| 1 Dijo, pues, a sus discípulos: «Es imposible que no haya escándalos; pero ¡ay de quien los provoca! | 1 And he said to his disciples: “It is impossible for scandals not to occur. But woe to him through whom they come! |
| 2 Al que escandaliza a uno de estos pequeños, más le valdría que le ataran al cuello una piedra de molino y lo arrojasen al mar. | 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than to lead astray one of these little ones. |
| 3 Tened cuidado. Si tu hermano te ofende, repréndelo, y si se arrepiente, perdónalo; | 3 Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him. |
| 4 si te ofende siete veces en un día, y siete veces vuelve a decirte: “Me arrepiento”, lo perdonarás». | 4 And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, ‘I am sorry,’ then forgive him.” |
| 5 Los apóstoles le dijeron al Señor: «Auméntanos la fe». | 5 And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” |
| 6 El Señor dijo: «Si tuvierais fe como un granito de mostaza, diríais a esa morera: “Arráncate de raíz y plántate en el mar”, y os obedecería. | 6 But the Lord said: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you may say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be transplanted into the sea.’ And it would obey you. |
| 7 ¿Quién de vosotros, si tiene un criado labrando o pastoreando, le dice cuando vuelve del campo: “Enseguida, ven y ponte a la mesa”? | 7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, would say to him, as he was returning from the field, ‘Come in immediately; sit down to eat,’ |
| 8 ¿No le diréis más bien: “Prepárame de cenar, cíñete y sírveme mientras como y bebo, y después comerás y beberás tú”? | 8 and would not say to him: ‘Prepare my dinner; gird yourself and minister to me, while I eat and drink; and after these things, you shall eat and drink?’ |
| 9 ¿Acaso tenéis que estar agradecidos al criado porque ha hecho lo mandado? | 9 Would he be grateful to that servant, for doing what he commanded him to do? |
| 10 Lo mismo vosotros: cuando hayáis hecho todo lo que se os ha mandado, decid: “Somos siervos inútiles, hemos hecho lo que teníamos que hacer”». | 10 I think not. So too, when you have done all these things that have been taught to you, you should say: ‘We are useless servants. We have done what we should have done.’ ” |
| 11 Una vez, yendo camino de Jerusalén, pasaba entre Samaría y Galilea. | 11 And it happened that, while he was traveling to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. |
| 12 Cuando iba a entrar en una ciudad, vinieron a su encuentro diez hombres leprosos, que se pararon a lo lejos | 12 And as he was entering a certain town, ten leprous men met him, and they stood at a distance. |
| 13 y a gritos le decían: «Jesús, maestro, ten compasión de nosotros». | 13 And they lifted up their voice, saying, “Jesus, Teacher, take pity on us.” |
| 14 Al verlos, les dijo: «Id a presentaros a los sacerdotes». Y sucedió que, mientras iban de camino, quedaron limpios. | 14 And when he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that, as they were going, they were cleansed. |
| 15 Uno de ellos, viendo que estaba curado, se volvió alabando a Dios a grandes gritos | 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was cleansed, returned, magnifying God with a loud voice. |
| 16 y se postró a los pies de Jesús, rostro en tierra, dándole gracias. Este era un samaritano. | 16 And he fell face down before his feet, giving thanks. And this one was a Samaritan. |
| 17 Jesús, tomó la palabra y dijo: «¿No han quedado limpios los diez?; los otros nueve, ¿dónde están? | 17 And in response, Jesus said: “Were not ten made clean? And so where are the nine? |
| 18 ¿No ha habido quien volviera a dar gloria a Dios más que este extranjero?». | 18 Was no one found who would return and give glory to God, except this foreigner?” |
| 19 Y le dijo: «Levántate, vete; tu fe te ha salvado». | 19 And he said to him: “Rise up, go forth. For your faith has saved you.” |
| 20 Los fariseos le preguntaron: «¿Cuándo va a llegar el reino de Dios?». Él les contestó: «El reino de Dios no viene aparatosamente, | 20 Then he was questioned by the Pharisees: “When does the kingdom of God arrive?” And in response, he said to them: “The kingdom of God arrives unobserved. |
| 21 ni dirán: “Está aquí” o “Está allí”, porque, mirad, el reino de Dios está en medio de vosotros». | 21 And so, they will not say, ‘Behold, it is here,’ or ‘Behold, it is there.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” |
| 22 Dijo a sus discípulos: «Vendrán días en que desearéis ver un solo día del Hijo del hombre, y no lo veréis. | 22 And he said to his disciples: “The time will come when you will desire to see one day of the Son of man, and you will not see it. |
| 23 Entonces se os dirá: “Está aquí” o “Está allí”; no vayáis ni corráis detrás, | 23 And they will say to you, ‘Behold, he is here,’ and ‘Behold, he is there.’ Do not choose to go out, and do not follow them. |
| 24 pues como el fulgor del relámpago brilla de un extremo al otro del cielo, así será el Hijo del hombre en su día. | 24 For just as lightning flashes from under heaven and shines to whatever is under heaven, so also will the Son of man be in his day. |
| 25 Pero primero es necesario que padezca mucho y sea reprobado por esta generación. | 25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. |
| 26 Como sucedió en los días de Noé, así será también en los días del Hijo del hombre: | 26 And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of man. |
| 27 comían, bebían, se casaban los hombres y las mujeres tomaban esposo, hasta el día en que Noé entró en el arca; entonces llegó el diluvio y acabó con todos. | 27 They were eating and drinking; they were taking wives and being given in marriage, even until the day that Noah entered the ark. And the flood came and destroyed them all. |
| 28 Asimismo, como sucedió en los días de Lot: comían, bebían, compraban, vendían, sembraban, construían; | 28 It shall be similar to what happened in the days of Lot. They were eating and drinking; they were buying and selling; they were planting and building. |
| 29 pero el día que Lot salió de Sodoma, llovió fuego y azufre del cielo y acabó con todos. | 29 Then, on the day that Lot departed from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and it destroyed them all. |
| 30 Así sucederá el día que se revele el Hijo del hombre. | 30 According to these things, so shall it be in the day when the Son of man will be revealed. |
| 31 Aquel día, el que esté en la azotea y tenga sus cosas en casa no baje a recogerlas; igualmente, el que esté en el campo, no vuelva atrás. | 31 In that hour, whoever will be on the rooftop, with his goods in the house, let him not descend to take them. And whoever will be in the field, similarly, let him not turn back. |
| 32 Acordaos de la mujer de Lot. | 32 Remember Lot’s wife. |
| 33 El que pretenda guardar su vida, la perderá; y el que la pierda, la recobrará. | 33 Whoever has sought to save his life, will lose it; and whoever has lost it, will bring it back to life. |
| 34 Os digo que aquella noche estarán dos juntos: a uno se lo llevarán y al otro lo dejarán; | 34 I say to you, in that night, there will be two in one bed. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind. |
| 35 estarán dos moliendo juntas: a una se la llevarán y a la otra la dejarán». | 35 Two will be at the grindstone together. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind. Two will be in the field. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.” |
| 36 [«Dos estarán en el campo: a uno se lo llevarán y a otro lo dejarán».] | 36 Responding, they said to him, “Where, Lord?” |
| 37 Ellos le preguntaron: «¿Dónde, Señor?». Él les dijo: «Donde está el cadáver, allí se reunirán los buitres». | 37 And he said to them, “Wherever the body will be, in that place also, the eagles shall be gathered together.” |
