Acts 4
1 [Meanwhile, in the temple courtyard, there were some] priests, the officer who was in charge of the temple police, and [also some] [SYN] Sadducee [sect members]. These men came to Peter and John while the two of them were speaking to the people.
Mientras hablaban a la gente, los sacerdotes, el capitán del Templo y los saduceos llegaron donde ellos estaban.
2 These men were very angry, because the [two] apostles were teaching the people [about Jesus]. What they were telling the people was that because ([God caused Jesus to become alive again/God raised] Jesus [from the dead]), [God] would cause other people who had died to become alive again.
Estaban enojados porque ellos estaban enseñándole a la gente, diciéndoles que por medio de Jesús hay resurrección de la muerte.
3 So those officials seized Peter and John. Then they put them in jail. [They had to wait] until the next day [to question Peter and John], because it was already evening [and it was contrary to their Jewish law to question people at night].
Entonces los arrestaron y los pusieron bajo custodia hasta el día siguiente, pues ya era de noche.
4 However, many people who had heard the message [from Peter] believed [in Jesus]. (OR, But many people had [already] believed [in Jesus, because] they had heard the message [from Peter].) So the number of men [who believed in Jesus] increased to about five 5,000.
Pero muchos de los que habían escuchado el mensaje lo creyeron, y el número total de creyentes aumentó hasta cerca de cinco mil.
5 The next day [the supreme priest summoned] the [other] chief priests, the teachers of the [Jewish] laws, and the other members [of the Jewish Council, and they] gathered together [in one place] in Jerusalem.
El día siguiente, los gobernantes, los ancianos y los líderes religiosos se reunieron en Jerusalén.
6 Annas, [the former] supreme priest, Caiaphas [who was the new supreme priest], [two other former supreme priests whose names were] John and Alexander, and other men who were related to the supreme priest [were there].
E incluyeron al Sumo Sacerdote Anás, Caifás, Juan, Alejandro y a otros miembros de la familia de sacerdotes.
7 They [commanded guards to] bring Peter and John into the courtroom [MTY] and have them stand in front of them. [Then one of] the leaders questioned [the two of] them, saying, “Who [do you two claim] gave you the power [to heal this man]? And who authorized [MTY] you to do this [DOU]?”
Y trajeron a Pedro y a Juan delante de ellos, y les preguntaron: “¿Con qué poder o autoridad han hecho esto?”
8 So as the Holy Spirit completely controlled Peter, he said to them, “You [fellow Israelites] who rule us and [all of you other] elders, [listen]!
Entonces Pedro, lleno del Espíritu Santo, les respondió. “Gobernantes del pueblo, y ancianos:
9 Today you are questioning us concerning our doing something good for a man who was crippled, and you asked us how he was healed.
¿Se nos está interrogando por un bien que se le hizo a un hombre que no podía hacer nada por sí mismo, y cómo fue sanado?
10 So [we(exc) want] you and all [of our other] fellow Israelites to know this: It is because Jesus the Messiah [MTY] from Nazareth healed this man that he is able to stand here. [God considers that] it was you who nailed Jesus to a cross, but God caused him to become alive again.
Si es así, todos ustedes deben saber, y todo el pueblo de Nazaret también, que fue en el nombre de Jesucristo de Nazaret, al que ustedes mataron en una cruz y a quien Dios levantó de los muertos. Es gracias a él que este hombre está en pie delante de ustedes, completamente sanado.
11 [In the Psalms this was written about the Messiah: ] He is [like] [MET] the stone that was rejected by the builders {that the builders rejected}. But that stone became the most important stone in the building [that they were building]. [Jesus is that stone, and] you [are those builders who threw away the stone that was the most important one].
‘Él es la piedra que ustedes los constructores rechazaron, pero ha sido puesta como piedra angular’.
12 So he alone can save us [MTY]. [God] has sent only one person [MTY] into the world who can save us [from the guilt of our sins, and that person is Jesus]!”
No hay salvación en ningún otro; no hay otro nombre debajo del cielo, dado a la humanidad, que pueda salvarnos”.
13 The [Jewish leaders] realized that Peter and John (were not afraid [of them]/spoke boldly). They also learned that the two men were ordinary people who had not studied in schools. So the leaders were amazed, and they realized that these men had associated with Jesus.
Cuando vieron la confianza de Pedro y Juan, y se dieron cuenta de que eran hombres sin instrucción, hombres comunes, se sorprendieron mucho. También reconocieron a los demás compañeros de Jesús.
14 They also saw the man who had been healed standing there with [the two of] them, so they were not able to say anything [to oppose Peter and John].
Y como veían al hombre que había sido sanado justo ahí junto a ellos, no tuvieron nada que decir en respuesta a lo que había sucedido.
15 So the [Jewish leaders] commanded [guards] to take Peter, John, and the man outside of the room [where those leaders were meeting. After they did so], the leaders talked with each other [about Peter and John].
Entonces les dieron orden de esperar fuera del concilio mientras debatían el asunto entre ellos.
16 [Being frustrated, one after another], they said, “(There is really nothing that we can do to [punish] these [two] men!/How can we [(inc)] do anything to [punish] these [two] men?) [RHQ] Almost everyone [HYP] who is living in Jerusalem knows that they have done an amazing miracle, so we cannot tell people that it did not happen!
“¿Qué debemos hacer con estos hombres?” preguntaron. “No podemos negar que por medio de ellos ha ocurrido un milagro importante. Todos los que viven aquí en Jerusalén saben de ello.
17 However, [we] must not allow other people to hear about [this miracle]. So we must tell these men that [we will punish them if they] continue to tell other people about this [MTY] man [who they say gave them the power to do it].”
Pero para evitar que se difunda mucho más entre la gente, debemos amenazarlos para que no vuelvan a hablarle a nadie en este nombre”.
18 So the Jewish leaders [commanded guards] to bring the two apostles [into that room again. After they did so], they [commanded] them both that they should never speak about Jesus, and they should not teach [anyone about him] [MTY] [again].
Entonces los llamaron para que entraran nuevamente y les dieron orden de no volver a hablar o enseñar en el nombre de Jesús.
19 But Peter and John replied, “Would God think that it is right [for us two] to obey you and not [to obey] him? [We(exc) will let] you decide [which of those you think is proper].
Pero Pedro y Juan respondieron: “Decidan ustedes si es correcto ante los ojos de Dios obedecerlos a ustedes antes que a él.
20 [But as for us, we cannot obey you]. We will not stop telling people about the things that we [(exc)] have seen [Jesus do] and what we have heard [him teach].”
¡No podemos dejar de hablar sobre lo que hemos visto y oído!”
21 Then the [Jewish leaders] again told [Peter and John] not to disobey them. But all the people [there] were praising God about what had happened [to the lame man. The leaders knew that only God could have enabled Peter and John] to miraculously heal the man, because the man was more than 40 years old [and he was lame when his mother bore him. They also knew that the people would become angry if they punished the two apostles]. So, because they could not decide how to punish Peter and John, [they finally] let them go.
Después de proferir más amenazas contra ellos, los dejaron ir. No pudieron resolver cómo podían castigarlos porque todos glorificaban a Dios por lo que había ocurrido.
Porque el hombre que había recibido este milagro tenía más de cuarenta años de edad.
23 After Peter and John had been released, they went to the other believers and reported all that the chief priests and [other Jewish] elders had said to them.
Después de que los discípulos fueron liberados, fueron donde estaban otros creyentes y les contaron todo lo que los jefes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos les habían dicho.
24 When they heard that, they [all] agreed as they prayed to God, and [one of] them prayed, “O Lord! You [(sg)] made the sky, the earth and the oceans, and everything in them.
Cuando estos oyeron lo que había sucedido, oraron juntos a Dios: “Señor, tú hiciste el cielo, la tierra y el mar, y todo lo que hay en ellos.
25 The Holy Spirit caused our ancestor, [King] David [MTY], who served you, to write these words: [It is ridiculous] [RHQ] that the non-Jews became angry and the Israelite people planned uselessly [to oppose God].
Tú hablaste por medio del Espíritu Santo a través de David, nuestro padre y tu siervo, diciendo: ‘¿Por qué se enojaron los pueblos de otras naciones? ¿Por qué conspiran insensatamente contra mí?
26 The kings of the world prepared to fight [God’s Ruler], and the [other] rulers assembled together [with them] to oppose the Lord [God] and the one whom he had appointed [to be the Messiah].
Los reyes de la tierra se prepararon para la guerra; los gobernantes se unieron contra el Señor y contra su Escogido’.
27 [Lord, we know that what you(sg) said long ago was true], because [King] Herod and the [governor], Pontius Pilate, and many other people, both non-Jews and Israelites, assembled together [here] in this city. [They] planned [to kill] Jesus, who devotedly served you [and] whom you appointed [MTY] [to be the Messiah].
“¡Ahora esto en verdad ha sucedido aquí, en esta misma ciudad! Tanto Herodes como Poncio Pilato, junto con los extranjeros y el pueblo de Israel, unidos todos contra el Santo, tu santo siervo Jesús, a quien tú ungiste como Mesías.
28 [Because] you [(sg)] are all-powerful, those people did [only] what you [SYN] allowed [them to do]. It was what you decided long ago would happen.”
Ellos hicieron todo lo que tú ya habías decidido porque tú tuviste el poder y la voluntad para hacerlo.
29 “So now, Lord, listen to what they are saying about punishing us! Help us who serve you [(sg)] to very boldly speak messages from you [(sg) about Jesus]
“Ahora Señor: ¡mira todas sus amenazas contra nosotros! Ayuda a tus siervos a predicar tu palabra con valor.
30 [Also], by your power [MTY] miraculously heal [sick people] and do other amazing miracles [SYN] that show people your power! Ask Jesus, who always serves you, [to give us the authority] [MTY] [to do such miracles]!”
Y que al ejercer tu poder para sanar, las señales y milagros sean hechos en el nombre de tu santo siervo Jesús”.
31 When the believers had finished praying, the place where they were meeting shook. All of them were (completely controlled/empowered) by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit (completely controlled/empowered) all of them}, with the result that they began to speak boldly the words that God [told them to speak].
Cuando terminaron de orar, la edificación donde estaban reunidos tembló. Y todos ellos fueron llenos del Espíritu Santo, y predicaban con valor la palabra de Dios.
32 The group of people who had believed [in Jesus] were completely agreed about what they thought and what they wanted/desired. Not one of them claimed that he [alone] owned anything. Instead, they shared with one another everything that they had.
Todos los creyentes tenían un mismo pensar y un mismo sentir. Ninguno de ellos consideraba nada como suyo sino que compartían todas las cosas unos con otros.
33 The apostles continued to tell others, very powerfully, [that God] had (caused the Lord Jesus to become alive again/raised the Lord Jesus from the dead). [People knew that God] was graciously helping all the believers.
Los apóstoles daban su testimonio respecto a la resurrección del Señor Jesús con gran poder, y Dios los bendecía a todos en gran manera.
34 [Some of] the believers who owned land or houses would occasionally sell [some of] their property. Then they would bring [the money for what they sold]
Y ninguno de ellos necesitaba nada porque los que tenían tierras o propiedades las vendieron.
35 and they would present it to the apostles [MTY]. Then [the apostles] would give money to any [believer] who needed [it]. So no one among the believers was lacking anything.
Entonces tomaron las ganancias y las llevaron a los apóstoles para compartirlas con los que tenían necesidad.
36 [For example, there was] Joseph. [He was] a descendant of Levi [and he was born] on Cyprus [Island]. The apostles called him Barnabas; [in the Jewish language] that name means a person who [IDM] always encourages [others].
José, al que los apóstoles llamaban Bernabé (que quiere decir “hijo de la consolación”), era un Levita, nativo de Chipre.
37 He sold one of his fields, and brought the money to the apostles [for them to distribute to other believers].
Este vendió un campo que era suyo. Luego trajo el dinero y lo presentó a los apóstoles.
