1 Corintios 10

1 Mas no quiero, hermanos, que ignoréis que nuestros padres todos estuvieron bajo la nube, y todos pasaron el mar;

My fellow believers, I want to remind you about our(exc) [Jewish] ancestors. They were all under the cloud [by which God miraculously led them and protected them when they left Egypt with Moses]. All those ancestors crossed the [Red] Sea [after God miraculously made the water separate so that they could walk through it].

2 y todos en Moisés fueron bautizados en la nube y en el mar;

God caused all of them to begin to live under the authority of [MTY] Moses [when they walked] under that cloud and [walked through the Red] Sea.

3 y todos comieron la misma vianda espiritual;

All [those ancestors of ours ate the same food that God] miraculously [provided].

4 y todos bebieron la misma bebida espiritual; porque bebían de la Piedra espiritual que los seguía, y la Piedra era el Cristo.

They all drank water that [God] miraculously [provided]. That is, they all drank water that God miraculously made come out of the rock. That rock was [a symbol of] [MET] Christ, who went with them. [So we conclude that God helped all of those people in many ways].

5 Mas de muchos de ellos no se agradó Dios; por lo cual quedaron postrados en el desierto.

However, [we also conclude that] God was angry [LIT] with most of those people [because they sinned against him. He caused almost all of them to die, and as] a result their bodies were scattered in the desert.

6 Pero estas cosas fueron hechas en figura de nosotros, para que no codiciemos cosas malas, como ellos codiciaron.

Those things [that happened long ago] became examples to teach us [the following things]: We should not desire to [do] evil things as those people desired to do.

7 Ni seáis honradores de ídolos, como algunos de ellos, según está escrito: Se sentó el pueblo a comer y a beber, y se levantaron a jugar.

We should not worship idols as many of those people did. [Remember that Moses] wrote, “The people sat down. They ate and drank [to honor the golden calf that they had just made]. Then they got up to dance [immorally].”

8 Ni forniquemos, como algunos de ellos fornicaron, y cayeron muertos en un día veintitrés mil.

We should not have sexual relations with someone to whom we are not married, as many of them did. As a result, God [punished them by] causing 23,000 people to die in [only] one day.

9 Ni tentemos al Cristo, como también algunos de ellos lo tentaron, y perecieron por las serpientes.

We should not try to see how much we can sin without the Lord punishing us. Some of them did that, and as a result they died because [poisonous] snakes [bit them].

10 Ni murmuréis, como algunos de ellos murmuraron, y perecieron por el destructor.

We should not complain [about what God does]. Some of them did that, and as a result an angel destroyed them. [So God will certainly punish us if we sin like they did].

11 Y estas cosas les acontecieron como figura; y son escritas para nuestra amonestación, en quien los fines de los siglos ha parado. (aiōn g165)

All those things [that happened to our ancestors long ago] are examples for us. [Moses] wrote those things to warn us [who are living at this time which is near the end]. We are the people for whom God has done [the things that he decided to do in] the previous periods of time. (aiōn g165)

12 Así que, el que piensa estar firme, mire que no caiga.

So [I say this to] all those who confidently [think that they will always] steadfastly continue to [believe what God said and will never disobey what he commanded]: Be careful that you [(sg)] do not sin [when you are tempted].

13 No os ha tomado tentación, sino la humana; mas fiel es Dios, que no os dejará ser tentados más de lo que podéis llevar; antes dará también juntamente con la tentación la salida, para que podáis aguantar.

[Remember that] your desires to sin are the same desires that other people have. But when you are tempted to sin, you can trust God [to help you]. He will not permit you to be tempted {anything to tempt you} more than you are able to resist. Instead, when you are tempted {things tempt you}, he will also provide a way [for you] to endure it [without sinning].

14 Por lo cual, amados míos, huid de la idolatría.

So, [I say to] you people whom I love, [avoid] worshipping idols [just like you would] run away from [anything that is dangerous].

15 Como a sabios hablo; juzgad vosotros lo que digo.

It is to people who [think that they] are wise that I write. So, you, as wise people, judge whether what I am writing [is true].

16 La copa de bendición que bendecimos, ¿no es la confraternidad de la sangre del Cristo? El pan que partimos, ¿no es la confraternidad del cuerpo del Cristo?

[During the Lord’s Supper, after we ask God to] bless (the [wine]/the [juice]) [in the] cup, we give thanks for it [and drink it]. By doing that, we certainly are [RHQ] sharing in what Christ [did for us when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died. During the Lord’s Supper, when we break] the bread [and eat it], we are certainly sharing in [MTY] what Christ [did for us when] his body [suffered for us on the cross]. [RHQ]

17 Porque un pan, significa que muchos somos un cuerpo; pues todos participamos de un pan.

Because it is one loaf of bread that we [break and eat during the Lord’s Supper, it symbolizes that] we who are many are one group, because we all eat from the one loaf.

18 Mirad a Israel según la carne; los que comen de los sacrificios ¿no son partícipes del altar?

Consider [what happens when] the Israeli people [eat the food that the priests] sacrifice on the altar [outside the Temple]. They participate in [what the priests do at] [MTY] the altar. [RHQ] [Similarly, if you eat food that non-believers have offered to an idol in a temple, you are participating in their worship of the idol there].

19 ¿Qué pues digo? ¿Que el ídolo es algo? ¿O que lo que es sacrificado a los ídolos es algo?

By saying that, [I] do not mean that offering food to an idol makes it anything [more than just ordinary food [RHQ].] I do not mean that an idol is anything [more than just an idol].

20 Antes digo que lo que los gentiles sacrifican, a los demonios lo sacrifican, y no a Dios; y no querría que vosotros fueseis partícipes de los demonios.

No! Instead, I mean that what people sacrifice [to idols], they are sacrificing to demons, not to God. So, [if you eat food that has been sacrificed to idols, you are participating in worshipping the demons that the idols represent]. And I do not want you to participate in worshipping demons!

21 No podéis beber la copa del Señor, y la copa de los demonios; no podéis ser partícipes de la mesa del Señor, y de la mesa de los demonios.

When you drink the [grape juice/wine in] [MTY] the cup [at the Lord’s Supper], you cannot participate in the [blessings that] the Lord [Jesus] brought to us and at the same time drink the [wine in the] [MTY] cup that people offer to demons! When you eat at the Lord’s table, you cannot participate in the blessings the Lord provided [MTY] when he died for us and at the same time participate in the things that represent demons [by eating food that has been sacrificed to idols]

22 ¿O provocaremos a celos al Señor? ¿Somos más fuertes que él?

[If you participate in honoring demons in that way], you will certainly make the Lord very angry [RHQ]! (Remember that you are certainly not stronger than he is./Do you think that you are stronger than he is?) [RHQ] [Certainly not, so you will not escape his punishing you if you honor demons in that way!]

23 Todo me es lícito, mas no todo conviene; todo me es lícito, mas no todo edifica.

[Some people say], “[God] permits [believers to do] anything.” But [I say that] not everything that people do benefits [those who do it! Yes, some people say], “God permits [believers to do] all things.” But not everything that people do helps them to become [spiritually] mature.

24 Ninguno busque su propio bien, sino el del otro.

No one should try to benefit [only] himself. Instead, each person should try to benefit other people [spiritually].

25 De todo lo que se vende en la carnicería, comed, sin preguntar nada por causa de la conciencia;

[This is what you should do]: Eat any [food] that is sold {that people sell} in the market. Do not ask questions [to find out if that food has been offered] {[someone offered that food]} [to idols, just] because you think it would be wrong [to eat such food].

26 porque del Señor es la tierra y su plenitud.

[Remember that the Psalmist wrote], “Everything on the earth belongs to [the] Lord [God because he created it!]” [So, food that has been offered to idols belongs to the Lord, not to the idols, and you may eat it].

27 Y si algún incrédulo os llama, y queréis ir, de todo lo que se os ponga delante comed, sin preguntar nada por causa de la conciencia.

If a non-believer invites you to a meal, go if you want to, and eat any food that is set {that [he] sets} before you. Do not ask [whether it was offered to idols, just] because you think that it would be wrong [to eat such food].

28 Mas si alguien os dijere: Esto fue sacrificado a los ídolos, no lo comáis, por causa de aquel que lo declaró, y por causa de la conciencia; porque del Señor es la tierra y su plenitud.

But if someone says to you, “This is food that was sacrificed [to an idol],” do not eat it, for the sake of the person who told that to you, and also because someone there may think that it is wrong [to eat such food].

29 La conciencia, digo, no la tuya, sino la del otro. Pues ¿por qué ha de ser juzgada mi libertad por otra conciencia?

I do not mean that you [should be concerned about whether it is all right to eat such food]. What I mean is that you should be concerned about others who may think that it is wrong to eat such food. Since I know that I (am free/have the right) [to eat such food without God punishing me], no one should [RHQ] say that what I am doing is wrong just because he himself thinks that it is wrong.

30 Y si yo con gracia de Dios comparto, ¿por qué he de ser blasfemado por aquello de que doy gracias?

If I thank [God] for the food when I eat [food that has been offered to an idol], no one should criticize me for eating food for which I have thanked God [RHQ]!

31 Pues si coméis, o si bebéis, o hacéis otra cosa, hacedlo todo para la gloria de Dios.

So [I say to you in conclusion], when you eat [food], or drink [something], or do anything else, do everything in order that [people will] praise God.

32 Sed sin ofensa ni a judíos, ni a gentiles, ni a la Iglesia de Dios;

Do not do anything that would hinder Jews or Greeks [from becoming believers], and do not do things that would encourage members of God’s congregations to sin.

33 como también yo en todas las cosas complazco a todos, no procurando mi propio beneficio, sino el de muchos, para que sean salvos.

[Do as I do]. I try to please everyone in every way. I do this by not seeking to benefit myself. Instead, I try to benefit many others, in order that they may be saved {that [God] may save them} [from the guilt of their sins].