1 A nd Jesus, getting into a boat, crossed to the other side and came to His own town.

ENTONCES entrando en el barco, pasó á la otra parte, y vino á su ciudad.

2 A nd behold, they brought to Him a man paralyzed and prostrated by illness, lying on a sleeping pad; and when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven and the penalty remitted.

Y he aquí le trajeron un paralítico, echado en una cama: y viendo Jesús la fe de ellos, dijo al paralítico: Confía, hijo; tus pecados te son perdonados.

3 A nd behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, This man blasphemes!

Y he aquí, algunos de los escribas decían dentro de sí: Este blasfema.

4 B ut Jesus, knowing ( seeing) their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil and harbor malice in your hearts?

Y viendo Jesús sus pensamientos, dijo: ¿Por qué pensáis mal en vuestros corazones?

5 F or which is easier: to say, Your sins are forgiven and the penalty remitted, or to say, Get up and walk?

Porque, ¿qué es más fácil, decir: Los pecados te son perdonados; ó decir: Levántate, y anda?

6 B ut in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins and remit the penalty, He then said to the paralyzed man, Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad and go to your own house.

Pues para que sepáis que el Hijo del hombre tiene potestad en la tierra de perdonar pecados, (dice entonces al paralítico): Levántate, toma tu cama, y vete á tu casa.

7 A nd he got up and went away to his own house.

Entonces él se levantó y se fué á su casa.

8 W hen the crowds saw it, they were struck with fear and awe; and they recognized God and praised and thanked Him, Who had given such power and authority to men.

Y las gentes, viéndolo, se maravillaron, y glorificaron á Dios, que había dado tal potestad á los hombres.

9 A s Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s office; and He said to him, Be My disciple. And he rose and followed Him.

Y pasando Jesús de allí, vió á un hombre que estaba sentado al banco de los públicos tributos, el cual se llamaba Mateo; y dícele: Sígueme. Y se levantó, y le siguió.

10 A nd as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat (reclined) with Him and His disciples.

Y aconteció que estando él sentado á la mesa en casa, he aquí que muchos publicanos y pecadores, que habían venido, se sentaron juntamente á la mesa con Jesús y sus discípulos.

11 A nd when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and those sinful?

Y viendo esto los Fariseos, dijeron á sus discípulos: ¿Por qué come vuestro Maestro con los publicanos y pecadores?

12 B ut when Jesus heard it, He replied, Those who are strong and well (healthy) have no need of a physician, but those who are weak and sick.

Y oyéndolo Jesús, le dijo: Los que están sanos no tienen necesidad de médico, sino los enfermos.

13 G o and learn what this means: I desire mercy '> readiness to help those in trouble] and not sacrifice and sacrificial victims. For I came not to call and invite the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God), but sinners (the erring ones and all those not free from sin).

Andad pues, y aprended qué cosa es: Misericordia quiero, y no sacrificio: porque no he venido á llamar justos, sino pecadores á arrepentimiento.

14 T hen the disciples of John came to Jesus, inquiring, Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast often,, but Your disciples do not fast?

Entonces los discípulos de Juan vienen á él, diciendo: ¿Por qué nosotros y los Fariseos ayunamos muchas veces, y tus discípulos no ayunan?

15 A nd Jesus replied to them, Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is still with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Y Jesús les dijo: ¿Pueden los que son de bodas tener luto entre tanto que el esposo está con ellos? mas vendrán días cuando el esposo será quitado de ellos, y entonces ayunarán.

16 A nd no one puts a piece of cloth that has not been shrunk on an old garment, for such a patch tears away from the garment and a worse rent (tear) is made.

Y nadie echa remiendo de paño recio en vestido viejo; porque el tal remiendo tira del vestido, y se hace peor la rotura.

17 N either is new wine put in old wineskins; for if it is, the skins burst and are torn in pieces, and the wine is spilled and the skins are ruined. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.

Ni echan vino nuevo en cueros viejos: de otra manera los cueros se rompen, y el vino se derrama, y se pierden los cueros; mas echan el vino nuevo en cueros nuevos, y lo uno y lo otro se conserva juntamente.

18 W hile He was talking this way to them, behold, a ruler entered and, kneeling down, worshiped Him, saying, My daughter has just now died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will come to life.

Hablando él estas cosas á ellos, he aquí vino un principal, y le adoraba, diciendo: Mi hija es muerta poco ha: mas ven y pon tu mano sobre ella, y vivirá.

19 A nd Jesus got up and accompanied him, with His disciples.

Y se levantó Jesús, y le siguió, y sus discípulos.

20 A nd behold, a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment;

Y he aquí una mujer enferma de flujo de sangre doce años había, llegándose por detrás, tocó la franja de su vestido:

21 F or she kept saying to herself, If I only touch His garment, I shall be restored to health.

Porque decía entre sí: Si tocare solamente su vestido, seré salva.

22 J esus turned around and, seeing her, He said, Take courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well. And at once the woman was restored to health.

Mas Jesús volviéndose, y mirándola, dijo: Confía, hija, tu fe te ha salvado. Y la mujer fué salva desde aquella hora.

23 A nd when Jesus came to the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making an uproar and din,

Y llegado Jesús á casa del principal, viendo los tañedores de flautas, y la gente que hacía bullicio,

24 H e said, Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping. And they laughed and jeered at Him.

Díceles: Apartaos, que la muchacha no es muerta, mas duerme. Y se burlaban de él.

25 B ut when the crowd had been ordered to go outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

Y como la gente fué echada fuera, entró, y tomóla de la mano, y se levantó la muchacha.

26 A nd the news about this spread through all that district.

Y salió esta fama por toda aquella tierra.

27 A s Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting loudly, Have pity and mercy on us, Son of David!

Y pasando Jesús de allí, le siguieron dos ciegos, dando voces y diciendo: Ten misericordia de nosotros, Hijo de David.

28 W hen He reached the house and went in, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.

Y llegado á la casa, vinieron á él los ciegos; y Jesús les dice: ¿Creéis que puedo hacer esto? Ellos dicen: Sí, Señor.

29 T hen He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith and trust and reliance be it done to you;

Entonces tocó los ojos de ellos, diciendo: Conforme á vuestra fe os sea hecho.

30 A nd their eyes were opened. And Jesus earnestly and sternly charged them, See that you let no one know about this.

Y los ojos de ellos fueron abiertos. Y Jesús les encargó rigurosamente, diciendo: Mirad que nadie lo sepa.

31 B ut they went off and blazed and spread His fame abroad throughout that whole district.

Mas ellos salidos, divulgaron su fama por toda aquella tierra.

32 A nd while they were going away, behold, a dumb man under the power of a demon was brought to Jesus.

Y saliendo ellos, he aquí, le trajeron un hombre mudo, endemoniado.

33 A nd when the demon was driven out, the dumb man spoke; and the crowds were stunned with bewildered wonder, saying, Never before has anything like this been seen in Israel.

Y echado fuera el demonio, el mudo habló; y las gentes se maravillaron, diciendo: Nunca ha sido vista cosa semejante en Israel.

34 B ut the Pharisees said, He drives out demons through and with the help of the prince of demons.

Mas los Fariseos decían: Por el príncipe de los demonios echa fuera los demonios.

35 A nd Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom and curing all kinds of disease and every weakness and infirmity.

Y rodeaba Jesús por todas las ciudades y aldeas, enseñando en las sinagogas de ellos, y predicando el evangelio del reino, y sanando toda enfermedad y todo achaque en el pueblo.

36 W hen He saw the throngs, He was moved with pity and sympathy for them, because they were bewildered (harassed and distressed and dejected and helpless), like sheep without a shepherd.

Y viendo las gentes, tuvo compasión de ellas; porque estaban derramadas y esparcidas como ovejas que no tienen pastor.

37 T hen He said to His disciples, The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Entonces dice á sus discípulos: A la verdad la mies es mucha, mas los obreros pocos.

38 S o pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust laborers into His harvest.

Rogad, pues, al Señor de la mies, que envíe obreros á su mies.