Efesios 1
1 Pablo, apóstol de Cristo Jesús por la voluntad de Dios, a los santos y fieles en Cristo Jesús que están en Efeso,
I, Paul, am an apostle whom God appointed (to represent/to proclaim the message about) Christ Jesus because that is what God wanted. [I am writing this letter] to you who are the people of God in Ephesus [city. You are people who] (faithfully/continue to) trust in Christ Jesus and who have a close relationship with him.
2 Gracia y paz a ustedes de parte de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo.
[I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will continue to act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.
3 Alabado sea Dios y Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, quien nos ha dado toda bendición espiritual en los cielos en Cristo,
Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of our relationship with Christ, he has blessed us spiritually in every way by giving us blessings that come from heaven.
4 Porque nos escogió para estar en unión con él desde él principio de la fundación del mundo, para que seamos santos y libre de toda maldad delante de él,
Before God created the world, he chose us to be his people because of our (relationship with/union with) Christ, in order that [God could consider] us to be completely holy [DOU]. Because [God] loves [us],
5 En amor como fuimos designados antes por él para ser adoptados hijos suyos para sí mismo, por medio de Jesucristo, conforme en lo que se había propuesto en su voluntad,
he decided long ago that he would adopt us to be [as though we were] his own children because of what Jesus Christ [has done]. He decided to do that because it pleased him to do that.
6 Para alabanza de la gloria de su gracia, que él nos dio gratuitamente en el Amado:
He did it in order that we would praise him for acting very kindly toward us in a wonderful way that we did not deserve. He did it because of our relationship with his beloved Son {[one, who is also God, whom he] loves}.
7 En quien tenemos la salvación por su sangre, el perdón de nuestros pecados, por la riqueza de su gracia,
When the blood of Christ [flowed when he died] [MTY], [it was as though] he paid a price to free/save us [from the guilt of our sins]. [That] ([provided a way/made it possible]) [for] God to act very kindly toward us to forgive us for having sinned.
8 La cual nos dio en sobre abundancia con toda sabiduría e inteligencia;
He acted very kindly toward us and enabled us to become wise about many [HYP] things and to understand his truth.
9 Y nos ha hecho saber el secreto de su voluntad, de acuerdo con el plan que él mismo se había propuesto llevar a cabo.
He has enabled us to know the things that he had planned secretly (OR, that he had not revealed to anyone yet). He did that because he wanted to do that, and because he planned to do that by means of the things Christ would do.
10 De acuerdo a este plan se cumplirá a su debido tiempo, Dios va unir bajo el mando de Cristo todas las cosas, ambas, las que están en el cielo y las que están en la tierra;
God planned that at the time that [he appointed], he would unite all things/beings in heaven and all things/beings on earth (OR, all beings in heaven and all things on earth), and cause Christ to be the one who will rule them [MET].
11 En quien tenemos una herencia, habiendo sido predestinados conforme a su propósito que hace todas las cosas de acuerdo con sus designios de su voluntad;
Because of our close relationship with Christ, God has also chosen us [(inc)] (OR, us [(exc)] Jews) to receive what he has promised [to give] us. He decided long ago to do that. It was exactly what he planned. He accomplishes everything exactly as he plans and desires,
12 Para que su gloria sea alabada por medio de nosotros, los primeros que tuvimos esperanza en Cristo:
in order that we(exc) Jews, who confidently expected the Messiah to do great things for us before the non-Jews expected such things (OR, we [(inc)] who were already confidently expecting Christ [to do great things for us]) will praise him for his greatness.
13 En quien, ustedes también creyeron habiendo recibido la palabra verdadera, las buenas nuevas de su salvación y su fe en él, se les dio el sello de propiedad del Santo Espíritu que había prometido,
You [Ephesians] also heard the true message, the good message about how God saves you. [People] put their seal on something to show that [it belongs to them]. Similarly, when you believed [in Christ], God [showed that you also belong to him by sending you] the Holy Spirit as he promised to do [MET].
14 Que es la garantía de nuestra herencia, hasta que Dios recupere lo suyo, para alabanza de su gloria.
The Holy Spirit is [like] [MET] a (deposit/down payment). That is, he (guarantees/assures us) that [we will receive] all that God has promised to give us, at the time when God will give to those who belong to him [MET] everything that [Christ] freed us to receive. [God also assures you that you belong to him], in order that you would praise him for his greatness.
15 Por esta razón, yo, habiendo recibido la noticia de la fe en el Señor Jesús que está entre ustedes, y de su amor para con todos los santos,
Because of [what God has done for you], and because [people] told me that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus and that you love all those who belong to God,
16 No dejó de dar gracias a Dios por ustedes recordándoles en mis oraciones;
I thank God for you constantly [LIT, HYP]. I (mention/pray for) you constantly, whenever I pray.
17 Para que el Dios de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el Padre de gloria, les dé un espíritu de sabiduría y revelación en el conocimiento de él;
[I pray] that God, who is the glorious/wonderful Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, may cause his Spirit to make you wise, and that his Spirit will reveal [God to you] so that you may fully know him.
18 Y para que teniendo los ojos de su corazón llenos de luz, tengan conocimiento de cuál es la esperanza de su propósito, de su llamado, cuáles son las riqueza de la gloria de su herencia en los santos,
And I pray that God would enable you to understand [MTY] his truth, in order that in your (inner beings/hearts) you may know the things that we believers should confidently expect to receive because he chose us [to be his people]. And I pray that you will know how God will bless his people in a very wonderful way [when we finally receive] all that he has promised to give us.
19 Y cuán grande y sin límites es su poder para nosotros, los que que creemos, como se ve en el funcionamiento de la fuerza de su poder,
And [I pray that] you will know how very powerfully [God helps] us who continue to trust [in Christ]. He works powerfully for us
20 Por el cual hizo que Cristo regrese de entre los muertos, y le dio un lugar a su diestra en el cielo,
just like he acted powerfully for Christ when he caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and put him in the place of highest/greatest honor [MTY] in heaven.
21 Sobre todo gobierno y autoridad y poder y señorío, sobre cada nombre que se nombra, no sólo en este siglo, sino en el que está por venir: (aiōn g165)
[There], Christ is the supreme ruler over every powerful spirit of every level of authority. His rank is much higher than any powerful spirit can receive, not only now, but forever. (aiōn g165)
22 Y él ha puesto todas las cosas bajo sus pies, y lo ha hecho cabeza sobre todas las cosas para la iglesia,
God has caused all beings to be subject to Christ [MTY], and he has also appointed Christ, who rules over all things, to rule [MET] over all believers.
23 La cual es el cuerpo de Cristo, la plenitud misma de Cristo; y Cristo es la plenitud de todas las cosas.
We believers [relate to Christ like the parts of a person’s] body [MET] [relate to its head]. Christ uses all [his power among us] just like he uses his power throughout the whole universe.
