Juan 3
1 Ngayon mayroon isang Pariseo na nagngangalang Nicodemo, kasapi ng Konseho ng Judio.
Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
2 Pumunta ang taong ito kay Jesus nang bandang gabi, at sinabi niya “Rabi, alam namin ikaw ay isang guro galing sa Diyos dahil walang sinumang makagagawa ng mga tandang ito na ginawa mo maliban na nasa kaniya ang Diyos.”
He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.
3 Sumagot si Jesus sa kanya, “Tunay nga, maliban kung isilang muli ang isang tao hindi niya makikita ang kaharian ng Diyos.”
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
4 Sinabi ni Nicodemo sa kaniya, “Paano ipapanganak ang isang tao kung siya ay matanda na? Hindi na siya pwedeng pumasok sa pangalawang pagkakataon sa sinapupunan ng kaniyang ina at ipanganak, kaya ba niya?”
Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again?
5 Sumagot si Jesus, “Tunay nga, maliban kung ipinanganak ang isang tao sa tubig at sa Espiritu, hindi siya makakapasok sa kaharian ng Diyos.
Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
6 Iyong ipanganak sa laman ay laman, at iyong ipanganak sa Espiritu ay espritu.
That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
7 Huwag kayong mamangha na sinabi ko sa inyo, 'Dapat kayong ipanganak muli.'
Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
8 Umiihip ang hangin kung saan niya gusto. Naririnig ninyo ang huni nito, ngunit hindi ninyo alam kung saan ito nagmula o kung saan ito pupunta. Gayon din naman ang sinumang isilang sa Espiritu.”
The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.
9 Sumagot si Nicodemo, sinasabi, “Paano mangyayari ang mga bagay na ito?”
And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
10 Sinagot siya ni Jesus, “Ikaw ba ay guro ng Israel, at hindi mo naiintindihan ang mga bagay na ito?
And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?
11 Tunay nga, sinasabi namin iyong alam namin, at pinatotohanan iyong nakita namin. Subalit kayong mga tao, hindi ninyo tinatanggap ang aming patotoo.
Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.
12 Kung sinabi ko sa iyo ang tungkol sa mga bagay na makalupa at hindi ka naniwala, paano ka maniniwala kung sasabihin ko sa iyo ang mga bagay na makalangit?
If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
13 Walang sinumang umakyat sa langit maliban ang bumaba mula sa langit, ang Anak ng Tao.
And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
14 Tulad ng pagtaas ni Moises ng ahas sa ilang, gayon din naman ang Anak ng Tao ay kailangang maitaas,
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up:
15 upang ang lahat ng mananampalataya sa kaniya ay magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. (aiōnios g166)
So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Dahil labis na inibig ng Diyos ang sangkatauhan, ibinigay niya ang kaniyang natatangi at nag-iisang Anak upang ang sinumang manalig sa kaniya ay hindi mamatay ngunit magkakaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. (aiōnios g166)
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Dahil hindi isinugo ng Diyos ang kaniyang Anak sa mundo para parusahan ang sangkatauhan, ngunit para ang mundo ay marapat na maligtas sa pamamagitan niya.
God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
18 Ang nananampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi mahatulan. Ang hindi nananampalataya ay nahatulan na dahil hindi siya nananampalataya sa pangalan ng natatanging Anak ng Diyos.
The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.
19 Ito ang dahilan sa paghahatol, na ang ilaw ay dumating sa mundo, at minahal ng mga tao ang dilim kaysa ang liwanag dahil masama ang kanilang mga naging gawa.
And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
20 Dahil ang sinuman na gumagawa ng masama ay galit sa liwanag at hindi lumalapit sa ilaw upang ang kaniyang mga gawa ay hindi malantad.
The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
21 Subalit ang gumagawa ng katotohanan ay lumalapit sa liwanag upang ang kaniyang mga gawa ay malinaw na makita at ang mga iyon ay naganap dahil sa pagsunod sa Diyos.”
But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.
22 Pagkatapos nito, si Jesus at ang kaniyang mga alagad ay pumunta sa lupain ng Judea. Doon siya ay naglalaan ng panahon kasama nila at nagbabautismo.
After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
23 Ngayon si Juan din ay nagbabautismo sa Enon malapit sa Salim dahil higit na marami ang tubig doon. Lumalapit sa kaniya amg mga tao at sila ay nababautismuhan,
Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
24 dahil hindi pa naipatapon sa bilangguan si Juan.
For at this time John had not been put into prison.
25 Pagkatapos ay may lumitaw na alitan sa pagitan ng ilang alagad ni Juan at sa isang Judio tungkol sa seremonya ng paghuhugas.
Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
26 Pumunta sila kay Juan, at sinabi nila sa kanya “Rabi, yung kasama mo sa ibayo ng ilog Jordan, na iyong pinatotohanan, tingnan mo, nagbabautismo siya at pumupunta ang lahat sa kaniya.”
And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.
27 Sumagot si Juan, “Walang anumang bagay ang tatanggapin ng isang tao maliban na lamang kung ito ay ibinigay sa kaniya mula sa langit.
And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
28 Kayo mismo ang makapagpapatunay na sinabi ko, 'Hindi ako ang Cristo' sa halip sinabi ko, 'Isinugo ako bago pa siya.”
You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
29 Ang kasama ng ikakasal na babae ay ang ikakasal na lalaki. Ngayon ang kaibigan ng ikakasal na lalaki, na siyang nakatayo at nakikinig, ay labis ang tuwa dahil sa tinig ng ikakasal na lalaki. Ito ngang aking kagalakan ay naging ganap.
He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.
30 Siya ay dapat maitaas, subalit ako ay dapat maibaba.
He has to become greater while I become less.
31 Ang mula sa kaitaasan ay nakatataas sa lahat. Ang taga lupa ay nagmula sa lupa at nagsasalita ng mga bagay na makalupa. Ang mula sa langit ay nakatataas sa lahat.
He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.
32 Nagpapatotoo siya kung ano ang kaniyang nakita at narinig, ngunit walang taong tumatanggap sa kaniyang patotoo.
He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.
33 Ang tumanggap sa kaniyang patotoo ay pinatunayan na totoo ang Diyos.
He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.
34 Dahil ang sinumang ipinadala ng Diyos ay ipinapahayag ang mga salita ng Diyos. Dahil hindi niya ibinigay ang Espiritu sa pamamagitan ng sukat.
For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
35 Mahal ng Ama ang Anak at ibinigay niya ang lahat sa kaniyang mga kamay.
The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
36 Ang nananampalataya sa Anak ay may buhay na walang hanggan, ngunit ang sinumang hindi sumusunod sa Anak ay hindi makakakita ng buhay, kundi mananatili ang poot ng Diyos sa kaniya.” (aiōnios g166)
He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him. (aiōnios g166)
