1 P aul, an apostle— not from men nor by or through any man, but by and through Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and God the Father, Who raised Him from among the dead—

Pablo, apóstol (no de parte de hombres ni mediante hombre alguno, sino por medio de Jesucristo y de Dios el Padre que le resucitó de entre los muertos ),

2 A nd all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

y todos los hermanos que están conmigo: A las iglesias de Galacia:

3 G race and spiritual blessing be to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah),

Gracia a vosotros y paz de parte de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo,

4 W ho gave (yielded) Himself up '> to atone] for our sins '> to save and sanctify us], in order to rescue and deliver us from this present wicked age and world order, in accordance with the will and purpose and plan of our God and Father—

que se dio a sí mismo por nuestros pecados para librarnos de este presente siglo malo, conforme a la voluntad de nuestro Dios y Padre,

5 T o Him the glory through all the ages of the ages and the eternities of the eternities! Amen (so be it).

a quien sea la gloria por los siglos de los siglos. Amén. No hay otro evangelio

6 I am surprised and astonished that you are so quickly turning renegade and deserting Him Who invited and called you by the grace (unmerited favor) of Christ (the Messiah) to a different gospel.

Me maravillo de que tan pronto hayáis abandonado al que os llamó por la gracia de Cristo, para seguir un evangelio diferente;

7 N ot that there is any other, but there are some who are troubling and disturbing and bewildering you '> with a different kind of teaching which they offer as a gospel] and want to pervert and distort the Gospel of Christ (the Messiah).

que en realidad no es otro evangelio, sólo que hay algunos que os perturban y quieren pervertir el evangelio de Cristo.

8 B ut even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to and different from that which we preached to you, let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)!

Pero si aun nosotros, o un ángel del cielo, os anunciara otro evangelio contrario al que os hemos anunciado, sea anatema.

9 A s we said before, so I now say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from or contrary to that which you received, let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)!

Como hemos dicho antes, también repito ahora: Si alguno os anuncia un evangelio contrario al que recibisteis, sea anatema.

10 N ow am I trying to win the favor of men, or of God? Do I seek to please men? If I were still seeking popularity with men, I should not be a bond servant of Christ (the Messiah).

Porque ¿busco ahora el favor de los hombres o el de Dios? ¿O me esfuerzo por agradar a los hombres ? Si yo todavía estuviera tratando de agradar a los hombres, no sería siervo de Cristo. El evangelio predicado por Pablo

11 F or I want you to know, brethren, that the Gospel which was proclaimed and made known by me is not man’s gospel.

Pues quiero que sepáis, hermanos, que el evangelio que fue anunciado por mí no es según el hombre.

12 F or indeed I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but through a revelation by Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

Pues ni lo recibí de hombre, ni me fue enseñado, sino que lo recibí por medio de una revelación de Jesucristo.

13 Y ou have heard of my earlier career and former manner of life in the Jewish religion (Judaism), how I persecuted and abused the church of God furiously and extensively, and to make havoc of it and destroy it.

Porque vosotros habéis oído acerca de mi antigua manera de vivir en el judaísmo, de cuán desmedidamente perseguía yo a la iglesia de Dios y trataba de destruirla,

14 A nd I outstripped many of the men of my own generation among the people of my race in Judaism, so extremely enthusiastic and zealous I was for the traditions of my ancestors.

y cómo yo aventajaba en el judaísmo a muchos de mis compatriotas contemporáneos, mostrando mucho más celo por las tradiciones de mis antepasados.

15 B ut when He, Who had chosen and set me apart before I was born and had called me by His grace (His undeserved favor and blessing), saw fit and was pleased

Pero cuando Dios, que me apartó desde el vientre de mi madre y me llamó por su gracia, tuvo a bien

16 T o reveal (unveil, disclose) His Son within me so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles (the non-Jewish world) as the glad tidings (Gospel), immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood.

revelar a su Hijo en mí para que yo le anunciara entre los gentiles, no consulté enseguida con carne y sangre,

17 N or did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles (special messengers of Christ) before I was, but I went away and retired into Arabia, and afterward I came back again to Damascus.

ni subí a Jerusalén a los que eran apóstoles antes que yo, sino que fui a Arabia, y regresé otra vez a Damasco. Visita de Pablo a Jerusalén

18 T hen three years later, I did go up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas (Peter), and remained with him for fifteen days.

Entonces, tres años después, subí a Jerusalén para conocer a Pedro, y estuve con él quince días.

19 B ut I did not see any of the other apostles (the special messengers of Christ) except James the brother of our Lord.

Pero no vi a ningún otro de los apóstoles, sino a Jacobo, el hermano del Señor.

20 N ow, I write this as if I were standing before the bar of God; I do not lie.

(En lo que os escribo, os aseguro delante de Dios que no miento.)

21 T hen I went into the districts (countries, regions) of Syria and Cilicia.

Después fui a las regiones de Siria y Cilicia.

22 A nd so far I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Christ in Judea (the country surrounding Jerusalem).

Pero todavía no era conocido en persona en las iglesias de Judea que eran en Cristo;

23 T hey were only hearing it said, He who used to persecute us is now proclaiming the very faith he once reviled and which he set out to ruin and tried with all his might to destroy.

sino que sólo oían decir: El que en otro tiempo nos perseguía, ahora predica la fe que en un tiempo quería destruir.

24 A nd they glorified God in me.

Y glorificaban a Dios por causa de mí.