San Lucas 13
1 Fue aproximadamente en esos días que algunas personas le contaron a Jesús que Pilato había asesinado a unos galileos mientras estos ofrecían sacrificios en el Templo.
Some people who were [listening to Jesus] at that time told him about some people from Galilee [district who had gone to Jerusalem]. Pilate, [the Roman governor], had [ordered soldiers to] kill them [MTY] while they were offering sacrifices [in the Temple there].
2 “¿Ustedes creen que estos galileos eran peores que cualquier otro galileo por el hecho de haber sufrido así?” preguntó Jesús.
Jesus replied to them, “Do you think [that this happened to those] people from Galilee [because] they were more sinful than all the other people from Galilee?
3 “No, les aseguro que no. Pero a menos que se arrepientan, ustedes perecerán también.
I assure you, [that was] not [so]! But instead of [being concerned about them, you need to remember that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior.
4 ¿Qué hay de las dieciocho personas que murieron cuando la torre de Siloé les cayó encima? ¿Creen que ellos eran las peores personas de toda Jerusalén?
Or, [consider] the 18 people who died when the tower at Siloam [outside Jerusalem] fell on them. Do you think [that this happened to them because] they were more sinful than all the other people who lived in Jerusalem?
5 Les aseguro que no. Pero a menos que se arrepientan, ustedes perecerán también”.
I assure you, [that was] not so! But instead, you [need to realize that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not stop your sinful behavior!”
6 Entonces les contó este relato a manera de ilustración. “Había un hombre que tenía una higuera plantada en su viña. El hombre fue buscar frutos en el árbol, pero no encontró ninguno.
Then Jesus told them this illustration [to show what God would do to the Jews, whom he continually blessed, but who did not do things that please him]: “A man planted a fig tree on his farmland. ([Each year/Many times]) he came to it looking for figs, but there were no figs.
7 Entonces le dijo al jardinero: ‘Mira, por tres años he venido a buscar fruto y no encuentro nada. ¡Córtalo! ¿Por qué tenerlo aquí ocupando espacio?’
Then he said to the gardener, ‘Look [here]! I have been looking for fruit on this fig tree every year for the past three years, but there have been no figs. Cut it down! (It is just using up the nutrients in the soil for nothing!/Why should it continue using up the [nutrients in] the soil [for nothing]?) [RHQ]’
8 “‘Mi señor,’ respondió el hombre, ‘por favor, déjalo por un año más. Yo haré un hueco a su alrededor y le pondré fertilizante.
But the gardener replied to the owner, ‘Sir, leave it here for another year. I will dig around it and put manure around it.
9 Y si produce fruto, estará bien. Si no, entonces córtalo’”.
If it bears fruit next year, we [(inc)] will allow it to keep growing. If it does not bear fruit next year, you [(sg)] can cut it down.’”
10 Aconteció que Jesús estaba enseñando un sábado en la sinagoga,
One (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), [Jesus] was teaching people in one of the Jewish meeting places.
11 y estaba allí una mujer que había estado lisiada durante dieciocho años por culpa de un espíritu maligno. Ella estaba encorvada y no podía pararse erguida.
There was a woman there whom an evil spirit [MTY] had crippled for 18 years. She was always bent over; she could not stand up straight.
12 Cuando Jesús la miró, la llamó y le dijo: “Has sido liberada de tu enfermedad”.
When Jesus saw her, he called her over to him. He said to her, “Woman, [I am] freeing you [(sg)] from your illness!”
13 Entonces puso sus manos sobre ella e inmediatamente ella se paró erguida, y alababa a Dios.
He put his hands on her. Immediately she stood up straight, and she praised God!
14 Sin embargo, el líder de la sinagoga estaba molesto porque Jesús había sanado en sábado. Entonces dijo a la multitud: “Hay seis días para trabajar. Vengan para ser sanados en esos días, no el sábado”.
But the man in charge (of the synagogue/of the meeting place) was angry because Jesus had healed her (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). [He considered that healing was doing work]. So he said to the people, “There are six days [each week] in which [our Jewish] laws permit people to work. [If you need healing], those are the days to come ([to the synagogue/to the meeting place]) and be healed. Do not come on our Jewish day of rest!”
15 Pero el Señor le respondió: “¡Hipócrita! ¿Acaso todos ustedes no atan y desatan su buey o asno del establo y lo llevan a beber agua?
Then the Lord replied to him, “You [(sg) and your fellow religious leaders are] hypocrites! (On the Sabbath/On our Jewish day of rest), [just like on every other day], (each of you unties his ox or donkey, and then leads it from the food trough to where it can drink water./does not each of you untie his ox or donkey, and then lead it from the food trough to where it can drink water?) [RHQ] [That is work, too]!
16 ¿Por qué esta mujer, esta hija de Abraham, a quien Satanás ha tenido atada por dieciocho años, no podría ser desatada y liberada hoy sábado?”
This woman [is more important than an animal; she is a Jew], descended from Abraham! But Satan has [kept her] [MET] [crippled] for 18 years, [as though] he had tied her up [and not let her escape]! So (it is certainly right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Sabbath day!/was it not right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Jewish rest day?) [RHQ]”
17 Y lo que dijo avergonzó a sus opositores, pero todos en la multitud estaban deleitados por todas las cosas asombrosas que hacía.
After Jesus said that, all the people [there] who opposed him were ashamed. But all the [other] people [there] were happy about all the wonderful things he was doing.
18 Entonces Jesús preguntó: “¿A qué es semejante el reino de Dios? ¿Con qué podría compararlo?
Then Jesus said, “(I will tell you how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]./Do you know how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]?) [RHQ] I will tell you what I can compare it to.
19 Es como una semilla de mostaza que plantó un hombre en su jardín. Esta semilla creció y se convirtió en un árbol, y las aves vinieron e hicieron nidos en sus ramas”.
It is like a [tiny] mustard seed that a man planted in his field. It grew until it became [big, like] a tree. It was [so big that] birds built nests in its branches.”
20 Entonces volvió a preguntar: “¿Con qué compararé el reino de Dios?
Then he said, “I will tell [RHQ] you something else, to illustrate how the people who let God rule [MET] [their lives can influence their society more and more].
21 Es como la levadura que tomó una mujer y la mezcló con tres medidas de harina, la cual hizo crecer toda la masa”.
It is like [a little bit of] yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
22 Y Jesús iba por todas las ciudades y aldeas, enseñando mientras iba de camino hacia Jerusalén.
[Jesus] continued traveling, along [with his disciples], through various towns and villages on the way to Jerusalem. As they went, he was teaching [the people].
23 Alguien le preguntó: “Señor, ¿se salvarán solamente unos cuantos?” Y Jesús le respondió:
Someone asked him, “Lord, will there be only a few people who are saved {whom [God] saves}?” He replied to them, “[There will not be many, because] the way [to heaven] [MET] is [like] a narrow door.
24 “Esfuérzate por entrar por la puerta estrecha, porque te aseguro que muchos tratarán de entrar, y no lo lograrán.
[Therefore, try hard] to enter that narrow doorway, because I tell you that many people will try to enter [heaven by some other way], but they will not be able to get in.
25 Cuando el dueño de la casa se levante y cierre la puerta, ustedes estarán afuera tocando, y diciendo: ‘Señor, por favor, ábrenos la puerta’. Pero él les responderá: ‘No los conozco, ni sé de dónde vienen’.
[God is like] the owner of a house. [Some day] he will lock his door. Then [some of] you will begin to stand outside that door and knock. You will say, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘[No, I will not open it, because] I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from!’
26 Entonces ustedes dirán: ‘¡Pero nosotros comimos y bebimos contigo, y tu enseñabas en nuestras calles!’
Then you will say, ‘([You must have forgotten!/Surely you know us, because]) [RHQ] we [(exc)] ate [meals] with you [(sg)], and you taught [people] in the streets of our [towns]’!
27 Y él responderá: ‘Les aseguro que no los conozco ni sé de dónde vienen. ¡Váyanse de aquí, hacedores del mal!’
But he will say, ‘[I tell you again], I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from. You [are] wicked people! Get away from here!’”
28 Habrá llanto y crujir de dientes cuando vean a Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, y a todos los profetas en el reino de Dios, pero ustedes serán echados fuera.
Then Jesus continued, saying, “[From where God will send you], you will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the distance. All the prophets [who lived long ago will also be there], in the kingdom where God [is ruling]. But you will be outside, crying and grinding your teeth [because you will have severe pain]!
29 Vendrán personas del este y del oeste, del norte y del sur, y se sentarán a comer en el reino de Dios.
Furthermore, many [non-Jewish] people will [be inside]. There will be ones who have come from [lands to] the north, east, south, and west. They will be feasting in (that place where God is ruling/God’s kingdom).
30 Porque los últimos serán los primeros, y los primeros serán los últimos”.
Think about this: Some people whom others do not [consider] important [now, God will make] them very important [then], and some people whom [others consider] very important [now, God will make] to be not important [then].”
31 En ese momento, unos fariseos vinieron donde estaba Jesús y le dijeron: “Deberías irte de aquí. ¡Herodes quiere matarte!”
At that very time, some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, “Leave this area, because [the ruler] Herod [Antipas] wants to kill you [(sg)]!”
32 Entonces Jesús respondió: “Vayan y díganle a ese zorro que yo seguiré expulsando demonios y sanando gente hoy y mañana, y el tercer día lograré lo que vine a hacer.
He replied to them, “Herod is [MET] [as cruel as] a fox, [but also as insignificant as a fox]. [So I do not worry about him]. But [to show him that no one can harm me until it is the time and place God has determined], go tell him this [message from me]: ‘Listen! I am expelling demons and performing miracles today, and [I will continue doing] it for a short time. After that, I will finish my work.
33 Pues de alguna manera debo seguir mi camino hoy y mañana, y pasado mañana. ¡Porque no sería correcto que un profeta muera fuera de Jerusalén!
But I must continue my trip [to Jerusalem] during the coming days, because [they killed many other] prophets there, and [since I am also a prophet], no other place is appropriate for people to kill [me].’”
34 “¡Oh Jerusalén, Jerusalén, tú matas a los profetas y apedreas a los que se te envían! ¡Cuántas veces he querido reunir a todos tus hijos como la gallina reúne a sus polluelos bajo sus alas, pero tú no quisiste!
[Then Jesus said], “O [people of] [MTY] Jerusalem [APO]! You killed the prophets [who lived long ago, and you killed others], whom [God] sent to you, [by throwing] stones [at them]. Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you] [SIM] like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings. But you did not want [me to do that].
35 Mira, tu casa ha quedado desolada, y te aseguro que no me verás de nuevo hasta que digas: ‘Bendito es el que viene en el nombre del Señor’”.
So listen to this: Your city [MTY] (OR, your temple) is going to be abandoned (OR, God will no longer protect it). I will [MTY] also tell you this: I [will enter your city only once more. After that], you will not see me until the time when [I return and] you say [about me], ‘God is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY]!’”
