San Lucas 1
1 Habiendo muchos tratado de componer una narración de las cosas plenamente confirmadas entre nosotros,
My noble [friend] Theophilus, many people saw the things that [Jesus] did while he was with us, from the time when he started [MTY] [his ministry]. They served God [by teaching people] the message [about the Lord Jesus]. Many of those who heard what they taught wrote down for us accounts of the things that [Jesus did from the time when] he began [his ministry].
2 según lo que nos han transmitido aquellos que, fueron, desde el comienzo, testigos oculares y ministros de la palabra;
3 me ha parecido conveniente, también a mí, que desde hace mucho tiempo he seguido todo exactamente, escribirlo todo en forma ordenada, óptimo Teófilo,
I myself have studied these accounts carefully. So I decided that it would be good for me also to write for you [(sg)] an accurate account of these matters.
4 a fin de que conozcas bien la certidumbre de las palabras en que fuiste instruido.
I want you to know the truth about what you have been taught {what others have taught you}.
5 Hubo en tiempo de Herodes, rey de Judea, un sacerdote llamado Zacarías, de la clase de Abía. Su mujer, que descendía de Aarón, se llamaba Isabel.
When King Herod [the Great ruled] Judea [district], there was a [Jewish] priest named Zechariah. He belonged to the [group of priests called] the Abijah group. He and his wife Elizabeth were both descended from the [first priest of Israel], Aaron.
6 Ambos eran justos delante de Dios, siguiendo todos los mandamientos y justificaciones del Señor de manera irreprensible.
[God considered that] both of them were righteous, because they constantly completely obeyed everything that God had commanded.
7 Mas no tenían hijos, porque Isabel era estéril, y ambos eran de edad avanzada.
But they had no children, because Elizabeth had been unable to bear children. Furthermore, she and her husband were very old.
8 Un día que estaba de servicio delante de Dios, en el turno de su clase,
One day [Zechariah’s] group was doing their work [in the Temple in Jerusalem], and he was serving as a priest in God’s presence.
9 fue designado, según la usanza sacerdotal para entrar en el Santuario del Señor y ofrecer el incienso.
Following their custom, [the other priests] chose him by lot to enter the Lord’s temple and burn incense.
10 Y toda la multitud del pueblo estaba en oración afuera. Era la hora del incienso.
While he was burning the incense, many people were outside [in the courtyard], praying.
11 Apareciósele, entonces, un ángel del Señor, de pie, a la derecha del altar de los perfumes.
Then an angel whom God had [sent] appeared to him. The angel was standing at the right side of the place [where the priests burned] incense.
12 Al verle, Zacarías se turbó, y lo invadió el temor.
When Zechariah saw the angel, he was startled and became very afraid.
13 Pero el ángel le dijo: “No temas, Zacarías, pues tu súplica ha sido escuchada: Isabel, tu mujer, te dará un hijo, al que pondrás por nombre Juan.
But the angel said to him, “Zechariah, do not be afraid! When you [(sg)] prayed [asking God for a son] (OR, [that God would send the Messiah]), God heard what you prayed. [So] your wife Elizabeth shall bear a son. You must name him John.
14 Te traerá gozo y alegría y muchos se regocijarán con su nacimiento.
He will cause you to be very happy, and many other people will also be happy because he is born.
15 Porque será grande delante del Señor; nunca beberá vino ni bebida embriagante, y será colmado del Espíritu Santo ya desde el seno de su madre;
God will consider him to be very important. He must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink, [in order that he will be completely dedicated to God]. He will be controlled by the Holy Spirit {The Holy Spirit will control him} from before he is born.
16 y convertirá a muchos de los hijos de Israel al Señor su Dios. “Caminará delante de Él con el espíritu y el poder de Elías,
He will [persuade] many people in Israel to turn away [from their sins and please] the Lord their God.
17 para convertir los corazones de los padres hacia los hijos”, y los rebeldes a la sabiduría de los justos, y preparar al Señor un pueblo bien dispuesto”.
As [God’s] Spirit enables him [to preach] powerfully as [the prophet] Elijah did, he will precede [the Messiah]. He will cause parents [SYN] to act [peacefully] toward their children [again]. He will cause [many] people who do not obey [God to hear and obey] the wise things that righteous people [tell them]. He will do this in order to help [many] people to be ready when the Lord [comes].”
18 Zacarías dijo al ángel: “¿En qué conoceré esto? Porque yo soy viejo, y mi mujer ha pasado los días”.
Then Zechariah said to the angel, “I am very old, and my wife is also so old [that she cannot bear a child. So] (I cannot [believe] that what you [(sg)] said [will happen]!/how can I [believe] that what you [(sg)] said [will happen]?) [RHQ]”
19 El ángel le respondió: “Yo soy Gabriel, el que asisto a la vista de Dios; y he sido enviado para hablarte y traerte esta feliz nueva.
Then the angel said to him, “I am [God’s chief angel], Gabriel! [I do what God tells me, because] I constantly am in God’s presence! I was sent {[He] sent me} to tell you [(sg)] something good [that is going to happen to you].
20 He aquí que quedarás mudo, sin poder hablar hasta el día en que esto suceda, porque no creíste a mis palabras, que se cumplirán a su tiempo”.
What I have told you will certainly happen at the time [God decides], but you did not believe what I told you. So now [God will make] you will be unable to talk until the day [your son is born]”!
21 El pueblo estaba esperando a Zacarías, y se extrañaba de que tardase en el santuario.
While [Zechariah and the angel] were talking, the people [in the courtyard] were waiting for Zechariah [to come out]. They wondered, “Why is he staying in the Temple for such a long time?”
22 Cuando salió por fin, no podía hablarles, y comprendieron que había tenido alguna visión en el santuario; les hacía señas con la cabeza y permaneció sin decir palabra.
When Zechariah came out, he was not able to speak to the people. Because he could not talk, he made motions with his hands [to try to convey what had happened]. Then they realized that he had seen (a vision [from God]/something that [God] showed him) while he was in the Temple.
23 Y cuando se cumplió el tiempo de su ministerio, se volvió a su casa.
When Zechariah’s time to work [as a priest in the Temple] was finished, he [left Jerusalem and] returned to his home.
24 Después de aquel tiempo, Isabel, su mujer, concibió, y se mantuvo escondida durante cinco meses, diciendo:
Some time later his wife Elizabeth became pregnant [EUP]. She did not leave their house for five months, [because she knew that people would laugh at her if she told them that she was pregnant].
25 “He ahí lo que el Señor ha hecho por mí, en los días en que me ha mirado para quitar mi oprobio entre los hombres”.
But she thought, “God has enabled me to become pregnant. He has pitied me and I will no longer be ashamed [because I have no children]!”
26 Al sexto mes, el ángel Gabriel fue enviado por Dios a una ciudad de Galilea llamada Nazaret,
When Elizabeth had been [pregnant] [EUP] [for almost] six months, the angel Gabriel was sent by God {God sent the angel Gabriel} [again].
27 a una virgen prometida en matrimonio a un varón, de nombre José, de la casa de David; y el nombre de la virgen era María.
[This time] he went to Nazareth [town] in Galilee [district], to a virgin whose name was Mary. It had been {[Her parents] had} promised that she would marry a man named Joseph, who was descended from [King] David.
28 Y entrado donde ella estaba, le dijo: “Salve, llena de gracia; el Señor es contigo”.
The angel greeted her and said, “(The Lord/God) is with you [(sg)] and you will be greatly blessed {[has decided to] greatly bless you}!”
29 Al oír estas palabras, se turbó, y se preguntaba qué podría significar este saludo.
But Mary was very confused [when she heard] that. She wondered what [the angel meant] by these words.
30 Mas el ángel le dijo: “No temas, María, porque has hallado gracia cerca de Dios.
Then the angel said to her, “Mary, God is very pleased with you [(sg)], so do not be afraid.
31 He aquí que vas a concebir en tu seno, y darás a luz un hijo, y le pondrás por nombre Jesús.
You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus.
32 El será grande y será llamado el Hijo del Altísimo; y el Señor Dios le dará el trono de David su padre,
He will become great. He will be called {[People will] call him} (the Son of God/the man who is also God). God, the Lord, will make him a king [MTY] as his ancestor [King] David was.
He will be the King of [the] Jews, the descendants [MTY] of [your ancestor] Jacob, forever. He will rule as king forever!” (aiōn g165)
34 Entonces María dijo al ángel: “¿Cómo será eso, pues no conozco varón?”
Then Mary said to the angel, “I am a virgin, so how can I [have a baby]?”
35 El ángel le respondió y dijo: “El Espíritu Santo vendrá sobre ti, y la virtud del Altísimo te cubrirá; por eso el santo Ser que nacerá será llamado Hijo de Dios.
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come to you; the power of God [MTY/EUP] will overshadow you [and enable you to become pregnant]. So the child [you will] bear will be completely set apart {give himself completely} to obey God, and he will be called {[people] will say that he is} (the Son of God/the man who is also God).
36 Y he aquí que tu parienta Isabel, en su vejez también ha concebido un hijo, y está en su sexto mes la que era llamada estéril;
[I also need to tell you something else]. Your cousin Elizabeth is very old, and it was thought {[people] said} that she could not bear any children. But she has been [pregnant] [EUP] [for almost] six months, and will bear a son!
37 porque no hay nada imposible para Dios”.
[You should not be surprised at that], because God can do everything!”
38 Entonces María dijo: “He aquí la esclava del Señor: Séame hecho según tu palabra”. Y el ángel la dejó.
Then Mary said, “All right, I want to serve (the Lord/God), so may what you [(sg)] have said about me come true!” Then the angel left her.
39 En aquellos días, María se levantó y fue apresuradamente a la montaña, a una ciudad de Judá;
Very soon after that, Mary got ready and went quickly to a town in the highlands of Judea [district] where Zechariah lived.
40 y entró en la casa de Zacarías y saludó a Isabel.
She entered his house and greeted [his wife] Elizabeth.
41 Y sucedió cuando Isabel oyó el saludo de María, que el niño dio saltos en su seno e Isabel quedó llena del Espíritu Santo.
As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary greet her, the baby moved inside [Elizabeth’s] womb. The Holy Spirit took complete control of Elizabeth,
42 Y exclamó en alta voz y dijo: “¡Bendita tú entre las mujeres, y bendito el fruto de tu seno!
and she said loudly [to Mary], “[God] has blessed you [more than] he has blessed [any other] woman, and [he has] blessed the child you will bear!
43 ¿Y de dónde me viene, que la madre de mi Señor venga a mí?
(I am not worthy that [God would allow you] to visit me!/Why is [God allowing you] to visit me?) [RHQ] You will be the mother of my Lord!
44 Pues, desde el mismo instante en que tu saludo sonó en mis oídos, el hijo saltó de gozo en mi seno.
[I realize this because] as soon as I heard you greet me, the baby inside my womb moved because he was so happy [that you had come].
45 Y dichosa la que creyó, porque tendrá cumplimiento lo que se le dijo de parte del Señor”.
[God] is pleased with you [because] you believed that what (the Lord/God) told you would come true.”
46 Y María dijo: “Glorifica mi alma al Señor,
Then Mary [praised God by] saying/singing: “, how I [SYN] praise (the Lord/God)!
47 y mi espíritu se goza en Dios mi Salvador,
I am happy because God is the one who saves me.
48 porque ha mirado la pequeñez de su esclava. Y he aquí que desde ahora me felicitarán todas las generaciones;
I was only his lowly servant girl, but he did not forget me. So from now on, everyone will say that God was pleased with me,
49 porque en mí obró grandezas el Poderoso. Santo es su nombre,
because they will hear about the things that God [MTY], the mighty one, has done for me. He [MTY] is awesome!
50 y su misericordia, para los que le temen va de generación en generación.
He acts mercifully toward all those who respect him.
51 Desplegó el poder de su brazo; dispersó a los que se engrieron en los pensamientos de su corazón.
He shows people that he [MTY] is very powerful. He scatters those who think proudly.
52 Bajó del trono a los poderosos, y levantó a los pequeños;
He does not let mighty kings rule [MTY] any more, but he honors people who are oppressed (OR, humble).
53 llenó de bienes a los hambrientos, y a los ricos despidió vacíos.
He gives good things to eat to those who are hungry, but he sends away the rich people without giving them anything.
54 Acogió a Israel su siervo, recordando la misericordia,
And now he has remembered what he promised. So he has helped me and all the other people of [MTY] Israel who serve him.
55 conforme lo dijera a nuestros padres en favor de Abrahán y su posteridad para siempre”. (aiōn g165)
He promised to Abraham and all our other ancestors who descended from him that he would act mercifully toward them forever.” (aiōn g165)
56 Y quedose María con ella como tres meses, y después se volvió a su casa.
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months. Then she returned to her home.
57 Y a Isabel le llegó el tiempo de su alumbramiento, y dio a luz un hijo.
When it was time for Elizabeth to give birth to her child, she bore a son.
58 Al oír los vecinos y los parientes la gran misericordia que con ella había usado el Señor, se regocijaron con ella.
Her neighbors and relatives heard how (the Lord/God) had greatly blessed her [by enabling her to bear a child], so they were happy along with [Elizabeth].
59 Y, al octavo día vinieron para circuncidar al niño, y querían darle el nombre de su padre: Zacarías.
Seven days later they gathered together for the [ceremony for] circumcising the baby [to show that he belonged to God]. They wanted to give the baby the same name as his father, Zechariah.
60 Entonces la madre dijo: “No, su nombre ha de ser Juan”.
But his mother said, “No, [his name will not be Zechariah]. His name will be John!”
61 Le dijeron: “Pero nadie hay en tu parentela que lleve ese nombre”.
[So] they said to her, “[John] is not the name of any of your [(dl)] relatives, [so you(dl) should not give him that name]!”
62 Preguntaron, pues, por señas, al padre cómo quería que se llamase.
Then they made motions with their hands to Zechariah, [for him] to indicate what name [he] wanted to be given {to give} to his son.
63 El pidió una tablilla y escribió: “Juan es su nombre”. Y todos quedaron admirados.
[So] he signaled that they [should give him] a tablet [to write on. When they gave him one], he wrote [on it], “His name is John.” All those [who were there] were surprised!
64 Y al punto le fue abierta la boca y lengua, y se puso a hablar y a bendecir a Dios.
Immediately Zechariah was able to speak again [MTY], and he praised God.
65 Y sobrecogió el temor a todos sus vecinos, y en toda la montaña de Judea se hablaba de todas estas cosas;
All their neighbors were amazed/awestruck! They told other people who lived all over the highlands of Judea about what had happened.
66 y todos los que las oían las grababan en sus corazones, diciendo: “¿Qué será este niño”?, pues la mano del Señor estaba con él.
Everyone who heard about it kept thinking about it. They were saying, “We wonder what will this child do [for God when] he [grows up] [RHQ]!” They wondered that because [from what had happened they were sure that] God would be helping that child [SYN] [in a powerful way].
67 Y Zacarías su padre fue colmado del Espíritu Santo y profetizó así:
[After] Zechariah’s [son was born], Zechariah was completely directed by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit completely directed Zechariah} as he spoke these words that came from God:
68 Bendito sea el Señor, el Dios de Israel, porque ha visitado y redimido a su pueblo,
“Praise the Lord, the God whom we(inc) people of Israel worship, because he has come to set us, his people, free from our enemies.
69 al suscitarnos un poderoso Salvador, en la casa de David, su siervo,
He is sending us someone who will powerfully [MTY] save us, someone who is descended from [MTY] King David, who served God well.
70 como lo había anunciado por boca de sus santos profetas, que han sido desde los tiempos antiguos: (aiōn g165)
Long ago God caused his prophets to say that he would do that. (aiōn g165)
71 un Salvador para librarnos de nuestros enemigos, y de las manos de todos los que nos aborrecen;
He will rescue us from our enemies, and he will save us from the power of all those who hate us.
72 usando de misericordia con nuestros padres, y acordándose de su santa alianza,
He will do this because he has not forgotten what he promised our ancestors; he made an agreement that he would act mercifully to us, their descendants.
73 según el juramento, hecho a Abrahán nuestro padre, de concedernos
That is what he strongly promised our ancestor Abraham that he would do.
74 que librados de la mano de nuestros enemigos, le sirvamos sin temor
God told him that we would be rescued {he would rescue us} from the power of our enemies, that he would enable us to serve him without being afraid,
75 en santidad y justicia, en su presencia, todos nuestros días.
that he would cause us to be completely dedicated to him, and enable us to live righteously all of our lives.”
76 Y tú, pequeñuelo, serás llamado profeta del Altísimo, porque irás delante del Señor para preparar sus caminos,
[Then Zechariah said this to] his little son: “My child, you will be called {people will say that you are} a prophet whom God [MTY/EUP] has sent; you will begin your work before (the Lord/Messiah) comes; you will prepare people so that they will be ready for him. (OR, you will begin your work before the Messiah comes).
77 para dar a su pueblo el conocimiento de la salvación, en la remisión de sus pecados,
You will tell God’s people how he will forgive them and save them from being punished for their sins.
78 gracias a las entrañas misericordiosas de nuestro Dios, por las que nos visitará desde lo alto el Oriente,
Our God will do that because he is very kind to us. Just like a new day begins when the sun rises [MET], God will do that new thing for us when the Messiah comes to us from heaven.
79 para iluminar a los que en tinieblas y en sombra de muerte yacen, y dirigir nuestros pies por el camino de la paz”.
People who do not know God [MET] are like those who sit in the darkness. They are afraid [MTY] that they will soon die. But when the Messiah tells us God’s message, it will be like causing such people to see a bright light. He will guide us [SYN] so that we will be living peacefully.”
80 Y el niño crecía y se fortalecía en espíritu, y habitó en los desiertos hasta el día de darse a conocer a Israel.
[Later], Zechariah’s son grew up and became spiritually strong. Then he lived in a desolate region until he began to preach to the Israeli people.
