John 3
1 Now there was a man among the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
Un fariseo llamado Nicodemo, principal de los judíos,
2 He went to Jesus at night, and he said to him: “Rabbi, we know that you have arrived as a teacher from God. For no one would be able to accomplish these signs, which you accomplish, unless God were with him.”
visitó a Jesús de noche y le dijo: Maestro, sabemos que Tú viniste de Dios [como] Maestro, porque nadie puede hacer las señales que Tú haces, si Dios no está con Él.
3 Jesus responded and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn anew, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
Jesús respondió: En verdad, en verdad te digo: Si alguno no nace de nuevo no puede ver el reino de Dios.
4 Nicodemus said to him: “How could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be reborn?”
Nicodemo le preguntó: ¿Cómo puede nacer un hombre viejo? ¿Puede entrar por segunda vez en el vientre de su madre y [nacer]?
5 Jesus responded: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.
Jesús respondió: En verdad, en verdad te digo: si alguno no nace de agua y Espíritu, no puede entrar en el reino de Dios.
6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Lo nacido del cuerpo es cuerpo, y lo nacido del Espíritu es espíritu.
7 You should not be amazed that I said to you: You must be born anew.
No te maravilles porque te dije: Les es necesario nacer de nuevo.
8 The Spirit inspires where he wills. And you hear his voice, but you do not know where he comes from, or where he is going. So it is with all who are born of the Spirit.”
El viento sopla donde quiere, y oyes su sonido, pero no sabes de dónde viene ni a dónde va. Así es todo el que nace del Espíritu.
9 Nicodemus responded and said to him, “How are these things able to be accomplished?”
Nicodemo respondió: ¿Cómo puede ser esto?
10 Jesus responded and said to him: “You are a teacher in Israel, and you are ignorant of these things?
Jesús contestó: Tú eres el maestro de Israel, ¿y no entiendes esto?
11 Amen, amen, I say to you, that we speak about what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. But you do not accept our testimony.
En verdad, en verdad te digo: Lo que sabemos hablamos y lo que vimos testificamos. Pero [ustedes] no aceptan nuestro testimonio.
12 If I have spoken to you about earthly things, and you have not believed, then how will you believe, if I will speak to you about heavenly things?
Si les dije las cosas terrenales y no creen, ¿cómo creerán si les digo las celestiales?
13 And no one has ascended to heaven, except the one who descended from heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.
Nadie subió al cielo, sino Quien descendió del cielo: el Hijo del Hombre.
14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so also must the Son of man be lifted up,
Como Moisés levantó la serpiente en el desierto, así es necesario que el Hijo del Hombre sea levantado,
para que todo el que cree en Él tenga vida eterna. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Dios amó tanto al mundo que dio a su Hijo Unigénito, para que todo el que cree en Él no perezca, sino tenga vida eterna. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.
Porque Dios no envió a [su] Hijo al mundo para juzgar al mundo, sino para que el mundo sea salvo por medio de Él.
18 Whoever believes in him is not judged. But whoever does not believe is already judged, because he does not believe in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
El que cree en Él no es juzgado, pero el que no cree ya fue juzgado, porque no creyó en el Nombre del Unigénito Hijo de Dios.
19 And this is the judgment: that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness more than light. For their works were evil.
Este es el juicio: la Luz vino al mundo, y los hombres amaron más la oscuridad que la Luz, porque sus obras eran malas.
20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light and does not go toward the Light, so that his works may not be corrected.
Porque todo el que practica lo malo aborrece la Luz. No va a la Luz para que sus obras no sean expuestas.
21 But whoever acts in truth goes toward the Light, so that his works may be manifested, because they have been accomplished in God.”
Pero el que practica la verdad va hacia la Luz para que se manifieste que sus obras se realizan en Dios.
22 After these things, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. And he was living there with them and baptizing.
Después de esto, Jesús fue con sus discípulos a Judea. Permaneció allí con ellos y bautizaba.
23 Now John was also baptizing, at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water in that place. And they were arriving and being baptized.
También Juan bautizaba en Enón cerca de Salim, pues allí había mucha agua. [Muchos] iban y eran bautizados,
24 For John had not yet been cast into prison.
porque Juan aún no había sido encarcelado.
25 Then a dispute occurred between the disciples of John and the Jews, about purification.
Entonces hubo una discusión entre los discípulos de Juan y un judío acerca de [la] purificación.
26 And they went to John and said to him: “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you offered testimony: behold, he is baptizing and everyone is going to him.”
Fueron a Juan y le dijeron: Maestro, el que estaba contigo al otro lado del Jordán, de Quien Tú diste testimonio, bautiza y todos van hacia Él.
27 John responded and said: “A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.
Juan respondió: No puede el hombre recibir sino lo que se le dé del cielo.
28 You yourselves offer testimony for me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but that I have been sent before him.
Ustedes son testigos de que dije: Yo no soy el Cristo, sino soy enviado delante de Él.
29 He who holds the bride is the groom. But the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to Him, rejoices joyfully at the voice of the groom. And so, this, my joy, has been fulfilled.
El que tiene la esposa es [el] esposo, pero el amigo del esposo, que lo acompaña y lo oye, se regocija mucho al oír la voz del esposo. Por eso este gozo mío se cumplió.
30 He must increase, while I must decrease.
Él debe crecer, y yo disminuir.
31 He who comes from above, is above everything. He who is from below, is of the earth, and he speaks about the earth. He who comes from heaven is above everything.
El que viene de arriba está sobre todas las cosas. El que es de la tierra procede de la tierra, y habla de la tierra. El que viene del cielo está sobre todos.
32 And what he has seen and heard, about this he testifies. And no one accepts his testimony.
Lo que vio y oyó, esto testifica, pero nadie recibe su testimonio.
33 Whoever has accepted his testimony has certified that God is truthful.
El que recibe su testimonio confirma que Dios es veraz.
34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God. For God does not give the Spirit by measure.
El enviado de Dios habla las Palabras de Dios, porque [Él] da el Espíritu sin medida.
35 The Father loves the Son, and he has given everything into his hand.
El Padre ama al Hijo, y entregó todas las cosas en su mano.
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But whoever is unbelieving toward the Son shall not see life; instead the wrath of God remains upon him.” (aiōnios g166)
El que cree en el Hijo tiene vida eterna, pero el que desobedece al Hijo no verá [la] vida. Al contrario, la ira de Dios permanece sobre él. (aiōnios g166)
