John 3
1 Now there was a man among the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
Y había un hombre de los Fariseos que se llamaba Nicodemo, príncipe de los Judíos.
2 He went to Jesus at night, and he said to him: “Rabbi, we know that you have arrived as a teacher from God. For no one would be able to accomplish these signs, which you accomplish, unless God were with him.”
Este vino a Jesús de noche, y le dijo: Rabbi, sabemos que eres un maestro venido de Dios; porque nadie puede hacer estos milagros que tú haces, si no fuere Dios con él.
3 Jesus responded and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn anew, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
Respondió Jesús, y le dijo: De cierto, de cierto te digo, que el que no naciere otra vez, no puede ver el reino de Dios.
4 Nicodemus said to him: “How could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be reborn?”
Dícele Nicodemo: ¿Cómo puede el hombre nacer, siendo viejo? ¿puede entrar segunda vez en el vientre de su madre, y nacer?
5 Jesus responded: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.
Respondió Jesús: De cierto, de cierto te digo, que el que no renaciere de agua y del Espíritu, no puede entrar en el reino de Dios.
6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Lo que es nacido de la carne, carne es; y lo que es nacido del Espíritu, espíritu es.
7 You should not be amazed that I said to you: You must be born anew.
No te maravilles de que te dije: Necesario os es nacer otra vez.
8 The Spirit inspires where he wills. And you hear his voice, but you do not know where he comes from, or where he is going. So it is with all who are born of the Spirit.”
El viento de donde quiere sopla; y oyes su sonido, mas ni sabes de donde viene, ni donde vaya: así es todo aquel que es nacido del Espíritu.
9 Nicodemus responded and said to him, “How are these things able to be accomplished?”
Respondió Nicodemo, y le dijo: ¿Cómo puede ser esto?
10 Jesus responded and said to him: “You are a teacher in Israel, and you are ignorant of these things?
Respondió Jesús, y le dijo: ¿Tú eres un maestro de Israel, y no sabes esto?
11 Amen, amen, I say to you, that we speak about what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. But you do not accept our testimony.
De cierto, de cierto te digo, que lo que sabemos hablamos; y lo que hemos visto, testificamos, y no recibís nuestro testimonio.
12 If I have spoken to you about earthly things, and you have not believed, then how will you believe, if I will speak to you about heavenly things?
Si os he dicho cosas terrenales, y no creéis: ¿cómo creeréis, si os dijere cosas celestiales?
13 And no one has ascended to heaven, except the one who descended from heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.
Y nadie subió al cielo, sino el que descendió del cielo, es a saber, el Hijo del hombre, que está en el cielo.
14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so also must the Son of man be lifted up,
Y como Moisés levantó la serpiente en el desierto, así es necesario que el Hijo del hombre sea levantado:
Para que todo aquel que en él creyere, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que haya dado a su Hijo unigénito; para que todo aquel que en él creyere, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.
Porque no envió Dios a su Hijo al mundo, para que condene al mundo; sino para que el mundo sea salvo por él.
18 Whoever believes in him is not judged. But whoever does not believe is already judged, because he does not believe in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
El que en él cree, no es condenado; mas el que no cree, ya es condenado; porque no creyó en el nombre del unigénito Hijo de Dios.
19 And this is the judgment: that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness more than light. For their works were evil.
Y ésta es la condenación, que la luz vino al mundo, y los hombres amaron más las tinieblas que la luz; porque sus obras eran malas.
20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light and does not go toward the Light, so that his works may not be corrected.
Porque todo aquel que hace lo malo, aborrece la luz, y no viene a la luz, porque sus obras no sean redargüidas.
21 But whoever acts in truth goes toward the Light, so that his works may be manifested, because they have been accomplished in God.”
Mas el que obra verdad, viene a la luz, para que sus obras sean hechas manifiestas, porque son hechas en Dios.
22 After these things, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. And he was living there with them and baptizing.
Pasado esto, vino Jesús y sus discípulos a una tierra de Judea; y estaba allí con ellos, y bautizaba.
23 Now John was also baptizing, at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water in that place. And they were arriving and being baptized.
Y bautizaba también Juan en Enón junto a Salim, porque había allí muchas aguas; y venían, y eran bautizados.
24 For John had not yet been cast into prison.
Porque aun Juan no había sido puesto en la cárcel.
25 Then a dispute occurred between the disciples of John and the Jews, about purification.
Y hubo una cuestión entre algunos de los discípulos de Juan y los Judíos acerca de la purificación.
26 And they went to John and said to him: “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you offered testimony: behold, he is baptizing and everyone is going to him.”
Y vinieron a Juan, y le dijeron: Rabbi, el que estaba contigo de la otra parte del Jordán, del cual tú diste testimonio, he aquí, bautiza, y todos vienen a él.
27 John responded and said: “A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.
Respondió Juan, y dijo: No puede el hombre recibir algo si no le fuere dado del cielo.
28 You yourselves offer testimony for me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but that I have been sent before him.
Vosotros mismos me sois testigos que dije: Yo no soy el Cristo; mas soy enviado delante de él.
29 He who holds the bride is the groom. But the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to Him, rejoices joyfully at the voice of the groom. And so, this, my joy, has been fulfilled.
El que tiene la esposa, es el esposo; mas el amigo del esposo, que está en pie y le oye, se goza grandemente de la voz del esposo. Así, pues, éste mi gozo es cumplido.
30 He must increase, while I must decrease.
A él conviene crecer; mas a mí descrecer.
31 He who comes from above, is above everything. He who is from below, is of the earth, and he speaks about the earth. He who comes from heaven is above everything.
El que de arriba viene, sobre todos es: el que es de la tierra, terreno es, y cosas terrenas habla: el que viene del cielo, sobre todos es.
32 And what he has seen and heard, about this he testifies. And no one accepts his testimony.
Y lo que vio y oyó, esto testifica; y nadie recibe su testimonio.
33 Whoever has accepted his testimony has certified that God is truthful.
El que recibe su testimonio, éste selló, que Dios es verdadero;
34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God. For God does not give the Spirit by measure.
Porque el que Dios envió, las palabras de Dios habla; porque no le da Dios el Espíritu por medida.
35 The Father loves the Son, and he has given everything into his hand.
El Padre ama al Hijo, y todas las cosas dio en su mano.
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But whoever is unbelieving toward the Son shall not see life; instead the wrath of God remains upon him.” (aiōnios g166)
El que cree en el Hijo, tiene vida eterna; mas el que al Hijo es incrédulo, no verá la vida; sino que la ira de Dios queda sobre él. (aiōnios g166)
