1 Corintios 9

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work 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?

If to others I am not an apostle, yet indeed I am to you, for you are my seal of 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.

My defense to those who examine me is this:

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:

Do we not have the right to eat and 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?

Do we not have the right to take along a sister as wife, like the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord 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 do only I and Barnabas not have the right ⌞to refrain from working⌟?

¿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 ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Who shepherds a flock and does not drink from the milk of the flock?

¿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?

I am not saying these things according to a human perspective. Or does the law not also say these things?

¿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 in the law of Moses it is written, “You must not muzzle an ox while it is threshing.” It is not about oxen God is concerned, is it?

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,

Or doubtless does he speak ⌞for our sake⌟? For it is written ⌞for our sake⌟, because the one who plows ought to plow in hope and the one who threshes ought to do so in hope of a share.

¿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 things among you, is it too great a thing if we reap material things 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 share this right over you, do we not do so even more? Yet we have not made use of this right, but we endure all things, in order that we may not cause any hindrance to 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 performing the holy services eat the things from the temple, and those attending to the altar have a share with the altar?

¿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 also the Lord ordered those who proclaim the gospel to live 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 made use of any of these rights. And I am not writing these things in order that it may be thus with me. For it would be better to me rather to die than for anyone to deprive me of my reason for boasting.

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.

For if I proclaim the gospel, it is not to me a reason for boasting, for necessity is imposed on me. For woe is to me if I do not proclaim 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.

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if I do so unwillingly, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

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 when I proclaim the gospel, I may offer the gospel free of charge, in order not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

¿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.

For although I am free from all people, I have enslaved myself to all, in order that I may gain more.

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.

I have become like a Jew to the Jews, in order that I may gain the Jews. To those under the law I became as under the law (although I myself am not under the law) in order that I may gain 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 outside the law I became as outside the law (although I am not outside the law of God, but subject to the law of Christ) in order that I may gain those outside 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, in order that I may gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, in order that by all means I may 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, in order that I may become a participant with it.

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 those who run in the stadium all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.

¿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.

And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all things. Thus those do so in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

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 run in this way, not as running aimlessly; I box in this way, not as 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,

But I discipline my body and subjugate it, lest somehow after preaching to others, I myself should become 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.