Tito 1
1 Pablo, siervo de Dios y apóstol de Jesucristo, para la fe de los escogidos de Dios, y el conocimiento de la verdad que es conforme a la piedad
PAUL, a servant of God, and a legate of Jesus the Messiah; according to the faith of the elect of God, and the knowledge of the truth which is in the fear of God,
2 en la esperanza de la vida eterna, que Dios, el que no miente, prometió antes de los tiempos eternos, (aiōnios g166)
concerning the hope of eternal life, which the veracious God promised before the times of the world; (aiōnios g166)
3 que a su debido tiempo ha dado a conocer su palabra por la predicación a mí confiada por el mandato de Dios nuestro Salvador:
and in due time he hath manifested his word, by means of our announcement, which was confided to me by the command of God our Life-giver;
4 a Tito, hijo verdadero según la fe que nos es común: gracia y paz de parte de Dios Padre y de Cristo Jesús nuestro Salvador.
to Titus, a real son after the common faith: Grace and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah, our Life-giver.
5 Por esta causa te he dejado en Creta, para que arregles las cosas que faltan y para que constituyas presbíteros en cada ciudad, como yo te ordené,
For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou mightest regulate the things deficient, and establish elders in every city, as I directed thee:
6 si hay quien sea irreprochable, marido de una sola mujer, y tenga hijos creyentes, no tachados de libertinaje ni de rebeldía.
him who is blameless, who is the husband of one wife, and hath believing children, who are no revellers, nor ungovernable in sensuality.
7 Porque el obispo ha de ser irreprochable, como que es dispensador de Dios; no arrogante, no colérico, no dado al vino, no pendenciero, no codicioso de vil ganancia;
For an elder ought to be blameless, as the steward of God; and not be self-willed, nor irascible, nor excessive in wine, nor with hands swift to strike, nor a lover of base gains.
8 sino hospitalario, amador del bien, prudente, justo, santo, continente.
But he should be a lover of strangers, and a lover of good deeds, and be sober, upright, kind-hearted, and restraining himself from evil passions;
9 Debe atenerse a la palabra fiel, la cual es conforme a la enseñanza, a fin de que pueda instruir en la sana doctrina y refutar a los que contradicen.
and studious of the doctrine of the word of faith, that he may be able by his wholesome teaching both to console, and to rebuke them that are contentious.
10 Porque hay muchos rebeldes, vanos habladores y embaucadores, sobre todo entre los de la circuncisión,
For many are unsubmissive, and their discourses vain; and they mislead the minds of people, especially such as are of the circumcision.
11 a quienes es menester tapar la boca; hombres que trastornan casas enteras, enseñando por torpe ganancia lo que no deben.
The mouth of these ought to be stopped: they corrupt many families; and they teach what they ought not, for the sake of base gains.
12 Uno de ellos, su propio profeta, dijo: “Los cretenses son siempre mentirosos, malas bestias, vientres perezosos”.
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, The Cretans are always mendacious, evil beasts, idle bellies.
13 Este testimonio es verdadero. Por tanto repréndelos severamente, a fin de que sean sanos en la fe,
And this testimony is true. Therefore chide them sharply; that they may be sound in the faith,
14 y no den oídos a fábulas judaicas, ni a mandamientos de hombres apartados de la verdad.
and may not throw themselves into Jewish fables, and into the precepts of men who hate the truth.
15 Para los limpios todo es limpio; mas para los contaminados e incrédulos nada hay limpio, pues su mente y conciencia están manchadas.
For to the pure, every thing is pure; but to them who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their understanding is defiled, and their conscience.
16 Profesan conocer a Dios, mas con sus obras le niegan, siendo abominables y rebeldes y réprobos para toda obra buena.
And they profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him; and they are odious, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobates.
