< Mark 1 >

1 ([This is/I want to tell you]) the good message about Jesus Christ, the Son of God (OR, the man who was also God). [What I want to tell you] begins just like the prophet Isaiah [said it would begin, when] he wrote [these words that God said to Jesus: ] Listen! I am sending my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare [people for] your [coming].
Este es el principio de la buen noticia sobre Jesucristo, el Hijo de Dios.
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Tal como escribió el profeta Isaías: “Yo enviaré a mi mensajero delante de ti para que prepare tu camino.
3 He will call out to people [who pass by where he is] in the desolate area, “As people improve and straighten out pathways [before an important official arrives] [MET], make [yourselves] ready [DOU] [in order that you will be prepared when] the Lord [comes].”
Una voz clama en el desierto: ‘¡Preparen el camino del Señor! Enderecen sus sendas’”.
4 [The messenger that Isaiah predicted was] John. [People called him] ‘The Baptizer’. In the desolate area near the Jordan River he kept telling people, “If you want God to forgive you for having sinned, you must turn away from your sinful behavior [before you ask me to] baptize [you].”
Juan vino y bautizaba en el desierto, anunciando un bautismo de arrepentimiento para perdón de pecados.
5 A great number [HYP] of people who lived in Jerusalem [city] and [elsewhere] in the Judea [district] were going out to where John was. There, [after hearing John’s message], they [responded by] confessing the sinful things [that they had done]. Then they were being baptized by John {John was baptizing them} in the Jordan River.
Los habitantes de de Judea y de Jerusalén iban a él, confesaban públicamente sus pecados y eran bautizados en el río Jordán.
6 John wore [rough] clothes made of camel’s hair. And [as the prophet Elijah had done], he wore a leather belt around his waist; and what he ate was [only] grasshoppers and honey [that he found] in that desolate area.
Juan usaba vestiduras hechas de pelo de camello, con un cinturón de cuero. Comía langostas y miel silvestre.
7 He was preaching, “Very shortly a man will come who is very great. I [am nothing compared to him. Because he is so superior to me], I am not even worthy to [serve him like a slave] by stooping down and untying his sandals.
Y esto era lo que predicaba: “Después de mi viene uno que es más grande que yo. Yo no soy digno de agacharme y desatar sus sandalias.
8 I used [only] water when I baptized you [because you said that you wanted to change your lives], but he will put his Holy Spirit [within] you [to truly change your lives].”
Yo a ustedes los bauticé con agua, pero él los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo”.
9 During that time [when John was preaching], Jesus came from Nazareth [town], which is in Galilee [district]. He went to [where John was preaching] and he was baptized by John {John baptized him} in the Jordan [River].
Entonces Jesús vino de Nazaret, en Galilea, y fue bautizado por Juan en el río Jordán.
10 Immediately after [Jesus] came up out of the water, he saw heaven opened up [and he saw] the Spirit [of God] descending on himself. He came in the form of a dove.
Cuando Jesús salió del agua, vio que los cielos se abrieron y vio al Espíritu que descendía sobre Jesús como una paloma.
11 And [God] [MTY] spoke to him from heaven saying, “You are my Son, whom I love dearly. I am very pleased with you.”
Entonces una voz del cielo dijo: “Tú eres mi hijo, al que amo. Estoy muy agradado de ti”.
12 (Then/Right away) the Spirit [of God] sent Jesus into the desolate area.
Justo después de esto, el Espíritu lo envió al desierto,
13 He was there for 40 days. During that time, he was tempted by Satan {Satan tempted him}. There were wild animals [there] also. But angels took care of him.
donde fue tentado por Satanás durante cuarenta días. Allí estaba con los animales salvajes y los ángeles cuidaban de él.
14 Later, after John was put in prison {after [soldiers] put John in prison} [because he had rebuked the governor Herod Antipas for his sins], Jesus went to Galilee [district]. There he was preaching the good message [that came] from God.
Más adelante, después que Juan fue arrestado, Jesús fue a Galilea, anunciando la buena noticia acerca de Dios.
15 He was repeatedly saying, “Now is the time when God will begin to rule people’s lives [in a new way]. [So] turn away from your sinful behavior! Believe the good message [in order] ([to belong to him/to become those whose lives he will rule])!”
“El tiempo que estaba predicho ha llegado”, decía. “El reino de Dios está cerca. Arrepiéntanse y crean en la Buena Noticia”.
16 [One day], while Jesus was walking along by Galilee Lake, he saw [two men], Simon and Simon’s [younger] brother, Andrew. They were casting their [fishing] net into the lake. They [earned money by] catching [and selling] fish.
Mientras caminaba junto al Mar de Galilea, Jesús vio a Simón y a su hermano Andrés lanzando una red al agua, pues ellos se ganaban la vida como pescadores.
17 Then Jesus said to them, “[Just like you have been] gathering fish, come with me and I will [teach] you how to [gather people to become my disciples]” [MET].
“Vengan y síganme”, les dijo, “y yo haré que sean pescadores de personas”.
18 Immediately they abandoned [the work that they were doing with] their nets, and they went with him.
Entonces ellos dejaron inmediatamente a un lado sus redes y lo siguieron.
19 After they had gone on a little further, Jesus saw [two other men], James and James’ [younger] brother, John. They were the sons of [a man named] Zebedee. They were both in a boat mending [fishing] nets.
Entonces Jesús caminó un poco más y vio a Santiago y a su hermano Juan, los hijos de Zebedeo. Ellos estaban en una embarcación, arreglando sus redes.
20 As soon as Jesus saw them, he told them that [they should leave their work and to come with him]. So they left their father, [who remained] in the boat with the hired servants, and they went away with Jesus.
De inmediato los llamó para que lo siguieran, y ellos dejaron a su padre Zebedeo en la embarcación con los trabajadores, y siguieron a Jesús.
21 [Later] Jesus [and those disciples] arrived at Capernaum [town]. On the next (Sabbath/Jewish rest day), after Jesus had entered (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place), he began teaching [the people who had gathered there].
Partieron de allí hacia Capernaúm, y el sábado Jesús entró a la sinagoga y allí enseñaba.
22 They were continually amazed at the way he taught. [He did] not [just teach what others had taught], like the men who teach the [Jewish] laws did. [They habitually just repeated what other people had taught]. Instead, he taught with [his own] authority.
La gente estaba maravillada de su enseñanza, porque él hablaba con autoridad, no como los maestros religiosos.
23 Suddenly, [while he was teaching], a man [appeared] in their worship place who had an evil spirit in him, and he shouted,
De repente, allí en la sinagoga, un hombre con un espíritu malo comenzó a gritar.
24 “Jesus, from Nazareth [town, since] we [evil spirits] have nothing in common with you, ([do not interfere with us]!/what do you want with us [evil spirits]?) [RHQ] (Do not destroy us [now]!/Have you come to destroy us [now]?) [RHQ] I know who you are. I know that you are the holy one [who has come] from God!”
“Jesús de Nazaret, ¿por qué nos molestas?” gritaba. “¿Has venido a destruirnos? ¡Yo sé quién eres! ¡Tú eres el Santo de Dios!”
25 Jesus rebuked [the evil spirit], saying, “Be quiet! And come out [of the man]!”
Jesús interrumpió al espíritu malo diciéndole: “¡Cállate! Sal de él”.
26 The evil spirit shook the man hard. He screamed loudly, and then he came out of the man [and left].
El espíritu malo gritaba, luego hizo convulsionar al hombre y finalmente salió de él.
27 All [the people who were there] were amazed. As a result, they discussed this among themselves, [exclaiming], “(This is [amazing]!/What is this?) [RHQ] Not only does he teach in a new and authoritative way, but also the evil spirits obey him [when] he commands [them]!”
Todos estaban asombrados ante lo que había ocurrido. “¿Qué es esto?” se preguntaban unos a otros. “¿Qué enseñanza nueva es esta, que tiene tanta autoridad? ¡Hasta los espíritus le obedecen!”
28 The people very soon told [many others] throughout the whole Galilee district what Jesus [had done].
Y las noticias acerca de Jesús se esparcieron rápidamente por toda la región de Galilea.
29 After they left (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place), [Jesus, Simon and Andrew], along with James and John went directly to Simon and Andrew’s house.
Entonces ellos salieron de la sinagoga y se fueron a la casa de Simón y Andrés, junto con Santiago y Juan.
30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed because she had a [high] fever. Right away someone told Jesus about her [being sick].
Pero la suegra de Simón estaba enferma, acostada en la cama, y con fiebre. Entonces se lo dijeron a Jesús.
31 He went to her, and helped her up by taking hold of her hand. She recovered [at once] from the fever, and then she [got up and] served them [some food].
Jesús fue donde ella estaba, la tomó de la mano y la ayudó a levantarse. De inmediato la fiebre se le quitó, y entonces ella les preparó una comida.
32 That evening, after the sun had gone down [and restrictions about travel on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]) [were ended], some people brought to Jesus many people who were sick and others whose lives evil spirits were controlling.
Esa tarde, después de la puesta del sol, trajeron delante de Jesús a muchos enfermos y endemoniados.
33 [It seemed as though] everyone [HYP, MTY] [who lived in] the town was gathered at the doorway [of Simon’s house].
Toda la ciudad se reunió afuera.
34 Jesus healed many people who were ill with various diseases. He also expelled many demons [from people]. He did not allow the demons to tell people [about him], because they knew that he [had come from God, and for various reasons he did not want everyone to know that yet].
Él sanaba a muchas personas que padecían diferentes enfermedades y expulsaba muchos demonios. Jesús no permitía que los demonios hablaran, porque ellos sabían quién era él.
35 Jesus got up very early [the next morning] while it was still dark. He left [the house] and went away [from the town] to a place where there were no people. Then he prayed there.
Muy temprano en la mañana, mientras aún estaba oscuro, Jesús se levantó y se fue a solas a un lugar tranquilo para orar.
36 Simon and his companions searched for him. When they found him, [wanting him to go back to town to help other people], they said to him,
Simón y los otros discípulos fueron a buscarlo.
37 “[Come back to the town with us, because] many [HYP] people [in Capernaum] are looking for you!”
Cuando lo encontraron, le dijeron: “Todos te están buscando”.
38 He said to them, “[No], let’s go on to the neighboring towns in order that I can preach there also, because the reason that I came [into the world] was to [preach to people] in many places!”
Pero Jesús respondió: “Tenemos que ir a otras ciudades cercanas para contarles la Buena Noticia a ellos también, pues por eso vine”, les dijo.
39 So they went throughout Galilee [district. As they did so, each (Sabbath/Jewish rest day]) he preached in (synagogues/Jewish meeting places). He was also expelling evil spirits [from people].
Así que Jesús se fue por toda Galilea, hablando en las sinagogas y expulsando demonios.
40 [One day] a man who had [a bad skin disease called] leprosy came to Jesus. He knelt down in front of Jesus and then he pleaded with him saying, “[Please heal me, because I know] you are able to heal me if you want to!”
Entonces un leproso vino a él pidiéndole ayuda. El hombre se arrodilló delante de Jesús y le dijo: “¡Por favor, si quieres, puedes sanarme!”
41 Jesus felt very sorry for him. [So he ignored the religious laws about coming close to people who had that disease]. He reached out his hand and touched the man. Then he said to him, “Since I am willing [to heal you], be healed {I heal you} [now]!”
Jesús se extendió hacia él con compasión y lo tocó, y le dijo: “Quiero. ¡Queda sano!”
42 Immediately the man was healed! He was no longer a leper!
Entonces la lepra se fue por completo de su cuerpo, y quedó sano.
43 Jesus spoke sternly to him before he sent him away.
Jesús lo envió de regreso con una advertencia muy importante:
44 What Jesus said was, “Go to a local priest and show yourself to him [in order that he may examine you and verify that you are healed]. Then, [after the priest tells the local people], they will know [that you have been healed, and you will be able to associate with them again]. Make sure that you do not tell others [about what happened] Then go to [Jerusalem and take to the priest what Moses commanded that people who have been healed from leprosy should offer, in order that he] may offer it [as a sacrifice to God].”
“Asegúrate de no decirle a nadie acerca de esto”, le dijo. “Ve donde el sacerdote y preséntate delante de él. Da la ofrenda que exige la ley de Moisés por tal limpieza, para que el pueblo tenga una prueba de ello”.
45 The man went [and presented himself to the priest. But then] he began to tell many people about [how Jesus had healed him] [DOU]. As a result, Jesus was no longer able to enter any town publicly [because the crowds would surround him]. Instead, he remained outside [the towns] in places [where no people lived]. But people kept coming to him from all over that region.
Pero el hombre que había sido sanado se fue y le contó a todos lo que había ocurrido. Como resultado de ello, Jesús ya no podía ir más a las ciudades abiertamente, sino que tenía que quedarse en el campo, donde las personas venían a buscarlo desde todas partes.

< Mark 1 >