1 Timoteo 1

1 Pablo, apóstol de Jesu Cristo por la ordenación de Dios Salvador nuestro, y del Señor Jesu Cristo, esperanza nuestra;

Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope:

2 A Timoteo, verdadero hijo mío en la fe: Gracia, misericordia, y paz de Dios nuestro Padre, y de Cristo Jesús nuestro Señor.

To Timothy, my own true son in the faith. May grace, mercy and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 Como te rogué, que te quedases en Efeso, cuando me partí para Macedonia, para que denunciases a algunos que no enseñen diversa doctrina:

When I was on my journey to Macedonia I begged you to remain on in Ephesus that you might remonstrate with certain persons because of their erroneous teaching

4 Ni escuchen a fábulas y genealogías interminables, que dan cuestiones más bien que edificación de Dios, que es en la fe: así házlo.

and the attention they bestow on mere fables and endless pedigrees, such as lead to controversy rather than to a true stewardship for God, which only exists where there is faith. And I make the same request now.

5 Pues el fin del mandamiento es el amor nacido de corazón limpio, y de buena conciencia, y de fe no fingida:

But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.

6 De lo cual apartándose algunos, se han desviado, dándose a discursos vanos:

From these some have drifted away, and have wandered into empty words.

7 Queriendo ser doctores de la ley, y no entendiendo ni lo que hablan, ni lo que afirman.

They are ambitious to be teachers of the Law, although they do not understand either their own words or what the things are about which they make such confident assertions.

8 Mas sabemos que la ley es buena, si se usa de ella legítimamente:

Now we know that the Law is good, if a man uses it in the way it should be used,

9 Sabiendo que la ley no es puesta para el justo, sino para los injustos, y para los desobedientes, para los impíos y pecadores, para los malos y contaminados, para los matadores de padres y de madres, para los homicidas,

and remembers that a law is not enacted to control a righteous man, but for the lawless and rebellious, the irreligious and sinful, the godless and profane--for those who strike their fathers or their mothers, for murderers,

10 Para los fornicarios, para los que se contaminan con varones, para los ladrones de hombres, para los mentirosos y perjuros; y si hay alguna otra cosa contraria a la sana doctrina,

fornicators, sodomites, slave-dealers, liars and false witnesses; and for whatever else is opposed to wholesome teaching

11 Conforme al evangelio glorioso del Dios bienaventurado, el cual a mí me ha sido encargado.

and is not in accordance with the Good News of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

12 Gracias doy al que me fortificó, a Cristo Jesús Señor nuestro, de que me tuvo por fiel, poniéndome en el ministerio:

I am thankful to Him who made me strong--even Christ Jesus our Lord--because He has judged me to be faithful and has put me into His service,

13 Habiendo yo sido antes blasfemo, y perseguidor, e injuriador; mas fui recibido a misericordia, porque lo hice con ignorancia en incredulidad.

though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and had been insolent in outrage. Yet mercy was shown me, because I had acted ignorantly, not having as yet believed;

14 Mas la gracia del Señor nuestro superabundó con la fe y amor que es en Cristo Jesús.

and the grace of our Lord came to me in overflowing fulness, conferring faith on me and the love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 Palabra fiel es esta, y digna de ser recibida de todos: que Cristo Jesús vino al mundo para salvar los pecadores, de los cuales yo soy el primero.

Faithful is the saying, and deserving of universal acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; among whom I stand foremost.

16 Mas por esto fui recibido a misericordia, es a saber, para que Jesu Cristo mostrase en mí el primero toda su clemencia, para ejemplo de los que habían de creer en él para vida eterna. (aiōnios g166)

But mercy was shown me in order that in me as the foremost of sinners Christ Jesus might display the fulness of His long-suffering patience as an example to encourage those who would afterwards be resting their faith on Him with a view to the Life of the Ages. (aiōnios g166)

17 Al Rey de siglos, inmortal, invisible, al solo sabio Dios, sea honor y gloria por siglos de los siglos. Amén. (aiōn g165)

Now to the immortal and invisible King of the Ages, who alone is God, be honour and glory to the Ages of the Ages! Amen. (aiōn g165)

18 Este mandamiento, hijo Timoteo, te encargo, para que conforme a las profecías pasadas de ti, milites por ellas buena milicia:

This is the charge which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, in accordance with the inspired instructions concerning you which were given me long ago, that being equipped with them as your armour you may be continually fighting the good fight,

19 Reteniendo la fe y una buena conciencia, la cual echando de sí algunos hicieron naufragio en la fe.

holding fast to faith and a clear conscience, which some have cast aside and have made shipwreck of their faith.

20 De los cuales son Himeneo y Alejandro, que yo entregué a Satanás para que aprendan a no blasfemar.

Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.