1 A conteció que estando Jesús junto al Lago de Genesaret, el gentío se agolpaba sobre él para oír la palabra de Dios.

Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

2 V io dos barcas que estaban cerca de la orilla del lago; los pescadores habían descendido de ellas y lavaban sus redes.

and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

3 E ntró en una de aquellas barcas, la cual era de Simón y le rogó que la apartara de tierra un poco. Luego, sentándose, enseñaba desde la barca a la multitud.

And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the people from the boat.

4 C uando terminó de hablar, dijo a Simón: —Boga mar adentro, y echad vuestras redes para pescar.

When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

5 R espondiendo Simón, le dijo: —Maestro, toda la noche hemos estado trabajando y nada hemos pescado; pero en tu palabra echaré la red.

Simon answered and said, “ Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.”

6 C uando lo hicieron, recogieron tal cantidad de peces que su red se rompía.

When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break;

7 E ntonces hicieron señas a los compañeros que estaban en la otra barca para que acudieran a ayudarlos. Ellos vinieron y llenaron ambas barcas, de tal manera que se hundían.

so they signaled to their partners in the other boat for them to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink.

8 V iendo esto Simón Pedro, cayó de rodillas ante Jesús, diciendo: —Apártate de mí, Señor, porque soy hombre pecador.

But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus’ feet, saying, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!”

9 P or la pesca que habían hecho, el temor se había apoderado de él y de todos los que estaban con él,

For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken;

10 y asimismo de Jacobo y Juan, hijos de Zebedeo, que eran compañeros de Simón. Pero Jesús dijo a Simón: —No temas; desde ahora serás pescador de hombres.

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “ Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men.”

11 T rajeron a tierra las barcas y, dejándolo todo, lo siguieron. Jesús sana a un leproso

When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him. The Leper and the Paralytic

12 S ucedió que estando él en una de las ciudades, se presentó un hombre lleno de lepra, el cual, viendo a Jesús, se postró con el rostro en tierra y le rogó, diciendo: —Señor, si quieres, puedes limpiarme.

While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

13 J esús entonces, extendiendo la mano, lo tocó, diciendo: —Quiero, sé limpio. Y al instante la lepra se fue de él.

And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

14 J esús le mandó que no lo dijera a nadie. Le dijo: —Ve, muéstrate al sacerdote y ofrece por tu purificación lo que mandó Moisés, para testimonio a ellos.

And He ordered him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

15 P ero su fama se extendía más y más; y se reunía mucha gente para oírlo y para que los sanara de sus enfermedades.

But the news about Him was spreading even farther, and large crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

16 P ero él se apartaba a lugares desiertos para orar. Jesús sana a un paralítico

But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.

17 A conteció un día que él estaba enseñando, y estaban sentados los fariseos y doctores de la Ley, los cuales habían venido de todas las aldeas de Galilea, de Judea y Jerusalén; y el poder del Señor estaba con él para sanar.

One day He was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing.

18 S ucedió que unos hombres que traían en una camilla a un hombre que estaba paralítico, procuraban entrar y ponerlo delante de él.

And some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him.

19 P ero no hallando cómo hacerlo a causa de la multitud, subieron encima de la casa y por el tejado lo bajaron con la camilla y lo pusieron en medio, delante de Jesús.

But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.

20 A l ver él la fe de ellos, le dijo: —Hombre, tus pecados te son perdonados.

Seeing their faith, He said, “ Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”

21 E ntonces los escribas y los fariseos comenzaron a pensar, diciendo: «¿Quién es éste que habla blasfemias? ¿Quién puede perdonar pecados sino sólo Dios?»

The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “ Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”

22 J esús entonces, conociendo los pensamientos de ellos, les preguntó: —¿Qué pensáis en vuestros corazones?

But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

23 ¿ Qué es más fácil, decir: “Tus pecados te son perdonados”, o decir: “Levántate y anda”?

Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

24 P ues para que sepáis que el Hijo del hombre tiene potestad en la tierra para perdonar pecados —dijo al paralítico—: A ti te digo: Levántate, toma tu camilla y vete a tu casa.

But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” —He said to the paralytic— “I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.”

25 A l instante se levantó en presencia de ellos, tomó la camilla en que estaba acostado y se fue a su casa glorificando a Dios.

Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

26 Y todos, sobrecogidos de asombro, glorificaban a Dios. Llenos de temor, decían: —Hoy hemos visto maravillas. Llamamiento de Leví

They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.” Call of Levi (Matthew)

27 D espués de estas cosas salió y vio a un publicano llamado Leví, sentado al banco de los tributos públicos, y le dijo: —Sígueme.

After that He went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, “Follow Me.”

28 É l, dejándolo todo, se levantó y lo siguió.

And he left everything behind, and got up and began to follow Him.

29 L eví le hizo un gran banquete en su casa; y había mucha compañía de publicanos y de otros que estaban a la mesa con ellos.

And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.

30 L os escribas y los fariseos murmuraban contra los discípulos, diciendo: —¿Por qué coméis y bebéis con publicanos y pecadores?

The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

31 R espondiendo Jesús, les dijo: —Los que están sanos no tienen necesidad de médico, sino los enfermos.

And Jesus answered and said to them, “ It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.

32 N o he venido a llamar a justos, sino a pecadores al arrepentimiento. La pregunta sobre el ayuno

I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”

33 E ntonces ellos le preguntaron: —¿Por qué los discípulos de Juan ayunan muchas veces y hacen oraciones, y asimismo los de los fariseos, pero los tuyos comen y beben?

And they said to Him, “ The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do the same, but Yours eat and drink.”

34 É l les dijo: —¿Podéis acaso hacer que los que están de bodas ayunen entre tanto que el esposo está con ellos?

And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

35 P ero vendrán días cuando el esposo les será quitado; entonces, en aquellos días, ayunarán.

But the days will come; and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.”

36 L es dijo también una parábola: —Nadie corta un pedazo de un vestido nuevo y lo pone en un vestido viejo, pues si lo hace, no solamente rompe el nuevo, sino que el remiendo sacado de él no armoniza con el viejo.

And He was also telling them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise he will both tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.

37 Y nadie echa vino nuevo en odres viejos; de otra manera, el vino nuevo romperá los odres y se derramará, y los odres se perderán.

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be ruined.

38 P ero el vino nuevo en odres nuevos se ha de echar, y lo uno y lo otro se conservan.

But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

39 Y nadie que haya bebido del añejo querrá luego el nuevo, porque dice: “El añejo es mejor.”

And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’”