1 I n the church in the city of Antioch there were preachers and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon Niger, Lucius of the country of Cyrene, Manaen of Herod’s family, and Saul.

En la iglesia de Antioquía eran profetas y maestros Bernabé y Simón, al que llamaban Niger; Lucio de Cirene; Manaén, que se había criado con el tetrarca Herodes, y Saulo.

2 W hile they were worshiping the Lord and eating no food so they could pray better, the Holy Spirit said, “Let Barnabas and Saul be given to Me for the work I have called them to.” Paul and Barnabas Go to Antioch

Como ellos servían al Señor y ayunaban siempre, el Espíritu Santo dijo: «Apártenme a Bernabé y a Saulo, porque los he llamado para un importante trabajo.»

3 T hese preachers and teachers went without food during that time and prayed. Then they laid their hands on Barnabas and Saul and sent them away.

Y así, después de que todos ayunaron y oraron, les impusieron las manos y los despidieron. Los apóstoles predican en Chipre

4 T hey were sent by the Holy Spirit to the city of Seleucia. From there they went by ship to the island of Cyprus.

Bernabé y Saulo fueron llevados por el Espíritu Santo a Seleucia, y de allí navegaron a Chipre.

5 W hen they went to shore at the city of Salamis, they preached the Word of God in the Jewish place of worship. John Mark was with them as their helper.

Al llegar a Salamina, comenzaron a predicar la palabra de Dios en las sinagogas de los judíos. Juan iba con ellos y les ayudaba.

6 T hey went over Cyprus as far as the city of Paphos. While there, they found a Jew who did witchcraft. He was a false preacher named Barjesus.

Luego atravesaron toda la isla, hasta llegar a Pafos, donde había un mago y falso profeta judío, llamado Bar Jesús,

7 S ergius Paulus was the leader of the country and a man who knew much. Barjesus was with Sergius Paulus. Sergius Paulus asked Barnabas and Saul to come to him so he might hear the Word of God.

que estaba con el procónsul Sergio Paulo, quien era un varón muy prudente. Sergio Paulo mandó llamar a Bernabé y a Saulo, porque deseaba oír la palabra de Dios.

8 B ut Elymas (as he called himself), the man who did witchcraft, worked against Barnabas and Saul. He tried to keep the leader of the country from putting his trust in the Lord.

Pero el mago Elimas (que así se traduce su nombre), se lo impedía y procuraba apartar de la fe al procónsul.

9 S aul, whose other name was Paul, was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked at Elymas.

Como Saulo, o sea, Pablo, estaba lleno del Espíritu Santo, fijó la mirada en el mago

10 T hen Saul said, “You false preacher and trouble-maker! You son of the devil! You hate what is right! Will you always be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?

y dijo: «¡Eres un hijo del diablo! ¡Estás lleno de mentira y de maldad, y eres enemigo de la justicia! ¿Cuándo dejarás de trastornar los caminos rectos del Señor?

11 A nd now look! The hand of the Lord is on you. You will become blind. For a time you will not be able to see the sun.” At once it became dark to Elymas, and he could not see. He asked people to take him by the hand to lead him from place to place.

Pon atención, porque la mano del Señor está en tu contra y vas a quedarte ciego; no podrás ver el sol por algún tiempo.» Y al instante quedó completamente ciego; y caminaba en círculos, buscando alguien que lo llevara de la mano.

12 T he leader of the country put his trust in the Lord because he saw what had happened. He was surprised and wondered about the teaching of the Lord.

Cuando el procónsul vio lo que había sucedido, quedó maravillado de la enseñanza del Señor y creyó. Pablo y Bernabé en Antioquía de Pisidia

13 P aul and those with him went by ship from Paphos to the city of Perga in the country of Pamphylia. John Mark did not go with them but went back to Jerusalem. Paul Preaches in Antioch

Después de que zarparon de Pafos, Pablo y sus compañeros arribaron a Perge de Panfilia; allí Juan se apartó de ellos y volvió a Jerusalén.

14 F rom Perga they went on to the city of Antioch in the country of Pisidia. On the Day of Rest they went into the Jewish place of worship and sat down.

De Perge, siguieron a Antioquía de Pisidia; y un día de reposo entraron en la sinagoga del lugar y se sentaron.

15 A fter the leaders had read from the Jewish Law and the writings of the early preachers, they sent to them saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of comfort and help for the people, say it now.”

Después de la lectura de la ley y de los profetas, los principales de la sinagoga les dijeron: «Hermanos, si tienen alguna enseñanza o exhortación para el pueblo, los escuchamos.»

16 P aul got up. He raised his hand and said, “Jewish men and you who honor God, listen!

Entonces Pablo se levantó y, luego de hacerles una señal para que guardaran silencio, dijo: «Escúchenme ustedes, varones israelitas, y todos los que temen a Dios:

17 T he God of the Jews chose our early fathers and made them a great people during the time they lived in the land of Egypt. With a strong hand He took them out from there.

El Dios de Israel eligió a nuestros padres y enalteció a su pueblo, y aunque ellos vivieron en Egipto como extranjeros, Dios los sacó de allí con gran despliegue de poder.

18 F or about forty years He took care of them in the desert.

Durante unos cuarenta años los toleró en el desierto;

19 H e destroyed the people of seven nations in the land of Canaan. Then He divided the land and gave it to them as their own.

y después de destruir a siete naciones en Canaán, les dio esas tierras por herencia.

20 F or about 450 years He let them have special leaders. They had these leaders until the time of Samuel.

Cuatrocientos cincuenta años después, fueron gobernados por jueces hasta que llegó el profeta Samuel.

21 “ Then they wanted a king. God gave them Saul who was the son of Kish from the family group of Benjamin. He was king forty years.

Más tarde pidieron un rey, y Dios les dio a Saúl hijo de Cis, de la tribu de Benjamín, quien los gobernó durante cuarenta años.

22 W hen God took Saul as king from them, He made David to be their king. He said, ‘David, Jesse’s son, will please My heart. He will do all I want done.’

Cuando Dios le quitó el trono a Saúl, puso como rey a David, de quien dijo: “Me agrada David, el hijo de Yesé, porque sé que él cumplirá los planes que yo tengo.”

23 “ From this man’s family, God gave to the Jews the One Who saves from the punishment of sin as He had promised. He is Jesus.

De acuerdo con su promesa, Dios levantó de la descendencia de David un salvador para Israel, que es Jesús.

24 B efore Jesus came, John had preached to all the Jews that they should be baptized because they were sorry for their sins and turned from them.

Antes de que Jesús viniera, Juan predicó el bautismo de arrepentimiento a todo el pueblo de Israel.

25 W hen John was near the end of his work, he asked, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the Christ. No, but He is coming later and I am not good enough to get down and help Him take off His shoes!’

Cuando Juan estaba por terminar su obra, preguntó: “¿Quién creen ustedes que soy yo? No soy el que esperan. Pero después de mí viene uno, del que no soy digno de desatar las correas de su calzado.”

26 “ Men and brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and all of you who honor God, listen! This news of being able to be saved from the punishment of sin has been sent to you.

»Ustedes, hermanos descendientes de Abrahán, y todos ustedes, los que honran a Dios, este mensaje de salvación ha sido enviado a nosotros.

27 T he people of Jerusalem and their leaders did not know Him. They did not understand the words from the early preachers. These words were read to them every Day of Rest. But they did the very thing the early preachers had said they would do by handing Him over to die.

Los habitantes de Jerusalén y sus gobernantes no reconocieron a Jesús ni lo que dijeron los profetas, lo cual se lee en los días de reposo, pero dieron cumplimiento a esas palabras al condenar a Jesús.

28 T hey could find no reason that He should die, but they asked Pilate to have Him killed.

Y aunque no encontraron en él nada que mereciera su muerte, le pidieron a Pilato que lo matara.

29 W hen everything was done that had been written about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a grave.

Cuando se cumplió todo lo que estaba escrito acerca de él, lo bajaron del madero y lo sepultaron.

30 B ut God raised Him from the dead.

Pero Dios lo resucitó de los muertos,

31 F or many days He was seen by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are the ones who tell the people about Him.

y durante muchos días Jesús se apareció a los que lo habían acompañado desde Galilea hasta Jerusalén. Y ellos son ahora sus testigos ante el pueblo.

32 “ We bring you the Good News about the promise made to our early fathers.

Nosotros también les anunciamos a ustedes las buenas noticias de la promesa que Dios hizo a nuestros padres:

33 G od has finished this for us who are their children. He did this by raising Jesus from the dead. It is written in the second Psalm, ‘You are My Son. Today I have become Your Father.’

Dios la ha cumplido en sus hijos, es decir, en nosotros, al resucitar a Jesús. Así está escrito en el salmo segundo, que dice: “Tú eres mi hijo. Hoy te he engendrado.”

34 G od proved that Jesus was His Son by raising Him from the dead. He will never die again. He has said, ‘I will complete the promises made to David.’

En cuanto a levantarlo de entre los muertos, para que su cuerpo no llegara a corromperse, se dijo así: “Yo les cumpliré fielmente a ustedes las santas promesas que le hice a David.”

35 “ In another Psalm He says, ‘You will not allow Your Holy One to go back to dust!’

Y también se dice en otro salmo: “No permitirás que el cuerpo de tu escogido se corrompa.”

36 D avid was a good leader for the people of his day. He did what God wanted. Then he died and was put into a grave close to his father’s grave. His body went back to dust.

Es un hecho que, por la voluntad de Dios, David sirvió a su generación y, cuando murió, se fue a reunir con sus padres; pero su cuerpo se corrompió.

37 B ut God raised this One (Christ) to life. He did not go back to dust.

Sin embargo, el cuerpo de Jesús no se corrompió, porque Dios lo resucitó.

38 “ Men and brothers, listen to this. You may be forgiven of your sins by this One I am telling you about.

Hermanos, quiero que sepan que les estamos anunciando el perdón de sus pecados por medio de Jesús.

39 E veryone who puts his trust in Christ will be made right with God. You will be made free from those things the Law of Moses could not make you free from.

La ley de Moisés no pudo justificarles todos esos pecados, pero en Jesús queda justificado todo aquel que cree en él.

40 B ut look out! The writings of the early preachers tell of many things that you do not want to happen to you.

Tengan, pues, cuidado de que no les sobrevenga lo que anunciaron los profetas:

41 ‘ Listen, you who doubt and laugh at the truth will die. I will do a work during your days. It will be a work that you will not believe even if someone tells you about it.’”

“Ustedes, que todo lo desprecian, ¡asómbrense y desaparezcan! En los días de ustedes haré algo tan grande que no podrán creerlo, aunque alguien se lo explique.”»

42 A s Paul and Barnabas went out of the Jewish place of worship, the people asked them to talk about these things on the next Day of Rest.

Cuando ellos salieron de la sinagoga, les rogaron que el siguiente día de reposo volvieran a hablarles de estas cosas.

43 T he people went from the place of worship. Many Jews and others who had become Jews followed Paul and Barnabas as they talked to the Jews. They told them to keep on trusting in the loving-favor of God. Paul and Barnabas Go to the People Who Are Not Jews

Luego se despidió a la congregación, y muchos judíos y conversos piadosos siguieron a Pablo y a Bernabé, y ellos siguieron hablándoles y animándolos a mantenerse en la gracia de Dios.

44 A lmost all of the people of the town came to hear the Word of God on the next Day of Rest.

El siguiente día de reposo casi todos los habitantes de la ciudad se reunieron para oír la palabra de Dios,

45 T he Jews were filled with jealousy when they saw so many people. They spoke against the things Paul said by saying he was wrong. They also spoke against God.

pero cuando los judíos vieron tanta gente, se llenaron de celos y rebatían lo que Pablo decía, y lo contradecían y lo maldecían.

46 P aul and Barnabas said to the people in plain words, “We must preach the Word of God to you first. But because you put it aside, you are not good enough for life that lasts forever. So we will go to the people who are not Jews.

Entonces Pablo y Bernabé les dijeron con toda franqueza: «Estamos seguros de que era necesario que ustedes fueran los primeros en escuchar la palabra de Dios. Pero como ustedes la rechazan y no se consideran dignos de recibir la vida eterna, ahora vamos a predicarles a los que no son judíos.

47 T he Lord gave us a work to do. He said, ‘You are to be a light to the people who are not Jews. You are to preach so that men over all the earth can be saved from the punishment of their sins.’”

Ésa es la orden que el Señor nos dio, cuando dijo: »“Te he puesto como luz para las naciones, para que lleves salvación hasta los confines de la tierra.”»

48 T he people who were not Jews were glad when they heard this. They were thankful for the Word of God. Those who were chosen for life that lasts forever believed.

Cuando los que no eran judíos oyeron esto, se alegraron y glorificaron la palabra del Señor, y todos los que estaban destinados a recibir la vida eterna creyeron.

49 T he Word of God was preached over all that land.

Y la palabra del Señor se difundía por toda aquella provincia.

50 T he Jews worked on the feelings of the women who were religious and respected. They worked on the leading men of the city also. They worked against Paul and Barnabas and made them leave their city.

Pero los judíos instigaron a las mujeres piadosas y distinguidas, y a los principales de la ciudad, para que iniciaran una persecución en contra de Pablo y Bernabé; así que los expulsaron de su territorio.

51 B ut Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off from their feet against them and went to the city of Iconium.

Ellos, por su parte, al salir de la ciudad se sacudieron el polvo de los pies en señal de protesta, y se fueron a Iconio.

52 T he missionaries were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Y los discípulos estaban gozosos y llenos del Espíritu Santo.