Marcos 7
1 Y se juntaron a él los fariseos y algunos de los escribas que habían venido de Jerusalén,
[One day some] Pharisees and some men who teach the [Jewish] laws gathered around Jesus. They had come from Jerusalem [to investigate him].
2 Y vieron que algunos de sus discípulos tomaban su pan con manos sucias, es decir, sin lavar.
The Pharisees and all of the [other] Jews [strictly] observe the traditions that their ancestors [taught. For example, they refuse to] eat until they first wash their hands [with a special ritual], especially after they [return] from [buying things in] the marketplace. [They think that God will be angry with them if they do not do that, because some person or thing unacceptable to God might have touched] ([them/the things they bought]). There are many other such [traditions] that they accept and try to obey. Specifically, they wash [in a special way] their cups, pots, kettles, containers, and beds [in order that using these things will not make God reject them].
3 Ahora bien, los fariseos y todos los judíos no toman comida sin lavarse las manos con cuidado, manteniendo la vieja tradición de nuestros antepasados:
4 Y cuando vienen del mercado, no toman alimento hasta que sus manos se lavan; y varias otras reglas que hay, que les han dado para mantener - lavado de tazas y ollas y recipientes de bronce.
5 Y los fariseos y los escribas le preguntaron: ¿Por qué tus discípulos no guardan las reglas de nuestros antepasados, sino que toman su pan con las manos sucias?
That day, those Pharisees and men who taught the [Jewish] laws saw that some of his disciples were eating food with hands that they had not washed [using the special ritual]. So they questioned Jesus, saying, “[Your] disciples disobey the traditions of our ancestors! (You should not [let them] eat food if they have not washed their hands [using our special ritual]!/Why do you [let them] eat food if they have not washed their hands [using our special ritual]?) [RHQ]”
6 Y él dijo: Bien dijo Isaías de lo hipocrita que son ustedes, como está escrito, Esta gente me honra con sus labios
Jesus said to them, “Isaiah [rebuked your ancestors], and his words describe very well you people who only pretend to be good! He wrote these words [that God said]: These people speak [as if they] honor me, but they [SYN] really do not think about honoring me at all.
7 Pero su culto es inútil, su adoración es en vano, mientras que ellos enseñan doctrinas de los mandamientos de los hombres.
It is useless for them to worship me, because they teach only what people have commanded [as if I myself had commanded them].
8 Echando a un lado los mandamientos de Dios, para seguir las reglas de los hombres.
You, [like your ancestors], refuse [to do] what God has commanded. Instead, you follow only the traditions that (others/your ancestors) have [taught].”
9 Y les dijo: Verdaderamente has apartado los mandamientos de Dios, para guardar las tradiciones de los hombres.
Jesus also said to them, “[You think] [IRO] that you are clever in refusing to do what God commanded just so that you can obey your own traditions!
10 Porque Moisés dijo: Honra a tu padre y a tu madre, y el que maldiga de padre o madre, que tenga el castigo de la muerte.
[For example, our ancestor] Moses [wrote God’s] command, ‘Honor your fathers and your mothers’. He also wrote, ‘[The authorities must] execute a person who speaks evil about his father or mother.’
11 Pero ustedes dicen: Si un hombre le dice a su padre o a su madre: no puedo ayudarte porque todo lo que tengo: es Corbán, es decir, dado a Dios,
But you [teach people that it is all right that people no longer must help their parents. You teach people that it is all right if people] give their things to God [instead of giving them to their parents]. You allow them to say to their parents, ‘What I was going to give to you [to provide for you, I have now promised to] give to God. So I [cannot any longer help you]!’ As a result, you are [actually telling people] that they no longer have to help their parents!
12 También afirman que quien dice esto ya no están obligados hacer nada por su padre o su madre;
13 Hacen que la palabra de Dios no tenga efecto, la invalidan según su tradición, que han transmitido: y muchas otras cosas que hacen.
And, by doing that, you disregard what God commanded! You teach your own traditions to others [and tell them strongly that they should obey them] And you do many other things like that.”
14 Volviéndose otra vez al pueblo, les dijo: Escúchenme todos, y entiendan mis palabras.
Then Jesus again summoned the crowd [to come closer. Then] he said to them [figuratively], “All of you people listen to me! [Try to] understand [DOU] [what I am about to tell you].
15 Nada de lo que entra de fuera del hombre lo contamina, pero las cosas que salen del corazon hombre son las que contaminan al hombre.
Nothing that people eat causes [God to] consider them to be unacceptable. On the contrary, it is that which comes from people’s (inner beings/hearts) that causes God to reject them.”
16 [Si alguno tiene oídos para oír, oiga].
17 Y cuando él había entrado en la casa lejos de todo el pueblo, sus discípulos le hicieron preguntas sobre el dicho.
After Jesus had left the crowd and then entered a house with the disciples, they asked him about the parable [that he had just spoken].
18 Y él les dijo: ¿Tienen tan poca sabiduría, tampoco no entienden? ¿No ven que todo lo que entra a un hombre de fuera no puede hacerlo impuro,
He replied, “([I am disappointed that] you also do not understand [what it means]!/Why can you not understand [what it means]?) [RHQ] (You ought to understand that nothing that [enters us from] outside can cause [God to] consider us unacceptable to him./Can you not understand that nothing that [enters us from] outside of us can cause [God to] consider us unacceptable to him?) [RHQ]
19 Porque no va al corazón sino al estómago y sale con el desperdicio? Él dijo esto, haciendo que toda la comida esté limpia.
Instead of entering [and ruining] our minds/souls, it goes into our stomachs, and afterwards the refuse passes out [of our bodies].” By saying this, Jesus was declaring that people [can eat] any food without causing [God] to reject them.
20 Y él dijo: Lo que sale del hombre, eso contamina al hombre.
He also said, “It is the [thoughts and actions] that come from within people that cause [God] to consider them unacceptable to him.
21 Porque desde adentro, desde el corazón de los hombres, vienen malos pensamientos y placeres inmundos,
Specifically, it is people’s innermost being [that causes them to] think things that are evil; they act immorally, they steal [things], they commit murder.
22 La toma de bienes y de vida, la fe quebrantada entre marido y mujer, el deseo de riqueza, maldad, engaño, pecados de la carne, palabras de enojo, soberbia, actos necios.
They [commit] adultery, they are greedy, they [act] maliciously, they deceive [people]. They [act] indecently, they envy [people], they speak evil about others, they are proud, and they [act] foolishly.
23 Todos estos males vienen de adentro, y contaminan al hombre.
People think [these thoughts] and then they do these evil actions, and that is what causes [God to] consider them unacceptable to him.”
24 Y se fue de allí a la tierra de Tiro y Sidón. Y entró en una casa, deseando que nadie lo supiera; y no pudo guardarla en secreto.
After Jesus [and his disciples] left [Galilee district], they went to the region around Tyre. While he stayed at a certain house, he desired that no one know [it], but people soon found out [that he was there].
25 Pero una mujer, cuya hija tenía un espíritu inmundo, que había tenido noticias de él, vino enseguida y se puso a sus pies.
A certain woman, whose daughter had an evil spirit [within her], heard about Jesus. At once she came to him and prostrated herself at his feet.
26 Ahora la mujer era griega, sirofenicia de nacimiento, y le rogó que le echara fuera el espíritu maligno en su hija.
This woman [was not a Jew. Her ancestors came] from Greece [country], but she was born in [the region around] Phoenicia [town] in Syria district. She pleaded with Jesus that he expel the evil spirit from her daughter.
27 Y él le dijo: Deja que los niños coman primero, porque no es correcto tomar el pan de los hijos y dárselo a los perros.
But he [wanted to see how strongly she believed in him. So, suggesting that he should help the Jews first and not the non-Jews whom some Jews called dogs] [MET], [he] spoke to her saying, “First let the children eat all they want, because it is not good for someone to take the food [the mother has prepared] for the children and then throw it to the [little] dogs.”
28 Pero ella le respondió: Sí, Señor; hasta los perros que están debajo de la mesa toman los pedazos que los niños dejan caer.
But [to show that she believed that non-Jews could also receive help from God] [MET], she replied to him, “Sir, [what you say is] correct, but even the [little] dogs, which lie under the table, eat the crumbs that the children [drop].”
29 Y él le dijo: Por esta palabra sigue tu camino; el espíritu malo ha salido de tu hija.
[Jesus] said to her, “Because of what you have said, [you have shown me that you believe in what I can do for you]. So I will help you. Now you may go [home, because I have caused] the evil spirit to leave your daughter.”
30 Y ella se fue a su casa, y vio a la niña en la cama, y el espíritu malo salió.
The woman returned to her house and saw that her child was lying [quietly] on the bed and that the evil spirit had left.
31 Y otra vez salió de Tiro, y vino por Sidón al mar de Galilea, por la región de Decápolis.
Jesus [and his disciples] left the region around Tyre [city] and went [north] through Sidon [city], then [toward the east] through the district of the Ten Towns, and then [south] to [the towns near] Lake Galilee.
32 Y vinieron a él con uno que estaba sordo y mudo; y le pidieron que le pusiera las manos encima.
[There], people brought to him a man who was deaf and who could hardly talk. They begged [Jesus] to lay his hands on him [in order to heal him].
33 Y lo apartó del pueblo en privado, y metió sus dedos en sus oídos, y puso saliva en la lengua del hombre con su dedo;
[So Jesus] took him away from the crowd [in order that the two of them could be] alone. Then he put [one of] his fingers into [each of] the man’s ears. After he spat [on his fingers], he touched the man’s tongue [with his fingers].
34 Y levantando los ojos al cielo, respiró hondo, y le dijo: Efata, es decir, sé abierto.
Then he looked up toward heaven, he sighed [because he was concerned for the man], and then [in his own language] he said to the man’s [ears], “Ephphatha”, which means, “Be opened {Open up}!”.
35 Y se le abrieron los oídos, y las cuerdas vocales se soltaron y empezó hablar claramente.
At once the man could hear plainly [MTY]. He also began to speak clearly because [what was causing him to be unable to speak] was healed {Jesus healed [what was causing him to be unable to speak]}.
36 Y les dio órdenes de no dar noticias de ello a nadie; pero cuanto más hizo este pedido, tanto más lo hicieron público.
Jesus told ([the people/his friends]) not to tell anyone [what he had done]. But, although he ordered them [and others] repeatedly [not to tell anyone about it], they kept talking about it very much.
37 Y se llenaron de asombro, diciendo: Todo lo ha hecho bien; los sordos oyen otra vez y los mudos hablan.
[People who heard about it] were utterly amazed and were saying [enthusiastically], “Everything he has done is wonderful! [Besides doing other amazing things], he enables deaf people to hear! And he enables those who cannot speak to speak!”
