John 16
1 [Jesus continued by saying to us], “I have told you these things in order that you will not stop trusting in me [when people] ([cause you to suffer/persecute you]).
Les he dicho estas cosas para que no se ofendan y pierdan la fe.
2 They will not allow you to worship in (synagogues/[their] meeting places). In fact, there will be a time when anyone who kills you will think that he is serving God [by doing that].
Los sacarán de las sinagogas: sí, llegará el momento en que quien te mata creería que está haciendo un favor; el placer de Dios.
3 They will do such things because they have never known who I [really am], nor who [my] Father [is].
Les harán estas cosas porque no conocieron al Padre ni a mí.
4 I have told you these things in order that when [they start] ([to cause you to suffer]/to [persecute you]) [MTY], you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you these things when you first started [to accompany me] [MTY] because I was with you, [and they were causing trouble for me, not for you].”
Les he dicho estas cosas para que cuando llegue el momento, ustedes recuerden que los había prevenido. No se los dije al principio, porque entonces todavía estaba con ustedes.
5 “Now I am [about to] return to the one who sent me. But [I am disappointed that] none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’
Pero ahora voy al que me envió; y ninguno de ustedes me dice: ¿A dónde vas?
6 Instead, because I have told you these things, you are very sad.
Pero sus corazones están llenos de tristeza porque dije estas cosas.
7 But the truth is that it is good for you that I am going away, because if I do not go away, the [Holy Spirit], who will (encourage/be like a legal counsel for) you will not come to you. But when I go, I will send him to you.
Pero lo que digo es verdad: si me voy es para su beneficio; porque si no me voy, el Ayudador no vendrá a ustedes; pero si me voy, lo enviaré a ustedes.
8 When he comes, he will prove that those who do not belong to God [MTY] [are wrong about what is] sinful and about who is really righteous and about whom [God will] judge [and condemn for their sin].
Y él, cuando venga, hará al mundo consciente del pecado, y de la justicia, y de ser juzgado;
9 [He will tell people that their greatest] sin is that they do not believe in me.
De pecado, porque no tienen fe en mí;
10 [He will tell people that] because I am going [back] to my Father, and you will no longer see me, [you will know that I am the one who was truly] righteous.
De justicia, porque voy al Padre y no me verán más;
11 [He will tell people that the fact] that [God] has already determined that [he] will punish [Satan], the one who rules this world, shows that [some day God] will also punish [those who do not belong to him].
De juicio, porque el príncipe de este mundo ha sido juzgado.
12 I have many more things that [I would like] to tell you, but you are not able to accept them now.
Todavía tengo mucho que decirles, pero no son lo suficientemente fuerte para eso ahora.
13 But [God’s] Spirit is the one who will teach you [God’s] truth. When he comes, he will guide you so that you [understand] all [spiritual] truth. He will not speak from his own [authority]. Instead, it is the things that he hears [my Father say] that he will tell you. He will also tell you about things that will happen [later].
Sin embargo, cuando él, el Espíritu del conocimiento verdadero, haya venido, él será su guía en todo el conocimiento verdadero: porque sus palabras no vendrán de sí mismo; de su propia iniciativa sino todo lo que haya venido escuchado, él hablara: y les mostrara en claro lo que vendrá.
14 He will honor me by revealing my [truth] to you.
Él me glorificará, porque recibirá de lo que es mío y se lo dará a conocer a ustedes.
15 Everything that [my] Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit is able to reveal my truth to you.”
Todo lo que el Padre tiene es mío: por eso digo: Él tomará lo que es mío y les hará saber.
16 “After a short time [I will leave you, and] you will not see me. Then a short time [after that] you will see me [again].”
Después de un poco de tiempo no me verán más; y luego de nuevo, después de un poco de tiempo, me verán.
17 [So] some of us said to each other, “What does he mean by saying ‘After a short time you will not see me,’ and ‘A short time after that you will see me again’? And [what does he mean by] ‘Because I am going back to [my] Father’?”
Entonces algunos de los discípulos dijeron el uno al otro: ¿Qué es esto que está diciendo? Después de un tiempo, ya no me verán; y luego de nuevo, después de un poco de tiempo, ¿me verán? y ¿voy al Padre?
18 We kept asking each other, “What [does he mean by] saying ‘After a little while’? We do not understand what he is saying.”
Entonces dijeron una y otra vez: ¿Qué es esto que está diciendo, un poco de tiempo? Sus palabras no son claras para nosotros.
19 Jesus realized that we wanted to ask him [about that]. So he said to us, “You are asking [RHQ] each other [what I meant] when I said, ‘After a short time you will not see me, and then a short time [after that] you will see me [again].’
Jesús vio que tenían el deseo de hacerle la pregunta, entonces él les dijo: ¿Es esto lo que están cuestionando uno con el otro, por qué dije: Después de un tiempo, ya no me verán más; y luego de nuevo, después de un poco de tiempo, ¿me verán?
20 Listen to this carefully: [After I] ([leave you/die]), those who oppose God [MTY] will be happy, but you will be sad. But [later] you will stop being sad and you will become joyful.
En verdad les digo que llorarán y llorarán, pero el mundo se alegrará; estarán tristes, pero su tristeza se convertirá en gozo.
21 A woman who is about to bear a child feels pain, because that is [what happens] [MTY] [at] that time. But after her baby is born, she forgets that pain, because she is very joyful that her child has been born.
Cuando una mujer está a punto de dar a luz, tiene dolor, porque ha llegado su hora; pero cuando ella ha dado a luz al niño, el dolor se aparta de su mente por la alegría de que un hombre haya venido al mundo.
22 It will be the same with you. [I will soon die and] you will be sad. But after that, I will see you again. Then you will be joyful, and no one will be able to stop you from being joyful.
Así ahora tienen aflicción; pero volveré a verlos, y su corazón se alegrará, y nadie les quitará su alegría.
23 When that happens, you will not ask me any questions [about anything]. Listen to this carefully: [After that happens, my] Father will do for you anything you ask, because of his relationship with me [MTY].
Y en ese día no me haran preguntas. En verdad les digo: cualquier cosa que pidan al Padre, él se las dará en mi nombre.
24 Up to the present time, using my authority you have not asked [God to do] anything for you [MTY]. Now keep asking [him for things that you need. If you do that], you will receive them, and then you will be completely joyful.
Hasta ahora no han pedido nada en mi nombre: háganlo, y recibirán, para que sus corazones estén llenos de alegría.
25 Although I have been speaking these things using figurative language, there will soon be a time when I will no longer use that kind of language. Instead, I will tell you plainly (about my Father/what my Father [wants]).
Todo esto les he dicho en proverbio; pero viene el tiempo en que ya no diré las cosas en proverbios, sino que te daré el conocimiento del Padre con claridad.
26 At that time, you will ask [him for things] (because you belong to me/with my authority) [MTY]. I will not [need to] ask [my] Father to do what you ask.
En ese día harán peticiones en mi nombre; y no les digo que voy a orar al Padre por ustedes,
27 [My] Father himself loves you because you have loved me and because you have believed that I came from God [my Father], [so he wants you to ask] him (OR, [so he does not need anyone to persuade] him [to help you])
Porque el Padre mismo les da su amor, porque me ha dado su amor y han tenido fe de que vengo de Dios.
28 I came from [my] Father into this world. Very soon I will be leaving this world and going [back] to my Father.”
Salí de la presencia del Padre y vine al mundo; otra vez, me voy del mundo y voy al Padre.
29 Then [we], his disciples, said, “Now you are speaking plainly, without using figurative language.
Sus discípulos dijeron: Ahora estás hablando claramente sin hacer comparaciones.
30 Now we understand that you know everything. You do not need anyone to ask you questions [about anything, because you know what we want to ask before we ask you]. That [also] leads us to believe that you came from God.”
Ahora estamos seguros de que tienes conocimiento de todas las cosas y no tienes necesidad de que nadie te haga preguntas: a través de esto tenemos fe en que has venido de Dios.
31 Jesus replied, “Now you [RHQ] say that you believe [that I came from God].
Jesús respondió: ¿Tienen fe ahora?
32 But listen! There will soon be a time, and that time is already here, when you will all run away! Each of you will run away to your own home. You will leave me, and I will be alone. But I will not [really] be alone [at that time], because [my] Father is always with me.
Mira, un tiempo viene, sí, la hora está aquí, cuando todos van a salir en todas las direcciones, cada uno a su casa, y yo estaré solo; pero no estoy solo, porque el Padre está conmigo.
33 I have told you these things in order that you may have [inner] peace because of your relationship with me. In this world you will have trouble. But be courageous! I have defeated those who are opposed to me [MTY], and [you can defeat them, too]!”
Les he dicho todas estas cosas para que en mí puedan tener paz. En el mundo tendrán problemas: ¡pero anímense tengan confianza! He vencido al mundo.
