Matthew 9
1 Jesus and his disciples got into the boat. They skirted around [the lake] and went to [Capernaum, the city where he was living].
Subiendo a la barca, pasó al otro lado y vino a su ciudad.
2 [Some men] brought to him a man who was paralyzed and who was lying on a sleeping pad. When Jesus perceived that they believed [that he could heal the paralyzed man], he said to him, “Young man, be encouraged! I forgive your sins.”
Y he aquí que le presentaron un paralítico, postrado en una camilla. Al ver la fe de ellos, dijo Jesús al paralítico: “Confía, hijo, te son perdonados los pecados”.
3 Some of the men who taught the [Jewish] laws said among themselves, “[He claims that he can forgive sins! That means that he claims to be equal with God] He is insulting God!”
Entonces algunos escribas comenzaron a decir interiormente: “Este blasfema”.
4 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said, “(You should not think evil [thoughts], [accusing me because I claim that I am God]!/Why do you think evil [thoughts], [saying that it is wrong for me to claim that I am God]?) [RHQ]
Mas Jesús, viendo sus pensamientos, dijo: “¿Por qué pensáis mal en vuestros corazones? ¿Qué es más fácil, decir: “Te son perdonados los pecados”, o decir:
5 It would [not] be risky [for someone] to say [to this man], ‘[I] forgive your sins’, [because no one could see whether or not it really happened]. But [no one, without having the power to heal], would say [to him], ‘[Get] up and walk!’, [because people could easily see whether it happened or not!] [RHQ]
“Levántate y camina?
6 [So I am going to do something] in order that you may know that [God] has authorized [me], the one who came from heaven, to forgive the sins [of people while I am] on the earth, [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your sleeping pad, and go home!”
¡Y bien! para que sepáis que tiene poder el Hijo del hombre, sobre la tierra, de perdonar pecados —dijo, entonces, al paralítico—: “Levántate, cárgate la camilla y vete a tu casa”.
7 And [immediately] the man got up, [picked up his sleeping pad], and went home!
Y se levantó y se volvió a su casa.
8 When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck. They praised God for giving authority to a human being [to do] such [things].
Al ver esto, quedaron las muchedumbres poseídas de temor y glorificaron a Dios que tal potestad había dado en favor de los hombres.
9 As Jesus was going away from there, he saw me, a man named Matthew. I was sitting at a table where I collected taxes [for the Roman government]. He said to me, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!” So I got up and went with him.
Pasando de allí, vio Jesús a un hombre llamado Mateo, sentado en la recaudación de los tributos, y le dijo: “Sígueme”. Y él se levantó y le siguió.
10 [Then I invited] Jesus and his disciples to my home for a meal. While [they] were sitting and eating in my home, many tax collectors and [other people who were] {whom [the Pharisees]} [considered to be habitual] sinners came unexpectedly to eat with us.
Y sucedió que estando Él a la mesa en la casa de Mateo, muchos publicanos y pecadores vinieron a reclinarse con Jesús y sus discípulos.
11 When the Pharisees saw [that, they came] to us disciples and said, “([It is disgusting that] your teacher, [who claims to be righteous], eats [and associates] with tax collectors and [other] sinners!/Why is it that your teacher, [who claims to be righteous], eats [and associates] with tax collectors and [other] sinners?)” [RHQ]
Viendo lo cual, los fariseos dijeron a los discípulos: “¿Por qué vuestro maestro come con los publicanos y los pecadores?”.
12 Jesus heard what [they said], so he told them [this parable]: “[It is] people who are sick who need a [doctor] [MET], not people who are well.” [What he meant by that was that it was people who knew that they were sinners who were coming to him in order to be helped spiritually].
Él los oyó y dijo: “No son los sanos los que tienen necesidad de médico, sino los enfermos.
13 He continued by saying, “You need to learn what these words that [God said] mean: ‘I want you to [act] mercifully to people and not [just to offer] sacrifices.’ Keep in mind that I came [from heaven, not] to invite [people who think] [IRO] [that they are] righteous [to turn away from their sinful lives and come to me, but to invite people who know they are] sinners [to turn from their sins and come to me].”
Id, pues, y aprended lo que significa: “Misericordia quiero y no sacrificio”. Porque no he venido a llamar justos, sino pecadores”.
14 Later, the disciples of John [the Baptizer] came to Jesus and asked him, “We [(exc)] and the Pharisees [often] abstain from food [to show that we want to please God], but your disciples do not do that. Why [do they not]?”
Entonces, se acercaron a Él los discípulos de Juan y le dijeron: “¿Por qué nosotros y los fariseos ayunamos mucho, y tus discípulos no ayunan?”
15 [Jesus wanted to show them and the Pharisees that it was not appropriate for his disciples to abstain from food and mourn while he was still with them]. So he [gave them this illustration]: “When a bridegroom is with [his friends at the time of the wedding], (his friends certainly do not mourn, do they?/do his friends mourn?) [RHQ] [No, they do not mourn, because they are not sad at that time. But when] the bridegroom is taken {[someone] takes the [/his enemies] take the bridegroom} from them, they will abstain from food, [because then they will be sad].”
Respondioles Jesús: “¿Pueden los hijos del esposo afligirse mientras el esposo está con ellos? Pero vendrán días en que el esposo les será quitado, y entonces ayunarán.
16 [Jesus wanted to show them that people who desire to live in accordance with his new message should not try to continue to obey the old religious traditions like] ([abstaining from food/fasting]) [MET]. [So he said to them], “People do not sew a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment [to mend a hole]. If they did that, [when they washed the garment], the patch would [shrink] and tear the garment, and the hole would become bigger.
Nadie pone un remiendo de paño nuevo en un vestido viejo, porque aquel pedazo entero tira del vestido, y se hace peor la rotura.
17 Neither does anyone pour freshly-[squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If anyone did that, those skin bags would tear [because they would not stretch when the grape juice ferments and expands. They] would be ruined, and the wine would be spilled {spill} [on the ground]. Instead, [people] put new wine into new skin bags, [and the bags will stretch when the wine ferments]. As a result, both [the wine and the bags] are preserved.”
Ni tampoco se echa vino nuevo en cueros viejos; de otra manera, los cueros revientan, y el vino se derrama, y los cueros se pierden; sino que el vino nuevo se echa en cueros nuevos, y así ambos se conservan”.
18 While Jesus was saying that, a leader of the Jewish meeting place came and bowed down before him [to show respect]. Then he said, “My daughter just died! But if you come and lay your hand on her, she will live [again]!”
Mientras les decía estas cosas, un magistrado se le acercó, se prosternó y le dijo: “Mi hija acaba de morir, pero ven a poner sobre ella tu mano y revivirá”.
19 So Jesus got up, and he and [we] disciples went with the man.
Jesús se levantó y lo siguió; y también sus discípulos.
20 Then a woman who [had been suffering constant vaginal] bleeding for twelve years came near Jesus. She was saying to herself, “[I want Jesus to heal me without anyone finding out that I have this problem of bleeding]. So if I [touch him] or even if I just touch his garment, I will be healed [without anyone finding out about it].” So she came behind him and touched the tassel of his garment.
Y he ahí que una mujer que padecía un flujo de sangre hacía doce años, se aproximó a Él por detrás y tocó la franja de su vestido.
Porque ella se decía: “Con que toque solamente su vestido, quedaré sana”.
22 Then Jesus turned around [to see who had touched him]. And when he saw the woman, he said to her, “Be encouraged, dear woman. Because you believed [PRS] [that I could heal you, I] have healed you.” The woman was healed at that very moment.
Mas Jesús, volviéndose, la miró y dijo: “Confianza, hija, tu fe te ha sanado”. Y quedó sana desde aquella hora.
23 Then Jesus [and some of us disciples] came to the Jewish leader’s house. Jesus heard the flute players [playing funeral music] and the crowd [that had gathered] wailing loudly [because the girl had died].
Cuando Jesús llegó a la casa del magistrado, vio a los flautistas, y al gentío que hacía alboroto,
24 [Knowing that he would cause her to live again], he said [to them], “Go away [and stop the funeral music and wailing], because the girl is not dead! She is [just] sleeping!” [The people laughed at him, because they knew that she was dead].
y dijo: “¡Retiraos! La niña no ha muerto sino que duerme”. Y se reían de Él.
25 But Jesus told them to get out of the house. Then he went into [the room where the girl was lying]. He took hold of her hand and she [became alive again and] got up.
Después, echada fuera la turba, entró Él, tomó la mano de la niña, y esta se levantó.
26 And the [people of that] whole region heard [PRS] about it.
Y la noticia del hecho se difundió por toda aquella región.
27 As Jesus went away from there, two blind men followed him and shouted, “Have mercy on us [and heal our eyes, you who are the Messiah], the Descendant of [King] David!”
Cuando salía Jesús de allí, dos ciegos lo siguieron, gritando: “¡Ten piedad de nosotros, Hijo de David!”
28 Jesus went into the house, where he [was staying], and then the blind men went in, too. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able [to heal your eyes]?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord!”
Y al llegar a la casa, los ciegos se le acercaron, y Jesús les dijo: “¿Creéis que puedo hacer eso?” Respondiéronle: “Sí, Señor”.
29 Then he touched their eyes and he said [to them], “Because you believe [that I can heal your eyes], I am healing them [right now]!”
Entonces les tocó los ojos diciendo: “Os sea hecho según vuestra fe”. Y sus ojos se abrieron.
30 And they were able to see [IDM]! Then Jesus told them sternly, “Be sure [IDM] that you do not tell anybody [what I did for you]!”
Y Jesús les ordenó rigurosamente: “¡Mirad que nadie lo sepa!”.
31 But they went out and reported it throughout that whole region.
Pero ellos, luego que salieron, hablaron de Él por toda aquella tierra.
32 When [Jesus and we disciples] left [the house], some people brought to Jesus a man who was unable to speak because he was controlled by a demon {a demon controlled him}.
Cuando ellos hubieron salido, le presentaron un mudo endemoniado.
33 After Jesus had expelled the demon, the man who had been unable to speak began to speak! The crowd [who saw this] marveled. They said, “Never before have [we seen] anything as [marvelous] as this happen in Israel!”
Y echado el demonio, habló el mudo, y las multitudes, llenas de admiración, se pusieron a decir: “Jamás se ha visto cosa parecida en Israel”.
34 But the Pharisees said, “It is [Satan], who rules the demons, who [enables this man to] expel demons [from people].”
Pero los fariseos decían: “Por obra del príncipe de los demonios lanza a los demonios”.
35 Then [we] went [with] Jesus through many of [HYP] the cities and towns [in Galilee district. He was teaching (in the synagogues/in the Jewish meeting places)], and preaching the good message about how God rules [over people’s lives]. He also was healing the [people who had] various diseases and illnesses.
Y Jesús recorría todas las ciudades y las aldeas, enseñando en sus sinagogas y proclamando la Buena Nueva del Reino, y sanando toda enfermedad y toda dolencia.
36 When he saw the crowd of people, he pitied them because they were harassed and dejected. [They were] like sheep that do not have a shepherd [SIM].
Y viendo a las muchedumbres, tuvo compasión de ellas, porque estaban como ovejas que no tienen pastor, esquilmadas y abatidas.
37 Then he gave [this illustration] to us disciples: “[The people who are ready to receive my message are like a] field that is ready to be harvested {for people to harvest}. But there are only a few [of you who are teaching people my message].
Entonces dijo a sus discípulos: “La mies es grande, mas los obreros son pocos.
38 So pray and ask the Lord [God] to send [more] workers [who will gather people together and teach them my message, just like a landowner sends workers] into his [field to gather] the [MET] harvest.”
Rogad pues al Dueño de la mies que envíe obreros a su mies”.
