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1 Y sucedió que, después de un corto tiempo, pasó por la ciudad y el campo dando las buenas nuevas del reino de Dios, y con él estaban los doce,
Soon after that, Jesus went, along with his twelve [disciples], through various cities and villages. As they went, he was telling people the good message about how God wants (to have complete control/to rule) [MET] [over their lives].
2 Y ciertas mujeres que habían sido sanadas de espíritus malos y enfermedades, María que se llamaba Magdalena, de quien habían salido siete espíritus malos,
Some women from whom he had expelled evil spirits and healed of diseases also [went with him]. These included Mary, the woman from Magdala [village], from whom [he had expelled] seven evil spirits;
3 Y Juana, la esposa de Chuza, la principal sierva de Herodes, y Susana y muchas otras, que le dieron de su riqueza para sus necesidades.
Joanna, the wife of Chuza, who was one of [King] Herod [Antipas’] officials; Susanna; and many others. They were providing some of their own funds [to help Jesus and his disciples].
4 Y cuando se reunió una gran cantidad de gente, y los hombres de cada ciudad salieron a él, les dio la enseñanza en forma de una historia:
A large crowd of people came to Jesus from many towns. Then he told them this parable:
5 El sembrador salió a sembrar su semilla, y mientras lo hacía, alguna fue arrojada al camino y fue aplastada bajo los pies, y fue comida por las aves del cielo.
“A man went out [to his field] to sow [some] seeds. As he was scattering them over the soil, some [of the seeds] fell on the path. Then [people] walked on those seeds, and birds ate them.
6 Otra parte cayó sobre la roca, y cuando brotó se secó y murió porque no tenía humedad.
Some [of the seeds] fell on rock [on which there was a thin layer of] moist [soil]. As soon as the seeds grew, the plants dried up because they had no moisture.
7 Otra parte cayó entre espinos, y las espinas crecieron juntamente con ella, la ahogaron.
Some [of the seeds] fell on [ground that contained roots of] thorny [weeds]. The thorny weeds grew [together] with the young plants, and [they] crowded out [those plants].
8 Y otra parte cayó sobre la buena tierra, brotó y dieron fruto cien veces más. Y con estas palabras dijo en voz alta: El que tiene oídos, que oiga.
But some of the seeds fell on good soil and grew [well]. [Each seed later] produced 100 [grains].” Then Jesus called out to them, “If you want to understand [MTY] this, you must consider [carefully what I have just said]!”
9 Y sus discípulos le hicieron preguntas sobre el punto de la historia.
Jesus’ disciples [later] asked him about the meaning of the parable [he had just told].
10 Y él dijo: A ustedes les he dado a conocer los misterios del reino de Dios; pero a los demás, se les dan historias, para que al ver, no puedan ver, y oyendo no entiendan.
He said, “God is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about [how he wants to] rule [MET] [over people’s lives]. But when I am telling other people about [these things, I tell them] only in parables. The result will be [like a prophet predicted long ago]: They will see [what I am doing], but will not perceive [what it means]. They will hear [what I am saying], but will not understand [it].
11 Ahora este es el punto de la historia: la semilla es la palabra de Dios.
So this is the meaning of that parable: The seeds [represent] God’s message.
12 Los que están al lado del camino son los que han oído; entonces el diablo viene y quita la palabra de sus corazones, para que no crean y se salven.
[Some people are like] the path on which some of [the seeds fell]. When these people hear God’s message, the devil comes and causes them to forget what they have heard. As a result, they do not believe it, and will not be saved {[God] will not save them}.
13 Y los que están sobre la roca son los que con alegría oyen la palabra; pero al no tener raíz, tienen fe por un tiempo, y cuando llega la prueba se dan por vencidos.
[Some people are like] the [soil with] rock [underneath]. When they hear [God’s] message, they accept it joyfully. [But because it does not penetrate deeply] [MET] [into their inner beings], they believe it for [only] a [short] time. [They are like the plants that] did not have [deep] roots. When difficult things happen to them, they stop believing [God’s message].
14 Y los que fueron entre espinos son los que escucharon y siguieron su camino, pero fueron abrumados por las preocupaciones y las riquezas y los placeres de la vida, y no dieron fruto.
[Some people are like] the [soil that had roots of] thorny [weeds] in it. They are people who accept [God’s message], but later on they worry about things, and try to become rich, and enjoy [things that give them] a lot of pleasure. So they do not become [spiritually] mature.
15 Y los que están en la buena tierra son los que, habiendo prestado oído a la palabra, con corazón bueno y dispuesto, dan fruto con perseverancia.
But [some people are like] the good soil. They hear [God’s] message and accept it. They [become] good, honest people, and they continue doing things [that please God] [MET].”
16 Ningún hombre, cuando enciende la luz, pone una cubierta sobre ella, o la pone debajo de una cama, pero la pone sobre su mesa, para que los que entren puedan ver la luz.
“After people light a lamp, they do not cover it with a basket or put it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a lampstand, so that those who enter [their house] can see [things from] its light [MET]. [Similarly, you must tell God’s truth to others so that they can know what I can do for them].
17 Porque nada hay oculto, que no haya ser manifestado, y nada en secreto que no haya de ser conocido, y de salir a la luz.
[God wants to] make clear all [of his truth] that was not evident previously. [He intends] that all of [the truth] that [he] had not revealed before be told openly {that [his people] openly tell [others] all [of the truth] that [he] has not revealed before}.
18 Cuídense, pues, oigan bien, porque al que tiene, se le dará, y al que no tiene, se le quitará incluso lo que parece tener.
So listen carefully [to what I tell you], because [God] will enable those who accept [my truth] to [understand even] more. But [God] will cause those who do not accept [my truth] to not understand even [the little] that they think they have [understood].”
19 Y vinieron a él su madre y sus hermanos, y no pudieron acercarse por la gran cantidad de gente.
[One day Jesus’] mother and his [younger] brothers came to see him, but they could not get near him because there was a large crowd [around him in the house].
20 Y alguien le dijo: Tu madre y tus hermanos están afuera deseando verte.
Someone told him, “Your mother and your [younger] brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21 Pero él les dijo a ellos en respuesta: Mi madre y mis hermanos son los que oyen la palabra de Dios y lo hacen.
He replied, “Those who hear God’s message and obey it are [as dear to me] [MET] as my mother and my brothers.”
22 Y aconteció uno de esos días que subió a un bote con sus discípulos; y él les dijo: Pasemos al otro lado del lago; y ellos partieron en el bote.
One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples. He said to them, “Let’s go [around to] the other side of the lake.” So they started to go.
23 Mientras ellos navegaban, se fue a dormir; y una tempestad de viento descendió sobre el mar, y la barca se llenó de agua y se vieron en peligro.
As they were sailing, he fell asleep. A big windstorm struck the lake. Soon the boat was filling with water, and they were in danger.
24 Entonces vinieron a él y, le despertaron de su sueño, diciendo: Maestro, Maestro, la destrucción está cerca! Y él, cuando estaba despierto, dio órdenes al viento y las olas, y la tormenta llegó a su fin, y todo estaba en calma.
Jesus’ disciples woke him up. They said [to him], “Master! Master! We [(inc)] are going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and told the waves to be calm. The wind [immediately] stopped blowing and the waves calmed down. [The lake] became calm.
25 Y él les dijo: ¿Dónde está su fe? con miedo, se maravillaban, y se dijeron el uno al otro: ¿Quién es este, quién da órdenes incluso a los vientos y al agua y hacen lo que dice?
He said to them, “(I [am disappointed that] you did not trust me [to help you]!/Why did you not trust me [to help you]?)” [RHQ] They were afraid. They were also amazed. They said to each other, “(What kind of man is this?/This man is not like ordinary men!) [RHQ] He [not only commands people, but] when he commands the wind and the water, they also obey him!”
26 Y llegaron a la tierra de los gerasenos, que está frente a Galilea.
Jesus and his disciples arrived at the region near Gerasa, a [town] which [was on the eastern] side of Lake [Galilee].
27 Y cuando llegó a la tierra, vino a él un hombre de la ciudad que estaba endemoniado; y durante mucho tiempo no se había vestido, y no estaba viviendo en una casa, sino en el cementerio.
[There was] a man [in that region] in whom demons lived. [He was] from the town [of Gerasa]. (OR, [In that area there was] a man [from that town] whom demons controlled.) For a long time he had not worn clothes. He did not live in a house. Instead, he lived in burial caves.
28 Al ver a Jesús, dio un fuerte grito y descendió sobre la tierra delante de él, y dijo a gran voz: ¿Qué tienes conmigo, Jesús, Hijo del Dios Altísimo? te ruego que no me atormentes.
Many times [demons] attacked him. He was guarded {[People] tried to guard him} [so that he would not injure others]. Chains were fastened {They fastened chains} on his hands and shackles on his feet, but he would break the chains and shackles. Then he would be sent away by the demons {the demons would send him away} to some desolate area. When Jesus stepped out of the boat onto the shore, the man saw him. He [ran to Jesus] and prostrated himself before him. Then Jesus commanded, “You evil spirit, come out of that man!” But it [did not leave immediately. Instead, it] caused the man to shout very loudly, “Jesus, Son of the great God in heaven, since we [(inc)] have nothing in common, [leave me alone] [RHQ]! I beg you, do not torture me [now]!”
29 Porque dio orden al espíritu malo para que salga del hombre. pues hacía mucho tiempo que se había apoderado de él; y lo mantuvieron bajo control, y lo encadenaron con cadenas y grillos; pero partiendo las cadenas en dos, y él demonio lo hacía huir a lugares desiertos.
30 Y Jesús le dijo: ¿Cuál es tu nombre? Y él dijo: Legión; porque una cantidad de espíritus había entrado en él.
[In order to expel the demon more easily], Jesus asked [the demon], “What is your [(sg)] name?” He replied, “My name is Crowd/Mob.” [He said that] because many demons had entered that man.
[The demons] kept begging [Jesus] that he would not command them to go into the deep place [where God punishes demons]. (Abyssos g12)
32 Había una gran manada de cerdos en ese lugar, comiendo en la montaña; y los espíritus malignos le rogaron que los dejara ir a los cerdos, y él los dejó.
There was a large herd of pigs (grazing/rooting for food) on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus that he allow them to enter the pigs. So he did.
33 Y los espíritus malos salieron del hombre y entraron en los cerdos: y la manada se precipitó por una pendiente pronunciada en el agua y vino a la destrucción.
The demons left the man and entered the pigs. Then the herd [of pigs] rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
34 Y cuando los hombres que los cuidaban vieron lo que había sucedido, fueron rápidamente y dieron noticias de ello en la ciudad y en el campo.
When the men who were taking care of the pigs saw what happened, they ran! They told people inside the town and outside the town what had happened.
35 Y salieron a ver lo que había sucedido, y vinieron a Jesús y vieron al hombre de quien habían salido los espíritus malos, sentado, vestido y con pleno uso de sus sentidos, a los pies de Jesús; y el miedo vino sobre ellos.
So people went out to see what had happened. When they came to where Jesus was, they saw that the man from whom Jesus had [expelled] the demons was sitting at the feet of Jesus, [listening to him]. He had clothes on, and his mind was normal again. Then those people became afraid [because they thought that Jesus would destroy more of their property] (OR, [because they realized that he must be very powerful]).
36 Y los que lo habían visto dieron cuenta de cómo el hombre que tenía los espíritus malignos fue sanado.
The people who had seen what happened told those [who had just arrived] how [Jesus] had healed the man whom demons were controlling [before].
37 Y toda la gente del país de los Gerasenos le rogaron que se fuera de ellos; porque tenían gran temor; y subió a una barca y regresó.
Then [those people and] many other people [HYP] from the area near Gerasa asked Jesus to leave their area. They were very afraid of [what else Jesus would do to them]. So [Jesus and the disciples] got into the boat to go back across the lake.
38 Pero el hombre de quien salieron los espíritus malos tenía un gran deseo de estar con él, pero él lo envió lejos, diciendo:
The man from whom he had [expelled] the demons begged him saying, “[Please], let me go with you!” But [Jesus refused. Instead], he said to him,
39 Vuélvete a tu casa, y cuenta cuán grandes cosas ha hecho Dios contigo. Y él se fue, divulgando a través de toda la ciudad las grandes cosas que Jesús había hecho por él.
“[No], go home and tell people how much God has done for you!” Then he sent him away. So the man went away and told people throughout the nearby town how much Jesus had done for him.
40 Y cuando Jesús regresó, la gente se alegró de verlo, porque todos lo estaban esperando.
When [Jesus and the disciples] returned [to Capernaum], a crowd of people who had been waiting for him welcomed him.
41 Entonces vino un hombre llamado Jairo, que era gobernante en la sinagoga, y descendió a los pies de Jesús, y le pidió que fuera a su casa;
Just then a man named Jairus, who was one of the leaders (of the synagogue/of the Jewish meeting place) [there], came near and prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet. He pleaded with Jesus, “Please come to my house [and heal my daughter],
42 Porque tenía una hija única, como de doce años, y estaba a punto de morir. Pero mientras él estaba en camino, la gente estaba presionando para estar cerca de él.
my only daughter, who is about twelve years old, because she is dying!” As Jesus went with him, many people crowded close to Jesus.
43 Y una mujer, que había tenido un flujo de sangre durante doce años, y había entregado todo su dinero a médicos, y ninguno de ellos pudo curarla,
Then a woman came near. She had been suffering from constant [vaginal] [EUP] bleeding for twelve years, but she could not be healed by anyone {no one could heal her}.
44 Fue tras él y puso su mano al borde de su túnica, y de inmediato el flujo de su sangre se detuvo.
She came behind [Jesus] and touched the edge of his robe [in order to be healed]. At once her bleeding stopped.
45 Y Jesús dijo: ¿Quién me estaba tocando? Y cuando todos dijeron: No soy yo, Pedro y los que estaban con él dijeron: Maestro, la gente te está empujando por todos lados.
Jesus said, “Who touched me?” When everyone said that they had not touched him, Peter said, “Lord, there is a large crowd of people around you [(sg)] and crowding against you, [so any one of them might have touched you]!”
46 Pero Jesús dijo: Alguien me estaba tocando, porque tuve la sensación de que el poder había salido de mí.
But Jesus said, “[I know that] someone [deliberately] touched me, [because] my power has healed someone [who touched me].”
47 Y cuando la mujer vio que no era capaz de mantenerlo en secreto, ella vino temblando de miedo y, cayendo delante de él, dejó en claro ante todas las personas la razón por la que ella lo tocó, y cómo la sano enseguida.
When the woman realized that she could not prevent [Jesus] (OR, [people]) from knowing that [she was healed], her body began to shake. [She was afraid that because she had disobeyed the law that a woman with such a condition should not touch others, Jesus might scold her for doing that]. She prostrated herself before Jesus. As the other people were listening, she told why she had touched him and how she had been healed immediately.
48 Y él le dijo: Hija, tu fe te ha sanado; ve en paz.
[Jesus] said to her, “(Ma’am/My dear woman), because you believed [PRS] [that I could heal you, I] have healed you. Go [from here, and may you experience God’s] peace [within you].”
49 Mientras él todavía estaba hablando, alguien vino de la casa del jefe de la sinagoga, diciendo: Tu hija está muerta; no sigas molestando al Maestro.
While he was still talking [to her], a man from Jairus’ house came and said to Jairus, “Your daughter has died. So (it is useless that you bother the teacher any longer [by urging him to go to your house]!/why do you bother the teacher any longer [by urging him to go to your house]?) [RHQ]”
50 Pero al oír estas palabras, Jesús le dijo: No temas, solo ten fe, y ella será sana.
But when Jesus heard that, he said to Jairus, “Do not think that there is nothing more that can be done. Just believe that [I can help her. If you(sg) do that], she will live again.”
51 Y cuando llegó a la casa, no dejó entrar a nadie, sino a Pedro, a Juan, a Jacobo, al padre de la niña y a su madre.
When they arrived outside Jairus’ house, Jesus allowed only Peter, John, James, and the girl’s mother and father to go in Jairus’ house with him.
52 Y toda la gente lloraba y lloraba por ella; pero él dijo: No estés triste, porque ella no está muerta, sino durmiendo.
All the people [there] were crying and beating their chests [to show that they were sad]. But, [knowing that he would cause the girl to live again], he said to them, “Stop crying! She is not dead! She is [just] sleeping [MET]!”
53 Y se estaban riendo de él, seguros de que ella estaba muerta.
The people laughed at him, because they knew that [the girl] was dead.
54 Pero él, tomando su mano, le dijo: Mi niña, levántate.
But [Jesus] took hold of her hand and called to her, saying, “Child, get up!”
55 Y su espíritu regresó a ella y ella se levantó enseguida, y él ordenó que se le diera comida.
At once her spirit returned [to her body] and she got up. Jesus immediately said, “Give her something to eat!”
56 Y su padre y su madre estaban maravillados, pero les dio órdenes de que no le dijeran nada a nadie.
Her parents were amazed, but Jesus told them not to tell anyone [else yet] what had happened.
