1 Corinthians 12
1 Now, my fellow believers, [I will answer your questions] about the things God’s Spirit [enables believers to do]. I want you to know clearly [LIT] [about these things].
En cuanto a los “dones espirituales”. Mis hermanos y hermanas, quiero explicarles esto:
2 You know that before you became Christians, various things led you to [worship] idols, which are unable to tell you [any of God’s message].
Ustedes saben que cuando eran paganos, estaban engañados, estaban descarriados en la adoración a ídolos que ni siquiera podían hablar.
3 So [the first thing] that I will tell you now is that it is not the Spirit of God who would cause anyone to say, “Jesus deserved to die,” and that the Holy Spirit is the only one who can enable anyone to say, “Jesus is [truly] the Lord.”
Permítanme ser claro con ustedes: ninguno que habla en el Espíritu de Dios dice: “¡Maldigan a Jesús!” y ninguno puede decir: “¡Jesús es el Señor!” excepto por el Espíritu Santo.
4 There are various things [that God’s] Spirit enables [various believers to do], but it is that same Spirit [who enables us to do them].
Ahora, hay diferentes tipos de dones espirituales, pero provienen del mismo Espíritu.
5 There are many different ways to serve [the Lord], but it is the same Lord [whom we all are serving].
Hay diferentes tipos de ministerios, pero provienen del mismo Señor.
6 [We believers] have the power to do various [tasks], but it is the same God who gives all of us the power [to do] these things.
Hay diferentes formas de trabajar, pero provienen del mismo Señor, quien obra en todos ellos.
7 [God’s] Spirit gives his power to each believer in order to benefit all the other [believers].
El Espíritu es enviado a cada uno de nosotros y se revela para bien de todos.
8 To some, the Spirit gives the ability to speak very wise messages. To others, the same Spirit gives the ability to know [things that he reveals to them].
A una persona el Espíritu le da la capacidad de hablar palabras de sabiduría. A otra, el mismo espíritu le da mensaje de conocimiento.
9 To others, the same Spirit gives the ability to believe [that God will work miracles]. To others, the Spirit gives the ability to heal [sick people].
Otra persona recibe de ese mismo Espíritu el don de la fe en Dios; alguna otra persona recibe dones de sanidad de parte de ese mismo Espíritu.
10 To others, he gives the power [to perform] miracles. To others, he gives the ability to speak messages that come directly from God. To others, he gives the ability to tell [if a message is really from God or not]. To others he gives the ability to speak messages in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. To others, he gives the ability to tell the meaning of those messages [MTY].
Otra persona recibe el don de realizar milagros. Otra, recibe el don de profecía. Otra, recibe el don del discernimiento espiritual. Otra persona recibe la capacidad de hablar en diferentes idiomas, mientras que otra recibe el don de interpretar los idiomas.
11 It is the same Spirit who gives all these abilities. He gives whatever abilities he wants to give, to whatever person he wants to give them.
Pero todos estos dones son obra del único y del mismo Espíritu, haciendo partícipe a cada persona, según su elección.
12 Although a person’s body has many parts, all the parts form just one body [DOU]. It is like that [with those who belong to] Christ.
Así como el cuerpo humano es una unidad pero tiene muchas partes. Y todas las partes del cuerpo, aunque son muchas, conforman un cuerpo. Así es Cristo.
13 When we were baptized {When people baptized us}, the one [Holy] Spirit caused us to become one group [of believers]. It does not matter whether we are Jews or non-Jews. It does not matter whether we are slaves or not slaves. [When we believed in Christ], the one Spirit came to live [MET] within all of us.
Porque fue por medio de un Espíritu que todos fuimos bautizados en un cuerpo. No importa si somos judíos o griegos, esclavos o libres. A todos se nos dio a beber del mismo Espíritu.
14 [Our] bodies do not have only one part. They have many parts [with various functions].
El cuerpo no está conformado por una sola parte sino por muchas.
15 If our foot could [talk and] say [to us], “Because I am not [your] hand, I am not a part of [your] body,” it would still be a part of [our] body.
Si el pie dijera: “Como no soy mano, no soy parte del cuerpo”, ¿dejaría de ser parte del cuerpo?
16 If our ear could [talk and] say, “Because I am not [your] eye, I am not a part of your body,” it would still be a part of our body.
O si el oído dijera: “Como no soy un ojo, no soy parte del cuerpo”, ¿dejaría de ser parte del cuerpo?
17 If our body were only an eye, (we would not be able to hear./how could we hear?) [RHQ] If our body were only an ear, (we would not be able to smell [anything]!/how could we smell [anything]?) [RHQ]
Y si todo el cuerpo fuera un ojo, ¿cómo podríamos escuchar? O si todo el cuerpo fuera un oído, ¿cómo podríamos oler?
18 But the truth is that God has put all the parts of our bodies together exactly as he wanted to put them.
Pero Dios ha dispuesto cuidadosamente cada parte en el cuerpo, hasta la más pequeña, y las ubicó tal como quiso hacerlo.
19 If [our body] had only one part, it would not be a body. [RHQ]
Si todas fueran la misma parte, ¿qué ocurriría con el cuerpo?
20 But the truth is that there are many parts [in our body], but it is still only one body.
Sin embargo, como hay muchas partes, asi se conforma el cuerpo.
21 That is why if our eye [could talk], it should never say to our hand, “I do not need you!” And if our head [could talk], it should not say to our feet, “I do not need you!”
El ojo no puede decirle a la mano: “No te necesito”, o la cabeza decirle al pie: “no te necesito”.
22 Instead, the parts of our body that seem to be weaker are the ones that are absolutely necessary.
Muy por el contrario: algunas de esas partes que parecen ser las menos importantes son las más esenciales.
23 And the parts that we do not think highly of are the parts that we clothe carefully. And we protect carefully those parts that we do not show to people.
De hecho, las partes del cuerpo que consideramos indignas de ser mostradas, las “honramos” cubriéndolas. ¡Es decir que lo indecente lo tratamos con mayor modestia!
24 The parts that are [all right to] show people, we do not need to protect. Instead, God, who has put all the parts of our bodies together, causes us to care for in a special way the parts that we think are less important.
Lo que es presentable no necesita cubrirse de esa manera. Dios ha dispuesto el cuerpo de tal manera que se le dé mayor honra a las partes que son menos presentables.
25 He does that in order that all the parts of our body will work together harmoniously [LIT], and so that all the parts will care for all the other parts equally.
Esto con el fin de que no haya ningún conflicto en el cuerpo, es decir, las distintas partes deben considerar igualmente de todas las demás.
26 If one part of our body hurts, [it is as though] all the parts of our body are hurting. If we pay special attention to one part of our body, [it is as though] all the parts of our body feel pleasure [MET].
De modo que cuando una parte del cuerpo sufre, todas las demás partes sufren con ella, y cuando una parte del cuerpo es bien tratada, entonces todas las demás partes del cuerpo están felices también.
27 [Everything I have just said about how the parts of our bodies relate to each other applies to how] all of you who belong to Christ [should relate to each other]. Each of you belongs to him, [but you have not all been given the same abilities and work].
Ahora bien, ustedes son el cuerpo de Cristo, y cada uno forma parte de él.
28 God has placed apostles in our congregations. Apostles are first [in rank]. Next [in rank] are those who speak messages which come directly from God. Next [in rank] are those who teach [spiritual truth]. Then there are those who have the power to work miracles, those who have the ability to heal [sick people], those who have the ability to help [others], those who have the ability to govern [the affairs of the congregation], and those who have the ability to speak [messages] in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned].
En la iglesia, Dios ha asignado primero que algunos sean apóstoles, en segundo lugar, que otros sean profetas, y en tercer lugar, que algunos sean maestros. Luego están los que hacen milagros, los que tienen dones de sanidad, los que pueden ayudar a otros, los que son buenos en la administración, y los que pueden hablar distintos idiomas.
29 Certainly not all [believers] are apostles. [RHQ] They all do not have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God. [RHQ] They do not all have the ability to teach [spiritual truth]. [RHQ] They do not all have the power to work miracles. [RHQ]
No todos son apóstoles, o profetas, o maestros, o capaces de hacer milagros.
30 They do not all have the ability to heal people. [RHQ] They do not all have the ability to speak [messages] in languages [MTY] [they have not learned]. [RHQ] They do not all have the ability to tell others the meaning of those messages. [RHQ] [Certainly not!]
No todos tienen dones de sanidad, o la capacidad de hablar distintos idiomas, o de interpretarlos.
31 But you should eagerly desire to have [the abilities that will help other believers] the most (OR, [the abilities that God considers] to be the most important). But now I will tell you the best way [to use the abilities that God’s Spirit has given you].
Pero ustedes deben poner sus corazones en los dones más importantes. Así que ahora les mostraré un mejor camino.
