Marcos 1
1 Las primeras palabras de las buenas nuevas de Jesucristo, el Hijo de Dios.
([This is/I want to tell you]) the good message about Jesus Christ, the Son of God (OR, the man who was also God). [What I want to tell you] begins just like the prophet Isaiah [said it would begin, when] he wrote [these words that God said to Jesus: ] Listen! I am sending my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare [people for] your [coming].
2 Como está dicho en el libro del profeta Isaías, Mira, yo envío a mi siervo delante de ti, el cual preparará tu camino;
3 Voz del que clama en el desierto: “Preparen el camino del Señor, enderecen sus caminos.”
He will call out to people [who pass by where he is] in the desolate area, “As people improve and straighten out pathways [before an important official arrives] [MET], make [yourselves] ready [DOU] [in order that you will be prepared when] the Lord [comes].”
4 Juan vino y dio el bautismo en el desierto, predicando el bautismo como una señal de perdón de pecados para aquellos cuyos corazones habían cambiado.
[The messenger that Isaiah predicted was] John. [People called him] ‘The Baptizer’. In the desolate area near the Jordan River he kept telling people, “If you want God to forgive you for having sinned, you must turn away from your sinful behavior [before you ask me to] baptize [you].”
5 Y salieron a él todos los pueblos de Judea y todos los de Jerusalén, confesaban sus pecados y se les dio el bautismo en el río Jordán.
A great number [HYP] of people who lived in Jerusalem [city] and [elsewhere] in the Judea [district] were going out to where John was. There, [after hearing John’s message], they [responded by] confessing the sinful things [that they had done]. Then they were being baptized by John {John was baptizing them} in the Jordan River.
6 Y Juan estaba vestido de pelo de camello, con una correa de cuero alrededor en la cintura; y su comida era chapulines y miel.
John wore [rough] clothes made of camel’s hair. And [as the prophet Elijah had done], he wore a leather belt around his waist; and what he ate was [only] grasshoppers and honey [that he found] in that desolate area.
7 Y les dijo a todos: “Hay uno que viene después de mí, que es más poderoso que yo, y no soy digno de agacharme y desatarle la correa de sus sandalias”.
He was preaching, “Very shortly a man will come who is very great. I [am nothing compared to him. Because he is so superior to me], I am not even worthy to [serve him like a slave] by stooping down and untying his sandals.
8 Te he dado el bautismo con agua, pero él te dará el bautismo con el Espíritu Santo.
I used [only] water when I baptized you [because you said that you wanted to change your lives], but he will put his Holy Spirit [within] you [to truly change your lives].”
9 Y aconteció en aquellos días, que Jesús vino de Nazaret de Galilea, y Juan le dio el bautismo en el Jordán.
During that time [when John was preaching], Jesus came from Nazareth [town], which is in Galilee [district]. He went to [where John was preaching] and he was baptized by John {John baptized him} in the Jordan [River].
10 Y luego, saliendo del agua, vio los cielos abiertos y el Espíritu descendía sobre él como una paloma.
Immediately after [Jesus] came up out of the water, he saw heaven opened up [and he saw] the Spirit [of God] descending on himself. He came in the form of a dove.
11 Y una voz salió del cielo, tú eres mi Hijo amado, a quien he elegido en quien descansa mi favor.
And [God] [MTY] spoke to him from heaven saying, “You are my Son, whom I love dearly. I am very pleased with you.”
12 Y enseguida el Espíritu lo envió al desierto.
(Then/Right away) the Spirit [of God] sent Jesus into the desolate area.
13 Y estuvo en el desierto por cuarenta días, siendo probado por Satanás; y él estaba con las bestias; y los ángeles lo cuidaron.
He was there for 40 days. During that time, he was tempted by Satan {Satan tempted him}. There were wild animals [there] also. But angels took care of him.
14 Después de que Juan había sido encarcelado, Jesús vino a Galilea predicando las buenas nuevas de Dios,
Later, after John was put in prison {after [soldiers] put John in prison} [because he had rebuked the governor Herod Antipas for his sins], Jesus went to Galilee [district]. There he was preaching the good message [that came] from God.
15 Y diciendo: Ha llegado el tiempo, y el reino de Dios está cerca; vuestros corazones sean apartados del pecado y tengan fe en las buenas noticias.
He was repeatedly saying, “Now is the time when God will begin to rule people’s lives [in a new way]. [So] turn away from your sinful behavior! Believe the good message [in order] ([to belong to him/to become those whose lives he will rule])!”
16 Y pasando junto al mar de Galilea, vió a Simón, y a Andrés, hermano de Simón, que echaban la red en el mar, porque eran pescadores.
[One day], while Jesus was walking along by Galilee Lake, he saw [two men], Simon and Simon’s [younger] brother, Andrew. They were casting their [fishing] net into the lake. They [earned money by] catching [and selling] fish.
17 Niños Y Jesús les dijo: Vengan en pos de mí, y los haré pescadores de hombres.
Then Jesus said to them, “[Just like you have been] gathering fish, come with me and I will [teach] you how to [gather people to become my disciples]” [MET].
18 Y partidos de sus redes, vinieron en pos de él.
Immediately they abandoned [the work that they were doing with] their nets, and they went with him.
19 Y yendo un poco más lejos, vio a Jacobo, el hijo de Zebedeo, y Juan su hermano, que estaban en su barco cosiendo sus redes.
After they had gone on a little further, Jesus saw [two other men], James and James’ [younger] brother, John. They were the sons of [a man named] Zebedee. They were both in a boat mending [fishing] nets.
20 Y él dijo: Síganme; y ellos se fueron de su padre Zebedeo, que estaba en la barca con los siervos, y vinieron en pos de él.
As soon as Jesus saw them, he told them that [they should leave their work and to come with him]. So they left their father, [who remained] in the boat with the hired servants, and they went away with Jesus.
21 Y vinieron a Capernaum; y en el día de reposo entró a la sinagoga y empezó a enseñar.
[Later] Jesus [and those disciples] arrived at Capernaum [town]. On the next (Sabbath/Jewish rest day), after Jesus had entered (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place), he began teaching [the people who had gathered there].
22 Y estaban maravillados de su enseñanza, porque la dio como uno que tiene autoridad, y no como los escribas.
They were continually amazed at the way he taught. [He did] not [just teach what others had taught], like the men who teach the [Jewish] laws did. [They habitually just repeated what other people had taught]. Instead, he taught with [his own] authority.
23 Y había en su sinagoga un hombre con espíritu inmundo; y él dio un grito,
Suddenly, [while he was teaching], a man [appeared] in their worship place who had an evil spirit in him, and he shouted,
24 Diciendo: ¿Qué tenemos que ver contigo, Jesús de Nazaret? has venido a poner fin a nosotros? Veo bien quién eres, el Santo de Dios.
“Jesus, from Nazareth [town, since] we [evil spirits] have nothing in common with you, ([do not interfere with us]!/what do you want with us [evil spirits]?) [RHQ] (Do not destroy us [now]!/Have you come to destroy us [now]?) [RHQ] I know who you are. I know that you are the holy one [who has come] from God!”
25 Y Jesús le dijo bruscamente: Cállate, y sal de él.
Jesus rebuked [the evil spirit], saying, “Be quiet! And come out [of the man]!”
26 Y el espíritu inmundo, sacudiéndolo violentamente, y clamando a gran voz, salió de él.
The evil spirit shook the man hard. He screamed loudly, and then he came out of the man [and left].
27 Y todos se sorprendieron grandemente, y se hicieron preguntas unos a otros, diciendo: ¿Qué es esto? una nueva enseñanza! con autoridad da órdenes incluso a los espíritus inmundos, y hacen lo que dice.
All [the people who were there] were amazed. As a result, they discussed this among themselves, [exclaiming], “(This is [amazing]!/What is this?) [RHQ] Not only does he teach in a new and authoritative way, but also the evil spirits obey him [when] he commands [them]!”
28 Y noticias de él salieron rápidamente en todas partes de Galilea y sus alrededores.
The people very soon told [many others] throughout the whole Galilee district what Jesus [had done].
29 Y cuando salieron de la sinagoga, entraron en la casa de Simón y Andrés, con Jacobo y Juan.
After they left (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place), [Jesus, Simon and Andrew], along with James and John went directly to Simon and Andrew’s house.
30 Ahora la madre de la esposa de Simón estaba enferma, con fiebre; y le dieron aviso de ella:
Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed because she had a [high] fever. Right away someone told Jesus about her [being sick].
31 Y él vino y la tomó de la mano, y la levantó; e inmediatamente la fiebre la dejó, ella se puso bien, y se hizo cargo de atenderlos.
He went to her, and helped her up by taking hold of her hand. She recovered [at once] from the fever, and then she [got up and] served them [some food].
32 Y en la tarde, al ponerse el sol, le llevaron a todos los que estaban enfermos, y a los que tenían espíritus malignos.
That evening, after the sun had gone down [and restrictions about travel on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]) [were ended], some people brought to Jesus many people who were sick and others whose lives evil spirits were controlling.
33 Y toda la ciudad se había juntado en la puerta.
[It seemed as though] everyone [HYP, MTY] [who lived in] the town was gathered at the doorway [of Simon’s house].
34 Y sanó a muchos, que estaban enfermos con diferentes enfermedades, fueron sanados, y echo fuera espíritus malignos; pero no dejó que los espíritus malignos dijeran nada, porque sabían quién era él.
Jesus healed many people who were ill with various diseases. He also expelled many demons [from people]. He did not allow the demons to tell people [about him], because they knew that he [had come from God, and for various reasons he did not want everyone to know that yet].
35 Y por la mañana, mucho tiempo antes del amanecer, se levantó y salió a un lugar tranquilo, y allí se entregó a la oración.
Jesus got up very early [the next morning] while it was still dark. He left [the house] and went away [from the town] to a place where there were no people. Then he prayed there.
36 Y Simón y los que estaban con él vinieron en pos de él.
Simon and his companions searched for him. When they found him, [wanting him to go back to town to help other people], they said to him,
37 Y cuando subieron con él, le dijeron: Todos te están buscando.
“[Come back to the town with us, because] many [HYP] people [in Capernaum] are looking for you!”
38 Y él les dijo: Vamos a otras partes en las ciudades más cercanas, para que pueda enseñar allí, porque para esto vine.
He said to them, “[No], let’s go on to the neighboring towns in order that I can preach there also, because the reason that I came [into the world] was to [preach to people] in many places!”
39 Y entró en sus sinagogas en cada parte de Galilea, predicando y expulsando a los espíritus malignos.
So they went throughout Galilee [district. As they did so, each (Sabbath/Jewish rest day]) he preached in (synagogues/Jewish meeting places). He was also expelling evil spirits [from people].
40 Y vino un leproso a él y, arrodillándose delante de él, le rogó diciendo: Si quieres, puedes limpiarme de mi enfermedad.
[One day] a man who had [a bad skin disease called] leprosy came to Jesus. He knelt down in front of Jesus and then he pleaded with him saying, “[Please heal me, because I know] you are able to heal me if you want to!”
41 Y movido por la piedad, extendió su mano, y tocándole, le dijo: Si quiero; se limpio.
Jesus felt very sorry for him. [So he ignored the religious laws about coming close to people who had that disease]. He reached out his hand and touched the man. Then he said to him, “Since I am willing [to heal you], be healed {I heal you} [now]!”
42 Y de inmediato la enfermedad se fue de él, y él fue hecho limpio.
Immediately the man was healed! He was no longer a leper!
43 Y él lo despidió, diciéndole con firmeza:
Jesus spoke sternly to him before he sent him away.
44 Mira que no le digas nada a nadie, sino ve y deja que el sacerdote te vea, y hazte limpio mediante una ofrenda de las cosas ordenadas por Moisés, como evidencia para ellos.
What Jesus said was, “Go to a local priest and show yourself to him [in order that he may examine you and verify that you are healed]. Then, [after the priest tells the local people], they will know [that you have been healed, and you will be able to associate with them again]. Make sure that you do not tell others [about what happened] Then go to [Jerusalem and take to the priest what Moses commanded that people who have been healed from leprosy should offer, in order that he] may offer it [as a sacrifice to God].”
45 Pero él salió, y lo hizo público, dando cuenta de ello en todas partes, de modo que Jesús ya no podía ir abiertamente a una ciudad, sino que estaba afuera en el desierto; y vinieron a él de todas partes.
The man went [and presented himself to the priest. But then] he began to tell many people about [how Jesus had healed him] [DOU]. As a result, Jesus was no longer able to enter any town publicly [because the crowds would surround him]. Instead, he remained outside [the towns] in places [where no people lived]. But people kept coming to him from all over that region.
