Juan 10
1 “Les digo la verdad, cualquiera que no entra por la puerta del redil, sino que trepa de alguna otra manera, es un ladrón.
[Jesus continued by saying to us], “Listen carefully to what I say. Anyone who does not enter [the sheep pen] through the gate, if he climbs in some other way, he is a thief or a bandit.
2 El que entra por la puerta es el pastor de las ovejas.
The man who enters [the pen] through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 El portero le abre la puerta y las ovejas responden a su voz. Él llama a sus ovejas por nombre, y las saca del redil.
The man who watches the gate at [night] opens the gate for him. The sheep recognize the shepherd’s voice. He summons his own sheep by [calling out] the names [he has given] them. Then he leads them outside [the pen].
4 Después, camina delante de ellas y las ovejas lo siguen porque reconocen su voz.
After he has brought out all his own [sheep], he goes in front of them. His sheep follow him because they recognize [and pay attention to] his voice.
5 Ellas no siguen a ningún extraño. De hecho, ellas huyen de cualquier extraño porque no reconocen su voz”.
But they will never follow a stranger. Instead, they will run away from him, because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
6 Cuando Jesús hizo esta ilustración, los que le escuchaban no entendieron lo que él quiso decir.
Jesus said that [MET] [to illustrate the difference between himself and the Pharisees, who were deceiving the people]. But they did not understand what he was telling them.
7 Entonces Jesús les explicó nuevamente. “Les digo la verdad: Yo soy la puerta del redil.
So Jesus spoke to them again. He said, “Listen carefully to what I am saying. I am [like] [MET] a gate for the sheep [to enter the sheepfold, because I am the one who allows people to enter God’s presence].
8 Todos los que vinieron antes de mi eran ladrones, pero las ovejas no los escucharon.
All of [your religious leaders] who have come previously [without my authority] are [like] [MET] thieves and bandits [because they act violently and dishonestly for their own benefit]. But [just like] sheep do not [obey strangers, God’s people do not] pay attention to them.
9 Yo soy la puerta. Todo el que entra a través de mi, será sanado. Podrá ir y venir, y encontrará la comida que necesite.
I am [like] a gate. Those will be saved {[God] will save all those} who come [to God] by [trusting in] me. [Just like sheep] go in and out [through the gate safely] to find pasture [MET], [I will provide for them and protect them].
10 El ladrón solo viene a robar, matar y destruir. Yo he venido para traerles vida, una vida abundante.
Thieves come [to a sheep pen] only to steal or kill or destroy [sheep] [MET]. [Similarly, your religious leaders injure God’s people spiritually]. But I have come in order that people may have [eternal/spiritual] life, and that they may have abundantly [all they need to sustain them spiritually].
11 Yo soy el buen pastor. El buen pastor entrega su vida por sus ovejas.
I am [like] a good shepherd. A good shepherd [is willing to] die to save the sheep [MET]. [Similarly, I am ready to sacrifice myself to save those who belong to me].
12 El hombre a quien se le paga para cuidar de las ovejas no es el pastor, y huye apenas ve que se acerca el lobo. Él abandona a las ovejas porque no son suyas, y entonces el lobo ataca y dispersa a las ovejas
A worker whom someone has hired [to look after the sheep] is not [like] the shepherd or the one who owns the sheep. So when he sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock of sheep and [seizes one sheep and] causes [the others] to scatter.
13 pues este hombre solo trabaja para recibir su pago y no le importan las ovejas.
The worker runs away because he is [only] a man whom someone has hired. He is not [really] concerned about [what happens to] the sheep [MET]. [Similarly, your religious teachers do not really care what happens to you].
14 Yo soy el buen pastor. Yo sé cuáles son mías, y ellas me conocen
I am [like] a good shepherd. [Just like a good shepherd knows his] sheep [MET], I know those who belong to me, and they know me
15 así como el Padre me conoce y yo lo conozco a él. Yo entrego mi vida por las ovejas.
in the same way as [my] Father knows me and I know [my] Father. Furthermore, I am [ready to] sacrifice myself for [those who belong to me].
16 Tengo otras ovejas que no están en este redil. Debo traerlas también. Ellas escucharán mi voz, y entonces habrá un solo rebaño con un solo pastor.
And I have other people [who are not Jews] who [will some day] belong to me. They will be [like] [MET] sheep from another sheep pen. I must bring them [to God/myself] also. They will pay attention to what I say, and eventually [all those who belong to me] will be [like] one flock, and [I] will be [like] [MET] their one shepherd.
17 “Es por esto que el Padre me ama, porque yo doy mi vida para tomarla de nuevo.
The reason [my] Father loves me is that I will sacrifice my life. But [after I do that], I will become alive again.
18 Ninguno puede quitarme la vida; Yo elijo entregarla. Tengo el derecho de entregar mi vida y tengo el derecho de volverla a tomar. Este es el mandato que me dio mi Padre”.
No one is causing me to die. Instead, I [have chosen to] sacrifice myself. I have authority to sacrifice myself and I have authority to become alive again. That is what my Father has commanded me to do.”
19 Otra vez los judíos estaban dando opiniones sobre estas palabras que dijo Jesús.
After hearing these words [that Jesus said], the Jews were divided again.
20 Muchos de ellos decían: “¡Está poseído por un demonio! ¡Está loco! ¿Por qué lo escuchan?”
Many of them said, “A demon is [controlling] him and has caused him to become crazy. (It is useless to listen to him!/Why should we listen to him?) [RHQ]”
21 Otros decían: “Estas no son las palabras de alguien que está endemoniado. Además, un demonio no puede devolver la vista a un ciego”.
But others said, “What he is saying is not something a man whom a demon is controlling would say. (No demon could enable a blind man to see [like he did!/] How could a demon enable a blind man to see [like he did]?) [RHQ]”
22 Era invierno y era la fecha de la Fiesta de la Dedicación en Jerusalén.
Then it was time for the celebration [to remember when our ancestors] rededicated [the Temple in Jerusalem]. It was in winter.
23 Jesús estaba caminando en el Templo por el pórtico de Salomón. Los judíos lo rodearon y le preguntaron:
Jesus was in the Temple [courtyard], walking in [the place that people called King] Solomon’s porch.
24 “¿Por cuánto tiempo nos tendrás en suspenso? ¡Si eres el Mesías, entonces dínoslo claramente!”
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] gathered around him and said, “How long will you keep us from knowing for sure [if you are the Messiah]? If you are the Messiah, tell us clearly!”
25 Jesús respondió: “Ya les dije, pero ustedes se negaron a creerlo. Los milagros que yo hago en nombre de mi Padre son prueba de quien yo soy.
Jesus answered them, “I have told you [that I am the Messiah], but you do not believe me! You should know who I am because of the miracles I do with my Father’s authority [MTY].
26 Ustedes no creen en mí porque no son mis ovejas.
But instead, you do not believe in me because you do not belong to [me. You are like] [MET] sheep [who belong to a different shepherd].
27 Mis ovejas reconocen mi voz; yo las conozco, y ellas me siguen.
[Just like sheep] heed the voice [of their true shepherd] [MET], my [people pay attention to what I say]. I know them, and they have become my disciples.
29 Mi Padre, quien me las entregó, es más grande que cualquier otra persona; y a Él nadie se las puede arrebatar.
[Those] that my Father has given to me are more precious than anything else (OR, My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than anything that opposes them). So no one can pull them away from belonging to him [MTY].
30 Yo y el Padre somos uno”.
[My] father and I are equal.”
31 Una vez más los judíos tomaron piedras para lanzárselas.
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] again picked up stones to throw at Jesus [and kill him because they were angry at his saying that he was equal with God].
32 Jesús les dijo: “Ustedes han visto muchas cosas buenas que he hecho, gracias al Padre. ¿Por cuál de todas ellas me van a apedrear?”
But Jesus said to them, “You have seen me perform many miracles that my Father [told me to do. You should realize from seeing them that I am equal with God]. So, because of which of these miracles [IRO] are you wanting to [kill me by] throwing stones at me?”
33 Loa judíos respondieron: “No vamos a apedrearte por hacer cosas buenas, sino por blasfemia, porque tú eres solamente un hombre y estás afirmando que eres Dios”.
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied, “We are [wanting to] throw stones at you not because you performed a great miracle. Instead, [we are wanting to do it] because you are dishonoring God. You are just a man, but you are saying that you are God!”
34 Jesús les respondió: “¿Acaso no está escrito en la ley de ustedes: ‘Yo dije, ustedes son dioses’?
Jesus replied to them, “In the Scriptures it is written {([someone/the Psalmist]) has written} [RHQ] [what God said to the rulers whom he had appointed], ‘I have said that you are [like] gods.’
35 Él llamó ‘dioses’ a estas personas, a aquellos a quienes entregó la palabra de Dios—y la Escritura no se puede modificar.
God said that [to those leaders when he appointed them. No one objected to that]. And nothing that is in Scripture can be set aside {no one can set aside anything that is in Scripture}.
36 Entonces, ¿por qué están diciendo ustedes que aquél a quien Dios apartó y envió al mundo está blasfemando, porque dije ‘yo soy el Hijo de Dios’?
But I am the one [my] Father set apart to completely belong to him. He sent me here into this world. So (why are you angry with me for saying that [I am equal with God when I say] that I am the man who is also God?/you should not be angry with me for saying that [I am equal with God when I say] that I am the person who is both God and man!) [RHQ]
37 Si no estoy haciendo lo que hace mi Padre, entonces no me crean.
If I were not doing the miracles that my Father [told me to do, I would not expect] you to believe in me.
38 Pero si lo hago, deberían creerme por la evidencia de lo que he hecho. Así podrán ustedes entender que el Padre está en mí, y que yo estoy en el Padre”.
But because I perform these miracles, believe [what] these miracles [show about me], even though you do not believe what I [say]. If you do that, then you will know and understand that [my] Father has a close relationship with me, and I have a close relationship with [my] Father.”
39 Nuevamente ellos trataron de arrestarlo, pero él escapó de ellos.
After they heard that, they tried to seize him again, but he got away from them.
40 Se fue al otro lado del río Jordán, al lugar donde Juan había comenzado a bautizar, y se quedó allí.
Then Jesus went, along [with us], back across [to the east side of] the Jordan [River]. We went to the place where John was previously baptizing [people]. He/We stayed there [for a few weeks].
41 Muchas personas llegaron donde él estaba, y decían: “Juan no hizo milagros, pero todo lo que él dijo acerca de este hombre se ha hecho realidad”.
Many people came to Jesus. They were saying, “John never performed a miracle, [but this man has performed many miracles]! Everything that John said about this man is true!”
42 Muchos de los que estaban allí pusieron su confianza en Jesús.
Many people [who came] there believed ([that Jesus was the Messiah/that Jesus truly had come from God]).
