1 Corintios 13
1 Si hablo las lenguas de los hombres y de los ángeles, y no tengo amor, soy como metal que resuena, o campana de gran voz.
Supposing we could speak [all] the various languages [MTY] that people [in the world speak] and even speak [the language] that angels [speak]. If we did not love [others, speaking those languages] would be [as useless as beating] a brass gong or clanging cymbals [together].
2 Y si tengo el poder de un profeta, y tengo conocimiento de todas las cosas secretas; y si tengo toda la fe, por la cual las montañas pueden moverse de su lugar, pero no tengo amor, no soy nada.
Supposing we had the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, and we could understand the plans that he has not yet revealed [to others], and we could know everything [about everything], and we believed in God so strongly that we could [do impossible things like] causing mountains to move. If we did not love [others, God would consider all that] to be worthless.
3 Y si entrego todos mis bienes a los pobres, y si doy mi cuerpo para ser quemado, pero no tengo amor, de nada me sirve.
And supposing we would give everything that we own to poor people, and would let others kill us in order that we could boast about [sacrificing our] own bodies. If we did not love [others], we would not get any reward [from God].
4 El amor es sufrido; el amor es amable; el amor no tiene envidia; el amor no es presumido, el amor no tiene orgullo;
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] act patiently and kindly toward them. Those who [PRS] truly love [others] are not jealous of them, they do not boast [about what they themselves have done], and are not proud.
5 Los caminos del amor son siempre justos, no busca los suyo; no se enoja rápidamente, no guarda rencor;
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not act in disgraceful/disrespectful ways towards them. They do not (act selfishly/think only of themselves and what they want). They do not quickly become angry. They do not keep remembering the bad things [that others have done to them].
6 No se complace en hacer mal, sino que se alegra de lo que es verdadero;
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not rejoice when [people do] evil things, but they do rejoice when [people act] righteously.
7 El amor tiene el poder de sufrir todas las cosas, todo lo cree, todo lo espera, todo lo soporta.
Those who truly love [others] patiently put up [the faults of others]. They do not quickly assume [that others have done something bad]. They confidently expect [that others will act righteously]. They patiently endure [all their own troubles].
8 El amor nunca deja de ser; pero las profecías se acabarán, las lenguas cesarán, y el conocimiento se acabará.
We should never [PRS] let anything stop us from continuing to love [others]. As for the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, some day that will come to an end. As for the ability to speak languages [MTY] [that we have not learned], that will [also] come to an end some day. And as for the ability to know things that God reveals to us, that will come to an end some day [because it will not be necessary any more].
9 Porque nuestro conocimiento es sólo en parte, y la palabra del profeta solo da una parte de lo que es verdadero:
God does not reveal everything to us, and we cannot know everything that he knows.
10 Pero cuando lo que es perfecto venga, entonces lo que es en parte se acabará.
But when everything is perfect [after Christ returns], things which are not perfect [now], [such as the abilities which God’s Spirit gives us], will (disappear/come to an end).
11 Cuando era niño, usé el lenguaje de un niño, tuve los sentimientos de un niño y los pensamientos de un niño: ahora que soy hombre, dejé atrás lo que era propio de un niño.
When we were children, we talked like children talk, we thought like children think, we reasoned like children reason. But when we grew up, we got rid of our childish ways [MET]. [Similarly], [you need to get rid of your childish thinking about the abilities that the Spirit has given you].
12 Porque ahora vemos cosas borrosas como en un espejo, a oscuras; pero luego lo veremos cara a cara: ahora mi conocimiento es en parte; pero un día lo conoceré todo del mismo modo que Dios me conoce a mí.
In this life we do not understand everything fully. It is like [MET] looking at something indirectly by seeing it in a mirror. But [when we get to heaven] [MTY], we will [understand everything clearly. It will be like] talking to someone face-to-face. Now we know only part [of everything that God wants us to know]. Then we will know everything completely, just like [God] knows us completely.
13 Pero ahora todavía tenemos fe, esperanza, amor, estos tres; y el mayor de estos es el amor.
So now there are three things [that we must] continue [to do]: To trust [in God], to confidently expect [to receive what he will give us], and to love [others]. But the greatest of those three things is loving [others].
