Matthew 18
1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
En aquel tiempo se llegaron los discípulos a Jesús, diciendo: ¿Quién es el mayor en el Reino de los cielos?
2 Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them
Y llamando Jesús a un niño, lo puso en medio de ellos,
3 and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Y dijo: De cierto os digo, que si no os convirtáis, y fuereis como niños, no entraréis en el Reino de los cielos.
4 Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Así que, cualquiera que se abajare como este niño, éste es el mayor en el Reino de los cielos.
5 Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
Y cualquiera que recibiere a un tal niño en mi nombre, a mí me recibe.
6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.
Y cualquiera que hace tropezar a alguno de estos pequeños que creen en mí, mejor le fuera que se le colgase al cuello una piedra de molino de asno, y que se le anegase en lo profundo del mar.
7 “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
¡Ay del mundo por los escándalos! Porque necesario es que vengan escándalos; mas ¡ay de aquel hombre por el cual viene el escándalo!
8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the consummate (aiōnios g166) fire.
Por tanto, si tu mano o tu pie te fuere ocasión de caer, córtalos y echalos de ti; mejor te es entrar cojo o manco a la vida, que teniendo dos manos o dos pies ser echado al fuego eterno. (aiōnios g166)
9 If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna (Geenna g1067) of fire.
Y si tu ojo te fuere ocasión de caer, sácalo y échalo de ti; que mejor te es entrar con un ojo a la vida, que teniendo dos ojos ser echado al quemadero del fuego. (Geenna g1067)
10 See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Mirad que no tengáis en poco a alguno de estos pequeños; porque os digo que sus ángeles en los cielos ven siempre la faz de mi Padre que está en los cielos.
11 For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
Porque el Hijo del hombre es venido para salvar lo que se había perdido.
12 “What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does not he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?
¿Qué os parece? Si tuviese algún hombre cien ovejas, y se perdiese una de ellas, ¿no iría por los montes, dejadas las noventa y nueve, a buscar la que se había perdido?
13 If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
Y si aconteciese hallarla, de cierto os digo, que más se goza de aquella, que de las noventa y nueve que no se perdieron.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
Así, no es la voluntad de vuestro Padre que está en los cielos, que se pierda uno de estos pequeños.
15 “If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
Por tanto, si tu hermano pecare contra ti, ve, y redargúyele entre ti y él solos; si te oyere, has ganado a tu hermano.
16 But if he does not listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Mas si no te oyere, toma aún contigo uno o dos, para que en boca de dos o de tres testigos conste toda palabra.
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.
Y si no oyere a ellos, dilo a la Iglesia; y si no oyere a la Iglesia, tenle por un mundano y un publicano.
18 Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
De cierto os digo que todo lo que ligareis en la tierra, será ligado en el cielo; y todo lo que desatareis en la tierra, será desatado en el cielo.
19 Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
Otra vez os digo, que si dos de vosotros se pusieren de acuerdo en la tierra, de toda cosa que pidieren, les será hecho por mi Padre que está en los cielos.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”
Porque donde están dos o tres congregados en mi nombre, allí estoy en medio de ellos.
21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
Entonces Pedro, llegándose a él, dijo: Señor, ¿cuántas veces perdonaré a mi hermano que pecare contra mí? ¿Hasta siete?
22 Jesus said to him, “I do not tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
Jesús le dice: No te digo hasta siete, mas aun hasta setenta veces siete.
23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
Por lo cual, el Reino de los cielos es semejante a un hombre rey, que quiso hacer cuentas con sus siervos.
24 When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
Y comenzando a hacer cuentas, le fue presentado uno que le debía diez mil talentos.
25 But because he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Mas a éste, no pudiendo pagar, mandó su señor venderle, y a su mujer e hijos, con todo lo que tenía, y pagar.
26 The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’
Entonces aquel siervo, postrado, le adoraba, diciendo: Señor, detén la ira para conmigo, y yo te lo pagaré todo.
27 The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
El señor, movido a misericordia de aquel siervo, le soltó y le perdonó la deuda.
28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
Y saliendo aquel siervo, halló a uno de sus consiervos, que le debía cien denarios; y asiendo de él, le ahogaba, diciendo: Págame lo que me debes.
29 “So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’
Entonces su consiervo, postrándose a sus pies, le rogaba, diciendo: Detén la ira para conmigo, y yo te lo pagaré todo.
30 He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.
Mas él no quiso; sino fue, y le echó en la cárcel hasta que pagase la deuda.
31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.
Y viendo sus consiervos lo que pasaba, se entristecieron mucho, y viniendo, declararon a su señor todo lo que había pasado.
32 Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
Entonces llamándole su señor, le dice: Siervo malvado, toda aquella deuda te perdoné, porque me rogaste:
33 Should not you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
¿No te convenía también a ti tener misericordia de tu consiervo, como también yo tuve misericordia de ti?
34 His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.
Entonces su señor, enojado, le entregó a los verdugos, hasta que pagase todo lo que le debía.
35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you do not each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”
Así también hará con vosotros mi Padre celestial, si no perdonareis de vuestros corazones cada uno a su hermano sus ofensas.
