El perdon
Juan Ramos
Podcast Sermones Adventistas
El perdon
Good morning. Glad to see you all bright and shiny.
Good morning. Glad to see you all bright and shiny.
Gusto de verles tan temprano por esta mañana.
It's a pleasure to see you so early this morning.
Are you glad that God is willing to forgive you?
Are you glad that God is willing to forgive you?
¿No les da gusto que Dios está dispuesto a perdonarles?
Doesn’t it make you happy that God is willing to forgive you?
Are you willing to forgive each other?
Are you willing to forgive each other?
¿Están dispuestos a perdonarse unos a otros?
Are you willing to forgive each other?
Have you ever done anything to hurt anybody?
Have you ever done anything to hurt anyone?
¿Alguna vez has hecho algo que lastime a algún prójimo?
Have you ever done something that hurt a fellow human?
Hopefully they forgave you.
Hopefully, they forgave you.
Espero que les hayan perdonado.
I hope they have forgiven them.
Has anyone ever hurt you?
Has anyone ever hurt you?
¿Alguien te ha lastimado a ti?
Has someone hurt you?
Have they ever talked about you?
Have they ever talked about you?
¿Alguna vez han hablado acerca de ti?
Have they ever talked about you?
Or betrayed you?
Or did it betray you?
¿Te han traicionado?
Have you been betrayed?
Or done something vicious and mean?
Or done something vicious and mean?
¿Han hecho algo malo?
Have they done something wrong?
The Bible says that we must learn to forgive no matter what.
The Bible says that we must learn to forgive no matter what.
Dice la Biblia que debemos aprender a perdonar no importa lo que te hayan hecho.
The Bible says that we must learn to forgive no matter what they have done to you.
Not just for the other person.
Not just for the other person.
No solo por la otra persona.
Not just for the other person.
But especially for you.
Pero especialmente para ti.
Sin embargo, en forma especial para ti.
However, in a special way for you.
When someone hurts you.
When someone hurts you.
Cuando alguien te lastima.
When someone hurts you.
And you refuse to forgive them.
And you refuse to forgive them.
Y tú no les quieres perdonar.
And you don't want to forgive them.
It's like an acid that eats away.
It's like an acid that erodes.
At your character.
At your character.
Es como si fuera un ácido que come tu carácter.
It's like it's an acid that eats away at your character.
You need to let it go.
You need to let it go.
Debes soltarlo.
You must let it go.
There's a story in the Bible.
Hay una historia en la Biblia.
A parable of Jesus.
A parable of Jesus.
Hay una parábola de Jesús en la Biblia.
There is a parable of Jesus in the Bible.
That illustrates this truth.
That illustrates this truth.
Que ilustra esta verdad.
That illustrates this truth.
Go with me if you have your Bibles.
Go with me if you have your Bibles.
Si tienen sus Biblias, acompáñenme.
If you have your Bibles, join me.
To the book of Matthew, please.
To the book of Matthew, please.
En el libro según Mateo.
In the book according to Matthew.
Chapter 18.
Chapter 18.
Capítulo 18.
Chapter 18.
Verse 21.
Verse 21.
Versículo 21.
Verse 21.
Pedro llegó ante Jesús y le hizo una pregunta muy sencilla.
Peter arrived before Jesus and asked him a very simple question.
¿Cuántas veces perdonaré a mi hermano?
How many times will I forgive my brother?
Que peque contra mí.
Let him sin against me.
Hasta siete veces.
Up to seven times.
You see, in the minds of the Jewish people.
You see, in the minds of the Jewish people.
En la mente del pueblo judío.
In the mind of the Jewish people.
Dios solo perdonó tres veces.
God only forgave three times.
Como el béisbol.
Like baseball.
Básico tres veces y estás fuera.
Basic three times and you're out.
Tenían una idea diferente de lo que era el pecado.
They had a different idea of what sin was.
Pensaban en el pecado en estas ofensas muy grandes.
They thought of sin in these very great offenses.
Pero como el rey David.
But like King David.
Cuando pecó con Bathsheba.
When he sinned with Bathsheba.
Y cuando él hizo el censo en Israel.
And when he conducted the census in Israel.
Vieron esto como dos ofensas mayores.
They saw this as two major offenses.
Así que todavía se le podía perdonar.
So he could still be forgiven.
Pero el rey Saúl fue culpable de tres rebeliones.
But King Saul was guilty of three rebellions.
Así que Dios quitó el Espíritu Santo y se suicidó.
So God took away the Holy Spirit and committed suicide.
Y Dios le quitó el Espíritu Santo y él se suicidó.
And God took the Holy Spirit away from him and he committed suicide.
Tenían una concepción equivocada acerca del pecado.
They had a misguided conception about sin.
Cuando llegó Jesús.
When Jesus arrived.
Él explicó que el pecado no es simplemente una acción.
He explained that sin is not simply an action.
Es una actitud.
It's an attitude.
Uno no peca solamente con la conducta.
One does not sin only with behavior.
Puedes pecar con el pensamiento.
You can sin with your thoughts.
A decir verdad, la mayoría de los pecados inician con el pensamiento.
To tell the truth, most sins begin with thought.
Puedes pecar con solamente mirar al sexo opuesto y tener lujuria en el corazón.
You can sin just by looking at the opposite sex and having lust in your heart.
O pensar pensamientos de asesinato en cuanto a otra persona.
Or to think murderous thoughts about another person.
¿Qué harías
What would you do?
si tuvieras un pequeño video en tu cabeza
if you had a small video in your head
si tuvieras una pequeña pantallita de video en la frente
if you had a small video screen on your forehead
y todo el mundo pudiera ver lo que estás pensando?
And what if everyone could see what you are thinking?
No saldrías a ninguna parte
You wouldn't go anywhere.
o te portarías un sombrero de aquellos, ¿verdad?
Or you would wear one of those hats, right?
Porque todos sabemos
Because we all know.
que hay cosas que pasan por nuestra mente
that there are things that go through our mind
que nunca querríamos que nadie sepa.
that we would never want anyone to know.
Que jamás quisiera que nadie sepa.
That I would never want anyone to know.
Jesucristo explicó que el perdón va más allá de las acciones.
Jesus Christ explained that forgiveness goes beyond actions.
Así que Pedro pensó que Jesús es muy misericordioso.
So Peter thought that Jesus is very merciful.
No le voy a preguntar si solamente tres veces.
I am not going to ask him if only three times.
Pero le dijo, Señor, tal vez deberíamos perdonar siete veces.
But he said to him, Lord, maybe we should forgive seven times.
Señor, tal vez deberíamos perdonar siete veces.
Lord, perhaps we should forgive seven times.
vieron a un profesional
they saw a professional
siete veces
seven times
y él pensó
and he thought
que Jesús
that Jesus
iba a decir
I was going to say
bien, Pedro
good, Pedro
estás obteniendo
you are getting
la imagen ahora
the image now
oh, eres tan generoso
oh, you are so generous
Pedro
Peter
pero eso no es
but that is not
lo que Jesús dijo
what Jesus said
Jesús no lo dijo
Jesus didn't say it.
no te digo
I won't tell you.
hasta siete veces
up to seven times
sino aún
but still
hasta setenta
up to seventy
veces siete
times seven
ahora eso no significa
now that doesn't mean
que Dios
that God
tiene una gran
has a great
lista
list
eso no significa
that doesn't mean
que Dios
that God
tiene un listado
he has a list
tremendo
tremendous
y está haciendo
and is doing
una marquita
a little mark
cada transgresión
each transgression
y cuando llegas
and when do you arrive
a las cuatrocientos
to the four hundred
ochenta y nueve
eighty-nine
te queda un solo
you have only one left
perdón
sorry
y después de eso
and after that
estás frito
you're fried
Dios no lo hace
God does not do it.
de esa manera
in that way
¿por qué dijo
Why did he/she say?
setenta veces siete?
seventy times seven?
ese es un número
that is a number
perfecto
perfect
de perdón
of forgiveness
sin límites
without limits
ese es un número
that is a number
perfecto
perfect
de el perdón
of forgiveness
sin límites
without limits
cuando los israelitas
when the Israelites
estaban cautivos
they were captives
en Babilonia
in Babylon
Daniel oraba
Daniel was praying.
Señor
Mister
¿todavía podrás
Will you still be able to?
perdonar a tu pueblo?
forgive your people?
¿cuándo vendrá
When will he/she come?
el Mesías?
the Messiah?
Él es el gran
He is the great one.
perdonador
forgiver
y el Señor
and the Lord
y el tiempo
and the time
que se le había dado
that had been given to him/her
fue setenta
it was seventy
veces siete
times seven
años
years
y ahí vendría
and there it would come
el Mesías
the Messiah
el gran perdonador
the great forgiver
y cuando Jesús
and when Jesus
le dijo a Pedro
he told Pedro
deberías perdonar
you should forgive
setenta veces siete
seventy times seven
Él no quería decir
He didn't want to say.
cuatrocientos
four hundred
noventa veces
ninety times
de perdón
of forgiveness
pero
but
cuatrocientos
four hundred
años de perdón
years of forgiveness
y ese número
and that number
apunta al
aims at
Salvador
Salvador
que Cristo
that Christ
es el que perdona
he is the one who forgives
con la perdonación
with the pardon
ilimitada
unlimited
ahora algunos
now some
podrían pensar
they could think
oh, eso es bueno
oh, that's good
saberlo
to know it
cada vez que peco
every time I sin
Dios me va a perdonar
God is going to forgive me.
no es tan simple
it's not that simple
no es tan sencillo
it's not that simple
como eso
like that
cada vez que pecas
every time you sin
y te arrepientes
and you regret it
en forma genuina
in a genuine way
Él te perdonará
He will forgive you.
el peligro no es
the danger is not
que no te vaya a perdonar
that I won't forgive you
el peligro es
the danger is
que entre más veces
that the more times
pecas en forma
freckles in shape
deliberada
deliberate
puedes perder
you can lose
la habilidad
the ability
de arrepentirse
of regretting
puedes desarrollar
can you develop
un caos
a chaos
en tus oídos espirituales
in your spiritual ears
así que no escuchas
so you don't listen
la voz del Espíritu Santo
the voice of the Holy Spirit
para dejar de escuchar
to stop listening
la voz del Espíritu Santo
the voice of the Holy Spirit
podrías llegar a ser
you could become
tan bueno en pecar
so good at sinning
que puedes perder
what you can lose
la capacidad
the capacity
de la convicción
of the conviction
del pecado
of sin
cuando pecas
when you sin
debería doler
it should hurt
y no puedes
and you can't
es muy peligroso
it is very dangerous
cuando haces algo malo
when you do something bad
y no te molesta
and it doesn't bother you
la conciencia
the consciousness
si tus padres
if your parents
y tienes un hijo
and you have a son
que miente una y otra vez
that lies time and time again
o cada vez que van a la tienda
or every time they go to the store
se meten cosas en la bolsa
They put things in the bag.
y tú le dices
and you tell him/her
eso no es bueno
that is not good
no lo hagas hijo
Don't do it, son.
y ellos no tienen
and they do not have
ningún sentido de vergüenza
no sense of shame
o remorso
the remorse
y ellos no tienen
and they do not have
nada de vergüenza
no shame
ni sienten culpabilidad
nor do they feel guilt
estás preocupado por ellos
Are you worried about them?
ellos tendrán
they will have
un problema grande
a big problem
sin embargo si mienten
however, they do lie
o roban algo
or they steal something
y si tú le dices
and if you tell him/her
no debes hacer eso
you shouldn't do that
y empiezan a llorar
and they start to cry
significa que todavía
it means that still
está hablando su corazón
your heart is speaking
hay esperanza
there is hope
sin embargo si se endurece
however, if it hardens
su corazón
your heart
y no sienten
and they don't feel
arrepentimiento
regret
ese es el peligro
that is the danger
Dios siempre nos quiere perdonar
God always wants to forgive us.
pero no debiéramos
but we shouldn't
tomar ventaja
take advantage
de su misericordia
of his mercy
como la mafia
like the mafia
van y matan a alguien
they go and kill someone
y luego van a la iglesia
and then they go to church
caen de rodillas
they fall to their knees
y dicen una Ave María
and they say a Hail Mary
y dicen
and they say
ok, tengo una licencia fresca
ok, I have a fresh license.
para matar
to kill
y dicen bueno, ahora tengo una licencia fresca
And they say, well, now I have a fresh license.
otra licencia para seguir matando
another license to keep killing
eso no es arrepentimiento
that is not repentance
el verdadero arrepentimiento
true repentance
tiene que ver con el
it has to do with him
sentir dolor por el pecado
to feel sorrow for sin
y la disposición
and the disposition
de darle la espalda al pecado
of turning one's back on sin
así que Jesús
so Jesus
ilustra el perdón
illustrates forgiveness
con una parábola
with a parable
Mateo 18, 23
Matthew 18:23
por lo tanto
therefore
el reino de los cielos
the kingdom of heaven
es como un rey
It's like a king.
que quería hacer cuentas
that I wanted to do some calculations
con sus siervos
with their servants
y cuando comenzó
and when it started
a hacer cuentas
to do the math
fue traído a él
was brought to him
que le debía
that I owed him/her
10.000 talentos
10,000 talents
¿saben lo que es un talento?
Do you know what a talent is?
en Hebreo
in Hebrew
y no están incluso seguros
and they are not even sure
un talento
a talent
y no están demasiado seguros
and they are not too sure
era entre
it was between
56 libras
56 pounds
ahora esos talentos
now those talents
podrían ser talentos de plata
they could be silver talents
o talentos de oro
or golden talents
¿pueden imaginar
Can you imagine?
que le deban a alguien
that they owe to someone
10.000 talentos
10,000 talents
de oro?
of gold?
¿quién es lo que es deberle a alguien
Who is it that owes someone?
10.000 talentos
10,000 talents
pero de oro?
but of gold?
y cada uno de ellos
and each one of them
son 50 libras
It's 50 pounds.
de oro
of gold
eso sería
that would be
en algún lugar
somewhere
en el barrio
in the neighborhood
de 52 millones de dólares
of 52 million dollars
sería más o menos
it would be more or less
unos 52 millones de dólares
about 52 million dollars
si le debieras a alguien
if you owed someone
52 millones de dólares
52 million dollars
¿podrías pagarlo?
Could you pay for it?
déjame ver tus manos
let me see your hands
porque después quiero visitar con ti más tarde
because later I want to visit with you.
hazme una ofrenda
make me an offering
para mi ministerio
for my ministry
así que Jesús
so Jesus
hablaba de este siervo
I was talking about this servant.
trabajaba en el palacio
I worked in the palace.
de un rey muy rico
of a very rich king
y tal vez
and maybe
era responsable
was responsible
de sus finanzas
of your finances
pero desperdiciaba su dinero
but he was wasting his money
tal vez tenía un problema
maybe I had a problem
de juego
of game
o tenía un negocio
I had a business.
o tenía una adicción
I had an addiction.
a hacer compras
to do shopping
y cuando debía trabajar para el rey
and when I had to work for the king
estaba en el mall
I was at the mall.
haciendo compras
shopping
y a través de los años
and over the years
fue aumentando una deuda tremenda
a tremendous debt was accumulating
y se preocupaba
and was worried
que algún día el rey se daría cuenta
that one day the king would realize
que desperdiciaba su dinero
that wasted his money
y así fue
and thus it was
sucedió
it happened
el rey
the king
hizo una auditoría
he conducted an audit
encontraron que faltaba tanta plata
they found that so much money was missing
todos los dedos
all the fingers
apuntaban a este señor
they were pointing at this gentleman
lo trajeron frente al rey
They brought him in front of the king.
le mostraron los libros
They showed him the books.
le dijeron
they told him/her
has desperdiciado
you have wasted
10.000 talentos del dinero del rey
10,000 talents of the king's money
debes pagarlo y ahora
you must pay it and now
y se puso a llorar
and started to cry
y le dijo
and he said to him
no tengo el dinero
I don't have the money.
y el rey dijo
And the king said
vengan
come
agarren a su familia y a sus hijos
Grab your family and your children.
traiganlos
bring them
traigan todas sus posesiones
bring all your possessions
todo el dinero en su banco
all the money in your bank
vendan todas sus cosas
Sell all your things.
vendan a su familia como esclavos
sell your family as slaves
envíenlo a la prisión
Send him to prison.
donde él será torturado
where he will be tortured
por su deuda
for her debt
y el hombre se puso a llorar
and the man started to cry
él vio que se llevaban a su mujer
He saw them taking his wife away.
la iban a vender
they were going to sell her
a formar parte del harén
to become part of the harem
de otra persona
of another person
se vendían a sus hijos
they were selling their children
como esclavos
like slaves
decían
they said
papá, papá
dad, dad
le llevaban todas las cosas
they took all the things away from her
de su casa
from his house
todas sus posesiones preciosas
all his precious possessions
y el hombre le rogó al rey
and the man begged the king
por favor
please
ten misericordia de mí
have mercy on me
ten paciencia conmigo
have patience with me
te lo voy a pagar todo
I am going to pay you back for everything.
y la Biblia dice
and the Bible says
que el rey fue movido a compasión
that the king was moved to compassion
y él dijo
and he said
ok, te digo lo que voy a hacer
Okay, I'll tell you what I'm going to do.
te voy a perdonar tu deuda
I am going to forgive your debt.
wow
wow
es muy misericordioso
he is very merciful
el rey ni siquiera
the king doesn't even
desarrolló un programa de pago
developed a payment program
dice que le perdonó la deuda
he says he forgiven the debt
le dijo al contador
he told the accountant
que borrara la cuenta
that will delete the account
y lo perdonó por completo
and she forgave him completely
es lo que Dios hace con nosotros
It is what God does with us.
tú tienes una deuda
you have a debt
que no puedes pagar
that you cannot afford
el rey le dijo a la deuda
the king said to the debt
el rey dice yo lo pagaré
the king says I will pay for it
voy a sufrir esa pérdida
I am going to suffer that loss.
por tu mala conducta
for your bad behavior
en este momento tenemos un problema
At this moment we have a problem.
como es en Norteamérica
What is it like in North America?
hubo personas de inversiones
there were investment people
muy avaras
very stingy
en la industria
in the industry
de las casas
of the houses
y ellos se fueron a la casa
and they went home
donde había mucha gente pobre
where there were many poor people
y les vendieron casas
and they sold them houses
que no podían pagar
that they could not pay
luego cambiaron los registros
then they changed the records
y le vendieron
and they sold him
estas deudas a los bancos
these debts to the banks
y los bancos no percibieron
and the banks did not notice
que no lo iban a poder pagar
that they were not going to be able to pay it
así que estas personas
so these people
de bienes raíces
of real estate
se metieron todo el dinero
They took all the money.
en sus bolsas
in their bags
y se metieron todo el dinero
and they took all the money
en sus bolsas
in their bags
y salieron sonriendo
and they left smiling
con el tiempo
over time
los bancos se dieron cuenta
the banks realized
que los pobres
that the poor
no podrían pagar sus casas
they couldn't pay for their houses
y los bancos
and the banks
se les acabó la plata
They ran out of money.
pero las personas
but the people
de bienes raíces
of real estate
que son un ejército
what are an army
de ladrones
of thieves
siguen con su dinero
they continue with their money
ahora el gobierno
now the government
tiene que pagar
you have to pay
su mala conducta
her misbehavior
porque gastaron su dinero
because they spent their money
y ahora los contribuyentes
and now the taxpayers
tienen que pagar
they have to pay
y ustedes lo tienen que pagar
and you all have to pay for it
todo el mundo ahora
everyone now
lo tiene que pagar
You have to pay for it.
el rey dijo
the king said
yo voy a cubrir esa deuda
I am going to cover that debt.
y aquí es donde
and here is where
se hace sorprendente
it becomes surprising
la historia
the story
ese mismo siervo
that very servant
salió de la presencia
he left the presence
del rey
of the king
salió de la presencia
he went out from the presence
del rey
of the king
y en vez de salir
and instead of going out
brincando de felicidad
jumping with happiness
salió enojado
he left angry
bueno pues hay gente
Well, there are people.
que me debe a mí también
that owes me too
yo sé que el rey
I know that the king
me perdonó
he forgave me
pero yo no estaría
but I wouldn't be
en tantos problemas
in so many problems
hay gente que yo les
There are people that I...
presté dinero
I lent money.
y no me lo han pagado
and they haven't paid me for it
así que fue
so it was
encontró un amigo
he found a friend
que le pagó
that he/she paid him/her
que le debía
that I owed him/her
unos cuarenta y dos dólares
about forty-two dollars
y lo agarró
and he caught it
de la ropa
of the clothes
de la garganta
from the throat
y le dijo
and he said to him
¿dónde está mi dinero?
Where is my money?
y su amigo dijo
and his friend said
ten paciencia conmigo
have patience with me
te lo voy a pagar todo
I will pay you everything.
su amigo le dijo
his friend told him
exactamente lo mismo
exactly the same
que este siervo
that this servant
sin misericordia
without mercy
le habían dicho al rey
they had told the king
pero él no quiso
but he didn't want to
tener misericordia
to have mercy
y lo metió a prisión
and he put him in prison
para que fuera torturado
so that he/she would be tortured
por cuarenta y dos dólares
for forty-two dollars
¿quién tiene cuarenta y dos dólares?
Who has forty-two dollars?
come on
come on
algunos de los estudiantes
some of the students
no tienen nada
they have nothing
no te voy a pedir el dinero
I'm not going to ask you for the money.
no te preocupes
don't worry
pero si tienes unos
but if you have some
cuarenta y dos pesos
forty-two pesos
antes de la final de la semana
before the final of the week
¿cuántos de ustedes
how many of you
podrían obtenerlo?
Could you obtain it?
¿cuántos de ustedes
How many of you
podrían conseguirlo?
Could you get it?
oh come on
oh come on
you're not that poor
you're not that poor
no son tan pobres
they are not that poor
could you borrow it?
Could you borrow it?
¿cuarenta y dos dólares?
Forty-two dollars?
cuatrocientos pesos
four hundred pesos
your students are really poor here
Your students are really poor here.
son muy pobres los alumnos
The students are very poor.
si yo no tuviese ningún centavo
if I didn't have a cent
en la bolsa
in the bag
I'm pretty resourceful
Soy bastante ingenioso.
yo tengo varios recursos
I have several resources.
yo encontraría la manera
I would find a way.
de conseguir cuarenta y dos dólares
to get forty-two dollars
en veinticuatro horas
in twenty-four hours
come on
come on
you're smart
you're smart
you're at a university
you're at a university
ustedes son inteligentes
You are intelligent.
están en la carrera
They are in the race.
I'm a high school dropout
I'm a high school dropout.
yo salí de la escuela
I left school.
preparatoria
high school
this man
este hombre
would not forgive his brother
would not forgive his brother
este hombre no quiso
this man did not want
perdonar a su hermano
forgiving his brother
for forty-two dollars
for forty-two dollars
for cuarenta y dos dólares
for forty-two dollars
and you can pay back
y puedes devolver.
forty-two dollars
forty-two dollars
you can pay back
you can pay back
it's not insurmountable
it's not insurmountable
no es una cantidad
it is not an amount
que no se consiga
that it cannot be achieved
but if you want
pero si quieres
fifty-two million dollars
fifty-two million dollars
pero si quieres
but if you want
cincuenta y dos millones
fifty-two million
de dólares
of dollars
I can't help you
I can't help you.
yo no te puedo ayudar
I can't help you.
you know what this story
Do you know what this story is about?
illustrates
illustrates
es lo que ilustra
it is what illustrates
esta historia
this story
the king was willing
the king was willing
to forgive
to forgive
that man
ese hombre
el rey estuvo dispuesto
the king was willing
a perdonar a este hombre
to forgive this man
ten thousand talents
ten thousand talents
diez mil talentos
ten thousand talents
that represents
that represents
the distance
the distance
between the earth
between the earth
and the sun
and the sun
eso representa
that represents
la distancia
the distance
entre la tierra
between the earth
y el sol
and the sun
it's like ninety-three
es como noventa y tres
million miles
millón de millas
between the earth
between the earth
and the sun
and the sun
como noventa y tres
like ninety-three
millones de millas
millions of miles
entre la tierra
between the land
y el sol
and the sun
that's how much
eso es lo que vale
God is willing
Dios está dispuesto.
to forgive you and me
to forgive you and me
tanto así
so much so
está dispuesto Dios
God is willing.
de perdonarte a ti y a mí
to forgive you and me
that represents
that represents
your sins
tus pecados
against God
contra Dios
representa tu pecado
represent your sin
contra Dios
against God
ninety-three million miles
ninety-three million miles
noventa y tres millones
ninety-three million
de millas
of miles
then
then
the sins
the sins
between
between
that man
ese hombre
and his fellow servant
y su compañero servidor
that other dead
that other dead
y la otra deuda
and the other debt
los pecados
the sins
entre ese hombre
between that man
y su consiervo
and his fellow servant
that represents
that represents
un pulgada
one inch
one inch
one inch
una pulgada
one inch
pulgada
inch
representa una pulgada
represents an inch
and he would not
y él no lo haría
forgive his brother
forgive his brother
one inch
one inch
y no quiso
and he/she did not want to
perdonar a su hermano
to forgive his brother
una pulgada
one inch
God is willing
Dios está dispuesto.
to forgive us
to forgive us
the distance
the distance
between the earth
between the earth
and the sun
and the sun
Dios está dispuesto
God is willing.
a perdonar
to forgive
la distancia
the distance
de la tierra
from the earth
al sol
to the sun
and sometimes
y a veces
we're not willing
we're not willing
to forgive each other
perdonarse mutuamente
one inch
one inch
y a veces
and sometimes
que nosotros
that we
no nos queremos
we don't love each other
perdonar
to forgive
ni una pulgada
not an inch
now
now
listen to this story here
listen to this story here
escuchen esta historia
listen to this story
por favor
please
he said that
he said that
when the fellow servants
when the fellow servants
learned of this
learned of this
I mean
I mean
now let me see here
Ahora déjame ver aquí.
verse 31
verse 31
sorry
I'm sorry.
el versículo 31
the verse 31
viendo sus consiervos
seeing his fellow servants
lo que pasaba
what was happening
they were very grieved
They were very grieved.
se entristecieron mucho
they became very sad
these are the angels
these are the angels
son los ángeles
they are the angels
and they went and told
and they went and told
their master
su amo
all that had been done
todo lo que se había hecho
y fueron y refirieron
and they went and reported
a su señor
to his lord
todo lo que había pasado
everything that had happened
and the master
and the master
after he had called
después de que él había llamado
this wicked servant
este malvado siervo
entonces llamándole
so calling him
su señor
your lord
he said
He said.
you wicked servant
you wicked servant
le dijo
he told him/her
siervo malvado
wicked servant
I forgive
I forgive.
you all of that debt
you all of that debt
because you asked me
porque me lo pediste
toda aquella deuda
all that debt
te perdoné
I forgave you.
porque me rogaste
because you begged me
should not you have had
shouldn't you have had
mercy on your fellow servant
mercy on your fellow servant
just as I had pity on you
just as I had pity on you
no debías también
you shouldn't have either
tú tener misericordia
you have mercy
con tu consiervo
with your fellow servant
como yo tuve misericordia
as I had mercy
con de ti
with you
you know
you know
God freely forgives us
Dios nos perdona libremente.
because we ask him
porque le preguntamos
Dios nos perdona libremente
God forgives us freely.
porque se lo pedimos
because we asked for it
but if the truth is told
but if the truth is told
sin embargo
however
si hablamos de la verdad
if we talk about the truth
when someone hurts us
when someone hurts us
cuando alguien nos lastima
when someone hurts us
we're very selfish
we're very selfish
somos bastante egoístas
we are quite selfish
we're almost hoping
we're almost hoping
something bad
algo malo
will happen to them
will happen to them
hasta esperamos
until we wait
que algo malo
that something bad
le suceda a esa persona
happens to that person
in our mind
en nuestra mente
we imagine these
we imagine these
terrible things
terrible things
en nuestra mente
in our mind
nos imaginamos
we imagine
cosas terribles
terrible things
and if something bad
and if something bad
happens to them
happens to them
y si algo malo
and if something bad
le sucede
it happens to him/her
ah, we're happy inside
ah, estamos felices por dentro
ah, mira lo malo
Ah, look at the bad thing.
que le pasó
What happened to him/her?
we get vengeance
we get vengeance
tenemos venganza
we have revenge
it's like that
it's like that
years ago
years ago
es como ese hombre
it's like that man
hace muchos años
many years ago
before they discovered
antes de que descubrieran
the cure for rabies
the cure for rabies
antes de descubrir
before discovering
la cura para la rabia
the cure for rabies
you know what I mean?
Do you know what I mean?
you know if you get bit
you know if you get bitten
by a rabid dog
por un perro rabioso
si uno lo muerde
if one bites it
un perro rabioso
a rabid dog
in two or three days
in two or three days
you are affected
you are affected
by hydrophobia
by hydrophobia
en dos o tres días
in two or three days
serás afectado
you will be affected
por la hidrophobia
for the hydrophobia
and you are contagious
and you are contagious
y eres contagioso
and you are contagious
and one day
y un día
this man was bit
this man was bitten
by a rabid dog
por un perro rabioso
un día
one day
este hombre fue mordido
this man was bitten
por un perro con rabia
for a rabid dog
and the doctor said
and the doctor said
you've only got
you've only got
three days to live
tres días de vida
el doctor le dijo
the doctor told him/her
tienes solamente
you have only
tres días para vivir
three days to live
so the man took a paper
so the man took a paper
and he began to write
y comenzó a escribir
very quickly
very quickly
así que el hombre
so the man
agarró un papel
he grabbed a piece of paper
y empezó a escribir
and started to write
rápidamente
quickly
and the doctor said
and the doctor said
are you writing
Are you writing?
your will out?
¿Tu testamento está listo?
estás escribiendo
you are writing
tu testamento?
your will?
le preguntó el médico
the doctor asked him
he said no
he said no
I'm making a list
Estoy haciendo una lista.
of all the people
of all the people
I'm going to bite
I'm going to bite.
before I die
before I die
voy a estar haciendo
I will be doing
la lista de tantas personas
the list of so many people
que voy a morder
that I'm going to bite
antes de morir
before dying
and that's something
y eso es algo
how the devil is
how the devil is
y así es el diablo
and that is how the devil is
it says in Revelation
It says in Revelation.
chapter 12
chapter 12
lo dice Apocalipsis 12
It says in Revelation 12.
that the devil
that the devil
has come down
has come down
with great wrath
con gran ira
que el diablo
that the devil
ha bajado
has dropped
con gran maldad
with great wickedness
con gran ira
with great anger
because he knows
porque él sabe
his time is short
his time is short
porque sabe
because it knows
que se le acaba el tiempo
that time is running out for him/her
so he wants to take
so he wants to take
as many people
as many people
with him as he can
con él como puede
to the lake of fire
al lago de fuego
a tantas personas
to so many people
como pueda
as I can
al lago de fuego
to the lake of fire
God is asking us
Dios nos está pidiendo.
to forgive
to forgive
Dios nos pide
God asks us.
que perdonemos
that we forgive
you know there's only
you know there's only
one commentary
one commentary
that Jesus makes
that Jesus makes
on the Lord's prayer
sobre el Padre Nuestro
hay solamente un comentario
There is only one comment.
que hace Jesús
What is Jesus doing?
sobre la oración
about the prayer
del Padre Nuestro
of the Our Father
you know in the Lord's prayer
You know in the Lord's Prayer.
en el Padre Nuestro
in the Our Father
it says
it says
forgive us
forgive us
give us our debts
give us our debts
as we forgive
así como perdonamos
our debtors
our debtors
dice perdona
says forgive
nuestras faltas
our faults
como nosotros
like us
perdonamos
we forgive
aquellos que han
those who have
faltado contra nosotros
having wronged us
after Jesus
después de Jesús
teaches the Lord's prayer
teaches the Lord's Prayer
después de enseñar
after teaching
la oración
the sentence
he only makes
he only makes
one commentary
one commentary
hace solamente
only ago
un comentario
a comment
he says
he says
for if you do not
porque si no lo haces
forgive other men
forgive other men
their trespasses
their trespasses
porque si no
because if not
perdonáis a los demás
do you forgive others?
sus pecados
his sins
neither will your
Neither will yours.
Father in Heaven
Padre en el Cielo
forgive you
I forgive you.
your trespasses
your trespasses
tampoco vuestro Padre
nor your Father
que está en los cielos
who is in the heavens
de perdonar los tuyos
of forgiving yours
the forgiveness of God
the forgiveness of God
will not
no lo hará
grow
grow
el perdón de Dios
the forgiveness of God
no crecerá
it will not grow
in a heart
in a heart
where you will not
donde no lo harás
forgive others
forgive others
en un corazón
in a heart
que no está dispuesto
that is not willing
a perdonar a los demás
to forgive others
and it's not easy
y no es fácil
y no es fácil
and it's not easy
when someone hurts you
when someone hurts you
cuando alguien te lastima
when someone hurts you
to just forget about it
to just forget about it
simplemente perdonarlo
just forgive him
olvidarlo
forget it
I'll tell you a story
I will tell you a story.
les cuento una historia
I'll tell you a story.
I can't tell this story
I can't tell this story.
in North America
in North America
no puedo contar esta historia
I can't tell this story.
en North America
in North America
so don't you email this up there
so don't email this up there
así que no lo manden
so don't send it
por correo electrónico
by email
ok
ok
de acuerdo
agreed
promise
promise
me lo prometen
they promise me
we hired somebody
we hired somebody
to work with us
to work with us
at Amazing Facts
en Hechos Asombrosos
contratamos a alguien
we hired someone
a trabajar con nosotros
to work with us
and we wanted to help them
and we wanted to help them
learn their area of business
learn their area of business
queríamos ayudarle
we wanted to help you
a estas personas
to these people
a aprender
to learn
su área de negocio
your business area
so we spent a lot of money
so we spent a lot of money
training them
training them
entrenamos a las personas
we train people
gastamos mucho dinero
we spend a lot of money
para entrenarlos
to train them
we spent a lot of time
we spent a lot of time
and patience
y paciencia
while they learn
mientras aprenden
dedicamos bastante tiempo
we dedicate quite a bit of time
y paciencia
and patience
mientras aprendían
while they were learning
but they just weren't doing
pero simplemente no estaban haciendo
a very good job
a very good job
pero la persona no hacía
but the person didn't do
un buen trabajo
a good job
and everybody said
y todos dijeron
they were difficult to work with
They were difficult to work with.
y todo el mundo decía
and everyone said
que era una persona
that he was a person
muy difícil con la cual trabajar
very difficult to work with
but we were so patient with them
pero fuimos tan pacientes con ellos
pero fuimos tan pacientes
but we were so patient
paid them very well
les pagó muy bien
les pagamos bien
we pay them well
then we found out
then we found out
that while we were paying them
que mientras les estábamos pagando
luego nos dimos cuenta
then we realized
que mientras les pagábamos
that while we were paying them
they were working for someone else
they were working for someone else
ellos trabajaban
they were working
para otra persona
for another person
on the side
on the side
aparte
apart
actually somebody
actually somebody
they were telling our secrets
They were telling our secrets.
to somebody else
a alguien más
es más
furthermore
le contaban nuestros secretos
they told our secrets
a otra persona
to another person
and really betrayed us
y realmente nos traicionó
y realmente nos traicionaron
and they really betrayed us
so we told them
so we told them
we need to let you go
we need to let you go
así que les dijimos
so we told them
te tendremos que dejar
We will have to let you go.
que te vayas
that you leave
immediately this person
immediately this person
got an attorney
got an attorney
esta persona de inmediato
this person immediately
agarró un abogado
he hired a lawyer
and sued amazing facts
and sued amazing facts
y nos demandó
and sued us
and sued the church
y demandó a la iglesia
y demandó a la iglesia
and sued the church
and just said terrible things
y simplemente dijo cosas terribles
y dijo cosas terribles
and said terrible things
that were not true
that were not true
que no eran verdad
that they were not true
they said that
they said that
well I won't tell you
well I won't tell you
all that
todo eso
but it was very painful to me
but it was very painful for me
because we had been so good to them
porque habíamos sido tan buenos con ellos
we had been so kind to them
we had been so kind to them
and they went and spread terrible rumors
and they went and spread terrible rumors
and were circulating things
and were circulating things
y empezaron a hablar rumores
and rumors started to spread
y circulaban cosas
and things were circulating
and I wanted to tell
and I wanted to tell
what they were really doing
what they were really doing
yo realmente quería decir
I really wanted to say.
lo que estaban haciendo
what they were doing
but I made up my mind
pero tomé una decisión
pero de había decidido
but he had decided
I'm not going to say anything
I'm not going to say anything.
no voy a decir nada
I'm not going to say anything.
and whenever someone asked about them
y cada vez que alguien preguntaba por ellos
y cada vez que alguien hacía una pregunta
and every time someone asked a question
cerca de ellos
near them
I would try to be as nice
I would try to be as nice.
and kind as possible
y tan amable como sea posible
trataba de ser lo más bueno
I tried to be as good as possible.
y lo más bondadoso posible
and as kindly as possible
this legal nonsense
este sinsentido legal
went over for a year
fue durante un año
esta tontería legal
this legal nonsense
llevó más o menos un año
it took about a year
they kept changing attorneys
They kept changing attorneys.
ellos cambiaban de un abogado
they changed from one lawyer
because their attorneys said
porque sus abogados dijeron
they're so difficult to work with
son tan difíciles de trabajar con ellos
porque los abogados decían
because the lawyers said
estas personas son tan difíciles para trabajar
these people are so difficult to work with
no se puede
it can't be done
then one day I was traveling
then one day I was traveling
un día viajaba
One day I was traveling.
cross country
cross country
de un lugar a otro país
from one place to another country
and I was very tired
and I was very tired
muy cansado estaba
I was very tired.
because I fly a lot
porque vuelo mucho
siendo que vuelo mucho
since I fly a lot
they had given me a first class ticket
They had given me a first-class ticket.
me habían dado un boleto
They had given me a ticket.
un asiento en primera clase
a seat in first class
where they, you know, in American planes
donde ellos, ya sabes, en aviones americanos
they don't even feed you in second class
They don't even feed you in second class.
not a comida allá
not a meal there
en segunda clase ni siquiera te dan de comer
In second class, they don't even give you food.
and the seats are bigger
and the seats are bigger
you can lay back
you can lay back
y en primera clase sin embargo
and in first class however
los asientos son más grandes
The seats are bigger.
I can open up my laptop
I can open my laptop.
I can work
I can work
puedo abrir mi computadora y trabajar
I can open my computer and work.
when I stopped in one of these towns
when I stopped in one of these towns
al detener en uno de estos pueblos
when stopping in one of these towns
changing airplanes
cambiando de aviones
cambiando de un avión a otro
changing from one plane to another
there was mi enemigo
there was my enemy
ahí estaba mi enemigo
there was my enemy
they were waiting for a plane
They were waiting for a plane.
ellos también esperaban un avión
They were also waiting for a plane.
sitting right across from me
sitting right across from me
sentado frente a mí
sitting in front of me
going somewhere else
going somewhere else
iban a otra parte
they were going somewhere else
to sue somebody else
to sue someone else
I don't know where they were going
I don't know where they were going.
a demandar a otra persona
to sue another person
quién sabe lo que estaban haciendo
who knows what they were doing
and they looked very tired
and they looked very tired
se veían muy cansados
they looked very tired
and I heard them comment to somebody else
and I heard them comment to somebody else.
escuché que hicieron un comentario a otra persona
I heard that a comment was made to another person.
they were coming back from a funeral
They were coming back from a funeral.
regresaban de un funeral
they were returning from a funeral
overseas
overseas
de la ultramar, de otro país
from overseas, from another country
and that they had been traveling for many hours
and that they had been traveling for many hours
habían viajado durante muchas horas
they had traveled for many hours
I went to the restroom
I went to the restroom.
fui al baño
I went to the bathroom.
and the Holy Spirit told me something
and the Holy Spirit told me something
y el Espíritu Santo me habló y me dijo algo
And the Holy Spirit spoke to me and told me something.
he said, Doug
he said, Doug
give them your first class ticket
give them your first class ticket
dales tu asiento de primera clase
give them your first-class seat
you take their second class ticket
you take their second class ticket
tú agarra el de ellos
you grab theirs
el de segunda clase
the one in second class
I said, Lord, I can't hear you very well
I said, Lord, I can't hear you very well.
dije, Señor, no se oye
I said, Lord, it can't be heard.
you're breaking up on me
You're breaking up on me.
I'm losing you
Te estoy perdiendo.
se está rompiendo la comunicación
The communication is breaking down.
no se escucha
it can't be heard
and I heard it again
and I heard it again
y volví a escuchar
and I listened again
Doug, this is me
Doug, este soy yo.
Doug, soy yo
Doug, it's me.
what would Jesus do
What would Jesus do?
que haría Jesús
What would Jesus do?
I said, oh Lord, I'm tired
I said, oh Lord, I'm tired.
Señor, estoy cansado
Sir, I am tired.
it's my miles, my first class ticket
It's my miles, my first-class ticket.
son mis millas, es mi boleto
it’s my miles, it’s my ticket
Jesus said, do you really want to be a Christian?
Jesus dijo, ¿realmente quieres ser cristiano?
Jesucristo me dice, realmente quieres ser cristiano
Jesus Christ is telling me, do you really want to be a Christian?
you are to pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you
You are to pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you.
debes orar por aquellos que te usan y te persiguen en forma errónea
You must pray for those who use and persecute you wrongfully.
but, oh Lord, okay
but, oh Lord, okay
it was a struggle for me
it was a struggle for me
vieras que lucha pasé
You wouldn't believe the struggle I went through.
I walked back to the airplane waiting area
I walked back to the airplane waiting area.
just as they were boarding
justo cuando estaban abordando
regresé al lugar
I returned to the place.
justo cuando estaban a punto de abordar
just when they were about to board
I went up to this person who had been very unkind to us
I went up to this person who had been very unkind to us.
llegué con esta persona que se había portado muy mal con nosotros
I arrived with this person who had treated us very badly.
muy deshonesta la persona
very dishonest person
poco cristiana la persona
not very Christian the person
and I said, you know
y yo dije, ya sabes
yo le dije, ¿sabes?
I told him, you know?
I overheard that you're very tired
I overheard that you're very tired.
and you've traveled a lot of time
and you've traveled a lot of time
and you've traveled a long way
and you've traveled a long way
and they looked very stiff
and they looked very stiff
they didn't know what I was going to say
they didn't know what I was going to say
and I said, I want you to have my first class ticket
and I said, I want you to have my first class ticket
and they looked shocked
and they looked shocked
I said, we've already checked in
I said, we've already checked in.
so they're not checking names
so they're not checking names
the flight attendants don't know
the flight attendants don't know
who's sitting in what seat
¿Quién está sentado en qué asiento?
I said, I'll take your seat in the back of the plane
I said, I'll take your seat in the back of the plane.
yo agarro tu asiento en la parte de atrás del avión
I take your seat in the back of the plane.
you take my seat up in first class
You take my seat up in first class.
tú vete a primera clase
you go to first class
and they didn't know what to say
and they didn't know what to say
no sabían qué decir
they didn't know what to say
well, they said, well, thank you
well, they said, well, thank you
pues, gracias
well, thank you
it was very difficult for me
it was very difficult for me
fue muy difícil para mí, eh
It was very difficult for me, eh.
I didn't enjoy it
I didn't enjoy it.
no lo disfruté
I didn't enjoy it.
not at first
not at first
al principio, por lo menos
at least at the beginning
so I gave them my ticket
so I gave them my ticket
les di mi boleto
I gave them my ticket.
and I took their ticket
and I took their ticket
recibí su boleto
I received your ticket.
recibí el de ellos
I received theirs.
en la parte de atrás
in the back
al lado del baño
next to the bathroom
al ir hasta allá atrás
when going all the way back there
y al sentarme
and upon sitting down
allí estuvo alguno de mis miembros de iglesia
There was some of my church members.
en el mismo avión
on the same airplane
una pareja
a couple
y me vieron
and they saw me
y me dijeron, Pastor Doug
and they told me, Pastor Doug
¿qué haces?
What are you doing?
¿sabes quién más nos conocimos
Do you know who else we met?
en este avión?
in this plane?
¿sabes a quién más vimos aquí en el avión?
Do you know who else we saw here on the plane?
vimos a esta persona
we saw this person
ellos debieron haber estado aquí
They should have been here.
detrás de nosotros
behind us
¿qué haces tú aquí?
What are you doing here?
ellos conocían a esta persona
They knew this person.
y sabían que estaba demandando a la iglesia
and they knew that I was suing the church
pues, les di mi boleto de primera clase
Well, I gave them my first-class ticket.
ahora los miembros piensan que soy un santo
Now the members think I'm a saint.
pero lo que estoy llegando a
but what I'm getting to
quiero decir es
I mean it is
me dio la oportunidad
he gave me the opportunity
de testificar
to testify
en favor de Jesús
in favor of Jesus
aquí veo uno de mis miembros
Here I see one of my members.
Joe, si dices algo por esto
Joe, if you say something about this
estás en problemas
you are in trouble
¿verdad?
Right?
él no va a mencionar esto
He is not going to mention this.
ok
ok
él les puede decir la historia
He can tell them the story.
pero
but
el Espíritu Santo
the Holy Spirit
me dio una paz inmensa
it gave me immense peace
en el corazón
in the heart
y ¿sabes qué?
And you know what?
recibimos una llamada
we received a call
telefónica
telephone
esta persona dejó su demanda
this person dropped their lawsuit
el Espíritu Santo
the Holy Spirit
también trabajó con ellos
he also worked with them
la Biblia dice
the Bible says
que no puedes vencer al mal con el mal
that you can't defeat evil with evil
vences al mal con el bien
you overcome evil with good
debes orar
You must pray.
por aquellos que se abusan de ti
for those who take advantage of you
orar por aquellos que te tratan mal
pray for those who treat you badly
así como quieres que Dios te perdone
just as you want God to forgive you
también deberías estar dispuesto
you should also be willing
a perdonar a los demás
to forgive others
y el perdón de Dios
and the forgiveness of God
no puede morar en nuestros corazones
it cannot dwell in our hearts
cuando no estamos dispuestos
when we are not willing
a perdonar al prójimo
to forgive one's neighbor
creo que todavía tengo tiempo
I think I still have time.
para una historia más
for one more story
cuando era pastor
when I was a shepherd
de una iglesia pequeña
from a small church
en la montaña
in the mountain
llegó una familia nueva
A new family has arrived.
al pueblo
to the village
¿sabes?
Do you know?
puedo contarles todas estas historias
I can tell you all these stories.
porque no conocen a estas personas
because they do not know these people
y era un padre, una madre y dos hijas
And there was a father, a mother, and two daughters.
y él era un automóvil reparador
and he was a repairing car
era una persona que trabajaba
he was a person who worked
en carrocería de automóviles
in automobile bodywork
trataban de establecer su negocio
they were trying to establish their business
ahí en el pueblo
there in the village
y abrieron una nueva cuenta bancaria
and they opened a new bank account
pero la banca no les daría ningún crédito
but the bank would not give them any credit
porque eran nuevos en la ciudad
because they were new to the city
así que llegó el hombre conmigo
so the man came to me
me dice, pastor Doug
"he tells me, Pastor Doug"
queremos establecernos aquí en el pueblo
We want to settle here in the town.
pero tengo este cheque
but I have this check
que viene de la compañía de seguros
that comes from the insurance company
para pagar un automóvil
to pay for a car
que habíamos reparado
that we had repaired
el banco no me quiere cobrar
the bank doesn't want to charge me
porque nuestra cuenta es nueva
because our account is new
necesitamos que alguien firme
we need someone to sign
junto con nosotros en el cheque
together with us on the check
mire el cheque
Look at the check.
era un cheque
it was a check
parecía de verdad
it seemed real
y dije, bueno, lo firmaré
and I said, well, I'll sign it
yo tengo una cuenta aquí en el pueblo
I have an account here in the village.
eran buena familia
they were a good family
estaban en la iglesia todas las semanas
They were in church every week.
se sentaban aquí al frente
they would sit here in front
el hombre que pagaba el cheque
the man who paid the check
el hombre cantaba hermoso
the man sang beautifully
un par de semanas después
a couple of weeks later
recibí una anotación de mi banco
I received a notification from my bank.
habían sacado $1,500 de mi cuenta
$1,500 had been withdrawn from my account.
porque la compañía de seguros
because the insurance company
había cancelado el cheque
I had canceled the check.
y esta otra familia
and this other family
no tenía los fondos suficientes
I didn't have enough funds.
para cubrirlo
to cover it
no sé cómo te sentirías tú
I don't know how you would feel.
pero ese era el dinero
but that was the money
que íbamos a dar para vacaciones
what we were going to give for vacation
y de repente se fue
and suddenly he/she left
muchas personas en Norteamérica
many people in North America
fueron a sus bancos el mes pasado
they went to their banks last month
o este mes realmente
or this month really
y su dinero se fue
And his money is gone.
es una sensación horrible
It's a horrible feeling.
tu jubilación
your retirement
tus ahorros
your savings
no todo el dinero estaba asegurado
not all the money was insured
se fue
he/she left
y es una sensación muy horrible
and it is a very horrible feeling
así que fui al banco
So I went to the bank.
y dije, ¿qué pasa con mi dinero?
And I said, what happens to my money?
de repente tuve el don de lenguas
suddenly I had the gift of tongues
y puedo hablar en español
and I can speak in Spanish
cuando se habla de dinero
when it comes to money
todos lo comprendemos
we all understand it
y ellos dijeron, lo siento
and they said, I'm sorry
lo lamentamos
we regret it
usted firmó
you signed
tienes que hablar con la familia
You have to talk to the family.
así que fui con el hombre
So I went with the man.
y mira
and look
mi dinero se me fue
my money is gone
porque fui un coabal
because I was a coward
lo sé, pastor, lo lamento
I know, pastor, I'm sorry.
la compañía canceló el cheque
the company canceled the check
pero te vamos a pagar
but we are going to pay you
estamos trabajando con estos vehículos
We are working with these vehicles.
y te vamos a pagar
and we are going to pay you
bueno, esperé
Well, I waited.
y nada de dinero
and no money at all
no llegó nada de dinero
no money arrived
y es sumamente difícil
and it is extremely difficult
cuando eres pastor
when you are a pastor
y le estás predicando al pueblo
And you are preaching to the people.
que te deben dinero
that they owe you money
cambia un poquito la relación
change the relationship a little bit
cada vez que me veían
every time they saw me
pensaban, oh, todavía le debemos dinero
they thought, oh, we still owe him money
y cuando me vi
and when I saw myself
me dijeron, oh, todavía le debemos dinero
They told me, oh, we still owe him money.
y cuando yo hacía la apelación de las ofrendas
and when I was making the appeal for the offerings
ellos sentían que lo estaba viendo directamente a ellos
they felt that he was looking directly at them
tenían una conciencia de culpabilidad
they had a guilty conscience
cada vez se sentaban más atrás en la iglesia
They kept sitting further back in the church.
no cantaban con tan mismo esfuerzo
they did not sing with the same effort
porque cuando me debían
because when they owed me
eso lastimó nuestras relaciones
that hurt our relationships
bueno, cada vez que me veían
Well, every time they saw me
me visitaban a la iglesia
they used to visit me at church
y yo visitaba a este hermano
and I used to visit this brother
es una pequeña ciudad
It's a small town.
yo visitaba a todos los miembros
I used to visit all the members.
pero cada vez que me veía
but every time I saw him/her
y yo venía a visitar a la familia
and I was coming to visit the family
lo primero que le venía a la mente
the first thing that came to his mind
era el dinero
it was the money
la deuda
the debt
y le dije, hermano, no estoy aquí para hablar de la deuda
And I said to him, brother, I'm not here to talk about the debt.
solo me pregunto cómo lo estás haciendo
I just wonder how you're doing it.
le dije, pastor Doug, te vamos a pagar
I told you, Pastor Doug, we are going to pay you.
tenemos algunos problemas
we have some problems
hay gastos que no esperábamos
There are expenses that we did not expect.
estoy tratando de proveerle los alimentos a mis hijos
I am trying to provide food for my children.
pero te vamos a pagar
but we are going to pay you
varias semanas sucedió esto
this happened several weeks ago
y meses
and months
y cada vez se sentaban más atrás en la iglesia
and each time they sat further back in the church
un sábado noté
one Saturday I noticed
que no llegaron
that they did not arrive
hay veces que la gente viaja
There are times when people travel.
se sienten más atrás en la iglesia
They sit further back in the church.
se sienten enfermos
they feel sick
faltaron dos semanas
Two weeks were missing.
y no estuvieron
and they were not
y el Espíritu Santo me habló
and the Holy Spirit spoke to me
y Dios me dijo
and God said to me
ellos no se sienten cómodos
They do not feel comfortable.
debido a esta deuda
due to this debt
un día iba por la calle
One day I was walking down the street.
y me habló el Espíritu de Dios
And the Spirit of God spoke to me.
y Jesús dijo
and Jesus said
haz con los demás
do with others
como querrías que hagan
how would you like them to do it
hasta que los demás
until the others
como quisierais
as you would like
que hagan contigo
what they do to you
le dije, Señor, no te escucho
I said, Lord, I can't hear you.
¿qué dices?
What are you saying?
le dije, Doug
I told you, Doug.
perdónales esa deuda
forgive them that debt
le dije, Señor
I said, Sir.
eso es $1,500
that is $1,500
eso es nuestro dinero de vacaciones
That's our vacation money.
me lo deben
They owe it to me.
prometieron pagarlo
they promised to pay it
seré más paciente
I will be more patient.
y Dios me dijo, Doug
And God said to me, Doug.
¿hice yo un plan de pagos contigo?
Did I make a payment plan with you?
¿o te perdoné todo?
Or did I forgive you everything?
¿nos perdonan debido a nuestras obras?
Do they forgive us because of our deeds?
¿o nos perdonamos por la gracia?
Or do we forgive each other by grace?
le dije, oh Señor
I said, oh Lord.
así que fui a visitar a la familia
So I went to visit the family.
y llegué al taller del hombre
and I arrived at the man's workshop
le dije,
I told him/her,
hermano
brother
tan pronto como me dio
as soon as he/she gave me
estoy trabajando en este carro aquí
I am working on this car here.
y te voy a dar parte de la necesidad
And I'm going to give you part of the need.
tal vez no todo
maybe not everything
pero te voy a dar
but I am going to give you
olvídate, hermano
forget it, brother
esto no era fácil para mí decirle
this was not easy for me to tell you
y aun cuando lo dije
and even when I said it
no lo sentí
I didn't feel it.
¿no les dije que soy medio judío?
Didn't I tell you that I'm half Jewish?
mitad judío
half Jewish
no debiera decir eso de los judíos
One shouldn't say that about the Jews.
¿verdad?
Right?
pero le volví a decir
but I told him again
olvídalo
forget it
y la segunda vez
and the second time
comencé a creer
I started to believe.
y casi no podía creer
and I could hardly believe
lo que estaba diciendo
what I was saying
regalando mil quinientos dólares
giving away one thousand five hundred dollars
hermano, eres más importante
Brother, you are more important.
para mí que el dinero
for me that money
y él no me creyó
and he didn't believe me
no, no, te lo vamos a pagar
No, no, we are going to pay you.
olvídalo, hermano
Forget it, brother.
olvídalo
forget it
tú eres más importante
you are more important
quiero que estés en la iglesia
I want you to be in the church.
pensemos que nunca sucedió
let's think that it never happened
sigamos adelante con la vida
let's move forward with life
te quiero a ti
I love you.
quiero una relación
I want a relationship.
el dinero está destruyendo
money is destroying
la relación
the relationship
y empezó a relajarse
and began to relax
toda su expresión cambió
her entire expression changed
una vez que entendió
once he understood
lo que significaba
what it meant
la completa gracia y misericordia
the complete grace and mercy
en el momento que él comprendió
the moment he understood
lo que significaba
what it meant
la misericordia y la gracia
mercy and grace
que era gratis
that it was free
sintió que se le levantó
he felt it rising up
un peso de los hombros
a weight off the shoulders
regresó a la iglesia
he returned to the church
y su familia también
and his family too
hasta la fecha somos amigos
So far, we are friends.
veinte años después
twenty years later
y después de perdonarle
and after forgiving him/her
él estaba esperando
he was waiting
que yo chocara
that I would crash
porque me lo quería arreglar
because I wanted to fix it for myself
gratis
free
ahora quería darme un servicio
now he wanted to provide me a service
debido al amor
due to love
y no por causa de la deuda
and not because of the debt
la relación me había sanado
the relationship had healed me
y esta es una verdad
and this is a truth
sumamente importante
extremely important
espero que lo entiendan bien
I hope you understand it well.
puedes venir ahora
Can you come now?
pidiéndole perdón a Dios
asking God for forgiveness
y si tú oras
and if you pray
en forma sincera
in a sincere manner
y dices
and you say
Señor, por favor
Sir, please.
ten misericordia de mí
have mercy on me
Dios te perdonará
God will forgive you.
por completo
completely
Él no establece
He does not establish.
un plan de pagos
a payment plan
donde tienes que ganar
where you have to win
el perdón
the forgiveness
cuando has entendido
when you have understood
cuánto te ha perdonado
how much has he/she forgiven you
y la carga que quita
and the burden that it lifts
de tus hombros
from your shoulders
saldrás de la presencia
you will leave the presence
del Rey
of the King
y querrás perdonar a todos
and you will want to forgive everyone
y que el Señor
and that the Lord
te haga perdonar
make you forgive
a todo el mundo
to everyone
tendrás una canción
you will have a song
en tu corazón
in your heart
cuando te alejas de la cruz
when you move away from the cross
y has visto
and have you seen
cuánto es que ha sufrido
how much you have suffered
Jesús por ti
Jesus for you
las ofensas
the offenses
que tenemos
what we have
los unos con los otros
the ones with the others
parecieran demasiado pequeñas
they seemed too small
Dios está dispuesto
God is willing.
a perdonarte
to forgive you
52 millones de dólares
52 million dollars
y no te va a dar
and it won't give you
todos han sido lastimados
Everyone has been hurt.
algunos en forma profunda
some in a deep way
podría ser un miembro
could be a member
de la familia
of the family
generalmente son aquellos
they are generally those
que están más cerca a nosotros
that are closer to us
aún en la Biblia
even in the Bible
José fue vendido
Joseph was sold.
por sus hermanos
for his brothers
Cain mató a su propio hermano
Cain killed his own brother.
David fue matado
David was killed.
por su propia hermana
by her own sister
David fue mofado
David was mocked.
por su propia mujer
by his own wife
en ocasión son aquellos
on occasion those are
que están más cerca a nosotros
that are closer to us
que no las vi
that I didn't see them
Jesús fue traicionado
Jesus was betrayed.
por su amigo
for his friend
y eso duele de verdad
and that really hurts
pero Dios te pide
but God asks you
que perdones
that you forgive
y que lo sueltes
and let it go
no lo puedes hacer
you can't do it
sin su ayuda
without your help
pero con su gracia
but with her grace
todas las cosas son posibles
All things are possible.
y tienes que elegir
and you have to choose
perdonarlos
forgive them
incluso si no te sientes
even if you don't feel
muy perdonador
very forgiving
hay una famosa dama
There is a famous lady.
en Norteamérica
in North America
llamada Clara Barton
call Clara Barton
era una enfermera cristiana
She was a Christian nurse.
ayudó a establecer
helped to establish
la Cruz Roja
the Red Cross
y una vez
and once
alguien se le acercó
someone approached him/her
y comenzaron a hablar
and they began to talk
de lo que alguien había dicho
of what someone had said
y hecho para les dañar
and made to harm them
a ellos
to them
y empezó a hablar
and he/she started to speak
acerca de lo que alguien
about what someone
había dicho
had said
y había hablado
and had spoken
para lastimarles
to hurt them
Clara no tuvo una reacción
Clara did not have a reaction.
y le dijo
and he said to him
Clara, ¿no te acuerdas
Clara, don't you remember?
lo que te hicieron?
What did they do to you?
y ella dijo
and she said
no
no
ella dijo
she said
claramente recuerdo
I clearly remember.
haberme olvidado del asunto
having forgotten about the matter
había decidido
I had decided
olvidarse de la situación
forget about the situation
posiblemente no se olviden
they possibly won't forget
totalmente
totally
de la situación
of the situation
pero puedes decidir
but you can decide
de no humillar en su cabello
do not humiliate in your hair
es como Martin Luther
it's like Martin Luther
solía decir
used to say
no puede evitar
cannot avoid
que los pájaros
that the birds
vuelan por tu cabeza
they fly through your head
pero puedes evitar
but you can avoid
que hagan un nido
to make a nest
en tu cabello
in your hair
o en el mío
or in mine
porque él no tiene
because he doesn't have
el nido en tu cabello
the nest in your hair
porque él no tiene
because he doesn't have
el nido en tu cabello
the nest in your hair
pero puedes evitar
but you can avoid
que hagan un nido
that they build a nest
Así que no tienes que decidir
So you don't have to decide.
estar pensando en estas cosas.
to be thinking about these things.
Dios nos invita a olvidarlo.
God invites us to forget him.
Algunos tenemos monumentos
Some of us have monuments.
de cosas que nos han hecho para lastimarnos.
of things that have been done to hurt us.
Y seguimos refrescando nuestras memorias.
And we continue to refresh our memories.
Suéltenlo.
Let him go.
Durante la guerra civil en Norteamérica
During the Civil War in North America
era una guerra muy cruel
it was a very cruel war
entre el norte y el sur.
between the north and the south.
Y cuando el norte llegó al sur
And when the north reached the south.
hubo mucha destrucción.
There was a lot of destruction.
Esta una dama
This is a lady.
hablaba con un general del sur.
I was talking with a general from the south.
Después que perdieron la guerra
After they lost the war.
que se rindieron.
that they gave up.
Y en su plantación había un hermoso árbol.
And in his plantation, there was a beautiful tree.
Es un gran árbol simétrico,
It is a great symmetrical tree,
muy simétrico.
very symmetrical.
Arriba de una colina.
On top of a hill.
Y señaló al árbol.
And he/she pointed to the tree.
Y todas las ramas habían sido rotas por los cañones.
And all the branches had been broken by the cannons.
Y se habían quemado.
And they had burned.
Y le dijo al general
And he said to the general
Mira lo que hicieron los soldados del norte
Look at what the northern soldiers did.
a nuestro árbol.
to our tree.
Los odio.
I hate them.
Y el general le dijo
And the general said to him.
Madama
Madam
cortalo
cut it
y olvídalo.
and forget it.
A veces necesitamos solo cortarlo
Sometimes we just need to cut it.
y olvidarlo.
and forget it.
Ahora, no sé lo que significa esto en tu vida.
Now, I don’t know what this means in your life.
Pero yo estoy dispuesto a decir
But I am willing to say
que todo el mundo aquí ha sido lastimado.
that everyone here has been hurt.
Dios nos pide que perdonemos.
God asks us to forgive.
Quiero leer esto.
I want to read this.
Quiero leer el final de la historia aquí.
I want to read the ending of the story here.
Y luego vamos a orar.
And then we are going to pray.
Tras que el rey
After the king
tenía a este siervo malvado
I had this wicked servant.
llevándolo a él.
taking him.
En el verso treinta y dos.
In verse thirty-two.
Entonces llamándole a su señor
Then calling his lord
el maestro cuando le llamó al siervo malvado
the master when he called the wicked servant
le dijo
he told him/her
siervo malvado
wicked servant
le dijo
he told him/her
te perdoné toda esa deuda
I forgave you all that debt.
porque me lo pidiste.
because you asked me to.
Te perdoné porque me lo rogaste.
I forgave you because you begged me to.
¿Cómo encontramos el perdón de Dios?
How do we find God's forgiveness?
Se lo pedimos.
We ask for it.
Pidiéndoselo.
Asking for it.
No debías tú también
You weren't supposed to either.
tener misericordia
to have mercy
por tu consuelo
for your comfort
como yo tu misericordia de ti.
like I your mercy of you.
¿Cómo Dios quiere que perdonemos a otros?
How does God want us to forgive others?
Gratis.
Free.
Tan libremente como lo hizo Jesús.
As freely as Jesus did.
El maestro estaba enojado
The teacher was angry.
y le entregó a los verdugos
and delivered him to the executioners
hasta que pagase todo lo que le debía.
until he paid everything he owed.
¿Cómo te gustaría ir a una prisión
How would you like to go to a prison?
y ser torturado por tus pecados?
and being tortured for your sins?
y ser torturado por tus pecados.
and being tortured for your sins.
Mira, en los tiempos de la Biblia
Look, in biblical times
si no podías pagar tus deudas
if you couldn't pay your debts
no había un procedimiento legal
there was no legal procedure
donde pudieras firmar una bancrupcia
where you could sign a bankruptcy
y salir de ahí.
and leave from there.
Tenían un cuadro en la pared
They had a painting on the wall.
y había guardias
and there were guards
su trabajo era torturarte
his job was to torture you
y serías torturado de acuerdo con lo que debías.
and you would be tortured according to what you deserved.
No sé qué aspecto tenía
I don't know what it looked like.
Tal vez seis horas en el saco por 5 dólares
Maybe six hours in the bag for 5 dollars.
de ir con pasas en sus moldes
to go with raisins in their molds
y que alguien te esté jalando
and that someone is pulling you
las extremidades
the extremities
quitándote la secadora de pelo
taking off the hair dryer
y las demás cosas para el cabello
and the other things for the hair
no sé si me están escuchando
I don't know if they are listening to me.
pero te imaginas
but can you imagine
¿qué si debieras
What if you should?
diez mil talentos
ten thousand talents
y se torturaran
and they will be tortured
por diez mil talentos
for ten thousand talents
¿será que los pecados
Will the sins be?
van a sufrir por sus pecados?
Are they going to suffer for their sins?
cada quien va a recibir
everyone will receive
la recompensa que merece
the reward that he/she deserves
yo no quiero pagar por mis pecados
I don't want to pay for my sins.
tampoco por los tuyos
neither by yours
Jesucristo ya pagó
Jesus Christ already paid.
dice te voy a perdonar
He says I'm going to forgive you.
libremente
freely
pero si no aceptas mi perdón
but if you don't accept my forgiveness
entonces te vas a
so you are going to
pagar por tus propias culpas
pay for your own faults
este hombre fue a la prisión
this man went to prison
para ser castigado por sus pecados
to be punished for his sins
y luego Jesús dice
and then Jesus says
así también mi Padre
so also my Father
se lo hará a cada uno de ustedes
It will be done to each one of you.
cada hombre no perdona
each man does not forgive
a su hermano sus deudas
his debts to his brother
antes de terminar esta historia
before finishing this story
no olvides este punto
Don't forget this point.
Dios no te está diciendo
God is not telling you.
no te voy a perdonar
I'm not going to forgive you.
si primero no te perdonan
if they don't forgive you first
a uno a otro
to one another
en la historia
in history
¿quién perdonó primero?
Who forgave first?
primero el rey
first the king
libremente
freely
Dios dice ven a mí
God says come to me.
te voy a perdonar libremente
I am going to forgive you freely.
Dios dice ven a mí
God says come to me.
y te voy a dar gracia
and I will thank you
y te voy a dar mi espíritu
and I will give you my spirit
para que te perdonen unos a otros
so that you forgive one another
no depende que hayas perdonado
it doesn't depend on whether you have forgiven
en primer lugar a los demás
first of all to others
Dios te perdona primero
God forgives you first.
pero después de que Dios te perdone
but after God forgives you
y después de su perdón
and after his forgiveness
si tú no quieres seguir pasando
if you don't want to keep going
su perdón a los demás
your forgiveness to others
la pierdes
you lose it
no puedes mantener
you can't maintain
la perdón de Cristo
the forgiveness of Christ
en tus corazones
in your hearts
si no estás dispuesto a compartirlo
if you are not willing to share it
no puedes quedarte con el Evangelio
You cannot keep the Gospel to yourself.
si no estás dispuesto a compartirlo
if you are not willing to share it
en la vida cristiana
in the Christian life
todo lo que quieres quedar
everything you want to stay
tienes que regalar
you have to give away
en realidad tienes que dar tu vida
In reality, you have to give your life.
a Jesús
to Jesus
entonces puedes quedarte con ella
Then you can stay with her.
ese es el secreto
that is the secret
de la felicidad
of happiness
una última historia
one last story
todos han escuchado hablar
everyone has heard about
de Leonardo da Vinci
by Leonardo da Vinci
el genio
the genius
el artista genio
the genius artist
él pintó una muy famosa
he painted a very famous one
foto que todos han visto
photo that everyone has seen
de la última cena
of the Last Supper
estamos teniendo
we are having
un hermoso servicio de comunión
a beautiful communion service
aquí este fin de semana
here this weekend
en esta famosa foto
in this famous photo
Jesús está sentado en el cuadro
Jesus is sitting in the painting.
en este cuadro
in this picture
Jesús está sentado en el cuadro
Jesus is sitting in the picture.
Jesús está aquí sentado en la mesa
Jesus is sitting here at the table.
es una mesa larga
It is a long table.
y todos los doce discípulos
and all twelve disciples
están alrededor de él
they are around him
es una obra maestra
it's a masterpiece
Leonardo lo pintó
Leonardo painted it.
en un fresco
in a fresco
en una pared
on a wall
y utilizó
and used
diferentes modelos
different models
para cada uno de los apóstoles
for each of the apostles
mientras Leonardo
while Leonardo
estaba pintando esta pintura
I was painting this painting.
mientras Leonardo
while Leonardo
hacía pintar este cuadro
I had this painting made.
él tuvo un gran argumento
he had a great argument
en una lucha
in a fight
con otro artista
with another artist
se puso a alegar
he started to argue
y se peleó con otro artista
and fought with another artist
él era muy amable
He was very kind.
su nombre era Michelangelo
his name was Michelangelo
¿alguien ha escuchado de él?
Has anyone heard of him?
¿han oído de él?
Have you heard of him?
eran contemporáneos
they were contemporaries
y Leonardo estaba tan enojado
and Leonardo was so angry
de las cosas terribles
of terrible things
que ha dicho Michelangelo
What has Michelangelo said?
sobre él
about him
que eran arquitectos
that they were architects
los dos eran arquitectos
they were both architects
y creo que Michelangelo
and I believe that Michelangelo
dijo que la arquitectura de Leonardo
he said that Leonardo's architecture
no era segura
she was not sure
no era sólida
it was not solid
y tenían
and they had
este muy público
this very public
pedazo de escudo
piece of shield
todo el mundo
everyone
sabía lo que pasó
I knew what happened.
así que cuando llegó el momento
so when the time came
para que Leonardo
for Leonardo
pintara el rostro de Judas
he will paint the face of Judas
el Evangelio dice
the Gospel says
que el apóstol John
that the apostle John
estaba a la derecha de Jesús
he was to the right of Jesus
y Judas estaba a la izquierda
and Judas was on the left
y Leonardo pintó en forma muy habilidosa
and Leonardo painted in a very skillful way
el rostro de Michelangelo
the face of Michelangelo
como Judas
like Judas
y todo el mundo que lo vio funcionar
and everyone who saw it work
dijo
he/she said
oh, era un gran escándalo
oh, it was a big scandal
y él se sintió muy bien
and he felt very good
venganza
revenge
pero esperaba hasta el último
but I waited until the last moment
para pintar el rostro de Jesús
to paint the face of Jesus
pero esperó hasta el final
but waited until the end
para pintar el rostro de Jesús
to paint the face of Jesus
empezó a buscar un modelo
she started looking for a model
que tuviera ese rostro de amor
that had that face of love
y de bondad
and of kindness
y misericordia
and mercy
y buscaba diferentes modelos
and I was looking for different models
y pintó el rostro de Jesús
and painted the face of Jesus
pero no estaba bien
but it wasn't right
y lo cambió
and he changed it
y lo volvió a hacer
and he did it again
y lo cambiaba
and I changed it
y encontró otro modelo
and found another model
y luchó con esto por semanas
and struggled with this for weeks
y luchó durante semanas por esto
and fought for this for weeks
una noche oró
one night he/she prayed
y dijo
and he said
Señor
Mister
ayúdame a ver tu rostro
help me see your face
y el Espíritu de Dios le habló
And the Spirit of God spoke to him.
nunca verás el rostro de Jesús
you will never see the face of Jesus
hasta que cambies el rostro de Judas
until you change the face of Judas
se dio cuenta
he/she realized
que no estaba siendo como Jesús
that he was not being like Jesus
necesitaba perdonar a Michelangelo
I needed to forgive Michelangelo.
así que salió y arrastró
so he went out and dragged
el rostro de Michelangelo
the face of Michelangelo
pintó el rostro de Michelangelo
he painted Michelangelo's face
puso a otro extraño como Judas
he put another stranger like Judas
y entonces comenzó a ver el rostro de Jesús
and then he began to see the face of Jesus
ese rostro de misericordia
that face of mercy
y amor
and love
que ha sido inmortalizado
that has been immortalized
en el cuadro famoso
in the famous painting
algunos de nosotros no podemos ver el rostro de Jesús
some of us cannot see the face of Jesus
pero hay algunos que lo podemos ver
but there are some that we can see
porque estamos nutriendo
because we are nurturing
la amargura en nuestros corazones
the bitterness in our hearts
yo sé que has sido lastimado
I know you have been hurt.
algunos podrían pensar
some might think
pero pasó
but it happened
si tan solo supieran lo que me hicieron
If only they knew what they did to me.
Dios lo sabe
God knows it.
cortalo
cut it
deja que se caiga
let it fall
por la gracia de Dios
by the grace of God
Él puede cambiar tu corazón
He can change your heart.
con Dios todas las cosas son posibles
With God, all things are possible.
tu Padre Celestial te va a perdonar
Your Heavenly Father will forgive you.
incluso si perdonas a los demás
even if you forgive others
hoy tendrás una oportunidad
Today you will have an opportunity.
de practicar esto
of practicing this
observa
observe
Jesús te va a dar una oportunidad
Jesus is going to give you a chance.
de pasar su perdón
to extend your forgiveness
de poder entregar su misericordia
to be able to deliver his mercy
tal vez por pequeñas cosas
maybe for small things
tal vez por grandes cosas
maybe for great things
así que quiero terminar con una oración
So I want to end with a prayer.
¿cuántos de ustedes quisieran pedir hoy
How many of you would like to order today?
que Dios te dé el don de su Espíritu
May God grant you the gift of His Spirit.
con dos propósitos
with two purposes
de perdonar los pecados
of forgiving sins
y ayudarte a perdonar al prójimo
and help you forgive your neighbor
¿esa es tu oración?
Is that your sentence?
vamos a ponernos en pie
Let's stand up.
y pedírselo a Dios
and asking God for it
¿es esa tu oración?
Is that your prayer?
a nuestro Padre misericordioso del cielo
to our merciful Father in heaven
cuando miramos a la cruz
when we look at the cross
y vemos a Jesús sufriendo por nosotros
and we see Jesus suffering for us
y vemos los sufrimientos de Jesús
and we see the sufferings of Jesus
en nuestro favor
in our favor
nos damos cuenta
we realize
que nuestros pecados
that our sins
son más pesados
they are heavier
que diez mil talentos
that ten thousand talents
Él sufrió tanto por cada uno de nosotros
He suffered so much for each one of us.
entonces nos damos cuenta
then we realize
luego nos acordamos
then we remember
que las ofensas de los demás hacia nosotros
that the offenses of others towards us
son minúsculos
they are tiny
por comparación
by comparison
te rogamos Padre
we beg you, Father
que nos ayudes a reconocerlo
to help us recognize it
y debido a nuestro amor y aprecio por Jesús
and due to our love and appreciation for Jesus
ayúdanos a pasar ese perdón
help us to grant that forgiveness
ayúdanos a tener la bondad y la humildad de Cristo
help us to have the kindness and humility of Christ
ayúdanos a tener la bondad y la humildad de Jesús
help us to have the kindness and humility of Jesus
perdónanos por ofendernos con tanta facilidad
forgive us for being offended so easily
te ruego que seamos crucificados
I beg you that we be crucified.
juntamente con Jesucristo
together with Jesus Christ
y que podamos morir
and that we may die
a nuestro egoísmo
to our selfishness
danos tu felicidad y tu gracia
give us your happiness and your grace
al salir de este lugar
upon leaving this place
te ruego que tu Espíritu nos acompañe
I pray that your Spirit accompanies us.
ayúdanos a recordar
help us remember
que nos miras a todos donde nos vamos
that you look at us all wherever we go
ayúdanos a recordar
help us to remember
que tus ángeles están sobre este plantel
that your angels are over this team
y que vamos a vivir a tu vista
and that we are going to live in your sight
ayúdanos a vivir por encima de la multitud
help us live above the crowd
a través de este día
throughout this day
y siempre
and always
lo pedimos en Cristo Jesús
We ask for it in Christ Jesus.
Amén
Amen
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