Hechos de los Apóstoles 26

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1 Agripa dijo a Pablo: «Se te permite hablar en tu favor». Entonces Pablo extendió su mano y empezó su defensa:	1 Yet truly, Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.” Then Paul, extending his hand, began to offer his defense.
2 «Me considero feliz, rey Agripa, al tener que defenderme hoy ante ti de todas las cosas de que me acusan los judíos,	2 “I consider myself blessed, O king Agrippa, that I am to give my defense today before you, about everything of which I am accused by the Jews,
3 principalmente porque tú conoces todas las costumbres y cuestiones de los judíos. Por eso te pido que me escuches pacientemente.	3 especially since you know everything that pertains to the Jews, both customs and questions. Because of this, I beg you to listen to me patiently.
4 «Todos los judíos conocen mi vida desde mi juventud, desde cuando estuve en el seno de mi nación, en Jerusalén.	4 And certainly, all the Jews know about my life from my youth, which had its beginning among my own people in Jerusalem.
5 Ellos me conocen de mucho tiempo atrás y si quieren pueden testificar que yo he vivido como fariseo conforme a la secta más estricta de nuestra religión.	5 They knew me well from the beginning, (if they would be willing to offer testimony) for I lived according to the most determined sect of our religion: as a Pharisee.
6 Y si ahora estoy aquí procesado es por la esperanza que tengo en la Promesa hecha por Dios a nuestros padres,	6 And now, it is in the hope of the Promise which was made by God to our fathers that I stand subject to judgment.
7 cuyo cumplimiento están esperando nuestras doce tribus en el culto que asiduamente, noche y día, rinden a Dios. Por esta esperanza, oh rey, soy acusado por los judíos.	7 It is the Promise that our twelve tribes, worshiping night and day, hope to see. About this hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews.
8 ¿Por qué tenéis vosotros por increíble que Dios resucite a los muertos?	8 Why should it be judged so unbelievable with you all that God might raise the dead?
9 «Yo, pues, me había creído obligado a combatir con todos los medios el nombre de Jesús, el Nazoreo.	9 And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
10 Así lo hice en Jerusalén y, con poderes recibidos de los sumos sacerdotes, yo mismo encerré a muchos santos en las cárceles; y cuando se les condenaba a muerte, yo contribuía con mi voto.	10 This is also how I acted at Jerusalem. And so, I enclosed many holy persons in prison, having received authority from the leaders of the priests. And when they were to be killed, I brought the sentence.
11 Frecuentemente recorría todas las sinagogas y a fuerza de castigos les obligaba a blasfemar y, rebosando furor contra ellos, los perseguía hasta en las ciudades extranjeras.	11 And in every synagogue, frequently while punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme. And being all the more maddened against them, I persecuted them, even to foreign cities.
12 «En este empeño iba hacia Damasco con plenos poderes y comisión de los sumos sacerdotes;	12 Thereafter, as I was going to Damascus, with authority and permission from the high priest,
13 y al medio día, yendo de camino vi, oh rey, una luz venida del cielo, más resplandeciente que el sol, que me envolvió a mí y a mis compañeros en su resplandor.	13 at midday, O king, I and those who were also with me, saw along the way a light from heaven shining around me with a splendor greater than that of the sun.
14 Caímos todos a tierra y yo oí una voz que me decía en lengua hebrea: “Saúl, Saúl, ¿por qué me persigues? Te es duro dar coces contra el aguijón.”	14 And when we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language: ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.’
15 Yo respondí: “¿Quién eres, Señor?” Y me dijo el Señor: “Yo soy Jesús a quien tú persigues.	15 Then I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
16 Pero levántate, y ponte en pie; pues me he aparecido a ti para constituirte servidor y testigo tanto de las cosas que de mí has visto como de las que te manifestaré.	16 But rise up and stand on your feet. For I appeared to you for this reason: so that I may establish you as a minister and a witness concerning the things that you have seen, and concerning the things that I will show to you:
17 Yo te libraré de tu pueblo y de los gentiles, a los cuales yo te envío,	17 rescuing you from the people and the nations to which I am now sending you,
18 para que les abras los ojos; para que se conviertan de las tinieblas a la luz, y del poder de Satanás a Dios; y para que reciban el perdón de los pecados y una parte en la herencia entre los santificados, mediante la fe en mí.”	18 in order to open their eyes, so that they may be converted from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive the remission of sins and a place among the saints, through the faith that is in me.’
19 «Así pues, rey Agripa, no fui desobediente a la visión celestial,	19 From then on, O king Agrippa, I was not unbelieving to the heavenly vision.
20 sino que primero a los habitantes de Damasco, después a los de Jerusalén y por todo el país de Judea y también a los gentiles he predicado que se convirtieran y que se volvieran a Dios haciendo obras dignas de conversión.	20 But I preached, first to those who are at Damascus and at Jerusalem, and then to the entire region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, so that they would repent and convert to God, doing the works that are worthy of repentance.
21 Por esto los judíos, habiéndome prendido en el Templo, intentaban darme muerte.	21 It was for this reason that the Jews, having apprehended me when I was in the temple, attempted to kill me.
22 Con el auxilio de Dios hasta el presente me he mantenido firme dando testimonio a pequeños y grandes sin decir cosa que esté fuera de lo que los profetas y el mismo Moisés dijeron que había de suceder:	22 But having been aided by the help of God, even to this day, I stand witnessing to the small and the great, saying nothing beyond what the Prophets and Moses have said would be in the future:
23 que el Cristo había de padecer y que, después de resucitar el primero de entre los muertos, anunciaría la luz al pueblo y a los gentiles».	23 that the Christ would suffer, and that he would be the first from the resurrection of the dead, and that he would bring light to the people and to the nations.”
24 Mientras estaba él diciendo esto en su defensa, Festo le interrumpió gritándole: «Estás loco, Pablo; las muchas letras te hacen perder la cabeza».	24 While he was speaking these things and presenting his defense, Festus said with a loud voice: “Paul, you are insane! Too much studying has turned you to insanity.”
25 Pablo contestó: «No estoy loco, excelentísimo Festo, sino que hablo cosas verdaderas y sensatas.	25 And Paul said: “I am not insane, most excellent Festus, but rather I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
26 Bien enterado está de estas cosas el rey, ante quien hablo con confianza; no creo que se le oculte nada, pues no han pasado en un rincón.	26 For the king knows about these things. To him also, I am speaking with constancy. For I think that none of these things are unknown to him. And neither were these things done in a corner.
27 ¿Crees, rey Agripa, a los profetas? Yo sé que crees».	27 Do you believe the Prophets, O king Agrippa? I know that you believe.”
28 Agripa contestó a Pablo: «Por poco, con tus argumentos, haces de mí un cristiano».	28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “To some extent, you persuade me to become a Christian.”
29 Y Pablo replicó: «Quiera Dios que por poco o por mucho, no solamente tú, sino todos los que me escuchan hoy, llegaran a ser tales como yo soy, a excepción de estas cadenas».	29 And Paul said, “I hope to God that, both to a small extent and to a great extent, not only you, but also all those who hear me this day will become just as I also am, except for these chains.”
30 El rey, el procurador, Berenice y los que con ellos estaban sentados se levantaron,	30 And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
31 y mientras se retiraban iban diciéndose unos a otros: «Este hombre no ha hecho nada digno de muerte o de prisión».	31 And when they had withdrawn, they were speaking among themselves, saying, “This man has done nothing worthy of death, nor of imprisonment.”
32 Agripa dijo a Festo: «Podía ser puesto en libertad este hombre si no hubiera apelado al César».	32 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released, if he had not appealed to Caesar.”