Ivan 3
1 Bijaše među farizejima čovjek imenom Nikodem, ugledan Židov.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
2 On dođe Isusu obnoć i reče mu: “Rabbi, znamo da si od Boga došao kao učitelj jer nitko ne može činiti znamenja kakva ti činiš ako Bog nije s njime.”
He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
3 Odgovori mu Isus: “Zaista, zaista, kažem ti: tko se ne rodi nanovo, odozgor, ne može vidjeti kraljevstva Božjega!”
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
4 Kaže mu Nikodem: “Kako se čovjek može roditi kad je star? Zar može po drugi put ući u utrobu majke svoje i roditi se?”
“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
5 Odgovori Isus: “Zaista, zaista, kažem ti: ako se tko ne rodi iz vode i Duha, ne može ući u kraljevstvo Božje.
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
6 Što je od tijela rođeno, tijelo je; i što je od Duha rođeno, duh je.
Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
7 Ne čudi se što ti rekoh: 'Treba da se rodite nanovo, odozgor.'
Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
8 Vjetar puše gdje hoće; čuješ mu šum, a ne znaš odakle dolazi i kamo ide. Tako je sa svakim koji je rođen od Duha.”
The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
9 Upita ga Nikodem: “Kako se to može zbiti?”
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
10 Odgovori mu Isus: “Ti si učitelj u Izraelu pa to da ne razumiješ?
“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
11 Zaista, zaista, kažem ti: govorimo što znamo, svjedočimo za ono što vidjesmo, ali svjedočanstva našega ne primate.
Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
12 Ako vam rekoh zemaljsko pa ne vjerujete, kako ćete vjerovati kad vam budem govorio nebesko?
If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
13 Nitko nije uzašao na nebo doli onaj koji siđe s neba, Sin Čovječji.
No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
14 I kao što je Mojsije podigao zmiju u pustinji tako ima biti podignut Sin Čovječji
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Uistinu, Bog je tako ljubio svijet te je dao svoga Sina Jedinorođenca da nijedan koji u njega vjeruje ne propadne, nego da ima život vječni. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Ta Bog nije poslao Sina na svijet da sudi svijetu, nego da se svijet spasi po njemu.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
18 Tko vjeruje u njega, ne osuđuje se; a tko ne vjeruje, već je osuđen što nije vjerovao u ime jedinorođenoga Sina Božjega.
Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
19 A ovo je taj sud: Svjetlost je došla na svijet, ali ljudi su više ljubili tamu nego svjetlost jer djela im bijahu zla.
And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
20 Uistinu, tko god čini zlo, mrzi svjetlost i ne dolazi k svjetlosti da se ne razotkriju djela njegova;
Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
21 a tko čini istinu, dolazi k svjetlosti nek bude bjelodano da su djela njegova u Bogu učinjena.”
But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
22 Poslije toga ode Isus sa svojim učenicima u Judejsku zemlju. Tu je boravio s njima i krstio.
After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
23 A krstio je i Ivan, u Enonu blizu Salima, jer ondje bijaše mnogo vode. Ljudi su dolazili i krstili se.
Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
24 Jer Ivan još nije bio bačen u tamnicu.
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
25 Između Ivanovih učenika i nekog Židova nastade tako prepirka o čišćenju.
Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
26 Dođoše Ivanu i rekoše mu: “Učitelju, onaj koji s tobom bijaše s onu stranu Jordana i za kojega si ti svjedočio - on eno krsti i svi hrle k njemu.”
So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
27 Ivan odgovori: “Nitko ne može sebi uzeti ništa ako mu nije dano s neba.
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
28 Vi ste mi sami svjedoci da sam rekao: 'Nisam ja Krist, nego poslan sam pred njim.'
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
29 Tko ima zaručnicu, zaručnik je. A prijatelj zaručnikov, koji stoji uza nj i sluša ga, klikće od radosti na glas zaručnikov. Ta se moja radost upravo ispunila.
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
30 On treba da raste, a ja da se umanjujem.
He must increase; I must decrease.
31 Tko odozgor dolazi, on je iznad sviju; tko je sa zemlje, zemaljski je i zemaljski govori. Tko dolazi s neba, on je iznad sviju:
The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
32 što je vidio i čuo - za to svjedoči, a svjedočanstva njegova nitko ne prima.
He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
33 Tko primi njegovo svjedočanstvo, potvrđuje da je Bog istinit.
Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.
34 Uistinu, onaj koga Bog posla Božje riječi govori jer Bog Duha ne daje na mjeru.
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
35 Otac ljubi Sina i sve je predao u ruku njegovu.
The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
