Romans 2
1 [God will severely punish non-Jewish people who habitually do evil things, because he has clearly revealed that he is angry with them]. So, [when God judges people], he will not excuse any one of you Jews [to whom I am writing]. You [(sg)] say that [God should] punish [non-Jews for doing evil things]. But when any one of you says that, it is you yourself whom you are saying that God should punish, because you [(sg)] do [some of] the same [evil] things [that the non-Jews do].
Así que si juzgas a otros, no tienes excusa, quienquiera que seas. Pues en todo lo que condenas a otros, te estás juzgando a ti mismo, porque tú haces las mismas cosas.
2 We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly [non-Jewish] people who do such [evil] things.
Sabemos que el juicio de Dios sobre aquellos que hacen tales cosas está basado en la verdad.
3 So, you who [say God should punish] others for doing evil things yet you do evil things yourself, (you should certainly not think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God!/do you think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God?) [RHQ]
Pero cuando tú los juzgas, ¿realmente crees que de alguna manera podrás escapar del juicio de Dios?
4 And you should not say, “God is acting very tolerantly and patiently toward me, [so I do not need to stop sinning] [DOU].” (You should realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior!/Do you not realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior?) [RHQ]
¿O es que menosprecias su maravillosa bondad y tolerancia, sin darte cuenta de que Dios, en su bondad, está tratando de conducirte al arrepentimiento?
5 But instead, by your stubbornly refusing to turn away from your sinful behavior [DOU], you are causing [MET] God to punish you even more severely. [He will do that] at the time when he shows that he is angry and judges people fairly.
Ahora por tu corazón endurecido y tu rechazo al arrepentimiento, estás empeorando tu situación para el día de la recompensa, cuando se demuestre la rectitud del juicio de Dios.
6 God will pay back everyone according to [what they deserve for] what they have done.
Dios se encargará de que todos reciban lo que merecen, conforme a lo que han hecho.
7 [Specifically], some people, by continuing to doing good things, strive to be highly honored [by God] [DOU] and to receive a life that will not end. [God will reward them by enabling them] to live forever. (aiōnios g166)
Así que los que han seguido haciendo lo correcto, recibirán gloria, honor, inmortalidad y vida eterna. (aiōnios g166)
8 But some people act in a selfish way and refuse to believe that [what God says is] true, and they do the things that [God says] are wrong. [God will] punish them very severely [DOU, MTY].
Pero los que solo piensan en sí mismos, rechazando la verdad y eligiendo deliberadamente hacer el mal, recibirán castigo con furia y hostilidad.
9 He will cause everyone who habitually does evil deeds to suffer greatly, [with the result that they will become severely] distressed [DOU]. This certainly will happen to the Jews [who refuse to accept God’s message, because God gave them the privilege to be his special people], but it will also happen to the non-Jews.
Todos los que hacen el mal tendrán pena y sufrimiento. Primero los del pueblo judío, y luego los extranjeros también.
10 But [God will] greatly reward spiritually [MET, DOU] every person who habitually does good deeds. He will [certainly] do this for the Jews [because God chose them as his special people], but he will also do it for the non-Jews.
Pero todos los que hacen lo bueno tendrán gloria, honor y paz. Primero los del pueblo judío, y luego los extranjeros también.
11 God [will do this fairly], because people’s status does not influence him.
Pues Dios no tiene favoritos.
12 Although [non-Jews do not have] the laws that [God gave to Moses], all [non-Jews] who sin will be eternally separated from God. He will [not consider whether or not they knew] the laws that he [gave to Moses]. And all the [Jews] who have sinned in spite of knowing the laws that [God gave to Moses will also be punished] {[God will also punish them]}. [They will be punished for disobeying] God’s laws.
Aquellos que pecan aunque no tienen la ley escrita están perdidos, pero aquellos que pecan y sí tienen la ley escrita, serán condenados por esa misma ley.
13 [It is right for them to be punished] {[God to punish them]} [because] it is not those who [merely] know God’s laws whom he considers to be righteous. On the contrary, it is only those who continually have obeyed [all] (of [God’s] laws/of the laws that [God gave to Moses]) (whom God will consider righteous/whose record of sins God will erase).
Porque el solo hecho de oír lo que dice la ley no nos hace justos ante los ojos de Dios. Los que hacen lo que dice la ley son los que reciben justificación.
14 Whenever the non-Jews, who do not have the laws [God gave to Moses], naturally obey those laws, [they prove that] they have a law within their own minds, even though they do not have the laws [God gave to Moses].
Los extranjeros no tienen la ley escrita, pero cuando hacen por instinto lo que la ley dice, están siguiendo la ley aunque no la tengan.
15 They show that they know in their own minds what God [commands in his] laws [MET], as each person in his very own conscience either accuses or excuses/defends himself [concerning his own behavior].
De esta manera, ellos demuestran cómo obra la ley que está escrita en sus corazones. Pues cuando piensan en lo que están haciendo, su conciencia los acusa por hacer el mal o los defiende por hacer el bien.
16 God [will punish people] at the time when he will judge them according to what they have thought and done. He will judge them [even] for the things that they have done secretly. He will judge people by [authorizing] Christ Jesus [to judge them]. This is [what I tell people when] I preach the gospel to them.
La buena noticia que yo les comparto es que viene un día cuando Dios juzgará, por medio de Jesucristo, los pensamientos secretos de todos.
17 [Now I have something to say to any one of] you [Jews to whom I am writing]: You [(sg)] boast about yourself saying, “I am a Jew.” You [(sg)] trust [that God will save you because you possess] the laws [that he gave to Moses]. You boast that [you belong to] God.
¿Qué hay de ti, que te llamas judío? Confías en la ley escrita y te jactas de tener una relación especial con Dios.
18 You know what God desires. Because you have been taught {[people] have taught you} [God’s] laws, you are able to know which things are right and to choose to do them.
Conoces su voluntad. Haces lo recto porque has aprendido de la ley.
19 You are certain that you [are able to] show [God’s truth to non-Jews], as guides [show the road] to those who are blind [MET]. You are certain that by what you say you can show God’s way to the [non-Jews who do not understand it], as a light shows the way to [those who walk in] the darkness [MET, DOU].
Estás completamente seguro de que puedes guiar a los ciegos y que eres luz para los que están en oscuridad.
20 [You are certain that you] can instruct/correct [non-Jews, whom you consider] foolish [because of their not understanding God’s message]. Because you have in [God’s] laws a [written] expression of true knowledge [HEN], you are certain that you can teach [people who, being like] children, do not know [God’s truth] [MET].
Crees que puedes corregir a los ignorantes y que eres un maestro de “niños”, porque conoces por la ley toda la verdad que existe.
21 [Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew], (it is disgusting that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach!/why is it that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach?) [RHQ] You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! [RHQ]
Y si estás tan afanado en enseñar a otros, ¿por qué no te enseñas a ti mismo? Puedes decirle a la gente que no robe, pero ¿estás tú robando?
22 You who command people not to have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married, it is disgusting that you commit adultery yourself! [RHQ] You who detest idols, it is disgusting that you rob temples [where people worship idols]! [RHQ]
Puedes decirle a la gente que no cometa adulterio, pero ¿estás tú adulterando? Puedes decirle a la gente que no adore ídolos, pero ¿profanas tú los templos?
23 You who boast saying, “[I have God’s] laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!
Te jactas de tener la ley, pero ¿acaso no das una imagen distorsionada de Dios al quebrantarla?
24 [You must not be like our ancestors, about whom] were written [these words in the Scriptures: ] “The non-Jews speak evil about God because of [the evil actions of] many of you [Jews].” The non-Jews say God must be a hypocrite if he condones the behavior of people like you.
Como dice la Escritura, “Por tu causa es difamado el carácter de Dios entre los extranjeros”.
25 Any one of you who [is] circumcised [to show that he belongs to God] can benefit from that if he obeys the laws [God gave to Moses]. But if you [(sg), a circumcised person], disobey [God’s] laws, [God will consider that] you who are circumcised are no better [in God’s sight] than [someone who is] not circumcised.
Estar circuncidado solo tiene valor si haces lo que dice la ley. Pero si quebrantas la ley, tu circuncisión es tan inútil como la de aquellos que no están circuncidados.
26 This means that God will certainly consider that even [non-Jews who are] not circumcised can become his people if they obey the things that he commanded in his laws. [RHQ]
Si un hombre que no está circuncidado guarda la ley, debe considerársele como si lo estuviera aunque no lo esté.
27 [If any one of] you disobeys God’s laws, even though [you(sg) have] the Scriptures and even though someone has circumcised you {you are circumcised} [God will punish you]. And those people who are not circumcised, but who obey God’s laws, [will declare that God is right] when he says that he will punish you.
Los extranjeros incircuncisos que guardan la ley te condenarán si tú la quebrantas, aunque tengas la ley y estés circuncidado.
28 It is not those who perform rituals [to show they are God’s people] who are [true] Jews, and it is not being circumcised in their bodies [that causes God to accept them] [MTY].
No es lo externo lo que te convierte en judío; no es la señal física de la circuncisión.
29 On the contrary, we whom [God has changed] inwardly are [true] Jews [MTY]. And [God has accepted us because we have allowed God’s] Spirit to change our hearts, not because we perform rituals. Even if [other] people will not praise us [for that change], God will praise us.
Lo que te hace judío es lo que llevas por dentro, una “circuncisión del corazón” que no sigue la letra de la ley sino la del Espíritu. Alguien así busca alabanza de Dios y no de la gente.
