and ask them to give an account of what they owed him.
Un da, un rey mand llamar a sus empleados
para que le informaran cmo andaban sus negocios y para que le pagaran todo lo que le deban.
As he was doing this, one official
was brought in who owed him sixty million silver coins. But he didnt have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt. Cuando comenz a sacar cuentas, le llevaron un empleado que le deba sesenta millones de monedas de plata. Como el empleado no tena dinero para pagar, el rey orden que lo vendieran como esclavo, junto con su esposa y sus hijos, y que vendieran tambin todo lo que tena. As, con el dinero de esa venta, la deuda quedara pagada.
The official got down on his knees and began
begging, Have pity on me, and I will pay you every cent I owe! The king felt sorry for him and let him go free. He even told the official that he did not have to pay back the money.
Pero el empleado se arrodill delante del
rey y le suplic: Seor, dme usted un poco ms de tiempo y le pagar todo lo que le debo. El rey sinti compasin de su empleado y le dijo: Vete tranquilo; te perdono todo lo que me debes.
As the official was leaving, he happened to meet
another official, who owed him a hundred silver coins. So he grabbed the man by the throat. He started choking him and said, Pay me what you owe! The man got down on his knees and began begging, Have pity on me, and I will pay you back. But the first official refused to have pity. Instead, he went and had the other official put in jail until he could pay what he owed. Al salir del palacio del rey, ese empleado se encontr con un compaero que le deba cien monedas de plata. Lo agarr por el cuello y le dijo: Pgame ahora mismo lo que me debes! El compaero se arrodill delante de l y le suplic: Dame un poco ms de tiempo y te lo pagar todo. Pero aquel empleado no quiso darle tiempo, y mand que metieran a su compaero en la crcel, hasta que pagara el dinero que le deba.
When some other officials found out what
had happened, they told the king what the first official did. The king called the first official back in and said, Youre an evil man! When you begged for mercy, I said you did not have to pay back a cent. Dont you think you should show pity to someone else, as I did to you? The king then ordered the official to be punished until he could pay back everything he owed. Los otros compaeros, al ver lo que haba pasado, se molestaron mucho y fueron a contrselo al rey. Entonces el rey mand llamar a aquel empleado y le dijo: Qu malvado eres! Te perdon todo lo que me debas, porque me lo suplicaste. Por qu no tuviste compasin de tu compaero, as como yo la tuve de ti? El rey entonces orden que castigaran a ese empleado hasta que pagara todo lo que le deba.
Everyone makes mistakes and
needs forgiveness. Be kind and forgive each other, just like God forgives you.
Todos agradecemos que nos
perdonen nuestros descuidos. Sea bueno y compasivo, y perdnense, as como Dios perdon a ti.
www.freekidstories.org Art The Family International & Clipart. Bible story from Matthew 18:23-34.