San Lucas 5
1 Un día, mientras Jesús estaba junto al Mar de Galilea, muchas personas se amontonaron para escuchar la palabra de Dios.
One day while many people were crowding around him to hear the message from God, Jesus was standing on the shore of Gennesaret Lake, [which is also called Lake Galilee].
2 Jesús vio que había dos botes en la orilla, que habían sido dejados allí por los pescadores que se habían ido a lavar sus redes.
He saw two [fishing] boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had gone out of the boats and were washing their [fishing] nets [on the shore]. One of the boats belonged to Simon.
3 Entonces Jesús se montó en uno de ellos, el que pertenecía a Simón, y le pidió que lo empujara hacia el agua, un poco más allá de la orilla. Entonces Jesús se sentó en el bote y desde allí les enseñaba a las personas.
Jesus got in that boat and asked Simon to push the boat a little bit away from the shore [so that he could speak to the crowd more easily. Jesus] sat in the boat and taught the people [who were on the shore].
4 Después que terminó de hablar, le dijo a Simón: “Vayamos mar adentro, y lancen sus redes para pescar”.
After he finished speaking [to them], he said to Simon, “Push the boat out to where the water is deep. Then let your nets down [into the water] to catch [some fish]!”
5 “Señor, trabajamos arduamente toda la noche y no atrapamos nada. Pero si tú lo dices, lanzaré las redes”, respondió Pedro.
Simon replied, “Master, we [(exc)] worked hard all night but we did not catch any [fish]. But because you [(sg)] tell me to do it, I will let down the nets.”
6 Habiendo hecho esto, un enorme banco de peces llenó las redes al punto que se rompían.
When Peter [and the men with him] had done that, they caught so many fish that their nets were breaking.
7 Ellos hicieron señas a los compañeros que estaban en el otro bote, pidiéndoles que vinieran a ayudar. Entonces los otros pescadores vinieron y juntos llenaron ambos botes con peces. Y los botes estaban tan llenos que comenzaban a hundirse.
They motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. So they came and filled both the boats [with fish from the net]. The result was that the boats were so full that they began to sink.
8 Cuando Simón Pedro vio lo que había ocurrido, se postró de rodillas ante Jesús. “¡Señor, por favor, aléjate mí, porque soy un hombre pecador!” exclamó.
Simon and all the men who were with him were amazed at how many fish they had taken. James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners, were among those who were amazed. When Simon, [whose other name was] Peter, saw [the fish, feeling ashamed to be in the presence of someone who obviously had God’s power], he prostrated himself before Jesus and said, “Lord, you should go away from me, because I am a sinful man!”
9 Porque él y todos los que lo acompañaban estaban totalmente sorprendidos por la pesca que habían hecho.
10 Santiago y Juan, quienes eran hijos de Zebedeo y compañeros de Simón, sentían lo mismo. “No tengas miedo”, le dijo Jesús a Simón. “¡Desde ahora pescarás personas!”
But Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid! [Up until now you(sg) have been gathering fish] [MET], but from now on you will gather people [to become my disciples].”
11 Entonces arrastraron los botes hasta la orilla, dejaron todo y siguieron a Jesús.
So after they brought the boats to the shore, they left their business [HYP] [in the hands of others] and went with Jesus.
12 En cierta ocasión, cuando Jesús estaba visitando una de las aldeas, conoció allí a un hombre que tenía una lepra muy severa. El hombre se postró sobre su rostro al suelo y le suplicó a Jesús: “Por favor, Señor, si quieres puedes limpiarme”.
While [Jesus] was in one of the cities [there in the district of Galilee], there was a man there who was very severely affected by leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he prostrated himself before him and, [wanting Jesus to heal him], pleaded with him, “Lord/Sir, [please heal me, because] you are able to heal me if you are willing to!”
13 Entonces Jesús se aproximó a él y lo tocó. “Quiero”, le dijo. “¡Queda limpio!” Y de inmediato la lepra desapareció.
[Then Jesus, disregarding the religious law that forbade people to come close to lepers], reached out his hand and touched the man. He said, “I am willing [to heal you]; and I heal you now!” Immediately the man [was healed]. He was no longer a leper [PRS]!
14 “No se lo cuentes a nadie”, le indicó Jesús. “Ve y preséntate tú ante el sacerdote y lleva la ofrenda ceremonial conforme a la ley de Moisés como prueba de que has sido sanado”.
Then Jesus told him, “Make sure that you do not report [your healing immediately. First, go to a priest in Jerusalem] and show yourself to him [so that he can examine you and verify that you no longer have leprosy]. After the priest tells [the local people], they will know that [you have been healed, and you will be able to associate with them again]. Also take to the priest [the offering] that Moses commanded [that people who have been healed from leprosy should offer].”
15 Sin embargo, la noticia acerca de Jesús se esparcía cada vez más. Grandes multitudes venían para escuchar a Jesús y para que los sanara de sus enfermedades.
But many people heard the man’s report of what [Jesus had done]. The result was that large crowds came to Jesus to hear his [message] and to be healed of their sicknesses {so that he would heal their sicknesses}.
16 Pero Jesús a menudo solía retirarse a lugares tranquilos para orar.
But he often would go away from them to the desolate area and pray.
17 Un día, mientras Jesús enseñaba, los fariseos y los maestros religiosos que habían venido de Galilea, en Judea, y de Jerusalén, estaban allí sentados. Y el poder sanador del Señor estaba con él y por eso podía sanar.
One day when [Jesus] was teaching, some men from the Pharisee [sect] were sitting there. Some of them were men who taught the [Jewish] laws. They had come from many [HYP] villages in Galilee [district] and also from Jerusalem and from [other] villages in Judea [district]. [At that time while] God was giving Jesus power to heal people,
18 Llegaron unos hombres que traían a un hombre paralítico en una camilla. Trataron de entrar y ponerlo frente a Jesús.
several men brought on a sleeping pad a man who was paralyzed. They wanted to bring him into [the house] and lay him in front of Jesus.
19 Pero no pudieron encontrar la forma de entrar en medio de tanta gente, de modo que subieron al techo e hicieron allí un hueco en el tejado. Luego bajaron al hombre en su camilla, justo en medio de la multitud que estaba frente a Jesús.
But there was no way to do that because of the large crowd of people, so they went up [the steps] onto the roof. They tied ropes onto the sleeping pad and, after [removing some of] the tiles on the roof, they lowered the man [on] the sleeping pad. They lowered him through the opening into the midst of the crowd in front of Jesus.
20 Cuando Jesús vio la confianza que ellos tenían en él, dijo al hombre paralítico: “Tus pecados están perdonados”.
When Jesus perceived that they believed that [he could heal the man], he said to him, “My friend, [I] forgive your sins!”
21 Los maestros religiosos y los fariseos comenzaron a discutir este hecho. “¿Quién es este que dice blasfemias?” preguntaron. “¿Quién puede perdonar pecados? ¡Solo Dios puede hacerlo!”
The men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the rest of the Pharisees began to think within themselves, “Who does this man [think he is, saying] that? He is insulting God! (Nobody can forgive sins!/What person can forgive sins?) [RHQ] Only God can do that!”
22 Jesús sabía la razón por la que ellos estaban discutiendo, así que les preguntó: “¿Por qué están cuestionando este hecho?
Jesus perceived what they were thinking. So he said to them, “(You should not think that way [about what I said]!/Why do you question within yourselves [about what I said]?) [RHQ] [Consider this]:
23 ¿Qué es más fácil? ¿Decir tus pecados están perdonados, o decir levántate y camina?
It would [not] be risky [for someone] to say [to this man], ‘[I] forgive your sins,’ [because no one could see whether or not his sins were really forgiven. But no one] [RHQ], [without having the power to heal], would say to [him], ‘Get up and walk!’ [because people could easily see whether he was healed or not].
24 Pero yo les demostraré que el Hijo del hombre tiene la autoridad para perdonar pecados aquí en la tierra”. Entonces le dijo al hombre paralítico: “Yo te digo: Levántate, recoge tu camilla y vete a casa”.
But [as a result of my healing this man] you [(pl)] will know that [God] has authorized [me], the one who came from heaven, to forgive the sins [of people while I am on] the earth, [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the man who was paralyzed, “To you I say, ‘Get up, pick up your sleeping pad, and go home!’”
25 De inmediato el hombre se puso en pie frente a ellos. Recogió la camilla donde había estado acostado, y se fue a casa, alabando a Dios por el camino.
Immediately the man [was healed]. He stood up in front of them. He picked up the [sleeping pad] on which he had been lying, and went home, praising God.
26 Y todos estaban completamente asombrados e impresionados por lo que había ocurrido, y alababan a Dios diciendo: “¡Lo que vimos hoy fue increíble!”
All the people [there] were amazed! They praised God and were completely awestruck. They kept saying, “We [(inc)] have seen wonderful things today!”
27 Más tarde, cuando Jesús ya se marchaba de la aldea, vio a un recaudador de impuestos llamado Leví, sentado en su cabina de cobros de impuestos. “Sígueme”, le dijo Jesús.
Then [Jesus] left [the town] and saw a man who collected taxes [for the Roman government]. His name was Levi. He was sitting in the booth where he collected the taxes. Jesus said to him, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!”
28 Entonces Leví se levantó, dejó todo, y siguió a Jesús.
So Levi left his work [HYP] and went with Jesus.
29 Leví organizó un gran banquete en su casa, en honor a Jesús. Muchos recaudadores de impuestos y otras personas estaban entre la multitud que se sentó a comer con ellos. Pero los fariseos y los maestros religiosos fueron a reclamarle a los discípulos de Jesús, diciéndoles:
Afterwards, Levi prepared a big feast in his own house [for Jesus and his disciples]. There was a large group of tax collectors and others eating together with them.
30 “¿Por qué ustedes comen y beben con los recaudadores de impuestos y pecadores?”
The men who were there who taught the [Jewish] laws, ones who belonged to the Pharisee [sect], complained to Jesus’ disciples, saying, “([It is disgusting that] you are eating with tax collectors and [others who we(exc) consider to be] sinners!/Why are you eating with tax collectors [and others who we(exc) consider to be] sinners?)” [RHQ]
31 “Las personas que están sanas no necesitan de un médico, pero las personas enfermas sí lo necesitan”, respondió Jesús.
Then, [to indicate that it was those who knew that they had sinned who were coming to him for help], Jesus said to them, “[It is] people who are sick who need a doctor, not those who are well [MET].
32 “No vine a llamar al arrepentimiento a los que viven en rectitud. Vine a llamar a los pecadores”.
[Similarly], I did not come [from heaven] to invite [those who think they are] righteous [to come to me]. On the contrary, [I came to invite those who know that they are] sinners to turn from their sinful behavior [and come to me].”
33 “Bueno, los discípulos de Juan a menudo ayunan y oran, y los discípulos de los fariseos también lo hacen. Pero tus discípulos no, ellos andan comiendo y bebiendo”, le dijeron.
[Those Jewish leaders] said to Jesus, “The disciples of John [the Baptizer] often abstain from food [to show that they want to please God], and the disciples of the Pharisees do that, too. But your disciples keep on eating and drinking! [Why do not they fast like the others]?”
34 “¿Acaso los invitados a la boda ayunan cuando el novio está con ellos?” preguntó Jesús.
[To show them that it was not appropriate for his disciples to be sad and abstain from food while he was still with them] [MET], Jesus said to them, “When (the bridegroom/man who is getting married) is with [his friends at the time of the wedding], you certainly do not make his friends abstain from food, do you [RHQ]? [No, you do not do that].
35 “No, pero viene el tiempo cuando el novio será quitado de en medio de ellos. Entonces ellos ayunarán”.
[But] some day he will be taken away {[his enemies] will take him away} from them. Then, at that time, his friends will abstain from food, [because they will be sad].”
36 Entonces les contó un relato para enseñarles: “Nadie quita un parche de la ropa nueva para remendar la ropa vieja. De lo contrario se arruinaría la ropa nueva, y el parche no quedaría bien con la ropa vieja.
Then Jesus told them two parables [to show them that those who desire to live according to God’s new message should not be forced to obey the old religious traditions like] ([fasting/abstaining from food]), [and that those who know only the old traditions are not eager to accept new ones] [MET]. He said, “People never tear a piece of cloth from a new garment and attach it to an old garment [to mend it]. If they did that, not only would they be ruining the new garment by tearing it, but the new piece of cloth would not match the old garment.
37 Nadie echa vino nuevo en odres viejos, porque si lo hicieran, el vino nuevo rompería los odres. Entonces se dañaría tanto el vino como los odres.
Neither does anyone put freshly-[squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If anyone did that, the grape juice would burst the skin bags [because they would not stretch when the] new [wine ferments and expands. Then] the skin bags would be ruined, and [the wine] would [also] be spilled.
38 El vino nuevo se echa en odres nuevos.
On the contrary, new wine must be put into new wineskins.
39 Y nadie, después de beber vino viejo quiere vino nuevo, pues dicen: ‘el vino viejo sabe mejor’”.
Furthermore, those who have drunk [only] old wine [are content with that]. They do not want to drink the new wine, because they say, ‘The old wine is [MET] fine!’”
