Hebreos 13
1 Que continúe el amor fraternal.
Continue to love your fellow believers.
2 No os olvidéis de dar hospitalidad a los extraños, pues al hacerlo, algunos han hospedado a los ángeles sin saberlo.
Do not forget to be hospitable to needy travelers [LIT]. You need to know that by being hospitable, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
3 Acuérdate de los presos, como si estuvieras atado a ellos, y de los maltratados, ya que tú también estás en el cuerpo.
Remember [to help] those who are in prison [because they are Christians], as though you were in prison with them. Remember those who are being mistreated {whom people are mistreating} [because they are believers. As you do that], consider that you you could suffer as they do.
4 Que el matrimonio sea honrado entre todos, y que el lecho sea incontaminado; pero Dios juzgará a los inmorales y a los adúlteros.
You must (respect/keep sacred) the marriage relationship in every way, and you must keep sexual relations [EUP] pure, because God will surely condemn those who act immorally and those who act adulterously.
5 Sed libres del amor al dinero, contentos con lo que tenéis, porque él ha dicho: “No os dejaré en absoluto, ni os abandonaré”.
Live without constantly coveting money, and be content with the things you possess, remembering what [Moses] wrote [that God] has said [about supplying what you need], I will never leave you, I will never stop providing for you [DOU].
6 Para que con buen ánimo digamos, “El Señor es mi ayudante. No temeré. ¿Qué puede hacerme el hombre?”
So we can say confidently [as the Psalmist said], Since the Lord is the one who helps me, I will not be afraid! People can do nothing to me [that will deprive me of God’s blessings] [RHQ].
7 Recordad a vuestros líderes, hombres que os hablaron de la palabra de Dios, y considerando los resultados de su conducta, imitad su fe.
Your spiritual leaders used to tell you the message from God [before they died]. Remember how they conducted their lives. By considering (how they died/what resulted from how they lived), imitate how they believed [in Christ/God].
Jesus Christ [is] the same now as he was previously, and he will be the same forever. (aiōn g165)
9 No os dejéis llevar por enseñanzas diversas y extrañas, pues es bueno que el corazón se establezca por la gracia, no por las comidas, por las que no se beneficiaron los que se ocuparon de esa manera.
[So], do not let yourselves be diverted {let anything divert you} so that you believe various teachings [that are contrary to God’s truth]. It is good that God acts kindly toward us so that we may be strengthened spiritually. [Obeying rules about] various foods, rules that have not benefited those who obeyed them, will not benefit us.
10 Tenemos un altar del que no tienen derecho a comer los que sirven al sagrado tabernáculo.
We have [Jesus] [MTY]. All those who continue to observe the Jewish rituals [MTY] of sacrifice have no right to obtain the benefits of his sacrifice [MET].
11 Porque los cuerpos de esos animales, cuya sangre es introducida en el lugar santo por el sumo sacerdote como ofrenda por el pecado, son quemados fuera del campamento.
After the high priest brings into the most holy place the blood of animals [that they have sacrificed to atone] for sins, the bodies of those animals are burned {they burn the bodies of those animals} outside the camp.
12 Por eso también Jesús, para santificar al pueblo con su propia sangre, padeció fuera de la puerta.
Similarly, Jesus suffered [and died] outside the gate [of Jerusalem] in order that he might make [us], his people, holy by [offering] his own blood [as a sacrifice to atone for our sins].
13 Salgamos, pues, hacia él fuera del campamento, llevando su vituperio.
So, we must abandon [performing Jewish] sacrifices and rituals [MET] [in order to be saved], and let us go to Jesus [to be saved]. As we do that, we must [be willing to] let others reproach us just like people reproached Jesus.
14 Porque no tenemos aquí una ciudad duradera, sino que buscamos la que ha de venir.
Here on earth, we believers do not have a city [such as Jerusalem where we must] continually [offer sacrifices] [MET]. Instead, we are waiting for a future [heavenly] city [that will last forever].
15 Por lo tanto, ofrezcamos continuamente a Dios un sacrificio de alabanza, es decir, el fruto de los labios que proclaman la fidelidad a su nombre.
With [the help of] Jesus, we must continually praise God. That will be something we can sacrifice [to him] [MET] [instead of our sacrificing animals only at specific times]. Specifically, we must say openly [MTY] [that we have trusted] in Christ [MTY].
16 Pero no se olviden de hacer el bien y de compartir, porque con tales sacrificios Dios se complace.
Be continually [LIT] doing good deeds [for others], and be continually sharing [with others the things you have], because doing things like that will [also] be [as though you are offering] sacrifices that will please God.
17 Obedezcan a sus jefes y sométanse a ellos, pues velan por sus almas, como quienes han de dar cuenta, para que lo hagan con alegría y no con gemidos, pues eso sería inútil para ustedes.
Obey your [spiritual] leaders; do what they tell you, since they are the ones who are looking out for your spiritual welfare [SYN]. [Some day] they will have to stand before God so that he can say if he approves of what they have done. Obey them in order that they can do the work of guarding you joyfully, and not have to do it sadly, because if you cause them to do it sadly, that will certainly not help you at all (OR, they will not be able to help you at all).
18 Ruega por nosotros, pues estamos persuadidos de que tenemos buena conciencia, deseando vivir honradamente en todo.
Pray for me. I am certain that I have not done anything that displeases God. I have tried to act honorably [toward you] in every way.
19 Os ruego encarecidamente que lo hagáis, para que yo me restablezca antes.
I urge you earnestly to pray that [God] will quickly remove the things that hinder my coming to you.
20 Que el Dios de la paz, que resucitó de entre los muertos al gran pastor de las ovejas con la sangre de un pacto eterno, nuestro Señor Jesús, (aiōnios g166)
Jesus [provides for us], [protects us, and guides us as] a great shepherd does for his sheep [MET]. And God, who gives us [inner] peace, brought our Lord Jesus back to life. By doing that, God ratified his eternal covenant with us by the blood [that flowed from Jesus when he died on the] cross. (aiōnios g166)
21 os haga completos en toda obra buena para que hagáis su voluntad, obrando en vosotros lo que es agradable a sus ojos, por Jesucristo, a quien sea la gloria por los siglos de los siglos. Amén. (aiōn g165)
So I pray that God will equip you with everything good [that you need in order] that you may do the things that he desires. May he accomplish in our lives whatever he considers pleasing as a result of Jesus Christ [equipping us]. May Jesus Christ be praised forever. (Amen!/May it be so!) (aiōn g165)
22 Pero os exhorto, hermanos, a que soportéis la palabra de exhortación, pues os he escrito con pocas palabras.
My fellow believers, I appeal to you that you patiently consider [what] I have written in this short letter, to exhort you.
23 Sabed que nuestro hermano Timoteo ha sido liberado, con el cual, si viene pronto, os veré.
I want you to know that our fellow believer Timothy has been released {[the authorities] have released our fellow believer Timothy} [from prison]. If he comes here soon, he will accompany me when I go to see you.
24 Saludad a todos vuestros jefes y a todos los santos. Los italianos te saludan.
Tell all your [spiritual] leaders and all the [other] fellow believers [in your city] that (I am thinking fondly about them/I am sending them my greetings). The believers [in this area who have come] from Italy [want you to know they] are (thinking about you/sending you their greetings).
25 La gracia sea con todos vosotros. Amén.
[I pray that] you will continue to experience God’s acting kindly toward you all.
