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Lix María quixqˈue li sununquil ban chiru rok li Jesús

12  Cuakib cutan chic ma̱ nacuulac xkˈehil li ninkˈe Pascua nak quicuulac li Jesús Betania. Aˈan xtenamit laj Lázaro, li quicam ut quicuaclesi̱c cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo xban li Jesús. Queˈxcauresi xtzacae̱mk li Jesús. Laj Lázaro cuan saˈ xya̱nkeb li cˈojcˈo̱queb saˈ me̱x rochben li Jesús. Ut lix Marta yo̱ chixqˈuebal li tzacae̱mk saˈ li me̱x. Lix María quixcˈam chak mero botella li sununquil ban terto xtzˈak yi̱banbil riqˈuin nardo. Quixqˈue chiru rok li Jesús ut quixmes riqˈuin li rismal xjolom. Ut cˈajoˈ xsununquil saˈ li cab quicana xban xbo̱c li sununquil ban. Laj Judas Iscariote li ralal laj Simón, aˈan jun reheb lix tzolom. Aˈan li ta̱kˈaxtesi̱nk re li Jesús saˈ rukˈeb li xicˈ nequeˈiloc re. Quixye: ―¿Cˈaˈut nak incˈaˈ xcˈayiman li sununquil ban aˈin chi oxib ciento denarios ut xqˈueman raj li tumin aˈan reheb li nebaˈ? chan. Ma̱cuaˈ xban nak naxraheb li nebaˈ nak quixye aˈan. Quixye chi joˈcan xban nak aj e̱lkˈ. Riqˈuin aˈan cuan lix bo̱lsil li tumin ut cuan nak naxchap chokˈ re aˈan li tumin cuan chi saˈ. Li Jesús quixye re: ―Me̱cuechˈ rix li cˈaˈru xba̱nu li ixk aˈin, xban nak re inmukbal nak xqˈue li ban aˈin chiru li cuok. Li nebaˈ junelic cua̱nkeb saˈ e̱ya̱nk. Yalak jokˈe naru te̱tenkˈaheb. Abanan la̱in moco cua̱nkin ta chi junelic e̱riqˈuin, chan li Jesús. Nabaleb laj judío queˈrabi resil nak li Jesús cuan aran Betania ut queˈcuulac aran. Ma̱cuaˈ caˈaj cuiˈ li Jesús queˈcuulac chirilbal. Queˈcuulac aj ban cuiˈ chirilbal laj Lázaro li quicuaclesi̱c cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo xban li Jesús. 10 Ut eb li xbe̱nil aj tij queˈxcˈu̱b ru nak teˈxcamsi ajcuiˈ laj Lázaro, 11 xban nak nabaleb laj judío yo̱queb chi e̱lc saˈ xya̱nkeb ut yo̱queb chixpa̱banquil li Jesús xban nak quixcuaclesi cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo laj Lázaro.

Li Jesús quiqˈueheˈ xlokˈal ut quixakaba̱c raj chokˈ rey nak qui‑oc Jerusalén

12 Joˈ cuulajak chic li qˈuila tenamit queˈcuulac saˈ li ninkˈe. Queˈrabi resil nak li Jesús cuulac re Jerusalén. 13 Quilajeˈxcˈam chak xxak li moco̱ch ut queˈchal chixcˈulbal li Jesús. Japjo̱queb re chixyebal: ―Lokˈoninbil taxak li Ka̱cuaˈ. Osobtesinbil taxak li xchal saˈ xcˈabaˈ li Ka̱cuaˈ Dios. Osobtesinbil taxak li karey, la̱o aj Israel, chanqueb. 14 Li Jesús quixtoˈoni jun li chˈina bu̱r, quitakeˈ chirix ut yo̱ chi xic Jerusalén joˈ tzˈi̱banbil retalil saˈ li Santil Hu:

15 Mexxucuac la̱ex li cuanquex Sión xban nak yo̱ chak chi cha̱lc le̱ rey. Chirix jun ral bu̱r yo̱ chak chi cha̱lc.

16 Saˈ li ho̱nal aˈan nak yo̱ chi cˈulma̱nc li cˈaˈak re ru aˈin, eb lix tzolom incˈaˈ queˈxtau ru li xya̱lal. Abanan mokon nak ac quicuaclesi̱c cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo saˈ xya̱nkeb li camenak ut quiqˈueheˈ xlokˈal, tojoˈnak queˈxqˈue retal nak quixcˈul joˈ tzˈi̱banbil chak retalil saˈ li Santil Hu chirix. 17 Eb li tenamit li cuanqueb rochben li Jesús nak quixcuaclesi cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo laj Lázaro yo̱queb chixyebal resilal yalak bar. 18 Li qˈuila tenamit queˈcuulac chixcˈulbal li Jesús xban nak queˈrabi resil li milagro li quixba̱nu. 19 Eb laj fariseo queˈxye chi ribileb rib: ―¿Ma xeqˈue retal nak ma̱cˈaˈ aj e li yo̱co chixba̱nunquil? Qˈuehomak retal. Anakcuan chixjunileb li tenamit yo̱queb chi ta̱ke̱nc re li cui̱nk aˈan, chanqueb.

Li Jesús quixye resil nak ta̱camsi̱k

20 Cuanqueb li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío queˈcuulac Jerusalén chi lokˈoni̱nc nak yo̱ li ninkˈe. 21 Queˈcuulac riqˈuin laj Felipe Betsaida xtenamit xcue̱nt Galilea ut queˈxye re: ―Ka̱cuaˈ, takaj xnaubal ru li Jesús, chanqueb. 22 Laj Felipe co̱ ut quixye resil re laj Andrés ut co̱eb xcabichaleb chixyebal re li Jesús. 23 Li Jesús quixye reheb: ―Xcuulac x‑o̱ril nak ta̱qˈuehekˈ inlokˈal la̱in li Cˈajolbej. 24 Relic chi ya̱l ninye e̱re nak cui li jun tˈorol chi riyajil trigo incˈaˈ na‑auman, jun tˈorolak ajcuiˈ. Ut cui na‑auman, na‑osoˈ saˈ li chˈochˈ. Jun ajcuiˈ ru li na‑osoˈ, abanan nabal li ru naxqˈue nak nau̱chin. 25 Li ani kˈaxal naxra lix yuˈam saˈ li ruchichˈochˈ aˈin, aˈan tixsach li junelic yuˈam. Aˈut li ani incˈaˈ naxra lix yuˈam saˈ ruchichˈochˈ, aˈan ta̱cua̱nk xyuˈam chi junelic. 26 Li ani ta̱raj cˈanjelac chicuu, tento tinixta̱ke ut tixba̱nu li cˈaˈru ninye. Bar cua̱nkin la̱in, aran ajcuiˈ ta̱cua̱nk aˈan. Ut lin Yucuaˈ ta̱qˈuehok xlokˈal li ani ta̱cˈanjelak chicuu, chan li Jesús reheb. 27 Li Jesús quixye ajcuiˈ: ―Anakcuan kˈaxal ra saˈ inchˈo̱l. ¿Ma ta̱ru̱k ta biˈ tinye re li Dios, “At inYucuaˈ, china̱col chiru li raylal aˈin”? La̱in incˈaˈ tinye chi joˈcan xban nak aˈan aj e nak xinchal saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. 28 At inYucuaˈ, chinima̱k taxak la̱ lokˈal, chan. Ut li Dios quia̱tinac chak saˈ choxa ut quixye: ―Ac xnima̱c inlokˈal, ut ta̱nima̱k cuiˈchic, chan li Dios. 29 Ut li queˈabin re nak quia̱tinac li Dios incˈaˈ queˈxnau nak aˈan li Dios. Cuan queˈxye: ―Ca̱k x‑ecˈan, chanqueb. Ut cuan cuiˈchic queˈyehoc re: ―Jun ángel x‑a̱tinac riqˈuin, chanqueb. 30 Ut li Jesús quixye reheb: ―Moco re ta intenkˈanquil la̱in nak x‑a̱tinac li Dios. Re ban e̱tenkˈanquil la̱ex. 31 Anakcuan xcuulac xkˈehil nak li Dios ta̱rakok a̱tin saˈ xbe̱neb li cuanqueb saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. Anakcuan ta̱sachekˈ xcuanquil laj tza li nataklan saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. 32 Ut nak tinqˈuehekˈ la̱in chiru cruz, nabaleb teˈpa̱ba̱nk cue, chan. 33 Nak quixye chi joˈcan, li Jesús yo̱ chixyebal reheb chanru nak ta̱camsi̱k. 34 Eb li qˈuila tenamit queˈxye re: ―Saˈ li kachakˈrab la̱o aj judío tzˈi̱banbil retalil nak li Cristo li Mesías ta̱cua̱nk xyuˈam chi junelic. ¿Cˈaˈut nak nacaye la̱at nak li Cˈajolbej ta̱qˈuehekˈ chiru cruz? ¿Ani li Cˈajolbej li yo̱cat chixyebal? chanqueb. 35 Quichakˈoc li Jesús ut quixye reheb: ―La̱in li cutan saken. Xinchal chixchˈolobanquil li xya̱lal che̱ru. Toj tincua̱nk chic caˈchˈinak saˈ e̱ya̱nk. Joˈcan nak qˈuehomak e̱chˈo̱l chinpa̱banquil nak toj cuanquin saˈ e̱ya̱nk re nak incˈaˈ texcua̱nk saˈ xkˈojyi̱nal ru li ma̱c. Li ani nacuan saˈ xkˈojyi̱nal ru li ma̱c incˈaˈ naxnau bar yo̱ chi xic. 36 Chine̱pa̱b la̱in nak toj cuanquin e̱riqˈuin re nak la̱exak chic li cualal incˈajol ut cua̱nkex saˈ cutan, chan li Jesús. Nak ac xye li a̱tin aˈin, li Jesús qui‑el saˈ xya̱nkeb ut co̱ saˈ jun naˈajej bar incˈaˈ teˈxtau.

Eb laj judío incˈaˈ queˈxpa̱b li Jesús

37 Usta nabal li milagro quixba̱nu li Jesús chiruheb, abanan incˈaˈ ajcuiˈ queˈpa̱ban. 38 Aˈin quicˈulman re nak ta̱tzˈaklok ru li quixye li profeta Isaías nak quixye:

Ka̱cuaˈ, ¿ani ta biˈ ta̱qˈuehok xcuanquil li cˈaˈru xkaye? Ut, ¿ani ta biˈ ta̱qˈuehok xcuanquil li milagro li yo̱cat chixcˈutbesinquil chiruheb?

39 Incˈaˈ quiru queˈpa̱ban xban nak ac tzˈi̱banbil chak retalil xban laj Isaías nak joˈcan teˈxcˈul.
40     Chanchaneb li mutzˈ xban nak queˈiloc ut incˈaˈ queˈxtau xya̱lal. Queˈcacuubresi̱c lix chˈo̱leb xban li Dios re nak incˈaˈ teˈxtau xya̱lal chi moco teˈsukˈi̱k riqˈuin re nak tixqˈuirtesiheb.

41 Quixye aˈin laj Isaías nak quicˈutbesi̱c chiru lix lokˈal li Jesús. Joˈcan nak quixchˈolob li xya̱lal. 42 Cuanqueb nabaleb laj judío queˈxpa̱b nak li Jesús, aˈan li Mesías. Saˈ xya̱nkeb aˈan cuanqueb junju̱nk li nequeˈtaklan. Abanan incˈaˈ queˈxye resil nak queˈpa̱ban xban nak queˈxucuac xbaneb laj fariseo. Incˈaˈ queˈraj nak teˈisi̱k saˈ li cab li nequeˈxchˈutub cuiˈ ribeb laj judío. 43 Aˈ chic li lokˈal li nequeˈxqˈue li tenamit queˈxqˈue xcuanquil. Ut incˈaˈ queˈxqˈue xcuanquil li lokˈal li naxqˈue li Dios. 44 Quixye li Jesús chi cau xya̱b xcux: ―Li ani napa̱ban cue la̱in, moco caˈaj cuiˈ ta la̱in niquinixpa̱b. Naxpa̱b aj ban cuiˈ li quitaklan chak cue. 45 Li ani nanaˈoc cuu la̱in, naxnau ajcuiˈ ru li quitaklan chak cue. 46 La̱in xinchal chixqˈuebal li cutan saken saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. Li ani ta̱pa̱ba̱nk cue la̱in, aˈan incˈaˈ chic ta̱cua̱nk saˈ xkˈojyi̱nal ru li ma̱c. 47 La̱in incˈaˈ xinchal saˈ ruchichˈochˈ chixqˈuebaleb chixtojbal rix lix ma̱queb li ani nequeˈabin re li cˈaˈru ninye ut incˈaˈ nequeˈxba̱nu. Ma̱cuaˈ re xqˈuebaleb chixtojbal lix ma̱queb nak xinchal. Xinchal ban chixcolbaleb. 48 Tento nak ta̱rakekˈ a̱tin saˈ xbe̱neb li nequeˈtzˈekta̱nan cue, li incˈaˈ nequeˈpa̱ban re li cˈaˈru ninye. Li a̱tin li xinye, aˈan ajcuiˈ li ta̱qˈuehok reheb chixtojbal rix lix ma̱queb saˈ rosoˈjiqueb li cutan. 49 Li cˈaˈru yo̱quin chixyebal, aˈan tzˈakal ya̱l xban nak moco injunes ta yo̱quin chi a̱tinac. Li Yucuaˈbej li quitaklan chak cue, aˈan li nayehoc cue cˈaˈru tinye. 50 La̱in ninnau nak li cˈaˈru naxye cue li Yucuaˈbej, aˈan li naqˈuehoc yuˈam chi junelic. Ut li cˈaˈru ninye la̱in, aˈan li naxcˈutbesi chicuu li Yucuaˈbej.

Jesus Anointed at Bethany(A)

12 Six days before the Passover,(B) Jesus came to Bethany,(C) where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served,(D) while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint[a] of pure nard, an expensive perfume;(E) she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.(F) And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him,(G) objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[b] He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,(H) he used to help himself to what was put into it.

“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.(I) You will always have the poor among you,[c](J) but you will not always have me.”

Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.(K) 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him(L) many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.(M)

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(N)

12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches(O) and went out to meet him, shouting,

“Hosanna![d]

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[e](P)

“Blessed is the king of Israel!”(Q)

14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

15 “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
    see, your king is coming,
    seated on a donkey’s colt.”[f](R)

16 At first his disciples did not understand all this.(S) Only after Jesus was glorified(T) did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.

17 Now the crowd that was with him(U) when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18 Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign,(V) went out to meet him. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”(W)

Jesus Predicts His Death

20 Now there were some Greeks(X) among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida(Y) in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.

23 Jesus replied, “The hour(Z) has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.(AA) 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies,(AB) it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it(AC) for eternal life.(AD) 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.(AE) My Father will honor the one who serves me.

27 “Now my soul is troubled,(AF) and what shall I say? ‘Father,(AG) save me from this hour’?(AH) No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!”

Then a voice came from heaven,(AI) “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.

30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit,(AJ) not mine. 31 Now is the time for judgment on this world;(AK) now the prince of this world(AL) will be driven out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up[g] from the earth,(AM) will draw all people to myself.”(AN) 33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.(AO)

34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law(AP) that the Messiah will remain forever,(AQ) so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man(AR) must be lifted up’?(AS) Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light(AT) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,(AU) before darkness overtakes you.(AV) Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. 36 Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”(AW) When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.(AX)

Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews

37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs(AY) in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:

“Lord, who has believed our message
    and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”[h](AZ)

39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:

40 “He has blinded their eyes
    and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
    nor understand with their hearts,
    nor turn—and I would heal them.”[i](BA)

41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory(BB) and spoke about him.(BC)

42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him.(BD) But because of the Pharisees(BE) they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;(BF) 43 for they loved human praise(BG) more than praise from God.(BH)

44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.(BI) 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.(BJ) 46 I have come into the world as a light,(BK) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

47 “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.(BL) 48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them(BM) at the last day. 49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me(BN) to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life.(BO) So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”(BP)

Footnotes

  1. John 12:3 Or about 0.5 liter
  2. John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii
  3. John 12:8 See Deut. 15:11.
  4. John 12:13 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise
  5. John 12:13 Psalm 118:25,26
  6. John 12:15 Zech. 9:9
  7. John 12:32 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.
  8. John 12:38 Isaiah 53:1
  9. John 12:40 Isaiah 6:10