San Lucas 13
1 Ahora algunas personas que estaban allí en ese momento, le dieron una cuenta de cómo la sangre de algunos galileos había sido mezclada por Pilato con sus ofrendas.
Some people who were [listening to Jesus] at that time told him about some people from Galilee [district who had gone to Jerusalem]. Pilate, [the Roman governor], had [ordered soldiers to] kill them [MTY] while they were offering sacrifices [in the Temple there].
2 Y él, en respuesta, les dijo: ¿Eres de la opinión de que estos galileos eran peores que todos los demás galileos, porque estas cosas se les hicieron a ellos?
Jesus replied to them, “Do you think [that this happened to those] people from Galilee [because] they were more sinful than all the other people from Galilee?
3 Les digo, no es así; pero si no se arrepienten, todos perecerán igualmente.
I assure you, [that was] not [so]! But instead of [being concerned about them, you need to remember that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior.
4 O aquellos dieciocho hombres que fueron aplastados por la caída de la torre de Siloé, y los mató, ¿fueron ellos peores que todos los otros hombres que vivían en Jerusalén?
Or, [consider] the 18 people who died when the tower at Siloam [outside Jerusalem] fell on them. Do you think [that this happened to them because] they were more sinful than all the other people who lived in Jerusalem?
5 Les digo, no es así; pero si no se arrepienten, todos terminarán de la misma manera.
I assure you, [that was] not so! But instead, you [need to realize that God] will similarly punish you [eternally] if you do not stop your sinful behavior!”
6 Y él les dijo esta historia: cierto hombre tenía una higuera en su jardín, y vino buscar fruto de ella, y no había fruto.
Then Jesus told them this illustration [to show what God would do to the Jews, whom he continually blessed, but who did not do things that please him]: “A man planted a fig tree on his farmland. ([Each year/Many times]) he came to it looking for figs, but there were no figs.
7 Y dijo al jardinero: Mira, durante tres años he estado buscando fruto de este árbol, y no he tenido ninguno; córtala; ¿por qué está ocupando tierra?
Then he said to the gardener, ‘Look [here]! I have been looking for fruit on this fig tree every year for the past three years, but there have been no figs. Cut it down! (It is just using up the nutrients in the soil for nothing!/Why should it continue using up the [nutrients in] the soil [for nothing]?) [RHQ]’
8 Y él dijo: Señor, que sea este año, y tendré a la tierra vuelta alrededor, y la abone, para hacerla fértil:
But the gardener replied to the owner, ‘Sir, leave it here for another year. I will dig around it and put manure around it.
9 Y si, después de eso, tiene fruto, bien; si no, la cortarás después.
If it bears fruit next year, we [(inc)] will allow it to keep growing. If it does not bear fruit next year, you [(sg)] can cut it down.’”
10 Y estaba enseñando Jesús en una de las sinagogas en el día de reposo.
One (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), [Jesus] was teaching people in one of the Jewish meeting places.
11 Y había una mujer que había tenido una enfermedad durante dieciocho años; ella estaba encorvada, y no fue capaz de enderezarse.
There was a woman there whom an evil spirit [MTY] had crippled for 18 years. She was always bent over; she could not stand up straight.
12 Cuando Jesús la vio, le dijo: Mujer, eres libre de tu enfermedad.
When Jesus saw her, he called her over to him. He said to her, “Woman, [I am] freeing you [(sg)] from your illness!”
13 Y él le impuso las manos, y ella se enderezó, y comenzó a alabar a Dios.
He put his hands on her. Immediately she stood up straight, and she praised God!
14 Y el principal de la sinagoga se enojó porque Jesús la había sanado en sábado, y dijo al pueblo: Hay seis días en que los hombres pueden hacer trabajo; así que vengan en estos días para ser sanados, y no en el Sábado.
But the man in charge (of the synagogue/of the meeting place) was angry because Jesus had healed her (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). [He considered that healing was doing work]. So he said to the people, “There are six days [each week] in which [our Jewish] laws permit people to work. [If you need healing], those are the days to come ([to the synagogue/to the meeting place]) and be healed. Do not come on our Jewish day of rest!”
15 Pero el Señor le dio una respuesta y dijo: ¡Hipócritas! ¿No es así, cada uno de ustedes, en Sábado, sueltan su buey y su asno y lo llevan al agua?
Then the Lord replied to him, “You [(sg) and your fellow religious leaders are] hypocrites! (On the Sabbath/On our Jewish day of rest), [just like on every other day], (each of you unties his ox or donkey, and then leads it from the food trough to where it can drink water./does not each of you untie his ox or donkey, and then lead it from the food trough to where it can drink water?) [RHQ] [That is work, too]!
16 ¿Y no es correcto que esta hija de Abraham, que ha estado atada por Satanás durante dieciocho años, sea liberada en sábado?
This woman [is more important than an animal; she is a Jew], descended from Abraham! But Satan has [kept her] [MET] [crippled] for 18 years, [as though] he had tied her up [and not let her escape]! So (it is certainly right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Sabbath day!/was it not right that she be freed {that [I] free her}, [even if this] is a Jewish rest day?) [RHQ]”
17 Y cuando dijo esto, los que estaban contra él se avergonzaron, y toda la gente se llenó de alegría por las grandes cosas que había hecho.
After Jesus said that, all the people [there] who opposed him were ashamed. But all the [other] people [there] were happy about all the wonderful things he was doing.
18 Entonces dijo: ¿Cómo es el reino de Dios? ¿Y con Qué lo compararé?
Then Jesus said, “(I will tell you how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]./Do you know how [the number of people who let] God rule [MET] [their lives will increase]?) [RHQ] I will tell you what I can compare it to.
19 Es como un grano de mostaza que un hombre tomó y puso en su jardín, y se convirtió en un árbol, y las aves del cielo hicieron sus nidos en sus ramas.
It is like a [tiny] mustard seed that a man planted in his field. It grew until it became [big, like] a tree. It was [so big that] birds built nests in its branches.”
20 Y otra vez dijo: ¿Cómo es el reino de Dios?
Then he said, “I will tell [RHQ] you something else, to illustrate how the people who let God rule [MET] [their lives can influence their society more and more].
21 Es como la levadura, que una mujer puso en tres medidas de harina, hasta que todo fuera fermentado.
It is like [a little bit of] yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
22 Y siguió su camino por ciudades y lugares rurales, enseñando y yendo a Jerusalén.
[Jesus] continued traveling, along [with his disciples], through various towns and villages on the way to Jerusalem. As they went, he was teaching [the people].
23 Y alguien le dijo: Señor, ¿solo un pequeño número tendrá la salvación? Y él les dijo:
Someone asked him, “Lord, will there be only a few people who are saved {whom [God] saves}?” He replied to them, “[There will not be many, because] the way [to heaven] [MET] is [like] a narrow door.
24 Hagan un esfuerzo para entrar por la puerta estrecha, porque les digo que muchos intentarán entrar, pero no podrán hacerlo.
[Therefore, try hard] to enter that narrow doorway, because I tell you that many people will try to enter [heaven by some other way], but they will not be able to get in.
25 Cuando el dueño de la casa se haya levantado, y se haya cerrado la puerta, y tú, todavía afuera, le diste golpes a la puerta, diciendo: Señor, déjanos entrar; Él responderá y dirá: “No sé de dónde son ustedes”.
[God is like] the owner of a house. [Some day] he will lock his door. Then [some of] you will begin to stand outside that door and knock. You will say, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘[No, I will not open it, because] I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from!’
26 Entonces dirán: Hemos comido y bebido contigo, y has estado enseñando en nuestras calles.
Then you will say, ‘([You must have forgotten!/Surely you know us, because]) [RHQ] we [(exc)] ate [meals] with you [(sg)], and you taught [people] in the streets of our [towns]’!
27 Pero él dirá: De cierto, no los conozco ni sé de dónde vienen; aléjense de mí, hacedores de maldad.
But he will say, ‘[I tell you again], I do not know you, and I do not know where you are from. You [are] wicked people! Get away from here!’”
28 Y habrá llanto y crujir de dientes cuando vean a Abraham, a Isaac, a Jacob, y a todos los profetas en el reino de Dios; más ustedes serán excluidos fuera.
Then Jesus continued, saying, “[From where God will send you], you will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the distance. All the prophets [who lived long ago will also be there], in the kingdom where God [is ruling]. But you will be outside, crying and grinding your teeth [because you will have severe pain]!
29 Y vendrán del oriente y del occidente, del norte y del sur, y ocuparán sus lugares en el reino de Dios.
Furthermore, many [non-Jewish] people will [be inside]. There will be ones who have come from [lands to] the north, east, south, and west. They will be feasting in (that place where God is ruling/God’s kingdom).
30 Y el último será el primero, y el primero será el último.
Think about this: Some people whom others do not [consider] important [now, God will make] them very important [then], and some people whom [others consider] very important [now, God will make] to be not important [then].”
31 En ese momento, ciertos fariseos se le acercaron y le dijeron: Vete de este lugar, porque el propósito de Herodes es matarte.
At that very time, some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, “Leave this area, because [the ruler] Herod [Antipas] wants to kill you [(sg)]!”
32 Y él dijo: ve, y dile a ese zorro: He aquí, echo fuera demonios y haré obras de misericordia hoy y mañana, y al tercer día mi obra estará completa.
He replied to them, “Herod is [MET] [as cruel as] a fox, [but also as insignificant as a fox]. [So I do not worry about him]. But [to show him that no one can harm me until it is the time and place God has determined], go tell him this [message from me]: ‘Listen! I am expelling demons and performing miracles today, and [I will continue doing] it for a short time. After that, I will finish my work.
33 Pero tengo que seguir mi camino hoy, mañana y el tercer día, porque no es correcto que un profeta llegue a morir fuera de Jerusalén.
But I must continue my trip [to Jerusalem] during the coming days, because [they killed many other] prophets there, and [since I am also a prophet], no other place is appropriate for people to kill [me].’”
34 ¡Jerusalén, Jerusalén, que matas a los profetas, y apedreas a los que fueron enviados a ella! una y otra vez quise juntar a tus hijos, como un pájaro toma a sus crías bajo sus alas, ¡pero no quisiste!
[Then Jesus said], “O [people of] [MTY] Jerusalem [APO]! You killed the prophets [who lived long ago, and you killed others], whom [God] sent to you, [by throwing] stones [at them]. Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you] [SIM] like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings. But you did not want [me to do that].
35 Ahora mira, tu casa es desierta, y les digo que no me verán hasta que digan: Bendición sobre el que viene en el nombre del Señor.
So listen to this: Your city [MTY] (OR, your temple) is going to be abandoned (OR, God will no longer protect it). I will [MTY] also tell you this: I [will enter your city only once more. After that], you will not see me until the time when [I return and] you say [about me], ‘God is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY]!’”
