Hechos 9
1 Pero Saúl, aún con deseo de matar a los discípulos del Señor, fue al sumo sacerdote,
Meanwhile, Saul angrily continued to say, “I will kill those who believe that [Jesus is] the Lord!” He went to the supreme priest [in Jerusalem]
2 y le pidió cartas a las sinagogas de Damasco, de modo que si allí había, hombres o mujeres, de este Camino podría llevarlos como prisioneros a Jerusalén.
and requested him [to write] letters [introducing him] to [the leaders of] [MTY] the Jewish meeting places in Damascus [city. The letters asked them to authorize Saul] to seize any men or women who followed the way [that Jesus had taught], and to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem [so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them].
3 Y mientras él viajaba, se acercó a Damasco; y de repente vio una luz del cielo que brillaba a su alrededor;
Saul took those letters, and while he [and those with him] traveled toward Damascus, as they were approaching the city, suddenly a [brilliant] light from heaven shone around Saul.
4 Y le rodeó una luz resplandeciente del cielo y él cayó al suelo, y una voz le dijo: Saulo, Saulo, ¿por qué me persigues?
[Immediately] he fell down to the ground. Then he heard the voice [of the Lord] say to him, “Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ]”
5 Y él dijo: temblando y temeroso ¿Quién eres tú, Señor? Y él dijo: Yo soy Jesús, a quien estás atacando:
Saul asked him, “Lord, who are you?” He replied, “I am Jesus, [and] you [(sg)] are causing me to suffer [by hurting my followers]!
6 Pero levántate, y entra en la ciudad, y se te dirá lo que tienes que hacer.
Now instead [of continuing to do that], stand up and go into the city! [Someone there] will tell you [(sg)] what I [want] you to do.”
7 Y los hombres que estaban con él no pudieron decir nada; escuchando la voz, pero sin ver a nadie.
The men who were traveling with Saul [became so frightened that they] could not say anything. [They just] stood there. They only heard the sound [when the Lord spoke], but they did not see anyone.
8 Y Saúl se levantó, y cuando sus ojos se abrieron, no vio nada; y fue guiado por la mano a Damasco.
Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see anything. So the men [with him] took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
9 Y durante tres días no pudo ver, y no tomó comida ni bebida.
For the next three days Saul could not see [anything], and he did not eat or drink anything.
10 Y había un discípulo en Damasco llamado Ananías; y el Señor le dijo en visión, ¡Ananías! y él dijo: Aquí estoy, Señor.
In Damascus there was [a Jew] named Ananias who believed in Jesus. While [Ananias was seeing] a vision, the Lord [Jesus] said to him, “Ananias!” He replied, “Lord, I [am listening].”
11 Y el Señor le dijo: Levántate, y ve a la calle que se llama Derecha, y busca en la casa de Judas a uno llamado Saulo de Tarso; porque él está en oración;
The Lord Jesus told him, “Go to Straight Street to the house that belongs to Judas. Ask [someone there if you(sg) can talk to] a man named Saul from Tarsus [city], because, surprisingly, at this moment he is praying [to me].
12 Y vio en visión a un hombre llamado Ananías que entraba y le ponía las manos encima, para que él pudiera ver.
[Saul has seen] a vision in which a man named Ananias entered [the house where he was staying] and put his hands on him in order that he might see again.”
13 Pero Ananías dijo: Señor, he tenido relatos de varias personas acerca de este hombre, cuánto mal ha hecho a tus santos en Jerusalén.
But Ananias [protested], saying, “But Lord, many people have told me about this man! He has done many evil things to the people in Jerusalem who [believe in] you!
14 Y aquí tiene la autoridad de los principales sacerdotes para hacer prisioneros a todos los que dan culto a tu nombre.
And the chief priests have authorized him to come here [to Damascus] in order to seize all of us who believe in you [(sg)] [MTY] [and take us to Jerusalem]!”
15 Pero el Señor dijo: ve, no temas; porque él es instrumento escogido para mí, para dar a los gentiles, a los reyes, a los hijos de Israel el conocimiento de mi nombre;
But the Lord [Jesus] told Ananias, “Go to [Saul! Do what I say], because I have chosen him to serve me in order that he might speak about me [MTY] both to non-Jewish people and [their] kings and to the Israeli people.
16 porque yo le mostraré todo lo que tiene que padecer por mi nombre.
I myself will tell him that he must often suffer greatly because of [telling people about] me [MTY].”
17 Y saliendo Ananías, vino a la casa y, poniéndole las manos encima, le dijo: Hermano Saulo, el Señor Jesús, a quien viste en tu viaje, me envió para que veas, y estar lleno del Espíritu Santo.
So Ananias went, and [after he found] the house [where Saul was], he entered it. Then, [as soon as he met Saul], he put his hands on him, and he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus [himself] commanded me to come [to you]. He is the [same] one who appeared to you [(sg)] while you were traveling along the road. [He sent me to you] in order that you might see again and that you might be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit {that the Holy Spirit might completely control you}.”
18 Y enseguida pareció como si le quitaran un velo de los ojos, y él pudo ver; y él se levantó y tuvo el bautismo;
Instantly, things like [fish] scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. Then he stood up and was baptized {[Ananias] baptized him} [immediately].
19 Y cuando hubo tomado comida, su fuerza regresó. Y por algunos días se quedó con los discípulos que estaban en Damasco.
After Saul ate some food, he felt strong again. Saul stayed with the [other] believers in Damascus for several days.
20 Y enseguida, en las sinagogas, estaba predicando a Jesús como el Hijo de Dios.
Right away Saul began to preach [to people about Jesus] in the Jewish meeting places [in Damascus. He told them] that Jesus is (the Son of/the man who is also) God.
21 Y todos los que lo oían se llenaron de asombro, y dijeron: ¿No es éste el hombre que en Jerusalén estaba atacando a todos los adoradores de este nombre? y él había venido aquí para que los tomara como prisioneros ante los principales sacerdotes.
And all the people who heard him [preach] were amazed. [Various ones of] them were saying, “([We(inc) can hardly believe that] this is the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem!/Is this really the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem?) [RHQ, MTY] And we [(inc)] know that he has [RHQ] come here to seize us and take us to the chief priests [in Jerusalem]!”
22 Pero Saúl siguió aumentando su poder, y los judíos en Damasco no pudieron dar respuesta a los argumentos mediante los cuales dejó en claro que Jesús era el Cristo.
But [God] enabled Saul [to preach to many people even] more convincingly. He was proving [from the Scriptures] that Jesus is the Messiah. So the Jewish leaders in Damascus could not think of anything (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was not true]).
23 Luego, después de algunos días, los judíos hicieron un acuerdo juntos para matarlo:
Some time later, [after Saul had left Damascus and then returned], the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] [there] plotted to kill him.
24 Pero Saúl conoció sus planes. Y cuidaban día y noche las puertas de la ciudad, para que lo mataran:
[During each] day and night those Jews were continually watching [the people passing through] the city gates, in order that [when they saw Saul] they might kill him. However, someone told Saul what they planned to do.
25 Pero sus discípulos lo tomaron de noche y lo dejaron caer de la pared en una canasta.
So some of those whom he had helped [to believe in Jesus] took him [one] night [to the high stone wall that surrounded the city]. They [used ropes to] lower him in a [large] basket through an opening in the wall. [So he escaped from Damascus].
26 Y cuando vino a Jerusalén, hizo un intento de unirse a los discípulos, pero todos le temían, no lo tomaban por discípulo.
When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he began trying to associate with other believers. However, [almost] all of them continued to be afraid of him, because they did not believe that he had become a believer.
27 Pero Bernabé lo llevó a los Apóstoles y les contó cómo había visto al Señor en el camino, y había escuchado sus palabras, y cómo en Damasco había estado predicando en el nombre de Jesús sin temor.
But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to the apostles how, [while Saul was traveling] along the road [to Damascus], he had seen the Lord [Jesus] and how the Lord had spoken to him [there. He] also told them how Saul had preached boldly about Jesus [MTY] [to people] in Damascus. [The apostles believed Barnabas and told the other believers about that].
28 Y él estaba con ellos, yendo y viniendo a Jerusalén,
So Saul began to associate with the apostles [and other believers] throughout Jerusalem, and he spoke boldly [to people] about [MTY] the Lord [Jesus].
29 Predicando en el nombre del Señor sin temor; y él tuvo discusiones con los judíos griegos; pero éstos procuraban matarlo.
Saul was [also] speaking [about Jesus] with Jews who spoke Greek, and he was debating with them. But they were continually trying [to think] ([of a way] to kill him/of [how they could] kill him).
30 Y cuando los hermanos lo supieron, lo llevaron a Cesarea y lo enviaron a Tarso.
When the [other] believers heard that [those Jews were planning to kill him, some of] the believers took Saul down to Caesarea [city. There] they arranged for him to go [by ship] to Tarsus, [his hometown].
31 Y así la iglesia a través de toda Judea y Galilea y Samaria tuvo paz y se hizo fuerte; y, viviendo en el temor del Señor y en la comodidad del Espíritu Santo, se incrementó enormemente.
So the groups of believers throughout [the entire regions of] Judea, Galilee, and Samaria lived peacefully [because no one was persecuting them any more]. The Holy Spirit was strengthening them [spiritually] and encouraging them. They were continuing to revere/honor the Lord [Jesus, and the Holy Spirit] was enabling many other people [to become believers].
32 Y sucedió que mientras Pedro atravesaba todas las partes del país, vino a ver a los santos que vivían en Lida.
While Peter was traveling throughout those [regions, once] he went to [the coastal plain to visit] the believers [who lived] in Lydda [town].
33 Y había allí un hombre llamado Eneas, que durante ocho años estuvo acostado, sin poder moverse, pues estaba paralítico.
There he met a man whose name was Aeneas. Aeneas had not been able to get up from [his] bed for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
34 Y Pedro le dijo: Eneas, Jesucristo te sana; levántate y haz tu cama. Y enseguida se levantó.
Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you [(sg) right now]! Get up and roll up your mat!” Right away Aeneas stood up.
35 Y todos los que vivían en Lida y Sarón lo vieron, y se convirtieron al Señor.
Most of the people who lived in Lydda and on Sharon [Plain] saw Aeneas [after the Lord had healed him], so they believed in the Lord [Jesus].
36 Había en Jope una discípula llamada Tabita, es decir, Dorcas: esta mujer fue dada a buenas obras y actos de misericordia en todo momento.
In Joppa [town] there was a believer whose name was Tabitha. [Her name] in the [Greek] language was Dorcas. [Both of these names mean gazelle/deer/antelope]. That woman was continually doing good deeds [for others. Specifically], she was helping poor people [by giving them things that they needed].
37 Y sucedió que en aquellos días enfermó y murió, y cuando la lavaron, la pusieron en una habitación que estaba en lo alto.
During the time [that Peter was in Lydda], she became sick and died. [Some women there] washed her body [according to the Jewish custom so that the people could bury it]. Then they [covered her body with cloth and] placed it in an upstairs room [in her house].
38 Y como Lida estaba cerca de Jope, los discípulos, sabiendo que Pedro estaba allí, le enviaron dos hombres, y le rogaron que fuera con ellos.
Lydda was near Joppa, so when the believers heard that Peter was [still] in Lydda, they sent two men to [go] to Peter. [When they arrived where Peter was], they repeatedly urged/begged him, “Please come immediately with us [to Joppa]!”
39 Y Pedro fue con ellos. Y cuando llegó, lo llevaron a la habitación; y todas las viudas estaban allí, llorando y poniendo delante de él los abrigos y la ropa que Dorcas había hecho mientras estaba con ellos.
So [right away] Peter got ready and went with them. When they arrived [at the house in Joppa], the two men took Peter to the upstairs room [where Dorcas’ body was lying]. All the widows [there] around Peter. They were crying and showing him the cloaks and [other] garments that Dorcas had made for people while she was still alive.
40 Pero Pedro los hizo salir a todos, y se puso de rodillas en oración; y volviéndose hacia el cuerpo, dijo, Tabita, levántate. Y, al abrir los ojos, vio a Pedro y se levantó.
But Peter sent them all out of the room. Then he got down on his knees and prayed. Then, turning toward Tabitha’s body, he said, “Tabitha, stand up!” [Immediately] she opened her eyes and, when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41 Y él, tomó su mano, la levantó; entonces, llamando a los santos y las viudas, él se las dio, viva.
He grasped one of her hands and helped her to stand up. After he had summoned the believers and [especially] the widows [among them to come back in], he showed them that Tabitha was alive [again].
42 Y noticias de esto pasaron por todo Jope, y varias personas tuvieron fe en el Señor.
[Soon] people everywhere in Joppa knew about that miracle, and as a result many people believed in the Lord [Jesus].
43 Y vivió en Jope por algún tiempo con Simón, un curtidor de piel.
Peter stayed in Joppa many days with a man named Simon who made leather [from animal skins].
