Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
Porque quiero que sepáis cuán gran combate yo sufro por vosotros, y por los que están en Laodicea, y por todos los que nunca vieron mi rostro en la carne;
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
Para que se consuelen sus corazones, estando juntamente aunados en amor, y para alcanzar todas las riquezas de plenitud de entendimiento, a fin de conocer el misterio de Dios, y del Padre, y de Cristo:
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
En el cual están escondidos todos los tesoros de sabiduría, y de conocimiento.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Y esto digo para que nadie os engañe con palabras seductoras.
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
Porque aunque esté ausente en el cuerpo, en el espíritu sin embargo estoy presente con vosotros, gozándome, y mirando vuestro buen orden, y la firmeza de vuestra fe en Cristo.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Por tanto de la manera que habéis recibido al Señor Jesu Cristo, así andád en él,
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
Arraigados, y sobreedificados en él, y afirmados en la fe, así como os ha sido enseñado, abundando en ella con hacimiento de gracias.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Guardáos de que nadie os arrebate como despojo por medio de filosofía y vano engaño, según las tradiciones de los hombres, según los elementos del mundo, y no según Cristo:
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
Porque en él habita toda la plenitud de la divinidad corporalmente;
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
Y en él estáis completos, el cual es cabeza de todo principado y potestad.
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
En el cual también estáis circuncidados de circuncisión no hecha por manos, en el despojamiento del cuerpo de los pecados de la carne, por la circuncisión de Cristo:
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Sepultados juntamente con él en el bautismo, en el cual también resucitasteis con él por la fe de la operación de Dios, que le levantó de entre los muertos:
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
Y a vosotros, estando muertos en los pecados y en la incircuncisión de vuestra carne, os dio vida juntamente con él, perdonándoos todos los pecados:
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
Rayendo de en contra de nosotros la escritura de las ordenanzas que nos era contraria, quitándola de en medio, y enclavándola en la cruz;
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
Y habiendo despojado a los principados y a las potestades, sacóles a la vergüenza en público, triunfando sobre ellos en ella.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
Por tanto nadie os juzgue en comida, o en bebida, o en parte de día de fiesta, o de nueva luna, o de sábados;
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
Las cuales cosas son la sombra de lo que estaba por venir; mas el cuerpo es de Cristo.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Nadie os defraude de vuestro premio, complaciéndose en afectada humildad, y culto de ángeles, metiéndose en cosas que nunca vio, hinchado vanamente de su ánimo carnal,
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
Y no teniéndose de la Cabeza, de la cual todo el cuerpo alimentado y enlazado por medio de sus ligaduras y coyunturas, crece con el aumento de Dios.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Si, pues, sois muertos juntamente con Cristo cuanto a los rudimentos del mundo, ¿por qué aun, como que vivieseis en el mundo, os sujetáis a ordenanzas:
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
(No comas, No gustes, No toques;
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
Cosas todas que han de perecer en el mismo uso de ellas; ) según los mandamientos y doctrinas de hombres?
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
Las cuales cosas tienen a la verdad alguna apariencia de sabiduría en culto voluntario, y en cierta humildad de espíritu, y en maltratamiento del cuerpo, empero no en honor alguno para hartura de la carne.
