1 Corintios 9

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?

¿NO soy apóstol? ¿no soy libre? ¿no he visto á Jesús el Señor nuestro? ¿no sois vosotros mi obra en el Señor?

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord?

Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Si á los otros no soy apóstol, á vosotros ciertamente lo soy: porque el sello de mi apostolado sois vosotros en el Señor.

If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:

Esta es mi respuesta á los que me preguntan.

Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

My defense to those who examine me is this:

Have we no right to food and to drink?

Qué, ¿no tenemos potestad de comer y de beber?

Have we not power to eat and to drink?

Have we no right to eat and to drink?

Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

¿No tenemos potestad de traer con nosotros una hermana mujer también como los otros apóstoles, y los hermanos del Señor, y Cefas?

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?

¿O sólo yo y Bernabé no tenemos potestad de no trabajar?

Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?

Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

¿Quién jamás peleó á sus expensas? ¿quién planta viña, y no come de su fruto? ¿ó quién apacienta el ganado, y no come de la leche del ganado?

Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn’t eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn’t drink from the flock’s milk?

Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?

¿Digo esto según los hombres? ¿no dice esto también la ley?

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or doesn’t the law also say the same thing?

For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?

Porque en la ley de Moisés está escrito: No pondrás bozal al buey que trilla. ¿Tiene Dios cuidado de los bueyes?

For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it for the oxen that God cares,

Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.

¿O dícelo enteramente por nosotros? Pues por nosotros está escrito; porque con esperanza ha de arar el que ara; y el que trilla, con esperanza de recibir el fruto.

Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.

If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?

Si nosotros os sembramos lo espiritual, ¿es gran cosa si segáremos lo vuestro carnal?

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?

If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

Si otros tienen en vosotros esta potestad, ¿no más bien nosotros? Mas no hemos usado de esta potestad: antes lo sufrimos todo, por no poner ningún obstáculo al evangelio de Cristo.

If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

If others partake of this right over you, don’t we yet more? Nevertheless we didn’t use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.

Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?

¿No sabéis que los que trabajan en el santuario, comen del santuario; y que los que sirven al altar, del altar participan?

Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

Don’t you know that those who serve around sacred things eat from the things of the temple, and those who wait on the altar have their portion with the altar?

In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

Así también ordenó el Señor á los que anuncian el evangelio, que vivan del evangelio.

Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.

Mas yo de nada de esto me aproveché: ni tampoco he escrito esto para que se haga así conmigo; porque tengo por mejor morir, antes que nadie haga vana esta mi gloria.

But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

But I have used none of these things, and I don’t write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.

Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Pues bien que anuncio el evangelio, no tengo por qué gloriarme; porque me es impuesta necesidad; y ¡ay de mí si no anunciare el evangelio!

For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about, for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me if I don’t preach the Good News.

If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.

Por lo cual, si lo hago de voluntad, premio tendré; mas si por fuerza, la dispensación me ha sido encargada.

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.

What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.

¿Cuál, pues, es mi merced? Que predicando el evangelio, ponga el evangelio de Cristo de balde, para no usar mal de mi potestad en el evangelio.

What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

What then is my reward? That when I preach the Good News, I may present the Good News of Christ without charge, so as not to abuse my authority in the Good News.

Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

Por lo cual, siendo libre para con todos, me he hecho siervo de todos por ganar á más.

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.

Heme hecho á los Judíos como Judío, por ganar á los Judíos; á los que están sujetos á la ley (aunque yo no sea sujeto á la ley) como sujeto á la ley, por ganar á los que están sujetos á la ley;

And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;

To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

A los que son sin ley, como si yo fuera sin ley, (no estando yo sin ley de Dios, mas en la ley de Cristo) por ganar á los que estaban sin ley.

To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

Me he hecho á los flacos flaco, por ganar á los flacos: á todos me he hecho todo, para que de todo punto salve á algunos.

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.

Y esto hago por causa del evangelio, por hacerme juntamente participante de él.

And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

Now I do this for the sake of the Good News, that I may be a joint partaker of it.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.

¿No sabéis que los que corren en el estadio, todos á la verdad corren, mas uno lleva el premio? Corred de tal manera que lo obtengáis.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, so that you may win.

Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.

Y todo aquel que lucha, de todo se abstiene: y ellos, á la verdad, para recibir una corona corruptible; mas nosotros, incorruptible.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.

Así que, yo de esta manera corro, no como á cosa incierta; de esta manera peleo, no como quien hiere el aire:

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,

No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Antes hiero mi cuerpo, y lo pongo en servidumbre; no sea que, habiendo predicado á otros, yo mismo venga á ser reprobado.

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.