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 si se deshace nuestra casa terrenal, este tabernáculo, tenemos un edificio de Dios, una casa eterna en el cielo no hecha por manos. (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].
Por esto también gemimos [en esta casa terrenal]. Anhelamos revestirnos de nuestra morada 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].
pues cubiertos así, seremos hallados vestidos y no 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].
Porque los que aún estamos en el tabernáculo gemimos angustiados, pues no queremos ser desnudados, sino revestidos para que lo mortal sea absorbido 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].
El que nos preparó para esto mismo es Dios, Quien nos dio la garantía del Espíritu.
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].
Así que estamos siempre confiados. Y sabemos que mientras estemos en el cuerpo, estaremos ausentes 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].
porque vivimos por fe, 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].
Entonces estamos confiados. Consideramos bueno estar ausentes del cuerpo y 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 tanto procuramos también, ausentes o presentes, ser agradables a Él.
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.
Es necesario que todos nosotros comparezcamos ante el tribunal de Cristo, para que cada uno reciba según lo que hizo mientras estuvo en el cuerpo, 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.
Entonces como conocimos el temor al Señor, persuadimos a los hombres. Pero a Dios le es manifiesto lo que somos, y confiamos que también seamos manifiestos a las conciencias de ustedes.
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].
No nos recomendamos otra vez a ustedes, sino les damos oportunidad de enaltecerse por nosotros, para que tengan qué responder a los que se enaltecen en apariencia y no de corazón.
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.
Porque si estamos fuera de nosotros es para Dios. Si estamos en nuestro juicio es para 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.
Porque el amor de Cristo nos obliga al pensar esto: que si Uno murió por todos, entonces 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.
Por todos murió, para que los que viven, ya no vivan para ellos mismos, sino para Aquel que murió y fue resucitado por 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.
Por tanto desde ahora nosotros a nadie conocemos según [la] naturaleza humana. Conocimos a Cristo según la naturaleza humana, sin embargo, ya no [lo] conocemos [así].
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].
De modo que si alguno es nueva creación en Cristo, las cosas viejas pasaron y todas son nuevas.
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.
Todo esto procede de Dios, Quien nos reconcilió con Él mismo por medio de Cristo, y nos dio el ministerio de la reconciliación.
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.
Es decir, que en Cristo, Dios reconciliaba al mundo con Él mismo sin tomar en cuenta las transgresiones de ellos, y puso la Palabra de la reconciliación en nosotros.
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.
Por tanto somos embajadores que representamos a Cristo, como si Dios rogara por medio de nosotros. Rogamos en Nombre de Cristo: ¡Reconcíliense con Dios!
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.
Al que no conoció pecado, por nosotros lo hizo pecado, para que nosotros seamos justicia de Dios en Él.
