Romans 13 (RV09)

1TODA alma se someta á las potestades superiores; porque no hay potestad sino de Dios; y las que son, de Dios son ordenadas.Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

2Así que, el que se opone á la potestad, á la ordenación de Dios resiste: y los que resisten, ellos mismos ganan condenación para sí.Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

3Porque los magistrados no son para temor al que bien hace, sino al malo. ¿Quieres pues no temer la potestad? haz lo bueno, y tendrás alabanza de ella;For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

4Porque es ministro de Dios para tu bien. Mas si hicieres lo malo, teme: porque no en vano lleva el cuchillo; porque es ministro de Dios, vengador para castigo al que hace lo malo.For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

5Por lo cual es necesario que le estéis sujetos, no solamente por la ira, mas aun por la conciencia.Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.

6Porque por esto pagáis también los tributos; porque son ministros de Dios que sirven á esto mismo.This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.

7Pagad á todos lo que debéis: al que tributo, tributo; al que pecho, pecho; al que temor, temor; al que honra, honra.Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

8No debáis á nadie nada, sino amaros unos á otros; porque el que ama al prójimo, cumplió la ley.Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

9Porque: No adulterarás; no matarás; no hurtarás; no dirás falso testimonio; no codiciarás; y si hay algún otro mandamiento, en esta sentencia se comprende sumariamente: Amarás á tu prójimo como á ti mismo.The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

10La caridad no hace mal al prójimo: así que, el cumplimento de la ley es la caridad.Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

11Y esto, conociendo el tiempo, que es ya hora de levantarnos del sueño; porque ahora nos está más cerca nuestra salud que cuando creímos.And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

12La noche ha pasado, y ha llegado el día: echemos, pues, las obras de las tinieblas, y vistámonos las armas de luz.The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

13Andemos como de día, honestamente: no en glotonerías y borracheras, no en lechos y disoluciones, no en pedencias y envidia:Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

14Mas vestíos del Señor Jesucristo, y no hagáis caso de la carne en sus deseos.Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.

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