San Lucas 7
1 Cuando terminó de hablarle a la gente, Jesús se fue hacia Capernaúm.
After Jesus finished saying this to the people, he went [with his disciples] to Capernaum [town].
2 Allí vivía un centurión que tenía un siervo a quien apreciaba mucho y estaba enfermo, a punto de morir.
There was a Roman army officer there who had a slave whom he thought highly of. This slave was so sick that he was about to die.
3 Cuando el centurión oyó hablar de Jesús, envió a unos ancianos judíos donde Jesús estaba, pidiéndole que viniera a sanar a su siervo.
When the officer heard about Jesus, he [summoned] some Jewish elders. He told them to go to Jesus and ask him to come and heal his slave.
4 Cuando los ancianos llegaron donde estaba Jesús, le suplicaron de corazón, diciendo: “Por favor, ven y haz lo que él te pide. Él merece tu ayuda,
When they came to where Jesus was, they earnestly asked Jesus [to return with them]. They said, “This officer deserves that you [(sg)] do this [for him],
5 porque ama a nuestro pueblo y construyó una sinagoga para nosotros”.
because he loves us [Jewish] people, and he [paid the money to] build a synagogue for us.”
6 Jesús fue con ellos, y cuando se aproximaba a la casa, el centurión envió a unos amigos donde Jesús para que le dijeran: “Señor, no te molestes en venir a mi casa, porque no soy digno de ello.
So Jesus went with them. When he was near the [officer’s] house, the officer [decided that it was not necessary for Jesus to come to his house. So he] summoned some friends. He [told them to] go to Jesus and tell him this: “Lord/Sir, do not bother to come. [Because I am a non-Jew], I am not worthy for you [(sg)], [a Jew], to come into my house [MTY] [and associate with me].
7 Ni siquiera creo que yo sea digno de ir a verte. Solo da la orden, y mi siervo será sanado.
I did not feel worthy to come to you, [either]. But [please] command [that] my servant [be healed], and he will become well!
8 Porque yo mismo estoy bajo autoridad de mis superiores, y tengo soldados bajo mi autoridad también. Yo ordeno a uno que vaya, y él va, a otro le ordeno que venga, y él viene. Yo ordeno a mi siervo que haga algo, y él lo hace”.
[I believe this] because, as for me, there are people who have authority over me [and I obey them]. I also have soldiers under my [authority]. When I say to one of them, ‘Go!’ he goes. When I say to another ‘Come!’ he comes. When I say to my slave, ‘Do this!’ he does it. [And I believe that you speak with a similar kind of authority].”
9 Cuando Jesús oyó esto, se quedó estupefacto. Se dio vuelta hacia la multitud que lo seguía y dijo: “Les digo que no he encontrado una fe como esta ni siquiera en Israel”.
When [the officer’s friends arrived and] told that to Jesus, he marveled at what [the officer had said]. Then he turned and said to the crowd that was going with him, “I tell you, I have never before found anyone who trusted [in me like this non-Jewish man does]. No one from Israel, [where I would expect people to believe in me], has trusted in me like he has!”
10 Entonces los amigos del centurión regresaron a la casa y encontraron al siervo con buena salud.
When those men returned to the officer’s house, they found that the slave was well.
11 Poco después de esto, Jesús fue a una ciudad llamada Naín, acompañado de sus discípulos y una gran multitud.
Soon after that, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd [of other people] went with him.
12 Cuando se acercaba a la puerta de la ciudad, venía en camino una procesión fúnebre. El hombre que había muerto era el único hijo de una viuda, y una enorme multitud de la ciudad la acompañaba.
As they approached the town gate, the corpse of a young man who had just died was being carried out [on a stretcher] {[people] were carrying out [on a stretcher] the corpse of a young man who had just died}. His mother was a widow, and he was her only son. A large group of people from the town were accompanying them.
13 Cuando el Señor la vio se llenó de compasión por ella. “No llores”, le dijo.
When the Lord saw her, he pitied her. He said to her, “Do not cry!”
14 Jesús se dirigió hacia el ataúd, y los portadores del féretro se detuvieron. Jesús dijo: “Joven, a ti te digo, levántate”.
Then, [ignoring the Jewish laws about not coming near a corpse], he came close and touched the stretcher [on which the body was lying]. So the men carrying it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”
15 El hombre que estaba muerto se incorporó y comenzó a hablar, y Jesús lo entregó de regreso a su madre.
The man sat up and began to talk! Jesus returned him to his mother [to care for her].
16 Todos los que estaban allí quedaron impresionados y alababan a Dios, diciendo: “Se ha levantado entre nosotros un gran profeta”, y “Dios ha visitado a su pueblo”.
Then everyone [there] was amazed/awestruck. They praised God, saying, “A great prophet has come among us!” They also said, “God has come to help his people!”
17 Y la noticia acerca de Jesús se difundió por toda Judea y sus alrededores.
[Then they] reported what Jesus [had done] throughout all of Judea [district] and other nearby areas.
18 Los discípulos de Juan le contaron todo esto a él.
The disciples of John [the Baptizer went to the prison where John was and] told him about those things.
19 Entonces él llamó a dos de sus discípulos y les dijo que fueran a ver a Jesús, y le preguntaran: “¿Eres tú el que hemos estado esperando, o debemos esperar a otro?”
So [one day] John summoned two [of his disciples] and [told them] to go to the Lord and ask him: “Are you [the Messiah who the prophets prophesied would come], or is it someone else that we should expect [to come]?”
20 Y cuando ellos llegaron donde Jesús, le dijeron: “Juan el Bautista nos envió donde ti, para preguntarte: ‘¿Eres tú el que hemos estado esperando o deberíamos esperar a otro?’”
When those two men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptizer sent us to ask you [(sg)] this: Are you [the Messiah that] we are expecting [God] to send, or shall we [(exc)] expect someone else?”
21 Justo en ese momento Jesús sanó a muchas personas de sus enfermedades, de espíritus malignos e hizo ver a muchos ciegos.
At that very time Jesus was healing many people of their diseases and [other] sicknesses, he was [casting out] evil spirits, and he was causing many blind people to be able to see.
22 Entonces Jesús le respondió a los discípulos de Juan: “Vayan y díganle a Juan lo que han visto y oído. Los ciegos ven, los cojos caminan, los leprosos son curados, los sordos oyen, los muertos han vuelto a vivir, y los pobres tienen la buena noticia.
So he answered those two men, “Go back and report to John what you have seen [me doing] and what you have heard [me telling people. I am enabling] blind people to see. [I am enabling] lame people to walk. [I am] healing people who have leprosy. [I am enabling] deaf people to hear. [I am causing] dead people to become alive again, [and I am] telling [God’s] good message to poor people.
23 Cuán bueno es para los que no se ofenden por mi causa”.
[Also tell John that God] is pleased with those who do not stop believing in me [because what I do is not what they expect the Messiah to do].”
24 Después que los mensajeros de Juan se fueron, Jesús comenzó a decir a la multitud: “Respecto a Juan: ¿Qué esperaban ver ustedes cuando salían a verlo en el desierto? ¿Una caña movida por el viento?
When the men whom John had sent left, Jesus began to talk to the crowd of people about John. He said to them, “[Think about] what sort of person you went to see in the desolate area [when you went there to see John] [RHQ]. [You did not go there to listen to a man who constantly changed the nature of his message] [MET], [like] a reed that is blown back and forth by the wind [RHQ].
25 ¿Esperaban encontrar a un hombre vestido con ropas finas? No, los que usan ropas elegantes y viven con lujos se encuentran en los palacios.
Then what kind of man did you go there to see [RHQ]? Was he [RHQ] a man who wore expensive clothes? No! [You know very well that] people who wear beautiful clothes and live in luxury are in kings’ palaces, [not in the desolate areas]!
26 ¿Buscaban a un profeta? Sí, él es un profeta, y les aseguro que él es más que un profeta.
Then what [kind of person] did you go to see? [Did you] [RHQ] [go there to see John because he was] a prophet? Yes! But I will tell you that [John is] more [important] than an [ordinary] prophet.
27 “De él se escribió en la Escritura: ‘Mira, yo envío a mi mensajero para que vaya delante de ti y prepare tu camino’.
He is the one about whom [these words] that God said to the Messiah have been written {[the prophet Malachi] wrote [these words]} [in the Scriptures]: ‘Listen! I am going to send my messenger ahead of you [(sg)] [SYN]. He will prepare [people] for your coming.’
28 “¡Yo les digo a ustedes, ningún hombre nacido de mujer es más grande que Juan, pero incluso es menos importante en el reino de Dios es más grande que él!”
I tell you that from among all the people who have ever lived, [God considers that] no one is greater than John. However, [God considers] everyone who has let God rule their [lives] [MET] to be greater than [John], [even if they are] insignificant [people].”
29 Cuando oyeron esto, todos—incluyendo los cobradores de impuestos—siguieron lo que Dios dijo que era lo correcto, pues habían sido bautizados por Juan.
When they heard [what Jesus said] (OR, [what John preached]), all the people, including tax collectors, [whom many people despised], agreed that God’s way was right. By being baptized by John {By [letting] John baptize them}, [they had agreed that what God required people to do in order to be saved was right].
30 Pero los fariseos y los maestros religiosos rechazaban lo que Dios quería que hicieran, porque se habían negado a ser bautizados por Juan.
But the Pharisees and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws were not baptized by John {did not [let] John baptize them} because they rejected what God wanted them to do.
31 “¿Con qué compararé a este pueblo?” preguntó Jesús. “¿A qué son semejantes?
[Then Jesus also said], “[Many of] you people have heard what [John and I] have taught. (I will illustrate what you are like./Do you know what [many of] you people who have heard what [John and I] have taught are like?) [RHQ]
32 Son como niños sentados en la plaza del mercado, diciéndose unos a otros: ‘Tocamos la flauta para ustedes y ustedes no bailaron; cantamos canciones pero ustedes no lloraron’.
You are like children who are [playing games] in an open area. [Some of them] are calling to [the others], saying, ‘We [(exc)] played happy music for you on the flute, but you did not dance! Then we sang sad funeral songs for you, but you did not cry!’
33 Cuando Juan el Bautista vino, él no comía pan ni bebía vino, pero ustedes decían: está poseído por el demonio.
[Similarly, you people are dissatisfied with both John the Baptizer and me]! When John came and [preached to you], he did not eat [ordinary] food [SYN] or drink wine, [like most people do]. But you [rejected him], saying, ‘A demon is controlling him!’
34 Ahora está aquí el Hijo del hombre, y él come y bebe con las personas, pero ustedes dicen: ‘Miren, pasa el tiempo comiendo mucha comida y bebiendo mucho vino. Además es amigo de los recaudadores de impuestos y de los pecadores’.
In [contrast], [I], the one who came from heaven, eat [the same food] and drink [wine as others do]. But you [reject me], saying, ‘Look! [This man] eats too much food and drinks too much wine, and he associates with tax collectors and [other] sinners!’
35 ¡Sin embargo, los caminos sabios de Dios son demostrados por todos aquellos que lo siguen!”
But those who are [truly God’s] children [PRS] realize that [what John and I do is truly] wise.”
36 Uno de los fariseos invitó a Jesús a comer con él. Y Jesús fue a la casa del Fariseo y se sentó a comer.
[One day] one of the Pharisees [named Simon] invited Jesus to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to the man’s house and reclined [to eat].
37 Pero una mujer, que era una pecadora en esa ciudad, supo que Jesús estaba comiendo en la casa del Fariseo. Se dirigió allí, llevando un frasco con perfume de alabastro.
There was a woman in that city [who many people knew had been] a prostitute [EUP]. She heard that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee’s house. So she went there, taking a stone jar that contained perfume.
38 Se arrodilló junto a Jesús y con sus lágrimas mojó sus pies, luego las secó con su cabello. Ella besó sus pies, y luego derramó el perfume sobre ellos.
[As the people there were reclining to eat], the woman stood behind [Jesus, at his] feet. As she was crying [because she was sorry for her sins, her tears fell on Jesus’ feet]. Then she wiped his feet with her hair, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfume.
39 Cuando el Fariseo que había invitado a Jesús vio esto, pensó: “Si este hombre realmente fuera un profeta, sabría quién es esta mujer que lo está tocando, y qué clase de persona fue. ¡Sabría que ella es una pecadora!”
When the Pharisee who had invited [Jesus] saw that, he thought, “[Prophets know about other people’s lives], [so] if Jesus were a prophet, he would have known who this woman is who is touching him, and what kind of a person she is. He would have known that she is a prostitute! [EUP]”
40 Jesús alzó la voz y dijo: “Simón, tengo algo que decirte”. “Dime, maestro”, respondió él.
Jesus said to him, “Simon, there is something I want to tell you [(sg)].” He replied, “Teacher, what is it?”
41 “En cierta ocasión, dos personas le debían a un prestamista. Una persona debía quinientos denarios, la otra persona debía solo cincuenta.
Jesus replied, “Two people owed some money to a man who [earned money by] lending [it to others]. One owed him 500 silver coins, and the other owed him 50 silver coins.
42 Ninguna de las dos personas podía devolverle el dinero, así que el prestamista les perdonó las deudas. ¿Cuál de las dos personas lo amará más?”
Neither of them was able to pay back [what he owed], so the man [very kindly] said that they did not have to pay back anything. So, which of those two men will love that man more?”
43 “Aquella a la que le perdonó más, diría yo”, respondió Simón. “Estás completamente en lo correcto”, dijo Jesús.
Simon replied, “I think that the one who owed the most money and did not have to pay it back [will love him more].” Jesus said to him, “That is correct.”
44 Y dándose vuelta hacia la mujer, le dijo a Simón: “¿Ves a esta mujer? Cuando vine a tu casa, no me ofreciste agua para lavar mis pies. Pero ella ha lavado mis pies con sus lágrimas, y los ha secado con su cabello.
Then he turned toward the woman, and said to Simon, “(Think about [what] this woman [has done]!/Do you [(sg)] see [what] this woman [has done]?) [RHQ] When I entered your house, you [did not follow our custom of welcoming guests by] giving me any water [to wash] my feet, but this woman has wet my feet with her tears and then wiped them with her hair!
45 Tú no me diste un beso, pero desde que llegué ella no ha parado de besar mis pies.
You did not [follow our custom of greeting by] kissing me, but since I came in, this woman has not stopped kissing my feet!
46 Tú no ungiste mi cabeza con aceite, pero ella derramó perfume sobre mis pies.
You did not [follow our custom of welcoming guests by] anointing my head with [olive] oil, but she has anointed my feet with fragrant perfume.
47 Así que yo te digo: sus muchos pecados han sido perdonados, por eso ella ama tanto. Pero al que se le perdona poco, solo ama un poco”.
So I will tell you that even though this woman has sinned very much, she has been forgiven {[I] have forgiven her}. [By what she has done she has shown that] she loves [me] very much. But a person who has [sinned] just a little bit, but whom [I] have forgiven, will love [me just a little bit].”
48 Entonces Jesús le dijo a la mujer: “Tus pecados han sido perdonados”.
Then he said to the woman, “You have been forgiven {[I have] forgiven [you]} [for] your sins.”
49 Y los que estaban sentados comiendo allí comenzaron a hablar entre ellos, diciendo: “¿Quién es este que incluso perdona pecados?”
Then those who were eating with him said among themselves, “(This man must [think that he is God]!/Who does this man [think that he] is [RHQ]), saying that he can forgive [people for] their sins?”
50 Pero Jesús le dijo a la mujer: “Tu fe te ha salvado, vete en paz”.
But Jesus said to the woman, “Because you have trusted [PRS] [in me, God] has saved you [from the guilt of your sins]. May [God] give you inner peace as you go!”
