Iohannem 3
1 Erat autem homo ex Pharisaeis, Nicodemus nomine, princeps Iudaeorum.
Now there was one of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus--a ruler among the Jews.
2 Hic venit ad Iesum nocte, et dixit ei: Rabbi, scimus quia a Deo venisti magister, nemo enim potest haec signa facere, quae tu facis, nisi fuerit Deus cum eo.
He came to Jesus by night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher from God; for no one can do these miracles which you are doing, unless God is with him.
3 Respondit Iesus, et dixit ei: Amen, amen dico tibi, nisi quis renatus fuerit denuo, non potest videre regnum Dei.
"In most solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
4 Dicit ad eum Nicodemus: Quomodo potest homo nasci, cum sit senex? numquid potest in ventrem matris suae iterato introire, et renasci?
"How is it possible," Nicodemus asked, "for a man to be born when he is old? Can he a second time enter his mother's womb and be born?"
5 Respondit Iesus: Amen, amen dico tibi, nisi quis renatus fuerit ex aqua, et Spiritu sancto, non potest introire in regnum Dei.
"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.
6 Quod natum est ex carne, caro est: et quod natum est ex spiritu, spiritus est.
Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Non mireris quia dixi tibi: oportet vos nasci denuo.
Do not be astonished at my telling you, 'You must all be born anew.'
8 Spiritus ubi vult spirat: et vocem eius audis, sed nescis unde veniat, aut quo vadat: sic est omnis, qui natus est ex spiritu.
The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is it with every one who has been born of the Spirit."
9 Respondit Nicodemus, et dixit ei: Quomodo possunt haec fieri?
"How is all this possible?" asked Nicodemus.
10 Respondit Iesus, et dixit ei: Tu es magister in Israel, et haec ignoras?
"Are you," replied Jesus, "'the Teacher of Israel,' and yet do you not understand these things?
11 Amen, amen dico tibi, quia quod scimus loquimur, et quod vidimus testamur, et testimonium nostrum non accipitis.
In most solemn truth I tell you that we speak what we know, and give testimony of that of which we were eye-witnesses, and yet you all reject our testimony.
12 Si terrena dixi vobis, et non creditis: quomodo, si dixero vobis caelestia, credetis?
If I have told you earthly things and none of you believe me, how will you believe me if I tell you of things in Heaven?
13 Et nemo ascendit in caelum, nisi qui descendit de caelo, Filius hominis, qui est in caelo.
There is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven.
14 Et sicut Moyses exaltavit serpentem in deserto; ita exaltari oportet Filium hominis:
And just as Moses lifted high the serpent in the Desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
in order that every one who trusts in Him may have the Life of the Ages." (aiōnios g166)
16 Sic enim Deus dilexit mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret: ut omnis, qui credit in eum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam aeternam. (aiōnios g166)
For so greatly did God love the world that He gave His only Son, that every one who trusts in Him may not perish but may have the Life of Ages. (aiōnios g166)
17 Non enim misit Deus Filium suum in mundum, ut iudicet mundum, sed ut salvetur mundus per ipsum.
For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
18 Qui credit in eum, non iudicatur: qui autem non credit, iam iudicatus est: quia non credit in nomine unigeniti Filii Dei.
He who trusts in Him does not come up for judgement. He who does not trust has already received sentence, because he has not his trust resting on the name of God's only Son.
19 Hoc est autem iudicium: quia lux venit in mundum, et dilexerunt homines magis tenebras, quam lucem: erant enim eorum mala opera.
And this is the test by which men are judged--the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked.
20 Omnis enim, qui male agit, odit lucem, et non venit ad lucem, ut non arguantur opera eius:
For every wrongdoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, for fear his actions should be exposed and condemned.
21 qui autem facit veritatem, venit ad lucem, ut manifestentur opera eius, quia in Deo sunt facta.
But he who does what is honest and right comes to the light, in order that his actions may be plainly shown to have been done in God.
22 Post haec venit Iesus, et discipuli eius in terram Iudaeam: et illic demorabatur cum eis, et baptizabat.
After this Jesus and His disciples went into Judaea; and there He made a stay in company with them and baptized.
23 Erat autem et Ioannes baptizans in Aennon, iuxta Salim: quia aquae multae erant illic, et veniebant, et baptizabantur.
And John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there were many pools of water there; and people came and received baptism.
24 Nondum enim missus fuerat Ioannes in carcerem.
(For John was not yet in prison.)
25 Facta est autem quaestio ex discipulis Ioannis cum Iudaeis de Purificatione.
As the result, a discussion having arisen on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification,
26 Et venerunt ad Ioannem, et dixerunt ei: Rabbi, qui erat tecum trans Iordanem, cui tu testimonium perhibuisti, ecce hic baptizat, et omnes veniunt ad eum.
they came to John and reported to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan and to whom you bore testimony is now baptizing, and great numbers of people are resorting to him."
27 Respondit Ioannes, et dixit: Non potest homo accipere quidquam, nisi fuerit ei datum de caelo.
"A man cannot obtain anything," replied John, "unless it has been granted to him from Heaven.
28 Ipsi vos mihi testimonium perhibetis, quod dixerim: Non sum ego Christus: sed quia missus sum ante illum.
You yourselves can bear witness to my having said, 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I am His appointed forerunner.'
29 Qui habet sponsam, sponsus est: amicus autem sponsi, qui stat, et audit eum, gaudio gaudet propter vocem sponsi. Hoc ergo gaudium meum impletum est.
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; and the bridegroom's friend who stands by his side and listens to him, rejoices heartily on account of the bridegroom's happiness. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
30 Illum oportet crescere, me autem minui.
He must grow greater, but I must grow less.
31 Qui desursum venit, super omnes est. Qui est de terra, de terra est, et de terra loquitur. Qui de caelo venit, super omnes est.
He who comes from above is above all. He whose origin is from the earth is not only himself from the earth, his teaching also is from the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.
32 Et quod vidit, et audivit, hoc testatur: et testimonium eius nemo accipit.
What He has seen and heard, to that He bears witness; but His testimony no one receives.
33 Qui autem accepit eius testimonium, signavit quia Deus verax est.
Any man who has received His testimony has solemnly declared that God is true.
34 Quem enim misit Deus, verba Dei loquitur: non enim ad mensuram dat Deus spiritum.
For He whom God has sent speaks God's words; for God does not give the Spirit with limitations."
35 Pater diligit Filium: et omnia dedit in manu eius.
The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to His hands.
