] is very sick.”
Las hermanas le enviaron a decir: “Señor, el que Tú amas está enfermo”.
4 [They hoped that Jesus would come], but when Jesus heard the message, he said, “His being sick will not end in his dying. Instead, it will result in [people realizing] how great God is, and that I, God’s son, may be honored {that people may honor me, God’s son}, because of [what I will do].”
Al oír esto, Jesús dijo: “Esta enfermedad no es mortal, sino para la gloria de Dios, para que el Hijo de Dios sea por ella glorificado”.
5 Jesus loved Martha and her [younger] sister [Mary] and Lazarus.
Y Jesús amaba a Marta y a su hermana y a Lázaro.
6 But when Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed [where he was] for two more days.
Después de haber oído que estaba enfermo se quedó aún dos días allí donde se encontraba.
7 But Jesus [wanted to see Lazarus]. So he said to us disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.”
Solo entonces dijo a sus discípulos: “Volvamos a Judea”.
8 We said, “Teacher, just a short while ago the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] wanted to [kill you by] throwing stones at you. So ([we think that you should not] go back there again!/[are you sure that you want to] go back there again?) [RHQ]”
Sus discípulos le dijeron: “Rabí, hace poco te buscaban los judíos para lapidarte, ¿y Tú vuelves allá?”
9 [To show us that nothing bad could happen to him until the time that God had chosen] [MET], Jesus replied, “There are [RHQ] twelve hours in the daytime, [which is enough time to do what God wants us to do]. People who walk in the daytime will not stumble [over things they cannot see], because they see things by the light from the sun.
Jesús repuso: “¿No tiene el día doce horas? Si uno anda de día, no tropieza, porque tiene luz de este mundo.
10 It is when people walk in the nighttime that they stumble over things, because they have no light.”
Pero si anda de noche, tropieza, porque no tiene luz”.
11 After he said that, he told us, “Our friend Lazarus has gone to sleep. But I will go there so that I can wake him up.”
Así habló Él; después les dijo: “Lázaro nuestro amigo, se ha dormido; pero voy a ir a despertarlo”.
12 So we said to him, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get well. [So you do not need to risk your life by going there].”
Dijéronle los discípulos: “Señor, si duerme, sanará”.
13 Jesus was speaking [figuratively] about Lazarus’ death, but we thought that he was talking about really being asleep.
Mas Jesús había hablado de su muerte, y ellos creyeron que hablaba del sueño.
14 So then he told us plainly, “Lazarus is dead.
Entonces Jesús les dijo claramente: “Lázaro ha muerto.
15 But for your sake I am glad that I was not there [when he died], because I want you to believe [more firmly that I] ([am the Messiah/came from God]). So now, [instead of staying here], let’s go to him.”
Y me alegro de no haber estado allí a causa de vosotros, para que creáis. Pero vayamos a él”.
16 Then Thomas, who was {whom they} called ‘The Twin’, said to the rest of us disciples, “Let’s all go, so that we may die with Jesus [when his enemies kill him].”
Entonces Tomás, el llamado Dídimo, dijo a los otros discípulos: “Vayamos también nosotros a morir con Él”.
17 When we arrived [close to Bethany], someone told Jesus that Lazarus [had died and had been buried and his body had] been in the tomb for four days.
Al llegar, oyó Jesús que llevaba ya cuatro días en el sepulcro.
18 Bethany is less than (two miles/three kilometers) from Jerusalem.
Betania se encuentra cerca de Jerusalén, a unos quince estadios.
19 Many Jews had come [from Jerusalem] to console Martha and Mary over [the death of] their [younger] brother.
Muchos judíos habían ido a casa de Marta y María para consolarlas por causa de su hermano.
20 When Martha heard [someone say] that Jesus was coming, she went [along the road] to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house.
Cuando Marta supo que Jesús llegaba, fue a su encuentro, en tanto que María se quedó en casa.
21 When Martha [got to where Jesus was], she said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died [because you would have healed him]!
Marta dijo, pues, a Jesús: “Señor, si hubieses estado aquí, no habría muerto mi hermano.
22 But I know that even now God will do for you whatever you ask [concerning my brother].”
Pero sé que lo que pidieres a Dios, te lo concederá”.
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will become alive again!”
Díjole Jesús: “Tu hermano resucitará”.
24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will become alive again when all people become alive again on the [Judgment] day.”
Marta repuso: “Sé que resucitará en la resurrección en el último día”.
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the one who [enables people to] become alive again and who [causes people to] live [eternally]. Those who believe in me, even if they die, will live [again].
Replicole Jesús: “Yo soy la resurrección y la vida; quien cree en Mí, aunque muera, revivirá.
26 Furthermore, all those who believe in me while they are alive, [their souls] will not die [forever]. Do you believe that?” (aiōn g165)
Y todo viviente y creyente en Mí, no morirá jamás. ¿Lo crees tú?” (aiōn g165)
27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord! I believe that you are the Messiah, (the Son of God/the man who is also God). You are the one [God promised to send] into the world!”
Ella le respondió: “Sí, Señor. Yo creo que Tú eres el Cristo, el Hijo de, Dios, el que viene a este mundo”.
28 After she said that, she returned [to the house] and took her [younger] sister, Mary, aside and said to her, “The Teacher is close [to our village], and he wants to talk to you.”
Dicho esto, se fue a llamar a María, su hermana, y le dijo en secreto: “El maestro está ahí y te llama”.
29 When Mary heard that, she got up quickly and went to him.
Al oír esto, ella se levantó apresuradamente, y fue a Él.
30 Jesus had not yet entered the village; he was still at the place where Martha met him.
Jesús no había llegado todavía a la aldea, sino que aún estaba en el lugar donde Marta lo había encontrado.
31 The Jews who were in the house with Mary, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go outside. So they followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb [where they had buried Lazarus], in order to cry there.
Los judíos que estaban con María en la casa, consolándola, al verla levantarse tan súbitamente y salir, le siguieron, pensando que iba a la tumba para llorar allí.
32 When Mary got to where Jesus was and saw him, she prostrated herself at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my [younger] brother would not have died!”
Cuando María llegó al lugar donde estaba Jesús, al verlo se echó a sus pies, y le dijo: “Señor, si Tú hubieras estado aquí, no habría muerto mi hermano”.
33 When Jesus saw her crying, and saw that the Jews who had come with her were also crying, he was very angry [that Satan had caused Lazarus to die] (OR, very troubled) and disturbed in his spirit.
y Jesús, viéndola llorar, y llorar también a los judíos que la acompañaban se estremeció en su espíritu, y se turbó a sí mismo.
34 He said, “Where have you buried (him/his body)?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.”
Y dijo: “¿Dónde lo habéis puesto?” Le respondieron: “Señor, ven a ver”.
35 Jesus began to cry.
Y Jesús lloró.
36 Then [some of] the Jews said, “Look how much he loved Lazarus!”
Los judíos dijeron: “¡Cuánto lo amaba!”
37 But some others said, “He enabled a blind man to see. So (he should have been able to [heal this man so that] he did not die!/why did he not [heal this man so that] he did not die?) [RHQ]”
Algunos de entre ellos, sin embargo, dijeron: “El que abrió los ojos del ciego, ¿no podía hacer que este no muriese?”
38 Within himself Jesus was again very angry [about Lazarus dying] (OR, very troubled). He came to the tomb. It was a cave. The entrance had been covered with a large stone.
Jesús de nuevo estremeciéndose en su espíritu, llegó a la tumba: era una cueva; y tenía una piedra puesta encima.
39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone!” Martha, [who, as I mentioned before, was an older] sister of the man who had died, said, “Lord, his [body] has been [in the tomb] for four days, so now there will be a bad smell!”
Y dijo Jesús: “Levantad la piedra”. Marta, hermana del difunto, le observó: “Señor, hiede ya, porque es el cuarto día”.
40 Jesus said to her, “I told [RHQ] you that if you believed [in] ([me/what I can do]), you would see how great God is! Have [you forgotten that]?”
Repúsole Jesús: “¿No te he dicho que, si creyeres, verás la gloria de Dios?”
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up [toward heaven] and said, “My Father, I thank you that you heard me [when I prayed about this earlier].
Alzaron, pues, la piedra. Entonces Jesús levantó los ojos a lo alto y dijo: “Padre, te doy gracias por haberme oído.
42 I know that you always hear me [when I pray]. But instead [of just praying silently], I said that for the sake of the people who are standing here. I want them to believe that you sent me.”
Bien sabía que siempre me oyes, mas lo dije por causa del pueblo que me rodea, para que crean que eres Tú quien me has enviado”.
43 After he said that, he shouted, “Lazarus, come out!”
Cuando hubo hablado así, clamó a gran voz: “¡Lázaro, ven fuera!”
44 The man who [had been] dead came out! The strips of cloth were still wrapped around his [hands and feet], and a cloth was still around his face, [but he came out]! Jesus said to them, “Take off the cloths so that he can walk easily!” [So they did that].
Y el muerto salió, ligados los brazos y las piernas con vendas, y el rostro envuelto en un sudario. Jesús les dijo: “Desatadlo, y dejadlo ir”.
45 As a result, many of the Jews who had come to [see] Mary and who had seen what Jesus did, believed that he ([was the Messiah/had come from God]).
Muchos judíos, que habían venido a casa de María, viendo lo que hizo, creyeron en Él.
46 But some of the [others] went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
Algunos de entre ellos, sin embargo, se fueron de allí a encontrar a los fariseos, y les dijeron lo que Jesús había hecho.
47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered all the members of the [Jewish] Council together. They started saying [to each other], “What are we going to do [about Jesus]? He is performing many miracles!
Entonces los sumos sacerdotes y los fariseos reunieron un consejo y dijeron: “¿Qué haremos? Porque este hombre hace muchos milagros.
48 If we allow him to keep [doing this], everyone will believe (in him/that he [is the Messiah]), [and they will make him their king]. Then the Roman [army] will come and destroy our Temple and our whole nation of Israel!”
Si le dejamos continuar, todo el mundo va a creer en Él, y los romanos vendrán y destruirán nuestro Lugar ( santo ) y también nuestro pueblo”.
49 One of the [Jewish Council] members was Caiaphas. He was the Jewish high priest that year. [Hinting that they should get rid of Jesus], he said to them, “You [talk as though you] do not know anything [HYP]!
Pero uno de ellos, Caifás, que era Sumo Sacerdote en aquel año, les dijo: “Vosotros no entendéis nada,
50 You do not realize that it would be much better for us if one man died for the sake of the people rather than that [the Romans kill] all the [people of our Jewish] nation.”
y no discurrís que os es preferible que un solo hombre muera por todo el pueblo, antes que todo el pueblo perezca”.
51 He said that, not because he thought of it himself. Instead, since he was the high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the whole [Jewish] nation.
Esto, no lo dijo por sí mismo, sino que, siendo Sumo Sacerdote en aquel año, profetizó que Jesús había de morir por la nación,
52 But he was also prophesying that Jesus would die, not just for the Jews, but for all the people living in other lands who [would belong] to God, in order that he would unite [all of them into] one [group].
y no por la nación solamente, sino también para congregar en uno a todos los hijos de Dios dispersos.
53 So from that day the [Jewish leaders] started to make plans how they could kill Jesus.
Desde aquel día tomaron la resolución de hacerlo morir.
54 Because of that, Jesus no longer traveled around publicly among the Jewish people. Instead, he left [Jerusalem, along] with us disciples, and went to a village called Ephraim, in an area near the desolate region. We stayed there [for a while].
Por esto Jesús no anduvo más, ostensiblemente, entre los judíos, sino que se fue a la región vecina al desierto, a una ciudad llamada Efraím, y se quedó allí con sus discípulos.
55 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], many [Jews] went up to Jerusalem from other places in the country. They went there to perform the rituals to make themselves acceptable [to God] before the Passover [celebration started].
Estaba próxima la Pascua de los judíos, y muchos de aquella región subieron a Jerusalén antes de la Pascua, para purificarse.
56 The Jewish chief priests and Pharisees issued an order that if anyone found out where Jesus was, that person should report it to them, in order that they could seize him. [So the people thought that Jesus would] probably [not dare to come to the celebration]. But they kept looking for him, and as they were standing in the Temple [courtyard] they were saying to each other, “What do you think? He will not come to the celebration, will he?”
Y, en el Templo, buscaban a Jesús, y se preguntaban unos a otros: “¿Qué os parece? ¿No vendrá a la fiesta?”
Entre tanto, los sumos sacerdotes y los fariseos habían impartido órdenes para que quienquiera supiese dónde estaba, lo manifestase, a fin de apoderarse de Él.
