Marcos 9
1 Y les dijo: De cierto les digo, que hay algunos que no probarán la muerte hasta que vean venir el reino de Dios con poder.
He also said to [his disciples], “Listen carefully! Some of you who are here now will see God ruling powerfully in [many ways]. You will see it before you die!”
2 Y después de seis días, Jesús tomó consigo a Pedro, a Santiago y a Juan, y los hizo subir con él a lo alto de la montaña solos; y fue transformado en apariencia delante de ellos.
A week later Jesus took Peter, James and [James’ younger brother] John and led them up a high mountain. [While they were] alone up there, he appeared very different to them.
3 Y su ropa se volvió resplandeciente, muy blanca, que por más que la lavara no quedaría así.
His clothes became dazzling white. They were whiter than anyone on earth could make them by bleaching them.
4 Y vino delante de ellos Elías con Moisés, y ellos estaban hablando con Jesús.
[Two prophets who had lived long ago], Moses and Elijah, appeared to them. Then the two of them began talking with Jesus.
5 Y Pedro le dijo a Jesús: Maestro, es bueno para nosotros estar aquí; y hagamos tres tiendas; una para ti, una para Moisés y otra para Elías.
[After a short time], Peter [interrupted by] exclaiming, “Teacher, it is wonderful to be here! So allow us to make three shelters. One [will be] for you, one [will be] for Moses, and one [will be] for Elijah!”
6 Porque no estaba seguro de qué hablar, porque tenían un gran temor.
[He said this] because [he wanted to say something, but] he did not know what to say, because he and the other [two disciples] were very awestruck.
7 Y una nube los cubrió; y una voz salió de la nube, diciendo: Este es mi Hijo amado, escuchenlo.
Then a [shining] cloud appeared that covered them. [God] [EUP] spoke to them from the cloud saying, “This is my Son. I love him. [Therefore], listen to him!”
8 Y de repente mirando alrededor, ya no vieron a nadie, sino a Jesús solo con ellos.
When [the three disciples] looked around, they saw that suddenly Jesus was alone with them, and that there was no longer anyone [else] there.
9 Y mientras descendían del monte, les ordenó que no dieran noticia a ninguno de los hombres de lo que habían visto, hasta que el Hijo del hombre hubiera resucitado.
While they were coming down the mountain, Jesus told them that they should not tell anyone [yet] what had just happened to him. He said, “You may tell them after I, the one who came from heaven, (rise from the dead/become alive again) after I die.”
10 Y guardaron el secreto entre ellos, preguntándose entre ellos que seria eso de resucitar.
So they did not tell others about it [for a long time]. But they discussed among themselves what it meant when he said that he would (rise from the dead/become alive again) after he died.
11 Y le preguntaron, diciendo: ¿Por qué dicen los escribas que Elías tiene que ser el primero?
[The three disciples had just seen Elijah, but Elijah had not done anything to prepare people to accept Jesus. So] they asked Jesus, “The men who teach the [Jewish] laws say that Elijah must come back to the earth before [the Messiah comes to earth. But you have been here a long time and Elijah came just today. So is what they are teaching wrong?]”
12 Y él les dijo: En verdad, Elías es el primero, y pone todo en orden; ¿y cómo se dice en las Escrituras que el Hijo del hombre sufrirá mucho y será hecho como nada?
[Jesus wanted them to know that John the Baptizer was the one who represented Elijah. So] he answered them, “It is true that [God promised to send Elijah to come] first [so that people would be ready when I came]. Elijah’s representative has already come, and our leaders treated him very badly, just like they wanted to do, just like it was prophesied {[the prophets] prophesied} long ago. But, (I also want you to consider what is written {what [the prophets] wrote} in the Scriptures about me, the one who came from heaven./why have you not thought about what is written {what [the prophets] wrote} about me, the one who came from heaven?) [RHQ] It is written {They wrote} that I would suffer much and that I would be rejected {that [many people] would reject me}.”
13 Pero yo les digo que Elías ha venido, y le hicieron todo lo que quisieron hacer, como lo dicen las Escrituras acerca de él.
14 Y cuando llegaron a los discípulos, vieron a una gran multitud de personas a su alrededor, y escribas que los interrogaban.
[Jesus and those three disciples] returned to where the [other] disciples were. They saw a large crowd around the other disciples and [some] men who taught the [Jewish] laws arguing with them.
15 Y luego todo el pueblo, cuando lo vieron, se llenaron de asombro, y corriendo hacia él, le dieron culto.
As soon as the crowd saw Jesus, they were very surprised [to see him come]. So they ran to him and greeted him.
16 Y él les preguntó a los escribas: ¿Que estaban discutiendo con ellos?
He asked them, “What are you arguing about?”
17 Y uno de los que estaban en la multitud respondió: Maestro, vine a ti con mi hijo, que tiene un espíritu mudo;
A man in the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son [here in order that] you [would heal him]. There is an evil spirit in him [that makes him] unable to talk.
18 Y donde quiera que lo encuentra y se posesiona de él, lo tira al suelo lo convulsiona echa espuma, rechina los dientes y se pone rígido; e hice un pedido a tus discípulos para que lo echaran, y ellos no pudieron.
Whenever the spirit attacks him, it throws him down. He foams at the mouth, he grinds his teeth together, and he becomes stiff. I asked your disciples to expel the spirit, but they were not able to do it.”
19 Y les dijo a ellos en respuesta: ¡Oh generación sin fe, cuánto tiempo tendré que estar con ustedes! ¿Cuánto tiempo voy a aguantar su falta de fe? deja que venga a mí.
Jesus replied by saying to those people, “(I am very disappointed that [although you] have observed how I help people, you do not believe [that you are able to do anything]!/Why is it that [although you] have observed how I help people, you do not believe [that you are able to do anything]?) [RHQ] (I have been with you a long time, [and you still cannot do what I do]!/How long do I have to be with you [before you can do what I do]?) [RHQ] Bring the boy to me!”
20 Y lo llevaron a él; y cuando lo vio, el espíritu en él se volvió violento inmediatamente; y cayó al cielo, rodando y echando espuma por la boca.
So they brought the boy to Jesus. As soon as the evil spirit saw Jesus, it shook the boy severely, and [the boy] fell on the ground. He rolled around, and he foamed at the mouth.
21 Y Jesús preguntando al padre dijo: ¿Desde cuando ha estado así? Y él dijo: Desde niño.
Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” He replied, “[This started to happen] when he was a child.
22 Y con frecuencia lo ha enviado al fuego y al agua, para su destrucción; pero sí puedes hacer algo, tenga piedad de nosotros y ayúdanos.
[The spirit does not only do this], but he also often throws him into the fire or into the water in order to kill him. But, pity us and help us, if you can!”
23 Y Jesús le dijo: ¡Si puedes creer! Todas las cosas son posibles para el que tiene fe.
Jesus exclaimed to him, “[Do not say] [RHQ] ‘If you can’, for [God/I] can do anything for people who believe [in him/me]!”
24 En seguida, el padre del niño dio un grito, diciendo: Tengo fe; hacer que mi débil fe sea más fuerte.
Immediately the child’s father shouted, “I believe [that you can help me, but I do not believe strongly]. Help me to believe more strongly!”
25 Y viendo Jesús que el pueblo corría, dio orden al espíritu inmundo, diciéndole: Espíritu tú, que eres la causa de su pérdida de voz y de oído, te digo que salgas de él, y nunca más entres en él.
Because [Jesus wanted to heal the boy before] the crowd got bigger, he rebuked the evil spirit, saying, “You evil spirit, you who are [causing this boy to be] deaf and unable to talk! I command you to come out of him and never enter him again!”
26 Y después de dar voces y sacudirlo violentamente, salió; y el niño se quedó como un muerto; así que la mayoría de ellos dijo: Está muerto.
The evil spirit shouted, it shook the boy violently, and then it left the boy. The boy did not move. He seemed like a dead body. So many of the people there said, “He is dead!”
27 Pero Jesús lo tomó de la mano y lo levantó; y él se levantó.
However, Jesus took him by the hand and helped him get up. Then the boy stood up. [He was healed]!
28 Cuando entró en la casa, sus discípulos le dijeron en privado: ¿Por qué no hemos podido echarlo fuera?
Later, when Jesus and his disciples were alone in a house, one of them asked him, “Why were we not able to expel [the evil spirit]?”
29 Y les dijo: Nada hará que salga este género, sino la oración y ayuno.
He said to them, “You can expel this kind [of evil spirit] only by your praying [that God will give you the power to do it]. There is no other way that you can expel them.”
30 Y salieron de allí, por Galilea; y era su deseo que ningún hombre lo supiera;
After [Jesus and his disciples] left that [district], they traveled through Galilee [district]. Jesus did not want anyone [else] to know [that he was in their area]; he did not want
31 Porque enseñaba a sus discípulos y les decía: El Hijo del hombre es entregado en manos de hombres, y le matarán; y cuando él esté muerto, después de tres días volverá de entre los muertos.
[anyone to interrupt him] as he taught his disciples. He was telling them, “[Some day my enemies] [SYN] will seize [MTY] me, the one who came from heaven, and I will be handed over [to other] men. Those men will kill me. But on the third day after I am killed {after they kill me}, I will become alive again!”
32 Pero el dicho no era claro para ellos, y temían cuestionarlo al respecto.
But they did not understand what he was telling them. Also, they were afraid to ask him about what he had said.
33 Y vinieron a Capernaúm; y estando él en la casa, les preguntó: ¿De qué estabas hablando en el camino?
Jesus and his disciples returned to Capernaum [town]. When they were in the house, he asked them, “What were you discussing [while we were traveling] on the road?”
34 Pero no dijeron nada: porque habían tenido una discusión entre ellos en el camino, sobre quién era el mejor.
But they did not reply. [They were ashamed to reply] because, [while they were traveling], they had been arguing with each other about which one of them [would be] the most important [when Jesus became king].
35 Y sentándose, hizo venir a los doce; y les dijo: Si alguno tiene el deseo de ser el primero, será el último de todos y el servidor de todos.
He sat down, he summoned the twelve disciples [to come close to him], and then he said to them, “If anyone wants [God to consider him] to be the most important person of all, he must [consider himself] to be the least important person of all, and he must serve everyone [else].”
36 Y tomó un niño, y lo puso en medio de ellos; y tomándolo en sus brazos, les dijo:
Then he took a child and placed him among them. He took the child in his arms and then he said to them,
37 Cualquiera que dé honor a un niño tan pequeño en mi nombre, me honra; y el que me honra, no me honra, sino al que me envió.
“Those who, [because they love] me, welcome a child like this one, [God considers that] they are welcoming me. So [it is as though] they are also welcoming [God], who sent me.”
38 Juan le dijo: Maestro, vimos a uno que expulsaba espíritus malos en tu nombre; y dijimos que no lo hiciera, porque no es uno de nosotros.
John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone who was expelling demons, ([claiming he had] authority from you [to do that/while telling people] that you [have told him to do it]). So we told him to stop doing it because he was not one of us [disciples].”
39 Pero Jesús dijo: No digas; porque no hay varón que haga gran obra en mi nombre, y que al mismo tiempo diga mal de mí.
Jesus said, “Do not tell him [not to do that]! For no one will speak evilly about me just after he performs a miracle while saying that I [have told him to do it].
40 El que no está contra nosotros es por nosotros.
Furthermore, those who are not opposing us are trying to [achieve the same goals that] we are.
41 El que les da un vaso de agua, porque son de Cristo, de cierto os digo que de ninguna manera estará sin su recompensa.
Also think about this: Those [who belong to me who help you in any way, even] if they [just] give you a cup of water to drink because you follow [me], the Messiah, will certainly be rewarded [by God]!”
42 Y cualquiera que cause problemas a uno de estos pequeños que tiene fe en mí, sería mejor para él que le pusieran una gran piedra en el cuello y lo tiraran al mar.
[Jesus also said], “But if you cause someone who believes in me to sin, [God will severely punish you], even if that person is [socially unimportant like] this little child. If someone tied a heavy stone around your neck and you were thrown {and threw you} into the sea, [you would consider that was a severe punishment. But God will punish you more severely] than that [if you cause a person who believes in me to sin].
43 Y si tu mano te lleva al pecado, que sea cortada; es mejor para ti ir a la vida con una mano que tener dos manos e ir al infierno, al fuego eterno. (Geenna g1067)
[So], if you are [wanting to use one of] [MTY, PRS] [your hands to sin, stop using your hand! Even if you have to] cut your hand off and throw it away [to avoid sinning, do it] [HYP]! It is good that you not sin and that you live eternally, [even though you lack one of] your hands [while you are here on earth]. But it is not good that you sin and as a result God throws your whole body into hell. There the fires never go out! (Geenna g1067)
44 Donde el gusano de ellos no muere y el fuego nunca se apaga.
45 Y si tu pie te lleva al pecado, que sea cortado: es mejor para ti entrar en la vida con un pie que tener dos pies e ir al infierno. (Geenna g1067)
If you are [wanting to use] one of [PRS] your feet to sin, [stop using your foot! Even if you have to] cut off your foot [to avoid sinning, do it] [HYP]! It is good that you not sin and live eternally, [even though] you lack one of your feet [while you are here on earth]. But it is not good that you sin and go to hell. (Geenna g1067)
46 Donde el gusano de ellos no se muere y el fuego nunca se apaga.
47 Y si tu ojo te lleva al pecado, sácatelo: es mejor para ti entrar en el reino de Dios con un ojo que tener dos ojos para ir al infierno, (Geenna g1067)
If because of what you see [MTY, PRS] you are tempted to sin, [stop looking at those things]! Even if you have to gouge out your eye and throw it away [HYP] [to avoid sinning, do it! It is good that you not sin and live eternally, even though you lack one of] your eyes [while you are here on earth]. But it is not good that you sin and, as a result, God puts your whole body in hell. (Geenna g1067)
48 donde su gusano está siempre vivo y el fuego no se apaga.
In that place people suffer forever and the fires are never put out {never go out}.”
49 Todos serán salados con fuego y todo sacrificio será salado con sal.
“[You must endure difficulties in order that God will be pleased with you. Your difficulties are like] a fire [that makes things pure] [MET]. [Your enduring is also like] [MET] salt being put [on] {people putting salt on their} [sacrifices to make them pure].
50 La sal es buena; pero si se hace insípida, ¿Con qué la sazonaras? Tengan sal en ustedes mismos, y estén en paz unos con otros.
Salt is useful [to put on food], but you cannot [RHQ] make salt to taste salty again if it becomes flavorless [MET]. Similarly, you must remain useful to God, [because no one can make you useful to God again if you become useless]. You must also live peacefully with each other.”
