San Mateo 6
1 Tengan cuidado de no hacer sus buenas obras delante de los hombres, para ser vistos por ellos; de otra manera no tendrán recompensa de su Padre que está en el cielo.
“When you do your good deeds, make certain that you do not do them when other people are watching so that they may see you [and think highly of you]. If [you do good deeds merely in order that other people may think highly of you, God], your Father who is in heaven, will not give you any reward.
2 Cuando le den dinero a los pobres no lo anuncien en público, como hacen los hipócritas en las sinagogas y en las calles, para que tengan la gloria de los hombres. Verdaderamente, les digo, ellos ya tienen su recompensa.
So, whenever you give something to the poor, do not [announce it as people announce something that they want other people to know about] by playing a [fanfare] on a trumpet [MET]. That is what the hypocrites do (in the synagogues/in the Jewish meeting places) and on the main roads in order that people might [see what they do and] praise them. Keep this in mind: [People praise those hypocrites], [but] that is the [only] reward they will receive!
3 Pero cuando den dinero, no dejen que tu mano izquierda vea lo que hace tu mano derecha:
Instead [of doing as they do], when you give something to the poor, do not let other people know that you are doing that [MET].
4 Para que tu ofrenda sea en secreto; y tu Padre, que ve en secreto, te dará tu recompensa.
In that way, you will be giving to the poor secretly. [As a result God], your Father who observes [you] while no one else sees [you], will reward you.
5 Y cuando hagan sus oraciones, no sean como los hipócritas, que tienen el placer de levantarse y decir sus oraciones en las sinagogas y en las calles para que los hombres los puedan ver. De cierto les digo que ellos ya tienen su recompensa.
Also when you pray, do not do what the hypocrites do. They like to stand in the Jewish meeting places and on the corners of the main streets to pray, in order that other people will see them [and think highly of them]. Keep this in mind: [People praise them, but] that is the [only] reward they will get.
6 Pero cuando hagas tu oración, ve a tu habitacion privada, y, cerrando la puerta, di una oración a tu Padre en secreto, y tu Padre, que ve en secreto, te dará tu recompensa.
But as for you, when you pray, go into your private room and close the door in order to pray to [God], your Father, whom no one can see. He observes you where no one else observes you, and he will reward you.
7 Y en su oración, no hagan uso de las mismas palabras una y otra vez, como hacen los gentiles: porque tienen la idea de que Dios les prestará atención por el número de sus palabras.
When you pray, do not repeat words many times as the people who do not know God do [when they pray. They repeat meaningless words] because they think that if they use many words, their gods will listen to them and give them [what they ask for].
8 Así que no sean como ellos; porque su Padre tiene conocimiento de sus necesidades incluso antes de que ustedes pidan.
Do not [repeat words] as they do, because [God] your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Deja que esta sea tu oración: Padre nuestro que estás en el cielo, que tu nombre sea santificado.
So pray [things] like this: Father, [you who are] in heaven, we [(exc)] desire that you be honored/revered {that people honor/revere you}.
10 Venga tu reino. Que se haga tu voluntad, como en el cielo, así en la tierra.
We [(exc)] desire that people let you rule [over their lives]. We(exc) want [people who live] on the earth to do what you desire, as those who live in heaven [do what you want them to do].
11 Danos hoy pan para nuestras necesidades.
Give us [(exc)] each day the food [SYN] that we [(exc) need for] that day.
12 Y perdona nuestras deudas, como hemos perdonado a aquellos que están en deuda con nosotros.
Forgive our sins just like we [(exc)] have forgiven the people who sin against us [(exc)].
13 Y no seamos puesto a prueba sino líbranos del mal; porque tuyo es el reino, y él poder y la gloria, por todos los siglos. Amen.
Do not let us(exc) do wrong things when we(exc) are tempted {someone or something tempts us}, and rescue us [(exc)] when Satan the evil one tempts us to do evil things.”
14 Porque si perdonan a los hombres sus ofensas, tendrán el perdón de su Padre que está en los cielos.
“[Forgive the people who sin against you], because, if you forgive other people, [God], your Father who is in heaven, will forgive your [sins].
15 Pero si no perdonan a los hombres sus ofensas, tampoco su Padre les perdonará sus ofensas.
But if you do not forgive other people, neither will God forgive your sins.”
16 Y cuando ayunen, no estén con cara triste como los hipócritas. Porque van con aspecto triste, para que los hombres vean que están ayunando. De cierto les digo que ellos tienen ya su recompensa.
“When you abstain from eating food [in order to please God], do not look sad as the hypocrites look. They make their faces appear sad in order that people will see that they are abstaining from food [and will think highly of them]. Keep this in mind: [People will think highly of those people for that], but [that is the only] reward those people will get!
17 Pero cuando ayunen, pon aceite en tu cabeza y limpia tu rostro;
Instead, [each of] you, when you abstain from food, should comb your hair and wash your face [as usual],
18 Para que nadie note que estás ayunando, sino tu Padre en secreto; y tu Padre, que ve en secreto, te dará tu recompensa.
in order that other people will not notice that you are fasting [because you will look as you always do]. But [God], your Father, whom no one can see, [will observe that you are abstaining from food. God] your Father sees [you] even though no one else sees [you], and he will reward you.”
19 No acumulen riqueza en la tierra, donde los gusanos y el clima pueden convertirla en polvo, y donde los ladrones pueden entrar por la fuerza y llevársela.
“Do not [selfishly] accumulate large quantities of money and material goods for yourselves on [this] earth, because [the earth is where everything is destroyed. For example], on earth termites ruin things, and things rust, and thieves enter [buildings] and steal things.
20 Más bien hagan tesoros para ustedes en el cielo, donde no será convertida en polvo y donde los ladrones no entran para llevarsela:
Instead, do [deeds that will please God. Your doing such deeds will be like] storing treasures in heaven [MET]. [Nothing perishes in heaven]. In heaven no termites ruin [things], nothing rusts, and thieves do not enter buildings and steal.
21 Porque donde están tus riquezas, allí estará también tu corazón.
[Remember that] the things [that you think are the most] valuable are [the things that] you will be constantly concerned about [MET]. [So if you want to be storing treasures in heaven], you [need to be] constantly thinking [about God and heaven], [instead of your earthly possessions].”
22 La luz del cuerpo es el ojo; si entonces tu ojo es bueno, todo tu cuerpo estará lleno de luz.
“Your eyes are [like] a lamp [MET] for your body, because they enable you to see things. So if your eyes are healthy, you are able to see everything well [MET]. [Similarly, if you are generous with your money and other possessions, you will be able to know much of what God wants you to know] [MET].
23 Pero si tu ojo es malo, todo tu cuerpo estará oscuro. Si entonces la luz que está en ti es oscuridad, ¡qué negra será la oscuridad misma!
But if your eyes are bad, you are not able to see things well. And if that continues, the time will come when you will not be able to see at all. You will be in complete darkness [MET]. [Similarly, if you continue to be greedy, you will be in spiritual darkness. If all that your eyes can see and your mind can think about involves your greedily desiring material possessions, all that you do will be evil] [MET].”
24 Nadie puede ser siervo de dos señores: porque tendrá odio por uno y amor por el otro, o se quedará con uno y no tendrá respeto por el otro. No se puede servir a Dios y a las riquezas.
“No one is able to serve two [different] bosses [at the same time]. If [he tried to do that], he would dislike one of them and love the other one, or he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one [DOU]. [Similarly], you cannot [devote your life to] worshipping God and [worshipping] money and material goods [at the same time].”
25 Así que les digo: no piensen en su vida, en la comida o bebida, o en la ropa para su cuerpo. ¿No es la vida más que la comida, y el cuerpo más que su ropa?
“Because [you should be concerned about what God thinks is important and not about material goods, I] tell you that you should not worry about [things that you need in order to] live. [Do not worry] about whether you will have [enough food] to eat, and [something] to drink, or [enough] clothes to wear. It is important to have [sufficient] food [and drink] and clothing, but the way you conduct your lives is much more important [RHQ].
26 Mira las aves del cielo; no ponen semillas en la tierra, no reciben grano, ni lo ponen en almacenes; y su Padre que está en el cielo les da de comer. ¿No tienes mucho más valor que ellos?
Look at the birds. They do not plant [seeds, and they do not] harvest [crops] and gather them into barns. [But they always have food to eat because God], your Father who is in heaven, provides food for them. And you are certainly worth a lot more than birds [RHQ]! [So you can be assured that God will supply what you need!]
27 ¿Y quién de ustedes, pensando, puede hacerse un codo más alto?
(None of you can, just by worrying, [add time to your life]./Can any of you, just by worrying, [add time to your life]?) [RHQ] [You cannot] add [even] one minute to your life! [So you should not worry about things such as food and clothing!]
28 ¿Y por qué estás preocupado por la ropa? Mira las flores del campo, cómo crecen; no hacen ningún trabajo, no hacen ningún hilo.
You should also not worry about [whether you will have enough] clothes [to wear] [RHQ]. Think about the way flowers [grow] in the fields. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes.
29 Pero yo os digo que incluso Salomón en toda su gloria no fue vestido como una de ellas.
But I tell you that even though [King] Solomon, who [lived long ago], [wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
30 Pero si Dios da tal ropa a la hierba del campo, que está aquí hoy y mañana es puesta en el horno, ¿no hará mucho más, hombres de poca fe?
God makes the wild plants very beautiful, [but they grow] in the field [for only a short time]. One day they grow, and the next day they are thrown into an oven {someone [cuts them and] throws them into an oven} [to be burned to make heat for baking bread. But you are more important to God than wild plants are, and you live much longer]. So (God will certainly provide clothes for you who [live a long time but] trust him so little!/will not God surely very adequately clothe you, [who live a long time but] trust him so little?) [RHQ]
31 Entonces no se preocupen, diciendo: ¿Qué vamos a tener para comer o beber? ¿con qué podemos vestirnos?
Because of God’s caring for you, do not worry and say, ‘Will we have anything to eat?’ or ‘Will we have anything to drink?’ or ‘Will we have clothes to wear?’ [RHQ]
32 Porque los gentiles van en busca de todas estas cosas; pero su Padre que está en los cielos sabe que tienen necesidad de todas estas cosas;
Those who do not know God are always worrying about things like that. But God, your Father who is in heaven, knows that you need all those things, [so you should not worry about them].
33 Pero tu primero busca el reino de Dios y su justicia; y todas estas otras cosas se te darán por añadidura.
Instead, the most important thing you should be concerned about is to let [God] completely direct your life, and to strive [to live] righteously. [If you do that], all the things that you [need] will be given to you {God will give you all the things [that you need]}.
34 Entonces no se preocupen por el mañana: el dia de mañana traerá su preocupación. Tómate un dia a la vez, preocupate de ese día cuando llegue.
So [each day] do not be worried about what will happen to you the next day, because [when] that day [PRS] comes, [you] will be concerned about [what happens during] that day. You will have enough to be concerned about each day. [So do not worry ahead of time].”
