1 ¶ Y en este mismo tiempo estaban allí unos que le contaban acerca de los galileos, cuya sangre Pilato había mezclado con sus sacrificios.

Just at that time there some people who informed Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

2 Y respondiendo Jesús, les dijo: ¿Pensáis que estos galileos, porque han padecido tales cosas, hayan sido más pecadores que todos los Galileos?

And He replied by saying to them, Do you think that these Galileans were greater sinners than all the other Galileans because they have suffered in this way?

3 N o, os digo; antes si no os enmen-dares, todos pereceréis igualmente.

I tell you, No; but unless you repent ( change your mind for the better and heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), you will all likewise perish and be lost eternally.

4 O aquellos dieciocho, sobre los cuales cayó la torre en Siloé, y los mató, ¿pensáis que ellos fueron más deudores que todos los hombres que habitan en Jerusalén?

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were more guilty offenders (debtors) than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?

5 N o, os digo; antes si no os enmen-dares, todos pereceréis asimismo.

I tell you, No; but unless you repent ( change your mind for the better and heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), you will all likewise perish and be lost eternally.

6 ¶ Y dijo esta parábola: Tenía uno una higuera plantada en su viña, y vino a buscar fruto en ella, y no lo halló.

And He told them this parable: A certain man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it, but did not find.

7 Y dijo al viñero: He aquí tres años ha que vengo a buscar fruto en esta higuera, y no lo hallo; córtala, ¿por qué ocupará aún la tierra?

So he said to the vinedresser, See here! For these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue also to use up the ground '> deplete the soil, intercept the sun, and take up room]?

8 E l entonces respondiendo, le dijo: Señor, déjala aún este año, hasta que la excave, y la abone.

But he replied to him, Leave it alone, sir, this one more year, till I dig around it and put manure.

9 Y si hiciere fruto, bien; y si no, la cortarás después.

Then perhaps it will bear fruit after this; but if not, you can cut it down and out.

10 ¶ Y enseñaba en una sinagoga en sábado.

Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

11 Y he aquí una mujer que tenía espíritu de enfermedad hacía dieciocho años, y andaba agobiada, que en ninguna manera se podía enderezar.

And there was a woman there who for eighteen years had had an infirmity caused by a spirit ( a demon of sickness). She was bent completely forward and utterly unable to straighten herself up or to look upward.

12 C uando Jesús la vio, la llamó, y le dijo: Mujer, libre eres de tu enfermedad.

And when Jesus saw her, He called and said to her, Woman, you are released from your infirmity!

13 Y puso las manos sobre ella; y luego se enderezó, y glorificaba a Dios.

Then He laid hands on her, and instantly she was made straight, and she recognized and thanked and praised God.

14 Y respondiendo el príncipe de la sinagoga, enojado de que Jesús hubiera curado en sábado, dijo a la congregación: Seis días hay en que conviene obrar; en éstos, pues, venid y sed curados, y no en días de sábado.

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, There are six days on which work ought to be done; so come on those days and be cured, and not on the Sabbath day.

15 E ntonces el Señor le respondió, y dijo: Hipócrita, cada uno de vosotros ¿no desata en sábado su buey o su asno del pesebre, y lo lleva a beber?

But the Lord replied to him, saying, You playactors (hypocrites)! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead it out to water it?

16 Y a esta hija de Abraham, que he aquí Satanás la había ligado dieciocho años, ¿no conviene desatarla de esta ligadura en día de sábado?

And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?

17 Y diciendo estas cosas, se avergonzaban todos sus adversarios; mas todo el pueblo se gozaba de todas las cosas gloriosas que eran por él hechas.

Even as He said this, all His opponents were put to shame, and all the people were rejoicing over all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

18 ¶ Y dijo: ¿A qué es semejante el Reino de Dios, y a qué le compararé?

This led Him to say, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

19 S emejante es a un grano de mostaza, que tomándolo el hombre lo metió en su huerto; y creció, y fue hecho árbol grande, y las aves del cielo hicieron nidos en sus ramas.

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the wild birds found shelter and roosted and nested in its branches.

20 Y otra vez dijo: ¿A qué compararé el Reino de Dios?

And again He said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

21 S emejante es a la levadura, que tomándola la mujer, y la esconde en tres medidas de harina, hasta que todo sea leudado.

It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of wheat flour or meal until it was all leavened (fermented).

22 Y pasaba por las ciudades y aldeas, enseñando, y caminando a Jerusalén.

journeyed on through towns and villages, teaching, and making His way toward Jerusalem.

23 ¶ Y le dijo uno: Señor, ¿son pocos los que se salvan? Y él les dijo:

And someone asked Him, Lord, will only a few be saved (rescued, delivered from the penalties of the last judgment, and made partakers of the salvation by Christ)? And He said to them,

24 E sforzaos a entrar por la puerta angosta; porque os digo que muchos procurarán entrar, y no podrán.

Strive to enter by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

25 D espués que el padre de familia se levantare, y cerrare la puerta, y comenzaréis a estar fuera, y a tocar a la puerta, diciendo: Señor, Señor, ábrenos; y respondiendo os dirá: No os conozco de dónde seáis.

When once the Master of the house gets up and closes the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us! He will answer you, I do not know where '> what household—certainly not Mine] you come from.

26 E ntonces comenzaréis a decir: Delante de ti hemos comido y bebido, y en nuestras plazas enseñaste;

Then you will begin to say, We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.

27 y os dirá: Os digo que no os conozco de dónde seáis; apartaos de mí todos los obreros de iniquidad.

But He will say, I tell you, I do not know where '> what household—certainly not Mine] you come from; depart from Me, all you wrongdoers!

28 A llí será el llanto y el crujir de dientes, cuando viereis a Abraham, y a Isaac, y a Jacob, y a todos los profetas en el Reino de Dios, y vosotros ser echados fuera.

There will be weeping and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves being cast forth (banished, driven away).

29 Y vendrán otros del Oriente y del Occidente, del Norte y del Mediodía, y se sentarán a la mesa en el Reino de Dios.

And will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit down (feast at table) in the kingdom of God.

30 Y he aquí, hay postreros que serán primeros, y hay primeros que serán postreros.

And behold, there are some last who will be first, and there are some first who will be last.

31 ¶ Aquel mismo día llegaron unos de los fariseos, diciéndole: Sal, y vete de aquí, porque Herodes te quiere matar.

At that very hour some Pharisees came up and said to Him, Go away from here, for Herod is determined to kill You.

32 Y les dijo: Id, y decid a aquella zorra: He aquí, echo fuera demonios y hago sanidades hoy y mañana, y al tercer día soy perfeccionado.

And He said to them, Go and tell that fox, Behold, I drive out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish (complete) My course.

33 P ero es necesario que hoy, y mañana, y pasado mañana camine; porque no es posible que profeta muera fuera de Jerusalén.

Nevertheless, I must continue on My way today and tomorrow and the day after that—for it will never do for a prophet to be destroyed away from Jerusalem!

34 ¡ Jerusalén, Jerusalén! Que matas a los profetas, y apedreas a los que son enviados a ti, ¡cuántas veces quise juntar tus hijos, como la gallina sus pollos debajo de sus alas, y no quisiste!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who continue to kill the prophets and to stone those who are sent to you! How often I have desired and yearned to gather your children together, as a hen her young under her wings, but you would not!

35 H e aquí, os es dejada vuestra Casa desierta; y os digo que no me veréis hasta que venga tiempo cuando digáis: Bendito el que viene en nombre del Señor.

Behold, your house is forsaken (abandoned, left to you destitute of God’s help)! And I tell you, you will not see Me again until the time comes when you shall say, Blessed (to be celebrated with praises) is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!