Mark 12
1 Then Jesus told [those Jewish leaders] a parable. [He wanted to show what God would do to those who rejected the former prophets and himself. He said], “A certain man planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it [in order to protect it]. He made a stone tank [to collect the juice that] they would press [out of the grapes]. He also built a tower [for someone to sit in to guard his vineyard]. Then he leased the vineyard to some men to care for it and [to] give him some of the [grapes] in return. Then he went away to another country.
Se puso a hablarles en parábolas. “Un hombre plantó una viña, la rodeó de un seto, cavó un pozo para el lagar, construyó una torre, la alquiló a un agricultor y se fue a otro país.
2 When the time came to harvest the [grapes], he sent a servant to the men [who were taking care of the vineyard] in order to receive from them his share of the grapes that the vineyard had produced.
Cuando llegó el momento, envió a un siervo al agricultor para que le diera su parte del fruto de la viña.
3 But [after the servant arrived], they grabbed him and beat him, and they did not give him any fruit. Then they sent him away.
Lo tomaron, lo golpearon y lo despidieron vacío.
4 Later the one who owned the vineyard sent another servant to them. But they beat that one on his head, and they insulted him.
Volvió a enviar a otro siervo, y le tiraron piedras, lo hirieron en la cabeza y lo despidieron maltratado.
5 Later he sent another servant. That man they killed. They mistreated many other servants [whom he sent]. Some they beat and some they killed.
Volvió a enviar a otro, y lo mataron a él y a otros muchos, golpeando a unos y matando a otros.
6 The man still had one other [person with him]. It was his son. He loved him very much. So, finally he sent his son to them because he thought that they would respect him [and give him some of the grapes].
Por eso, teniendo todavía uno, su hijo amado, lo envió el último a ellos, diciendo: “Respetarán a mi hijo”.
7 But [when they saw his son coming], those men who were looking after the vineyard said to each other, ‘Look! Here comes the man who will some day inherit the vineyard! So let’s kill him in order that this vineyard will be ours!’
Pero aquellos campesinos dijeron entre sí: ‘Este es el heredero. Vengan, matémoslo, y la herencia será nuestra’.
8 They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
Lo tomaron, lo mataron y lo echaron de la viña.
9 So (do you know what the man who owns the vineyard will do?/I will tell you what the man who owns the vineyard will do [RHQ]). He will come, and he will kill those evil men who were taking care of his vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.
¿Qué hará, pues, el señor de la viña? Vendrá y destruirá a los labradores, y dará la viña a otros.
10 [Now think carefully about these words], which you have read [in] the Scriptures: The men who were building the building rejected one stone. But others [put that same stone in its proper place, and] it has become the most important stone in the building [MET]!
¿Acaso no has leído esta Escritura? La piedra que desecharon los constructores fue nombrado jefe de la esquina.
11 The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
Esto era del Señor. Es maravilloso a nuestros ojos’”.
12 Then [the Jewish leaders] realized that he was accusing them when he told this story [about what those wicked people did]. So they wanted to seize him. But they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that]. So they left him and went away.
Intentaron apoderarse de él, pero temían a la multitud, pues se dieron cuenta de que decía la parábola contra ellos. Lo dejaron y se fueron.
13 The [Jewish leaders] sent to [Jesus] some Pharisees [who thought that the Jews should pay only the tax that their own Jewish authorities required people to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod [Antipas and the Roman government]. They wanted to make Jesus say something wrong [that would make one of those groups very angry with him].
Enviaron a algunos de los fariseos y de los herodianos hacia él, para atraparlo con palabras.
14 After they arrived, they said to him [deceivingly], “Teacher, we know that you [teach] the truth. We also know that you are not concerned about [what] people [say about you, even if an important person does not like what you say]. Instead, you teach truthfully what God wants [us to do]. So [tell us what you think about this matter: ] Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government, or not [MTY]? Should we pay the taxes, or should we not pay them?”
Cuando llegaron, le preguntaron: “Maestro, sabemos que eres honesto y que no te inclinas por nadie, pues no eres parcial con nadie, sino que enseñas verdaderamente el camino de Dios. ¿Es lícito pagar impuestos al César, o no?
15 Jesus knew that they did not really want to know [what God wanted them to do]. So he said to them, “(I [know that] you are [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me./Why are you [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me?) [RHQ] [But I will answer your question anyway]. Bring me a coin so that I might [ask you something after] I look at it.”
¿Debemos dar, o no debemos dar?” Pero él, conociendo su hipocresía, les dijo: “¿Por qué me ponéis a prueba? Traedme un denario, para que lo vea”.
16 After they brought him a coin, he asked them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?” They replied, “It is a picture and the name of Caesar, [the man who rules the Roman government].”
Lo trajeron. Les dijo: “¿De quién es esta imagen y esta inscripción?” Le dijeron: “Del César”.
17 Then Jesus said to them, “[That is correct, so] give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].” They were [frustrated at his answer but] amazed at what he said, [because they were not able to accuse him of anything because of what he said].
Jesús les respondió: “Dad al César lo que es del César y a Dios lo que es de Dios”. Se maravillaron mucho con él.
18 [Men who belong to the] Sadducee [sect] deny that people become alive again after they die. [In order to discredit] Jesus [by ridiculing the idea that people will live again, some of] them came to him and asked him,
Algunos saduceos, que dicen que no hay resurrección, se acercaron a él. Le preguntaron, diciendo:
19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] that if a man who has no children dies, his brother should marry the dead man’s widow. [Then if those two bear children, everyone will consider that those children are the] children of the man who died, [and in that way the dead man will continue to have descendants].
“Maestro, Moisés nos escribió: “Si el hermano de un hombre muere y deja esposa, y no deja hijos, que su hermano tome a su esposa y levante descendencia para su hermano”.
20 [So here is an example]. There were seven boys [in one family]. The oldest one married [a woman], but [he and his wife] did not bear any children. Then he [later] died.
Había siete hermanos. El primero tomó una esposa, y al morir no dejó descendencia.
21 The second [brother followed this law and] married that woman and he, too, did not bear any children. Then he [later] died. The third [brother did] like [his other brothers did. But he also did not bear any children, and later died].
El segundo la tomó y murió sin dejar descendencia. El tercero hizo lo mismo;
22 Eventually all seven [brothers married that woman, one by one], but they had no children, and one by one they died. Afterwards the woman died, too.
y los siete la tomaron y no dejaron hijos. El último de todos murió también la mujer.
23 Therefore, [if it were true what some people say, that people will become alive again after they die], whose wife do you think that woman will be when people become alive again? ([Keep in mind that] she was married to all seven [brothers]!/She was married to all seven [brothers, so how can anyone decide] [RHQ]?)”
En la resurrección, cuando resuciten, ¿de quién será ella la esposa de ellos? Porque los siete la tuvieron como esposa”.
24 Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [RHQ]. You do not know [what they have written in] the Scriptures [about this]. You also do not understand God’s power [to make people alive again].
Jesús les contestó: “¿No es porque estáis equivocados, al no conocer las Escrituras ni el poder de Dios?
25 [That woman will not be the wife of any of them], because when people have become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven, [who do not marry].
Porque cuando resuciten de entre los muertos, ni se casan ni se dan en matrimonio, sino que son como ángeles en el cielo.
26 But as to people becoming alive again after they die, in the book that Moses [wrote, he said something about people who have died] that I am sure that you have read [RHQ]. When Moses [was looking at] the bush [that was burning], God said to him, ‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].’
Pero sobre los muertos, que resucitan, ¿no habéis leído en el libro de Moisés sobre la Zarza, cómo Dios le habló diciendo: “Yo soy el Dios de Abraham, el Dios de Isaac y el Dios de Jacob”?
27 It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]! So your [claim that dead people do not become alive again] is very wrong.”
No es el Dios de los muertos, sino de los vivos. Por tanto, estáis muy equivocados”.
28 A man who taught the [Jewish] laws heard their discussion. He knew that Jesus answered the question well. So he stepped forward and asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important?”
Uno de los escribas se acercó y los oyó interrogar juntos, y sabiendo que les había respondido bien, le preguntó: “¿Cuál es el mayor de los mandamientos?”
29 Jesus answered, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, [you people of] Israel! [You must worship] the Lord, our God, our only Lord.
Jesús respondió: “El más grande es: ‘Escucha, Israel, el Señor nuestro Dios, el Señor es uno.
30 [You must show that you love him in all the ways that you live] Show it in all that you want and feel, in all that you think, and in all that you do!’
Amarás al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma, con toda tu mente y con todas tus fuerzas. Este es el primer mandamiento.
31 The next [most important commandment] is: ‘You must love people you come in contact with as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these two!”
El segundo es así: ‘Amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo’. No hay otro mandamiento mayor que éstos”.
32 The man said to Jesus, “Teacher, [you have answered] well. You correctly said that he is the only [God] and that there is no other God [we must worship/obey].
El escriba le dijo: “En verdad, maestro, has dicho bien que él es uno, y no hay otro sino él;
33 You have also said correctly that we ([should/must show that we]) love God by all that we are, by all that we think, and by the way that we live. And you have said correctly that we must love (people with whom we come in contact/others) as much as we love ourselves. And you have also implied that doing these things [pleases God] more than offering/giving animals to him or burning [other] sacrifices.”
y amarlo con todo el corazón, con todo el entendimiento, con toda el alma y con todas las fuerzas, y amar al prójimo como a sí mismo, es más importante que todos los holocaustos y sacrificios.”
34 Jesus realized that this man had answered wisely. So he said to him, “[I perceive that] you will soon [decide to let] God rule your life.” After that, [the Jewish leaders] were afraid to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
Al ver que respondía con sabiduría, Jesús le dijo: “No estás lejos del Reino de Dios”. Después nadie se atrevió a preguntarle nada.
35 [Later], while he was teaching in the Temple [courtyard], Jesus said [to the people], “These men who teach the [Jewish] laws, (they must be wrong when they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David!/why do they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ]
Jesús respondió, mientras enseñaba en el templo: “¿Cómo es que los escribas dicen que el Cristo es hijo de David?
36 The Holy Spirit caused David himself to say [about the Messiah], God said to my Lord, ‘Sit here beside me at the place where I will highly honor you! Sit here while I completely defeat your enemies! [MTY]’
Porque el mismo David dijo en el Espíritu Santo ‘El Señor dijo a mi Señor, “Siéntate a mi derecha, hasta que haga de tus enemigos el escabel de tus pies”.
37 Therefore, [because] David himself calls [the Messiah] ‘my Lord,’ (the Messiah cannot be [just] a man who descended [from King David!]/how can the Messiah be [just] a man who descended [from King David]?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]”! Many people listened to him gladly [as he taught those things].
Por lo tanto, el mismo David lo llama Señor, ¿cómo puede ser su hijo?” La gente común le escuchaba con gusto.
38 While Jesus was teaching [the people], he said to them, “Beware that you [do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They [like people to honor them, so] they put on long robes and walk around [in order to show people how important they are]. They also like people to greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
En su enseñanza les decía: “Cuídense de los escribas, a quienes les gusta andar con ropas largas, y recibir saludos en las plazas,
39 [They like to sit] in the most important seats in our (synagogue/Jewish meeting place). At festivals, [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
y obtener los mejores asientos en las sinagogas y los mejores lugares en las fiestas,
40 They (swindle/take for themselves) the houses [and property] of widows by cheating them. [Then] they pretend [that they are good] by praying long prayers [publicly. God] will certainly punish them severely!”
los que devoran las casas de las viudas, y por un pretexto hacen largas oraciones. Estos recibirán mayor condena”.
41 [Later], Jesus sat down [in the Temple courtyard opposite the boxes in which people put offerings. As he was sitting there], he watched as all the people put money in the box. Many rich people put in large amounts [of money].
Jesús se sentó frente al tesoro y vio cómo la multitud echaba dinero en el tesoro. Muchos ricos echaban mucho.
42 Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
Vino una viuda pobre y echó dos moneditas de bronce, que equivalen a una moneda de cuadrante.
43 He gathered his disciples around him and said to them, “The truth is that these other people have a lot of money, [but] they gave [only a small part of it]. But this woman, who is very poor, has put in all the money that she had to pay for the things she needs. [So God considers that] this poor widow has put more money into the box than all the other people!”
Llamó a sus discípulos y les dijo: “Os aseguro que esta viuda pobre ha echado más que todos los que echan en el tesoro,
porquetodos han echado de su abundancia, pero ella, de su pobreza, ha echado todo lo que tenía para vivir.”
