< Jāņa Evaņg̒elijs 3 >
1 Un tur viens cilvēks bija no tiem farizejiem, vārdā Nikademus, Jūdu virsnieks.
There was a man named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish religious council. He belonged to the Pharisee [religious sect].
2 Tas nāca pie Jēzus naktī un uz Viņu sacīja: “Rabbi, mēs zinām, ka Tu esi Mācītājs, no Dieva nācis; jo neviens nevar darīt tās brīnuma zīmes, ko Tu dari, ja Dievs nav ar to.”
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.”
3 Jēzus atbildēja un uz to sacīja: “Patiesi, Es tev saku, ja kas nav piedzimis no augšienes, tad tas Debesu valstību nevar redzēt.”
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]!”
4 Nikademus uz Viņu saka: “Kā cilvēks var piedzimt, vecs būdams? Vai viņš atkal var ieiet savas mātes miesās un piedzimt?”
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]”
5 Un Jēzus atbildēja: “Patiesi, patiesi, Es tev saku: ja kas nepiedzimst caur ūdeni un Garu, tad tas nevar ieiet Dieva valstībā.
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].
6 Kas piedzimis no miesas, tas ir miesa, un kas piedzimis no Gara, tas ir gars.
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].
7 Nebrīnies, ka Es tev esmu sacījis: Jums būs piedzimt no augšienes.
Do not be surprised about my telling you that you must be born again [and have a new life from God].
8 Vējš pūš, kur gribēdams, un tu gan dzirdi viņa pūšanu, bet tu nezini, no kurienes viņš nāk un kurp viņš iet. Tā ir ar ikvienu, kas piedzimis no Gara.”
[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].”
9 Nikademus atbildēja un uz Viņu sacīja: “Kā tas var notikt?”
Nicodemus replied to him, “How can that happen?”
10 Jēzus atbildēja un uz to sacīja: “Tu esi mācītājs iekš Israēla un to tu nezini?
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]
11 Patiesi, patiesi, Es tev saku. Mēs runājam, ko zinām, un liecinājām, ko esam redzējuši, un jūs mūsu liecību nepieņemat.
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].
12 Ja jūs neticat, kad Es jums saku par zemes lietām; kā jūs tad ticēsiet, kad Es jums sacīšu par debesu lietām?
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]
13 Jo neviens nav braucis uz debesīm kā vien Tas, kas ir nācis no debesīm, Tas Cilvēka Dēls, kas ir debesīs.
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].
14 Un kā Mozus tuksnesī čūsku ir paaugstinājis, tāpat Tam Cilvēka Dēlam būs tapt paaugstinātam,
[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].
15 Lai ikviens, kas tic uz Viņu, dabū mūžīgu dzīvošanu. (aiōnios )
As a result, everyone who believes/trusts in me will have eternal life.” (aiōnios )
16 Jo tik ļoti Dievs pasauli mīlējis, ka Viņš Savu vienpiedzimušo Dēlu devis, ka visiem tiem, kas tic uz Viņu, nebūs pazust, bet dabūt mūžīgu dzīvošanu. (aiōnios )
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 )
17 Jo Dievs Savu Dēlu nav sūtījis pasaulē, ka Tas pasauli sodītu, bet ka pasaule caur Viņu taptu pestīta.
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].
18 Kas tic uz Viņu, tas netop sodīts, bet kas netic, tas jau ir sodīts, tāpēc ka tas nav ticējis uz tā vienpiedzimušā Dieva Dēla Vārdu.
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].
19 Bet šī ir tā sodība, ka gaišums nācis pasaulē un cilvēki vairāk mīlēja tumsību nekā gaišumu, tāpēc ka viņu darbi bija ļauni.
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].
20 Jo ikviens, kas dara ļaunu, tas ienīst gaismu un nenāk priekš gaismas, lai viņa darbi netop norāti.
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].
21 Bet kas dara patiesību, tas nāk priekš gaismas, lai viņa darbus var redzēt, jo tie darīti iekš Dieva.”
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.
22 Pēc tam Jēzus un Viņa mācekļi nāca uz Jūdu zemi, un Viņš tur ar tiem palika un kristīja.
Some time later Jesus and we disciples went to Judea district. He stayed with us there and [directed us as we] baptized people.
23 Un Jānis arīdzan kristīja Enonā, tuvu pie Zalimes, jo tur bija daudz ūdens. Un tie (ļaudis) nogāja un tapa kristīti.
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}.
24 Jo Jānis vēl nebija likts cietumā.
That happened before John was put {they put John} in prison.
25 Tad viena apjautāšanās cēlās starp Jāņa mācekļiem un tiem Jūdiem par šķīstīšanu.
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].
26 Un tie nāca pie Jāņa un uz to sacīja: “Rabbi, Tas, kas bija pie tevis viņpus Jardānes, kam tu liecību devi, redzi, Tas kristī, un visi nāk pie Viņa.”
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]!”
27 Jānis atbildēja un sacīja: “Cilvēks nekā nevar ņemties, ja tas viņam nav dots no debesīm.
John replied, “A person can become [important] only if God [MTY] permits it. [So] we [should not be jealous about Jesus being popular]!
28 Jūs paši esat mani liecinieki, ka es esmu sacījis: Es neesmu Tas Kristus, bet sūtīts Viņa priekšā.
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.
29 Kam tā brūte, tas ir brūtgāns, bet tā brūtgāna draugs, kas stāv un viņu dzird, priecājās ļoti par tā brūtgāna balsi. Tad nu šis mans prieks ir piepildīts.
[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].
30 Viņam būs iet lielumā, bet man mazumā.
It is necessary for Jesus to become more important [by making more disciples than I have], and for me to become less [important].”
31 Kas nāk no augšienes, tas ir pār visiem; kas ir no zemes, tas ir no zemes: kas nāk no debesīm, tas ir pār visiem.
[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.
32 Un ko Tas ir redzējis un dzirdējis, to Tas apliecina; un Viņa liecību neviens nepieņem.
He tells people what he has seen and what he heard [in heaven], but very few people [HYP] listen to what he says.
33 Kas Viņa liecību pieņēmis, tas ir apzieģelējis, Dievu esam patiesīgu.
Those who have accepted what he has said verify that what God has said is true.
34 Jo ko Dievs ir sūtījis, tas runā Dieva vārdus, jo Dievs nedod To Garu ar mēru.
[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].
35 Tas Tēvs mīļo To Dēlu un visas lietas ir devis Viņa rokā.
God loves his Son, and has caused him to have control/power over everything.
36 Kas tic uz To Dēlu, tam ir mūžīga dzīvība; bet kas Tam Dēlam neklausa, tas dzīvību neredzēs, bet Dieva dusmība uz tā paliek.” (aiōnios )
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 )