Romans 8
1 Because [God has erased the record of our sins because we trust in what Christ has done for us], now [God will] not condemn and punish those/us who have a relationship with (OR, are united to) Christ Jesus.
Así que ahora no hay condenación para los que están en Cristo Jesús.
2 [God’s] Spirit causes us to live [in a new way] [PRS] as a result of what Christ Jesus [did for us]. And he has set up a way by which he frees [each of] us from continually being forced to sin (OR, to obey our self-directed natures) and from being separated from God.
La ley del Espíritu de vida en Jesucristo me ha libertado de la ley del pecado y muerte.
3 What [we] could not do [by trying to obey] the laws [of God] [PRS], because our self-directed nature was too weak [to obey them], God did. He sent his own Son [into the world in order that his Son might atone] for our sin. His Son came having a body (OR, human nature) that was like [the body] (OR, the [human nature]) of us people who sin. [By sending his Son in this way], he condemned and punished [his Son, who never sinned, instead of punishing us, who] sinned [MTY]. He did that [by making his Son’s] body [a sacrifice] (OR, [by causing his Son’s] body [to suffer/die]) for [all our] sin.
Lo que la ley no pudo hacer porque no tenía el poder para hacerlo debido a nuestra naturaleza pecaminosa, Dios pudo hacerlo. Al enviar a su propio Hijo en forma humana, Dios se hizo cargo del problema del pecado y destruyó el poder del pecado en nuestra naturaleza humana pecaminosa.
4 So we can [now] fulfill all that God required in his laws. We do this, not by our acting the way our sinful human nature [desires], but instead by living as [God’s] Spirit [desires us to live].
De este modo, pudimos cumplir los buenos requisitos de la ley, siguiendo al Espíritu y no a nuestra naturaleza pecaminosa.
5 People who live according to what their self-directed nature [desires] think about and are concerned about what their self-directed nature [desires]. But people who [live] according to what [God’s] Spirit [desires think about and are concerned about] what [God’s] Spirit [desires].
Aquellos que siguen su naturaleza pecaminosa están preocupados por cosas pecaminosas, pero los que siguen al Espíritu, se concentran en cosas espirituales.
6 Those people who [PRS] think about and are concerned about what their self-directed nature [desires] will not live eternally (OR, will be separated from God). But those people who think about and are concerned about what [God’s] Spirit [desires] will live [eternally] and have [inner] peace.
La mente humana y pecaminosa lleva a la muerte, pero cuando la mente es guiada por el Espíritu, trae vida y paz.
7 Let me explain this. [To the extent that] people [PRS] think about and are concerned about what their self-directed nature [desires], they are acting contrary to God. They do not obey the laws of God. In fact, they are not even able [to obey his laws].
La mente humana y pecaminosa es reacia a Dios porque se niega a obedecer la ley de Dios. Y de hecho, no puede hacerlo;
8 The people who let their self-directed nature [control them] cannot do what pleases God.
y aquellos que siguen su naturaleza pecaminosa no pueden agradar a Dios.
9 But we do not have to let our self-directed nature [control us]. Instead, we can [let] God’s Spirit [control us], because he lives within us. If people do not have [living in them] the Spirit [who comes from] Christ, they do not belong to Christ.
Pero ustedes no siguen su naturaleza pecaminosa sino al Espíritu, si es que el Espíritu de Dios vive en ustedes. Porque aquellos que no tienen el Espíritu de Cristo dentro de ellos, no le pertenecen a él.
10 But since Christ [is living in you/us by his Spirit, although] your/our bodies [are certain to] die because you/we sin, your/our spirits are alive because God has erased the record of your/our sins.
Sin embargo, si Cristo está en ustedes, aunque su cuerpo vaya a morir por causa del pecado, el Espíritu les da vida porque ahora ustedes están justificados delante de Dios.
11 [God] caused Jesus to live again after he died. And because his Spirit lives in you/us, [God] will also make your/our bodies, which [now] are sure to die, live [again after you/we die]. God, who caused Christ to live again after he died, will make you/us live again by [causing] his Spirit, who lives within you/us, [to do it].
El Espíritu de Dios que levantó a Jesús de los muertos, vive en ustedes. Él, que levantó a Jesús de los muertos, dará vida a sus cuerpos muertos a través de su Espíritu que vive en ustedes.
12 Therefore, my fellow believers, we must [live as the Spirit directs us]. What we do not have to do is to live as our self-directed nature [guides us].
Así que, hermanos y hermanas, no tenemos que seguir nuestra naturaleza pecaminosa que obra conforme a nuestros deseos humanos.
13 If you live the way your self-directed nature [directs], you will surely not live [eternally] (OR, will surely be eternally separated from God). But if by [the power of God’s] Spirit you quit doing the [sinful] things that your bodies [desire] [MET], you will live eternally.
Porque si ustedes viven bajo el control de su naturaleza pecaminosa, van a morir. Pero si siguen el camino del Espíritu, dando muerte a las cosas malas que hacen, entonces vivirán.
14 We who are guided by the Spirit of God {allow the Spirit of God to guide us} are God’s children.
Todos los que son guiados por el Espíritu de Dios son hijos de Dios.
15 [You have showed that this is true], because you received [from God] a Spirit that is not one that makes you fear [God] again. You are not like slaves who [fear their masters] [MET]. On the contrary, we have received a Spirit by whose [work in our hearts God] has adopted us. The Spirit now enables us to cry out [to God], “[You(sg) are my] Father [DOU]!”
No se les ha dado un espíritu de esclavitud ni de temor una vez más. No, lo que recibieron fue el espíritu que los convierte en hijos, para que estén dentro de la familia de Dios. Ahora podemos decir a viva voz: “¡Dios es nuestro Padre!”
16 The Spirit himself confirms what our spirits [say], that we are God’s children.
El Espíritu mismo está de acuerdo con nosotros en que somos hijos de Dios.
17 Because we are [God’s] children, we also will some day receive/inherit [eternal blessings/privileges]. We will receive/inherit them from God, and we will [also] receive/inherit [them] just like Christ has [inherited them]. But we must suffer [for doing good] as Christ did, in order to receive splendor as he did.
Y si somos sus hijos, entonces somos sus herederos. Somos herederos de Dios, y herederos junto con Cristo. Pero si queremos participar de su gloria, debemos participar de sus sufrimientos.
18 I consider that what we suffer during the present time is not worth [paying attention to, because] the future splendor/glory that will be revealed {that [God] will reveal} to us [is so great].
Sin embargo, estoy convencido de que lo que sufrimos en el presente no es nada si lo comparamos con la gloria futura que se nos revelará.
19 The [things that God has] created are very eagerly waiting for [the time] [PRS, DOU] when God will reveal who his [true] children are.
Toda la creación espera con paciencia, anhelando que Dios se revele a sus hijos.
20 [God] caused the things that he created to be unable to achieve [what he had purposed. That was] not because they wanted to [be unable to do that]. On the contrary, [God] made them that way because he wanted them to keep confidently expecting
Porque Dios permitió que fuera frustrado el propósito de la creación.
21 that the things that [he] created will be freed {that [he] will free the things that [he] created} from their sure decay [MET]. [He] will free them in order that [he can give them] the same glory that belongs to his children.
Pero la creación misma mantiene la esperanza puesta en ese momento en que será liberada de la esclavitud de la degradación y participará de la gloriosa libertad de los hijos de Dios.
22 We know that until now [it is as though] all [things] that God created have been groaning together, [and they long for that glory, just like a mother having the pains before bearing a child] groans [and longs for her baby’s birth] [MET].
Sabemos que toda la creación clama con anhelo, sufriendo dolores de parto hasta hoy.
23 Not only [do those things groan], but we ourselves also groan inwardly. We who have [God’s] Spirit, who is like a partial gift [MET] we have received as we wait for [the future glory, groan inwardly]. We groan while we wait eagerly for the time when we will receive our [full] rights as God’s adopted children. That [will include] his freeing our bodies [from the things that hinder us on earth. He will do this by giving us new bodies].
Y no solo la creación, sino que nosotros también, quienes tenemos un anticipo del Espíritu, y clamamos por dentro mientras esperamos que Dios nos “adopte”, que realice la redención de nuestros cuerpos.
24 Ever since we were saved {since [God] saved us}, we have continued to confidently expect [that future glory]. If we had what we waited for, we would not [need to] wait for it any longer, because those who have something, certainly do not continue to wait for it! [RHQ]
Sin embargo, la esperanza que ya ha sido vista no es esperanza en absoluto. ¿Acaso quién espera lo que ya puede ver?
25 But because we keep waiting expectantly to receive what we do not yet have, we wait for it eagerly and patiently/perseveringly.
Como nosotros esperamos lo que no hemos visto todavía, esperamos pacientemente por ello.
26 Similarly, in addition to our continuing to wait for what God will give us, God’s Spirit helps us when our spirits feel weak. We do not know what is proper/necessary for us to pray. But God’s Spirit knows, and he prays for us when we groan (OR, he groans) in a way that cannot be expressed in words (OR, prays with us, groaning in a way that cannot be expressed in words).
De la misma manera, el Espíritu nos ayuda en nuestra debilidad. Nosotros no sabemos cómo hablar con Dios, pero el Espíritu mismo intercede con nosotros y por nosotros mediante gemidos que las palabras no pueden expresar.
27 God, who examines our inner feelings, understands what his Spirit desires. What God understands is that his Spirit prays for us who belong to God exactly as God wants him to pray.
Aquél que examina las mentes de todos conoce las motivaciones del Espíritu, porque el Espíritu aboga la causa de Dios en favor de los creyentes.
28 And we know that to those/us who love God, he works out all things that happen [to them/us] in a way that produces good [spiritual] benefits [for us]. He does these things for those/us whom he has chosen, because that was (OR, was according to) what he planned to do.
Sabemos que en todas las cosas Dios obra para el bien de los que le aman, aquellos a quienes él ha llamado para formar parte de su plan.
29 God knew previously [that we would believe] in him (OR, [would be saved]). We are those who God also decided previously would develop a character like his Son’s character. The result of that is that [Christ is like] a firstborn/highest-ranking [son], and [those/we who are God’s children] [MET] are [like] [MET] many [younger] brothers [of Jesus].
Porque Dios, escogiéndolos de antemano, los separó para ser como su Hijo, a fin de que el Hijo pudiera ser el primero de muchos hermanos y hermanas.
30 And us who God decided previously [that we would become like his Son], he also summoned. And for us whom he summoned, he also erased the record of our sins. And for us whose record of sins he has erased, he also will surely give future splendor.
A los que escogió también llamó, y a aquellos a quienes llamó también justificó, y a quienes justificó también glorificó.
31 So (I will tell you what we must conclude from [all] these things [that God does for us]./what shall we conclude from [all] these things [that God does for us]?) [RHQ] Because God [is acting] on our behalf, (no one can win against us!/can anyone defeat us? (OR, it does not matter if anyone opposes us)!) [RHQ]
¿Cuál es, entonces, nuestra respuesta a todo esto? Si Dios está a nuestro favor, ¿quién puede estar en contra de nosotros?
32 God did not spare even his very own Son. Instead, he turned him over [to others to cruelly kill him] in order that all we [who believe in him] may benefit [from his dying for us. Therefore, because God did that], (he will also certainly give us freely everything [that we need to live for him], in addition to [giving us] Christ./will he not also certainly give us freely everything [that we need to live for him], in addition to [giving us] Christ?) [RHQ]
Dios, quien no retuvo a su propio Hijo, sino que lo entregó por todos nosotros, ¿no nos dará gratuitamente todas las cosas?
33 It is God himself who erases the record of our sins. So (no one who accuses us [before God will win against us] (OR, [it does not matter] if anyone tries to accuse us) whom God has chosen./is it possible that anyone who accuses us [before God] will win against us (OR, does it matter if anyone tries to accuse us) whom God has chosen?) [RHQ]
¿Quién puede acusar de alguna cosa al pueblo de Dios? Es Dios quien nos justifica,
34 It is Christ Jesus himself who pleads [with God] for us, so (no one can condemn us (OR, say that we are still guilty for our sin)./can anyone condemn us (OR, say that we are still guilty for our sin)?) [RHQ] Christ died [for us], but he was also brought back to life {[God] also raised him from the dead}, and he is now at the place of honor [ruling] with God [MTY].
así que ¿quién puede condenarnos? Fue Cristo quien murió—y más importante aún, quien se levantó de los muertos—el que se sienta a la diestra de Dios, presentando nuestro caso.
35 Absolutely no one and nothing can cause Christ to stop loving us! [RHQ] That could not [RHQ] happen [because someone] caused us to have trouble [DOU], or [because someone did things to] harm us, or [because we did] not have anything to eat, or [because we did] not have enough clothes, or [because we lived in a] dangerous situation, or [because someone killed us with] a sword [MTY] (OR, murdered us).
¿Quién puede separarnos del amor de Cristo? ¿Acaso la opresión, la angustia, o la persecución? ¿O acaso el hambre, la pobreza, el peligro, o la violencia?
36 [Such things may happen to us, just like] it is written {[as David] wrote} [that David said to God], “Because we are your [(sg)] people, [other people repeatedly attempt to] kill us. They consider that we are [only people to be killed], [like a butcher considers] that sheep are [only] animals to be slaughtered [MET].”
Tal como dice la Escritura: “Por tu causa estamos todo el tiempo en peligro de morir. Somos tratados como ovejas que serán llevadas al sacrificio”.
37 But even though all these bad things [may happen to us], we win a great victory/triumph [over these things because Christ], who loves us, [helps us].
No. En todas las cosas que nos suceden somos más que vencedores por medio de Aquél que nos amó.
38 I am absolutely certain that neither being dead (OR, being killed), nor [what happens to us while] we live, nor angels, nor demons, nor present events, nor future events, nor powerful [beings/forces],
Por eso estoy plenamente convencido de que ni la muerte, ni la vida, ni los ángeles, ni los demonios, ni el presente, ni el futuro, ni las potencias,
39 nor [powerful beings] above [the horizon] or below [the horizon] [MTY], nor anything else that [God has] created can cause God to stop loving us. [God showed us that he loves us by sending] Jesus Christ our Lord [to die for us].
ni lo alto, ni lo profundo, y, de hecho, ninguna cosa en toda la creación puede separarnos del amor de Dios en Jesucristo, nuestro Señor.
