San Lucas 5
1 Y ACONTECIÓ, que estando el junto al lago de Genezaret, las gentes se agolpaban sobre él para oir la palabra de Dios.
Once, when the people were pressing round Jesus as they listened to God’s message, he happened to be standing by the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats close to the shore.
2 Y vió dos barcos que estaban cerca de la orilla del lago: y los pescadores, habiendo descendido de ellos, lavaban sus redes.
The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets.
3 Y entrando en uno de estos barcos, el cual era de Simon, le rogó que le desviase de tierra un poco; y sentándose, enseñaba desde el barco á las gentes.
So, getting into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, Jesus asked him to push off a little way from the shore, and then sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4 Y como cesó de hablar, dijo á Simon: Tira á alta mar, y echad vuestras redes para pescar.
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Push off into deep water, and throw out your nets for a haul.’
5 Y respondiendo Simon, le dijo: Maestro, habiendo trabajado toda la noche, nada hemos tomado: mas en tu palabra echaré la red.
‘We have been hard at work all night, Sir,’ answered Simon, ‘and have not caught anything, but, at your bidding, I will throw out the nets.’
6 Y habiéndolo hecho, encerraron gran multitud de pescado, que su red se rompia.
They did so, and enclosed such a great shoal of fish that their nets began to break.
7 E hicieron señas á los compañeros que [estaban] en el otro barco, que viniesen á ayudarles; y vinieron, y llenaron ambos barcos, de tal manera que se anegaban.
So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats so full of fish that they were almost sinking.
8 Lo cual viendo Simon Pedro, se derribó de rodillas á Jesus, diciendo: Apártate de mí, Señor, porque soy hombre pecador.
When Simon Peter saw this, he threw himself down at Jesus’ knees, exclaiming, ‘Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man!’
9 Porque temor le habia rodeado, y á todos los que [estaban] con él, de la presa de los peces que habian tomado:
For he and all who were with him were lost in amazement at the haul of fish which they had made;
10 Y asimismo á Jacobo y á Juan, hijos de Zebedéo, que eran compañeros de Simon. Y Jesus dijo á Simon: No temas; desde ahora pescarás hombres.
and so, too, were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners. ‘Do not be afraid,’ Jesus said to Simon, ‘from today you will catch people.’
11 Y como llegaron á tierra los barcos, dejándolo todo, le siguieron.
And, when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything, and followed him.
12 Y aconteció que estando en una ciudad, hé aquí un hombre lleno de lepra, el cual viendo á Jesus, postrándose sobre el rostro, le rogó diciendo: Señor, si quisieres, puedes limpiarme.
On one occasion Jesus was staying in a town, when he saw a man who was covered with leprosy. When the leper saw Jesus, he threw himself on his face and implored his help, ‘Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean.’
13 Entónces extendiendo la mano le toco, diciendo: Quiero; sé limpio. Y luego la lepra se fué de él;
Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so, ‘I am willing; become clean.’ Instantly the leprosy left the man;
14 Y él le mandó que no lo dijese á nadie. Mas ve, ([díjole]) muéstrate al sacerdote, y ofrece por tu limpieza, como mandó Moisés, para [que sirva de] testimonio á ellos.
and then Jesus impressed on him that he was not to say a word to anyone, ‘but,’ he added, ‘set out and show yourself to the priest, and make the offerings for your cleansing, in the manner directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.’
15 Empero tanto más se extendia su fama: y se juntaban muchas gentes á oir y ser sanadas de sus enfermedades.
However, the story about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came together to listen to him, and to be cured of their illnesses;
16 Mas él se apartaba á los desiertos, y oraba.
but Jesus used to withdraw to lonely places and pray.
17 Y aconteció un dia, que él estaba enseñando, y los Fariséos y doctores de la ley estaban sentados, los cuales habian venido de todas las aldéas de Galiléa, y de Judéa, y Jerusalem: y la virtud del Señor estaba [allí ] para sanarlos.
On one of those days, when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and Doctors of the Law were sitting near by. (They had come from all the villages in Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was on Jesus, so that he could work cures.)
18 Y hé aquí unos hombres, que traian sobre un lecho un hombre, que estaba paralítico: y buscaban [por donde] meterle, y ponerle delante de él.
And there some men brought on a bed a man who was paralysed. They tried to get him in and lay him before Jesus;
19 Y no hallando por donde meterle á causa de la multitud, subieron encima de la casa, y por el tejado le bajaron con el lecho en medio, delante de Jesus.
but, finding no way of getting him in owing to the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him through the tiles, with his pallet, into the middle of the people and in front of Jesus.
20 El cual, viendo la fé de ellos, le dice: Hombre, tus pecados te son perdonados.
When he saw their faith, Jesus said, ‘Friend, your sins have been forgiven you.’
21 Entónces los escribas y los Fariséos comenzaron á pensar, diciendo: ¿Quién es este que habla blasfemias? ¿Quién puede perdonar pecados, sino solo Dios?
The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began debating about this. ‘Who is this man who speaks so blasphemously?’ they asked. ‘Who can forgive sins except God?’
22 Jesus entónces, conociendo los pensamientos de ellos, respondiendo les dijo ¿Qué pensais en vuestros corazones?
When Jesus became aware of the way in which they were debating, he turned to them and exclaimed, ‘What are you debating with yourselves?
23 ¿Qué es más fácil, decir: Tus pecados te son perdonados; ó decir: Levantate, y anda?
Which is the easier? – to say “Your sins have been forgiven you”? Or to say “Get up, and walk”?
24 Pues para que sepais que el Hijo del hombre tiene potestad en la tierra de perdonar pecados, (dice al paralítico): A tí digo: Levántate, toma tu lecho, y véte á tu casa.
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins’ – he spoke to the paralysed man – ‘To you I say, Get up, and take up your pallet, and go to your home.’
25 Y luego, levantándose en presencia de ellos, y tomando aquel en que estaba echado, se fué á su casa, glorificando á Dios.
Instantly the man stood up before their eyes, took up what he had been lying on, and went to his home, praising God.
26 Y tomó espanto á todos, y glorificaban á Dios; y fueron llenos de temor, diciendo: Que hemos visto maravillas hoy.
The people, one and all, were lost in amazement, and praised God; and in great awe they said, ‘We have seen marvellous things today!’
27 Y despues de estas cosas salió, y vió á un publicano llamado Leví, sentado al banco de los públicos tributos, y le dijo: Sígueme.
After this, Jesus went out; and he noticed a tax-gatherer, named Levi, sitting in the tax office, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’
28 Y dejadas todas cosas, levantándose, le siguió.
Levi left everything and got up and followed him.
29 E hizo Leví gran banquete en su casa; y habia mucha compañía de publicanos, y de otros, los cuales estaban á la mesa con ellos.
And Levi gave a great banquet at his house, in honour of Jesus; and a large number of tax collectors and others were having dinner with them.
30 Y los escribas y los Fariséos murmuraban contra sus discípulos, diciendo: ¿Por que comeis y bebeis con los publicanos y pecadores?
The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law belonging to their party complained of this to the disciples of Jesus.
31 Y respondiendo Jesus, les dijo: los que están sanos no necesitan médico sino los que están enfermos.
In answer Jesus said, ‘It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are ill.
32 No he venido á llamar justos, sino pecadores á arrepentimiento.
I have not come to call the religious, but the outcast, to repent.’
33 Entónces ellos le dijeron: ¿Por qué los discípulos de Juan ayunan muchas veces, y hacen oraciones, y asimismo los de los Fariséos; y tus discípulos comen y beben?
‘John’s disciples,’ they said to Jesus, ‘Often fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, while yours are eating and drinking!’
34 Y él les dijo: ¿Podeis hacer que los que están de bodas ayunen, entretanto que el Esposo está con ellos?
But Jesus answered them, ‘Can you make the groom’s friends fast while the groom is with them?
35 Empero vendrán dias cuando el Esposo les sera quitado; entónces ayunarán en aquellos dias.
But the days will come – a time when the groom will be taken away from them; and they will fast then, when those days come.’
36 Y les decia tambien una parábola: Nadie mete remiendo de paño nuevo en vestido viejo, de otra manera el nuevo rompe, y al viejo no conviene remiendo nuevo.
Then, as an illustration, Jesus said to them, ‘No one ever tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old one; for, if they do, they will not only tear the new garment, but the piece from the new one will not match the old.
37 Y nadie echa vino nuevo en cueros viejos; de otra manera el vino nuevo romperá los cueros, y el vino se derramará, y los cueros se perderán.
And no one puts new wine into old wine-skins; for, if they do, the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine itself will run out, and the skins be lost.
38 Mas el vino nuevo en cueros nuevos se ha de echar; y lo uno y lo otro se conserva.
But new wine must be put into fresh skins.
39 Y ninguno que bebiere del añejo, quiere luego el nuevo; porque dice: El añejo es mejor.
No one after drinking old wine wishes for new. “No,” they say, “the old is excellent.”’
