Juan 8
1 Pero Jesús fue al monte de los Olivos.
But Jesus went [with us disciples] to Olive [Tree] Hill [and we stayed near there that night].
2 Y a primera hora de la mañana volvió al Templo y todo el pueblo vino a él y él estaba sentado enseñándoles.
Early the next morning, we returned to the Temple [courtyard]. Many people gathered around Jesus, so he sat down to teach them.
3 Y vinieron los escribas y los fariseos, con una mujer que había sido sorprendida en el acto de adulterio;
Then men who taught the [Jewish] laws and some of [SYN] the Pharisee [religious group] brought a woman to him. She was seized {[They] had [arranged to] seize her} while she was having sex with a man who was not her husband. They made her stand up in front of the group [that was listening to Jesus].
4 Y presentándola, le dijeron: Maestro, esta mujer ha sido sorprendida en el acto de adulterio.
Then they said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was seized {[we] seized this woman} while she was having sex with a man who is not her husband.
5 Ahora, en la ley, Moisés dio instrucciones de que tales mujeres serían apedreadas; ¿Qué dices al respecto?
Moses commanded us in the laws that [he gave us] that we should throw stones at such women [and kill them]. So what do you say [we should do]?”
6 Dijeron esto, poniéndolo a prueba, para que pudieran tener algo contra él. Pero Jesús, con su cabeza inclinada, hizo letras en el piso con su dedo.
They asked this question as a trap so that they could accuse him. [If he said that they should not kill her, they would shame him for disobeying the law of Moses. If he said that they should kill her, they could accuse him to the Roman governor]. But Jesus bent down and wrote something on the ground with his finger.
7 Pero cuando continuaron con sus preguntas, él se levantó y les dijo: deja aquel entre ustedes, que está sin pecado, sea el primero en enviar una piedra contra ella.
While they continued to question him, he stood up and said to them, “Whichever one of you has never sinned can be the first one to start throwing stones at her.”
8 Y nuevamente, con la cabeza inclinada, hizo letras en el piso.
Then he stooped down and wrote [some more] on the ground.
9 Y cuando sus palabras llegaron a oídos de ellos, salieron uno por uno, comenzando por los más viejos hasta el último, porque tenían conciencia de lo que había en sus corazones: y Jesús estaba allí solo con la mujer que estaba delante de él.
After they heard what he said, those [who were questioning him] went away, one by one, the older ones first [and then the younger ones, knowing they were all sinners]. Finally only Jesus was there, along with the woman.
10 Entonces Jesús, levantándose, y viendo a nadie más que a la mujer, le dijo: ¿Dónde están los hombres que dijeron cosas en tu contra? ¿Nadien te ha condenado?
Jesus stood up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one said you must die for your sin?”
11 Y ella dijo: Ningún hombre, Señor. Y Jesús dijo: Yo tampoco te condeno; vete, y no peques más.
She said, “No, sir, no one.” Then Jesus said, “I do not condemn you either. Go [home] now, and do not continue your sinful [life] any longer!”]
12 Entonces, otra vez Jesús les dijo: Yo soy la luz del mundo; el que viene conmigo no caminará en la oscuridad, sino que tendrá la luz de la vida.
Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, “I am [like] a light [MET] for [all the people in] [MTY] the world. [Just like a light reveals what has been in the darkness] [MET], [I reveal God’s truth to them]. Those who walk in the darkness [are unaware of what is around them]. But those who become my disciples will always be aware [of God’s truth] [MET]. They will have my light [which shows them how to have eternal] life.”
13 Entonces los fariseos le dijeron: El testimonio que das es acerca de ti: tu testimonio no es verdadero.
So the Pharisees said to him, “You are just telling about yourself! [Since there is no one else to verify these things that you say about yourself], [we] do not [need to accept that] what you say is true.”
14 Jesús dijo en respuesta: Aunque doy testimonio acerca de mí mismo, mi testimonio es verdadero, porque sé de dónde vengo y hacia dónde voy; pero ustedes no saben de dónde vengo ni adónde voy.
Jesus replied, “Even if I were the [only one to] say these things about myself, what I say is true, because I know that I came from [heaven], and I know that I am going [back to heaven]. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
15 Estás juzgando por lo que ven; No estoy juzgando a ningún hombre.
You judge people according to human standards. [The reason] that I am [here is] not (to condemn people/to say that I will punish people) [for their sins].
16 Incluso si estoy juzgando, mi decisión es correcta, porque no estoy solo; conmigo está el Padre que me envió.
But if I did judge [people], what I decided would be correct, because I am not the [only] one [who will decide those things]. I and the one who sent me will both decide.
17 Incluso en tu ley se dice que el testimonio de dos hombres es verdadero.
It is written {[Moses] wrote} in your law that if [at least] two people testify that [some event has happened], [people should consider] that what they say is true.
18 Doy testimonio acerca de mí mismo y el Padre que me envió da testimonio sobre mí.
I am telling you about myself, and the other one who is telling you about me is [my] Father who sent me. [So you should believe that what we declare is true].”
19 Entonces ellos le dijeron: ¿Dónde está tu Padre? Jesús dijo en respuesta: No tienen conocimiento de mí ni de mi Padre: si me conocieran, también a mi Padre conocerían.
Then they asked him, “[If you have a] father whom [we can question about you], where is he?” Jesus replied, “You do not know [who] I [really am]. If you knew who I [really am], you would know who my Father is also.”
20 Jesús dijo estas palabras en el lugar donde estaban guardadas las ofrendas, mientras enseñaba en el Templo; pero nadie lo arrestó porque su tiempo aún estaba por venir.
He said these things when he was in the Temple [courtyard], near the place where the people put their offerings. [This was also very close to the place where the Jewish council met]. But no one seized him to arrest him, because it was not yet time [MTY] [for him to suffer and die].
21 Entonces él les dijo otra vez: Me voy y ustedes me estarán buscando, pero la muerte los alcanzará en sus pecados. No es posible que vengan a donde voy.
Jesus also said to them, “I [will soon be] going away. Then [at the end of your life] you will seek me, but you will die [without God forgiving] your sins. Where I will go, you will not be able to come.”
22 Entonces los judíos dijeron: ¿Se quitará la vida? ¿Es por eso que dice: Donde voy, no es posible que vengan?
So the Jewish [leaders] said among themselves, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that the reason that he said, ‘Where I go, you will not be able to come’?”
23 Y él les dijo: Ustedes son de la tierra; Yo soy del cielo: ustedes son de este mundo; Yo no soy de este mundo.
But Jesus continued by saying to them, “You were born here in this world, but I came from heaven. You belong to those who are opposed to God [MTY]. I do not belong to them.
24 Por esta razón les dije que la muerte les alcanzará en sus pecados; porque si no tienen fe en que yo soy él, la muerte vendrá a ustedes mientras que estén en pecado.
I told you that you will die [without God forgiving] your sins. If you do not believe that I am [who I say that I am], you will die [without God forgiving] your sins.”
25 Entonces ellos le dijeron: ¿Quién eres tú? Jesús dijo: Lo que les dije desde el principio.
So they said to him, “You! Who do you think you are?” Jesus said to them, “Ever since I began [teaching], I have been telling you who I am!
26 Tengo mucho que decir acerca de ustedes y juzgar acerca de ustedes; pero el que me envió es verdadero, y lo que me ha dicho lo digo al mundo.
I could judge you and say that [you are guilty of] many things. But instead, [I will say only] what the one who sent me tells me to say. [What he says] is true, and I tell the people in the world [MTY] what I have heard from him.”
27 Ellos no entendieron que hablaba del Padre.
They did not understand that he was talking about his Father [in heaven].
28 Entonces Jesús dijo: Cuando el Hijo del hombre haya sido levantado por ustedes, entonces les será claro quién soy, y que no hago nada por mí mismo, sino que digo exactamente lo que el Padre me ha enseñado.
So Jesus said, “I am the one who came down from heaven, but when you lift me up [on a cross to kill me], you will know who I am. You will also know that I do not do anything with my own [authority]. Instead, I say just what [my] Father has taught me.
29 El que me envió, conmigo está; él no se ha ido de mí, porque siempre hago las cosas que le agradan.
He is the one who sent me, and he helps me. Because I always do the things that please him, he has never abandoned me.”
30 Cuando dijo esto, un número llegó a tener fe en él.
As Jesus was saying these things, many people believed that he [was] ([from God/the Messiah]).
31 Entonces Jesús dijo a los judíos que tenían fe en él: Si guardan mi palabra, entonces ustedes son verdaderamente mis discípulos;
Then Jesus said to the Jews who now said they believed in him, “If you continue to [live in accordance with] my message, you will truly be my disciples.
32 Y conocerán la verdad, y eso los hará libres.
Then you will know [God’s] truth, and as a result of [your believing his] truth, he [PRS] will free you [from being controlled by the one who has made you his slaves].”
33 Ellos le respondieron: Somos descendientes de Abraham, y nunca hemos sido esclavos de nadie. ¿Por qué dices: serán libres?
They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham. We have never been anyone’s slaves. So why do you say [we will] be freed [from being someone’s slaves]?”
34 Y esta fue la respuesta que Jesús les dio: En verdad les digo que todo el que hace el mal es esclavo del pecado.
Jesus replied, “Listen carefully to what I am going to tell you. All those who continue to sin are [forced to obey] their sinful desires [MET], [just like] a slave [is forced to obey his master].
A slave is not a permanent member of a family. But a son is a member of a family forever. [Similarly, you say you are members of God’s family because you are descendants of Abraham, but really, because you are like slaves of your sinful desires, you are no longer permanent members of God’s family]. (aiōn g165)
36 Si luego el hijo los hace libres, serán verdaderamente libres.
So if you allow me to free you, you will truly be free.
37 Soy consciente de que son la simiente de Abraham; pero tienen el deseo de matarme porque mi palabra no tiene lugar en ustedes.
I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. But you are trying to kill me because [you are not] allowing [PRS] my message to continue [to change] your inner being.
38 Digo las cosas que he visto en la casa de mi Padre; y ustedes haces las cosas que su padre les ha dicho.
I am telling you what I saw when I was with [my] Father. But you do the things that you have heard from your father.”
39 Respondieron y le dijeron: Nuestro padre es Abraham. Jesús les dijo: Si fueran hijos de Abraham, harían lo que hizo Abraham.
They replied to him, “Abraham is our ancestor.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s descendants, [your character would be like Abraham’s character, and] you would do [good] things like Abraham did.
40 Pero ahora tienen el deseo de matarme, un hombre que les ha dicho lo que es verdad, tal como yo lo había recibido de Dios: Abraham no hizo eso.
I have been telling you the truth that I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham did not do things like that.
41 Están haciendo las obras de su padre. Ellos le dijeron: Somos verdaderos hijos de Abraham; tenemos un Padre, que es Dios.
No! You are doing the things that your [real] father does.” They said to him, “[We do not know about you, but] we are not illegitimate children. And [spiritually], we have only one Father. That is God, and you do not know who your father is!”
42 Jesús les dijo: Si Dios fuera su Padre, tendrían amor para mí, porque era de Dios que vine y estoy aquí. No vine de mí mismo, pero él me envió.
Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, because I came from God, and now I have come here [to this world]. My coming was not (because I [appointed] myself/with my own [authority]). He sent me.
43 ¿Por qué mis palabras no están claras para ustedes? Es porque sus oídos están cerrados a mi enseñanza.
(And I will tell you why you do not understand what I say./Do you know why you do not understand what I say?) [RHQ] It is because you do not want to accept my message.
44 Ustedes son los hijos de su padre el diablo y es su placer hacer sus deseos. Desde el principio fue un asesino; y él nunca ha hablado la verdad porque no hay nada verdadero en él. Cuando dice lo que es falso, es natural para él, porque él es un mentiroso y el padre de las mentiras.
You belong to your father, (the devil/Satan), and you desire to do what he wants. He has [caused people to become] murderers from the time when [people] first [sinned]. He has abandoned [God’s] truth because he is a liar by his nature. Whenever he lies, he is speaking according to his [nature], because he is a liar and is the one who originates [MET] all lies.
45 Pero porque digo lo que es verdad, no tienes fe en mí.
But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me!
46 ¿Quién de ustedes puede decir verdaderamente que soy un pecador? Si digo lo que es verdad, ¿por qué no creen en mí?
[Since I have never sinned], (none of you can show that I have sinned./can anyone among you show that I have sinned?) [RHQ] So, since I tell you the truth, (there is no good reason for your not believing me!/why is it that you do not believe me?) [RHQ]
47 El que es hijo de Dios oye las palabras de Dios; los que son de Dios escuchan sus palabras pero como no son de Dios no quieren escuchar.
Those who belong to God habitually obey God’s message. You do not belong to God, so you do not obey his message.”
48 Los judíos le respondieron, diciendo: ¿No tenemos razón en decir que eres de Samaria y que tienes un espíritu malo?
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “(We are certainly right by saying that you [believe what is false as] the Samaritans [do]!/Are we not right by saying that you [believe what is false as] the Samaritans [do]?) [RHQ] And that (a demon/an evil spirit) [controls] you!”
49 Y esta fue la respuesta de Jesús: No tengo espíritu malo; pero doy honor a mi Padre y en cambio ustedes no me honran.
Jesus replied, “A demon does not [control] me! I honor my Father, and you do not honor me!
50 Yo, sin embargo, no estoy en busca de la gloria para mí: hay Uno que la está buscando y él es el juez.
I am not trying to honor myself. There is someone else who desires [to honor me], and he is the one who will judge [whether it is I who am telling the truth or whether it is you who are telling the truth].
But the truth is that anyone who obeys what I say will never die!” (aiōn g165)
52 Los judíos le dijeron: Ahora estamos seguros de que tienes un espíritu malo. Abraham está muerto, y los profetas están muertos; y dices: si un hombre obedece mi palabra, nunca verá la muerte. (aiōn g165)
Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN], [thinking that he was talking about ordinary death and not about spiritual death], said to him, “Now we are sure that a demon [controls] you! Abraham and the prophets died [long ago]! But you say that anyone who obeys what you teach will never die! (aiōn g165)
53 ¿Eres mayor que nuestro padre Abraham, que está muerto? y los profetas están muertos: ¿quién dices que eres?
(You are certainly not greater than our ancestor Abraham!/Do you think you are greater than our ancestor Abraham?) [RHQ] He died, and all the prophets died, so who do you think you are [by saying something like that]?”
54 Jesús dijo en respuesta: Si tomo gloria para mí, mi gloria no es nada; es mi Padre el que me glorifica, de quien dicen que él es su Dios.
Jesus replied, “If I were honoring myself, that would be worthless. My Father is the one who you say is your God. He is the one who honors me.
55 No tienen conocimiento de él, pero yo tengo conocimiento de él; y si dijera que no lo conozco, hablaría falsamente como ustedes; pero tengo pleno conocimiento de él y mantengo su palabra.
Although you do not know him, I know him [and have a close relationship with him]. If I said that I did not know him, I would be a liar like you are. But I know him, and I obey what he says.
56 Su padre Abraham estaba lleno de alegría ante la esperanza de ver mi día; lo vio y se alegró.
Your ancestor Abraham was happy when he thought about what I would [do during] my life [MTY]. [It was as though] he saw that, and was happy.”
57 Entonces los judíos le dijeron: No tienes cincuenta años; ¿Has visto a Abraham?
Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said to him, “You are not 50 years old yet! So (you certainly did not see him!/how could you have seen him?) [RHQ] [Because he died long ago]!”
58 Jesús les dijo: De cierto os digo que antes que Abraham haya nacido, yo soy.
Jesus said to them, “The truth is that I existed before Abraham was born!”
59 Entonces tomaron piedras para apedrearlo; pero Jesús se apartó en secreto de ellos y salió del templo.
So, [because they were very angry about Jesus thus saying that he] ([had eternally existed/was equal with God]), they picked up stones to throw at him [to kill him]. But [Jesus] caused them not to be able to see him, and he left the Temple courtyard.
