Matthew 11
1 When Jesus had finished instructing [us] twelve disciples [about what we should do, he sent us to various Israelite towns]. Then he went to teach and preach in [other Israelite] towns [in that area].
Cuando Jesús terminó de dar instrucciones a sus 12 discípulos, salió de allí a enseñar y predicar en las ciudades de ellos.
2 While John [the Baptizer] was in prison, he heard what [Jesus, the man whom he thought was] the Messiah, was doing. So he sent [some of] his disciples [to him] in order
Entonces en la cárcel Juan oyó en cuanto a los hechos de Cristo y envió a sus discípulos para que le preguntaran:
3 to ask him, “Are you the [Messiah] who [the prophets prophesied] would come, or is it someone else that we should expect [to come]?”
¿Eres Tú el que venía o esperamos a otro?
4 [After they asked] Jesus [that question], he answered them, “Go back and report to John what you hear [me telling people] and what you see [me doing].
Jesús les respondió: Vayan, informen a Juan lo que ustedes oyen y ven:
5 I [am enabling] blind people to see and lame people to walk. I [am] healing [people] who have leprosy. I [am enabling] deaf people to hear and dead people to become alive again. I [am] telling poor people [God’s] good message.
ciegos ven, cojos andan, leprosos son limpiados, sordos oyen, resucitan muertos y se proclaman las Buenas Noticias a los pobres.
6 [Also tell John that God] is pleased with people who do not stop believing in me [because what I do is not what they expected the Messiah to do].”
Inmensamente feliz el que no tropieza por causa de Mí.
7 When John’s disciples had gone away, Jesus began to talk to the crowd of people about John. He said to them, “[Think about] what sort of person you went to see in the desolate area [when you went there to see John]. ([You did not go there to listen to a man who constantly changed his message, like] a reed that is blown {blows} back and forth in the wind [MET]!/Did you go there [to listen to a man whose message changes continually like] long grass that is blown {blows} back and forth in the wind [changes its direction]?) [MET, RHQ]
Mientras ellos se iban, Jesús comenzó a preguntar a la multitud con respecto a Juan: ¿Qué salieron a ver ustedes en el desierto? ¿Una caña sacudida por el viento?
8 Then what [kind of person] did you go [there] to see [RHQ]? ([You did not go there to see] a man who was wearing expensive clothes.[/Did you go there to see] a man who was wearing expensive clothes?) [RHQ] [No! You know very well that] people who wear beautiful clothes reside in kings’ palaces [and not in desolate areas].
¿Qué salieron a ver? ¿A un hombre vestido de ropaje fino? Miren, los que visten ropas finas están en las casas de los reyes.
9 Then what [kind of person] did you go to see [RHQ]? [Did you go there] [RHQ] [to see John because he was] (a prophet/a person who speaks what God tells him to say)? Yes! But I will tell you that [John] is more [important] than an [ordinary] prophet.
Entonces, ¿qué salieron a ver? ¿A un profeta? Sí, les digo, mucho más que un profeta.
10 He is the one [to whom God was referring when he said to the Messiah these words] that are written {about whom [the prophet Malachi] wrote} [in the Scriptures: ] Listen! I am going to send my messenger [to go] before you [SYN] to prepare [the people] [MET] for your coming.
Éste es [aquél] de quien está escrito: Ciertamente Yo envío a mi mensajero delante de Ti Quien preparará tu camino.
11 Note this: Of all the people who have ever lived, [God does not consider] that any of them are greater than John the Baptizer. However, [God considers that all] those people who have let God rule their lives are greater than [John, even if they are insignificant people].
En verdad les digo: Entre los nacidos de mujeres, no se levantó uno mayor que Juan el Bautista, pero el más pequeño en el reino celestial es mayor que él.
12 From the time that John the Baptizer [preached] until now, [other people] have violently attacked the people who have [allowed] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives, and they have suffered (OR, people have very eagerly been asking God to take control of their lives, OR, Israelite people [who have thought that I would become their king] have been extremely eager to be included in my kingdom) (OR, have been violently attacked and made to suffer).
Sin embargo, desde los días de Juan el Bautista hasta ahora, el reino celestial sufre violencia, y violentos lo arrebatan.
13 [All this that I am saying about John is confirmed by the fact that] all the men who wrote the Scriptures [MTY, SYN] foretold [about God ruling people’s lives], until John [the Baptizer came].
Porque todos los profetas y la Ley profetizaron hasta Juan,
14 [Even though most of you are unwilling to believe what I am saying, I will tell this truth to] anyone who is willing to believe [it]: John is [the man who is like] Elijah [MET]. He is the one who [one of the prophets said] would come [in order to prepare the people to welcome the Messiah].
y si quieren aceptarlo, él es el Elías que vendría.
15 If you want to understand this, you must think [carefully] [MTY] [about what I have just said] [MTY].”
El que tiene oídos, escuche.
16 “(I will illustrate what [you] people who have heard what John [the Baptizer] and I have taught are like./Do you know what [you] people who have heard what John and I have taught are like?) [RHQ] You are like children who are [playing games] in an open area. [Some of the children] are calling to the others, saying,
¿A qué, pues, compararé esta generación? Es semejante a muchachos que se sientan en las plazas y dan voces a otros:
17 ‘We played [happy music] on the flute for you, but you did not dance! Then we sang sad funeral songs for you, but you did not cry [MET]!’
Les tocamos flauta y no bailaron, entonamos cantos fúnebres y no lamentaron.
18 [Similarly, you are dissatisfied with both John and me]! When John came [and preached to you], he did not eat [good food] and did not drink [wine, like most people do]. But you [rejected him] saying, ‘A demon is controlling him!’
Porque Juan vino, quien no comía ni bebía, y dijeron: ¡Tiene demonio!
19 [In contrast], [I], the one who came from heaven, eat [the same] food and drink [wine as other people do]. But you [reject me], saying, ‘Look! [This man] eats too much food and drinks too much wine, and he associates with tax collectors and [other] sinners!’ But people [who really think about] what [John] and I have done will realize that what we do is truly wise [MET, PRS].”
Vino el Hijo del Hombre, Quien come y bebe, y dicen: ¡Miren, un hombre comilón y bebedor de vino, amigo de publicanos y pecadores! Pero la sabiduría es justificada por sus obras.
20 [The people who lived in] the towns [MTY] [in the area where Jesus was saw him] perform many miracles. But they did not turn away from their sinful behavior. So Jesus began to reproach them [by saying to them],
Entonces comenzó a reprender a las ciudades en las cuales hizo la mayoría de sus milagros, porque no cambiaron de mente:
21 “You [people who live in] Chorazin [city] [MTY] and you [people who live in] Bethsaida [city] [MTY] will suffer terribly in hell! [I] did great miracles in your [cities, but you did not turn from your sinful behavior]. If the miracles that I performed in your [cities] had been done in [the ancient cities of] Tyre and Sidon, the [wicked people who lived there] long ago would have sat in ashes, wearing coarse cloth [to show that they were sorry for their sins]. (questioned)
¡Ay de ti, Corazín! ¡Ay de ti, Betsaida! Porque si en Tiro y Sidón se hubieran hecho los milagros que se hicieron en ustedes, hace tiempo hubieran cambiado de mente con tela áspera y ceniza.
22 So note this: [God will punish the wicked people who lived in the cities of] Tyre and Sidon [MTY], but he will punish you even more severely on the final day when he judges [all people].
Por tanto les digo: En el día del juicio, será más tolerable para Tiro y Sidón que para ustedes.
23 [also have something to say to] you [people who live in] Capernaum [city] [MTY]. (Do not [think that] you will be honored {that [God] will honor you} in heaven!/Do you think that you will be honored {that [God] will honor you} in heaven?) [RHQ] [That will not happen! On the contrary, after you die, you will be sent] {[God] will send you} down into the place where [sinful people] will be punished {he will punish sinful people} [forever. God destroyed the ancient city of] Sodom [because the people who lived in that city were extremely wicked]. If I had performed in [Sodom the miracles that I performed in your city, the people there would have turned away from their wicked behavior and] their [city] [MET] would still exist now [MTY]. But you, [although I did miracles in your city, you did not turn from your wicked behavior]. (Hadēs g86)
Y tú, Cafarnaúm, ¿serás exaltada hasta el cielo? ¡Hasta el sepulcro serás abatida! Porque si en Sodoma se hubieran hecho los milagros que se hicieron en ti, habría permanecido hasta hoy. (Hadēs g86)
24 So note this: [God] will punish [the people who lived in] Sodom [city] [MTY], but he will punish you [even] more severely on the final day when [he] judges [all people].”
Por tanto les digo que en el día del juicio, será más tolerable para la tierra de Sodoma que para ti.
25 At that time Jesus prayed, “Father, you rule over [everything in] heaven and [on] the earth. I thank you that you have prevented [people who think that they] are wise [IRO] because they are well-educated, from [knowing] these things. [Instead], you have revealed them to [people who accept your truth as readily as] little children [MET] [do].
En aquel tiempo Jesús dijo: Te alabo, Padre, Señor del cielo y de la tierra, porque escondiste estas cosas de sabios y entendidos, y las revelaste a niños.
26 Yes, Father, [you have done that] because it seemed good to you [to do] so.”
Sí, Padre, porque así te agradó.
27 [Then Jesus said to the people there who wanted him to teach them], “[God], my Father, has revealed to me all the things [that I need to know in order to do my work]. Only my Father knows [who] I [really am]. Furthermore, only I and those [people] to whom I wish to reveal him know [what God] my Father [is like].
Mi Padre me entregó todas las cosas. Nadie conoce plenamente al Hijo sino el Padre. Nadie conoce plenamente al Padre sino el Hijo, y aquel a quien el Hijo lo quiera revelar.
28 Come to me, all you people who are very weary [of trying to obey all the many laws that your religious teachers tell you to obey] [MET]. I will enable you to quit [trying to obey all those laws].
Vengan a Mí todos los que están agotados y cargados, y Yo los haré descansar.
29 Let me [help] you [carry those loads, just like two oxen who have] a yoke [on their necks] [MET, DOU] [help each other pull a heavy load]. It will not be difficult for you to do the things that I ask you to do for me [DOU]. Because I am gentle and humble [DOU], accept what I teach [about what God wants you to do]. [And as a result, you will quit worrying about obeying all the religious laws, and] your spirits will be at peace.”
Lleven mi yugo sobre ustedes y aprendan de Mí, pues soy manso y humilde de corazón. Hallarán descanso para sus almas,
porque mi yugo es fácil y liviana mi carga.
