Juan 12
1 Entonces, seis días antes de la Pascua, Jesús vino a Betania, donde estaba Lázaro, a quien Jesús había hecho resucitado.
Six days before the Passover [celebration started], Jesus arrived in Bethany [village, along with us]. That was where Lazarus lived. He was the man Jesus [previously] caused to be alive again after he died.
2 Y le hicieron comer allí, y Marta le sirvió, y Lázaro estaba entre los que estaban sentados con él en la mesa.
There they gave a dinner to [honor] Jesus. Martha served the meal. [Her younger brother], Lazarus, was among the people who were eating with Jesus.
3 Entonces María, tomando unos gramos aceite de nardo perfumado de gran valor, lo puso sobre los pies de Jesús y los hizo secar con sus cabellos; y la casa se llenó del olor del perfume.
Then Mary took [a bottle] of expensive perfume [called] nard and poured it on Jesus’ feet [to honor him]. Then she wiped his feet with her hair. The whole house was filled with the [beautiful] smell of the perfume.
4 Pero uno de sus discípulos, Judas Iscariote (que iba a traicionarlo), dijo:
But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]) objected. He was the one who later enabled Jesus’ enemies to seize him.
5 ¿Por qué no se vendió este perfume por trescientos denarios, y el dinero dado a los pobres?
He said, “(We should have sold this perfume and given [the money] to poor people!/Why did [we] not sell this perfume and give [the money for it] to the poor people?) [RHQ] We could have gotten 300 days’ wages for it!”
6 (Él dijo esto, no porque le importaran los pobres, sino porque era un ladrón, y, teniendo la bolsa de dinero, robaba para sí mismo lo que se ponía en ella).
He said that, not because he cared about the poor people, but instead, because he was a thief. He was the one who kept the bag [of funds that people gave to help Jesus and us his disciples], and he often stole some of the money that was {that [people]} put into it.
7 Entonces Jesús dijo: Déjala. Déjala guardar lo que tiene para el día de mi muerte.
Then Jesus said, “Do not bother her! [She bought this perfume] in order to save it until the day when they will bury me [after I die].
8 Los pobres siempre los tendrán con ustedes, pero a mí no me tendrán para siempre.
There will always be poor people among you, [so you can help them whenever you want to]. But I will not be with you much longer, [so it is good that she showed right now how much she appreciates me].”
9 Entonces un gran número de judíos tuvo noticias de que él estaba allí; y vinieron, no sólo por causa de Jesús, sino para ver a Lázaro que había muerto y a quien había resucitado.
A large crowd of Jews heard [people say] that Jesus was there [in Bethany]. So they came, not only [to see] Jesus but also to see Lazarus, the man whom he had caused to become alive again after he died.
10 Y se habló entre los principales sacerdotes de matar a Lázaro;
So the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also,
11 Por causa de él, un gran número de judíos se fueron y creyeron en Jesús.
because many of the Jews were [deserting them and] going to Jesus and believing in him because of [Jesus causing] Lazarus [to be alive again].
12 Al día siguiente, un gran número de personas que estaban allí para la fiesta, cuando tenían noticias de que Jesús venía a Jerusalén,
The next day the huge crowd of people that had come [to Jerusalem] for the [Passover] celebration heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
13 Tomaron ramas de palmeras y salieron a él, gritando: Bendición sobre aquel que viene en el nombre del Señor, ¡el Rey de Israel!
So they [cut] branches from some palm trees and took the branches out [of the city] to [wave them when they] met him. Some of them were shouting things like, “Hooray!” “May the Lord [God] bless the one who is coming with his authority [MTY]!” Some other people were shouting, “[May God bless] the King of Israel!”
14 Y Jesús vio un pollino y se monto en él; como dicen las Escrituras,
When Jesus [came near to Jerusalem], he got a young donkey and sat on it [as he rode into the city]. By doing this, [he fulfilled] what had been written {what [a prophet] had written} [in Scripture],
15 No temas, hija de Sion: mira que tu Rey viene, sentado sobre un pollino.
You people of Jerusalem, do not be afraid! Look! Your king is coming! He is riding on a donkey’s colt!
16 Estas cosas no estaban claras para sus discípulos al principio; pero cuando Jesús fue elevado a su gloria, se les ocurrió que estas cosas en las Escrituras se referían a él y que le habían pasado a él.
At first [we] disciples did not understand those things. But after Jesus had returned to heaven, we realized that those things had been written {that [a prophet] had written those things} about him, and that [by] doing those things for him [the people had fulfilled what the prophet prophesied].
17 Ahora la gente que estaba con él cuando él llamó a Lázaro de la tumba, y lo resucitó, había estado hablando de eso.
The crowd that was with him continued to tell other people that he called Lazarus to come out of the tomb, [and that Lazarus had then become alive again].
18 Y esa fue la razón por la cual la gente salió a buscarlo, porque les llegó a oídos que él había hecho este milagro.
Because of that, many people, because they heard [others say] that he had performed this miracle, went to meet him.
19 Entonces los fariseos dijeron el uno al otro: ¿Miren? no pueden hacer nada; el mundo lo ha seguido.
So the Pharisees said to each other, “It is obvious that we are making no progress [in trying to stop him! It looks like] [HYP] everyone [MTY] is becoming his disciple!”
20 Y había algunos griegos entre la gente que había venido a dar culto en la fiesta:
Among those who went up [to Jerusalem] to worship [God] during the [Passover] celebration were some Greeks.
21 Vinieron a Felipe, que era de Betsaida en Galilea, y le hicieron una petición, diciendo: Señor, tenemos el deseo de ver Jesús.
They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida [town] in Galilee [province]. They [wanted him] to do something for them. They said, “Sir, we would like to talk with Jesus.”
22 Felipe fue y le dio aviso a Andrés; y Andrés fue con Felipe a Jesús.
So after Philip went and told that to Andrew, they both went and told Jesus.
23 Y Jesús les dijo en respuesta: La hora de la gloria del Hijo del hombre ha llegado.
Then, [to show them that he must die in order to give eternal life to non-Jews like those Greeks], Jesus replied to them, “It is time for [God] to honor me, the one who came from heaven. [That will happen when I die].
24 De cierto les digo, que si la semilla de grano no entra en la tierra y llega a su fin, solo es semilla y nada más; pero a través de su muerte da mucho fruto.
Listen to this carefully: [My life is like a seed] [MET]. If [someone] does not plant a kernel of grain in the ground, it does not change. It remains only one [seed]. But if it changes [after it is planted in the ground, it will grow and] produce many seeds.
25 El que ama su vida la perderá; y el que no se preocupa por su vida en este mundo la conservará por los siglos de los siglos. (aiōnios g166)
Anyone who strongly wants to keep on living [here on earth] will surely lose his life forever. But anyone who is willing to die [HYP] [for my sake] will surely gain eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
26 Si alguno es mi siervo, que venga en pos de mí; y donde yo estoy, allí estará mi siervo. Si algún hombre se convierte en mi siervo, mi Padre le dará honor.
If [any of these Greeks or] anyone [else] wants to serve me, they must become my disciples. Then, [after they die], they will be where I am, [in heaven]. My Father will honor all those who serve me.
27 Ahora está turbada mi alma; y ¿qué voy a decir? Padre, mantenme alejado de esta hora. No: para este propósito he venido a esta hora.
Now I am deeply disturbed. (I do not know what to say./What shall I say?) [RHQ] Should I say, ‘[My] Father, save me from this time [when I will suffer and die!’]? No, [I should not say that, because] the reason I came ([into this world/from heaven]) was that I would [suffer] [MTY] now.
28 Padre, glorifica tu nombre. Entonces vino una voz del cielo, que decía: Le he dado gloria, y le daré gloria otra vez.
My Father, show how great you are!” John 12:28b-36a Then [God] spoke [EUP] from heaven, saying, “I have already shown how great [I am], and I will do it again!”
29 Al escuchar el sonido, varias personas que estaban allí dijeron que era trueno: otros decían: Un ángel estaba hablando con él.
The crowd that was there heard [it but they did not understand the words. Some said] it was thunder. Others said an angel had spoken to him.
30 Jesús respondió: Esta voz no vino para mí, sino para ustedes.
Jesus replied to them, “The voice that you heard speaking [was God’s voice, but] it was not for my benefit. It was for your benefit!
31 Ahora es el momento que mundo va a ser juzgado: ahora el gobernante de este mundo será expulsado.
Now is the time for [God] to judge [the people in] [MTY] the world. Now is the time when [I] will destroy [the power of Satan], the one who rules this world.
32 Y yo, si fuere levantado de la tierra, haré que todos los hombres vengan a mí.
But as for me, when I am lifted {when [men] lift me} up from the ground [on a cross, I will make a way for] gathering everyone to myself.”
33 (Esto dijo, señalando el tipo de muerte que tendría).
He said this to show us the way in which he was going to die.
34 Entonces las personas en respuesta le dijeron: La ley dice que el Cristo tendrá vida sin fin: ¿Cómo dices entonces que es necesario para el Hijo del hombre ser levantado? ¿Quién es este Hijo del hombre? (aiōn g165)
[Someone in] the crowd answered him, “We understand from the Scriptures that the Messiah will live forever. So why do you say that the one who came from heaven, [who is the Messiah], will be lifted up {that [men] will lift up the one who came from heaven, [who is the Messiah], } on a cross? What kind of man who came from heaven are you [talking about]? (OR, That’s not the [kind] of Messiah [we are expecting]!)” (aiōn g165)
35 Jesús les dijo: Por poco tiempo más la luz estará entre ustedes; mientras tienen la luz, siguan caminando en ella, para que la oscuridad no les alcance: uno que camina en la oscuridad no sabe a dónde va.
Then Jesus said to them, “[My message is like] [MET] a light for you. [I] will be with you for only a little while longer. Live and act [as you should] while I am still with you, [because suddenly you will have no more opportunity to hear my message! You do not want to be like] [MET] [someone] who cannot see where he is going any more [when it suddenly] becomes dark!
36 Mientras tengan luz, pongan su fe en la luz para que puedan convertirse en hijos de la luz. Con estas palabras Jesús se fue y por un tiempo no fue visto otra vez por ellos.
Believe in my message [MET] while you still have an opportunity to do it, in order that you may become people who have accepted my truth [MET]!” John 12:36b-43 After Jesus said those things, he left them and hid from them.
37 Pero a pesar de haber hecho tantos milagros delante de ellos, aún no creían en él.
Although he had done many miracles while people were watching, [most of] them refused to believe that he [is] ([the Messiah/from God]).
38 Para que las palabras del profeta Isaías se cumplieran, cuando dijo: Señor, ¿quién cree en nuestro mensaje? y a quien ha revelado el Señor su poder, ¿a quién se ha revelado?
[Their stubbornness and refusal to believe was similar to the stubbornness of the people that] the prophet Isaiah wrote about long ago: Lord, (hardly anyone has believed our message!/who has believed our message?) [RHQ] Most people refused to accept it, even though you showed them your power!
39 Por esta razón no pudieron creer, porque Isaías dijo otra vez:
That was the reason why they were unable to believe. [It was like] Isaiah wrote somewhere else that God said:
40 El hizo cegar sus ojos, y endureció sus corazones; para que no vean con sus ojos y entiendan en sus corazones, y sean cambiados, y yo pueda sanarlos.
They have [refused to understand; they acted as though they were] blind people! They were insensible in their inner beings! As a result, they have not perceived [my truth]! They have not understood it in their inner beings! They have not turned [from their sinful lives], and because of that I cannot help them!
41 (Isaías dijo estas palabras porque vio su gloria. Sus palabras fueron acerca de él.)
Isaiah wrote that because [it was as though] he saw [ahead of time] how great Jesus would be, and he prophesied [those things] about him.
42 Sin embargo, un número incluso de los gobernantes tenían fe en él, pero debido a los fariseos no lo dijeron abiertamente por temor a que pudieran ser expulsados. fuera de la sinagoga:
Although most of the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] did not believe that Jesus is ([the Messiah/from God]), some of them believed in him. But they would not tell anyone that they believed in him, because [they were afraid that if they said that], the Pharisees would not let them worship in the synagogues.
43 porque la alabanza de los hombres les era más estimada que la aprobación de Dios.
They wanted people to praise them more than they wanted God to praise them.
44 Entonces Jesús dijo a gran voz: El que tiene fe en mí, no tiene fe en mí, sino en el que me envió.
[Another day, when] Jesus [was teaching the people, he] shouted, “Those who believe in me, they are not believing in [me alone]. Instead, [it is as though] they also believe in the one who sent me.
45 Y el que me ve, ve al que me envió.
When they see me [and what I am doing, it is as though] they are seeing the one who sent me.
46 He venido como una luz al mundo, para que nadie que tenga fe en mí siga viviendo en la oscuridad.
I have come into the world [to show people God’s truth], as a light [shows people what is around them]. I have come in order that people who believe in me will not remain [ignorant of God’s truth] [MET], [as those who are] in the darkness [are ignorant of what is around them].
47 Y si alguno escucha mis palabras y no las guarda, yo no soy su juez; no he venido para ser juez del mundo, sino para dar la salvación al mundo.
As for those who hear my message but do not obey [its commands], I am not [the one who] judges them. [The main reason] that I came ([into the world/from heaven]) was not to judge [the people of] [MTY] the world. Instead, I came to save them [from being punished for their sins].
48 El que me desprecia y hace a un lado mis palabras y no toma mis palabras en serio, no está sin juez: la palabra que he dicho será su juez en el último día.
There is something that will judge those who reject me and do not accept my message. On the judgment day [God] will condemn them [because they rejected] the message that I have told them.
49 Porque no lo he dicho bajo mi autoridad, pero el Padre que me envió me dio órdenes sobre qué decir y cómo decirlo.
I have not said things from my own [authority]. Instead, [my] Father, the one who sent me, instructed me what to say and how I should say it.
50 Y tengo conocimiento de que su orden es la vida eterna: de modo que las cosas que digo, las digo tal como el Padre las dice a mí. (aiōnios g166)
I know that [paying attention to] what he has instructed us [leads to] eternal life. So whatever I say is exactly (OR, only) what [my] Father has told me to say.” (aiōnios g166)
