Colosenses 1
1 Esta carta viene de Pablo, un apóstol de Jesucristo conforme a la voluntad de Dios, y de nuestro hermano Timoteo.
I, Paul, [am writing this letter to you], and our fellow believer Timothy [is with me]. I am an apostle who represents Christ Jesus, because that is what God wanted.
2 A los creyentes y cristianos fieles en Colosas: reciban gracia y paz de Dios, nuestro Padre.
[I am sending this letter] to you who are in Colossae [city], and who are God’s people, and our faithful fellow believers who have a close relationship with Christ. We pray that God our Father will be acting kindly towards you, and that he will cause you to have [inner] peace.
3 Siempre damos gracias Dios, el Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo por ustedes, y oramos por ustedes también.
Very often [HYP] we thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, while we are praying for you,
4 Hemos oído de ustedes en Cristo Jesús y de su amor por todos los creyentes
because we have heard that you believe in Christ Jesus, and that you love all God’s people.
5 por causa de la esperanza preparada para ustedes en el cielo. Ya escucharon sobre esto en la buena noticia, el mensaje de verdad
You do that because you confidently expect to receive that which God is (reserving/keeping safe) for you in heaven, which you heard about previously when you heard the true message, that is, the message [about Christ].
6 que vino a ustedes, así como a todo el mundo, esparciéndose ampliamente y dando resultados. Del mismo modo ha dado resultados en ustedes, desde que lo oyeron y comprendieron la naturaleza de la gracia de Dios.
[People] proclaimed it [PRS] to you, just like [people] have proclaimed it in many different countries [HYP, IDM]. The true message is changing more and more people’s lives, just like it changed your lives because you heard it and you truly experienced that God acts kindly towards us in ways we do not deserve.
7 Nuestro querido amigo y compañero de trabajo Epafras, que es un ministro fiel de Cristo en nombre nuestro, les enseñó sobre esto.
That is just what Epaphras taught you [would happen]. We love Epaphras. He serves Christ together with us and works for Christ faithfully for your benefit.
8 También nos ha hablado sobre el amor de ustedes en el Espíritu.
He told us that you love [all God’s people], just like God’s Spirit [has enabled you to] (OR, spiritually).
9 Por eso, desde que oímos de esto, seguimos orando por ustedes, pidiendo a Dios que les de entendimiento de su voluntad para ustedes y para que les conceda todo tipo de sabiduría y entendimiento espiritual.
Because of what we heard about you, we have also been praying [LIT] very often to God for you [HYP], ever since we heard this report about you. We pray that you will truly know all that God wants you to do; that is, that you will become very wise, and that you will understand spiritual matters well.
10 De este modo, vivirán vidas que representen correctamente al Señor y que le agraden, dando lugar a todo tipo de buenos frutos y recibiendo mayor conocimiento de Dios.
We have been praying like that in order that you will conduct yourselves as the Lord’s people should conduct themselves, in order that you will please the Lord in every way. Specifically, we have been praying like that in order that you will be doing every sort of good deed [IDM] and in order that you will be getting to know God truly, more and more.
11 Oramos para que sean poderosamente fortalecidos por su sublime fuerza, y tengan gran paciencia y perseverancia.
And we pray that [God] will greatly strengthen you [spiritually] with the mighty power that he has shown [to people], in order that you will always be steadfast and patient [when you experience difficulties], while [at the same time] you will be rejoicing.
12 Deseo que se regocijen en alabar al Padre, quien nos ha permitido participar de la heredad del pueblo de Dios que vive en la luz.
And we pray that you will be thanking God our Father, because he has enabled you/us to receive the things that he will give to his people in heaven [SYN].
13 Él nos rescató de la tiranía de las tinieblas y nos trajo al reino de su Hijo amado,
God our Father rescued us [spiritually] so that the evil one no longer rules us [MET, MTY], and he caused us now to be ruled by his Son, whom he loves.
14 por el cual hemos sido liberados y nuestros pecados han sido perdonados.
That is, because of our relationship with his Son (OR, because of what the one who is also God did), God has redeemed/bought us; in particular, he has forgiven our sins.
15 El Hijo es la imagen visible del Dios invisible. Él era antes de toda la Creación,
God’s Son reveals perfectly what God, his Father, is like, whom no one can see. God’s Son existed before and ranks above everything that God has created.
16 porque todo fue creado por medio de él, ya sea en el cielo o en la tierra, lo visible y lo invisible, los imperios, los gobernantes, los líderes y autoridades. Todo fue creado por medio de él y para él.
When God created everything that is on the earth, he did it by having his Son do it. He created everything that [people] can see, and also everything which is in heaven that [people] cannot see. In particular, his Son created all ranks of important spirit beings. [And his Son ranks above everything], because God by the work of had his Son, and because by his Son all things were created {because [God] had his Son create everything} in order that everything might praise his Son,
17 Él existía antes de todas las cosas, y él mantiene unidas todas las cosas.
and because it is his Son who existed before anything else existed, and because God sustains everything by what his Son [does].
18 Él también es la cabeza del cuerpo, que es la iglesia. Él es el principio, el primero y más alto de los que se levantaron de la muerte, de modo que él es supremo en todas las cosas.
And [God’s Son ranks above everything], because it is his Son who [rules over his people] [MET] [as a person’s] head [controls his physical] body, because his Son causes his people to live [spiritually]. [God’s Son] is the first one who became alive again, in order that he should become more important than anything and everyone.
19 Dios se agradó en que toda su naturaleza habitara en Cristo,
[God’s Son reveals perfectly what God his Father is like], because his Father chose to live completely in him.
20 y por medio de él reconciliar todas las cosas en el universo consigo mismo, pues logró la paz por medio de la sangre de su cruz, reconciliando a todos los que están en la tierra y en el cielo con él.
[God our Father caused his Son to rule us], because he decided to reconcile with himself everything that is on earth and that is in heaven by what his Son did, in order that everything might honor his Son; that is, God our Father decided to reconcile everything to himself as a result of his [Son’s] blood [flowing when he died] on the cross. [The chiastic material is rearranged below so that the directly related propositional clusters are joined together.] 13 God our Father rescued us [spiritually] so that we are no longer ruled by the evil one, and God our Father caused us now to be ruled by his Son (OR, the man who is also God) whom he loves. 14a That is, by means of what his Son did, we have been redeemed by God, our Father. 14b In particular, our sins have been forgiven by God, our Father. 20 God, our Father, has done this because he decided to reconcile to himself, by means of his Son, everything that is on earth and that is in heaven, in order that his Son might be honored; that is, God, our Father decided to reconcile everything to himself by means of God’s Son’s blood [flowing out when he died] on the cross. 15b God cannot be seen by anyone, 15a but his Son reveals perfectly what God—his Father—is like, 19a because it is in his Son that the Father chose 19b that he himself would dwell completely. 15c God’s Son ranks above everything 15d that has been created, 16 because it was by means of God’s Son that God created everything that is on the earth and that can be seen by people, and also everything that is in heaven and that cannot be seen by people. In particular, all types of important spirit beings were created by means of him, since everything has been created by God by means of God’s Son. And his Son ranks above everything, because everything has been created by God, in order that God’s Son might be honored by everything, 17 and because it is he who existed before anything else existed, and since everything is sustained by God by means of God’s Son. 18 And God’s Son ranks above everything because it is he who [rules over all believers, just like a person’s] head [controls his physical body, because he causes all believers to live spiritually]. His Son is the first one who rose from among those who have died, in order that he should become more important than everything and everyone.
21 Ustedes una vez eran extraños para Dios, enemigos en la forma de pensar y actuar,
As for you, [although] formerly God [considered you his] enemies (OR, [God considered you] as alienated [from him]) and [although] you were formerly hostile [to God] because you thought evil thoughts and because you did evil deeds,
22 pero ahora él los ha reconciliado a ustedes por la muerte de su cuerpo humano, trayéndolos a su presencia, donde son santos, puros y sin falta.
nevertheless, God our Father has now reconciled you [with himself. He did that] as a result of his Son dying physically. He did it in order that you should be completely holy when he brings you into his presence.
23 Pero su fe en él debe seguir firme como una roca, e inamovible. No se dejen sacudir de la esperanza de la buena noticia que han oído, la buena noticia que se ha esparcido por todo el mundo. Esa es la obra que yo, Pablo, he estado haciendo.
He wants you to continue [DOU] to believe the message about Christ; specifically, he wants you to continue to be stable/steadfast and to continue to confidently expect to receive that which you heard about when you heard that message. That message has been proclaimed {They have proclaimed that message} to people in very many places [HYP]; and I, Paul, also become someone who tells it to people.
24 Estoy feliz de tener dificultades por causa de ustedes, porque por las cosas que me ocurrieron físicamente soy parte de los sufrimientos de Cristo que él mismo sigue experimentando por causa de su cuerpo, la iglesia.
At the present time I am rejoicing that I am suffering for your benefit; that is, I am completing what Christ [decided] that I should suffer physically for the benefit of all believers, [who are as dear to him as] his own body.
25 Sirvo a la iglesia siguiendo la dirección que Dios me ha dado respecto a ustedes, para presentarles completamente la palabra de Dios.
I myself became someone who serves God’s people, because I was appointed {[God] appointed me} to be responsible to [help] you [who are non-Jews]. I became one who serves God’s people in order that I should make known to you non-Jews the whole message from/about God.
26 Este es el misterio que fue oculto por las edades y por muchas generaciones, pero ahora ha sido revelado al pueblo de Dios. (aiōn g165)
[We did not know this message previously; that is, God] concealed it from [the people who lived in all] the previous ages, but he has now revealed it to his people. (aiōn g165)
27 Dios quiso darles a conocer la gloriosa riqueza de este misterio a las naciones: ¡Cristo viviendo en ustedes es la gloriosa esperanza!
That is, God decided to reveal to them this message, which declares that he will greatly bless the non-Jews. Specifically, this message declares that Christ, [by his Spirit], will live in you who are non-Jews, with the result that you confidently expect that you will experience how glorious [God is].
28 A todos les estamos hablando sobre él, instruyéndolos y enseñándoles de la mejor forma que conocemos para poder traer a todos ante Dios con plena madurez en Cristo.
We tell about Christ [to every class of persons]; we warn them, and specifically, we teach everyone very wisely. We do this in order that every person who (has a close relationship with/is united to) Christ may be (all that God wants them to be/perfect) when we present them to Christ.
29 También trabajo por ello, haciendo todos los esfuerzos mientras confío en esta poderosa fuerza que obra en mí.
In order that I might [achieve/accomplish this], I am also working very hard, depending on Christ to empowering me very greatly.
