1 ¶ Al enfermo en la fe sobrellevad, pero no hasta discernimientos dudosos.

As for the man who is a weak believer, welcome him, but not to criticize his opinions or pass judgment on his scruples or perplex him with discussions.

2 P orque alguno cree que se ha de comer de todas las cosas; otro enfermo, come legumbres.

One believe he may eat anything, while a weaker one eating to vegetables.

3 E l que come, no menosprecie al que no come; y el que no come, no juzgue al que come; porque Dios le ha levantado.

Let not him who eats look down on or despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains criticize and pass judgment on him who eats; for God has accepted and welcomed him.

4 ¿ Tú quién eres que juzgas al siervo ajeno? Por su señor está en pie, o cae; y si cae se afirmará; que poderoso es el Señor para afirmarle.

Who are you to pass judgment on and censure another’s household servant? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he shall stand and be upheld, for the Master (the Lord) is mighty to support him and make him stand.

5 T ambién alguno hace diferencia entre día y día; otro juzga iguales todos los días. Cada uno esté asegurado en su alma.

One man esteems one day as better than another, while another man esteems all days alike. Let everyone be fully convinced (satisfied) in his own mind.

6 E l que hace caso del día, hágalo para el Señor; y el que no hace caso del día, para el Señor no lo hace. El que come, come para el Señor, porque da gracias a Dios; y el que no come, para el Señor no come, y da gracias a Dios.

He who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. He also who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.

7 P orque ninguno de nosotros vive para sí, y ninguno muere para sí.

None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself

8 Q ue si vivimos, para el Señor vivimos; y si morimos, para el Señor morimos. Así que, o que vivamos, o que muramos, del Señor somos.

If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or we die, we belong to the Lord.

9 P orque Cristo para esto murió, y resucitó, (y volvió a vivir,) para enseñorearse así de los muertos como de los que viven.

For Christ died and lived again for this very purpose, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

10 M as tú ¿por qué juzgas a tu hermano? O tú también, ¿por qué menosprecias a tu hermano? Porque todos estaremos delante del tribunal del Cristo.

Why do you criticize and pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you look down upon or despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God.

11 P orque escrito está: Vivo yo, dice el Señor, que ante mí se doblará toda rodilla, y toda lengua confesará a Dios.

For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

12 D e manera que, cada uno de nosotros dará a Dios razón de sí.

And so each of us shall give an account of himself to God.

13 A sí que, no juzguemos más los unos a los otros; antes bien juzgad de que no pongáis tropiezo o escándalo al hermano.

Then let us no more criticize and blame and pass judgment on one another, but rather decide and endeavor never to put a stumbling block or an obstacle or a hindrance in the way of a brother.

14 Y o sé, y confío en el Señor Jesús, que por amor a él nada hay inmundo; mas a aquel que piensa de alguna cosa ser inmunda, para él es inmunda.

I know and am convinced (persuaded) as one in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is essentially unclean (defiled and unholy in itself). But it is unclean (defiled and unholy) to anyone who thinks it is unclean.

15 P ero si por causa de la comida tu hermano es contristado, ya no andas conforme a la caridad. No eches a perder con tu comida a aquel por el cual Cristo murió.

But if your brother is being pained or his feelings hurt or if he is being injured by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat hurt or cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died!

16 A sí que no sea blasfemado vuestro bien;

Do not therefore let what seems good to you be considered an evil thing.

17 q ue el Reino de Dios no es comida ni bebida, sino justicia y paz y gozo por el Espíritu Santo.

the kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but instead it is righteousness (that state which makes a person acceptable to God) and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

18 P orque el que en esto sirve al Cristo, agrada a Dios, y es acepto a los hombres.

He who serves Christ in this way is acceptable and pleasing to God and is approved by men.

19 A sí que, sigamos lo que hace a la paz, y a la edificación de los unos a los otros.

So let us then definitely aim for and eagerly pursue what makes for harmony and for mutual upbuilding (edification and development) of one another.

20 N o destruyas la obra de Dios por causa de la comida. Todas las cosas a la verdad son limpias; mas malo es al hombre que come con escándalo.

You must not, for the sake of food, undo and break down and destroy the work of God! Everything is indeed clean and pure, but it is wrong for anyone to hurt the conscience of others or to make them fall by what he eats.

21 B ueno es no comer carne, ni beber vino, ni nada en que tu hermano tropiece, o se ofenda o sea enfermo.

The right thing is to eat no meat or drink no wine, or if it makes your brother stumble or hurts his conscience or offends or weakens him.

22 T ú tienes fe; tenla contigo delante de Dios. Bienaventurado el que no se condena a sí mismo con lo que aprueba.

Your personal convictions —exercise as in God’s presence, keeping them to yourself. Blessed (happy, to be envied) is he who has no reason to judge himself for what he approves.

23 M as el que hace diferencia, si comiere, es condenado; porque no comió por fe; y todo lo que no sale de fe, es pecado.

But the man who has doubts (misgivings, an uneasy conscience) about eating, and then eats, stands condemned, because he is not true to his convictions and he does not act from faith. For whatever does not originate and proceed from faith is sin.