1 Timoteo 1

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1 Pablo, apóstol de Cristo Jesús, por mandato de Dios nuestro Salvador y de Cristo Jesús nuestra esperanza,	1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the authority of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope,
2 a Timoteo, verdadero hijo mío en la fe. Gracia, misericordia y paz de parte de Dios Padre y de Cristo Jesús, Señor nuestro.	2 to Timothy, beloved son in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 Al partir yo para Macedonia te rogué que permanecieras en Efeso para que mandaras a algunos que no enseñasen doctrinas extrañas,	3 Now I asked you to remain at Ephesus, while I went into Macedonia, so that you would speak strongly against certain ones who have been teaching a different way,
4 ni dedicasen su atención a fábulas y genealogías interminables, que son más a propósito para promover disputas que para realizar el plan de Dios, fundado en la fe.	4 against those who have been paying attention to fables and endless genealogies. These things present questions as if they were greater than the edification that is of God, which is in faith.
5 El fin de este mandato es la caridad que procede de un corazón limpio, de una conciencia recta y de una fe sincera.	5 Now the goal of instruction is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.
6 Algunos, desviados de esta línea de conducta, han venido a caer en una vana palabrería;	6 Certain persons, wandering away from these things, have been turned aside to empty babbling,
7 pretenden ser maestros de la Ley sin entender lo que dicen ni lo que tan rotundamente afirman.	7 desiring to be teachers of the law, but understanding neither the things that they themselves are saying, nor what they are affirming about these things.
8 Sí, ya sabemos que la Ley es buena, con tal que se la tome como ley,	8 But we know that the law is good, if one makes use of it properly.
9 teniendo bien presente que la ley no ha sido instituida para el justo, sino para los prevaricadores y rebeldes, para los impíos y pecadores, para los irreligiosos y profanadores, para los parricidas y matricidas, para los asesinos,	9 Knowing this, that the law was not set in place for the just, but for the unjust and the insubordinate, for the impious and sinners, for the wicked and the defiled, for those who commit patricide, matricide, or homicide,
10 adúlteros, homosexuales, traficantes de seres humanos, mentirosos, perjuros y para todo lo que se opone a la sana doctrina,	10 for fornicators, for males who sleep with males, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
11 según el Evangelio de la gloria de Dios bienaventurado, que se me ha confiado.	11 which is in accord with the Gospel of the glory of the blessed God, the Gospel which has been entrusted to me.
12 Doy gracias a aquel que me revistió de fortaleza, a Cristo Jesús, Señor nuestro, que me consideró digno de confianza al colocarme en el ministerio,	12 I give thanks to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he has considered me faithful, placing me in the ministry,
13 a mí, que antes fui un blasfemo, un perseguidor y un insolente. Pero encontré misericordia porque obré por ignorancia en mi infidelidad.	13 though previously I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and contemptuous. But then I obtained the mercy of God. For I had been acting ignorantly, in unbelief.
14 Y la gracia de nuestro Señor sobreabundó en mí, juntamente con la fe y la caridad en Cristo Jesús.	14 And so the grace of our Lord has abounded greatly, with the faith and love that is in Christ Jesus.
15 Es cierta y digna de ser aceptada por todos esta afirmación: Cristo Jesús vino al mundo a salvar a los pecadores; y el primero de ellos soy yo.	15 It is a faithful saying, and worthy of acceptance by everyone, that Christ Jesus came into this world to bring salvation to sinners, among whom I am first.
16 Y si encontré misericordia fue para que en mí primeramente manifestase Jesucristo toda su paciencia y sirviera de ejemplo a los que habían de creer en él para obtener vida eterna.	16 But it was for this reason that I obtained mercy, so that in me as first, Christ Jesus would display all patience, for the instruction of those who would believe in him unto eternal life.
17 Al Rey de los siglos, al Dios inmortal, invisible y único, honor y gloria por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.	17 So then, to the King of ages, to the immortal, invisible, solitary God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
18 Esta es la recomendación, hijo mío Timoteo, que yo te hago, de acuerdo con las profecías pronunciadas sobre ti anteriormente. Combate, penetrado de ellas, el buen combate,	18 This precept I commend to you, my son Timothy, in accord with the prophets who preceded you: that you serve among them like a soldier in a good war,
19 conservando la fe y la conciencia recta; algunos, por haberla rechazado, naufragaron en la fe;	19 holding to faith and good conscience, against those who, by rejecting these things, have made a shipwreck of the faith.
20 entre éstos están Himeneo y Alejandro, a quienes entregué a Satanás para que aprendiesen a no blasfemar.	20 Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so that they may learn not to blaspheme.