John 8
1 But Jesus went [with us disciples] to Olive [Tree] Hill [and we stayed near there that night].
pero Jesús fue al Monte de los Olivos.
2 Early the next morning, we returned to the Temple [courtyard]. Many people gathered around Jesus, so he sat down to teach them.
Temprano por la mañana, Jesús regresó al Templo donde muchas personas se reunieron alrededor de él, y él se sentó y les enseñaba.
3 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].
Los maestros y los fariseos le trajeron una mujer que fue atrapada mientras cometía adulterio y la hicieron permanecer ahí en pie, delante de todos.
4 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.
Ellos le dijeron a Jesús: “Maestro, esta mujer fue atrapada en el acto del adulterio.
5 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]?”
Ahora, en la Ley, Moisés ordenó que debemos apedrear a estas mujeres. ¿Qué dices tú?”
6 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.
Ellos decían esto para ponerle una trampa a Jesús, a fin de condenarlo. Pero Jesús se arrodilló y escribía en la tierra con su dedo.
7 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.”
Ellos seguían exigiendo una respuesta, así que él se levantó y les dijo: “Cualquiera de ustedes que nunca haya pecado puede lanzar la primera piedra sobre ella”.
8 Then he stooped down and wrote [some more] on the ground.
Entonces se arrodilló otra vez y siguió escribiendo en la tierra.
9 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.
Cuando ellos escucharon esto, comenzaron a marcharse, uno a uno, comenzado desde el más anciano hasta que Jesús quedó en medio de la multitud con la mujer que aún estaba allí.
10 Jesus stood up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one said you must die for your sin?”
Jesús se levantó y le preguntó: “¿Dónde están ellos? ¿No quedó ninguno para condenarte?”
11 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!”]
“Ninguno, Señor”, respondió ella. “Yo tampoco te condeno”, le dijo Jesús. “Vete y no peques más”.
12 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.”
Jesús habló una vez más al pueblo, diciéndoles: “Yo soy la luz del mundo. Si me siguen, no caminarán en la oscuridad, porque tendrán la luz de la vida”.
13 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.”
Los fariseos respondieron: “¡Tú no puedes ser tu propio testigo! ¡Lo que dices no prueba nada!”
14 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.
“Incluso si yo soy mi propio testigo, mi testimonio es verdadero”, les dijo Jesús, “porque sé de dónde vengo y hacia dónde voy. Pero ustedes no saben de dónde vengo ni hacia dónde voy.
15 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].
Ustedes juzgan humanamente, pero yo no juzgo a nadie.
16 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.
Incluso si yo juzgara, mi juicio sería justo porque no estoy haciendo esto por mi cuenta. El Padre que me envió está conmigo.
17 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.
La misma ley de ustedes dice que el testimonio de dos testigos es válido.
18 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].”
Yo soy mi propio testigo, y mi otro testigo es mi Padre que me envió.
19 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.”
“¿Dónde está tu padre?” le preguntaron. “Ustedes no me conocen a mí ni a mi Padre”, respondió Jesús. “Si ustedes me conocieran, entonces conocerían a mi Padre también”.
20 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].
Jesús explicaba esto mientras enseñaba cerca de la tesorería del Templo. Sin embargo, nadie lo arrestó porque aún no había llegado su tiempo.
21 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.”
Jesús les dijo de nuevo: “Yo me voy y ustedes me buscarán, pero morirán en su pecado. Adonde yo voy, ustedes no pueden ir”.
22 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’?”
Los judíos preguntaban en voz alta: “¿Acaso va a matarse a sí mismo? ¿Es eso a lo que se refiere cuando dice ‘adonde yo voy ustedes no pueden ir’?”
23 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.
Jesús les dijo: “Ustedes son de abajo, yo soy de arriba. Ustedes son de este mundo; yo no soy de este mundo.
24 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.”
Es por eso que les dije que ustedes morirán en sus pecados. Porque si no creen en mí, en el ‘Yo soy,’ morirán en sus pecados”.
25 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!
Entonces ellos le preguntaron, “¿Quién eres tú?” “Soy exactamente quien les dije que era desde el principio”, respondió Jesús.
26 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.”
“Hay muchas cosas que yo podría decir de ustedes, y muchas cosas que podría condenar. Pero el que me envió dice la verdad, y lo que yo les digo aquí en este mundo es lo que escuché de Él”.
27 They did not understand that he was talking about his Father [in heaven].
Ellos no entendían que él estaba hablando del Padre. Así que Jesús les explicó:
28 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.
“Cuando ustedes hayan levantado al Hijo del hombre sabrán entonces que yo soy el ‘Yo soy,’ y que no hago nada por mí mismo, sino que digo lo que el Padre me enseñó.
29 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.”
Aquél que me envió está conmigo; Él no me ha abandonado, porque yo siempre hago lo que a Él le agrada”.
30 As Jesus was saying these things, many people believed that he [was] ([from God/the Messiah]).
Muchos de los que escucharon a Jesús decir estas cosas, creyeron en Él.
31 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.
Entonces Jesús le dijo a los judíos que creyeron en él: “Si siguen mi enseñanza, entonces ustedes son realmente mis discípulos.
32 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].”
Conocerán la verdad y la verdad los hará libres”.
33 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]?”
“¡Nosotros somos descendientes de Abraham! Nosotros nunca hemos sido esclavos de nadie”, respondieron ellos. “¿Cómo puedes decir que seremos libres?”
34 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].
Jesús respondió: “Les digo la verdad, todo el que peca es un esclavo del pecado.
35 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)
Un esclavo no tiene un lugar permanente en la familia, pero el hijo siempre es parte de la familia. (aiōn g165)
36 So if you allow me to free you, you will truly be free.
Si el Hijo los libera, entonces ustedes son verdaderamente libres.
37 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.
Yo sé que ustedes son descendientes de Abraham. Sin embargo, ustedes están tratando de matarme porque se niegan a aceptar mis palabras.
38 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.”
Yo les estoy diciendo lo que el Padre me ha revelado, mientras que ustedes hacen lo que su padre les ha enseñado”.
39 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.
“Nuestro padre es Abraham”, respondieron ellos. “Si ustedes realmente fueran hijos de Abraham, harían lo que Abraham hizo”, les dijo Jesús.
40 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.
“Pero ustedes están tratando de matarme ahora, porque les dije la verdad que yo escuché de Dios. Abraham nunca habría hecho eso.
41 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!”
Ustedes están haciendo lo que hace el padre de ustedes”. “Pues nosotros no somos hijos ilegítimos”, respondieron ellos. “¡Solo Dios es nuestro padre!”
42 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.
Jesús respondió: “Si Dios fuese realmente el padre de ustedes, ustedes me amarían. Yo vine de Dios y estoy aquí. No fue mi propia decisión venir, sino la de Uno que me envió.
43 (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.
¿Por qué no pueden entender lo que estoy diciendo? ¡Es porque ustedes se niegan a escuchar mi mensaje!
44 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.
El padre de ustedes es el Diablo, y ustedes aman seguir los deseos malos de él. Él fue un asesino desde el principio. Nunca estuvo de parte de la verdad, porque no hay verdad en él. Cuando él miente, revela su verdadero carácter, porque él es un mentiroso y padre de mentiras.
45 But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me!
¡Entonces, como yo les digo la verdad, ustedes no me creen!
46 [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]
¿Acaso puede alguno de ustedes demostrarme que soy culpable de pecado? Si les estoy diciendo la verdad, ¿por qué no me creen?
47 Those who belong to God habitually obey God’s message. You do not belong to God, so you do not obey his message.”
Todo el que pertenece a Dios, escucha lo que Dios dice. La razón por la que ustedes no escuchan es porque ustedes no pertenecen a Dios”.
48 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!”
“¿Acaso no tenemos razón en decir que eres un samaritano poseído por el demonio?” dijeron los judíos.
49 Jesus replied, “A demon does not [control] me! I honor my Father, and you do not honor me!
“No, yo no tengo demonio alguno”, respondió Jesús. “Yo glorifico a mi padre, pero ustedes me deshonran.
50 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].
Yo no vine aquí buscando honra para mí mismo. Pero hay Uno que lo hace por mí y quien juzga a mi favor.
Les digo la verdad, cualquiera que sigue mi enseñanza, no morirá jamás”. (aiōn g165)
52 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)
“Ahora sabemos que estás poseído por el demonio”, dijeron los judíos. “Abraham murió, y los profetas también, ¡y tú estás diciéndonos ‘cualquiera que sigue mi enseñanza, no morirá jamás!’ (aiōn g165)
53 (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]?”
¿Acaso eres tú más grande que nuestro padre Abraham? Él murió, y los profetas también murieron. ¿Quién crees que eres?”
54 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.
Jesús respondió: “Si yo me glorifico a mí mismo, mi Gloria no significa nada. Pero es Dios mismo quien me glorifica, el mismo del cual ustedes dicen ‘Él es nuestro Dios’.
55 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.
Ustedes no lo conocen, pero yo sí lo conozco. Si yo dijera ‘No lo conozco,’ sería un mentiroso, tal como ustedes. Pero yo sí lo conozco, y hago lo que Él dice.
56 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.”
Abrahám se deleitó en esperar mi venida, y se alegró cuando la vio”.
57 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]!”
Los judíos respondieron: “Aún no tienes ni cincuenta años de edad, ¿y dices que has visto a Abraham?”
58 Jesus said to them, “The truth is that I existed before Abraham was born!”
“Les digo la verdad: antes de que Abraham naciera, Yo soy”, dijo Jesús.
59 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.
Ante esto, ellos tomaron piedras para arrojárselas, pero Jesús se ocultó de ellos y se fue del Templo.
