The New Birth

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named (A)Nicodemus, a (B)ruler of the Jews; this man came to [a]Jesus at night and said to Him, “(C)Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these [b](D)signs that You do unless (E)God is with him.” Jesus responded and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone (F)is born [c]again he cannot see (G)the kingdom of God.”

Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a person be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born, can he?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of (H)water and the Spirit, he cannot enter (I)the kingdom of God. (J)That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born [d]again.’ (K)The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

Nicodemus responded and said to Him, “How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered and said to him, “You are (L)the teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, (M)we speak of what we know and (N)testify of what we have seen, and (O)you people do not accept our testimony. 12 If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 (P)No one has ascended into heaven, except (Q)He who descended from heaven: (R)the Son of Man. 14 And just as (S)Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must (T)the Son of Man (U)be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who [e]believes will (V)have eternal life in Him.

16 “For God so (W)loved the world, that He (X)gave His (Y)only Son, so that everyone who (Z)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God (AA)did not send the Son into the world (AB)to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him. 18 (AC)The one who believes in Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of (AD)the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment, that (AE)the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for (AF)their deeds were evil. 20 (AG)For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds will not be exposed. 21 But the one who (AH)practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds will be revealed [f]as having been performed in God.”

John the Baptist’s Last Testimony

22 After these things Jesus and His (AI)disciples came into the land of Judea; and there He was spending time with them and (AJ)baptizing. 23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there; and people were coming and being baptized— 24 for (AK)John had not yet been thrown into prison.

25 Then a matter of dispute developed on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about [g](AL)purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, “(AM)Rabbi, He who was with you (AN)beyond the Jordan, to whom you (AO)have testified—behold, He is baptizing and all the people are coming to Him.” 27 John replied, “(AP)A person can receive not even one thing unless it (AQ)has been given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves [h]are my witnesses that I said, ‘(AR)I am not the [i]Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’ 29 He who has the bride is (AS)the groom; but the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the groom’s voice. So this (AT)joy of mine has been made full. 30 He must [j]increase, but I must [k]decrease.

31 (AU)He who comes from above is above all; (AV)the one who is only from the earth is of the earth and speaks of the earth. (AW)He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 What He has seen and heard, of this He (AX)testifies; and (AY)no one accepts His testimony. 33 The one who has accepted His testimony (AZ)has certified that God is true. 34 For He whom God (BA)sent speaks the words of God; (BB)for He does not give the Spirit [l]sparingly. 35 (BC)The Father loves the Son and (BD)has entrusted all things to His hand. 36 The one who (BE)believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who (BF)does not [m]obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

Footnotes

  1. John 3:2 Lit Him
  2. John 3:2 I.e., confirming miracles
  3. John 3:3 Or from above
  4. John 3:7 Or from above
  5. John 3:15 Or believes in Him will have eternal life
  6. John 3:21 Lit that they have been
  7. John 3:25 I.e., ceremonial washing
  8. John 3:28 Lit testify for me
  9. John 3:28 I.e., Messiah
  10. John 3:30 Or become greater
  11. John 3:30 Or become less important
  12. John 3:34 Lit from measure
  13. John 3:36 I.e., in belief

La j Nicodemo quicuulac chi a̱tinac riqˈuin li Jesús

Quicuan jun li cui̱nk aj fariseo aj Nicodemo xcˈabaˈ. Aˈan xcomoneb li nequeˈtaklan saˈ xya̱nkeb laj judío. Saˈ jun li kˈojyi̱n laj Nicodemo quicuulac chi a̱tinac riqˈuin li Jesús ut quixye re: ―At tzolonel, la̱o nakanau nak riqˈuin li Dios chalenakat chak chokˈ aj tzolol ke xban nak ma̱ ani ta̱ru̱k tixba̱nu li milagros li nacaba̱nu la̱at cui ta ma̱cuaˈ riqˈuin xcuanquil li Dios, chan. Quichakˈoc li Jesús ut quixye re: ―Relic chi ya̱l ninye a̱cue, ma̱ ani naru ta̱oc rubel xnimajcual cuanquilal li Dios cui incˈaˈ ta̱yoˈla̱k cuiˈchic xcaˈ sut, chan li Jesús. Laj Nicodemo quixye re: ―¿Chan ta cuiˈ ru nak ta̱yoˈla̱k cuiˈchic xcaˈ sut junak cui̱nk? ¿Ma ta̱ru̱k ta biˈ ta̱oc cuiˈchic riqˈuin lix naˈ ut ta̱yoˈla̱k cuiˈchic xcaˈ sut? chan. Quichakˈoc li Jesús ut quixye re: ―Relic chi ya̱l ninye a̱cue nak ani incˈaˈ ta̱yoˈla̱k riqˈuin haˈ ut riqˈuin li Santil Musikˈej moco ta̱ru̱k ta ta̱oc rubel lix nimajcual cuanquilal li Dios. Li ani yoˈlajenak riqˈuin lix naˈ xyucuaˈ cuan xyuˈam saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. Abanan li ani yoˈlajenak riqˈuin li Santil Musikˈej cuan xyuˈam chi junelic. Misach a̱chˈo̱l xban nak xinye a̱cue nak tento tatyoˈla̱k cuiˈchic xcaˈ sut. Li ikˈ nanumeˈ bar naraj chi incˈaˈ nacanau bar nachal chak chi moco nacanau bar yo̱ chi xic. Incˈaˈ nacacuil ru. Caˈaj cuiˈ lix ya̱b nacacuabi nak nanumeˈ. Joˈcan ajcuiˈ lix yuˈameb li yoˈlajenakeb riqˈuin li Santil Musikˈej. Cuan xyuˈameb chi junelic chi incˈaˈ nacanau chi tzˈakal chanru, chan li Jesús. Quichakˈoc laj Nicodemo ut quixye re: ―¿Chanru nak nacˈulman aˈin? Incˈaˈ nintau ru, chan. 10 Li Jesús quixye re: ―La̱at aj tzolol reheb laj Israel ut incˈaˈ nacatau ru li yo̱quin chixyebal. 11 Relic chi ya̱l ninye e̱re: La̱o nocoa̱tinac chirix li nakanau. Ut nakachˈolob resil li cˈaˈru nakil. Abanan la̱ex incˈaˈ nequecˈu̱luban li cˈaˈru nakachˈolob xya̱lal che̱ru. 12 La̱at incˈaˈ nacapa̱b li cˈaˈru ninye a̱cue chirix li cˈaˈru nacˈulman saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. ¿Ma tojaˈ ta chic ta̱pa̱b nak tinye a̱cue li choxahil naˈleb? 13 Ma̱ ani quicuulac saˈ choxa. Caˈaj cuiˈ la̱in li Cˈajolbej. La̱in xinchal chak saˈ choxa. 14 Nak toj cuanqueb laj judío saˈ li chaki chˈochˈ, laj Moisés quixtaksi chiru jun cheˈ jun li cˈantiˈ yi̱banbil riqˈuin li chˈi̱chˈ bronce. Joˈcan ajcuiˈ la̱in li Cˈajolbej. Tento nak tintaksi̱k chiru jun li cheˈ, 15 re nak chixjunileb li teˈpa̱ba̱nk cue la̱in incˈaˈ teˈsachk. Teˈcua̱nk ban xyuˈam chi junelic. 16 Li Dios cˈajoˈ nak quixraheb li cuanqueb saˈ ruchichˈochˈ nak quixqˈue li Ralal junaj chi ribil re nak chixjunileb li ani teˈpa̱ba̱nk re incˈaˈ teˈsachk. Ta̱cua̱nk ban xyuˈameb chi junelic. 17 Li Dios incˈaˈ quixtakla chak li Ralal saˈ ruchichˈochˈ chixtenebanquil li tojba ma̱c saˈ xbe̱neb li cuanqueb saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. Quixtakla ban chak re nak saˈ xcˈabaˈ aˈan teˈcolekˈ. 18 Li ani napa̱ban re, ma̱cˈaˈ li tojba ma̱c saˈ xbe̱n. Abanan li ani incˈaˈ napa̱ban re, ac cuan li tojba ma̱c saˈ xbe̱n xban nak incˈaˈ xpa̱b li Ralal li Dios, li junaj chi ribil. 19 Xban nak incˈaˈ nequeˈpa̱ban, cuan li tojba ma̱c saˈ xbe̱neb. Li Cˈajolbej quicˈulun saˈ ruchichˈochˈ chixcˈutbal li xya̱lal chiruheb li cuanqueb saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. Aˈan chanchan li cutan. Abanan eb li cuanqueb saˈ ruchichˈochˈ kˈaxal queˈraj cua̱nc saˈ xkˈojyi̱nal ru li ma̱c ut incˈaˈ queˈraj cua̱nc saˈ li cutan xban nak incˈaˈ us lix naˈlebeb. 20 Li ani nequeˈxba̱nu li ma̱usilal, xicˈ nequeˈril li xya̱lal. Incˈaˈ nacuulac chiruheb cua̱nc saˈ xya̱lal xban nak incˈaˈ nequeˈraj ta̱cˈutu̱nk li ma̱usilal nequeˈxba̱nu. 21 Abanan li ani cuanqueb saˈ ti̱quilal, nequeˈcuulac chiru cua̱nc saˈ xya̱lal re nak ta̱cˈutu̱nk nak nequeˈxba̱nu li cˈaˈru naraj li Dios, chan li Jesús.

Laj Juan naxchˈolob cuiˈchic xya̱lal nak li Jesús aˈan li Mesías

22 Chirix chic aˈin, li Jesús co̱ saˈ li naˈajej Judea rochbeneb lix tzolom. Aran queˈcana cuib oxib cutan ut yo̱ chi cubsi̱nc haˈ. 23 Laj Juan laj Cubsihom Haˈ yo̱ ajcuiˈ chi cubsi̱nc haˈ saˈ li naˈajej Enón li cuan nachˈ riqˈuin li naˈajej Salim xban nak aran cuan nabal li haˈ. Ut nequeˈcuulac li cristian riqˈuin ut naxcubsi xhaˈeb. 24 Aˈin quicˈulman nak toj ma̱jiˈ quiqˈueheˈ saˈ tzˈalam laj Juan. 25 Queˈoc chixcuechˈinquil ribeb lix tzolom laj Juan riqˈuineb laj judío. Queˈxcuechˈi ribeb chirix li cubi haˈ li yo̱queb chixba̱nunquil. 26 Queˈcuulac lix tzolom laj Juan riqˈuin ut queˈxye re: ―At tzolonel, li cui̱nk li quicuulac a̱cuiqˈuin aran jun pacˈal li nimaˈ Jordán, li cachˈolob chak resil chiku, aˈan yo̱ chi cubsi̱nc haˈ. Ut chixjunileb li cristian yo̱queb chi cuulac riqˈuin, chanqueb. 27 Quichakˈoc laj Juan ut quixye: ―Junak cui̱nk ma̱cˈaˈ cˈaˈru tixba̱nu chi incˈaˈ ta qˈuebil re xban li Dios. 28 La̱ex querabi ajcuiˈ chak nak quinye nak moco la̱in ta li Cristo. Yal taklanbilin ban chak xbe̱n cua chiru aˈan chixchˈolobanquil li resilal. 29 Junak cui̱nk xic re chi sumla̱c cuan li ixakilbej riqˈuin. Ut li rami̱g cuan aran ut nasahoˈ saˈ xchˈo̱l chirabinquil li naxye li be̱lomej. Li Cristo, aˈan joˈ jun li be̱lomej ut la̱in yal joˈ jun li rami̱g. La̱in nasahoˈ saˈ inchˈo̱l nak yo̱queb chi xic li cristian riqˈuin xban nak aˈan li tzˈakal aj Colonel. 30 Tento nak aˈan ta̱nima̱nk xcuanquil ut la̱in ta̱cube̱k incuanquil, chan laj Juan.

Li xchal chak saˈ choxa, aˈan li kˈaxal nim xcuanquil

31 Ut quixye ajcuiˈ laj Juan: ―Aˈan xchal chak saˈ choxa ut kˈaxal nim xcuanquil saˈ xbe̱n chixjunil. La̱in quinyoˈla saˈ ruchichˈochˈ ut rehin ajcuiˈ li ruchichˈochˈ. Ut nina̱tinac chirix li cˈaˈru nacˈulman saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. Li jun li xchal chak saˈ choxa, aˈan li kˈaxal nim xcuanquil saˈ xbe̱n chixjunil. 32 Ut li cˈaˈru quiril ut quirabi, aˈan li naxchˈolob xya̱lal. Abanan moco qˈuiheb ta li nequeˈpa̱ban re li cˈaˈru naxye. 33 Abanan li ani naxpa̱b li cˈaˈru naxye, riqˈuin aˈan naxcˈut nak naxpa̱b nak tzˈakal ya̱l li cˈaˈru yebil xban li Dios. 34 Li Jesucristo, aˈan taklanbil chak xban li Dios ut naxye li cˈaˈru nayeheˈ re xban li Dios xban nak li Santil Musikˈej cuan riqˈuin chi tzˈakal. 35 Li Acuabej Dios naxra li Ralal ut quixkˈaxtesi chixjunil saˈ rukˈ aˈan, ut aˈan chic yal re saˈ xbe̱n. 36 Li ani napa̱ban re li Cˈajolbej cuan xyuˈam chi junelic. Ut li ani incˈaˈ napa̱ban re li Cˈajolbej incˈaˈ ta̱cua̱nk xyuˈam chi junelic. Cuan ban li tojba ma̱c saˈ xbe̱n, chan laj Juan.