Lucas 9

1Habiendo llamado a los Doce, les dio poder y autoridad sobre todos los demonios, y para curar enfermedades.

2Y los envió a pregonar el reino de Dios y a sanar a los enfermos.

3Y les dijo: “No toméis nada para el camino, ni bastón, ni bolsa, ni pan, ni dinero, ni tengáis dos túnicas.

4En la casa en que entrareis, quedaos, y de allí partid.

5Y dondequiera que no os recibieren, salid de esa ciudad y sacudid el polvo de vuestros pies, en testimonio contra ellos”.

6Partieron, pues, y recorrieron las aldeas, predicando el Evangelio y sanando en todas partes.

7Oyó Herodes, el tetrarca, todo lo que sucedía, y estaba perplejo, porque unos decían que Juan había resucitado de entre los muertos,

8otros que Elías había aparecido, otros que uno de los antiguos profetas había resucitado.

9Y decía Herodes: “A Juan, yo lo hice decapitar, ¿quién es, pues, este de quien oigo decir tales maravillas?” Y procuraba verlo.

10Vueltos los apóstoles le refirieron ( a Jesús) todo lo que habían hecho. Entonces, tomándolos consigo, se retiró a un lugar apartado, de una ciudad llamada Betsaida.

11Y habiéndolo sabido las gentes, lo siguieron. Él los recibió, les habló del reino de Dios y curó a cuantos tenían necesidad de ello.

12Mas al declinar el día los Doce se acercaron a Él para decirle: “Despide a la multitud, que vayan en busca de albergue y alimento a las aldeas y granjas de los alrededores, porque aquí estamos en despoblado”.

13Les dijo: “Dadles vosotros de comer”. Le contestaron: “No tenemos más que cinco panes y dos peces; a menos que vayamos nosotros a comprar qué comer para todo este pueblo”.

14Porque eran como unos cinco mil hombres. Dijo entonces a sus discípulos: “Hacedlos recostar por grupos como de a cincuenta”.

15Hiciéronlo así y acomodaron a todos.

16Entonces tomó los cinco panes y los dos peces, levantó los ojos al cielo, los bendijo, los partió y los dio a sus discípulos para que los sirviesen a la muchedumbre.

17Todos comieron hasta saciarse, y de lo que les sobró se retiraron doce canastos de pedazos.

18Un día que estaba orando a solas , hallándose con Él sus discípulos, les hizo esta pregunta: “¿Quién dicen las gentes que soy Yo?”

19Le respondieron diciendo: “Juan el Bautista; otros, que Elías; otros, que uno de los antiguos profetas ha resucitado”.

20Díjoles: “Y vosotros, ¿quién decís que soy Yo?” Pedro le respondió y dijo: “El Ungido de Dios”.

21Y Él les recomendó con energía no decir esto a nadie,

22agregando: “Es necesario que el Hijo del hombre sufra mucho, que sea reprobado por los ancianos, por los sumos sacerdotes y por los escribas, que sea muerto, y que al tercer día sea resucitado”.

23Y a todos les decía: “Si alguno quiere venir en pos de Mí, renúnciese a sí mismo, tome su cruz cada día, y sígame.

24Porque el que quiera salvar su vida, la perderá; mas el que pierda su vida a causa de Mí, la salvará.

25Pues ¿qué provecho tiene el hombre que ha ganado el mundo entero, si a sí mismo se pierde o se daña?

26Quien haya, pues, tenido vergüenza de Mí y de mis palabras, el Hijo del hombre tendrá vergüenza de él, cuando venga en su gloria, y en la del Padre y de los santos ángeles.

27Os digo, en verdad, algunos de los que están aquí, no gustarán la muerte sin que hayan visto antes el reino de Dios”.

28Pasaron como ocho días después de estas palabras, y, tomando a Pedro, Juan y Santiago, subió a la montaña para orar.

29Y mientras oraba, la figura de su rostro se hizo otra y su vestido se puso de una claridad deslumbradora.

30Y he aquí a dos hombres hablando con Él: eran Moisés y Elías,

31los cuales, apareciendo en gloria, hablaban del éxodo suyo que Él iba a verificar en Jerusalén.

32Pedro y sus compañeros estaban agobiados de sueño, mas habiéndose despertado, vieron su gloria y a los dos hombres que estaban a su lado.

33Y en el momento en que se separaban de Él, dijo Pedro a Jesús: “Maestro, bueno es para nosotros estarnos aquí; hagamos, pues, tres pabellones, uno para Ti, uno para Moisés, y uno para Elías”, sin saber lo que decía.

34Mientras él decía esto, se hizo una nube que los envolvió en sombra. Y se asustaron al entrar en la nube.

35Y desde la nube una voz se hizo oír: “Este es mi Hijo el Elegido: escuchadle a Él”.

36Y al hacerse oír la voz, Jesús se encontraba solo. Guardaron, pues, silencio; y a nadie dijeron, por entonces, cosa alguna de lo que habían visto.

37Al día siguiente, al bajar de la montaña, una gran multitud de gente iba al encuentro de Él.

38Y he ahí que de entre la muchedumbre, un varón gritó diciendo: “Maestro, te ruego pongas tus ojos sobre mi hijo, porque es el único que tengo.

39Se apodera de él un espíritu, y al instante se pone a gritar; y lo retuerce en convulsiones hasta hacerle echar espumarajos, y a duras penas se aparta de él, dejándolo muy maltratado.

40Rogué a tus discípulos que lo echasen, y ellos no han podido”.

41Entonces Jesús respondió y dijo: “Oh, generación incrédula y perversa, ¿hasta cuándo estaré con vosotros y tendré que soportaros? Trae aquí a tu hijo”.

42Aún no había llegado este a Jesús, cuando el demonio lo zamarreó y lo retorció en convulsiones. Mas Jesús increpó al espíritu impuro y sanó al niño, y lo devolvió a su padre.

43Y todos estaban maravillados de la grandeza de Dios. Como se admirasen todos de cuanto Él hacía, dijo a sus discípulos:

44“Vosotros, haced que penetren bien en vuestros oídos estas palabras: el Hijo del hombre ha de ser entregado en manos de los hombres”.

45Pero ellos no entendían este lenguaje, y les estaba velado para que no lo comprendiesen; y no se atrevieron a interrogarlo al respecto.

46Y entró en ellos la idea: ¿Quién de entre ellos sería el mayor?

47Viendo Jesús el pensamiento de sus corazones, tomó a un niño, púsolo junto a Sí,

48y les dijo: “Quien recibe a este niño en mi nombre, a Mí me recibe; y quien me recibe, recibe al que me envió; porque el que es el más pequeño entre todos vosotros, ese es grande”.

49Entonces Juan le respondió diciendo: “Maestro, vimos a un hombre que expulsaba demonios en tu nombre, y se lo impedíamos, porque no ( te) sigue con nosotros”.

50Mas Jesús le dijo: “No impidáis, pues quien no está contra vosotros, por vosotros está”.

51Como se acercase el tiempo en que debía ser quitado, tomó resueltamente la dirección de Jerusalén.

52Y envió mensajeros delante de sí, los cuales, de camino, entraron en una aldea de samaritanos para prepararle alojamiento.

53Mas no lo recibieron, porque iba camino de Jerusalén.

54Viendo ( esto) los discípulos Santiago y Juan, le dijeron: “Señor, ¿quieres que mandemos que el fuego caiga del cielo, y los consuma?”

55Pero Él, habiéndose vuelto a ellos los reprendió.

56Y se fueron hacia otra aldea.

57Cuando iban caminando, alguien le dijo: “Te seguiré a donde quiera que vayas”.

58Jesús le dijo: “Las raposas tienen guaridas, y las aves del cielo, nidos; mas el Hijo del Hombre no tiene donde reclinar la cabeza”.

59Dijo a otro: “Sígueme”. Este le dijo: “Señor, permíteme ir primero a enterrar a mi padre”.

60Respondiole: “Deja a los muertos enterrar a sus muertos; tú, ve a anunciar el reino de Dios”.

61Otro más le dijo: “Te seguiré, Señor, pero permíteme primero decir adiós a los de mi casa”.

62Jesús le dijo: “Ninguno que pone mano al arado y mira hacia atrás, es apto para el reino de Dios”.

1Convocatis autem duodecim Apostolis, dedit illis virtutem et potestatem super omnia dæmonia, et ut languores curarent.

2Et misit illos prædicare regnum Dei, et sanare infirmos.

3Et ait ad illos: Nihil tuleritis in via, neque virgam, neque peram, neque panem, neque pecuniam, neque duas tunicas habeatis.

4Et in quamcumque domum intraveritis, ibi manete, et inde ne exeatis.

5Et quicumque non receperint vos: exeuntes de civitate illa, etiam pulverem pedum vestrorum excutite in testimonium supra illos.

6Egressi autem circuibant per castella evangelizantes, et curantes ubique.

7Audivit autem Herodes tetrarcha omnia quæ fiebant ab eo, et hæsitabat eo quod diceretur

8a quibusdam: Quia Joannes surrexit a mortuis: a quibusdam vero: Quia Elias apparuit: ab aliis autem: Quia propheta unus de antiquis surrexit.

9Et ait Herodes: Joannem ego decollavi: quis est autem iste, de quo ego talia audio? Et quærebat videre eum.

10Et reversi Apostoli, narraverunt illi quæcumque fecerunt: et assumptis illis secessit seorsum in locum desertum, qui est Bethsaidæ.

11Quod cum cognovissent turbæ, secutæ sunt illum: et excepit eos, et loquebatur illis de regno Dei, et eos, qui cura indigebant, sanabat.

12Dies autem cœperat declinare, et accedentes duodecim dixerunt illi: Dimitte turbas, ut euntes in castella villasque quæ circa sunt, divertant, et inveniant escas: quia hic in loco deserto sumus.

13Ait autem ad illos: Vos date illis manducare. At illi dixerunt: Non sunt nobis plus quam quinque panes et duo pisces: nisi forte nos eamus, et emamus in omnem hanc turbam escas.

14Erant autem fere viri quinque millia. Ait autem ad discipulos suos: Facite illos discumbere per convivia quinquagenos.

15Et ita fecerunt: et discumbere fecerunt omnes.

16Acceptis autem quinque panibus et duobus piscibus, respexit in cælum, et benedixit illis: et fregit, et distribuit discipulis suis, ut ponerent ante turbas.

17Et manducaverunt omnes, et saturati sunt. Et sublatum est quod superfuit illis, fragmentorum cophini duodecim.

18Et factum est cum solus esset orans, erant cum illo et discipuli: et interrogavit illos, dicens: Quem me dicunt esse turbæ?

19At illi responderunt, et dixerunt: Joannem Baptistam, alii autem Eliam, alii vero quia unus propheta de prioribus surrexit.

20Dixit autem illis: Vos autem quem me esse dicitis? Respondens Simon Petrus, dixit: Christum Dei.

21At ille increpans illos, præcepit ne cui dicerent hoc,

22dicens: Quia oportet Filium hominis multa pati, et reprobari a senioribus, et principibus sacerdotum, et scribis, et occidi, et tertia die resurgere.

23Dicebat autem ad omnes: Si quis vult post me venire, abneget semetipsum, et tollat crucem suam quotidie, et sequatur me.

24Qui enim voluerit animam suam salvam facere, perdet illam: nam qui perdiderit animam suam propter me, salvam faciet illam.

25Quid enim proficit homo, si lucretur universum mundum, se autem ipsum perdat, et detrimentum sui faciat?

26Nam qui me erubuerit, et meos sermones: hunc Filius hominis erubescet cum venerit in majestate sua, et Patris, et sanctorum angelorum.

27Dico autem vobis vere: sunt aliqui hic stantes, qui non gustabunt mortem donec videant regnum Dei.

28Factum est autem post hæc verba fere dies octo, et assumpsit Petrum, et Jacobum, et Joannem, et ascendit in montem ut oraret.

29Et facta est, dum oraret, species vultus ejus altera: et vestitus ejus albus et refulgens.

30Et ecce duo viri loquebantur cum illo. Erant autem Moyses et Elias,

31visi in majestate: et dicebant excessum ejus, quem completurus erat in Jerusalem.

32Petrus vero, et qui cum illo erant, gravati erant somno. Et evigilantes viderunt majestatem ejus, et duos viros qui stabant cum illo.

33Et factum est cum discederent ab illo, ait Petrus ad Jesum: Præceptor, bonum est nos hic esse: et faciamus tria tabernacula, unum tibi, et unum Moysi, et unum Eliæ: nesciens quid diceret.

34Hæc autem illo loquente, facta est nubes, et obumbravit eos: et timuerunt, intrantibus illis in nubem.

35Et vox facta est de nube, dicens: Hic est Filius meus dilectus, ipsum audite.

36Et dum fieret vox, inventus est Jesus solus. Et ipsi tacuerunt, et nemini dixerunt in illis diebus quidquam ex his quæ viderant.

37Factum est autem in sequenti die, descendentibus illis de monte, occurrit illis turba multa.

38Et ecce vir de turba exclamavit, dicens: Magister, obsecro te, respice in filium meum quia unicus est mihi:

39et ecce spiritus apprehendit eum, et subito clamat, et elidit, et dissipat eum cum spuma, et vix discedit dilanians eum:

40et rogavi discipulos tuos ut ejicerent illum, et non potuerunt.

41Respondens autem Jesus, dixit: O generatio infidelis, et perversa, usquequo ero apud vos, et patiar vos? adduc huc filium tuum.

42Et cum accederet, elisit illum dæmonium, et dissipavit.

43Et increpavit Jesus spiritum immundum, et sanavit puerum, et reddidit illum patri ejus.

44Stupebant autem omnes in magnitudine Dei: omnibusque mirantibus in omnibus quæ faciebat, dixit ad discipulos suos: Ponite vos in cordibus vestris sermones istos: Filius enim hominis futurum est ut tradatur in manus hominum.

45At illi ignorabant verbum istud, et erat velatum ante eos ut non sentirent illud: et timebant eum interrogare de hoc verbo.

46Intravit autem cogitatio in eos quis eorum major esset.

47At Jesus videns cogitationes cordis illorum, apprehendit puerum, et statuit illum secus se,

48et ait illis: Quicumque susceperit puerum istum in nomine meo, me recipit: et quicumque me receperit, recipit eum qui me misit. Nam qui minor est inter vos omnes, hic major est.

49Respondens autem Joannes dixit: Præceptor, vidimus quemdam in nomine tuo ejicientem dæmonia, et prohibuimus eum: quia non sequitur nobiscum.

50Et ait ad illum Jesus: Nolite prohibere: qui enim non est adversum vos, pro vobis est.

51Factum est autem dum complerentur dies assumptionis ejus, et ipse faciem suam firmavit ut iret in Jerusalem.

52Et misit nuntios ante conspectum suum: et euntes intraverunt in civitatem Samaritanorum ut parerent illi.

53Et non receperunt eum, quia facies ejus erat euntis in Jerusalem.

54Cum vidissent autem discipuli ejus Jacobus et Joannes, dixerunt: Domine, vis dicimus ut ignis descendat de cælo, et consumat illos?

55Et conversus increpavit illos, dicens: Nescitis cujus spiritus estis.

56Filius hominis non venit animas perdere, sed salvare. Et abierunt in aliud castellum.

57Factum est autem: ambulantibus illis in via, dixit quidam ad illum: Sequar te quocumque ieris.

58Dixit illi Jesus: Vulpes foveas habent, et volucres cæli nidos: Filius autem hominis non habet ubi caput reclinet.

59Ait autem ad alterum: Sequere me: ille autem dixit: Domine, permitte mihi primum ire, et sepelire patrem meum.

60Dixitque ei Jesus: Sine ut mortui sepeliant mortuos suos: tu autem vade, et annuntia regnum Dei.

61Et ait alter: Sequar te Domine, sed permitte mihi primum renuntiare his quæ domi sunt.

62Ait ad illum Jesus: Nemo mittens manum suam ad aratrum, et respiciens retro, aptus est regno Dei.

1Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

3And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey; neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.

4And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there, and depart not from thence.

5And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them.

6And going out, they went about through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

7Now Herod, the tetrarch, heard of all things that were done by him; and he was in a doubt, because it was said

8By some, that John was risen from the dead: but by other some, that Elias had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

9And Herod said: John I have beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

10And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all they had done. And taking them, he went aside into a desert place, apart, which belongeth to Bethsaida.

11Which when the people knew, they followed him; and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed them who had need of healing.

12Now the day began to decline. And the twelve came and said to him: Send away the multitude, that going into the towns and villages round about, they may lodge and get victuals; for we are here in a desert place.

13But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps we should go and buy food for all this multitude.

14Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

15And they did so; and made them all sit down.

16And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed them; and he broke, and distributed to his disciples, to set before the multitude.

17And they did all eat, and were filled. And there were taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets.

18And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples also were with him: and he asked them, saying: Whom do the people say that I am?

19But they answered, and said: John the Baptist; but some say Elias; and others say that one of the former prophets is risen again.

20And he said to them: But whom do you say that I am? Simon Peter answering, said: The Christ of God.

21But he strictly charging them, commanded they should tell this to no man.

22Saying: The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the ancients and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day rise again.

23And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

24For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; for he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.

25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, and cast away himself?

26For he that shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of man shall be ashamed, when he shall come in his majesty, and that of his Father, and of the holy angels.

27But I tell you of a truth: There are some standing here that shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God.

28And it came to pass about eight days after these words, that he took Peter, and James, and John, and went up into a mountain to pray.

29And whilst he prayed, the shape of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and glittering.

30And behold two men were talking with him. And they were Moses and Elias,

31Appearing in majesty. And they spoke of his decease that he should accomplish in Jerusalem.

32But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep. And waking, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

33And it came to pass, that as they were departing from him, Peter saith to Jesus: Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias; not knowing what he said.

34And as he spoke these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them; and they were afraid, when they entered into the cloud.

35And a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son; hear him.

36And whilst the voice was uttered, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of these things which they had seen.

37And it came to pass the day following, when they came down from the mountain, there met him a great multitude.

38And behold a man among the crowd cried out, saying: Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only one.

39And lo, a spirit seizeth him, and he suddenly crieth out, and he throweth him down and teareth him, so that he foameth; and bruising him, he hardly departeth from him.

40And I desired thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.

41And Jesus answering, said: O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring hither thy son.

42And as he was coming to him, the devil threw him down, and tore him.

43And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and cured the boy, and restored him to his father.

44And all were astonished at the mighty power of God. But while all wondered at all the things he did, he said to his disciples: Lay you up in your hearts these words, for it shall come to pass, that the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

45But they understood not this word; and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not. And they were afraid to ask him concerning this word.

46And there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater.

47But Jesus seeing the thoughts of their heart, took a child and set him by him,

48And said to them: Whosoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater.

49And John, answering, said: Master, we saw a certain man casting out devils in thy name, and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us.

50And Jesus said to him: Forbid him not; for he that is not against you, is for you.

51And it came to pass, when the days of his assumption were accomplishing, that he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.

52And he sent messengers before his face; and going, they entered into a city of the Samaritans, to prepare for him.

53And they received him not, because his face was of one going to Jerusalem.

54And when his disciples James and John had seen this, they said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?

55And turning, he rebuked them, saying: You know not of what spirit you are.

56The Son of man came not to destroy souls, but to save. And they went into another town.

57And it came to pass, as they walked in the way, that a certain man said to him: I will follow thee withersoever thou goest.

58Jesus said to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

59But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go, and to bury my father.

60And Jesus said to him: Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou, and preach the kingdom of God.

61And another said: I will follow thee, Lord; but let me first take my leave of them that are at my house.

62Jesus said to him: No man putting his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.