John 3
1 There was a man named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish religious council. He belonged to the Pharisee [religious sect].
A był pewien człowiek z faryzeuszy, imieniem Nikodem, dostojnik żydowski.
2 He went to see Jesus at night, [to talk to him about God’s kingdom]. He said to Jesus, “Teacher, [we believe that] you are a teacher who has come from God. [We believe this because] we know that someone could perform the miracles you are doing only if God were helping him.”
Przyszedł on do Jezusa w nocy i powiedział: Mistrzu, wiemy, że przyszedłeś od Boga jako nauczyciel. Nikt bowiem nie mógłby czynić tych cudów, które ty czynisz, gdyby Bóg z nim nie był.
3 Jesus replied to him, “Listen to this carefully: Unless people are born again and [have a new life from God], they cannot even see the place where God rules [MET]!”
Odpowiedział mu Jezus: Zaprawdę, zaprawdę powiadam ci: Jeśli się ktoś nie narodzi na nowo, nie może ujrzeć królestwa Bożego.
4 Then Nicodemus said to him, “(No one can be born when he is old!/How can anyone be born when he is old?) [RHQ] (There is no way he can enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time!/How can he enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time?) [RHQ]”
Nikodem zapytał go: Jakże może się człowiek narodzić, będąc stary? Czy może powtórnie wejść do łona swojej matki i narodzić się?
5 Jesus answered, “Note this: Being born naturally is not [enough]; people need to also be born [spiritually] by God’s Spirit. If that does not happen, they cannot experience God ruling [MET] [their lives].
Jezus odpowiedział: Zaprawdę, zaprawdę powiadam ci: Jeśli się ktoś nie narodzi z wody i z Ducha, nie może wejść do królestwa Bożego.
6 Humans give birth to humans. But those who are born [again] as a result of what [God’s] Spirit [does receive a new] spiritual [nature from God].
Co się narodziło z ciała, jest ciałem, a co się narodziło z Ducha, jest duchem.
7 Do not be surprised about my telling you that you must be born again [and have a new life from God].
Nie dziw się, że ci powiedziałem: Musicie się na nowo narodzić.
8 [Let me illustrate]: The wind blows wherever it wants to blow. You hear its sound, but you do not know where the wind comes from or where it is going. Similarly, those [who do not know God cannot understand/control/predict] how people are born again as a result of what God’s spirit [does].”
Wiatr wieje, gdzie chce, i słyszysz jego głos, ale nie wiesz, skąd przychodzi i dokąd zmierza. Tak jest z każdym, kto się narodził z Ducha.
9 Nicodemus replied to him, “How can that happen?”
Nikodem go zapytał: Jakże się to może stać?
10 Jesus replied to him, “You [(sg)] are a [well-known] teacher among [us] Israelite people, so (I am surprised that you do not understand these things!/how is it that you do not understand these things?) [RHQ]
Odpowiedział mu Jezus: Ty jesteś nauczycielem w Izraelu, a tego nie wiesz?
11 Listen to this carefully: (My disciples and I/I) tell you [(pl)] about the things that my disciples and I have seen and know [are true], but you [(pl)] do not admit that what my disciples and I are saying [is true].
Zaprawdę, zaprawdę powiadam ci, że co wiemy, [to] mówimy, a co widzieliśmy, [o tym] świadczymy, ale nie przyjmujecie naszego świadectwa.
12 I have told you about the things [that happen here] on earth that are true, but you [(pl)] do not believe me. So if I tell you [(sg)] about things [that happen] in heaven, (you certainly will not believe me!/how will you believe me?) [RHQ]
Jeśli nie wierzycie, [gdy] wam mówiłem o ziemskich sprawach, jakże uwierzycie, jeśli będę wam mówił o niebieskich?
13 I am the only one who has gone up to heaven; no one else has gone up there. I am also the one who came down from heaven. [So I know what happens there].
A nikt nie wstąpił do nieba, tylko ten, który zstąpił z nieba, Syn Człowieczy, który jest w niebie.
14 [Long ago when the Israelite people rebelled against God] in the desolate area, [God sent poisonous snakes to bite them]. But when Moses lifted up [on a pole] the [model of a] poisonous snake, [everyone who looked at that model was healed from their snake bites]. Similarly, [even though I] am the one who came from heaven, [some day people] will lift me up [on a cross to kill me].
A jak Mojżesz wywyższył węża na pustyni, tak musi być wywyższony Syn Człowieczy;
Aby każdy, kto w niego wierzy, nie zginął, ale miał życie wieczne. (aiōnios g166)
16 God loved us people [MTY] in the world so much that he gave his only Son [as a sacrifice for us], in order that everyone who believes in him would not be separated from God forever. Instead, they would have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Tak bowiem Bóg umiłował świat, że dał swego jednorodzonego Syna, aby każdy, kto w niego wierzy, nie zginął, ale miał życie wieczne. (aiōnios g166)
17 When God sent his Son into the world, his purpose was not to punish the [people in] [MTY] the world for their sins. Instead, he sent him in order that they might be saved by him {he might save them} [from being] ([guilty/punished]) [for their sins].
Bo Bóg nie posłał swego Syna na świat, aby potępił świat, lecz aby świat był przez niego zbawiony.
18 Everyone who trusts in his Son, [God says that they] will not be punished {that he will not punish them}. But God has already [said that] everyone who does not trust in his Son will be punished {that he will punish everyone who does not trust in his Son}, because they have not trusted in what his only Son [has done for them].
Kto wierzy w niego, nie będzie potępiony, ale kto nie wierzy, już jest potępiony, bo nie uwierzył w imię jednorodzonego Syna Bożego.
19 The [one who was like a] light [MET] [to reveal God’s truth to us] came into the world. But people loved doing what was [evil, like] darkness [MET] [is evil], instead of loving the [one who was like a] light. That is the reason [God will] judge people [and condemn them].
A potępienie polega na tym, że światłość przyszła na świat, lecz ludzie umiłowali ciemność bardziej niż światłość, bo ich uczynki były złe.
20 Everyone who does what is evil hates the [one who is like a] light, and they will not come to the [one who is like a] light, because it would be shown {[the one who is like a light] would show} that their deeds [are evil, and he would rebuke them].
Każdy bowiem, kto źle czyni, nienawidzi światłości i nie idzie do światłości, aby jego uczynki nie były zganione.
21 But those who live according to [God’s] truth come to the [one who is like a] light, in order that it may be seen clearly {that people may see clearly} that the things they have done, they did them because [they have depended] on God.
Lecz kto czyni prawdę, przychodzi do światłości, aby jego uczynki były jawne, że w Bogu są dokonane.
22 Some time later Jesus and we disciples went to Judea district. He stayed with us there and [directed us as we] baptized people.
Potem Jezus przyszedł wraz ze swymi uczniami do Judei i tam przemieszkiwał z nimi, i chrzcił.
23 John [the Baptizer] was also baptizing people. He was doing that at Aenon [village] near Salim [town in Samaria district], because there were many springs in that area. [Many] people kept coming [to John] and were being baptized {he was baptizing them}.
Także Jan chrzcił w Ainon, blisko Salim, bo było tam wiele wody. A [ludzie] przychodzili i chrzcili się.
24 That happened before John was put {they put John} in prison.
Jan bowiem jeszcze nie był wtrącony do więzienia.
25 Then some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew started arguing about the Jewish rituals of washing things [to make them acceptable to God].
Wtedy wszczęła się dyskusja między uczniami Jana i Żydami o oczyszczaniu.
26 Then those disciples went to John and said to him, “Teacher, [do you remember] the man who was with you when you were baptizing people on the other side of the Jordan River? He is the one you were telling us about. Well, now he is baptizing people, and many people are going to him [instead of coming to us]!”
I przyszli do Jana, i powiedzieli mu: Mistrzu, ten, który był z tobą za Jordanem, o którym ty dałeś świadectwo, oto on chrzci, a wszyscy idą do niego.
27 John replied, “A person can become [important] only if God [MTY] permits it. [So] we [should not be jealous about Jesus being popular]!
Odpowiedział Jan: Człowiek nie może otrzymać niczego, jeśli mu nie będzie dane z nieba.
28 You yourselves can verify what I said. I told you that I am not (the Messiah/God’s promised king). Instead, I [told you that] I was sent {that [God] sent me} to prepare the way for him.
Wy sami jesteście mi świadkami, że powiedziałem: Ja nie jestem Chrystusem, ale jestem posłany przed nim.
29 [Let me illustrate] [MET]: [He is like a] ([bridegroom/man who is being married]), [and I am like his friend]. The friend of the bridegroom stands there and waits [for him to come]. That friend is very happy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice [when he arrives]. Similarly, I am very happy [about what you have told me].
Kto ma oblubienicę, ten jest oblubieńcem, a przyjaciel oblubieńca, który stoi i słucha go, raduje się niezmiernie z powodu głosu oblubieńca. Dlatego ta moja radość stała się pełna.
30 It is necessary for Jesus to become more important [by making more disciples than I have], and for me to become less [important].”
On musi wzrastać, a ja stawać się mniejszym.
31 [Jesus] came from heaven. He is more important than anyone else. Those who are born from [parents here] on earth [MTY] are just humans, and they speak about things [that happen here] on the earth. But since Jesus came from heaven, his [words are] more important than anyone else’s.
Kto przyszedł z góry, jest nad wszystkimi. Kto jest z ziemi, jest ziemski i mówi ziemskie rzeczy. Ten, który przyszedł z nieba, jest nad wszystkimi.
32 He tells people what he has seen and what he heard [in heaven], but very few people [HYP] listen to what he says.
A świadczy o tym, co widział i słyszał, ale nikt nie przyjmuje jego świadectwa.
33 Those who have accepted what he has said verify that what God has said is true.
Kto przyjmuje jego świadectwo, ten zapieczętował, że Bóg jest prawdziwy.
34 [We know it is true] because [Jesus], the one God sent, speaks the message of God. [That is also true] because God causes his Spirit to live [in Jesus] to completely [direct everything he says and does].
Ten bowiem, którego Bóg posłał, mówi słowa Boże, bo Bóg daje [mu] Ducha bez miary.
35 God loves his Son, and has caused him to have control/power over everything.
Ojciec miłuje Syna i wszystko dał w jego ręce.
36 Those who trust in [God’s] Son have eternal life. But those who reject God’s Son will never have [eternal] life. Instead, God is angry with them [and he will surely punish them]. (aiōnios g166)
Kto wierzy w Syna, ma życie wieczne, ale kto nie wierzy Synowi, nie ujrzy życia, lecz gniew Boży zostaje na nim. (aiōnios g166)
