Romans 2
1 [God will severely punish non-Jewish people who habitually do evil things, because he has clearly revealed that he is angry with them]. So, [when God judges people], he will not excuse any one of you Jews [to whom I am writing]. You [(sg)] say that [God should] punish [non-Jews for doing evil things]. But when any one of you says that, it is you yourself whom you are saying that God should punish, because you [(sg)] do [some of] the same [evil] things [that the non-Jews do].
Por lo tanto, no tienes excusa, oh hombre, quienquiera que seas el que juzga. Porque en lo que juzgas a otro, te condenas a ti mismo. Porque tú, que juzgas, practicas las mismas cosas.
2 We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly [non-Jewish] people who do such [evil] things.
Sabemos que el juicio de Dios es según la verdad contra los que practican tales cosas.
3 So, you who [say God should punish] others for doing evil things yet you do evil things yourself, (you should certainly not think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God!/do you think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God?) [RHQ]
¿Piensas esto, oh hombre que juzgas a los que practican tales cosas, y haces lo mismo, que escaparás del juicio de Dios?
4 And you should not say, “God is acting very tolerantly and patiently toward me, [so I do not need to stop sinning] [DOU].” (You should realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior!/Do you not realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior?) [RHQ]
¿O acaso desprecias las riquezas de su bondad, su tolerancia y su paciencia, sin saber que la bondad de Dios te lleva al arrepentimiento?
5 But instead, by your stubbornly refusing to turn away from your sinful behavior [DOU], you are causing [MET] God to punish you even more severely. [He will do that] at the time when he shows that he is angry and judges people fairly.
Pero según tu dureza y tu corazón impenitente estás atesorando para ti la ira en el día de la ira, de la revelación y del justo juicio de Dios,
6 God will pay back everyone according to [what they deserve for] what they have done.
que “pagará a cada uno según sus obras”.
7 [Specifically], some people, by continuing to doing good things, strive to be highly honored [by God] [DOU] and to receive a life that will not end. [God will reward them by enabling them] to live forever. (aiōnios g166)
a los que por la perseverancia en el bien obrar buscan la gloria, el honor y la incorruptibilidad, la vida eterna; (aiōnios g166)
8 But some people act in a selfish way and refuse to believe that [what God says is] true, and they do the things that [God says] are wrong. [God will] punish them very severely [DOU, MTY].
pero a los que son egoístas y no obedecen a la verdad, sino que obedecen a la injusticia, será la ira, la indignación,
9 He will cause everyone who habitually does evil deeds to suffer greatly, [with the result that they will become severely] distressed [DOU]. This certainly will happen to the Jews [who refuse to accept God’s message, because God gave them the privilege to be his special people], but it will also happen to the non-Jews.
la opresión y la angustia sobre toda alma de hombre que hace el mal, al judío primero, y también al griego.
10 But [God will] greatly reward spiritually [MET, DOU] every person who habitually does good deeds. He will [certainly] do this for the Jews [because God chose them as his special people], but he will also do it for the non-Jews.
Pero la gloria, el honor y la paz van a todo hombre que hace el bien, al judío primero y también al griego.
11 God [will do this fairly], because people’s status does not influence him.
Porque para Dios no hay parcialidad.
12 Although [non-Jews do not have] the laws that [God gave to Moses], all [non-Jews] who sin will be eternally separated from God. He will [not consider whether or not they knew] the laws that he [gave to Moses]. And all the [Jews] who have sinned in spite of knowing the laws that [God gave to Moses will also be punished] {[God will also punish them]}. [They will be punished for disobeying] God’s laws.
Porque todos los que han pecado sin la ley, también perecerán sin la ley. Todos los que han pecado bajo la ley serán juzgados por la ley.
13 [It is right for them to be punished] {[God to punish them]} [because] it is not those who [merely] know God’s laws whom he considers to be righteous. On the contrary, it is only those who continually have obeyed [all] (of [God’s] laws/of the laws that [God gave to Moses]) (whom God will consider righteous/whose record of sins God will erase).
Porque no son los oidores de la ley los que son justos ante Dios, sino que los hacedores de la ley serán justificados
14 Whenever the non-Jews, who do not have the laws [God gave to Moses], naturally obey those laws, [they prove that] they have a law within their own minds, even though they do not have the laws [God gave to Moses].
(porque cuando los gentiles que no tienen la ley hacen por naturaleza las cosas de la ley, éstos, no teniendo la ley, son una ley para sí mismos,
15 They show that they know in their own minds what God [commands in his] laws [MET], as each person in his very own conscience either accuses or excuses/defends himself [concerning his own behavior].
en cuanto muestran la obra de la ley escrita en sus corazones, testificando con ellos su conciencia, y sus pensamientos entre sí acusándolos o bien excusándolos)
16 God [will punish people] at the time when he will judge them according to what they have thought and done. He will judge them [even] for the things that they have done secretly. He will judge people by [authorizing] Christ Jesus [to judge them]. This is [what I tell people when] I preach the gospel to them.
en el día en que Dios juzgará los secretos de los hombres, según mi Buena Nueva, por Jesucristo.
17 [Now I have something to say to any one of] you [Jews to whom I am writing]: You [(sg)] boast about yourself saying, “I am a Jew.” You [(sg)] trust [that God will save you because you possess] the laws [that he gave to Moses]. You boast that [you belong to] God.
En efecto, tú llevas el nombre de judío, te apoyas en la ley, te glorías en Dios,
18 You know what God desires. Because you have been taught {[people] have taught you} [God’s] laws, you are able to know which things are right and to choose to do them.
conoces su voluntad y apruebas las cosas excelentes, siendo instruido por la ley,
19 You are certain that you [are able to] show [God’s truth to non-Jews], as guides [show the road] to those who are blind [MET]. You are certain that by what you say you can show God’s way to the [non-Jews who do not understand it], as a light shows the way to [those who walk in] the darkness [MET, DOU].
y estás seguro de que tú mismo eres guía de ciegos, luz para los que están en tinieblas,
20 [You are certain that you] can instruct/correct [non-Jews, whom you consider] foolish [because of their not understanding God’s message]. Because you have in [God’s] laws a [written] expression of true knowledge [HEN], you are certain that you can teach [people who, being like] children, do not know [God’s truth] [MET].
corrector de necios, maestro de niños, teniendo en la ley la forma del conocimiento y de la verdad.
21 [Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew], (it is disgusting that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach!/why is it that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach?) [RHQ] You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! [RHQ]
Tú, pues, que enseñas a otro, ¿no te enseñas a ti mismo? Tú que predicas que el hombre no debe robar, ¿no robas tú?
22 You who command people not to have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married, it is disgusting that you commit adultery yourself! [RHQ] You who detest idols, it is disgusting that you rob temples [where people worship idols]! [RHQ]
Tú que dices que el hombre no debe cometer adulterio, ¿cometes adulterio? Tú que aborreces los ídolos, ¿robas los templos?
23 You who boast saying, “[I have God’s] laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!
Ustedes que se glorían en la ley, ¿deshonran a Dios desobedeciendo la ley?
24 [You must not be like our ancestors, about whom] were written [these words in the Scriptures: ] “The non-Jews speak evil about God because of [the evil actions of] many of you [Jews].” The non-Jews say God must be a hypocrite if he condones the behavior of people like you.
Porque “el nombre de Dios es blasfemado entre los gentiles a causa de vosotros”, tal como está escrito.
25 Any one of you who [is] circumcised [to show that he belongs to God] can benefit from that if he obeys the laws [God gave to Moses]. But if you [(sg), a circumcised person], disobey [God’s] laws, [God will consider that] you who are circumcised are no better [in God’s sight] than [someone who is] not circumcised.
Porque la circuncisión, en efecto, es provechosa, si eres hacedor de la ley; pero si eres transgresor de la ley, tu circuncisión se ha convertido en incircuncisión.
26 This means that God will certainly consider that even [non-Jews who are] not circumcised can become his people if they obey the things that he commanded in his laws. [RHQ]
Por lo tanto, si el incircunciso guarda las ordenanzas de la ley, ¿no se considerará su incircuncisión como circuncisión?
27 [If any one of] you disobeys God’s laws, even though [you(sg) have] the Scriptures and even though someone has circumcised you {you are circumcised} [God will punish you]. And those people who are not circumcised, but who obey God’s laws, [will declare that God is right] when he says that he will punish you.
¿No te juzgarán los que son físicamente incircuncisos, pero cumplen la ley, que con la letra y la circuncisión son transgresores de la ley?
28 It is not those who perform rituals [to show they are God’s people] who are [true] Jews, and it is not being circumcised in their bodies [that causes God to accept them] [MTY].
Porque no es judío el que lo es exteriormente, ni la circuncisión que es exterior en la carne;
29 On the contrary, we whom [God has changed] inwardly are [true] Jews [MTY]. And [God has accepted us because we have allowed God’s] Spirit to change our hearts, not because we perform rituals. Even if [other] people will not praise us [for that change], God will praise us.
sino que es judío el que lo es interiormente, y la circuncisión es la del corazón, en el espíritu, no en la letra; cuya alabanza no proviene de los hombres, sino de Dios.
