John 3
1 There was a man named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish religious council. He belonged to the Pharisee [religious sect].
Byl pak člověk z farizeů, jménem Nikodém, kníže Židovské.
2 He went to see Jesus at night, [to talk to him about God’s kingdom]. He said to Jesus, “Teacher, [we believe that] you are a teacher who has come from God. [We believe this because] we know that someone could perform the miracles you are doing only if God were helping him.”
Ten přišel k Ježíšovi v noci, a řekl jemu: Mistře, víme, že jsi od Boha přišel Mistr; nebo žádný nemůže těch divů činiti, kteréž ty činíš, leč by Bůh byl s ním.
3 Jesus replied to him, “Listen to this carefully: Unless people are born again and [have a new life from God], they cannot even see the place where God rules [MET]!”
Odpověděl Ježíš a řekl jemu: Amen, amen pravím tobě: Nenarodí-li se kdo znovu, nemůž viděti království Božího.
4 Then Nicodemus said to him, “(No one can be born when he is old!/How can anyone be born when he is old?) [RHQ] (There is no way he can enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time!/How can he enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time?) [RHQ]”
Řekl jemu Nikodém: Kterak můž člověk naroditi se, starý jsa? Zdali může opět v život matky své vjíti a naroditi se?
5 Jesus answered, “Note this: Being born naturally is not [enough]; people need to also be born [spiritually] by God’s Spirit. If that does not happen, they cannot experience God ruling [MET] [their lives].
Odpověděl Ježíš: Amen, amen pravím tobě: Nenarodí-li se kdo z vody a z Ducha svatého, nemůž vjíti do království Božího.
6 Humans give birth to humans. But those who are born [again] as a result of what [God’s] Spirit [does receive a new] spiritual [nature from God].
Což se narodilo z těla, tělo jest, a což se narodilo z Ducha, duch jest.
7 Do not be surprised about my telling you that you must be born again [and have a new life from God].
Nediviž se, že jsem řekl tobě: Musíte se znovu zroditi.
8 [Let me illustrate]: The wind blows wherever it wants to blow. You hear its sound, but you do not know where the wind comes from or where it is going. Similarly, those [who do not know God cannot understand/control/predict] how people are born again as a result of what God’s spirit [does].”
Vítr kde chce věje, a hlas jeho slyšíš, ale nevíš, odkud přichází, a kam jde. Takť jest každý, kdož se z Ducha narodil.
9 Nicodemus replied to him, “How can that happen?”
Odpověděl Nikodém a řekl jemu: Kterak mohou tyto věci býti?
10 Jesus replied to him, “You [(sg)] are a [well-known] teacher among [us] Israelite people, so (I am surprised that you do not understand these things!/how is it that you do not understand these things?) [RHQ]
Odpověděl Ježíš a řekl jemu: Ty jsi mistr v Izraeli, a toho neznáš?
11 Listen to this carefully: (My disciples and I/I) tell you [(pl)] about the things that my disciples and I have seen and know [are true], but you [(pl)] do not admit that what my disciples and I are saying [is true].
Amen, amen pravím tobě: Že což víme, mluvíme, a což jsme viděli, svědčíme, ale svědectví našeho nepřijímáte.
12 I have told you about the things [that happen here] on earth that are true, but you [(pl)] do not believe me. So if I tell you [(sg)] about things [that happen] in heaven, (you certainly will not believe me!/how will you believe me?) [RHQ]
Poněvadž zemské věci mluvil jsem vám, a nevěříte, kterak, budu-li vám praviti nebeské, uvěříte?
13 I am the only one who has gone up to heaven; no one else has gone up there. I am also the one who came down from heaven. [So I know what happens there].
Nebo žádný nevstoupil v nebe, než ten, jenž sstoupil s nebe, Syn člověka, kterýž jest v nebi.
14 [Long ago when the Israelite people rebelled against God] in the desolate area, [God sent poisonous snakes to bite them]. But when Moses lifted up [on a pole] the [model of a] poisonous snake, [everyone who looked at that model was healed from their snake bites]. Similarly, [even though I] am the one who came from heaven, [some day people] will lift me up [on a cross to kill me].
A jakož jest Mojžíš povýšil hada na poušti, takť musí povýšen býti Syn člověka,
Aby každý, kdož věří v něho, nezahynul, ale měl život věčný. (aiōnios g166)
16 God loved us people [MTY] in the world so much that he gave his only Son [as a sacrifice for us], in order that everyone who believes in him would not be separated from God forever. Instead, they would have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Nebo tak Bůh miloval svět, že Syna svého jednorozeného dal, aby každý, kdož věří v něho, nezahynul, ale měl život věčný. (aiōnios g166)
17 When God sent his Son into the world, his purpose was not to punish the [people in] [MTY] the world for their sins. Instead, he sent him in order that they might be saved by him {he might save them} [from being] ([guilty/punished]) [for their sins].
Neboť jest neposlal Bůh Syna svého na svět, aby odsoudil svět, ale aby spasen byl svět skrze něho.
18 Everyone who trusts in his Son, [God says that they] will not be punished {that he will not punish them}. But God has already [said that] everyone who does not trust in his Son will be punished {that he will punish everyone who does not trust in his Son}, because they have not trusted in what his only Son [has done for them].
Kdož věří v něho, nebude odsouzen, ale kdož nevěří, jižť jest odsouzen; nebo neuvěřil ve jméno jednorozeného Syna Božího.
19 The [one who was like a] light [MET] [to reveal God’s truth to us] came into the world. But people loved doing what was [evil, like] darkness [MET] [is evil], instead of loving the [one who was like a] light. That is the reason [God will] judge people [and condemn them].
Toto pak jest ten soud, že Světlo přišlo na svět, ale milovali lidé více tmu nežli Světlo; nebo skutkové jejich byli zlí.
20 Everyone who does what is evil hates the [one who is like a] light, and they will not come to the [one who is like a] light, because it would be shown {[the one who is like a light] would show} that their deeds [are evil, and he would rebuke them].
Každý zajisté, kdož zle činí, nenávidí světla, a nejde k světlu, aby nebyli trestáni skutkové jeho.
21 But those who live according to [God’s] truth come to the [one who is like a] light, in order that it may be seen clearly {that people may see clearly} that the things they have done, they did them because [they have depended] on God.
Ale kdož činí pravdu, jde k světlu, aby zjeveni byli skutkové jeho, že v Bohu učiněni jsou.
22 Some time later Jesus and we disciples went to Judea district. He stayed with us there and [directed us as we] baptized people.
Potom přišel Ježíš i učedlníci jeho do země Judské, a tu přebýval s nimi, a křtil.
23 John [the Baptizer] was also baptizing people. He was doing that at Aenon [village] near Salim [town in Samaria district], because there were many springs in that area. [Many] people kept coming [to John] and were being baptized {he was baptizing them}.
A Jan také křtil v Enon, blízko Sálim, nebo byly tam vody mnohé. I přicházeli mnozí, a křtili se.
24 That happened before John was put {they put John} in prison.
Nebo ještě Jan nebyl vsazen do žaláře.
25 Then some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew started arguing about the Jewish rituals of washing things [to make them acceptable to God].
Tedy vznikla otázka mezi Židy a některými z učedlníků Janových o očišťování.
26 Then those disciples went to John and said to him, “Teacher, [do you remember] the man who was with you when you were baptizing people on the other side of the Jordan River? He is the one you were telling us about. Well, now he is baptizing people, and many people are going to him [instead of coming to us]!”
I přišli k Janovi a řekli jemu: Mistře, ten, kterýž byl s tebou za Jordánem, jemužs ty svědectví vydal, aj, on křtí, a všickni jdou k němu.
27 John replied, “A person can become [important] only if God [MTY] permits it. [So] we [should not be jealous about Jesus being popular]!
Odpověděl Jan a řekl: Nemůžť člověk vzíti ničehož, leč by jemu dáno bylo s nebe.
28 You yourselves can verify what I said. I told you that I am not (the Messiah/God’s promised king). Instead, I [told you that] I was sent {that [God] sent me} to prepare the way for him.
Vy sami svědkové jste mi, že jsem pověděl: Nejsem já Kristus, ale že jsem poslán před ním.
29 [Let me illustrate] [MET]: [He is like a] ([bridegroom/man who is being married]), [and I am like his friend]. The friend of the bridegroom stands there and waits [for him to come]. That friend is very happy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice [when he arrives]. Similarly, I am very happy [about what you have told me].
Kdož má nevěstu, ženichť jest, přítel pak ženicha, jenž stojí a slyší ho, radostí raduje se pro hlas ženicha. Protož ta radost má naplněna jest.
30 It is necessary for Jesus to become more important [by making more disciples than I have], and for me to become less [important].”
Onť musí růsti, já pak menšiti se.
31 [Jesus] came from heaven. He is more important than anyone else. Those who are born from [parents here] on earth [MTY] are just humans, and they speak about things [that happen here] on the earth. But since Jesus came from heaven, his [words are] more important than anyone else’s.
Kdož jest shůry přišel, nade všeckyť jest; kdožť jest z země, zemskýť jest, a zemské věci mluví. Ale ten, jenž s nebe přišel, nade všecky jest.
32 He tells people what he has seen and what he heard [in heaven], but very few people [HYP] listen to what he says.
A což viděl a slyšel, toť svědčí, ale svědectví jeho žádný nepřijímá.
33 Those who have accepted what he has said verify that what God has said is true.
Kdož pak přijímá svědectví jeho, zpečetil jest to, že Bůh pravdomluvný jest.
34 [We know it is true] because [Jesus], the one God sent, speaks the message of God. [That is also true] because God causes his Spirit to live [in Jesus] to completely [direct everything he says and does].
Nebo ten, kteréhož Bůh poslal, slovo Boží mluví; nebo jemu ne v míru dává Bůh ducha.
35 God loves his Son, and has caused him to have control/power over everything.
Otec miluje Syna a všecko dal v ruku jeho.
36 Those who trust in [God’s] Son have eternal life. But those who reject God’s Son will never have [eternal] life. Instead, God is angry with them [and he will surely punish them]. (aiōnios g166)
Kdož věří v Syna, má život věčný; ale kdožť jest nevěřící Synu, neuzříť života, ale hněv Boží zůstává na něm. (aiōnios g166)
