1 Y o, Pablo, siervo de Jesucristo, llamado a ser apóstol y apartado para el evangelio de Dios,

From Paul, a bond servant of Jesus Christ (the Messiah) called to be an apostle, (a special messenger) set apart to the Gospel (good news) of and from God,

2 q ue él ya había prometido por medio de sus profetas en las santas Escrituras,

Which He promised in advance through His prophets in the sacred Scriptures—

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

regarding His Son, Who as to the flesh (His human nature) was descended from David,

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

And according to the Spirit of holiness was openly designated the Son of God in power by His resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

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

It is through Him that we have received grace (God’s unmerited favor) and apostleship to promote obedience to the faith and make disciples for His name’s sake among all the nations,

6 E ntre esas naciones están también ustedes, llamados a ser de Jesucristo.

And this includes you, called of Jesus Christ and invited to belong to Him.

7 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

To all God’s beloved ones in Rome, called to be saints and designated for a consecrated life: Grace and spiritual blessing and peace be yours from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is made known to all the world and is commended everywhere.

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

For God is my witness, Whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel and the good news of His Son, how incessantly I always mention you when at my prayers.

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

I keep pleading that somehow by God’s will I may now at last prosper and come to you.

11 P orque deseo verlos para impartirles algún don espiritual, a fin de que sean fortalecidos;

For I am yearning to see you, that I may impart and share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen and establish you;

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

That is, that we may be mutually strengthened and encouraged and comforted by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

13 P ero 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.

I want you to know, brethren, that many times I have planned and intended to come to you, though thus far I have been hindered and prevented, in order that I might have some fruit (some result of my labors) among you, as I have among the rest of the Gentiles.

14 E stoy en deuda con todos, sean griegos o no griegos, sabios o no sabios.

Both to Greeks and to barbarians (to the cultured and to the uncultured), both to the wise and the foolish, I have an obligation to discharge and a duty to perform and a debt to pay.

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

So, for my part, I am willing and eagerly ready to preach the Gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16 N o 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.

For I am not ashamed of the Gospel (good news) of Christ, for it is God’s power working unto salvation to everyone who believes with a personal trust and a confident surrender and firm reliance, to the Jew first and also to the Greek,

17 P orque 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

For in the Gospel a righteousness which God ascribes is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith. As it is written, The man who through faith is just and upright shall live and shall live by faith.

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

For God’s wrath and indignation are revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who in their wickedness repress and hinder the truth and make it inoperative.

19 P ara ellos, lo que de Dios se puede conocer es evidente, pues Dios se lo reveló;

For that which is known about God is evident to them and made plain in their inner consciousness, because God has shown it to them.

20 p orque 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.

For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiworks). So are without excuse,

21 P ues 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.

Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile and godless in their thinking and their senseless minds were darkened.

22 A unque afirmaban que eran sabios, se hicieron necios,

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.

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

And by them the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God were exchanged for and represented by images, resembling mortal man and birds and beasts and reptiles.

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

Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to sexual impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

25 C ambiaron 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.

Because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who is blessed forever! Amen (so be it).

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

For this reason God gave them over and abandoned them to vile affections and degrading passions. For their women exchanged their natural function for an unnatural and abnormal one,

27 D e 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.

And the men also turned from natural relations with women and were set ablaze (burning out, consumed) with lust for one another—men committing shameful acts with men and suffering in their own bodies and personalities the inevitable consequences and penalty of their wrong-doing and going astray, which was fitting retribution.

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

And so, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or approve of Him or consider Him worth the knowing, God gave them over to a base and condemned mind to do things not proper or decent but loathsome,

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

Until they were filled (permeated and saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness, iniquity, grasping and covetous greed, and malice. full of envy and jealousy, murder, strife, deceit and treachery, ill will and cruel ways. secret backbiters and gossipers,

30 S on murmuradores, detractores, aborrecedores de Dios, injuriosos, soberbios, altivos, inventores de males, desobedientes a los padres,

Slanderers, hateful to and hating God, full of insolence, arrogance, boasting; inventors of new forms of evil, disobedient and undutiful to parents.

31 n ecios, desleales, insensibles, implacables, inmisericordes.

without understanding, conscienceless and faithless, heartless and loveless merciless.

32 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.

Though they are fully aware of God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them themselves but approve and applaud others who practice them.