Juan 4
1 Como, pues, el Señor entendió que los Fariseos habían oído que Jesús hacía discípulos, y bautizaba más que Juan,
Now as soon as the Master was aware that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is gaining and baptizing more disciples than John"--
2 (Aunque Jesús no bautizaba, sino sus discípulos, )
though Jesus Himself did not baptize them, but His disciples did--
3 Dejó a Judea, y se fue otra vez a Galilea.
He left Judaea and returned to Galilee.
4 Y era menester que pasase por Samaria.
His road lay through Samaria,
5 Vino pues a una ciudad de Samaria que se llama Sicar, junto a la heredad que Jacob dio a José su hijo.
and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 Y estaba allí el pozo de Jacob. Jesús, pues, cansado del camino, se sentó así sobre el pozo. Era como la hora de sexta.
Jacob's Well was there: and accordingly Jesus, tired out with His journey, sat down by the well to rest. It was about six o'clock in the evening.
7 Viene una mujer de Samaria a sacar agua; y Jesús le dice: Dáme de beber.
Presently there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus asked her to give Him some water;
8 (Porque sus discípulos habían ido a la ciudad a comprar de comer.)
for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.
9 Y la mujer Samaritana le dice: ¿Cómo tú, siendo Judío, me demandas a mí de beber, que soy mujer Samaritana? Porque los Judíos no se tratan con los Samaritanos.
"How is it," replied the woman, "that a Jew like you asks me, who am a woman and a Samaritan, for water?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
10 Respondió Jesús, y le dijo: Si conocieses el don de Dios, y quien es el que te dice: Dáme de beber: tú pedirías de él, y él te daría agua viva.
"If you had known God's free gift," replied Jesus, "and who it is that said to you, 'Give me some water,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
11 La mujer le dice: Señor, no tienes con que sacarla, y el pozo es hondo: ¿de dónde, pues, tienes el agua viva?
"Sir," she said, "you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; so where can you get the living water from?
12 ¿Eres tú mayor que nuestro padre Jacob, que nos dio este pozo, del cual él bebió, y sus hijos, y sus ganados?
Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?"
13 Respondió Jesús, y le dijo: Cualquiera que bebiere de esta agua, volverá a tener sed;
"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;
15 La mujer le dice: Señor, dáme esta agua, para que yo no tenga sed, ni venga acá a sacar la.
"Sir," said the woman, "give me that water, that I may never be thirsty, nor continually come all the way here to draw from the well."
16 Jesús le dice: Vé, llama a tu marido, y ven acá.
"Go and call your husband," said Jesus; "and come back."
17 Respondió la mujer, y le dijo: No tengo marido. Dícele Jesús: Bien has dicho: No tengo marido;
"I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;
18 Porque cinco maridos has tenido; y el que ahora tienes, no es tu marido: esto has dicho con verdad.
"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."
19 Dícele la mujer: Señor, paréceme que tú eres profeta.
"Sir," replied the woman, "I see that you are a Prophet.
20 Nuestros padres adoraron en este monte, y vosotros decís, que en Jerusalem es el lugar donde es menester adorar.
Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."
21 Dícele Jesús: Mujer, créeme, que la hora viene, cuando ni en este monte, ni en Jerusalem adoraréis al Padre.
"Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
22 Vosotros adoráis lo que no sabéis: nosotros adoramos lo que sabemos; porque la salvación de los Judíos es.
You worship One of whom you know nothing. We worship One whom we know; for salvation comes from the Jews.
23 Mas la hora viene, y ahora es, cuando los verdaderos adoradores adorarán al Padre en espíritu y en verdad; porque también el Padre tales busca que le adoren.
But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers.
24 Dios es Espíritu, y los que le adoran, en espíritu y en verdad es menester que le adoren.
God is Spirit; and those who worship Him must bring Him true spiritual worship."
25 Dícele la mujer: Yo sé que el Mesías ha de venir, el cual es llamado, el Cristo: cuando él viniere, nos declarará todas las cosas.
"I know," replied the woman, "that Messiah is coming--'the Christ,' as He is called. When He has come, He will tell us everything."
26 Dícele Jesús: Yo soy, que hablo contigo.
"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."
27 Y en esto vinieron sus discípulos, y se maravillaron de que hablaba con la mujer; mas ninguno le dijo: ¿Qué preguntas, o, qué hablas con ella?
Just then His disciples came, and were surprised to find Him talking with a woman. Yet not one of them asked Him, "What is your wish?" or "Why are you talking with her?"
28 Entonces la mujer dejó su cántaro, y fue a la ciudad, y dijo a los hombres:
The woman however, leaving her pitcher, went away to the town, and called the people.
29 Veníd, ved un hombre que me ha dicho todo cuanto he hecho: ¿si es quizá el Cristo?
"Come," she said, "and see a man who has told me everything I have ever done. Can this be the Christ, do you think?"
30 Entonces salieron de la ciudad, y vinieron a él.
They left the town and set out to go to Him.
31 Entre tanto los discípulos le rogaban, diciendo: Rabbi, come.
Meanwhile the disciples were urging Jesus. "Rabbi," they said, "eat something."
32 Y él les dijo: Yo tengo una comida que comer, que vosotros no sabéis.
"I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."
33 Entonces los discípulos decían el uno al otro: ¿Le ha traído alguien de comer?
So the disciples began questioning one another. "Can it be," they said, "that some one has brought Him something to eat?"
34 Díceles Jesús: Mi comida es, que yo haga la voluntad del que me envió, y que acabe su obra.
"My food," said Jesus, "is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.
35 ¿No decís vosotros, que aun hay cuatro meses hasta la siega? He aquí, yo os digo: Alzád vuestros ojos, y mirád las regiones; porque ya están blancas para la siega.
Do you not say, 'It wants four months yet to the harvest'? But look round, I tell you, and observe these plains-- they are already ripe for the sickle.
36 Y el que siega recibe salario, y allega fruto para vida eterna; para que el que siembra también goce, y el que siega. (aiōnios g166)
The reaper gets pay and gathers in a crop in preparation for the Life of the Ages, that so the sower and the reapers may rejoice together. (aiōnios g166)
37 Porque en esto es el dicho verdadero: Que uno es el que siembra, y otro es el que siega.
For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'
38 Yo os he enviado a segar lo que vosotros no labrasteis: otros labraron, y vosotros habéis entrado en sus labores.
I sent you to reap a harvest which is not the result of your own labours. Others have laboured, and you are getting benefit from their labours."
39 Y muchos de los Samaritanos de aquella ciudad creyeron en él por la palabra de la mujer, que daba testimonio, diciendo: Me dijo todo cuanto he hecho.
Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."
40 Mas viniendo los Samaritanos a él, le rogaron que se quedase allí; y se quedó allí dos días.
When however the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him on all sides to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.
41 Y creyeron muchos más por la palabra de él.
Then a far larger number of people believed because of His own words,
42 Y decían a la mujer: Ya no creemos por tu dicho; porque nosotros mismos le hemos oído; y sabemos, que verdaderamente éste es el Cristo, el Salvador del mundo.
and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."
43 Y dos días después salió de allí, y se fue a Galilea.
After the two days He departed, and went into Galilee;
44 Porque el mismo Jesús dio testimonio: Que el profeta en su tierra no tiene honra.
though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.
45 Y como vino a Galilea, los Galileos le recibieron, vistas todas las cosas que había hecho en Jerusalem en la fiesta; porque también ellos habían ido a la fiesta.
When however He reached Galilee, the Galilaeans welcomed Him eagerly, having been eye-witnesses of all that He had done in Jerusalem at the Festival; for they also had been to the Festival.
46 Vino pues Jesús otra vez a Cana de Galilea, donde había hecho el vino del agua. Y había un cierto cortesano, cuyo hijo estaba enfermo en Capernaum.
So He came once more to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain officer of the King's court whose son was ill at Capernaum.
47 Este, como oyó que Jesús venía de Judea a Galilea, fue a él, y le rogaba que descendiese, y sanase su hijo; porque se comenzaba a morir.
Having heard that Jesus had come from Judaea to Galilee, he came to Him and begged Him to go down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death.
48 Entonces Jesús le dijo: Si no viereis señales y maravillas, no creeréis.
"Unless you and others see miracles and marvels," said Jesus, "nothing will induce you to believe."
49 El cortesano le dijo: Señor, desciende antes que mi hijo muera.
"Sir," pleaded the officer, "come down before my child dies."
50 Dícele Jesús: Vé, tu hijo vive. Creyó el hombre a la palabra que Jesús le dijo, y se fue.
"You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;
51 Y como él iba ya descendiendo, sus criados le salieron a recibir, y le dieron nuevas, diciendo: Tu hijo vive.
and he was already on his way down when his servants met him and told him that his son was alive and well.
52 Entonces él les preguntó a qué hora comenzó a estar mejor; y le dijeron: Ayer a la sétima hora le dejó la fiebre.
So he inquired of them at what hour he had shown improvement. "Yesterday, about seven o'clock," they replied, "the fever left him."
53 El padre entonces entendió, que aquella hora era cuando Jesús le dijo: Tu hijo vive; y creyó él, y toda su casa.
Then the father recollected that that was the time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son has recovered," and he and his whole household became believers.
54 Este segundo milagro volvió Jesús a hacer cuando vino de Judea a Galilea.
This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.
