San Lucas 17
1 Jesús le dijo a sus discípulos: “Las tentaciones son inevitables, pero ¡cuán desastroso será para aquellos por medio de los cuales vienen las tentaciones!
[One day Jesus] said to his disciples, “Things that will tempt [people] to sin are certain to happen, but it will be terrible for anyone who causes them to happen!
2 Para esas personas sería mejor que se colgaran un molino en su cuello y sean lanzados al mar antes que hacer pecar a uno de estos pequeños.
Suppose you caused one of these people who [do not believe in me very strongly] to sin. If a huge stone was fastened {someone fastened a huge stone} around your neck and you were thrown {and threw you} into the sea, [you would consider that a severe punishment, but God will punish] you even more severely [if you cause someone to sin!]
3 Así que tengan cuidado con lo que hacen. Si tu hermano peca, adviértele de ello; y si se arrepiente, perdónalo.
Be careful [how you act]. If you [know about] a fellow believer who sins, you [(sg)] should rebuke him. If he [says that he] is sorry for having sinned [and asks you to forgive him], forgive him.
4 Incluso si peca contra ti siete veces en un día, y siete veces regresa y te dice ‘lo siento mucho,’ perdónalo”.
Even if he sins against you [(sg)] seven times in one day, if he comes to you each time and says, ‘I am sorry for what I did’, you must continue forgiving him.”
5 Los apóstoles le dijeron al Señor: “¡Ayúdanos a tener más fe!”
[One day] the apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to trust [in you] (OR, [in God]) more strongly!”
6 El señor respondió: “Incluso si su fe fuera tan pequeña como una semilla de mostaza, ustedes podrían decirle a este árbol de mora: ‘Desentiérrate y plántate en el mar,’ y los obedecería.
The Lord replied, “Mustard [seeds are very small, but in this area they grow and produce large] [MET] [plants]. [Similarly], if your faith grows until you truly believe that God [will do what you ask him to, you will be able to do anything]. You could [even] say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself out [with your roots] and plant yourself in the sea!’ and it would obey you!”
7 “Supongan que tienen un siervo que hace labores de arado o pastoreo. Cuando regresa del trabajo, ¿le dicen ustedes ‘entra y siéntate a comer’?
[Jesus also said], “Suppose that one of you had a servant who was plowing [your fields] or taking care of your sheep. After he comes into the house from the field, you [(sg)] would not say [RHQ], ‘Sit down and eat immediately!’
8 No. Ustedes le dicen: ‘Prepárame una comida, vístete y sírveme hasta que haya terminado de comer. Después de eso puedes comer tú’.
Instead, you would say to him, ‘Put on your apron and prepare a meal for me! Then serve it to me so that I can eat and drink! Afterwards you [(sg)] can eat and drink.’
9 Y luego, ¿agradecen al siervo por hacer lo que le pidieron que hiciera? No.
(You will not thank your servant for doing the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do!/Would you thank your servant because he did the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do?) [RHQ]
10 De la misma manera, cuando ustedes hayan hecho todo lo que se les encargó, simplemente digan: ‘Somos siervos indignos. Solo cumplimos con nuestro deber’”.
Similarly, when you [(pl)] have done everything that [God] has told you to do, you should say, ‘We [(inc)] are not worthy [of God thanking us] {[being thanked]}. We are only God’s servants. We have only done the things that he told us to do.’”
11 Mientras continuaba de camino hacia Jerusalén, Jesús pasó por la frontera entre Samaria y Galilea.
As [Jesus and his disciples] were walking along the road to Jerusalem, they were going through [the region] between Samaria and Galilee [districts].
12 Cuando llegó a cierta aldea, diez leprosos fueron a su encuentro, y se quedaron a la distancia.
As they entered one village, ten lepers came near the road. [Because lepers were not permitted to come near other people], they stood at some distance
13 Y desde allí le gritaron: “Jesús, Maestro, por favor, ten misericordia de nosotros”.
and called out, “Jesus, Master, pity us [and heal us]!”
14 Cuando Jesús los vio, les dijo: “Vayan y preséntense ante los sacerdotes”. Y mientras iban de camino, fueron sanados.
When he saw them, he said [to them], “Each of you should go and show yourself to a priest [in Jerusalem so that he can see if you are healed].” As they were going [there], they were healed.
15 Uno de ellos, cuando vio que estaba sano, regresó donde Jesús, exclamando alabanzas a Dios.
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God loudly.
16 Entonces se arrodilló ante los pies de Jesús, agradeciéndole. Y era un samaritano.
He [came to Jesus], prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet, and thanked him. This man was a Samaritan, [not a Jew].
17 “¿No fueron sanados diez leprosos?” preguntó Jesús. “¿Dónde están los otros nueve?
Then Jesus said, “[I] healed ten [lepers] (I am disappointed that the other nine did not come back!/Where are the other nine?) [RHQ]
18 ¿No hubo ninguno que quisiera venir y alabar a Dios excepto este extranjero?”
I am disappointed [RHQ] that this non-Jewish man was the only one who returned to thank God; none of the others came back to me!”
19 Entonces Jesús le dijo al hombre: “Levántate y sigue tu camino. Tu fe te ha sanado”.
Then he said to the man, “Get up and continue on your journey. [God] [PRS] [has saved you and] healed you [(sg)] because you trusted [in me].”
20 En cierta ocasión, cuando los fariseos vinieron y le preguntaron cuándo vendría el reino de Dios, Jesús respondió: “El reino de Dios no viene con señales visibles que ustedes puedan ver.
[One day] Jesus was asked by [some] Pharisees [SYN] {[some] Pharisees [SYN] asked [Jesus]}, “When is God [going] to rule as king?” He replied, “God’s ruling [MET] is not something people will be able to see with their eyes.
21 La gente no andará por ahí diciendo: ‘Miren, está aquí’ o ‘Miren, está allá,’ porque el reino de Dios está entre ustedes”.
And people will not be able to say, ‘Look! He is [ruling] here!’ Or ‘He is [ruling] over there!’ because, [contrary to what you think], God’s ruling is people’s inner beings (OR, is already happening among you).”
22 Entonces Jesús dijo a sus discípulos: “Viene el tiempo cuando ustedes anhelarán ver el día en que venga el Hijo del hombre, pero no lo verán.
[Jesus] said to his disciples, “There will be a time when you will want to see [me] [MTY], the one who came from heaven, [ruling powerfully]. But you will not see that.
23 Ellos les dirán: ‘Miren, allí está,’ o ‘miren, está aquí,’ pero no vayan detrás de ellos.
[Some] people will say to you, ‘Look, [the Messiah] is over there!’ or [they will say] ‘Look, he is here!’ When they say that, do not believe them. Do not follow them [to go see the Messiah].
24 El día en que venga el Hijo del hombre será como el resplandor de un rayo en el cielo, que va de un lado al otro.
Because when the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, [everyone can see it. Similarly] [SIM], at the time [MTY] when [I], the one who came from heaven, come back again, [everyone will see me].
25 Pero primero él tendrá que sufrir muchas cosas, y ser rechazado por esta generación.
But before that happens, I must suffer in many ways (OR, very much). And I will be rejected by people {people will reject me}, [even though] they [have observed me doing good for people].
26 El tiempo cuando venga el Hijo del hombre será como los días de Noé.
But when [I], the one who came from heaven, [come again, people] will be doing things just like people were doing at the time when [MTY] Noah [lived].
27 La gente seguía comiendo y bebiendo, casándose y dándose en casamiento hasta el día en que Noé entró al arca. Entonces vino el diluvio y los destruyó a todos.
[At that time] people ate and drank [as usual], and they got married [as usual], up until the day when Noah [and his family] entered the big boat. But then the flood came and destroyed all those [who were not in the boat].
28 Será como en los días de Lot. La gente seguía comiendo y bebiendo, comprando y vendiendo, plantando y construyendo.
Similarly, when Lot lived [in Sodom city], people [there] ate and drank [as usual]. They bought things and they sold things. They planted [crops] and they built [houses as usual].
29 Pero el día que Lot partió de Sodoma, llovió fuego y azufre del cielo y los destruyó a todos.
But on the day that Lot [and his family] left Sodom, fire and [burning] sulfur came down from the sky and destroyed all those [who stayed in the city].
30 “El día que el Hijo del hombre aparezca será así.
Similarly, when [I], the one who came from heaven, return to earth, [people will be unprepared] (OR, [enjoying normal life]).
31 Así que si ustedes están arriba en el tejado ese día, no desciendan a recoger sus cosas; y si están afuera en el campo, tampoco regresen a la casa.
On that day, those who are outside their houses, with all the things that they own inside [the houses], must not go [in] to take them away, [because there will not be enough time to do that]. Similarly, those who are working in a field must not go back home [to get anything]; [they must flee immediately].
32 ¡Acuérdense de la esposa de Lot!
Remember Lot’s wife! [Because she turned back and wanted to get some of her things from Sodom, she died immediately and became a pillar of salt].
33 Si ustedes tratan de aferrarse a sus vidas, la perderán; pero si pierden su vida, la salvarán.
Anyone who wants to hold onto his life [and his possessions] will not [receive eternal] life. But anyone who is [willing to] die [for my sake] will live [eternally].
34 Les aseguro que en ese tiempo habrá dos personas en una cama; una será tomada y la otra será dejada.
I tell you this: On the night [when I return], there will be two people [sleeping] in one bed. The one [who believes in me] will be taken {[God] will take the one [who believes in me]} [to heaven], and the other one will be left [behind and punished] {and [he] will leave the other one [behind and punish him]}.
35 Habrá dos mujeres moliendo trigo, una será tomada, y la otra será dejada”.
Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left {[God] will take one and leave the other} [behind].”
37 “¿Dónde, Señor?” preguntaron ellos. “Donde está el cadáver se amontonan los buitres”, respondió Jesús.
[His disciples] said to him, “Lord, where [will this happen]?” He replied to them, “Wherever there is an animal carcass, the vultures will gather [to eat it] [MET]. [Similarly, wherever there are people who are spiritually dead, God will punish them].”
