San Mateo 15
1 Entonces algunos fariseos y maestros religiosos de Jerusalén vinieron a Jesús y le preguntaron:
Then [some] Pharisees and men who taught the [Jewish] laws came from Jerusalem [to talk to] Jesus. They said,
2 “¿Por qué tus discípulos quebrantan la tradición de nuestros antepasados al no lavar sus manos antes de comer?”
“(We think it is disgusting that your disciples disobey the traditions of our ancestors!/Why do your disciples disobey [what our ancestors wrote down and] our [elders taught us]?) [RHQ] They do not perform the proper ritual of washing their hands before they eat!”
3 “¿Por qué ustedes quebrantan el mandamiento por causa de su tradición?” respondió Jesús.
Jesus answered them, “(What is really disgusting is that you refuse to obey God’s commands [just] so that you can follow what your ancestors taught you!/Why do you refuse to obey what God commanded [people to do, just] so that you can follow your own traditions?) [RHQ]
4 “Pues Dios dijo: ‘Honra a tu padre y a tu madre’, y ‘Cualquiera que maldice a su padre o a su madre debe ser condenado a muerte’.
God gave these [two] commands: ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘People who speak evil about their father or mother must be executed.’
5 Pero ustedes dicen que si alguno le dice su padre o a su madre ‘todo lo que yo deba darles a ustedes ahora lo doy como ofrenda a Dios,’ entonces
But you tell people, ‘You can say to your father or mother, “What I was going to give to you [to help provide for you], [I have now promised] to give [to God].”’
6 no tiene que honrar a su padre. De esta manera ustedes han anulado la palabra de Dios por causa de sus tradiciones.
And if you do that, you think that you do not need to give anything to help your parents. In [that way], [by teaching people] your traditions, you disregard what God commanded.
7 ¡Ustedes son unos hipócritas! Bien los describió Isaías cuando profetizó:
You only pretend to be good! Isaiah prophesied accurately about you [also when he quoted what God said about your ancestors. God said],
8 ‘Este pueblo dice que me honra pero en sus mentes no hay interés hacia mí.
‘These people talk [as if they] honor me [MTY], but they do not think about honoring me at all [MET].
9 Su adoración hacia mi es inútil. Lo que enseñan son solo exigencias humanas’”.
It is useless for them to worship me, because they teach what people thought up [as if I myself had commanded it].’”
10 Entonces Jesús llamó a la multitud y les dijo: “Escuchen y entiendan esto:
Then Jesus [again] summoned the crowd to come [nearer] to him. Then he said to them, “Listen to [what I am about to tell you], and [try to] understand it.
11 No es lo que entra por la boca lo que los contamina, sino lo que sale de ella”.
Nothing that a person puts into his mouth [to eat] causes [God to consider] that person to be unacceptable. Instead, it is [the words] that come out of people’s mouths [SYN] that cause [God to reject them].”
12 Entonces los discípulos de Jesús vinieron a él y le dijeron: “Ciertamente te das cuenta de que los fariseos se ofendieron por lo que dijiste”.
Later we disciples went to Jesus and said, “Do you know that the Pharisees heard what you said, and as a result they felt offended [RHQ]?”
13 “Toda planta que no haya sembrado mi Padre será arrancada”, respondió Jesús.
Then, [to teach us what God would do to the Pharisees], Jesus told [us this parable]: “My Father in heaven [will] get rid of all [those who teach things that are contrary to his truth, just like a farmer] gets rid of plants that he did not plant, by pulling them up along with their roots [MET].
14 “Olvídense de ellos—ellos son guías ciegos. Si un hombre ciego guía a otro hombre ciego, los dos caerán en una zanja”.
Do not pay any attention to [the Pharisees]. They [do not help people who do not know God’s truth] to [understand it, just like] blind guides [do not help] blind [people to perceive where they should go] [MET]. If a blind person [tries to] lead [another] blind person, they will both fall into a big hole [MET]. [Similarly, both the Pharisees and their disciples will end up in hell].” (questioned)
15 Entonces Pedro dijo: “Por favor, dinos lo que quieres decir con esta ilustración”.
Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable [about what a person eats].”
16 “¿Aún no lo han entendido?” respondió Jesús.
He replied [to them], “(I am disappointed that even you, [who should understand what I teach], still do not understand!/Why is it that even you [who should understand what I teach], still do not understand?) [RHQ]
17 “¿No ven que todo lo que entra a la boca pasa por el estómago y luego sale del cuerpo como un desperdicio?
(You ought to understand that all [food that people] eat enters their stomachs, and later the refuse passes out of their [bodies]./Cannot you understand that all [food that people] eat enters their stomachs and later the refuse passes out [of their bodies]?) [RHQ] [Because food does not alter what we think and desire, what we eat does not cause God to consider that we are unacceptable to him].
18 Pero lo que sale de la boca viene de la mente, y eso es lo que los contamina.
[You should know that] what comes out of [people’s] mouths, [meaning everything that they say] [SYN], comes from their inner beings/hearts. Many of the [things that they say] cause [God to consider] them to be unacceptable [to him].
19 Porque lo que sale de la mente son pensamientos malos, asesinatos, adulterio, inmoralidad sexual, hurto, falso testimonio, y blasfemia,
It is people’s innermost beings that [cause them] to think things that are evil, to murder people, to [commit] adultery, to commit other sexual sins, to steal things, to testify falsely, and to speak evil about [others].
20 y esas son las cosas que los contaminan a ustedes. Comer sin lavarse las manos no los contamina”.
It is these actions that cause [God to consider] people to be unacceptable [to him]. To eat with unwashed hands does not cause [God to consider] people unacceptable to him.”
21 Jesús se fue de allí y se dirigió hacia la región de Tiro y Sidón.
After Jesus [took us and] left [Galilee district], we went into the region [where the cities of] Tyre and Sidon [are located].
22 Una mujer cananea de ese lugar vino gritando: “¡Señor, Hijo de David! ¡Por favor, ten misericordia de mi, pues mi hija sufre grandemente porque está poseída por un demonio!”
A woman [from the group of people called] Canaanites who live in that region came [to the place where Jesus was staying]. She kept shouting [to him], “Lord, you are the descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah!] Have pity on me [and my daughter!] She is suffering very much because a demon controls her.”
23 Pero Jesús no respondió en absoluto. Sus discípulos vinieron y le dijeron: “Dile que deje de seguirnos. ¡Sus gritos son muy molestos!”
But Jesus did not answer her at all. [We] disciples came to him, and [knowing that the woman was not a Jew], we said to him, “Tell her to leave, because she keeps [bothering us] by yelling behind us!”
24 “Yo fui enviado únicamente a las ovejas perdidas de la casa de Israel”, le dijo Jesús a la mujer.
But Jesus said [to her], “I have been sent {[God] has sent me} to [help] only the Israelite people [at this time] [SYN]. [They are like] sheep that have gotten lost [MET] [because they do not know the way to heaven].”
25 Pero la mujer vino y se arrodilló delante de él, y le dijo: “¡Señor, por favor, ayúdame!”
But she came [closer] to Jesus and knelt down in front of him [to worship him]. She pled, “Lord/Sir, help me!”
26 “No es correcto tomar el alimento de los hijos para dárselo a los perros”, le dijo Jesús.
Then, [to suggest to her that he needed to help the Jews first and not the non-Jews, whom the Jews called dogs], he told her, “It is not good [for someone] to take food [that has been prepared for] the children and throw it to the [little] dogs.”
27 “Sí, Señor, pero aun así, a los perros se les deja comer las migajas que caen de la mesa de su amo”, respondió ella.
[But to show that she believed that non-Jews could also receive help from God], the woman said [to Jesus], “Lord/Sir, what you [say is] correct, but even the [little] dogs eat the crumbs that fall to the floor [when] their masters [sit at] their tables [and eat]!”
28 “Tu confías en mí grandemente”, le respondió Jesús. “¡Tu deseo está concedido!” Y su hija fue sanada de inmediato.
Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, [because] you believe firmly [in me, I] will [heal your daughter] as you desire!” At that moment [the demon left] her daughter, [and she] became well.
29 Entonces Jesús regresó, pasando por el mar de Galilea. Se fue hacia las montañas cercanas y allí se sentó.
After Jesus, [along with us disciples], departed from that area, we went [back] to Galilee Lake [and walked] along it. Then Jesus climbed the hill [near there] and sat down [to teach the people].
30 Grandes multitudes vinieron a él, trayéndole a aquellos que estaban cojos, ciegos, paralíticos, mudos y también muchos otros que estaban enfermos. Los ponían en el piso, a sus pies, y él los sanaba.
Crowds kept coming to him for the next two days and brought lame, crippled, and blind people, those who were unable to talk, and many others [who had various sicknesses]. They laid them in front of Jesus [so that he would heal them] [SYN]. And he healed them.
31 La multitud estaba asombrada ante lo que ocurría: los sordos podían hablar, los paralíticos eran sanados, los cojos podían caminar, y los ciegos podían ver. Y alababan al Dios de Israel.
The crowd saw [him heal] people who could not talk, crippled people, lame people, and blind people, and they were amazed. They said, “Praise God [who rules over us who live in] Israel!”
32 Entonces Jesús llamó a sus discípulos y les dijo: “Siento pesar por estas personas, porque han estado conmigo por tres días y no tienen nada que comer. No quiero que se vayan con hambre, no sea que se desmayen por el camino”.
Then Jesus called us disciples to him and said [to us], “This crowd [of people] has been with me for three days and have nothing [left] to eat. I feel sorry for them. I do not want to send them away [while they are still] hungry, [because if I did that], they might faint on the way [home].”
33 “¿Dónde podríamos encontrar suficiente pan en este desierto para alimentar a semejante multitud tan grande?” respondieron los discípulos.
We disciples said to him, “In this place where nobody lives, (we cannot possibly obtain enough food to feed such a large crowd!/how can we obtain a large enough amount of food to feed such a large crowd?) [RHQ]”
34 “¿Cuántos panes tienen ustedes allí?” preguntó Jesús. “Siete, y unos cuantos peces pequeños”, respondieron ellos.
Jesus asked us, “How many small loaves do you have?” We said to him, “[We have] seven small loaves and a few [cooked] fish.”
35 Jesús dijo a la multitud que se sentara en el suelo.
He told the people to sit on the ground.
36 Entonces tomó los siete panes y los peces, y después de bendecir la comida, la partió en trozos y la dio a los discípulos, y los discípulos la daban a la multitud.
Then he took the seven small loaves and the fish. After he thanked [God for them], he broke them [into pieces], and he kept giving [them] to us. Then we [kept distributing] them to the crowd.
37 Todos comieron hasta que estuvieron saciados, y entonces recogieron las sobras, llenando así siete canastas.
[Because Jesus made the food multiply miraculously], all [those people] ate and had [plenty to] satisfy [them]. There were 4,000 men [who ate], but no [one counted] the women and the children [who also ate]. Then we [disciples] collected the pieces of food that were left over, and we filled seven large baskets [with them].
38 Cuatro mil hombres comieron de esta comida, sin contar a las mujeres y a los niños.
39 Entonces Jesús despidió a la multitud, subió a la barca, y se fue a la región de Magadán.
After Jesus dismissed the crowd, he, [along with us], got in the boat, and we sailed [around the lake] to the region called Magadan.
