Sunday, December 13, 2020
Third Sunday of Advent/Tercer Domingo en Adviento
1The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and release to the prisoners;
2to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3to provide for those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a garland instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.
4They shall build up the ancient ruins,
they shall raise up the former devastations;
they shall repair the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.
8For I the Lord love justice,
I hate robbery and wrongdoing;
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9Their descendants shall be known among the nations,
and their offspring among the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge
that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed.
10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
my whole being shall exult in my God;
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11For as the earth brings forth its shoots,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations.
por cuanto me ha ungido
para anunciar buenas nuevas a los pobres.
Me ha enviado a sanar los corazones heridos,
a proclamar liberación a los cautivos
y libertad a los prisioneros,
2 a pregonar el año del favor del Señor
y el día de la venganza de nuestro Dios,
a consolar a todos los que están de duelo,
3 y a confortar a los dolientes de Sión.
Me ha enviado a darles una corona
en vez de cenizas,
aceite de alegría
en vez de luto,
traje de fiesta
en vez de espíritu de desaliento.
Serán llamados robles de justicia,
plantío del Señor, para mostrar su gloria.
4 Reconstruirán las ruinas antiguas,
y restaurarán los escombros de antaño;
repararán las ciudades en ruinas,
y los escombros de muchas generaciones.
then were we like those who dream.
2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy.
Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
3The Lord has done great things for us,
and we are glad indeed.
4Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
like the watercourses of the Negeb.
5Those who sowed with tears
will reap with songs of joy.
6Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed,
will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves.
Cuando el Señor hizo volver a Sión a los cautivos,
nos parecía estar soñando.
2 Nuestra boca se llenó de risas;
nuestra lengua, de canciones jubilosas.
Hasta los otros pueblos decían:
«El Señor ha hecho grandes cosas por ellos».
3 Sí, el Señor ha hecho grandes cosas por nosotros,
y eso nos llena de alegría.
4 Ahora, Señor, haz volver a nuestros cautivos
como haces volver los arroyos del desierto.
5 El que con lágrimas siembra,
con regocijo cosecha.
6 El que llorando esparce la semilla,
cantando recoge sus gavillas.
23May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this.
16 Estén siempre alegres, 17 oren sin cesar, 18 den gracias a Dios en toda situación, porque esta es su voluntad para ustedes en Cristo Jesús.
19 No apaguen el Espíritu, 20 no desprecien las profecías, 21 sométanlo todo a prueba, aférrense a lo bueno, 22 eviten toda clase de mal.
23 Que Dios mismo, el Dios de paz, los santifique por completo, y conserve todo su ser —espíritu, alma y cuerpo— irreprochable para la venida de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. 24 El que los llama es fiel, y así lo hará.
6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. 8He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light.
19This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” 21And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.” 22Then they said to him, “Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23He said,
“I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness,
‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ ”
as the prophet Isaiah said.
24Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25They asked him, “Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” 26John answered them, “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not know, 27the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandal.” 28This took place in Bethany across the Jordan where John was baptizing.
19 Este es el testimonio de Juan cuando los judíos de Jerusalén enviaron sacerdotes y levitas a preguntarle quién era. 20 No se negó a declararlo, sino que confesó con franqueza:
—Yo no soy el Cristo.
21 —¿Quién eres entonces? —le preguntaron—. ¿Acaso eres Elías?
—No lo soy.
—¿Eres el profeta?
—No lo soy.
22 —¿Entonces quién eres? ¡Tenemos que llevar una respuesta a los que nos enviaron! ¿Cómo te ves a ti mismo?
23 —Yo soy la voz del que grita en el desierto: “Enderecen el camino del Señor” —respondió Juan, con las palabras del profeta Isaías.
24 Algunos que habían sido enviados por los fariseos 25 lo interrogaron:
—Pues, si no eres el Cristo ni Elías ni el profeta, ¿por qué bautizas?
26 —Yo bautizo con agua, pero entre ustedes hay alguien a quien no conocen, 27 y que viene después de mí, al cual yo no soy digno ni siquiera de desatarle la correa de las sandalias.
28 Todo esto sucedió en Betania, al otro lado del río Jordán, donde Juan estaba bautizando.
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