San Lucas 14
1 Cierto sábado, Jesús fue a comer en la casa de uno de los líderes de los fariseos y allí lo observaban de cerca.
One (Jewish day of rest/Sabbath day), Jesus went to eat [SYN] at the house of an important Pharisee. Some [men who studied the Jewish] laws and other Pharisees who were there were watching him carefully [to see if he would do something for which they could accuse him].
2 Había un hombre cuyos brazos y piernas estaban hinchados.
Unexpectedly, there was a man in front of Jesus whose arms and legs were swollen.
3 Así que Jesús le preguntó a los expertos en leyes religiosas y a los fariseos: “¿Permite la ley sanar en sábado o no?”
Jesus said to them, “Is it permitted in [our(inc)] Jewish laws to heal [someone] (on our Jewish rest day/on the Sabbath), or not?”
4 Pero se quedaron en silencio. Jesús tocó al hombre, lo sanó, y lo despidió.
[They knew that their laws permitted it, but they thought that healing was work, which they thought was wrong to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) (OR, [they knew that their laws permitted it, but they did not want to admit it]). So they did not reply. Then Jesus put his hands on the man and healed him. Then he told him to go [home].
5 Entonces Jesús les dijo: “Si de repente su buey se cayera en un pozo el día sábado, ¿no tratarían de sacarlo inmediatamente?”
Then he said to the rest of them, “If you had a son or an ox that fell into a well on a (Sabbath/our day of rest), would you immediately [work to] pull him out, [or would you(sg) let him stay there until the next day]?”
6 Pero ellos no pudieron dar respuesta.
[They knew that they would immediately work to pull him out, even on their day of rest, so they could not justly say that Jesus did wrong by healing the man on that day. So] they said nothing in reply to Jesus.
7 Entonces Jesús, al darse cuenta de que los invitados habían escogido lugares de honor, les contó un relato:
Jesus noticed that those people who had been {whom [the Pharisee] had} invited [to the meal] chose [to sit in] the places where important [people usually sit]. Then he gave [this advice] to them:
8 “Cuando seas invitado a la recepción de una boda, no tomes el lugar de honor, porque es posible que hayan invitado a alguien más importante que tú”.
“When one of you [(sg)] is invited by someone {someone invites one of you [(sg)]} to a wedding feast, do not sit in a place where important people sit. Perhaps the man [giving the feast] has invited a man more important than you [(sg)].
9 “El anfitrión que te invitó vendrá y te dirá: ‘Dale tu lugar a este hombre’. Entonces, avergonzado, tendrás que ir y sentarte en cualquier lugar que esté disponible.
[When that man comes], the man who invited both of you will come to you [(sg)] and say to you, ‘Let this man take your seat!’ Then you [(sg)] will have to take the most undesirable seat, and you will be ashamed.
10 En lugar de ello, cuando seas invitado, toma el lugar más humilde, y así cuando el anfitrión entre, te dirá: ‘Amigo mío, por favor, ven a un sitio mejor’. Entonces serás honrado delante de todos los invitados que están sentados contigo.
Instead, when you are invited {[someone] invites one of you} [to a feast], go and sit in the most undesirable seat. Then when the man who invited everyone comes, he will say to you [(sg)], ‘Friend, sit in a better seat!’ Then all the people who are eating with you [(sg)] will see that he is honoring you.
11 Porque los que se exaltan a sí mismos, serán humillados, y los que se humillan, serán exaltados”.
Also, [remember this]: [God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
12 Entonces le dijo al hombre que lo había invitado: “Cuando brindes un almuerzo o una cena, no invites a tus amigos, ni a tus hermanos, ni a tus parientes, o vecinos, porque ellos podrían invitarte después, y así te pagarían la invitación.
[Jesus] also said to [the Pharisee] who had invited him to the meal, “When you [(sg)] invite people to a midday or evening meal, do not invite your friends or your family or your other relatives or your rich neighbors. They can later invite you [(sg) for a meal]. In that way they will repay you.
13 En lugar de ello, cuando ofrezcas un banquete, invita a los pobres, a los lisiados, a los paralíticos, a los ciegos,
Instead, when you [(sg)] give a feast, invite poor [people], crippled [people], lame [people], or blind [people].
14 y serás bendecido, porque ellos no tienen cómo pagarte, y tú serás recompensado en la resurrección de los buenos”.
They will be unable to repay you. [But God will bless you! He] will repay you [at the time] when [he causes] righteous people to become alive again.”
15 Cuando uno de los que comía en la mesa con Jesús oyó esto, le dijo: “¡Cuán maravilloso será para los que celebren en el reino de Dios!”
One of those who were eating with Jesus heard him say that. He said to Jesus, “God [has truly] blessed [us Jews] who will eat [with the Messiah] when he starts to rule!”
16 “Había una vez un hombre que preparó un gran banquete, e invitó a muchos”, respondió Jesús.
But [to show that many Jews whom God had invited would not accept God’s invitation] [MET], Jesus replied to him, “One time a man [decided] to prepare a large feast. He invited many people to come.
17 “Cuando llegó el momento de comer, envió a sus siervos para que le dijeran a todos los que habían sido invitados: ‘Vengan, porque el banquete está listo’.
When it was the day for the feast, he sent his servant to tell those who had been {whom he had} invited, ‘Come [now] because everything is ready!’
18 Pero ellos comenzaron a presentar excusas. El primero dijo: ‘Acabo de comprar un campo y tengo que ir a verlo. Por favor, discúlpame’.
But [when the servant did that], all of the people [whom he had invited] began to say why they did not want to come. The first [man the servant went to] said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please [ask your master to] forgive me for not coming!’
19 Otro dijo: ‘Acabo de comprar cinco pares de bueyes y debo ir a probarlos. Por favor, discúlpame’. Y todavía otro dijo:
Another person said, ‘I have just bought five pair of oxen, and I must go to examine them. Please [ask your master to] forgive me for not coming!’
20 ‘Acabo de casarme, así que no puedo ir’.
Another person said, ‘I have just been married. So I cannot come.’
21 Entonces el siervo regresó y le dijo a su señor lo que ellos le habían dicho. El dueño de la casa se puso muy molesto y le dijo a su siervo: ‘Rápido, sal a las calles y a los callejones de la ciudad, y trae a los pobres y lisiados, a los ciegos y paralíticos’.
So the servant returned to his master and reported what [everyone had said]. The owner of the house was angry [when he heard the reasons they gave for not] coming. He said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city [and find] poor and crippled and blind and lame [people, and bring] them here into [my house]!’
22 “Entonces el siervo dijo: ‘Señor, hice lo que me dijiste, pero aún hay lugares disponibles’.
[After the servant went and did that], he [came back and] said, ‘Sir, I have done what you [(sg)] told me to do, but there is still room [for more people].’
23 “Entonces el amo le dijo al siervo: ‘Sal a los caminos y senderos del campo, y haz que vengan las personas, quiero que se llene mi casa.
[So] his master said to him, ‘Then go [outside the city]. Search for people along the highways. Search also along the narrow roads with hedges beside them [where homeless people may be staying]. Strongly urge the people in those places to come to [my house]. I want it to be full of [people]!’”
24 Te aseguro que ninguna de esas personas que invité probará bocado de mi banquete’”.
[Then Jesus said], “I tell you [(pl)] this: Very few of you [Jewish] people will enjoy my feast, even though [I] invited you [first to eat it with me when I become king].”
25 Y una gran multitud acompañaba a Jesús. Entonces él se volvió a ellos y les dijo:
Large groups of people were traveling with [Jesus]. He turned and said to them,
26 “Si quieren seguirme pero no aborrecen a su padre y a su madre, a su esposa e hijos, a sus hermanos y hermanas—incluso sus propias vidas—no pueden ser mis discípulos.
“If anyone comes to me who loves his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters [more than] [HYP] [he loves me], he cannot be my disciple. He must even love me more than he loves his own life!
27 Si no cargan su cruz y me siguen, no pueden ser mis discípulos.
[People who are ready to execute a prisoner make] him carry his cross [MET] [to the place where others will nail him] on it. Only those who are willing [to allow others to hurt them and disgrace them] like that because of being my disciples, and who are willing to obey what I teach, can be my disciples.
28 Si planeas construir una torre, ¿no calcularás primero el costo, y verás si tienes suficiente dinero para completarla?
[I will illustrate] [MET]. If one of you desired to build a (tower/big house), (you would surely first sit down and determine how much it would cost!/would you not first sit down and determine how much it would cost?) [RHQ] Then you would determine whether you had enough money to complete it.
29 De lo contrario, podría suceder que después de poner los fundamentos de la torre, te des cuenta de que no podrás terminarla, y todos los que la vieran se burlarían de ti, diciendo:
[If you did not do that], if you laid the foundation and were not able to finish [the rest of the tower], everyone who saw it would make fun of you.
30 ‘Míralo: comenzó a construir pero no pudo terminarla’.
They would say, ‘This man started to build [a tower], but he was not able to finish it!’
31 “¿Qué rey va a la guerra contra otro rey sin sentarse primero con sus consejeros a considerar si él y sus diez mil hombres pueden derrotar al que viene contra él con veinte mil hombres?
Or, if a king decided to [send his army to] war against another king, (he would surely first sit down [with those who] advised [him]./would he not first sit down [with those who] advised [him]?) [RHQ] They would determine whether [his army], which had only 10,000 soldiers, could defeat the [other army], which had 20,000 soldiers, and was about to attack his [army].
32 Si no puede, enviará a sus representantes para pedir paz mientras el otro rey aún está lejos.
If he [decided] that his army could not [defeat that army], he would send messengers to [the other king] while the other army was still far away. He would tell the messengers to say to that king, ‘What things must I do to have peace with your country?’
33 De la misma manera, cada uno de ustedes, si no renuncian a todo, no pueden ser mis discípulos.
So, similarly, if any one of you does not first decide that you [(sg)] are [willing to] give up all that you have, you cannot be my disciple.”
34 La sal es buena, pero si pierde su sabor, ¿cómo podrás hacer que sea salada nuevamente?
[Jesus also said, “You are like] [MET] salt, which is useful [to put on food]. But (salt certainly cannot be made {[you] certainly cannot make salt} to taste salty again if it stops tasting salty!/can salt be made {can [you] make salt} to taste salty again if it quits tasting salty?) [RHQ]
35 No es buena para el suelo, ni sirve como fertilizante, simplemente se bota. ¡El que tiene oídos, oiga!”
[If salt does not taste salty any more], it is not good for the soil or even for the manure heap. [People] throw it away. [The same thing will happen to you if you become useless to God]. If you want to understand what I just said [IDM], you must consider [carefully] what you have heard!”
