Matthew 11 Young's Literal Translation

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1 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended directing his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

1 Y FUÉ, que acabando Jesús de dar mandamientos á sus doce discípulos, se fué de allí á enseñar y á predicar en las ciudades de ellos.

2 And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,

2 Y oyendo Juan en la prisión los hechos de Cristo, le envió dos de sus discípulos,

3 said to him, 'Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?'

3 Diciendo: ¿Eres tú aquél que había de venir, ó esperaremos á otro?

4 And Jesus answering said to them, 'Having gone, declare to John the things that ye hear and see,

4 Y respondiendo Jesús, les dijo: Id, y haced saber á Juan las cosas que oís y veis:

5 blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,

5 Los ciegos ven, y los cojos andan; los leprosos son limpiados, y los sordos oyen; los muertos son resucitados, y á los pobres es anunciado el evangelio.

6 and happy is he who may not be stumbled in me.'

6 Y bienaventurado es el que no fuere escandalizado en mí.

7 And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 'What went ye out to the wilderness to view? — a reed shaken by the wind?

7 E idos ellos, comenzó Jesús á decir de Juan á las gentes: ¿Qué salisteis á ver al desierto? ¿una caña que es meneada del viento?

8 'But what went ye out to see? — a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings' houses.

8 Mas ¿qué salisteis á ver? ¿un hombre cubierto de delicados [vestidos]? He aquí, los que traen [vestidos] delicados, en las casas de los reyes están.

9 'But what went ye out to see? — a prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,

9 Mas ¿qué salisteis á ver? ¿un profeta? También os digo, y más que profeta.

10 for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

10 Porque éste es de quien está escrito: He aquí, yo envío mi mensajero delante de tu faz, que aparejará tu camino delante de ti.

11 Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he.

11 De cierto os digo, [que] no se levantó entre los que nacen de mujeres otro mayor que Juan el Bautista; mas el que es muy más pequeño en el reino de los cielos, mayor es que él.

12 'And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force,

12 Desde los días de Juan el Bautista hasta ahora, al reino de los cielos se hace fuerza, y los valientes lo arrebatan.

13 for all the prophets and the law till John did prophesy,

13 Porque todos los profetas y la ley hasta Juan profetizaron.

14 and if ye are willing to receive [it], he is Elijah who was about to come;

14 Y si queréis recibir, él es aquel Elías que había de venir.

15 he who is having ears to hear — let him hear.

15 El que tiene oídos para oir, oiga.

16 'And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,

16 Mas ¿á quién compararé esta generación? Es semejante á los muchachos que se sientan en las plazas, y dan voces á sus compañeros,

17 and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.

17 Y dicen: Os tañimos flauta, y no bailasteis; os endechamos, y no lamentasteis.

18 'For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;

18 Porque vino Juan, que ni comía ni bebía, y dicen: Demonio tiene.

19 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

19 Vino el Hijo del hombre, que come y bebe, y dicen: He aquí un hombre comilón, y bebedor de vino, amigo de publicanos y de pecadores. Mas la sabiduría es justificada por sus hijos.

20 Then began he to reproach the cities in which were done most of his mighty works, because they did not reform.

20 Entonces comenzó á reconvenir á las ciudades en las cuales habían sido hechas muy muchas de sus maravillas, porque no se habían arrepentido, [diciendo]:

21 'Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had reformed;

21 ¡Ay de ti, Corazín! ¡Ay de ti, Bethsaida! porque si en Tiro y en Sidón fueran hechas las maravillas que han sido hechas en vosotras, en otro tiempo se hubieran arrepentido en saco y en ceniza.

22 but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than for you.

22 Por tanto os digo, [que] á Tiro y á Sidón será más tolerable [el castigo] en el día del juicio, que á vosotras.

23 'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day;

23 Y tú, Capernaum, que eres levantada hasta el cielo, hasta los infiernos serás abajada; porque si en los de Sodoma fueran hechas las maravillas que han sido hechas en ti, hubieran quedado hasta el día de hoy.

24 but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than to thee.'

24 Por tanto os digo, [que] á la tierra de los de Sodoma será más tolerable [el castigo] en el día del juicio, que á ti.

25 At that time Jesus answering said, 'I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

25 En aquel tiempo, respondiendo Jesús, dijo: Te alabo, Padre, Señor del cielo y de la tierra, que hayas escondido estas cosas de los sabios y de los entendidos, y las hayas revelado á los niños.

26 Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.

26 Así, Padre, pues que así agradó en tus ojos.

27 'All things were delivered to me by my Father, and none doth know the Son, except the Father, nor doth any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal [Him].

27 Todas las cosas me son entregadas de mi Padre: y nadie conoció al Hijo, sino el Padre; ni al Padre conoció alguno, sino el Hijo, y aquel á quien el Hijo [lo] quisiere revelar.

28 'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

28 Venid á mí todos los que estáis trabajados y cargados, que yo os haré descansar.

29 take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

29 Llevad mi yugo sobre vosotros, y aprended de mí, que soy manso y humilde de corazón; y hallaréis descanso para vuestras almas.

30 for my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.'

30 Porque mi yugo es fácil, y ligera mi carga.

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Capernaum
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A fishing and customs town on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus healed, taught, and called disciples. Its ruins include a 4th–5th c. synagogue built over an earlier one.
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Commentary 11:2 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XVI)
The lesson of the Holy Gospel has set before us a question touching John the Baptist. May the Lord assist me to resolve it to you, as He hath resolved it to us.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Commentary 11:1 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXXVI)
That is, after He had sent them, He proceeded to withdraw Himself, to give them room and opportunity to do what He had enjoined. For while He was present and healing, no one would be willing to approach them.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Quotes verse 11:27 Justin Martyr, First Apology (Chapters LXII–LXV)
… the Christ, because the Jews knew not what the Father was, and what the Son, in like manner accused them; and Himself said, "No one knoweth the Father, but the Son; nor the Son, but the Father, and they to whom the Son revealeth Him." Now the Word of God is His Son, as we have before said.
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 11:28 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book I, Chapters XX–XXI)
And again, when He said, "Come unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, and learn of Me," He announced the Father of truth.
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 11:25 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book VII, Chapters VII–IX)
"Because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes;" that they "that labour and are heavy laden" might "come" unto Him and He might refresh them, because He is "meek and lowly in heart." "The meek will He guide in judgment; and the meek will He teach His way;" looking upon our …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

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