2 Corinthians 5
1 We know that [these bodies] we live in [here in this world are like] [MET] tents. [They are like temporary living/dwelling places]. [So we should not be concerned about what happens to our bodies]. We know that if we are killed {if [someone] kills us}, God will give us [permanent living places. Those permanent living places] [MET] will not be houses that people have made. They [will be new bodies in which we will live forever] in heaven. (aiōnios g166)
Sabemos que cuando esta “tienda de campaña” terrenal en la que vivimos sea derribada, tenemos una casa preparada por Dios, no hecha por manos humanas. Es eterna, y está en el cielo. (aiōnios g166)
2 [While we are here on earth, we suffer]. We often groan because we desire [to go] to heaven [where God] will give us our new [bodies] [MET].
Suspiramos en nuestro anhelo por esto, deseando con ansias ser vestidos de este nuevo hogar celestial.
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
Cuando tengamos este vestido, ya no nos veremos desnudos.
4 [It is true that] while we are still living in these bodies [MET] [that do not last forever], we often groan [DOU] [because we desire to be free from them]. We are not longing to be without a body. Instead, [we groan because] we desire to receive our new bodies [MET] in heaven. We long for this to happen so that these bodies that are going to die some day will suddenly be changed [into bodies] that will live [forever].
Aunque estamos en esta “tienda” suspiramos, agobiados por esta vida. No deseamos tanto ser desvestidos de lo que nos ofrece esta vida, sino que ansiamos aquello con lo que seremos revestidos, para que lo mortal sea aplastado por la vida.
5 It is God himself who has prepared us to [receive] these [new bodies]. He is also the one who has guaranteed/assured us [(inc)] that this will happen. He has guaranteed it by sending his Spirit [to live inside us now].
Dios mismo preparó todo esto para nosotros, y nos dio al Espíritu como garantía.
6 So, [because God’s Spirit lives in us], we are always confident [that God will give us new bodies]. We know that as long as we have bodies here on [earth], we are not yet [living together] with the Lord [Jesus in heaven].
Por ello mantenemos la fe, sabiendo que aunque estamos en casa, con nuestros cuerpos físicos, estamos lejos del Señor.
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
(Pues vivimos por la fe en el Señor, y no por vista).
8 [As I said], we [(exc)] are confident [that he will give us new bodies]. We [(exc)] would much prefer to leave these bodies [which we have now], and be with the Lord [Jesus in our] home in [heaven].
Como les digo, estamos seguros, deseando estar lejos del cuerpo para poder estar en casa con el Señor.
9 Because of all that, we always want to please [Jesus in everything that we do]. Whether we [(exc)] are [still living] here [in these] bodies or whether we have [left] them and are living in our home [in heaven], we want to please him.
Por eso nuestra meta, ya sea que estemos en nuestro cuerpo o no, es agradarle.
10 [And we need to try hard to do that] because each one of us [believers] must stand before Christ [to be] judged [by him] {[when he will] judge [his people]}. [At that time] he will [reward each one of] us according to what we have done [while we lived in this world] in these bodies. [He will reward us according to] whether we have done good things or whether we have done evil things.
Porque todos debemos comparecer ante el tribunal de Cristo. Y cada uno de nosotros recibirá lo que merece por lo que hayamos hecho en esta vida, ya sea bueno o malo.
11 It makes me fearful [to think that some day I will stand before the Lord for him to judge me]. So I [do everything that I can to] convince people [that they should believe] (OR, [that I teach] sincerely) [God’s message]. God knows very well [how I conduct my life and what I teach], and I really believe that you know it, too.
Sabiendo lo que es el temor al Señor, tratamos de convencer a otros. Para Dios es claro lo que somos, y espero que esté claro en sus mentes también.
12 Once again [I say, as I write this], I am not just [trying to] make you think well/highly of me, [as some people will probably say that I am]. Instead, I am [telling you in this letter why you have] good reason [to tell those who criticize me] that you think highly of me. [I am telling you this] so that you will know what to say to those [teachers of false doctrine among you]. They are proud [of what they have done], instead of [making sure that] they [are right with God and being pleased with that].
Una vez más, no intentamos hablar bien de nosotros mismos, sino que tratamos de darles a ustedes la oportunidad de que se sientan orgullosos de nosotros, a fin de que puedan responderle a los que se enorgullecen de lo exterior y no de lo interior.
13 [Some of them say that after God has enabled me to see visions], I [talk like] a crazy person. If [that is so, I want you to realize that I talk that way in order to please] God. On the other hand, if [you think that] I [speak and act] wisely, [that is good. I want you to know that I do] speak and act wisely in order to [help] you.
Si estamos “locos” es por Dios. Si somos sensatos, es por ustedes.
14 [I speak and act the way I do] because the love that Christ [has for people] influences me [in everything that I say and do]. When Christ died, [he suffered the punishment] for [the sins of] all people. So, we should all [think of ourselves as having] died with him, [being as unresponsive to sinful desires as] [MET] a corpse is.
El amor de Cristo nos obliga, porque estamos completamente seguros de que él murió por todos y así todos murieron.
15 When [Christ] died for the everyone, he died in order that [we believers who are alive now] should not conduct our lives in a way that will just [please ourselves]. Instead, [we should conduct our lives in a way that will please] Christ, [because] he is the one who died for us and was brought back to life {whom [God] raised} again.
Cristo murió por todos para que ya no vivieran para sí mismos, sino para él, quien murió y resucitó para ellos.
16 So, [because I realize how much Christ loves everyone], I no longer think about people in the way that those who do not believe [in Christ] think about [them]. Before I [was a believer], I thought about Christ in the way that other non-believers did. But I do not think of him that way any more.
De ahora en adelante ya no miramos a nadie desde el punto de vista humano. Aunque una vez vimos a Cristo de esta manera, ya no lo hacemos.
17 The fact is that God makes every one [of us] who [trusts] in Christ to be completely different [than we were before]. Our old [way of conducting our lives] is gone. We now have a [completely] new way of [conducting our lives].
Por eso todo el que está en Cristo es un nuevo ser. ¡Lo viejo ya se ha ido y ha llegado lo nuevo!
18 This [complete change in our lives] is all something that God [does]. It is God who made it possible for us to have a peaceful relationship with him. [He was able to do that] because of what Christ [did for us]. Now God [has sent] me, and those [who work] with me, to tell [people that they] can have a peaceful relationship with him.
Dios lo hizo transformándonos de enemigos en amigos por medio de Cristo. Dios nos encomendó este mismo trabajo de convertir a sus enemigos en sus amigos.
19 That is, [he sent us(exc) to tell them that] when Christ [died], God was [making it possible for everyone] [MTY] in the world to have a peaceful relationship with him. He no longer keeps a record of the sinful things that [we believers] have done. The message that [God] has given to us [to tell people is how we can have a] peaceful relationship with him.
Porque Dios estaba en Cristo trayendo al mundo de regreso de la hostilidad a la amistad con él, sin contar sus pecados, y dándonos este mensaje para convertir a sus enemigos en sus amigos.
20 So, it is I and my companions who are Christ’s representatives [in this world. When we tell people the message about Christ], it is God himself who is pleading with them by means of what we [say]. So, as true representatives of Christ, we plead with you: [Believe God’s true message about Christ in order that you may] be reconciled to {have a peaceful relationship with} him.
De modo que somos embajadores de Cristo, como si él rogara por nosotros: “Por favor, vuelvan a él y sean sus amigos”
21 [You must believe that even though] Jesus never sinned, God [punished him for all the] sinful things [that people do, just] as [if Jesus had done those sinful things himself]. And because of our close relationship with Christ, God has erased the record of our sins/declared us no longer guilty for our sins.
Dios hizo que Jesús, quien nunca pecó, experimentara las consecuencias del pecado para que nosotros pudiéramos tener un carácter recto, así como Dios es recto.
