Lucas 8

BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Y sucedió a continuación que iba por ciudades y pueblos, proclamando y anunciando la Buena Nueva del Reino de Dios; le acompañaban los Doce,	1 And it happened afterwards that he was making a journey through the cities and towns, preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,
2 y algunas mujeres que habían sido curadas de espíritus malignos y enfermedades: María, llamada Magdalena, de la que habían salido siete demonios,	2 along with certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had departed,
3 Juana, mujer de Cusa, un administrador de Herodes, Susana y otras muchas que les servían con sus bienes.	3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many other women, who were ministering to him from their resources.
4 Habiéndose congregado mucha gente, y viniendo a él de todas las ciudades, dijo en parábola:	4 Then, when a very numerous crowd was gathering together and hurrying from the cities to him, he spoke using a comparison:
5 «Salió un sembrador a sembrar su simiente; y al sembrar, una parte cayó a lo largo del camino, fue pisada, y las aves del cielo se la comieron;	5 “The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell beside the way; and it was trampled and the birds of the air devoured it.
6 otra cayó sobre piedra, y después de brotar, se secó, por no tener humedad;	6 And some fell upon rock; and having sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
7 otra cayó en medio de abrojos, y creciendo con ella los abrojos, la ahogaron.	7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns, rising up with it, suffocated it.
8 Y otra cayó en tierra buena, y creciendo dio fruto centuplicado». Dicho esto, exclamó: «El que tenga oídos para oír, que oiga».	8 And some fell upon good soil; and having sprung up, it produced fruit one hundredfold.” As he said these things, he cried out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
9 Le preguntaban sus discípulos qué significaba esta parábola,	9 Then his disciples questioned him as to what this parable might mean.
10 y él dijo: «A vosotros se os ha dado el conocer los misterios del Reino de Dios; a los demás sólo en parábolas, para que viendo, no vean y, oyendo, no entiendan.	10 And he said to them: “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to the rest, it is in parables, so that: seeing, they may not perceive, and hearing, they may not understand.
11 «La parábola quiere decir esto: La simiente es la Palabra de Dios.	11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12 Los de a lo largo del camino, son los que han oído; después viene el diablo y se lleva de su corazón la Palabra, no sea que crean y se salven.	12 And those beside the way are those who hear it, but then the devil comes and takes the word from their heart, lest by believing it they may be saved.
13 Los de sobre piedra son los que, al oír la Palabra, la reciben con alegría; pero éstos no tienen raíz; creen por algún tiempo, pero a la hora de la prueba desisten.	13 Now those upon rock are those who, when they hear it, accept the word with joy, but these have no roots. So they believe for a time, but in a time of testing, they fall away.
14 Lo que cayó entre los abrojos, son los que han oído, pero a lo largo de su caminar son ahogados por las preocupaciones, las riquezas y los placeres de la vida, y no llegan a madurez.	14 And those which fell among thorns are those who have heard it, but as they go along, they are suffocated by the concerns and riches and pleasures of this life, and so they do not yield fruit.
15 Lo que en buena tierra, son los que, después de haber oído, conservan la Palabra con corazón bueno y recto, y dan fruto con perseverancia.	15 But those which were on good soil are those who, upon hearing the word with a good and noble heart, retain it, and they bring forth fruit in patience.
16 «Nadie enciende una lámpara y la cubre con una vasija, o la pone debajo de un lecho, sino que la pone sobre un candelero, para que los que entren vean la luz.	16 Now no one, lighting a candle, covers it with a container, or sets it under a bed. Instead, he places it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
17 Pues nada hay oculto que no quede manifiesto, y nada secreto que no venga a ser conocido y descubierto.	17 For there is nothing secret, which will not be made clear, nor is there anything hidden, which will not be known and be brought into plain sight.
18 Mirad, pues, cómo oís; porque al que tenga, se le dará; y al que no tenga, aun lo que crea tener se le quitará».	18 Therefore, take care how you listen. For whoever has, it will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
19 Se presentaron donde él su madre y sus hermanos, pero no podían llegar hasta él a causa de la gente.	19 Then his mother and brothers came to him; but they were not able to go to him because of the crowd.
20 Le anunciaron: «Tu madre y tus hermanos están ahí fuera y quieren verte».	20 And it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21 Pero él les respondió: «Mi madre y mis hermanos son aquellos que oyen la Palabra de Dios y la cumplen».	21 And in response, he said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
22 Sucedió que cierto día subió a una barca con sus discípulos, y les dijo: «Pasemos a la otra orilla del lago». Y se hicieron a la mar.	22 Now it happened, on a certain day, that he climbed into a little boat with his disciples. And he said to them, “Let us make a crossing over the lake.” And they embarked.
23 Mientras ellos navegaban, se durmió. Se abatió sobre el lago una borrasca; se inundaba la barca y estaban en peligro.	23 And as they were sailing, he slept. And a windstorm descended over the lake. And they were taking on water and were in danger.
24 Entonces, acercándose, le despertaron, diciendo: «¡Maestro, Maestro, que perecemos!» El, habiéndose despertado, increpó al viento y al oleaje, que amainaron, y sobrevino la bonanza.	24 Then, drawing near, they awakened him, saying, “Teacher, we are perishing.” But as he rose up, he rebuked the wind and the raging water, and they ceased. And a tranquility occurred.
25 Entonces les dijo: «¿Dónde está vuestra fe?» Ellos, llenos de temor, se decían entre sí maravillados: «Pues ¿quién es éste, que impera a los vientos y al agua, y le obedecen?»	25 Then he said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they, being afraid, were amazed, saying to one another, “Who do you think this is, so that he commands both wind and sea, and they obey him?”
26 Arribaron a la región de los gerasenos, que está frente a Galilea.	26 And they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
27 Al saltar a tierra, vino de la ciudad a su encuentro un hombre, poseído por los demonios, y que hacía mucho tiempo que no llevaba vestido, ni moraba en una casa, sino en los sepulcros.	27 And when he had gone out to the land, a certain man met him, who had now had a demon for a long time. And he did not wear clothes, nor did he stay in a house, but among the sepulchers.
28 Al ver a Jesús, cayó ante él, gritando con gran voz: «¿Qué tengo yo contigo, Jesús, Hijo de Dios Altísimo? Te suplico que no me atormentes».	28 And when he saw Jesus, he fell down before him. And crying out in a loud voice, he said: “What is there between me and you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me.”
29 Es que él había mandado al espíritu inmundo que saliera de aquel hombre; pues en muchas ocasiones se apoderaba de él; le sujetaban con cadenas y grillos para custodiarle, pero rompiendo las ligaduras era empujado por el demonio al desierto.	29 For he was ordering the unclean spirit to depart from the man. For on many occasions, it would seize him, and he was bound with chains and held by fetters. But breaking the chains, he was driven by the demon into deserted places.
30 Jesús le preguntó: «¿Cuál es tu nombre? «El contestó: «Legión»; porque habían entrado en él muchos demonios.	30 Then Jesus questioned him, saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered into him.
31 Y le suplicaban que no les mandara irse al abismo.	31 And they petitioned him not to order them to go into the abyss.
32 Había allí una gran piara de puercos que pacían en el monte; y le suplicaron que les permitiera entrar en ellos; y se lo permitió.	32 And in that place, there was a herd of many swine, pasturing on the mountain. And they petitioned him to permit them to enter into them. And he permitted them.
33 Salieron los demonios de aquel hombre y entraron en los puercos; y la piara se arrojó al lago de lo alto del precipicio, y se ahogó.	33 Therefore, the demons departed from the man, and they entered into the swine. And the herd rushed violently down a precipice into the lake, and they were drowned.
34 Viendo los porqueros lo que había pasado, huyeron y lo contaron por la ciudad y por las aldeas.	34 And when those who were pasturing them had seen this, they fled and reported it in the city and the villages.
35 Salieron, pues, a ver lo que había occurido y, llegando donde Jesús, encontraron al hombre del que habían salido los demonios, sentado, vestido y en su sano juicio, a los pies de Jesús; y se llenaron de temor.	35 Then they went out to see what was happening, and they came to Jesus. And they found the man, from whom the demons had departed, sitting at his feet, clothed as well as in a sane mind, and they were afraid.
36 Los que lo habían visto, les contaron cómo había sido salvado el endemoniado.	36 Then those who had seen this also reported to them how he had been healed from the legion.
37 Entonces toda la gente del país de los gerasenos le rogaron que se alejara de ellos, porque estaban poseídos de gran temor. El, subiendo a la barca, regresó.	37 And the entire multitude from the region of the Gerasenes pleaded with him to depart from them. For they were seized by a great fear. Then, climbing into the boat, he went back again.
38 El hombre de quien habían salido los demonios, le pedía estar con él; pero le despidió, diciendo:	38 And the man from whom the demons had departed pleaded with him, so that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,
39 «Vuelve a tu casa y cuenta todo lo que Dios ha hecho contigo». Y fue por toda la ciudad proclamando todo lo que Jesús había hecho con él.	39 “Return to your house and explain to them what great things God has done for you.” And he traveled through the entire city, preaching about the great things that Jesus had done for him.
40 Cuando regresó Jesús, le recibió la muchedumbre, pues todos le estaban esperando.	40 Now it happened that, when Jesus had returned, the crowd received him. For they were all waiting for him.
41 Y he aquí que llegó un hombre, llamado Jairo, que era jefe de la sinagoga, y cayendo a los pies de Jesús, le suplicaba entrara en su casa,	41 And behold, a man came, whose name was Jairus, and he was a leader of the synagogue. And he fell down at the feet of Jesus, asking him to enter into his house.
42 porque tenía una sola hija, de unos doce años, que estaba muriéndose. Mientras iba, las gentes le ahogaban.	42 For he had an only daughter, nearly twelve years old, and she was dying. And it happened that, as he was going there, he was hemmed in by the crowd.
43 Entonces, una mujer que padecía flujo de sangre desde hacía doce años, y que no había podido ser curada por nadie,	43 And there was a certain woman, with a flow of blood for twelve years, who had paid out all her substance on physicians, and she was unable to be cured by any of them.
44 se acercó por detrás y tocó la orla de su manto, y al punto se le paró el flujo de sangre.	44 She approached him from behind, and she touched the hem of his garment. And at once the flow of her blood stopped.
45 Jesús dijo: «¿Quién me ha tocado?» Como todos negasen, dijo Pedro: «Maestro, las gentes te aprietan y te oprimen».	45 And Jesus said, “Who is it that touched me?” But as everyone was denying it, Peter, and those who were with him, said: “Teacher, the crowd hems you in and presses upon you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ”
46 Pero Jesús dijo: «Alguien me ha tocado, porque he sentido que una fuerza ha salido de mí».	46 And Jesus said: “Someone has touched me. For I know that power has gone out from me.”
47 Viéndose descubierta la mujer, se acercó temblorosa, y postrándose ante él, contó delante de todo el pueblo por qué razón le había tocado, y cómo al punto había sido curada.	47 Then the woman, upon seeing that she was not hidden, came forward, trembling, and she fell down before his feet. And she declared before all the people the reason that she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed.
48 El le dijo: «Hija, tu fe te ha salvado; vete en paz».	48 But he said to her: “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
49 Estaba todavía hablando, cuando uno de casa del jefe de la sinagoga llega diciendo: «Tu hija está muerta. No molestes ya al Maestro».	49 While he was still speaking, someone came to the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him: “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble him.”
50 Jesús, que lo oyó, le dijo: «No temas; solamente ten fe y se salvará».	50 Then Jesus, upon hearing this word, replied to the father of the girl: “Do not be afraid. Only believe, and she will be saved.”
51 Al llegar a la casa, no permitió entrar con él más que a Pedro, Juan y Santiago, al padre y a la madre de la niña.	51 And when he had arrived at the house, he would not permit anyone to enter with him, except Peter and James and John, and the father and mother of the girl.
52 Todos la lloraban y se lamentaban, pero él dijo: «No lloréis, no ha muerto; está dormida».	52 Now all were weeping and mourning for her. But he said: “Do not weep. The girl is not dead, but only sleeping.”
53 Y se burlaban de él, pues sabían que estaba muerta.	53 And they derided him, knowing that she had died.
54 El, tomándola de la mano, dijo en voz alta: «Niña, levántate».	54 But he, taking her by the hand, cried out, saying, “Little girl, arise.”
55 Retornó el espíritu a ella, y al punto se levantó; y él mandó que le dieran a ella de comer.	55 And her spirit returned, and she immediately rose up. And he ordered them to give her something to eat.
56 Sus padres quedaron estupefactos, y él les ordenó que a nadie dijeran lo que había pasado.	56 And her parents were stupefied. And he instructed them not to tell anyone what had happened.