Filipenses 1
1 Esta carta viene de parte de Pablo y de Timoteo, siervos de Jesucristo, para todo el pueblo de Dios en Cristo Jesús que vive en Filipo y a los líderes y sus asistentes.
[I], Paul, and Timothy, [who is with me, are] men who serve Christ Jesus. I [am writing this letter] to all [of you who are] pastors and deacons in Philippi [city] and to the rest of God’s people [there who have a close relationship] with Christ Jesus.
2 Gracia a ustedes y paz de parte de Dios, nuestro Padre, y del Señor Jesucristo.
[We both] (OR, [I]) [pray that] God, [who is] our Father, and Jesus Christ, [who is our] Lord, [will continue to] be kind to you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
3 Cuando pienso en ustedes doy muchas gracias a mi Dios,
I thank my God whenever I think about you.
4 y siempre me alegro de recordarlos a todos en mis oraciones,
Every time [DOU] I pray [for you], I joyfully pray [DOU] for all of you.
5 porque ustedes han sido mis compañeros en la predicación de la buena noticia desde el principio hasta ahora.
I [thank God and rejoice] because you have been [working] together with me in order to [make known] the good message about Christ. [You started doing that] when you first [MTY] [believed it, and you have continued doing it] until now.
6 Estoy completamente seguro de que Dios, quien comenzó esta buena obra en ustedes, la continuará y la terminará eficazmente cuando Jesucristo regrese.
I am completely confident that [God], who has begun to do in you what is good, (OR, that since [God] has begun to do in you what is good, he) will continue to do that until he finishes doing it on the day Christ Jesus [MTY] [returns].
7 Me gusta pensar de esta manera respecto a todos ustedes porque son muy importantes para mí. Aunque esté en prisión o aunque esté allá afuera predicando la buena noticia, todos ustedes comparten conmigo la gracia de Dios.
During this time that I have been a prisoner [MTY] and during the times I was previously able to defend the good message about Christ and proved/confirmed [to others] that it is true, all of you have been sharing with me (OR, have helped me) in this work [that God] kindly gave [to me to do. So] indeed it is right that I feel joyful about you all, because you are very dear [IDM] to me.
8 Él es mi testigo en cuanto al gran afecto que tengo por cada uno de ustedes en el amor de Cristo Jesús.
God [can] verify that Christ Jesus causes me to [love and] long for all of you very much, [just like] Christ loves [you].
9 Mi oración es que su amor pueda crecer cada vez más en conocimiento y entendimiento,
And what I pray [for you] is that [God will enable] you to truly know and learn how to love [one another] more and more in every situation.
10 a fin de que puedan comprender lo que es realmente importante. Y que así puedan ser hallados fieles y e irreprensibles cuando Cristo regrese,
[And I pray that he will enable] you to completely understand [how you should believe and act]. I [pray this] in order that you might be [spiritually] pure and faultless (OR, completely faultless [DOU]) on the day that Christ [returns] [MTY],
11 llenos de los frutos de una vida justa gracias a Jesucristo, y dar gloria y alabanza a Dios.
[and in order that] you might conduct your lives [IDM] completely righteously as a result of Jesus Christ [enabling you to do so], in order that [people will] honor God and praise him (OR, [people will] praise God very much [DOU]).
12 Quiero que sepan, mis hermanos y hermanas, que todo lo que he experimentado ha servido para el avance de la buena noticia.
My fellow believers, I want you to know that the [troubles] I have experienced [have not prevented me from proclaiming the good message to people. Instead], [these things that I have experienced] have enabled even more people to hear the good message [about Christ].
13 Porque todos—incluso toda la guardia pretoriana—sabe ahora que estoy encadenado por Cristo;
[Specifically], all the military guards who are stationed [here in Rome] and many other [HYP] [people in this city] [HYP] now know that I am a prisoner [MTY] because I [proclaim the good news] about Christ.
14 y por mis cadenas muchos de los cristianos se han animado a predicar abiertamente y sin temor sobre la palabra de Dios.
Also, most of the believers [here now] proclaim the message from God more courageously and fearlessly [because] they trust the Lord [more firmly to help them. They trust the Lord more] because [they have seen how the Lord has helped me] while I have been a prisoner [MTY] [here].
15 Sí, es cierto que algunos predican por celo y rivalidad. Sin embargo, hay quienes predican con buenas intenciones.
Some people proclaim [the message about Christ as I do] because they are happy [with my work]. They proclaim [the message about] Christ because they love [me and because] they know that [God] has placed me [here] to defend the message about Christ [CHI].
16 Actúan por amor, porque saben que me es necesario estar aquí para defender la buena noticia.
17 Aquellos otros, presentan a Cristo con falsedad, por ambiciones egoístas, tratando de causarme problemas en la prisión.
Others proclaim [the message about] Christ because they envy [me] and oppose [me]. They proclaim the message about Christ because they have wrong motives. They [wrongly] assume [that because they are causing many people to follow them, I will be jealous, and as a result], I will feel more miserable while I am a prisoner [MTY] [here].
18 ¿Y qué? Lo único que me importa es que Cristo está siendo mostrado de todas las formas, ya sea por fingimiento o por verdadera convicción. ¡Eso es lo que me hace feliz, y seguiré sintiéndome feliz por ello!
But it does not matter whether [people proclaim the message about Christ] because they have wrong motives, or whether [people proclaim the message about Christ] because they have right motives. The important thing in either case is that [the message about] Christ is being proclaimed {people are proclaiming [the message about] Christ}. And because of that I rejoice! Philippians 1:18b-26 Furthermore, I will continue to rejoice,
19 ¿Por qué? Porque estoy convencido de que a través de las oraciones de ustedes, y por medio de la ayuda del Espíritu Santo de Jesucristo, esto terminará siendo mi salvación.
because when I experience troubles, I know that some day God will say that he approves [of what I have done] (OR, that [the Roman authorities] will set me free). [This will happen] as a result of your praying for me, and [as a result] of [God’s] Spirit, whom Jesus Christ gave me, helping me.
20 Porque mi esperanza y más grande anhelo es no hacer ninguna cosa de la cual me pueda avergonzar. Por el contrario, deseo fervientemente – como siempre – que incluso en este momento Cristo sea grandemente honrado a través de mí, ya sea que viva o muera.
I [know that this will happen] because I very confidently expect [DOU] that I will faithfully honor Christ. I expect that like I always [have done], Christ will be greatly honored {I will continue now also to very boldly honor Christ} by means of all that I do [SYN, MTY], whether by [the way I] live or [by the way I] die.
21 En lo que a mí concierne, el vivir es para Cristo, el morir trae consigo ganancia.
As for me, I live [in order to honor] Christ. But if I die, it will be better [for me than if I continue to live, because then I will be with him].
22 ¡Pero si debo seguir viviendo aquí, y eso será productivo, entonces no sé cuál será la mejor elección!
On the other hand, if I continue to live, that will enable me to continue to serve [Christ] effectively. As a result, I do not know which to choose.
23 Pues estoy en un dilema: realmente quiero partir y estar con Cristo, lo que sería mucho mejor,
That is, I am not sure which of those two I [prefer]. I long to leave [this world] and [go to] be with Christ, because that will be very much better [for me].
24 pero quedarme aquí físicamente es más importante en lo que concierne a ustedes.
Nevertheless, it is more important that I remain alive [than that I go to be with Christ because] you still need [me to help you].
25 Puesto que estoy plenamente seguro de esto, sé que permaneceré aquí con ustedes para ayudarlos en cuanto crece su fe y regocijo en Dios,
Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain [alive] and that I will [go/come to] be with you all. [As a result], you will believe [in Christ] more firmly, and [as a result of that], you will rejoice.
26 para que cuando yo los vea otra vez, su alabanza a Cristo Jesús sea aún mayor por mi causa.
[That is], you will be able to rejoice very greatly because of Christ Jesus [bringing] me [to be with you again].
27 Simplemente asegúrense de que su forma de vivir corresponde a la buena noticia de Cristo de tal modo que, ya sea que los vea o no, pueda saber cómo están: que permanecen firmes y en plena armonía unos con otros, unidos en espíritu mientras trabajan juntos por la fe de la buena noticia.
Most importantly, as fellow [believers in Christ], conduct yourselves just like [you learned you should do when you heard] the message about Christ. Do that in order that whether I come and see you, or whether [I am away from you and] people tell me about you, [what I hear or see will make me happy]. They will tell me that you are unitedly and cooperatively resisting [those who oppose the message about Christ] (OR, [oppose you]). I [will know] that you are not allowing others to influence you to believe a message that is different from the gospel [about Christ].
28 No dejen que sus enemigos los atemoricen. Siendo valientes demostrarán que ellos se perderán, pero también que ustedes serán salvos por el mismo Dios.
And I [will know] that you are not at all frightened by {afraid of} the people who oppose you. This will show/prove to those people that [God] will destroy them, but this will show/prove to you that [God] will save you eternally. It is God who is doing [all] this.
29 Pues a ustedes no solo se les ha dado el privilegio de confiar en Jesús, sino de sufrir por él también.
Remember that he has not only kindly enabled you to believe in Christ, [he] has also kindly allowed you to suffer for the sake of Christ.
30 Ustedes están experimentando la misma lucha que me vieron sufrir, una lucha que aún vivo, como ya lo saben.
[As a result], you are [having to] resist [those who oppose the good message], just like you saw that I [had to] resist [such people there in Philippi], and just like you hear that I [still have to resist such people here] now.
