< Tito 1 >
1 Pablo, un esclavo de Dios y apóstol de Jesucristo, según [la] fe de los escogidos de Dios y [el] conocimiento de la verdad en la piedad,
I, Paul, [am writing this letter to you, Titus]. [God appointed me to be] his servant and [to be] an apostle [who represents] Jesus Christ. [God appointed me in order that I might teach] those whom God has chosen [to be his people] to [correctly] believe [in him]. He wants me to teach them the true [teachings about God], in order that they will learn to behave (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God]).
2 con respecto a [la] esperanza de vida eterna, la cual Dios, Quien no miente, prometió antes de [los ]tiempos eternos. (aiōnios )
[As a result of my doing these things, his people] confidently expect that God will cause them to live forever. God, who never lies, promised before he created the world that [his people] would live forever. (aiōnios )
3 Pero a su debido tiempo reveló su Palabra por [la ]predicación la cual me fue encomendada por orden de Dios nuestro Salvador.
Then at the time that he [chose], he revealed [to us his] message. [Specifically], God our Savior gave this message to me, and he trusted me to proclaim it to people.
4 A Tito, genuino hijo según [la ]fe común. Gracia y paz de Dios Padre y de Cristo Jesús, nuestro Salvador.
Titus, [I am writing this letter] to [you because you are like] a true son [MET] [to me because I led/helped you to] believe the same [teachings about Christ that I do]. ([I pray that/May]) [God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will continue to] act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.
5 Por esta razón te dejé en Creta, para que te encargaras de poner en orden las cosas desordenadas, y designaras ancianos en cada ciudad, como yo me propuse.
When I [asked you] to stay on Crete [island], I wanted you to do these things: [Teach the believers what they need to know so that they] can understand correctly the [spiritual] matters about which some are teaching wrongly. Appoint elders [in the congregation] in each town in the manner in which I told you to do.
6 El anciano debe ser irreprochable, esposo de una sola esposa, que tenga hijos fieles, no con acusación de relajamiento moral o rebeldes.
[When you appoint men as elders], you must choose men whom no one can [justly] accuse of [habitually] doing what is wrong (OR, whom everyone speaks well of). Specifically, appoint men who have been faithful to their wives. Appoint men whose children faithfully obey [them. Do not appoint men whose children habitually] do all the things that their bodies urge them to do, or who refuse to obey their parents.
7 Porque es necesario que el supervisor sea irreprochable como administrador de Dios: no arrogante, no iracundo, no adicto al vino, no pendenciero, no codicioso de ganancia deshonesta,
Leaders [of the congregation] must be [men] who, as everyone knows, habitually do what is good (OR, [whom] no one can [justly] accuse of doing what is wrong), because it is on God’s behalf that they will direct/serve [the congregation. Specifically, they must] not be arrogant/proud. They must not easily become angry. They must not [be men who] drink much alcohol. They must not [be men who] ([act] violently/fight) [when they are angry. They must] not [be men who are] (greedy for/strongly desire to get) money.
8 sino hospedador, amante de lo bueno, prudente, justo, santo, disciplinado,
Instead, they must be ones who welcome and take care of guests. They must (be devoted to/like to do) what is good. They must do [what God considers] to be right. They must be (holy/completely dedicated to God). They must be men who do what their minds tell them is right to do [and not what their emotions/desires urge them to do].
9 que retenga [la] palabra fiel, según la doctrina, a fin de que también pueda exhortar con la sana doctrina y convencer a los que contradicen.
They must firmly believe in the message [about Jesus Christ] exactly as [I/we(inc)] taught it, in order that they might be able to teach [the believers] what is correct and to urge [them to follow it well. If they firmly accept our message], they will be able to convince those who oppose [what is correct that they are wrong].
10 Porque hay muchos indisciplinados, habladores de vanidades y engañadores, especialmente de los judíos,
[I say this] because there are many [people who oppose the correct teachings]. They refuse to obey people who have authority over them, they talk ([on and on/without stopping]), saying what helps no one, and they deceive people. The Jewish [believers] [MTY] [who insist we must obey all the Jewish rituals are] especially [doing this].
11 a quienes hay que silenciar, que trastornan familias enteras, pues enseñan lo que no es necesario por amor a una ganancia deshonesta.
[You and the leaders whom you appoint] should prevent such people from teaching [the believers]. They are causing whole families to stop believing in the correct teachings [MET] by means of their teaching [people wrong ideas/teachings. They are teaching people only] in order that people will give them money, [which is very] shameful [for them to do].
12 Uno de ellos, su propio profeta, dijo: Cretenses, siempre mentirosos, malas bestias, glotones ociosos.
A man from Crete [island] whom [they consider] a prophet said, “[My fellow] Cretan people are always lying [to one another! They are like dangerous] wild animals [MET]! They are lazy and always eat too much food [SYN]!”
13 Este testimonio es verdadero. Por lo cual, repréndelos severamente para que sean sanos en la fe,
The words that this man said [about the Cretan people] are [still] true, [especially about their being liars]. So, rigorously convince/show [those Cretan believers] that those [false teachings] are wrong. Tell them to [firmly] believe in the correct teachings.
14 que no fijen [la] atención en fábulas judaicas y mandamientos de hombres que se apartan de la verdad.
[Teach them that] they should no [longer] listen to the stories that the Jews (made up/invented). [Especially] they should refuse to obey those who reject our true teachings, because those people are teaching things that only come from human beings, [not from God].
15 Todas las cosas son puras para los puros, pero para los contaminados e incrédulos nada es puro. Pues aun la mente y la conciencia de ellos fueron contaminadas.
[Believers should reject] what they teach about food, [because] no [food that we eat] can make us unacceptable to God if we are pure [in our] ([inner beings/hearts]). But if people are evil and they do not trust [in Christ Jesus], there is no [ritual] that can make them acceptable to God. Such people’s way of thinking has been ruined {Such people have ruined their way of thinking}, and they do not even feel guilty [when they do what is evil].
16 Profesan conocer a Dios, pero con los hechos lo niegan, pues son repugnantes y desobedientes, descalificados para toda buena obra.
Even though they claim/say that they know God, by what they do they [show that they] do not know (God/his true teaching). They do not obey [God], and they are unable to do anything that he considers to be good. [So God considers them to be absolutely] disgusting!