耶稣的弟弟不信祂

之后,耶稣周游加利利,不愿去犹太地区,因为犹太人想要杀祂。 犹太人的住棚节快到了, 耶稣的弟弟们对祂说:“离开这里,去犹太过节吧,好让你的门徒在那里也看见你所做的啊! 因为人想出名,都不会暗地里行事,你既然可以做这些事,就把自己显给世人看吧!” 原来连祂的弟弟们也不信祂。

耶稣对他们说:“我的时候还没有到,你们什么时候都很方便。 世人不会恨你们,只会恨我,因为我指证他们行为邪恶。 你们先去过节吧,我现在还不上去,因为我的时候还没有到。” 耶稣说完这些话,仍留在加利利。

耶稣过住棚节

10 他们走了以后,耶稣避开了人们的注意,暗地里上去过节。 11 节期到了,犹太人到处查问:“耶稣在哪里?”

12 众人对祂议论纷纷,有些人说:“祂是好人,”有些说:“不,祂欺骗民众。” 13 不过,没有人敢公开议论祂的事,因为害怕犹太人。

14 节期约过了一半,耶稣来到圣殿教导人。 15 犹太人感到惊奇,说:“这个人没有受过教育,怎么懂得这么多呢?”

16 耶稣说:“我的教导不是出于我自己,而是出于差我来的那位。 17 如果你们愿意遵行上帝的旨意,就能分辨这些教导是出于上帝,还是出于我自己。 18 凭自己讲论的人是要寻求自己的荣耀,但人子真实无伪,毫无不义,祂是为了使差祂来的那位得荣耀。 19 摩西不是把律法传给了你们吗?你们却没有一个人遵守。为什么想要杀我呢?”

20 众人回答说:“你一定是被鬼附身了!谁要杀你啊?”

21 耶稣说:“我行了一件神迹,你们都感到惊奇。 22 摩西把割礼传给你们,你们也在安息日行割礼。其实割礼不是摩西定的,而是从祖先们的时代就有了。 23 为了避免违背摩西的律法,行割礼的那一天就算是安息日,你们还是照行。那么,我在安息日使一个病人完全康复,你们为什么责怪我呢? 24 不要根据外表来断定是非,要按公义的原则判断。”

耶稣是基督吗

25 有些住在耶路撒冷的人说:“这不是他们要杀的那个人吗? 26 你看祂这样公开讲道,居然没有人说什么,难道官长也真的认为祂是基督吗? 27 可是基督来的时候,根本没有人知道祂从哪里来,我们却知道这个人是从哪里来的。”

28 于是,耶稣在圣殿里高声教导人说:“你们知道我是谁,也知道我是从哪里来的。其实我来不是出于自己的意思,差我来的那位是真实的,你们不认识祂。 29 但我认识祂,因为我是从祂那里来的,差我来的就是祂。” 30 他们听了,想捉拿耶稣,只是没有人下手,因为祂的时候还没有到。

31 人群中有许多人信了耶稣,他们说:“基督来的时候所行的神迹,难道会比这个人行得更多吗?”

32 法利赛人听见众人这样议论耶稣,就联合祭司长派差役去抓祂。 33 耶稣对众人说:“我暂时还会跟你们在一起,不久我要回到差我来的那位那里。 34 那时你们要找我却找不到,你们也不能去我所在的地方。”

35 犹太人彼此议论说:“祂要去哪里使我们找不着呢?难道祂要到我们犹太人侨居的希腊各地去教导希腊人吗? 36 祂说我们找不到祂,又不能去祂所在的地方,是什么意思?”

活水的江河

37 节期最后一天,也是整个节期的高潮,耶稣站起来高声说:“人若渴了,可以到我这里来喝。 38 正如圣经所言,信我的人,‘从他里面要流出活水的江河来’。” 39 耶稣这话是指信祂的人要得到圣灵,但当时圣灵还没有降临,因为耶稣还没有得到荣耀。

40 听见这些话后,有些人说:“祂真是那位先知。” 41 也有些人说:“祂是基督。”还有些人说:“不会吧,基督怎么会出自加利利呢? 42 圣经上不是说基督是大卫的后裔,要降生在大卫的故乡伯利恒吗?” 43 众人因为对耶稣的看法不同,就起了纷争。 44 有些人想抓祂,只是没有人下手。

犹太官长不信耶稣

45 祭司长和法利赛人看见差役空手回来,就问:“你们为什么不把祂带来呢?”

46 差役答道:“从未有人像祂那样说话!”

47 法利赛人说:“难道你们也被祂迷惑了吗? 48 哪有官长和法利赛人信祂呢? 49 这群不明白律法的民众该受咒诅!”

50 曾经夜访耶稣、属于他们当中一员的尼哥德慕说: 51 “难道不听被告申辩,不查明事实真相,我们的律法就定祂的罪吗?”

52 他们回答说:“难道你也是加利利人吗?你去查查看,就会知道没有先知是从加利利来的。”

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.

Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand.

His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.

For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

For neither did his brethren believe in him.

Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.

When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.

10 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?

26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?

27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?

32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.

34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

36 What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

43 So there was a division among the people because of him.

44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?

46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?

48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

53 And every man went unto his own house.

Jezi avèk frè li yo

Apre sa, Jezi te fè laviwonn teritwa Galile a. Li pa t vle ale nan peyi Jide, paske chèf Jwif yo t ap chache touye li. Se te moman Jwif yo te pral fete Fèt Tant yo. Se poutèt sa frè l yo te di l: “Ou ta sipoze pati ale Jide nan fèt la. Konsa, tout disip ou yo ta wè mirak ou ap fè yo. Si ou vle anpil moun konnen ou, ou pa dwe ap kache sa ou fè. Si ou kapab fè bagay ekstraòdinè sa yo, kite tout moun wè yo.” Frè Jezi yo te pale kon sa paske menm yo menm yo pa t kwè nan li.

Jezi di yo: “Mwen poko pare pou m al Jerizalèm, lè m poko rive. Men, pou nou menm, nou pa gen okenn lè espesyal, tout lè se menm pou nou. Lemonn pa kapab rayi nou. Men lemonn rayi mwen, paske m ap di moun nan lemonn zèv yo pa bon. Alò nou mèt ale. Mwen pa prale kounye a, paske tan pa m nan poko rive.” Lè Jezi fin di sa, li rete nan peyi Galile.

10 Alò frè l yo pati y al nan fèt la. Lè yo fin pati, Jezi pati tou, men l te ale an sekrè. 11 Lidè Jwif yo t ap chache li nan fèt la. Yo t ap di: “Kote nonm nan?”

12 Te gen anpil moun la. Anpil nan yo t ap pale an sekrè antre yo de Jezi. Kèk nan yo te di: “Se yon nonm de byen li ye.” Men kèk lòt t ap di: “Se pa vre, mesye ap twonpe moun yo.” 13 Men pa t gen yon moun ki te brav ase pou l ta pale de li pou tout moun tande. Yo te pè lidè Jwif yo.

Jezi ap anseye nan Jerizalèm

14 Peryòd fèt la te deja nan mwatye konsa, Jezi ale nan tanp lan epi Li te kòmanse anseye. 15 Lidè Jwif yo te sezi epi yo di: “Kòman nonm sa a fè konnen tout bagay sa yo? Li pa te janm etidye menm jan ak nou!”

16 Jezi reponn: “Sa m ap anseye pa soti nan mwen menm. Ansèyman mwen soti nan moun ki voye m nan. 17 Moun ki vle fè sa Bondye vle reyèlman, y ap kapab konnen si ansèyman sa a soti nan Bondye oubyen si li soti nan mwen menm sèlman. 18 Nenpòt moun k ap anseye pwòp panse pa l, l ap chache glwa pou pwòp tèt li. Men yon moun k ap chache glwa pou moun ki voye li, yo kapab kwè l. Yon moun ki aji kon sa p ap nan manti. 19 Moyiz te ban nou Lalwa, pa vre? Men nou pa obeyi Lalwa a. Si nou obeyi Lalwa, pou kisa n ap chache touye m?”

20 Moun yo reponn: “Yon demon fè w fou! Nou p ap eseye touye w pyès.”

21 Jezi di yo: “Mwen te fè yon mirak yon jou saba, epi nou tout te choke. 22 Nou obeyi Lalwa Moyiz te bay sou sikonsizyon an epi pafwa nou fè l nan jou repo a. (Men an reyalite se pa Moyiz ki ban nou sikonsizyon an. Li soti depi zansèt nou yo ki t ap viv anvan Moyiz.) Wi, byen souvan nou sikonsi ti bebe gason yo nan jou repo a. 23 Konsa, nou travay nan jou repo a! Nou retire yon ti moso po nan sèks yon bebe jou repo a! Nou fè sa pou n evite vyole Lalwa Moyiz la! Alò, pou kisa nou leve kont mwen poutèt mwen geri yon nonm totalman nan jou repo a? 24 Ann sispann jije sou laparans. Ann jije yon fason ki dwat.”

Moun yo ap mande si se Jezi ki Kris la

25 Kèk nan moun Jerizalèm yo di: “Men nonm y ap eseye wè si yo ta touye a. 26 Men l ap anseye kote tout moun kapab ni wè li ni tande li. Epi pèsonn pa eseye anpeche l fè sa. Petèt lidè yo te deside se li ki Mesi a vrèman. 27 Men, lè vrè Mesi va vini, pèsonn p ap konnen kote l soti. Nonm sa a, nou konnen moun ki kote li ye.”

28 Jezi te kontinye ap anseye kote l te ye nan tanp lan, li di byen fò: “Èske nou konnen ki moun ye ak kote mwen soti vrèman? Mwen vini isit la, men se pa ak pwòp desizyon mwen. Moun ki voye m an merite tout konfyans nou. Men nou pa konnen li. 29 Mwen konnen l paske se kote l mwen soti, epi se li menm ki voye m.”

30 Lè Jezi di sa, moun yo t ap eseye arete li. Men pa t gen yon moun ki te kapab mete men sou Li. Paske jou li pa t ko rive. 31 Men te gen anpil nan moun sa yo ki te kwè nan Jezi. Yo di: “Nonm sa a tèlman fè mirak. Lè Mesi a va vini, èske l ap ka fè plis mirak pase nonm sa a?”

Lidè Jwif yo ap chache arete Jezi

32 Farizyen yo te tande sa moun yo t ap di sou Jezi. Alò, chèf prèt yo mete ak Farizyen yo, yo voye kèk nan moun ki t ap fè polis nan tanp lan pou arete li. 33 Alò Jezi di: “Mwen avèk nou pou yon ti kras tan ankò. Epi m ap retounen jwenn moun ki te voye m nan. 34 Nou va chache m, men nou p ap jwenn mwen. Epi nou p ap kapab vini kote m prale a non plis.”

35 Jwif yo t ap di antre yo: “Ki kote pou nonm sa a ale pou nou pa jwen li? Èske se nan vil Grèk yo li pral abite, kote moun pa nou yo ye? Èske li pral anseye Grèk yo laba a?” 36 Yo t ap mande youn lòt, “Ki sa Jezi te vle di lè l di: Nou va chache m, men nou p ap jwenn mwen, epi Nou p ap kapab ale kote m prale a?”

Jezi pale osijè Sentespri a

37 Dènye jou fèt la te rive. Se jou pi ki enpòtan an. Nan Jou sa a, Jezi kanpe epi li di byen fò: “Nenpòt moun ki swaf kapab vini jwenn mwen, epi nenpòt moun ki kwè nan mwen va bwè! 38 Si yon moun kwè nan mwen, Bib la di sous dlo va koule soti nan kè li.” 39 Se te de Lespri Bondye a Jezi t ap pale. Moun ki te kwè nan Jezi ta gen pou resevwa Lespri Bondye a nan yon ti kras tan. Men nan lè sa a, yo pa t ko genyen Lespri Bondye, paske Jezi pa t ko monte pou l antre nan glwa li.

Moun ap fè diskisyon sou Jezi

40 Lè moun yo te tande sa Jezi di yo, gen nan yo ki di: “Nonm sa a se Pwofèt[a] la vre.”

41 Te gen lòt moun ki t ap di: “Se li menm ki Kris la.”

Te gen lòt ankò ki t ap di: “Kris la p ap soti nan Galile, pa vre? 42 Bib la di Kris la ap soti nan fanmi David. Epi yo di se Bètleyèm l ap soti, lavil kote David te rete a.” 43 Konsa tout moun pa te gen menm opinyon sou Jezi. 44 Kèk nan yo te vle arete Li. Men pèsonn pa t eseye fè sa.

Kèk lidè Jwif derefize kwè

45 Polis tanp lan te retounen ale jwenn chèf prèt ak Farizyen yo. Prèt yo ak Farizyen yo te mande yo: “Pou kisa nou pa mennen Jezi vini?”

46 Polis tanp lan te reponn: “Nou pa janm tande moun pale menm jan ak nonm sa a.”

47 Farizyen yo reponn: “Alò, nonm nan pran tèt nou tou! 48 Nou pa wè youn pami lidè yo, ni pami nou menm Farizyen ki kwè nan Li, pa vre? 49 Sèl moun ki kwè nan li se foul la, ki se yon bann moun modi, paske yo pa konnen anyen nan Lalwa a!”

50 Men, Nikodèm te la nan gwoup sa a. Se li menm ki t ale wè Jezi anvan sa.[b] Li te di: 51 “Èske Lalwa nou an pèmèt nou jije moun anvan nou tande yo, pou nou chache konnen kisa yo fè?” 52 Lidè Jwif yo reponn: “Gen lè se moun Galile ou ye tou! Etidye Bib la. Èske ou ap jwenn okenn pwofèt[c] ki soti Galile?”

Yon fanm yo kenbe nan adiltè

53 [d] Apre sa, yo tout pati ale lakay yo.

Footnotes

  1. 7:40 Pwofèt Li pwobab sa vle di pwofèt Bondye te di Moyiz li t ap voye a. Gade nan Det 18:15-19.
  2. 7:50 Se li menm … anvan sa Se istwa ki rakonte Nikodèm t al pale ak Jezi nan Jan 3:1-21.
  3. 7:52 pwofèt De nan ansyen kopi Grèk yo genyen “Pwofèt la”, sa ta vle di “pwofèt tankou Moyiz la” ki pale nan Det 18:15. Nan Trav 3:22; 7:37 tout moun konprann sa vle di Mesi a, menm jan ak nan vèsè 40 ki anvan sa.
  4. 7:53 Kopi ki pi ansyen epi ki pi bon yo pa genyen 7:5–8:11.