1 W hen they were getting near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent ahead two of His disciples

Y COMO fueron cerca de Jerusalem, de Bethphagé, y de Bethania, al monte de las Olivas, envía dos de sus discípulos,

2 A nd instructed them, Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, which has never been ridden by anyone; unfasten it and bring it.

Y les dice: Id al lugar que está delante de vosotros, y luego entrados en él, hallaréis un pollino atado, sobre el cual ningún hombre ha subido; desatadlo y traedlo.

3 I f anyone asks you, Why are you doing this? answer, The Lord needs it, and He will send it back here presently.

Y si alguien os dijere: ¿Por qué hacéis eso? decid que el Señor lo ha menester: y luego lo enviará acá.

4 S o they went away and found a colt tied at the door out in the open street, and they loosed it.

Y fueron, y hallaron el pollino atado á la puerta fuera, entre dos caminos; y le desataron.

5 A nd some who were standing there said to them, What are you doing, untying the colt?

Y unos de los que estaban allí, les dijeron: ¿Qué hacéis desatando el pollino?

6 A nd they replied as Jesus had directed them, and they allowed them to go.

Ellos entonces les dijeron como Jesús había mandado: y los dejaron.

7 A nd they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their outer garments upon it, and He sat on it.

Y trajeron el pollino á Jesús, y echaron sobre él sus vestidos, y se sentó sobre él.

8 A nd many spread their garments on the road, and others leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

Y muchos tendían sus vestidos por el camino, y otros cortaban hojas de los árboles, y las tendían por el camino.

9 A nd those who went before and those who followed cried out '> with a cry of happiness], Hosanna! Praised and blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!

Y los que iban delante, y los que iban detrás, daban voces diciendo: ­Hosanna! Bendito el que viene en el nombre del Señor.

10 P raised and blessed in the name of the Lord is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna (O save us) in the highest!

Bendito el reino de nuestro padre David que viene: ­Hosanna en las alturas!

11 A nd Jesus went into Jerusalem and entered the temple '> enclosure]; and when He had looked around, surveying and observing everything, as it was already late, He went out to Bethany together with the Twelve.

Y entró Jesús en Jerusalem, y en el templo: y habiendo mirado alrededor todas las cosas, y siendo ya tarde, salióse á Bethania con los doce.

12 O n the day following, when they had come away from Bethany, He was hungry.

Y el día siguiente, como salieron de Bethania, tuvo hambre.

13 A nd seeing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, He went to see if He could find any on it '> for in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. But when He came up to it, He found nothing but leaves, for the fig season had not yet come.

Y viendo de lejos una higuera que tenía hojas, se acercó, si quizá hallaría en ella algo: y como vino á ella, nada halló sino hojas; porque no era tiempo de higos.

14 A nd He said to it, No one ever again shall eat fruit from you. And His disciples were listening.

Entonces Jesús respondiendo, dijo á la higuera: Nunca más coma nadie fruto de ti para siempre. Y lo oyeron sus discípulos.

15 A nd they came to Jerusalem. And He went into the temple '> porches and courts] and began to drive out those who sold and bought in the temple area, and He overturned the '> four-footed] tables of the money changers and the seats of those who dealt in doves;

Vienen, pues, á Jerusalem; y entrando Jesús en el templo, comenzó á echar fuera á los que vendían y compraban en el templo; y trastornó las mesas de los cambistas, y las sillas de los que vendían palomas;

16 A nd He would not permit anyone to carry any household equipment through the temple enclosure.

Y no consentía que alguien llevase vaso por el templo.

17 A nd He taught and said to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have turned it into a den of robbers.

Y les enseñaba diciendo: ¿No está escrito que mi casa, casa de oración será llamada por todas las gentes? Mas vosotros la habéis hecho cueva de ladrones.

18 A nd the chief priests and the scribes heard and kept seeking some way to destroy Him, for they feared Him, because the entire multitude was struck with astonishment at His teaching.

Y lo oyeron los escribas y los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y procuraban cómo le matarían; porque le tenían miedo, por cuanto todo el pueblo estaba maravillado de su doctrina.

19 A nd when evening came on, He and His disciples, as accustomed, went out of the city.

Mas como fué tarde, Jesús salió de la ciudad.

20 I n the morning, when they were passing along, they noticed that the fig tree was withered away to its roots.

Y pasando por la mañana, vieron que la higuera se había secado desde las raíces.

21 A nd Peter remembered and said to Him, Master, look! The fig tree which You doomed has withered away!

Entonces Pedro acordándose, le dice: Maestro, he aquí la higuera que maldijiste, se ha secado.

22 A nd Jesus, replying, said to them, Have faith in God.

Y respondiendo Jesús, les dice: Tened fe en Dios.

23 T ruly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him.

Porque de cierto os digo que cualquiera que dijere á este monte: Quítate, y échate en la mar, y no dudare en su corazón, mas creyere que será hecho lo que dice, lo que dijere le será hecho.

24 F or this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will.

Por tanto, os digo que todo lo que orando pidiereis, creed que lo recibiréis, y os vendrá.

25 A nd whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your failings and shortcomings and let them drop.

Y cuando estuviereis orando, perdonad, si tenéis algo contra alguno, para que vuestro Padre que está en los cielos os perdone también á vosotros vuestras ofensas.

26 B ut if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your failings and shortcomings.

Porque si vosotros no perdonareis, tampoco vuestro Padre que está en los cielos os perdonará vuestras ofensas.

27 A nd they came again to Jerusalem. And when Jesus was walking about in the '> courts and porches of the] temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,

Y volvieron á Jerusalem; y andando él por el templo, vienen á él los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y los escribas, y los ancianos;

28 A nd they kept saying to Him, By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do them?

Y le dicen: ¿Con qué facultad haces estas cosas? ¿y quién te ha dado esta facultad para hacer estas cosas?

29 J esus told them, I will ask you a question. Answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Y Jesús respondiendo entonces, les dice: Os preguntaré también yo una palabra; y respondedme, y os diré con qué facultad hago estas cosas:

30 W as the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer Me.

El bautismo de Juan, ¿era del cielo, ó de los hombres? Respondedme.

31 A nd they reasoned and argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him?

Entonces ellos pensaron dentro de sí, diciendo: Si dijéremos, del cielo, dirá: ¿Por qué, pues, no le creísteis?

32 B ut can we say, From men? For they were afraid of the people, because everybody considered and held John actually to be a prophet.

Y si dijéremos, de los hombres, tememos al pueblo: porque todos juzgaban de Juan, que verdaderamente era profeta.

33 S o they replied to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus said to them, Neither am I going to tell you what authority I have for doing these things.

Y respondiendo, dicen á Jesús: No sabemos. Entonces respondiendo Jesús, les dice: Tampoco yo os diré con qué facultad hago estas cosas.