Йоан 5
Библия, нов превод от оригиналните езици (с неканоничните книги)
Изцеляване във Витезда
5 След това имаше юдейски празник и Иисус отиде в Йерусалим. 2 А в Йерусалим близо до Овчата порта се намира къпалня, по еврейски наричана Витезда, която се състои от пет засводени отделения. 3 В тях лежеше голямо множество болни, слепи, куци и парализирани[a]. 5 Там имаше един човек, болен от тридесет и осем години. 6 Иисус го видя да лежи и понеже знаеше, че боледува от дълго време, попита го: „Искаш ли да оздравееш?“ 7 Болният Му отговори: „Господине, нямам си човек да ме спусне в къпалнята, когато се раздвижи водата. Докато аз отида, друг слиза преди мене.“ 8 Иисус му каза: „Стани, вдигни постелката си и ходи!“ 9 (A)Човекът веднага оздравя, вдигна постелката си и започна да ходи.
А този ден беше събота. 10 (B)Затова юдеите казаха на изцеления: „Събота е и не ти е позволено да вдигаш постелката си.“ 11 Той им отговори: „Онзи, Който ме изцели, Той ми рече: ‘Вдигни постелката си и ходи!’“ 12 (C)Попитаха го: „Кой е Човекът, Който ти рече: ‘Вдигни постелката си и ходи?’“ 13 Но изцеленият не знаеше кой е Излекувалият го, защото Иисус се беше отдръпнал поради тълпата, която беше на това място. 14 След това Иисус го намери в храма и му каза: „Ето ти оздравя! Недей греши вече, за да не те сполети нещо по-лошо.“ 15 Човекът отиде и извести на юдеите, че Иисус е, Който го изцели. 16 (D)Затова юдеите гонеха Иисус и търсеха случай да Го убият[b], понеже вършеше такива неща в събота.
17 (E)А Иисус им казваше: „Моят Отец досега работи и Аз работя.“ 18 (F)Затова юдеите още повече се стремяха да Го убият, защото не само нарушаваше съботата, но и наричаше Бога Свой Отец, като правеше Себе Си равен на Бога.
Божествената власт на Сина и Неговите дела
19 (G)Иисус отговори на упреците им така: „Истината, истината ви казвам: Синът не може да прави нищо от Себе Си, а върши само това, което види Отец да прави. Понеже онова, което Той прави, това прави също и Синът. 20 (H)Защото Отец обича Сина и Му показва всичко, което Сам Той прави. Той ще Му покаже и по-големи дела от тези, та да се чудите. 21 Защото както Отец възкресява мъртви и дава живот, така и Синът дава живот на тези, на които иска. 22 (I)Също тъй Отец Сам не съди никого, но предаде целия съд на Сина, 23 за да почитат всички Сина, както почитат Отец. Който не почита Сина, той не почита и Отец, Който Го е изпратил. 24 (J)Истината, истината ви казвам: който слуша словото Ми и вярва в Онзи, Който Ме е изпратил, има вечен живот. Той няма да дойде на съд, но е преминал от смъртта в живота.
25 Истината, истината ви казвам: идва часът и вече е дошъл, когато мъртвите ще чуят гласа на Божия Син и които го чуят, ще живеят. 26 (K)Защото както Отец има живот у Себе Си, така е дал и на Сина да има живот у Себе Си. 27 И Му е дал власт да извършва съд, защото Той е Синът човешки. 28 Недейте се чуди на това, защото идва часът, когато всички, които са в гробовете, ще чуят Неговия глас 29 (L)и ще излязат: онези, които са правили добро, ще възкръснат за живот, а които са правили зло, ще възкръснат за осъждане.
Свидетелства за Иисус Христос и Неговите дела
30 (M)Аз не мога да правя нищо от Себе Си. Както слушам, така и съдя, и Моят съд е праведен, защото не се стремя да бъде Моята воля, а волята на Отец, Който Ме е изпратил.
31 (N)Ако Аз свидетелствам за Себе Си, свидетелството Ми не е истинно. 32 Има Друг, Който свидетелства за Мене, и зная, че е истинско свидетелството, с което свидетелства за Мене. 33 (O)Вие пратихте хора при Йоан и той засвидетелства истината. 34 Аз нямам нужда от свидетелството на човек, но казвам това, за да се спасите вие. 35 Йоан беше като светилник, който гори и свети, а вие пожелахте да се радвате за кратко време на светлината му.
36 (P)Но Аз имам по-голямо свидетелство от Йоановото, защото делата, които Отец Ми даде да извърша, самите тези дела, които върша, свидетелстват за Мене, че Отец Ме е изпратил. 37 (Q)И Отец, Който Ме е изпратил, Сам свидетелства за Мене. А вие нито някога сте чули гласа Му, нито сте видели как изглежда[c]. 38 И Неговото слово не пребъдва във вас, понеже не вярвате на Този, Когото Той е изпратил. 39 Изследвате Писанията, понеже мислите в тях да намерите вечен живот, и те са, които свидетелстват за Мене. 40 Но не искате да дойдете при Мене, за да имате живот.
41 (R)Аз не търся да получа слава от хората, 42 но зная, че вие нямате у себе си любов към Бога. 43 Аз дойдох в името на Моя Отец, а не Ме приемате. Но ако друг дойде от свое име, него ще приемете. 44 Как вие можете да повярвате, когато приемате слава един от друг, а не се стремите към славата от Единствения.
45 Не мислете, че Аз ще ви обвинявам пред Отец. Има против вас обвинител – Мойсей, на когото вие се уповавате. 46 Защото ако бяхте повярвали на Мойсей, щяхте да повярвате и на Мене, понеже той за Мене писа. 47 Но ако не вярвате на неговите писания, как ще вярвате на Моите думи?“
Footnotes
- 5:3 В някои ръкописи е добавено: „които чакаха да се раздвижи водата, 4 защото от време на време Господен ангел слизаше в къпалнята и раздвижваше водата, а който пръв влизаше след раздвижването на водата, оздравяваше, от каквато и болест да страдаше“.
- 5:16 В някои ръкописи липсва: „и търсеха случай да Го убият.“
- 5:37 Или: „образа Му.“
John 5
The Voice
5 When these events were completed, Jesus led His followers to Jerusalem where they would celebrate a Jewish feast[a] together.
Jesus takes His disciples into one of the most miserable places they have ever seen. The suffering and impurity is frightening, but He comes to serve these precious people.
2-3 In Jerusalem they came upon a pool by the sheep gate surrounded by five covered porches. In Hebrew this place is called Bethesda.
Crowds of people lined the area, lying around the porches. All of these people were disabled in some way; some were blind, lame, paralyzed, or plagued by diseases[; and they were waiting for the waters to move. 4 From time to time, a heavenly messenger would come to stir the water in the pool. Whoever reached the water first and got in after it was agitated would be healed of his or her disease].[b] 5-6 In the crowd, Jesus noticed one particular man who had been living with his disability for 38 years. He knew this man had been waiting here a long time.
Jesus (to the disabled man): Are you here in this place hoping to be healed?
Disabled Man: 7 Kind Sir, I wait, like all of these people, for the waters to stir; but I cannot walk. If I am to be healed in the waters, someone must carry me into the pool. Without a helping hand, someone else beats me to the water’s edge each time it is stirred.
Jesus: 8 Stand up, carry your mat, and walk.
9 At the moment Jesus uttered these words, a healing energy coursed through the man and returned life to his limbs—he stood and walked for the first time in 38 years. But this was the Sabbath Day; and any work, including carrying a mat, was prohibited on this day.
It is impossible to imagine this man’s excitement. His entire life has been defined by his illness. Now he is free from it. Free from the pain and weakness. Free from the depression that gripped his soul. Free, too, from the shame he always knew. Now he does not just walk—he runs and celebrates with friends and family. Everyone is rejoicing with him, except for some of the Jewish leaders. Instead, they drill him with questions as if they can disregard this miracle.
Jewish Leaders (to the man who had been healed): 10 Must you be reminded that it is the Sabbath? You are not allowed to carry your mat today!
Formerly Disabled Man: 11 The man who healed me gave me specific instructions to carry my mat and go.
Jewish Leaders: 12 Who is the man who gave you these instructions? How can we identify Him?
13 The man genuinely did not know who it was that healed him. In the midst of the crowd and the excitement of his renewed health, Jesus had slipped away. 14 Some time later, Jesus found him in the temple and again spoke to him.
Jesus: Take a look at your body; it has been made whole and strong. So avoid a life of sin, or else a calamity greater than any disability may befall you.
15 The man went immediately to tell the Jewish leaders that Jesus was the mysterious healer. 16 So they began pursuing and attacking Jesus because He performed these miracles on the Sabbath.
Jesus (to His attackers): 17 My Father is at work. So I, too, am working.
This issue keeps arising from the Jewish leaders. They do not appreciate the good things Jesus does on the Sabbath. Most Jews cower at the rebuke from these men, but Jesus does not. He is very clear about this. He cares for the poor, the sick, and the marginalized more than He cares for how some people may interpret and apply God’s law. It is easy to follow a set of rules; it is much harder to care for the things of the heart. He also makes it clear that those who follow His path are put on earth to serve. His followers’ service comes out of love for Him. All who follow Him are to love and to serve, especially on the Sabbath.
18 He was justifying the importance of His work on the Sabbath, claiming God as His Father in ways that suggested He was equal to God. These pious religious leaders sought an opportunity to kill Jesus, and these words fueled their hatred.
Jesus: 19 The truth is that the Son does nothing on His own; all these actions are led by the Father. The Son watches the Father closely and then mimics the work of the Father. 20 The Father loves the Son, so He does not hide His actions. Instead, He shows Him everything, and the things not yet revealed by the Father will dumbfound you. 21 The Father can give life to those who are dead; in the same way, the Son can give the gift of life to those He chooses.
22 The Father does not exert His power to judge anyone. Instead, He has given the authority as Judge to the Son. 23 So all of creation will honor and worship the Son as they do the Father. If you do not honor the Son, then you dishonor the Father who sent Him.
24 I tell you the truth: eternal life belongs to those who hear My voice and believe in the One who sent Me. These people have no reason to fear judgment because they have already left death and entered life.
25 I tell you the truth: a new day is imminent—in fact, it has arrived—when the voice of the Son of God will penetrate death’s domain, and everyone who hears will live. 26-27 You see, the Father radiates with life; and He also animates the Son of God with the same life-giving beauty and power to exercise judgment over all of creation. Indeed, the Son of God is also the Son of Man. 28 If this sounds amazing to you, what is even more amazing is that when the time comes, those buried long ago will hear His voice through all the rocks, sod, and soil 29 and step out of decay into resurrection. When this hour arrives, those who did good will be resurrected to life, and those who did evil will be resurrected to judgment.
30 I have not ever acted, and will not in the future act, on My own. I listen to the directions of the One who sent Me and act on these divine instructions. For this reason, My judgment is always fair and never self-serving. I’m committed to pursuing God’s agenda and not My own.
31 If I stand as the lone witness to My true identity, then I can be dismissed as a liar. 32 But if you listen, you will hear another testify about Me, and I know what He says about Me is genuine and true. 33 You sent messengers to John, and he told the truth to everyone who would listen. 34 Still his message about Me originated in heaven, not in mortal man. I am telling you these things for one reason—so that you might be rescued. 35 The voice of John the Baptist, the wandering prophet, is like a light in the darkness; and for a time, you took great joy and pleasure in the light he offered.
36 There’s another witness standing in My corner who is greater than John or any other man. The mission that brings Me here, and the things I am called to do, demonstrate the authenticity of My calling which comes directly from the Father. 37 In the act of sending Me, the Father has endorsed Me. None of you really knows the Father. You have never heard His voice or seen His profile. 38 His word does not abide in you because you do not believe in the One sent by the Father.
39 Here you are scouring through the Scriptures, hoping that you will find eternal life among a pile of scrolls. What you don’t seem to understand is that the Scriptures point to Me. 40 Here I am with you, and still you reject the truth contained in the law and prophets by refusing to come to Me so that you can have life.
Jesus is the source of life, the animating energy of creation that humanity desperately lacks.
41 This kind of glory does not come from mortal men. 42 And I see that you do not possess the love of God. 43 I have pursued you, coming here in My Father’s name, and you have turned Me away. If someone else were to approach you with a different set of credentials, you would welcome him. 44 That’s why it is hard to see how true faith is even possible for you: you are consumed by the approval of other men, longing to look good in their eyes; and yet you disregard the approval of the one true God. 45 Don’t worry that I might bring you up on charges before My Father. Moses is your accuser even though you’ve put your hope in him 46 because if you believed what Moses had to say, then you would believe in Me because he wrote about Me. 47 But if you ignore Moses and the deeper meaning of his writings, then how will you ever believe what I have to say?
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