Daily Readings

1   Canten al Señor una canción nueva;
          canten al Señor, habitantes de toda la tierra;
2   canten al Señor, bendigan su nombre;
          anuncien día tras día su salvación.
3   Hablen de su gloria y de sus maravillas
          ante todos los pueblos y naciones,
4   porque el Señor es grande
          y muy digno de alabanza:
          ¡más terrible que todos los dioses!
5   Los dioses de otros pueblos no son nada,
          pero el Señor hizo los cielos.
6   ¡Hay gran esplendor en su presencia!
          ¡Hay poder y belleza en su santuario!

7   Den al Señor, familias de los pueblos,
          den al Señor el poder y la gloria;
8   den al Señor la honra que merece;
          entren a sus atrios con ofrendas,
9   adoren al Señor en su hermoso santuario.
          ¡Que todo el mundo tiemble delante de él!

10  Digan a las naciones: "¡El Señor es Rey!"
          Él afirmó el mundo, para que no se mueva;
          él gobierna a los pueblos con igualdad.
11  ¡Que se alegren los cielos y la tierra!
          ¡Que brame el mar y todo lo que contiene!
12  ¡Que se alegre el campo y todo lo que hay en él!
          ¡Que griten de alegría los árboles del bosque,
13  delante del Señor, que viene!
          ¡Sí, él viene a gobernar la tierra,
          y gobernará a los pueblos del mundo
          con justicia y con verdad!

1¡Aleluya!

¡Alaben al Señor desde el cielo!
¡Alaben al Señor desde lo alto!
2 ¡Alábenlo ustedes, todos sus ángeles!
¡Alábenlo ustedes, ejércitos del cielo!
3 ¡Alábenlo, sol y luna!
¡Alábenlo ustedes, brillantes luceros!
4 ¡Alábalo tú, altísimo cielo,
y tú, agua que estás encima del cielo!

5 Alaben el nombre del Señor,
pues él dio una orden y todo fue creado;
6 él lo estableció todo para siempre,
y dictó una ley que no puede ser violada.

7 ¡Alaben al Señor desde la tierra,
monstruos del mar, y mar profundo!
8 ¡El rayo y el granizo, la nieve y la neblina!
¡El viento tempestuoso que cumple sus mandatos!
9 ¡Los montes y las colinas!
¡Todos los cedros y los árboles frutales!
10 ¡Los animales domésticos y los salvajes!
¡Las aves y los reptiles!
11 ¡Los reyes del mundo y todos los pueblos!
¡Todos los jefes y gobernantes del mundo!
12 ¡Hombres y mujeres, jóvenes y viejos!

13 ¡Alaben todos el nombre del Señor,
pues sólo su nombre es altísimo!
¡Su honor está por encima del cielo y de la tierra!
14 ¡Él ha dado poder a su pueblo!

¡Alabanza de todos sus fieles,
de los israelitas, su pueblo cercano!

¡Aleluya!

¹It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, stationed throughout the whole kingdom, ²and over them three presidents, including Daniel; to these the satraps gave account, so that the king might suffer no loss. ³Soon Daniel distinguished himself above all the other presidents and satraps because an excellent spirit was in him, and the king planned to appoint him over the whole kingdom. ⁴So the presidents and the satraps tried to find grounds for complaint against Daniel in connection with the kingdom. But they could find no grounds for complaint or any corruption, because he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption could be found in him. ⁵The men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

⁶So the presidents and satraps conspired and came to the king and said to him, “O King Darius, live forever! ⁷All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an interdict, that whoever prays to anyone, divine or human, for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be thrown into a den of lions. ⁸Now, O king, establish the interdict and sign the document, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be revoked.” ⁹Therefore King Darius signed the document and interdict.

¹⁰Although Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he continued to go to his house, which had windows in its upper room open toward Jerusalem, and to get down on his knees three times a day to pray to his God and praise him, just as he had done previously. ¹¹The conspirators came and found Daniel praying and seeking mercy before his God. ¹²Then they approached the king and said concerning the interdict, “O king! Did you not sign an interdict, that anyone who prays to anyone, divine or human, within thirty days except to you, O king, shall be thrown into a den of lions?” The king answered, “The thing stands fast, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked.” ¹³Then they responded to the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the interdict you have signed, but he is saying his prayers three times a day.”

¹⁴When the king heard the charge, he was very much distressed. He was determined to save Daniel, and until the sun went down he made every effort to rescue him. ¹⁵Then the conspirators came to the king and said to him, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no interdict or ordinance that the king establishes can be changed.”

¹The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not only I but also all who know the truth, ²because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:

³Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, in truth and love.

⁴I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father. ⁵But now, dear lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning, let us love one another. ⁶And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning — you must walk in it.

⁷Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh; any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist! ⁸Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward. ⁹Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God; whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰Do not receive into the house or welcome anyone who comes to you and does not bring this teaching; ¹¹for to welcome is to participate in the evil deeds of such a person.

¹²Although I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink; instead I hope to come to you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

¹³The children of your elect sister send you their greetings.

¹²Once, when he was in one of the cities, there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean.” ¹³Then Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do choose. Be made clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him. ¹⁴And he ordered him to tell no one. “Go,” he said, “and show yourself to the priest, and, as Moses commanded, make an offering for your cleansing, for a testimony to them.” ¹⁵But now more than ever the word about Jesus spread abroad; many crowds would gather to hear him and to be cured of their diseases. ¹⁶But he would withdraw to deserted places and pray.

¹⁷One day, while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting near by (they had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem); and the power of the Lord was with him to heal. ¹⁸Just then some men came, carrying a paralyzed man on a bed. They were trying to bring him in and lay him before Jesus; ¹⁹but finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the middle of the crowd in front of Jesus. ²⁰When he saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.” ²¹Then the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, “Who is this who is speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” ²²When Jesus perceived their questionings, he answered them, “Why do you raise such questions in your hearts? ²³Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’? ²⁴But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” — he said to the one who was paralyzed — “I say to you, stand up and take your bed and go to your home.” ²⁵Immediately he stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went to his home, glorifying God. ²⁶Amazement seized all of them, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen strange things today.”

(1) Del maestro de coro. Salmo de los hijos de Coré.
1 (2) Oigan bien esto,
pueblos y habitantes de todo el mundo,
2 (3) lo mismo los ricos que los pobres,
lo mismo los poderosos que los humildes.
3 (4) Voy a hablar con sabiduría
y expresaré pensamientos profundos;
4 (5) pondré atención a los refranes,
y diré mi secreto al son del arpa.

5 (6) ¿Por qué voy a tener miedo
cuando vengan los días malos,
cuando me encuentre rodeado
de la maldad de mis enemigos?
6 (7) Ellos confían en sus riquezas
y se jactan de sus muchos bienes,
7 (8) pero nadie puede salvarse a sí mismo
ni pagarle a Dios porque le salve la vida.
8 (9) ¡No hay dinero que pueda comprar la vida de un hombre,
9 (10) para que viva siempre y se libre de la muerte!
10 (11) Pues se ve que todos mueren por igual,
lo mismo los sabios que los tontos,
y se quedan para otros sus riquezas.
11 (12) Aunque dieron su nombre a sus tierras,
el sepulcro será su hogar eterno;
¡allí se quedarán para siempre!

12     (13) El hombre no es eterno, por muy rico que sea;
    muere lo mismo que los animales.

13 (14) Así acaban los que en sí mismos confían;
así terminan los que a sí mismos se alaban.
14 (15) Para esa gente, la muerte es el pastor
que los conduce al sepulcro
como si fueran ovejas.
Cuando llegue la mañana,
los buenos triunfarán sobre ellos;
su fuerza irá decayendo
y el sepulcro será su hogar.
15 (16) Pero Dios me salvará del poder de la muerte,
pues me llevará con él.

16 (17) No te inquietes si alguien se hace rico
y aumenta el lujo de su casa,
17 (18) pues cuando muera no podrá llevarse nada,
ni su lujo le seguirá al sepulcro.
18 (19) Aunque se sienta feliz mientras vive,
y la gente lo alabe por ser rico,
19 (20) llegará el día en que se muera,
y no volverá a ver la luz.

20 (21) El hombre no es eterno, por muy rico que sea;
    muere lo mismo que los animales.

1   Te daré gracias, Señor, de todo corazón;
          te cantaré himnos delante de los dioses.
2   Me arrodillaré en dirección a tu santo templo
          para darte gracias por tu amor y tu verdad,
          pues has puesto tu nombre y tu palabra
          por encima de todas las cosas.
3   Cuando te llamé, me respondiste,
          y aumentaste mis fuerzas.

4   Todos los reyes del mundo te alabarán
          al escuchar tus promesas.
5   Alabarán al Señor por lo que él ha dispuesto,
          porque grande es la gloria del Señor.
6   Aunque el Señor está en lo alto,
          se fija en el hombre humilde,
          y de lejos reconoce al orgulloso.

7   Cuando me encuentro en peligro,
          tú me mantienes con vida;
     despliegas tu poder y me salvas
          de la furia de mis enemigos.
8   ¡El Señor llevará a feliz término
          su acción en mi favor!
          Señor, tu amor es eterno;
          ¡no dejes incompleto lo que has emprendido!