1 T his letter is from Paul. I am a servant owned by Jesus Christ and a missionary chosen by God to preach His Good News.

Yo, Pablo, siervo de Jesucristo, llamado a ser apóstol y apartado para el evangelio de Dios,

2 T he Good News was promised long ago by God’s early preachers in His Holy Writings.

que él ya había prometido por medio de sus profetas en las santas Escrituras,

3 I t tells of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who was born as a person in the flesh through the family of King David.

les escribo acerca de su Hijo, nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que conforme a los hombres descendía de David,

4 T he Holy Spirit proved by a powerful act that Jesus our Lord is the Son of God because He was raised from the dead.

pero que conforme al Espíritu de santidad fue declarado Hijo de Dios con poder, por su resurrección de entre los muertos.

5 J esus has given us His loving-favor and has made us His missionaries. We are to preach to the people of all nations that they should obey Him and put their trust in Him.

Por medio de Jesucristo recibimos la gracia del apostolado, para que por su nombre llevemos a todas las naciones a obedecer a la fe.

6 Y ou have been chosen to belong to Jesus Christ also.

Entre esas naciones están también ustedes, llamados a ser de Jesucristo.

7 S o I write to all of you in the city of Rome. God loves you and has chosen you to be set apart for Himself. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you His loving-favor and peace.

A todos ustedes que están en Roma, los amados de Dios que fueron llamados a ser santos: Que la gracia y la paz de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo sean con ustedes. Deseo de Pablo de visitar Roma

8 F irst of all, I keep thanking my God, through Jesus Christ, for all of you. This is because the whole world knows of your faith in Christ.

En primer lugar, por medio de Jesucristo doy gracias a mi Dios por todos ustedes y porque su fe se difunde por todo el mundo.

9 G od knows how I work for Him. He knows how I preach with all my heart the Good News about His Son. He knows how I always pray for you.

Dios, a quien sirvo con todo mi corazón predicando el evangelio de su Hijo, es testigo de que los recuerdo siempre en mis oraciones,

10 I pray that I might be able to visit you, if God wants me to.

y de que en ellas le ruego que, si es su voluntad, me conceda que por fin pueda ir a visitarlos.

11 I want to see you so I can share some special gift of the Holy Spirit with you. It will make you strong.

Porque deseo verlos para impartirles algún don espiritual, a fin de que sean fortalecidos;

12 B oth of us need help. I can help make your faith strong and you can do the same for me. We need each other.

es decir, para que nos fortalezcamos unos a otros con esta fe que ustedes y yo compartimos.

13 C hristian brothers, many times I have wanted to visit you. Something has kept me from going until now. I have wanted to lead some of you to Christ also, as I have done in other places where they did not know God.

Pero quiero que sepan, hermanos, que muchas veces me propuse ir a visitarlos para tener también entre ustedes algún fruto, como entre los otros hermanos no judíos, pero hasta ahora he encontrado obstáculos.

14 I must help the people who have had a chance to hear the Good News and those who have not. I must help those with much learning and those who have never learned from books.

Estoy en deuda con todos, sean griegos o no griegos, sabios o no sabios.

15 S o I want to preach the Good News to you who live in Rome also.

Así que, por mi parte, estoy dispuesto a anunciarles el evangelio también a ustedes, los que están en Roma. El poder del evangelio

16 I am not ashamed of the Good News. It is the power of God. It is the way He saves men from the punishment of their sins if they put their trust in Him. It is for the Jew first and for all other people also.

No me avergüenzo del evangelio, porque es poder de Dios para la salvación de todo aquel que cree: en primer lugar, para los judíos, y también para los que no lo son.

17 T he Good News tells us we are made right with God by faith in Him. Then, by faith we live that new life through Him. The Holy Writings say, “A man right with God lives by faith.”

Porque en el evangelio se revela la justicia de Dios, que de principio a fin es por medio de la fe, tal como está escrito: «El justo por la fe vivirá.» La culpabilidad del hombre

18 W e see the anger of God coming down from heaven against all the sins of men. These sinful men keep the truth from being known.

La ira de Dios se revela desde el cielo contra toda impiedad y maldad de quienes injustamente retienen la verdad.

19 M en know about God. He has made it plain to them.

Para ellos, lo que de Dios se puede conocer es evidente, pues Dios se lo reveló;

20 M en cannot say they do not know about God. From the beginning of the world, men could see what God is like through the things He has made. This shows His power that lasts forever. It shows that He is God.

porque lo invisible de Dios, es decir, su eterno poder y su naturaleza divina, se hacen claramente visibles desde la creación del mundo, y pueden comprenderse por medio de las cosas hechas, de modo que no tienen excusa.

21 T hey did know God, but they did not honor Him as God. They were not thankful to Him and thought only of foolish things. Their foolish minds became dark.

Pues a pesar de haber conocido a Dios, no lo glorificaron como a Dios, ni le dieron gracias, sino que se envanecieron en sus razonamientos, y su necio corazón se llenó de oscuridad.

22 T hey said that they were wise, but they showed how foolish they were.

Aunque afirmaban que eran sabios, se hicieron necios,

23 T hey gave honor to false gods that looked like people who can die and to birds and animals and snakes. This honor belongs to God Who can never die.

y cambiaron la gloria del Dios inmortal por imágenes de hombres mortales, de aves, de cuadrúpedos y de reptiles.

24 S o God let them follow the desires of their sinful hearts. They did sinful things among themselves with their bodies.

Por eso Dios los entregó a los malos deseos de su corazón y a la impureza, de modo que degradaron entre sí sus propios cuerpos.

25 T hey traded the truth of God for a lie. They worshiped and cared for what God made instead of worshiping the God Who made it. He is the One Who is to receive honor and thanks forever. Let it be so.

Cambiaron la verdad de Dios por la mentira, y honraron y dieron culto a las criaturas antes que al Creador, el cual es bendito por los siglos. Amén.

26 B ecause of this, God let them follow their sinful desires which lead to shame. Women used their bodies in ways God had not planned.

Por esto Dios los entregó a pasiones vergonzosas. Hasta sus mujeres cambiaron las relaciones naturales por las que van en contra de la naturaleza.

27 I n the same way, men left the right use of women’s bodies. They did sex sins with other men. They received for themselves the punishment that was coming to them for their sin.

De la misma manera, los hombres dejaron las relaciones naturales con las mujeres y se encendieron en su lascivia unos con otros. Cometieron hechos vergonzosos hombres con hombres, y recibieron en sí mismos la retribución que merecía su perversión.

28 B ecause they would not keep God in their thoughts anymore, He gave them up. Their minds were sinful and they wanted only to do things they should not do.

Y como ellos no quisieron tener en cuenta a Dios, Dios los entregó a una mente depravada, para hacer cosas que no convienen.

29 T hey are full of everything that is sinful and want things that belong to others. They hate people and are jealous. They kill other people. They fight and lie. They do not like other people and talk against them.

Están atiborrados de toda clase de injusticia, inmoralidad sexual, perversidad, avaricia, maldad; llenos de envidia, homicidios, contiendas, engaños y malignidades.

30 T hey talk about people, and they hate God. They are filled with pride and tell of all the good they do. They think of new ways to sin. They do not obey their parents.

Son murmuradores, detractores, aborrecedores de Dios, injuriosos, soberbios, altivos, inventores de males, desobedientes a los padres,

31 T hey are not able to understand. They do not do what they say they will do. They have no love and no loving-pity.

necios, desleales, insensibles, implacables, inmisericordes.

32 T hey know God has said that all who do such things should die. But they keep on doing these things and are happy when others do them also.

Y aunque saben bien el juicio de Dios, en cuanto a que los que practican tales cosas son dignos de muerte, no sólo las hacen, sino que también se regodean con los que las practican.