San Mateo 14
1 En ese momento las noticias de Jesús llegaron a Herodes el rey;
During that time Herod [Antipas], the ruler, heard reports about Jesus [performing miracles].
2 Y dijo a sus siervos: Este es Juan el Bautista; ha vuelto de entre los muertos, y por eso actúan esos poderes en él.
He said to his servants: “That must be John the Baptizer. He must have risen from the dead, and that is why he has power to perform miracles.”
3 Porque Herodes había arrestado a Juan y lo había puesto en la cárcel a causa de Herodías, la esposa de su hermano Felipe.
The reason [Herod thought that was this: Herod had married] Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, [while Philip was still living. So] John had been saying to him, “[What] you [did by] marrying [your brother’s wife while your brother is still alive is against God’s] law!” Then, to [please] Herodias, Herod [told his soldiers] to arrest John. They bound him with chains and put him in prison.
4 Porque Juan le había dicho: No es correcto que la tengas.
5 Y le hubiese dado muerte, pero por su temor al pueblo, porque en sus ojos Juan era un profeta.
Herod wanted to have John executed, but he was afraid that the people [who had accepted what John taught would riot if he did that], because they believed that John was a prophet.
6 Pero cuando llegó el día de Herodes, la hija de Herodías estaba bailando delante de ellos, y Herodes estaba complacido con ella.
But when Herod [gave a party to celebrate] his birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for [his guests]. This pleased Herod.
7 Entonces él le dio su palabra con un juramento de dejarla tener todo lo que ella pidiera.
So he promised to give her whatever she asked, and he asked God to punish him if he did not do what he had promised.
8 Y ella, por sugerencia de su madre, dijo: Dame aquí en un plato la cabeza de Juan el Bautista.
[So Herodias’ daughter went and asked her mother what to ask for]. Her mother told her to ask for John the Baptizer’s head. [So] her daughter [went back and] said [to Herod]: “[Cut off] the head of John the Baptizer and [please] bring it here on a platter [so that my mother can know for sure that he is dead!]”
9 Y el rey estaba triste; pero a causa de sus juramentos y de sus invitados, dio la orden para que se le dieran;
The king was distressed because he now knew he should not have made that promise to her. [But] because he had made an oath [in front of] his guests [when he made that promise], and [he did not want] them [to think that he would not do what he had promised], he commanded that [the girl] be given [what she requested].
10 Y ordeno y le cortaron la cabeza a Juan en la prisión.
He sent [the executioner to go to] the prison and to cut off John’s head.
11 Y su cabeza fue puesta en un plato y dada a la niña; y ella se lo llevó a su madre.
[The executioner did that, and] put John’s head on a platter and gave it to the girl. Then the girl took it to her mother.
12 Entonces vinieron sus discípulos, y tomaron su cuerpo y lo enterraron; y fueron y le dieron a Jesús noticias de lo que había sucedido.
John’s disciples then went [to the prison], took John’s body and buried it, and they reported to Jesus [what had happened].
13 Cuando llegó a los oídos de Jesús, se fue de allí en una barca, a un lugar desolado por sí mismo; y el pueblo que lo supo, lo siguió a pie desde las ciudades.
After Jesus heard that, he took [just us disciples] with him and we went by boat [on Galilee Lake to an uninhabited place]. Matthew 14:13-21 After the crowds heard [that we had gone to an uninhabited place], they [left their towns and] followed Jesus, walking along the shore.
14 Y saliendo, vio muchas personas, y tuvo misericordia de ellos, y sanó a los que estaban enfermos.
When Jesus came [to the shore], he saw a large crowd of people [who had gathered there, waiting for him]. He felt sorry for them, and he healed those [among them who were] sick.
15 Cuando llegó la tarde, los discípulos se acercaron a él y le dijeron: Este es un desierto, y la hora de cenar ha pasado; envía a la gente lejos para que puedan ir a las ciudades y conseguir comida.
When it was [nearly] evening, we disciples came to him and said, “This is a place where nobody lives, and it is very late. Dismiss the crowds so that they can go into the [nearby] towns. [Have them do that so that they can] buy food for themselves.”
16 Pero Jesús les dijo: No es necesario que se vayan; ustedes denles de comer.
But Jesus said to us, “They do not need to leave [to get food. Instead], you [yourselves] give them something to eat!”
17 Y le dicen: Aquí tenemos cinco panes y dos pescados.
We said to him, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two [cooked] fish here!”
18 Y él les dijo: Dámelos.
He said [to us], “Bring them to me!”
19 Y dio órdenes para que la gente se sentara sobre la hierba; y tomó los cinco panes y los dos pescados, y levantando los ojos al cielo, dijo palabras de bendición, e hizo la división del alimento, y se lo dio a los discípulos, y los discípulos se lo dieron a la gente.
He told the people [who had gathered there] to sit on the grass. Then he took the five flat loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven, thanked [God for them], and broke [them into pieces]. Then he gave them to us disciples, and we distributed them to the crowd.
20 Y todos comieron de la comida y tuvieron suficiente; y recogieron doce canastas llenas de pedazos que sobró.
All [the people in the crowd] ate until they had enough to eat. Then we [disciples] gathered the pieces that were left over, [and we] filled twelve baskets with them.
21 Y los que habían comido eran como cinco mil hombres, además de mujeres y niños.
Those who ate were about 5,000 men. [We did] not [count the] women and children!
22 Y enseguida hizo que los discípulos subieran a la barca y fueran delante de él al otro lado, mientras que él despedía a la multitud.
Right after that happened, Jesus told us disciples to get in the boat and to go ahead of him further around [the lake] while he dismissed the crowds.
23 Después de despedir al pueblo, subió al monte a solas para orar; y cuando llegó la noche, estuvo allí solo.
After he dismissed them, he went up into the hills to pray by himself. When it was evening, he was [still] there alone.
24 Pero la barca estaba ahora en medio del mar, y se turbó con las olas, porque el viento estaba contra ellos.
[By this time] we were already many hundred meters from the shore. The boat was being severely tossed around by the waves {The waves were severely tossing the boat} because the wind was [blowing] against [it].
25 Y a la cuarta vigilia de la noche, vino a ellos, caminando sobre el mar.
[Then Jesus came down from the hills to the lake]. Some time between three and six o’clock in the morning he walked on the water toward our [boat].
26 Y cuando le vieron caminar sobre el mar, se turbaron, diciendo: Espíritu es; y ellos dieron gritos de miedo.
When we disciples saw someone walking on the water, we thought that [we must be seeing] a ghost. We were terrified, and we screamed out because we were afraid.
27 Pero enseguida Jesús les dijo: todo está bien; soy yo, no tengan miedo!
Immediately Jesus said to us, “Cheer up! It is I. Do not be afraid!”
28 Y Pedro, respondiendo, le dijo: Señor, si eres tú, dame la orden de venir a ti en el agua.
Peter said to him, “Lord, if it is you, tell me to walk on the water to you!”
29 Y él dijo: Ven. Y Pedro bajó del bote, y caminando sobre el agua, fue hacia Jesús.
Then Jesus said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
30 Pero cuando vio el viento, tuvo miedo y, comenzando a descender, dio un grito, diciendo: Sálvame, Señor.
But when Peter looked at the [tossing waves which] the strong wind [caused], he became afraid. He began to sink, and cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Y luego, Jesús extendió su mano, y lo tomó, y le dijo: Hombre de poca fe, ¿por qué dudaste?
Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and grabbed him. He said to Peter, “You only trust a little bit [in my power] (Why did you doubt [that I could keep you from sinking]?/You should not have doubted [that I could keep you from sinking]!) [RHQ]”
32 Y cuando subieron al bote, el viento se vino abajo.
Then Jesus and Peter got in the boat, and the wind [immediately] stopped blowing.
33 Y los que estaban en la barca lo adoraron, diciendo: Verdaderamente eres Hijo de Dios.
All [of us disciples] who were in the boat worshipped Jesus and said, “Truly you are the (Son of/man two is also) God!”
34 Y cuando cruzaron, vinieron a la tierra en Genesaret.
When we had gone further around [the lake in the boat], we came ashore at Gennesaret [town].
35 Y cuando los hombres de aquel lugar tuvieron noticias de él, enviaron a todo el país alrededor, y le llevaron a todos los enfermos,
The men of that area recognized Jesus. So they sent [people to inform those who lived] in that whole surrounding region [MTY] [that Jesus was in their area]. [So the people] brought to Jesus all the sick people [who lived in that region].
36 Y le rogaban que los dejare tocar el borde de su manto; todos los que lo hicieron quedaron sanos.
[The sick people] kept begging him to allow them to touch [him or] just to touch the edge of his robe [so that they would be healed]. And all who touched [him or his robe] were healed {he healed all who touched [him or his clothing]}.
