1 Corinthians 11
1 [Follow my example], just like I [try to] follow Christ’s example.
Deberían imitarme a mí, así como yo imito a Cristo.
2 I praise you because you remember all the things [that I taught you] and because you follow the instructions that I gave you. You have done just like I told you to do.
Estoy agradecido de que ustedes siempre me recuerden y que estén manteniendo las enseñanzas tal como se las impartí.
3 [Now], I want you to know that the one who has authority over [MTY] every man is Christ, and the ones who have authority over women are men (OR, their husbands), and the one who has authority over Christ is God.
Quiero que entiendan que Cristo es la cabeza de todo hombre, que el hombre es la cabeza de la mujer, y que Dios es la cabeza de Cristo.
4 [So] if any man [wears a covering over] his head when he prays or speaks a message God gave him, he disgraces himself [SYN].
La cabeza de un hombre es deshonrada si ora o profetiza con su cabeza cubierta.
5 Also, if any woman does not wear a covering over her head when she prays or speaks a message that God gave her, she disgraces herself (OR, she dishonors her husband). That would be acting like [SIM] [women who are ashamed because] their heads have been shaved.
La cabeza de una mujer es deshonrada si ora o profetiza con su cabeza descubierta, es como si tuviera su cabello rapado.
6 So, if women do not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], they should let someone shave their heads [so that they will be ashamed]. But since women are ashamed if someone cuts their hair [short] or shaves off their hair, they should wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them].
Si la cabeza de una mujer no está cubierta, entonces debe afeitarla. Si cortar su cabello o afeitarlo es causa de escándalo, entonces debe cubrir su cabeza.
7 Men should not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], because they represent what God is like [MET] and they show how great God is. But women show how great men (OR, their husbands) are.
Un hombre no debe cubrir su cabeza, porque él es la imagen y la gloria de Dios, mientras que la mujer es la gloria del hombre.
8 [Remember that God intends that men have authority over women. We know that] because [God] did not make [the first] man, [Adam], from the [first] woman, [Eve]. Instead, he made that woman [from a bone that he took] from the man.
El hombre no fue hecho a partir de la mujer, sino que la mujer fue hecha del hombre;
9 Also, [God] did not create [the first] man [to help] the woman. Instead, [he] created the woman [to help] the man.
y el hombre no fue creado para la mujer, sino que la mujer fue creada para el hombre.
10 For that reason, women should wear something [to cover] their heads [as a symbol of their being under their husbands’] [MTY] authority. They should also [cover their heads] so that the angels [will see that and rejoice].
Es por eso que la mujer debe tener esta señal de autoridad sobre su cabeza, por respeto a los ángeles que vigilan.
11 However, remember that [even though God created the first] woman from [the first] man, all other men [have been born] from women. So men cannot be independent of women, nor can women be independent of men. But all things, [including men and women], come from God.
Aún así, desde el punto de vista del Señor, la mujer es tan esencial como el hombre, y el hombre es tan esencial como la mujer.
Como la mujer fue hecha del hombre, entonces el hombre viene de la mujer—pero más importante es el hecho de que todo viene de Dios.
13 Consider this for yourselves: Is it proper for [RHQ] women to pray to God while they do not have coverings over their heads?
Juzguen ustedes mismos: ¿Es apropiado que una mujer ore a Dios con su cabeza descubierta?
14 (Everyone senses that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair./Doesn’t everyone sense that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair?) [RHQ]
¿Acaso la naturaleza misma indica que un hombre con cabello largo se deshonra a sí mismo?
15 But it is very delightful if women have long hair, because [God] gave them long hair to be like a [beautiful] covering [for their heads].
Sin embargo, una mujer con cabello largo se añade gloria a sí misma, porque su cabello le es dado para cubrirse.
16 But whoever wants to argue [with me about my saying that women should have a covering over their heads when they pray or speak a message from God should consider the fact that] we [apostles] do not [permit] any other custom, and the [other] congregations of God do not have any other custom.
Pero si alguno quiere discutir sobre esto, no tenemos ninguna otra costumbre aparte de esta, así como tampoco la tienen las otras iglesias de Dios.
17 Now I want to tell you [about some other things]. I do not praise you about them, because whenever you believers meet together, good [things do not happen]. Instead, bad things [happen].
Ahora, al darles las instrucciones que presentaré a continuación, no puedo alabarlos, ¡porque cuando se reúnen causan más daño que bien!
18 First of all, people have told me that when you gather together as a group [to worship God], you divide into groups [that are hostile to each other]. To some extent I believe that is true.
Primero que nada, he escuchado que cuando tienen reuniones en la iglesia, están divididos en distintas facciones, y creo que hay algo de verdad en esto.
19 It seems that you must divide into [groups that despise each other] in order that it might be clear/evident which people among you [God] approves of!
Por supuesto, tales divisiones entre ustedes deben ocurrir para que los que son sinceros puedan darse a conocer por medio de su testimonio.
20 When you gather together, you [IRO] eat the meal [that you say is to remember the death of] the Lord [Jesus for us].
Cuando ustedes se reúnen, realmente no están celebrando la Cena del Señor en absoluto.
21 But [what happens when] you eat is that each person eats his own meal before [he thinks about sharing his food with anyone else]. As a result, [when the meal is over], some people are [still] hungry and others are drunk! [So it is not a meal that honors the Lord].
Algunos quieren comer antes que todos los demás, y dejarlos con hambre. Y todavía hay quienes se emborrachan.
22 ([You act as though] you do not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]!/Do you not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]?) [RHQ] Do you not realize [RHQ] [that by acting selfishly in this way], it is God’s people whom you are despising, and it is the poor people [in your group] whom you are treating as though they were not important? What shall I say to you about that [RHQ]? Do [you expect] me to praise you [about what you do] [RHQ]? I certainly will not praise you!
¿Acaso no tienen sus propias casas donde pueden comer y beber? ¿Menosprecian la casa de Dios, y humillan a los que son pobres? ¿Acaso podría decirles que están haciendo bien? ¡No tengo nada bueno que decirles por hacer esto!
23 The Lord taught me these things that I also taught you: During the night that Jesus was betrayed {[Judas] enabled [the enemies of] the Lord Jesus to seize him}, he took some bread.
Pues yo he recibido del Señor lo que les enseñé: el Señor Jesús, en la noche que fue entregado, tomó pan.
24 After he thanked God for it, he broke it into pieces. [Then he gave it to his disciples] and said, “This bread [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my body, that [I am about to sacrifice] for you. Eat bread in this [way again and again] to remember my [offering myself as a sacrifice for you].”
Después de dar gracias, partió el pan en pedazos y dijo: “Este pan es mi cuerpo, el cual es dado para ustedes. Acuérdense de mí al hacer esto”.
25 Similarly, after they ate their meal, he took a cup [MTY] [of wine]. He [thanked God for it. Then he gave it to his disciples], saying, “[The wine in] [MTY] this cup [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my blood [that will flow from my body] ([to put into effect/to establish]) the new agreement [that God is making with people]. Whenever you drink wine in this way, do it to remember that [my blood flowed for you].”
De la misma manera tomó la copa, y dijo: “Esta copa es el nuevo acuerdo, sellado con mi sangre. Acuérdense de mí cuando la beban.
26 [Remember that] until the Lord [Jesus] returns [to the earth], whenever you eat the [bread that represents his body] and drink the wine [MTY] [that represents his blood], you are telling other people that he died [for you].
Y cada vez que coman este pan y beban esta copa, ustedes anuncian la muerte del Señor, hasta su regreso”.
27 So, those who eat that bread and drink that wine [MTY] in a way that is not proper [for those who belong to the Lord] are guilty of [acting in a way that is contrary to what] our [Lord intended when he offered] his body [as a sacrifice] and his blood [flowed when he died].
De modo que cualquiera que come del pan o bebe de la copa del Señor con deshonra, será culpable de hacer mal contra el cuerpo y la sangre del Señor.
28 Before any believer eats that bread and drinks that wine [MTY], he should think carefully about [what he is doing],
Que cada uno se examine así mismo y entonces déjenlo comer del pan y beber de la copa.
29 because if anyone eats [the bread that represents Christ’s body] and drinks [the wine that represents his blood] without recognizing that all God’s [people should be united, God will] punish him [for doing that].
Los que comen y beben traen juicio sobre sí mismos si no reconocen su relación con el cuerpo del Señor.
30 Many people in your group are weak and sick, and several have died [EUP] because of [the way they acted when they ate that bread and drank that wine].
Esa es la razón por la que muchos de ustedes están débiles y enfermos, e incluso algunos han muerto.
31 If we would think carefully about what we [are doing], [God] would not judge [and punish] us [like that].
Sin embargo, si realmente nos examinamos nosotros mismos, no seríamos juzgados de esta manera.
32 But when the Lord judges [and punishes] us [for acting wrongly], he disciplines us [to correct us], in order that he will not [need to] punish us when he punishes [the people who do not trust in Christ] [MTY].
Pero cuando somos juzgados, estamos siendo disciplinados por el Señor, a fin de que no seamos condenados junto con el mundo.
33 So, my fellow believers, when you gather together to eat [food to remember the Lord’s dying for you], wait until everyone [has arrived so that you can find out who does not have enough food].
Así que, mis hermanos y hermanas, cuando se reúnan a comer la Cena del Señor, espérense unos a otros.
34 Those who are so hungry [that they cannot wait to eat until everyone else has arrived] should eat in their own homes [first], in order that when you gather together God will not judge [and punish them for] ([being inconsiderate of/not being concerned about]) [others]. And when I come [to Corinth] I will give you instructions about other matters [concerning the Lord’s Supper].
Si alguno tiene hambre, es mejor que coma en su casa para que cuando se reúnan no traiga condenación sobre sí. Les daré más instrucciones cuando vaya a visitarlos.
