John 3
1 And there was a man of the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;
Ada seorang tokoh agama dari kalangan orang Farisi yang bernama Nikodemus.
2 this one came to Him by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we have known that You have come from God—a teacher, for no one is able to do these signs that You do, if God may not be with him.”
Pada suatu malam ia datang kepada Yesus dan berkata, "Bapak Guru, kami tahu Bapak diutus Allah. Sebab tak seorang pun dapat membuat keajaiban seperti yang Bapak buat, kalau Allah tidak menyertai dia."
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born from above, he is not able to see the Kingdom of God”;
Yesus menjawab, "Percayalah, tak seorang pun dapat menjadi anggota umat Allah, kalau ia tidak dilahirkan kembali."
4 Nicodemus says to Him, “How is a man able to be born, being old? Is he able to enter into the womb of his mother a second time, and to be born?”
"Masakan orang dewasa dapat lahir kembali?" kata Nikodemus kepada Yesus. "Mungkinkah ia masuk kembali ke dalam kandungan ibunya dan dilahirkan lagi?"
5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born of water and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the Kingdom of God;
Yesus menjawab, "Sungguh benar kata-Ku ini: kalau orang tidak dilahirkan dari air dan dari Roh Allah, orang itu tak dapat menjadi anggota umat Allah.
6 that which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Manusia secara jasmani dilahirkan oleh orang tua, tetapi secara rohani dilahirkan oleh Roh Allah.
7 You may not wonder that I said to you, It is required for you to be born from above;
Jangan heran kalau Aku mengatakan: kamu semua harus dilahirkan kembali.
8 the Spirit blows where [that] One wills, and you hear [that] One’s voice, but you have not known from where [that] One comes, and to where [that] One goes; thus is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
Angin bertiup ke mana ia mau; kita mendengar bunyinya, tetapi tidak tahu dari mana datangnya dan ke mana perginya. Begitu juga dengan orang yang dilahirkan oleh Roh Allah."
9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How are these things able to happen?”
"Bagaimana itu dapat terjadi?" tanya Nikodemus.
10 Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not know these things?
Yesus menjawab, "Engkau guru di Israel; masakan engkau tidak tahu?
11 Truly, truly, I say to you, what We have known We speak, and what We have seen We testify, and you do not receive Our testimony;
Percayalah: kami bicara hanya tentang apa yang kami ketahui, dan kami memberi kesaksian hanya tentang apa yang sudah kami lihat; tetapi kalian tidak mau menerima kesaksian kami.
12 if I spoke to you of the earthly things, and you do not believe, how, if I will speak to you of the heavenly things, will you believe?
Kalian tidak percaya kalau Aku menceritakan kepadamu mengenai hal-hal dari dunia ini; bagaimana kalian dapat percaya, kalau Aku menceritakan kepadamu hal-hal mengenai surga?
13 And no one has gone up to Heaven, except He who came down out of Heaven—the Son of Man who is in Heaven.
Tak seorang pun pernah naik ke surga, selain Dia yang turun ke dunia, yaitu Anak Manusia.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up,
Sama seperti Musa menaikkan ular tembaga pada sebatang kayu di padang gurun, begitu juga Anak Manusia harus dinaikkan,
15 that everyone who is believing in Him may not perish, but may have continuous life, (aiōnios g166)
supaya semua orang yang percaya kepada-Nya mendapat hidup sejati dan kekal." (aiōnios g166)
16 for God so loved the world that He gave the only begotten Son, that everyone who is believing in Him may not perish, but may have continuous life. (aiōnios g166)
Karena Allah begitu mengasihi manusia di dunia ini, sehingga Ia memberikan Anak-Nya yang tunggal, supaya setiap orang yang percaya kepada-Nya tidak binasa, melainkan mendapat hidup sejati dan kekal. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God did not send His Son into the world that He may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through Him;
Sebab Allah mengirim Anak-Nya bukan untuk menghakimi dunia ini, tetapi untuk menyelamatkannya.
18 he who is believing in Him is not judged, but he who is not believing has been judged already, because he has not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God.
Orang yang percaya kepada-Nya tidak dihukum. Tetapi orang yang tidak percaya sudah dihukum oleh Allah, karena ia tidak percaya kepada Anak Allah yang tunggal.
19 And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;
Ia dituntut berdasarkan hal ini: Terang itu sudah datang ke dunia, tetapi manusia lebih menyukai gelap daripada terang, sebab perbuatan mereka jahat.
20 for everyone who is doing wicked things hates the light, and does not come into the light, that his works may not be detected;
Setiap orang yang berbuat jahat, benci kepada terang; ia tidak mau datang kepada terang, supaya perbuatannya yang jahat jangan kelihatan.
21 but he who is doing the truth comes into the light, that his works may be revealed, that in God they are having been worked.”
Tetapi orang yang melakukan kehendak Allah, datang kepada terang supaya menjadi nyata bahwa apa yang dilakukannya itu adalah menurut kehendak Allah.
22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He tarried with them, and was immersing;
Setelah itu Yesus dan pengikut-pengikut-Nya pergi ke Yudea. Ia tinggal di sana beberapa waktu lamanya dengan mereka dan membaptis.
23 and John was also immersing in Aenon, near to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being immersed—
Pada waktu itu Yohanes belum masuk penjara. Ia membaptis di Ainon, tak jauh dari Salim, sebab di sana ada banyak air. Orang-orang datang kepadanya, dan ia membaptis mereka.
24 for John was not yet cast into the prison—
25 there arose then a question from the disciples of John with [some] Jews about purifying,
Beberapa pengikut Yohanes mulai bertengkar dengan orang Yahudi tentang peraturan pembersihan.
26 and they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified, behold, this One is immersing, and all are coming to Him.”
Mereka pergi kepada Yohanes, dan berkata, "Pak Guru, apakah Bapak masih ingat orang yang bersama Bapak di seberang Sungai Yordan itu, yang Bapak tunjukkan kepada kami dahulu? Ia sekarang membaptis juga, dan semua orang pergi kepada-Nya!"
27 John answered and said, “A man is not able to receive anything if it may not have been given him from Heaven;
Yohanes menjawab, "Manusia tidak dapat mempunyai apa-apa kalau tidak diberikan Allah kepadanya.
28 you yourselves testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am having been sent before Him;
Kalian sendiri sudah mendengar saya berkata, 'Saya bukan Raja Penyelamat. Saya diutus mendahului Dia.'
29 He who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing Him, rejoices with joy because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy has been fulfilled.
Pengantin perempuan adalah kepunyaan pengantin laki-laki. Sahabat pengantin laki-laki itu hanya berdiri mendampingi dan mendengarkan, dan ia senang kalau mendengar suara pengantin laki-laki. Begitu juga dengan saya. Sekarang saya senang sekali.
30 It is necessary [for] Him to increase, and me to become less;
Dialah yang harus makin penting, dan saya makin kurang penting."
31 He who is coming from above is above all; he who is from the earth, from the earth he is, and from the earth he speaks; He who is coming from Heaven is above all.
Yang datang dari atas melebihi semuanya. Yang datang dari dunia tergolong orang dunia, dan berbicara tentang hal-hal dunia. Ia yang datang dari atas melebihi semuanya.
32 And what He has seen and heard—this He testifies, and none receives His testimony;
Ia berbicara mengenai apa yang sudah dilihat dan didengar-Nya, tetapi tidak seorang pun percaya pada kesaksian-Nya.
33 he who is receiving His testimony sealed that God is true;
Orang yang percaya pada kesaksian-Nya itu, mengakui bahwa Allah benar.
34 for He whom God sent, He speaks the sayings of God; for God does not give the Spirit by measure;
Sebab orang yang diutus Allah menyampaikan kata-kata Allah, karena Roh Allah sudah diberikan kepada-Nya sepenuhnya.
35 the Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand;
Bapa mengasihi Anak-Nya, dan sudah menyerahkan segala kuasa kepada-Nya.
36 he who is believing in the Son has continuous life; and he who is not believing the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” (aiōnios g166)
Orang yang percaya kepada Anak itu akan mendapat hidup sejati dan kekal. Tetapi orang yang tidak taat kepada Anak itu tidak mendapat hidup. Ia dihukum Allah untuk selama-lamanya. (aiōnios g166)
