Romanos 2
1 Así que no tienes ninguna razón, sea quien sea, para juzgar: porque al juzgar a otro te estás condenando a ti mismo, porque haces las mismas cosas.
[God will severely punish non-Jewish people who habitually do evil things, because he has clearly revealed that he is angry with them]. So, [when God judges people], he will not excuse any one of you Jews [to whom I am writing]. You [(sg)] say that [God should] punish [non-Jews for doing evil things]. But when any one of you says that, it is you yourself whom you are saying that God should punish, because you [(sg)] do [some of] the same [evil] things [that the non-Jews do].
2 Y somos conscientes de que Dios juzga de acuerdo a la verdad contra aquellos que hacen tales cosas.
We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly [non-Jewish] people who do such [evil] things.
3 En cuanto a ti que estás juzgando a otro por hacer lo que haces tu mismo, no creas que vas a escapar de la condenación de Dios.
So, you who [say God should punish] others for doing evil things yet you do evil things yourself, (you should certainly not think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God!/do you think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God?) [RHQ]
4 ¿O no es nada para ti que Dios haya tenido compasión de ti, esperando y soportando por tanto tiempo, sin ver que en su compasión el deseo de Dios es darte arrepentimiento?
And you should not say, “God is acting very tolerantly and patiently toward me, [so I do not need to stop sinning] [DOU].” (You should realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior!/Do you not realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior?) [RHQ]
5 Pero con tu corazón duro y terco estás acumulando ira para ti en el día de la revelación del justo juicio de Dios;
But instead, by your stubbornly refusing to turn away from your sinful behavior [DOU], you are causing [MET] God to punish you even more severely. [He will do that] at the time when he shows that he is angry and judges people fairly.
6 que dará a cada hombre conforme a sus obras:
God will pay back everyone according to [what they deserve for] what they have done.
7 a los que andan con buenas obras en la esperanza de la gloria y el honor e inmortalidad, les dará la vida eterna: (aiōnios g166)
[Specifically], some people, by continuing to doing good things, strive to be highly honored [by God] [DOU] and to receive a life that will not end. [God will reward them by enabling them] to live forever. (aiōnios g166)
8 pero a los que, por amor a la rebeldía, no son guiados por la verdad y a favor de la maldad, vendrá ira y enojo,
But some people act in a selfish way and refuse to believe that [what God says is] true, and they do the things that [God says] are wrong. [God will] punish them very severely [DOU, MTY].
9 Tribulación y angustia en todo ser humano que hace lo malo, primero al judío y luego al griego;
He will cause everyone who habitually does evil deeds to suffer greatly, [with the result that they will become severely] distressed [DOU]. This certainly will happen to the Jews [who refuse to accept God’s message, because God gave them the privilege to be his special people], but it will also happen to the non-Jews.
10 Pero la gloria, honra y paz para todos los que tienen obras buenas, primero para el judío y luego para el griego:
But [God will] greatly reward spiritually [MET, DOU] every person who habitually does good deeds. He will [certainly] do this for the Jews [because God chose them as his special people], but he will also do it for the non-Jews.
11 Porque un hombre no es diferente de otro delante de Dios.
God [will do this fairly], because people’s status does not influence him.
12 Todos los que han hecho mal sin la ley serán destruidos sin la ley; y los que han hecho mal en virtud de la ley tendrán su castigo por la ley;
Although [non-Jews do not have] the laws that [God gave to Moses], all [non-Jews] who sin will be eternally separated from God. He will [not consider whether or not they knew] the laws that he [gave to Moses]. And all the [Jews] who have sinned in spite of knowing the laws that [God gave to Moses will also be punished] {[God will also punish them]}. [They will be punished for disobeying] God’s laws.
13 Porque no son los oidores de la ley los que tienen justicia delante de Dios, sino sólo los hacedores:
[It is right for them to be punished] {[God to punish them]} [because] it is not those who [merely] know God’s laws whom he considers to be righteous. On the contrary, it is only those who continually have obeyed [all] (of [God’s] laws/of the laws that [God gave to Moses]) (whom God will consider righteous/whose record of sins God will erase).
14 Porque cuando los Gentiles sin la ley tienen un deseo natural de hacer las cosas en la ley, estos, aunque no tengan ley, son una ley para sí mismos;
Whenever the non-Jews, who do not have the laws [God gave to Moses], naturally obey those laws, [they prove that] they have a law within their own minds, even though they do not have the laws [God gave to Moses].
15 Porque el trabajo de la ley se ve en sus corazones, su sentido de lo correcto y lo incorrecto dando testimonio de ello, mientras que sus mentes los juzgan en un momento dado y en otro les dan aprobación;
They show that they know in their own minds what God [commands in his] laws [MET], as each person in his very own conscience either accuses or excuses/defends himself [concerning his own behavior].
16 En el día en que Dios juzgará los secretos de los hombres, como dice el evangelio las cuales soy predicador, por medio de Jesucristo.
God [will punish people] at the time when he will judge them according to what they have thought and done. He will judge them [even] for the things that they have done secretly. He will judge people by [authorizing] Christ Jesus [to judge them]. This is [what I tell people when] I preach the gospel to them.
17 Pero en cuanto a ustedes que tienen el nombre de judíos, y descansan en la ley, y se enorgullecen de Dios,
[Now I have something to say to any one of] you [Jews to whom I am writing]: You [(sg)] boast about yourself saying, “I am a Jew.” You [(sg)] trust [that God will save you because you possess] the laws [that he gave to Moses]. You boast that [you belong to] God.
18 y conocen su voluntad, y son jueces de lo bueno y lo malo, teniendo el conocimiento de la ley.
You know what God desires. Because you have been taught {[people] have taught you} [God’s] laws, you are able to know which things are right and to choose to do them.
19 En la creencia de que eres guía para los ciegos, una luz para los que están en la oscuridad,
You are certain that you [are able to] show [God’s truth to non-Jews], as guides [show the road] to those who are blind [MET]. You are certain that by what you say you can show God’s way to the [non-Jews who do not understand it], as a light shows the way to [those who walk in] the darkness [MET, DOU].
20 Un instructor del necio, maestro de niños que tiene en la ley la forma de conocimiento y de la verdad;
[You are certain that you] can instruct/correct [non-Jews, whom you consider] foolish [because of their not understanding God’s message]. Because you have in [God’s] laws a [written] expression of true knowledge [HEN], you are certain that you can teach [people who, being like] children, do not know [God’s truth] [MET].
21 Tú que das enseñanza a otros, ¿porque no te enseñas a ti mismo? tú que dices que un hombre no debe de robar, ¿por que robas?
[Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew], (it is disgusting that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach!/why is it that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach?) [RHQ] You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! [RHQ]
22 Tú que dices que no se debe adulterar, ¿porque adúlteras? tú que odias las imágenes, ¿porque robas las riquezas de sus templos?
You who command people not to have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married, it is disgusting that you commit adultery yourself! [RHQ] You who detest idols, it is disgusting that you rob temples [where people worship idols]! [RHQ]
23 Tú que te enorgulleces de la ley, ¿con infracciones de la ley estas obrando mal en el honor de Dios?
You who boast saying, “[I have God’s] laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!
24 Porque el nombre de Dios es avergonzado entre los gentiles por causa de ustedes, como está dicho en las Sagradas Escrituras.
[You must not be like our ancestors, about whom] were written [these words in the Scriptures: ] “The non-Jews speak evil about God because of [the evil actions of] many of you [Jews].” The non-Jews say God must be a hypocrite if he condones the behavior of people like you.
25 Es cierto que la circuncisión es útil si se cumple la ley, pero si va en contra de la ley es como si no la tuvieses.
Any one of you who [is] circumcised [to show that he belongs to God] can benefit from that if he obeys the laws [God gave to Moses]. But if you [(sg), a circumcised person], disobey [God’s] laws, [God will consider that] you who are circumcised are no better [in God’s sight] than [someone who is] not circumcised.
26 Si los que no tienen circuncisión guardan las reglas de la ley, ¿no se les acreditará como circuncisión?
This means that God will certainly consider that even [non-Jews who are] not circumcised can become his people if they obey the things that he commanded in his laws. [RHQ]
27 Y ellos, por guardar la ley sin la circuncisión, los juzgarán a ustedes, por que la ley se rompe aunque hayan cumplido la letra de la ley siendo circuncidado.
[If any one of] you disobeys God’s laws, even though [you(sg) have] the Scriptures and even though someone has circumcised you {you are circumcised} [God will punish you]. And those people who are not circumcised, but who obey God’s laws, [will declare that God is right] when he says that he will punish you.
28 El verdadero judío no es aquel que es exteriormente, y la circuncisión no es lo que se puede ver en la carne:
It is not those who perform rituals [to show they are God’s people] who are [true] Jews, and it is not being circumcised in their bodies [that causes God to accept them] [MTY].
29 sino que es judío interiormente, cuya circuncisión es del corazón, en él espíritu, no depende de reglas escritas; cuya alabanza no es de los hombres, sino de Dios.
On the contrary, we whom [God has changed] inwardly are [true] Jews [MTY]. And [God has accepted us because we have allowed God’s] Spirit to change our hearts, not because we perform rituals. Even if [other] people will not praise us [for that change], God will praise us.
