La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
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20 Por la fe bendijo Isaac a Jacob y a Esaú, aun respecto a cosas futuras.
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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.
21 Por la fe Jacob, al morir, bendijo a cada uno de los hijos de José, y adoró, apoyándose sobre el extremo de su bastón.
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By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
22 Por la fe José, al morir, mencionó el éxodo de los hijos de Israel, y dio instrucciones acerca de sus huesos.
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By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones.
23 Por la fe Moisés, cuando nació, fue escondido por sus padres durante tres meses, porque vieron que era un niño hermoso y no temieron el edicto del rey.
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By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.
24 Por la fe Moisés, cuando era ya grande, rehusó ser llamado hijo de la hija de Faraón,
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By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
25 escogiendo antes ser maltratado con el pueblo de Dios, que gozar de los placeres temporales del pecado,
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He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
26 considerando como mayores riquezas el oprobio de Cristo que los tesoros de Egipto; porque tenía la mirada puesta en la recompensa.
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He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
27 Por la fe salió de Egipto sin temer la ira del rey, porque se mantuvo firme como viendo al Invisible.
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By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.
28 Por la fe celebró la Pascua y el rociamiento de la sangre, para que el exterminador de los primogénitos no los tocara.
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By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
29 Por la fe pasaron el mar Rojo como por tierra seca, y cuando los egipcios lo intentaron hacer, se ahogaron.
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By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
30 Por la fe cayeron los muros de Jericó, después de ser rodeados por siete días.
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By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days.
31 Por la fe la ramera Rahab no pereció con los desobedientes, por haber recibido a los espías en paz.
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By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
32 ¿Y qué más diré? Pues el tiempo me faltaría para contar de Gedeón, Barac, Sansón, Jefté, David, Samuel y los profetas;
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And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets,
33 quienes por la fe conquistaron reinos, hicieron justicia, obtuvieron promesas, cerraron bocas de leones,
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who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
34 apagaron la violencia del fuego, escaparon del filo de la espada; siendo débiles, fueron hechos fuertes, se hicieron poderosos en la guerra, pusieron en fuga a ejércitos extranjeros.
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quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.
35 Las mujeres recibieron a sus muertos mediante la resurrección; y otros fueron torturados, no aceptando su liberación, a fin de obtener una mejor resurrección.
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Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection.
36 Otros experimentaron vituperios y azotes, y hasta cadenas y prisiones.
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Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 Fueron apedreados, aserrados, tentados, muertos a espada; anduvieron de aquí para allá cubiertos con pieles de ovejas y de cabras; destituidos, afligidos, maltratados
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They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated—
38 (de los cuales el mundo no era digno), errantes por desiertos y montañas, por cuevas y cavernas de la tierra.
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the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.
39 Y todos éstos, habiendo obtenido aprobación por su fe, no recibieron la promesa,
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These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,
40 porque Dios había provisto algo mejor para nosotros, a fin de que ellos no fueran hechos perfectos sin nosotros.
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since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
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