Juan 3
1 Había allí un hombre llamado Nicodemo, quien era un Fariseo y miembro del Concilio Supremo.
And there was a man of the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;
2 Él vino por la noche donde Jesús estaba y le dijo: “Rabí, sabemos que eres un maestro que ha venido de parte Dios, porque nadie podría hacer las señales milagrosas que tú estás haciendo a menos que Dios esté con él”.
this one came to Him by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we have known that You have come from God—a teacher, for no one is able to do these signs that You do, if God may not be with him.”
3 “Te digo la verdad” respondió Jesús, “A menos que vuelvas a nacer, no puedes experimentar el reino de Dios”.
Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born from above, he is not able to see the Kingdom of God”;
4 “¿Cómo puede alguien volver a nacer, cuando ya es viejo?” preguntó Nicodemo. “¡Nadie puede regresar al vientre de su madre y nacer por segunda vez!”
Nicodemus says to Him, “How is a man able to be born, being old? Is he able to enter into the womb of his mother a second time, and to be born?”
5 “Te digo la verdad, no puedes entrar al reino de Dios a menos que hayas nacido de agua y del Espíritu”, le dijo Jesús.
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born of water and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the Kingdom of God;
6 “Lo que nace de la carne, es carne, y lo que nace del Espíritu, es Espíritu.
that which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 No te sorprendas de que te dije: ‘Debes volver a nacer’.
You may not wonder that I said to you, It is required for you to be born from above;
8 El viento sopla hacia donde quiere y apenas se alcanza a escuchar el sonido que hace, pero no sabes de dónde viene ni hacia dónde va; así ocurre con todo aquél que nace del Espíritu”.
the Spirit blows where [that] One wills, and you hear [that] One’s voice, but you have not known from where [that] One comes, and to where [that] One goes; thus is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
9 “¿Cómo es esto posible?” preguntó Nicodemo.
Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How are these things able to happen?”
10 “Tu eres un maestro famoso en Israel, ¿y aún así no entiendes tales cosas?” respondió Jesús.
Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not know these things?
11 “Te digo la verdad: nosotros hablamos de lo que sabemos y damos testimonio de lo que hemos visto, pero ustedes se niegan a aceptar nuestro testimonio.
Truly, truly, I say to you, what We have known We speak, and what We have seen We testify, and you do not receive Our testimony;
12 Si ustedes no creen lo que yo digo cuando les hablo de cosas terrenales, ¿cómo podrán creer si les hablara de cosas celestiales?
if I spoke to you of the earthly things, and you do not believe, how, if I will speak to you of the heavenly things, will you believe?
13 Nadie ha subido al cielo, sino que el Hijo del hombre descendió del cielo.
And no one has gone up to Heaven, except He who came down out of Heaven—the Son of Man who is in Heaven.
14 Del mismo modo que Moisés levantó la serpiente en el desierto, así debe ser levantado el Hijo del hombre,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up,
that everyone who is believing in Him may not perish, but may have continuous life, (aiōnios g166)
16 “Porque Dios amó al mundo, y lo hizo de esta manera: entregó a su único Hijo, a fin de que todos los que crean en él no mueran, sino que tengan vida eterna. (aiōnios g166)
for God so loved the world that He gave the only begotten Son, that everyone who is believing in Him may not perish, but may have continuous life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Dios no envió al Hijo al mundo para condenarlo, sino para salvar al mundo por medio de él.
For God did not send His Son into the world that He may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through Him;
18 Aquellos que creen en él no están condenados, mientras que aquellos que no creen en él ya están condenados porque no creyeron en el único Hijo de Dios.
he who is believing in Him is not judged, but he who is not believing has been judged already, because he has not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 Así es como se decide esto: la luz vino al mundo, pero las personas amaban las tinieblas más que a la luz, porque sus acciones eran malvadas.
And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;
20 Todos los que hacen el mal odian la luz y no vienen a la luz, porque no quieren que sus acciones sean expuestas.
for everyone who is doing wicked things hates the light, and does not come into the light, that his works may not be detected;
21 Pero aquellos que hacen el bien vienen a la luz, para que se dé a conocer lo que Dios ha hecho en ellos”.
but he who is doing the truth comes into the light, that his works may be revealed, that in God they are having been worked.”
22 Después de esto, Jesús y sus discípulos fueron a Judea y pasaron allí un tiempo con la gente, bautizándoles.
After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He tarried with them, and was immersing;
23 Juan también estaba bautizando en Enón, cerca de Salim, porque allí había mucha agua y las personas seguían viniendo para ser bautizadas.
and John was also immersing in Aenon, near to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being immersed—
24 (Esto ocurrió antes de que metieran a Juan en la cárcel).
for John was not yet cast into the prison—
25 Surgió un debate entre los discípulos de Juan y los judíos respecto a la purificación ceremonial.
there arose then a question from the disciples of John with [some] Jews about purifying,
26 Ellos fueron donde Juan y le dijeron: “Rabí, el hombre con el que estabas al otro lado del Jordán, del cual diste un testimonio favorable, ¡mira, ahora está bautizando y todos están acudiendo a él!”
and they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified, behold, this One is immersing, and all are coming to Him.”
27 “Nadie recibe nada a menos que le sea dado del cielo”, respondió Juan.
John answered and said, “A man is not able to receive anything if it may not have been given him from Heaven;
28 “Ustedes mismos pueden testificar de que yo he declarado: ‘Yo no soy el Mesías. He sido enviado para preparar su camino’.
you yourselves testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am having been sent before Him;
29 ¡El novio es quien se casa con la novia! El padrino espera y escucha al novio, y se alegra cuando escucha la voz de alegría del novio, así que ahora mi felicidad está completa.
He who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing Him, rejoices with joy because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy has been fulfilled.
30 Él debe volverse más importante, y yo debo volverme menos importante”.
It is necessary [for] Him to increase, and me to become less;
31 El que viene de arriba es más grande que todos; el que viene de la tierra pertenece a la tierra y habla cosas terrenales. El que viene del cielo es más grande que todos.
He who is coming from above is above all; he who is from the earth, from the earth he is, and from the earth he speaks; He who is coming from Heaven is above all.
32 El da testimonio acerca de lo que ha visto y escuchado, pero nadie acepta lo que él viene a decir.
And what He has seen and heard—this He testifies, and none receives His testimony;
33 Sin embargo, todo aquél que acepta lo que el dice, confirma que Dios habla la verdad.
he who is receiving His testimony sealed that God is true;
34 Porque el que Dios envió habla las palabras de Dios, porque Dios no limita al Espíritu.
for He whom God sent, He speaks the sayings of God; for God does not give the Spirit by measure;
35 El Padre ama al Hijo y ha puesto todo en sus manos.
the Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand;
36 Cualquiera que confía en el Hijo tiene vida eterna, pero cualquiera que se niega a creer en el Hijo, no experimentará vida eterna, sino que sigue bajo la condenación de Dios. (aiōnios g166)
he who is believing in the Son has continuous life; and he who is not believing the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” (aiōnios g166)
