Mateo 24
Traducción en lenguaje actual
El templo será destruido
24 Cuando Jesús salió del templo, sus discípulos se le acercaron para mostrarle los edificios del templo. 2 Entonces él les dijo: «¿Ven ustedes todos estos edificios? Les aseguro que todos ellos serán destruidos. ¡Ni una sola pared quedará en pie!»
Prepárense para el fin
3 Después, Jesús y sus discípulos se fueron al Monte de los Olivos. Jesús se sentó[a] y, cuando ya estaban solos, los discípulos le preguntaron:
—¿Cuándo será destruido el templo? ¿Cómo sabremos que tú vendrás otra vez, y que ha llegado el fin del mundo? ¿Cuáles serán las señales?
4 Jesús les respondió:
—¡Cuidado! No se dejen engañar. 5 Muchos vendrán, y se harán pasar por mí, y le dirán a la gente: “Yo soy el Mesías”. Usarán mi nombre y lograrán engañar a muchos.
6 »Ustedes oirán que en algunos países habrá guerras, y que otros países están a punto de pelearse. Pero no se asusten; esas cosas pasarán, pero todavía no será el fin del mundo. 7 Porque los países pelearán unos contra otros, la gente no tendrá qué comer, y en muchos lugares habrá terremotos. 8 Eso es sólo el principio de todo lo que el mundo sufrirá.
9 »Ustedes serán llevados presos, y entregados a las autoridades para que los maltraten y los maten. Todo el mundo los odiará por ser mis discípulos. 10 Muchos de mis seguidores dejarán de creer en mí; uno traicionará al otro y sentirá odio por él. 11 Llegarán muchos falsos profetas y engañarán a muchas personas. 12 La gente será tan mala que la mayoría dejará de amarse. 13 Pero yo salvaré a todos mis seguidores que confíen en mí hasta el final. 14 El fin del mundo llegará cuando las buenas noticias del reino de Dios sean anunciadas en toda la tierra, y todo el mundo las haya escuchado.
Una señal para huir
15 Jesús siguió hablando con sus discípulos acerca del fin del mundo, y les dijo:
—El que lea esto debe tratar de entender lo que dijo el profeta Daniel. Él anunció que algún día se presentaría una ofrenda asquerosa en el templo.
»Cuando vean que en el Lugar Santo pasa lo que anunció Daniel, entonces huyan. 16 Los que estén en la región de Judea que corran hacia las montañas; 17 el que esté en la azotea de su casa que no baje a sacar nada; 18 y el que esté en el campo que no vaya a su casa a buscar ropa. 19 ¡Que mal les va a ir a las mujeres que en ese momento estén embarazadas, y a las que tengan hijos recién nacidos! 20 Oren a Dios y pídanle que esto no suceda en tiempo de invierno, o en un día de descanso, 21 porque ese día la gente sufrirá muchísimo. Nunca, desde que Dios creó el mundo hasta ahora, la gente ha sufrido tanto como sufrirá ese día; y jamás volverá a sufrir así. 22 Dios ama a quienes él ha elegido, y por eso el tiempo de sufrimiento no será muy largo. Si no fuera así, todos morirían.
23 »Si en esos días alguien les dice: “Miren, aquí está el Mesías”, o “allí está el Mesías”, no le crean. 24 Porque vendrán falsos profetas y falsos mesías, y harán cosas tan maravillosas que engañarán a la gente. Si pueden, también engañarán a los que Dios ha llamado a seguirlo. 25 Ya antes les había dicho a ustedes 26 que si otros vienen y les anuncian: “¡El Mesías está en el desierto!”, no vayan. Y si les dicen: “¡El Mesías está escondido allí!”, no lo crean. 27 Cuando yo, el Hijo del hombre, venga, no me esconderé. Todos me verán, pues mi venida será como un relámpago que ilumina todo el cielo. 28 Todo el mundo sabe que donde se juntan los buitres,[b] allí hay un cadáver. Así será cuando yo venga: todos lo sabrán.
El regreso del Hijo del hombre
29 Jesús continuó diciendo:
—Cuando pase ese tiempo de sufrimiento:
“El sol se pondrá oscuro,
y la luna dejará de brillar.
Las estrellas caerán,
y temblarán los poderes
que están en el cielo.”
30 »Entonces todos verán en el cielo una señal, la cual indicará que yo, el Hijo del hombre, vengo de nuevo. Y cuando me vean venir entre las nubes del cielo, con mucho poder y gloria, todos los países del mundo temblarán de miedo. 31 Y enviaré por todo el mundo a mis ángeles con una gran trompeta, para que reúnan a mis seguidores.
La lección de la higuera
32 »Aprendan la enseñanza que da la higuera. Cuando a este árbol le salen ramas tiernas y hojas nuevas, ustedes saben que ya se acerca el verano. 33 Del mismo modo, cuando vean que todo está pasando como les he dicho, sabrán que pronto vendré de nuevo. 34 Les aseguro que todo esto pasará antes de que mueran algunos de los que ahora están vivos. 35 El cielo y la tierra dejarán de existir, pero mis palabras permanecerán para siempre.
36 »Nadie sabe el día ni la hora en que yo vendré; no lo saben ni siquiera los ángeles del cielo. Es más, tampoco yo lo sé. Sólo Dios, mi Padre, lo sabe.
37 »Cuando yo, el Hijo del hombre, venga otra vez, la gente estará viviendo como en la época de Noé. 38 En ese tiempo la gente seguía comiendo, bebiendo y casándose, hasta el momento mismo en que Noé entró en la casa flotante; y luego vino la inundación. 39 La gente no sabía lo que pasaba, hasta el momento en que llegó el diluvio y todos se ahogaron. Algo así pasará cuando yo, el Hijo del hombre, venga otra vez. 40 Si en ese momento hay dos hombres trabajando en el campo, me llevaré a uno y dejaré al otro. 41 Si dos mujeres están moliendo granos, me llevaré a una y dejaré a la otra. 42 Por eso, estén siempre alerta, pues ustedes no saben el día en que yo, su Señor, vendré otra vez. 43 Les aseguro que si el dueño de una casa supiera a qué hora va a llegar el ladrón, vigilaría la casa y no permitiría que el ladrón entrara. 44 Del mismo modo, ustedes deben estar atentos y preparados, porque yo, el Hijo del hombre, llegaré cuando menos lo esperen.
Los sirvientes
45 »¿Quién es el sirviente responsable y atento? Es aquel a quien el amo deja a cargo de toda su familia, para darles de comer a su debido tiempo. 46 ¡Qué feliz es el sirviente si su dueño lo encuentra cumpliendo sus órdenes! 47 Les aseguro que el dueño lo pondrá a administrar todas sus posesiones. 48 Pero supongamos que un sirviente malo piensa: “Mi amo salió de viaje y tardará mucho en volver”, 49 y comienza a golpear a sus compañeros, y a comer y beber con borrachos. 50 Cuando vuelva su amo, en el día y la hora en que el sirviente menos lo espere, 51 lo castigará como se castiga a todos los que engañan a sus amos. Entonces llorará y le rechinarán de terror los dientes.
Footnotes
- Mateo 24:3 Se sentó: Véase nota en Mateo 5.1.
- Mateo 24:28 Buitres: Aves rapaces que se alimentan principalmente de animales muertos. En los países de habla castellana se los conoce con diferentes nombres: aura, zopilote, gallinazo, jote, nopo, etc.
Matthew 24
New International Version
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times(A)
24 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. 2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another;(B) every one will be thrown down.”
3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives,(C) the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming(D) and of the end of the age?”(E)
4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.(F) 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.(G) 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.(H) There will be famines(I) and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted(J) and put to death,(K) and you will be hated by all nations because of me.(L) 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets(M) will appear and deceive many people.(N) 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(O) 14 And this gospel of the kingdom(P) will be preached in the whole world(Q) as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
15 “So when you see standing in the holy place(R) ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a](S) spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop(T) go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!(U) 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.(V)
22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect(W) those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.(X) 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders(Y) to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.
26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning(Z) that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming(AA) of the Son of Man.(AB) 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.(AC)
29 “Immediately after the distress of those days
“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[b](AD)
30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[c] will mourn(AE) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(AF) with power and great glory.[d] 31 And he will send his angels(AG) with a loud trumpet call,(AH) and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[e] is near, right at the door.(AI) 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(AJ) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(AK)
The Day and Hour Unknown(AL)(AM)
36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[f] but only the Father.(AN) 37 As it was in the days of Noah,(AO) so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,(AP) up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.(AQ) 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.(AR) 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.(AS)
42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(AT) 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(AU) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready,(AV) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,(AW) whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.(AX) 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.(AY) 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.(AZ) 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(BA)
Footnotes
- Matthew 24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
- Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
- Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
- Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.
- Matthew 24:33 Or he
- Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.
Matthew 24
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Destruction of Jerusalem and the End of the World
24 As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, his disciples came up to him to call his attention to the temple buildings. 2 Then he replied to them, “Do you see all of these things? Amen I tell you: Not one stone here will be left on another that will not be thrown down.”
3 While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?”
4 Jesus answered them, “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 Because many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will deceive many people. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because all these things must happen; but that is not yet the end. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 But all these things are only the beginning of birth pains. 9 Then they will hand you over to be persecuted, and they will put you to death. You will be hated by all nations because of my name. 10 Then many will fall away from faith. They will betray each other and hate each other. 11 Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But whoever endures to the end will be saved. 14 This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
15 “Therefore when you see the abomination that causes desolation, that was spoken of through the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place—let the reader understand— 16 then those who are in Judea should flee to the mountains. 17 The one on the housetop should not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 The one who is in the field should not return to get his clothes. 19 How terrible it will be for those who are pregnant or are nursing babies in those days! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in the winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For at that time there will be great distress, unlike any that has happened since the beginning of the world until now, and unlike any that will happen again. 22 If those days were not shortened, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
23 “At that time if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There he is,’ do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive even the elect, if it were possible.
25 “See, I have told you in advance. 26 So if they tell you, ‘Look! There he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out there, or ‘Look! Here he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 Just as the lightning flashes from the east and shines as far as the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes. 28 Wherever the carcass may be, there the vultures will gather.
29 “Immediately after the misery of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. And at that time all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. 31 He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
32 “Learn this lesson from the fig tree. When its branch has become tender and produces leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 In the same way, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the doors. 34 Amen I tell you: This generation[a] will certainly not pass away until all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Be Ready!
36 “No one knows when that day and hour will be, not the angels of heaven, not even the Son, but only the Father. 37 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be when the Son of Man returns. 38 In fact, in the days before the flood people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the very day that Noah entered the ark. 39 And they did not realize what was coming until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man returns.
40 “At that time two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left. 42 So be alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. 43 But understand this: If the master of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 You also need to be ready for this reason: The Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect him.
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing this when he returns. 47 Amen I tell you: He will put him in charge of all that he has. 48 But if that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will return on a day when he does not expect it and at an hour he does not know. 51 The master will cut him in two and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 24:34 Or kind of people, or race
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