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].
Había un hombre de los fariseos, llamado Nicodemo, principal entre los judíos.
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.”
Vino de noche a encontrarle y le dijo: “Rabí, sabemos que has venido de parte de Dios, como maestro, porque nadie puede hacer los milagros que Tú haces, si Dios no está con él”.
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]!”
Jesús le respondió: “En verdad, en verdad, te digo, si uno no nace de lo alto, no puede ver el reino de Dios”.
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]”
Nicodemo le dijo: “¿Cómo puede nacer un hombre, siendo viejo? ¿Puede acaso entrar en el seno de su madre y nacer de nuevo?”
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].
Jesús le respondió: “En verdad, en verdad, te digo, si uno no nace del agua y del espíritu, no puede entrar en el reino de los cielos.
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].
Lo nacido de la carne, es carne; y lo nacido del espíritu, es espíritu.
7 Do not be surprised about my telling you that you must be born again [and have a new life from God].
No te admires de que te haya dicho: “Os es necesario nacer de lo alto”.
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].”
El viento sopla donde quiere; tú oyes su sonido, pero no sabes de dónde viene, ni adónde va. Así acontece con todo aquel que ha nacido del espíritu”.
9 Nicodemus replied to him, “How can that happen?”
A lo cual Nicodemo le dijo: “¿Cómo puede hacerse esto?”
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]
Jesús le respondió: “¿Tú eres el doctor de Israel, y no entiendes esto?
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].
En verdad, en verdad, te digo: nosotros hablamos lo que sabemos, y atestiguamos lo que hemos visto, y vosotros no recibís nuestro testimonio.
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]
Si cuando os digo las cosas de la tierra, no creéis, ¿cómo creeréis si os digo las cosas del cielo?
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].
Nadie ha subido al cielo, sino Aquel que descendió del cielo, el Hijo del hombre.
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].
Y como Moisés, en el desierto, levantó la serpiente, así es necesario que el Hijo del hombre sea levantado.
Para que todo el que cree tenga en Él vida eterna”. (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)
Porque así amó Dios al mundo: hasta dar su Hijo único, para que todo aquel que cree en Él no se pierda, sino que tenga vida eterna. (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].
Porque no envió Dios su Hijo al mundo para juzgar al mundo, sino para que el mundo por Él sea salvo.
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].
Quien cree en, Él, no es juzgado, mas quien no cree, ya está juzgado, porque no ha creído en el nombre del Hijo único de Dios.
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].
Y este es el juicio: que la luz ha venido al mundo, y los hombres han amado más las tinieblas que la luz, porque sus obras eran malas.
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].
Porque todo el que obra mal, odia la luz y no viene a la luz, para que sus obras no sean reprobadas.
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.
Al contrario, el que pone en práctica la verdad, viene a la luz, para que se vea que sus obras están hechas en Dios.
22 Some time later Jesus and we disciples went to Judea district. He stayed with us there and [directed us as we] baptized people.
Después de esto fue Jesús con sus discípulos al territorio de Judea y allí se quedó con ellos, y bautizaba.
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}.
Por su parte, Juan bautizaba en Ainón, junto a Salim, donde había muchas aguas, y se le presentaban las gentes y se hacían bautizar;
24 That happened before John was put {they put John} in prison.
porque Juan no había sido todavía aprisionado.
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].
Y algunos discípulos de Juan tuvieron una discusión con un judío a propósito de la purificación.
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]!”
Y fueron a Juan, y le dijeron: “Rabí, Aquel que estaba contigo al otro lado del Jordán, de quien tú diste testimonio, mira que también bautiza, y todo el mundo va a Él”.
27 John replied, “A person can become [important] only if God [MTY] permits it. [So] we [should not be jealous about Jesus being popular]!
Juan les respondió: “No puede el hombre recibir nada, si no le fuere dado del cielo.
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.
Vosotros mismos me sois testigos de que yo he dicho: «No soy yo el Mesías, sino que he sido enviado delante de Él».
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].
El que tiene la esposa, es el esposo. El amigo del esposo, que está a su lado y le oye, experimenta una gran alegría con la voz del esposo. Esta alegría, que es la mía, está, pues, cumplida.
30 It is necessary for Jesus to become more important [by making more disciples than I have], and for me to become less [important].”
Es necesario que Él crezca y que yo disminuya.
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.
El que viene de lo alto, está por encima de todos. Quien viene de la tierra, es terrenal y habla de lo terrenal. Aquel que viene del cielo está por encima de todos.
32 He tells people what he has seen and what he heard [in heaven], but very few people [HYP] listen to what he says.
Lo que ha visto y oído, eso testifica, ¡y nadie admite su testimonio!
33 Those who have accepted what he has said verify that what God has said is true.
Pero el que acepta su testimonio ha reconocido auténticamente que Dios es veraz.
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].
Aquel a quien Dios envió dice las palabras de Dios; porque Él no da con medida el Espíritu.
35 God loves his Son, and has caused him to have control/power over everything.
El Padre ama al Hijo y le ha entregado pleno poder.
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)
Quien cree al Hijo tiene vida eterna; quien no quiere creer al Hijo no verá la vida, sino que la cólera de Dios permanece sobre él”. (aiōnios g166)
