Marcos 14
1 Dos días antes de la fiesta de la Pascua y de los panes sin levadura; y los principales sacerdotes y los escribas hicieron planes para arrestarlo con engaños y matarlo.
It was only two days before the [people] ([celebrated/started to celebrate]) [for one week the] festival [which they called] Passover. During those days they also celebrated the festival of (Unleavened Bread/[eating] bread that had no yeast in it). The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws were planning how they could seize Jesus secretly. [They wanted to accuse him in front of the Roman authorities] so that they would execute him.
2 Pero dijeron: No durante la fiesta, por temor a que haya problemas entre la gente.
But they were saying to one another, “We must not [do it] during the celebration, because, [if we do it then], the people will [be very angry with us and] riot!”
3 Mientras estaba en Betania, en casa de Simón el leproso, sentado a la mesa, vino una mujer con una botella de aceite de nardo perfumado de gran precio; y quebrando la botella, se lo derramó en su cabeza.
Jesus was at Bethany [town] in the house of Simon, whom [Jesus had healed from] leprosy. While they were eating, a woman came [to him]. [She was carrying] a stone jar that contained expensive [fragrant] perfume called nard. She opened the jar and then she poured the perfume on Jesus’ head.
4 Pero algunos de ellos se enojaron entre sí, diciendo: ¿Para qué se derrochó este aceite?
One of the people [who were present] became angry and said to the others, “([It is terrible that she] wasted that perfume!/[Why did she] waste that perfume?) [RHQ]
5 Podía haberse vendido por más de trescientos denarios y dado el dinero a los pobres. Y dijeron cosas contra ella entre ellos.
It could have been sold {[We] could have sold it} for (a huge amount of money/an amount of money for which a person works for a year), and then [the money] could have been given {[we] could have given [the money]} to poor people!” So he rebuked her.
6 Pero Jesús dijo: Déjala; ¿Por qué la están molestando? ella me ha hecho un acto amable.
But Jesus said, “Stop [scolding] her! She has done to me what I [consider to be] very appropriate/delightful. So (you should not bother her!/why do you bother her?) [RHQ]
7 Los pobres siempre estarán con ustedes, y siempre que tengan el deseo, pueden hacerles bien; pero a mí no siempre me tendrán.
You will always have poor people among you. So you can help them whenever you want to. But I will not [be here among] you much longer. [So it is good for her to show now that she appreciates me].
8 Esta ha hecho lo que pudo: ha puesto aceite en mi cuerpo para que esté listo para mi sepultura.
[It is appropriate that] she has done what she was able to do. [It is as if she knew that I was going to die soon] and has anointed my body for their burying it.
9 Y de cierto les digo, dondequiera que las buenas nuevas salgan por toda la tierra, se hablará de lo que esta mujer hizo en memoria de ella.
I will tell you this: Wherever the good message [about me] is preached {people preach the good message} throughout the world, what she has done will be told {people will tell others what she has done [to me]}, and as a result people will remember her.”
10 Y Judas Iscariote, que era uno de los doce, se fue a los principales sacerdotes, para entregárselo.
Then Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]) went to the chief priests in order to [talk to them about] helping them to seize Jesus. He did that [even though] he was one of the twelve [disciples]
11 Oyendo lo que dijo, se alegraron, y le dieron su palabra de darle un pago de dinero. Y judas pensó en cómo podría entregárselo.
When they heard [what he was willing to do for them], they were very happy. They promised that they would give him [a large amount of] money [for doing that. Judas agreed, so they gave him the money]. As a result, he [began] watching for an opportunity (to betray Jesus/to enable Jesus’ enemies to seize him).
12 Y en el primer día de los panes sin levadura, cuando se sacrificaba el cordero de la Pascua, sus discípulos le dijeron: ¿A dónde vamos a ir y preparar para que comas la comida de la Pascua?
[Two days later], when they killed the lambs [for the] festival at the beginning of the week when [people ate] bread that had no yeast in it, Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare the meal for the Passover [celebration] in order that you can eat it [with us]?”
13 Y envió a dos de sus discípulos, y les dijo: vayan a la ciudad, y allí vendrá a ustedes un hombre con una vasija de agua; vayan en pos de él;
So he [chose] two of his disciples [to prepare everything]. He said to them, “Go into [Jerusalem] city. A man will meet you, who will be carrying a large jar full of water. Follow him.
14 Y donde quiera que entre, digan al dueño de la casa: El Maestro dice: ¿Dónde está mi habitación, donde puedo tomar la Pascua con mis discípulos?
When he enters [a house], say to the man who owns the house, ‘[Our] teacher wants us to prepare [the meal of] the Passover celebration so that he can eat it with us his disciples. (Please show us the room that he [arranged with you about]./Where is the room that he [arranged with you about]?) [RHQ]’
15 Y él mismo te llevará a un gran salón con una mesa y asientos: prepárate para nosotros.
He will show you a large room that is on the upper floor [of the house]. It will be furnished and ready [for us to eat a meal in it]. Then prepare the meal there for us.”
16 Y saliendo los discípulos, entraron en la ciudad, y vieron que era como él había dicho: y prepararon la Pascua.
So the [two] disciples left. They went into the city and found [everything] to be just like he had told them. They prepared the [meal for] the Passover [celebration, and then returned to Jesus and the other disciples].
17 Y cuando era tarde, vino con los doce.
When it was evening, Jesus arrived [at that house] with the twelve [disciples].
18 Mientras estaban sentados comiendo, Jesús dijo: En verdad les digo que uno de ustedes me va entregar, que come conmigo.
As they were all sitting there [and eating], Jesus said, “Listen carefully to this: One of you will enable my enemies to seize me. Specifically, it is one of you who [will do this in spite of the fact that he] is eating with me [right now]!”
19 Ellos se entristecieron, y se preguntaron uno por uno, ¿seré yo?
The disciples became very sad and they said to him one by one, “Surely (it is not I!/I am not the one, am I?) [RHQ]”
20 Y él les dijo: Es uno de los doce, uno que está poniendo su pan conmigo en el mismo plato.
Then he said to them, “It is one of [you] twelve [disciples], the one who is dipping [bread] into the [sauce in the] dish along with me.
21 El Hijo del hombre va, así como las Escrituras dicen de él: ¡pero maldito es aquel hombre por quien el Hijo del hombre es entregado! Hubiera sido bueno para ese hombre si nunca hubiera nacido.
It is certain that [I], the one who came from heaven, will [die], because that is what has been {what [the prophets] have} written about me. But there will be terrible [punishment] for the man by whom I will be betrayed {who will (betray me/help my enemies to seize me)}! In fact, it would be better for that man if he had never been born!”
22 Mientras comían, tomó pan y, después de bendecirlo, les dio el pan quebrado y les dijo: Tómalo, este es mi cuerpo.
While they were eating, he took [a flat loaf of] bread and thanked God for it. Then he broke it [into pieces] and gave it to them and said to them, “This [bread represents] [MET] my body. Take it [and eat it].”
23 Y tomó una copa, y cuando había alabado, les dio; y todos bebieron de ella.
Afterwards, he took a cup [that contained wine] and thanked [God for it]. Then he gave it to them, and then, as they all drank from it,
24 Y él les dijo: Esto es mi sangre del nuevo pacto que por muchos es derramada.
he said to them, “This [wine represents] [MET] my blood, which is about to be shed {which is about to flow from my body} [when my enemies kill me]. With this blood I [will sign] the agreement [that God has made to forgive the sins of] many people.
25 De cierto os digo que no beberé más del fruto de la vid hasta aquel día en que lo beba vino nuevo en el reino de Dios.
I want you to know this: I will not drink any more wine in this way until the time when I drink it with a new [meaning] when I begin to rule as a king.”
26 Y después de un canto de alabanza a Dios, salieron a la Montaña de los Olivos.
After they sang a hymn, they went out toward Olive [Tree] Hill.
27 Y Jesús les dijo: Todos ustedes se apartaran de mí; porque está en las Escrituras, Heriré al pastor, y las ovejas se dispersaran.
[While they were on their way], Jesus said to them, “It has been {[The prophets] have} written [in the Scriptures that God said about me], ‘I will kill the shepherd and his sheep will scatter.’ [Those words will come true. When they are about to capture me], all of you will leave me and run away.
28 Pero después que haya resucitado, iré delante de ustedes a Galilea.
But after I have been made {[God] has made me} alive again, I will go ahead of you to Galilee [district and meet you there].”
29 Pero Pedro le dijo: Aunque los otros se aparten de ti, yo no lo haré.
Then Peter said to him, “Perhaps all the [other disciples] will leave you, but not I! I will not [leave you]!”
30 Y Jesús le dijo: En verdad, te digo que tú, hoy, aun esta noche, antes del segundo canto del gallo, dirás tres veces que no me conoces.
Then Jesus said to him, “The truth is that this very night, before the rooster crows a second time, you yourself will deny three times [that you know] me!”
31 Pero él dijo con pasión: Si tengo que morir contigo, no te negaré. Y todos dijeron lo mismo.
But Peter replied strongly, “Even if they kill me [as I defend] you, I will never deny [that I know] you!” And all [the other disciples] said the same thing.
32 Y llegaron a un lugar que se llama Getsemaní, y dijo a sus discípulos: Quédense sentados aquí mientras que oro.
[On the way], Jesus and the disciples came to the place that [people] call Gethsemane. Then he said to [some/eight of] his disciples, “Stay here while I pray!”
33 Y tomó consigo a Pedro, a Jacobo y a Juan, y comenzó a entristecerse y a angustiarse.
Then he took Peter, James, and John with him. He became extremely distressed, and he said to them,
34 Y les dijo: Mi alma está muy triste, hasta la muerte; quédense aquí un poco de tiempo, y velen.
“I [SYN] am very sorrowful. [It is as if] I were about to die. [You men] remain here and stay awake!”
35 Y avanzó un poco, y cayendo sobre la tierra, pidió que, si fuese posible, pasase de él aquella hora.
He went a bit further and threw himself on the ground. Then he prayed that if it were possible, he would not [have to suffer] [MTY].
36 Y él dijo: Abba, Padre, todo es posible para ti; quítame esta copa amarga; mas no lo que yo quiero pero lo que tu quieras.
He said, “O my Father, [because] you are able to do everything, rescue me so that I do not have to suffer [now] [MTY]! But do not [do] what I want. Instead, [do] what you want!”
37 Entonces él vino y los vio durmiendo, y dijo a Pedro: Simón, ¿duermes? ¿No fuiste capaz de vigilar una hora?
Then he returned and found his [disciples] sleeping. He [woke them up and] said, “Simon! ([I am disappointed that] you fell asleep and that you were not able to stay awake for just a short time!/[Why is it that] you fell asleep and that you were not able to stay awake for just one hour?) [RHQ]”
38 Vigila con oración, para que no seas puesto a prueba; el espíritu verdaderamente está listo, pero la carne es débil.
[And he said to them], “You want [to do what I say], but you are not strong enough [MTY] [to actually do it]. So keep awake and pray in order that you can resist when [something like this] tempts you!”
39 Y otra vez él se fue, y dijo una oración, usando las mismas palabras.
Then he went away again and prayed again what he prayed before.
40 Y otra vez vino y los vio durmiendo, porque sus ojos estaban muy cansados; y no tenían nada que decir en respuesta.
When he returned, he found that they were sleeping again because they were [so] sleepy that they could not keep their eyes open. [Because they were ashamed], they did not know what to say to him [when he awakened them].
41 Y vino la tercera vez, y les dijo: vayan y duerman ahora y descansen: basta; la hora ha llegado; mira, el Hijo del Hombre es entregado en manos de hombres malvados.
[Then he went and prayed again]. He returned a third time; [and he found them sleeping again]. He [woke] all of [them and] said to them, “([I am disappointed that you are] sleeping again!/[Why are you] sleeping again?) [RHQ] [You have slept] enough. The time [for me to suffer] is about to begin. Look! Someone is about to enable sinful men to seize me, the one who came from heaven.
42 Levántate, vamos a ir; mira, el que me traiciona está cerca.
[So] get up! Let’s go [toward him] Look! Here comes the one who is enabling them to seize me!”
43 Y luego, mientras él aún hablaba, vino Judas, uno de los doce, y con él una gran muchedumbre con espadas y palos, de los principales sacerdotes y de los escribas y de los ancianos.
While he was still speaking, Judas [arrived]. [Even though he was] one of [Jesus’] twelve [disciples], he came [to enable Jesus’ enemies to seize him]. A crowd who carried swords and clubs was with him. The [leaders of] the Jewish Council had sent them.
44 Y el que había traicionado, les había dado una señal, diciendo: Aquel a quien doy un beso, ése es él; arréstenlo, y llévalo bajo seguridad.
[Judas], who was (betraying Jesus/helping Jesus’ enemies to seize him), had [previously] told this crowd, “The man whom I kiss is the one [whom you want. When I kiss him], seize him and lead him away [while you guard him] carefully.”
45 Y cuando llegó, se dirigió directamente a él y le dijo: Maestro; y le dio un beso.
So, when Judas arrived, he immediately went to Jesus and said, “My teacher!” Then he kissed Jesus [on his neck/cheek].
46 Y le pusieron las manos encima, y lo arrestaron.
Then [the crowd] seized Jesus.
47 Pero uno de los que estaban cerca sacó su espada, y le dio un golpe al siervo del sumo sacerdote, cortándole la oreja.
But one of the [disciples] who was standing nearby drew his short sword. He struck the servant of the high priest with it [to kill him, but he only] cut off his ear.
48 Y Jesús les dijo: ¿Como contra un ladrón han salido, con espadas y palos para arrestarme?
Jesus said to them, “([It is ridiculous that] you come [here to seize] me with swords and clubs, as if I were a bandit!/Have you come [here to seize] me with swords and clubs, as if I were a bandit [RHQ]?) Day after day I was with you in the Temple [courtyard] teaching [the people] Why did you not seize me then? [But this is happening] in order that [what the prophets have written in] the Scriptures [about me] may be fulfilled {may happen}.”
49 Estuve contigo todos los días en la enseñanza del Templo, y no me llevaste; pero esto se hace para que las Escrituras se hagan realidad.
50 Y todos los discípulos se fueron de él con miedo.
All [the disciples at once] left him and ran away.
51 Y un cierto joven fue tras él, con solo un lienzo alrededor de su cuerpo; y le ponen las manos encima;
At that time, (a young man/I) was following Jesus. He/[I was] wearing only a linen cloth around his/my body. The crowd seized him/me.
52 Pero él salió sin ropa, sin el lienzo.
But, [as he/I pulled away from them], he/I left behind the linen cloth [in their hands], and then he/I ran away naked.
53 Y llevaron a Jesús al sumo sacerdote; y se juntaron con él todos los principales sacerdotes y los ancianos y los escribas.
The men [who had seized] Jesus led him away to [the house where] the supreme priest [lived]. All of the Jewish Council were gathering [there].
54 Y Pedro había venido detrás de él desde la distancia, hasta la casa del sumo sacerdote; y él estaba sentado con los capitanes, calentándose a la luz del fuego.
Peter followed Jesus at a distance. He went into the courtyard [of the house] where the supreme priest [lived], and sat there with the men who guarded [the house of the supreme priest]. He was warming himself beside a fire.
55 Ahora los principales sacerdotes y todo el Sanedrín buscaban testimonio contra Jesús para que lo mataran; y no pudieron obtener ninguno.
The chief priests and all the rest of the Jewish council [had already] tried to find people who would tell lies about Jesus [in order that they could convince the Roman authorities] to execute him. But they did not succeed,
56 Porque muchos dieron falso testimonio contra él y su testimonio no concordaba.
because, although many people spoke lies about him, they contradicted each other.
57 Entonces algunos se levantaron y dieron falso testimonio contra él, diciendo:
[Finally], some stood up and accused him falsely by saying,
58 Dijo que en nuestra audiencia, destruiré a este Templo que está hecho con manos, y en tres días haré otro sin manos.
“We heard him when he said, ‘I will destroy this Temple that was built by men, and then within three days I will build another temple (without help from anyone else/that human hands will not build).’”
59 Y aun así su testimonio no concordaba.
But, what [some of] these men said also did not agree with [what others of them said].
60 Entonces el sumo sacerdote se levantó en medio de ellos, y dijo a Jesús: ¿No dices nada en respuesta? ¿Qué es lo que estos dicen contra ti?
Then the supreme priest [himself] stood up in front of them and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to reply? What [do you say about] all the things that they are saying in order to accuse you?”
61 Pero él guardó silencio y no dijo nada. Nuevamente, el sumo sacerdote que lo interroga le dijo: ¿Eres tú el Cristo, el hijo del bendito?
But Jesus was silent and did not reply [DOU]. Then the supreme priest [tried again]. He asked him, “Are you the Messiah? [Do you say that you are] (the Son of God/the man who is also God)?”
62 Y Jesús dijo: Yo soy; y verás al Hijo del Hombre sentado a la diestra del poder de Dios, y viniendo con las nubes del cielo.
Jesus said, “I am. Furthermore, you will see me, the one who came from heaven, [ruling] beside God, who is completely powerful. [You will also see me] coming down through the clouds in the sky!”
63 Entonces el sumo sacerdote, partiéndose violentamente sus vestiduras, dijo: ¿Qué más necesitamos nosotros los testigos?
[In response to Jesus’ words], the supreme priest tore his outer garment. [That was their custom to show that he was shocked that Jesus had said that he was equal to God]. Then he said, “We certainly do not [RHQ] need any [more] people who will testify [against this man],
64 Sus palabras contra Dios han llegado a sus oídos: ¿cuál es su opinión? Y todos dijeron que era correcto que lo mataran.
[because] you have heard what he said against God! [He claimed to be equal with God] Therefore, what have you decided?” They all said that Jesus was guilty and deserved (to be executed/that they should kill him).
65 Y algunos le avergonzaron, y cubriéndole la cara, le dieron golpes, y le dijeron: Ahora di lo que ha de venir; y los capitanes lo tomaron y le dieron golpes con las manos.
Then some of them began spitting on Jesus. They put a blindfold on him, and then they began striking him and saying to him, “[If you are] a prophet, tell us [who hit you]!” And those who were guarding Jesus struck him with their hands.
66 Y mientras Pedro estaba abajo en la plaza abierta del edificio, vino una de las siervas del sumo sacerdote;
While Peter was outside in the courtyard [of the supreme priest’s house], one of the girls who worked for the supreme priest came [near him].
67 Y viendo a Pedro que se calentaba junto al fuego, ella lo miró y dijo: Tú estabas con este Nazareno, Jesús mismo.
When she saw Peter warming himself [beside the fire], she looked at him [closely]. Then she said, “You also were with Jesus, that man from Nazareth [town]!”
68 Pero él dijo: No lo conozco, ni sé lo que dices; y salió a la puerta; y llegó el grito de un gallo.
But he denied it by saying, “I do not know or understand [DOU] what you are talking about!” Then he went away [from there] to the gate [of the courtyard].
69 Y la muchacha lo vio, y dijo otra vez a los que estaban cerca: Este es uno de ellos.
[The] servant girl saw him there and said to the people who were standing nearby, “This man is one of [those who have been with that man they arrested].”
70 Pero otra vez dijo que no era así. Y después de poco tiempo, nuevamente los que estaban cerca dijeron a Pedro: Verdaderamente eres uno de ellos; porque eres un Galileo tu manera de hablar es semejante como uno de ellos.
But he denied it again. After a little while, one of those who were standing there said to Peter again, “[The way you speak shows that] you also are from Galilee [district]. So it is certain that you are one of those [who accompanied Jesus!]”
71 Pero, con maldiciones y juramentos, dijo: No conozco al hombre de quien estás hablando.
But he began to exclaim, “I do not know the man that you are talking about! Because God knows that I am speaking truthfully, may he punish me [if I am lying]!”
72 Y en el mismo minuto, el gallo dio un segundo grito. Y Pedro recordó cómo Jesús le había dicho: Antes del segundo clamor del gallo, dirás tres veces que no me conoces. Y ante este pensamiento, se sintió abrumado por el llanto.
Immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him [before], “Before the rooster crows a second time, you will deny three times [that you know me.” When he realized that he had denied it three times], he started crying.
