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Ri pa Jerusalem, chiriˈ pan atinibel ri Betesda rubiˈ, ri Jesús xucˈachojsaj jun achi siquirnek

Y tek banatajnek chic cˈa ronojel riˈ, yacˈariˈ tek xa noka yan cˈa jun quinimakˈij ri israelitas, y rumariˈ ri Jesús xbe anej ri pa tinamit Jerusalem. Ri chiriˈ cˈa pa tinamit Jerusalem, ri chunakajal apo ri puerta, puerta quiche (quixin) ri Carneˈl nibix chare, cˈo cˈa jun atinibel. Y chiriˈ chuchiˈ ri yaˈ yecˈo cˈa wuˈoˈ ruchiˈ raken jay. Y pa quichˈabel ri israelitas niquibij cˈa Betesda chare ri lugar riˈ. Ri chiriˈ cˈa chuchiˈ ri raken tek jay riˈ yecˈo qˈuiy yawaˈiˈ ye cotzˈol pan ulef. Yecˈo ye moyiˈ, yecˈo ri ma choj ta yebiyin ruma chi ye cojo y yecˈo ye siquirnek. Y yecˈo cˈa ri jun wi chic ruwech yabil ntoc chique. Y ronojel cˈa quiwech yawaˈiˈ ri yecˈo chiriˈ, can coyoben cˈa chi nisilox ri yaˈ. Ruma ri yaˈ riˈ cˈo cˈa jantek nosilox ca ruma jun ángel ri nipe chilaˈ chicaj. Y ya cˈa ri yawaˈ ri nika ka nabey chupan ri yaˈ tek silon chic ca, ya cˈa yawaˈ riˈ ri nicˈachoj. Y xabachique ta na yabil ntoc chare ri yawaˈ, nicˈachoj el. Y chiriˈ chuchiˈ ri yaˈ cˈo cˈa jun achi ri cˈo chic treinta y ocho junaˈ yawaˈ wi pe. Y jun kˈij tek ri Jesús nikˈax cˈa el queriˈ, xutzˈet cˈa ri achi cotzˈol chiriˈ. Y Riyaˈ can retaman cˈa chi ri achi riˈ qˈuiy yan chic junaˈ ri queriˈ rucˈulwachin pe. Yacˈariˈ tek Riyaˈ xucˈutuj cˈa chare ri achi riˈ: ¿Nawajoˈ yacˈachoj?

Y ri yawaˈ riˈ xubij cˈa chare ri Jesús: Táta, tek nisilon pe ri yaˈ, majun yitoˈo ta riche (rixin) chi yinapon ta apo cˈa chupan. Rumariˈ, astapeˈ ntij nukˈij chi yibe ta apo, cˈa ma jane quinapon ta, tek xa can yariˈ xapon yan jun chic, xchaˈ chare ri Jesús.

Y ri Jesús xubij chare ri achi: Cayacatej, tacˈuaj el la awarabel y cabiyin, xchaˈ chare.

Can xu (xe) wi cˈa xubij queriˈ ri Jesús chare ri yawaˈ, can yacˈariˈ tek xcˈachoj chare ri ruyabil. Xucˈol cˈa el ri ruwarabel y xuchop el binen. Ri kˈij cˈa riˈ, uxlanibel kˈij. 10 Y ri achiˈaˈ israelitas ri cˈo quikˈij, xquibij chare ri achi ri xcˈachojsex chare ri ruyabil: Wacami uxlanibel kˈij, xajan chi riyit awejkalon la awarabel.

11 Pero riyaˈ xubij cˈa chique ri achiˈaˈ riˈ: Ri xcˈachojsan wuche (wixin) xubij chuwe: Tacˈoloˈ el la awarabel y cabiyin.

12 Y ri achiˈaˈ riˈ xquicˈutuj cˈa chare ri achi: ¿Achique cˈa ri xbin chawe chi tacˈoloˈ el ri awarabel y cabiyin? xechaˈ chare.

13 Pero ri achi ri xcˈachojsex, ma retaman ta cˈa achique ri xcˈachojsan chare ri ruyabil; ruma ri Jesús xa ma xcˈojeˈ ta ka chiriˈ chiquicojol ri winek. Riyaˈ xa xbe el. 14 Cˈa jubaˈ cˈa riˈ tek ri Jesús xberilaˈ chic ri achi riˈ pa rachoch ri Dios, y xubij chare: Wacami yit utz chic. Man chic cˈa camacun ta, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ ma nipe ta jun cosa ri más chi na itzel chawij, xchaˈ chare.

15 Y ri achi xtzolin el, y xapon cˈa quiqˈui ri achiˈaˈ israelitas ri cˈo quikˈij, y xubij chique: Ri xcˈachojsan wuche (wixin), ya ri Jesús, xchaˈ chique. 16 Rumariˈ tek ri achiˈaˈ israelitas ri cˈo quikˈij xeyacatej cˈa chrij ri Jesús, y niquichˈobolaˈ cˈa chi achique ta rubanic niquiben riche (rixin) chi niquicamisaj; ruma ri Jesús cˈo milagros yerubanalaˈ chupan ri uxlanibel kˈij. 17 Pero ri Jesús xubij: Ri Nataˈ Dios can cˈa ntajin na nisamej re wacami, y que cˈa chukaˈ riˈ riyin, yisamej, xchaˈ.

18 Y rumacˈariˈ tek ri achiˈaˈ israelitas ri cˈo quikˈij, xa más xquichop ruchˈobic chi achique ta rubanic niquiben riche (rixin) chi niquicamisaj ri Jesús; ruma chiquiwech riyeˈ, xajan ri yerubanalaˈ chupan ri uxlanibel kˈij. Y chukaˈ ma xu (xe) ta cˈa rumariˈ, xa can ruma cˈa chukaˈ chi ri Jesús nubij Rutataˈ chare ri Dios; can nuben chi Riyaˈ can junan riqˈui ri Dios.

Tek ri Jesús xubij chi ma pa ruyonil ta nisamej

19 Y yacˈariˈ tek ri Jesús xubij: Can kitzij cˈa re nbij chiwe, chi riyin ri Cˈajolaxel ma yisamej ta pa nuyonil; xa ya ri ntzˈet riqˈui ri Tataˈixel ri nben. Ronojel ri nuben ri Tataˈixel, yariˈ chukaˈ nben riyin ri Cˈajolaxel. 20 Y ruma ri Tataˈixel sibilaj yirajoˈ riyin ri Rucˈajol, rumariˈ tek Riyaˈ nucˈut chinuwech ronojel ri rusamaj. Y yecˈo samaj más ye nimaˈk que chuwech reˈ ri xtucˈut chinuwech. Y tek nitzˈet ri nben riyin, riyix can xtimey. 21 Y can achiˈel cˈa nuben ri Tataˈixel tek nuyaˈ quicˈaslen ri caminakiˈ chi yeruyec pe, can queriˈ chukaˈ nben riyin ri Cˈajolaxel, can nyaˈ cˈa chukaˈ cˈaslen chique ri winek ri achoj chique nwajoˈ nyaˈ wi. 22 Ri Tataˈixel ma ya ta cˈa Riyaˈ nikˈato tzij. Can pa nukˈaˈ cˈa riyin ri Cˈajolaxel xujech wi chi nkˈet tzij. 23 Riche (rixin) chi queriˈ, quinojel tiquiyaˈ nukˈij riyin ri Cˈajolaxel achiˈel niquiyaˈ rukˈij ri Tataˈixel. Ruma achique winek ri ma xtiyaˈo ta nukˈij riyin ri Cˈajolaxel, ma nuyaˈ ta cˈa chukaˈ rukˈij ri Tataˈixel ri yin takayon pe.

24 Can kitzij wi ri nbij chiwe, chi ri nacˈaxan ri nuchˈabel y nunimaj ri yin takayon pe, nril rucˈaslen riche (rixin) xtibe kˈij xtibe sek. Y man cˈa xtapon ta chupan ri lugar riche (rixin) tijoj pokonal, ruma colotajnek chic pe chuwech ri camic, y xkˈax chupan ri cˈaslen riche (rixin) xtibe kˈij xtibe sek. 25 Y kitzij cˈa re nbij chiwe, chi cˈo cˈa jun kˈij ri oyoben y yareˈ xoka; chi ri achiˈel ye caminakiˈ xtiquicˈaxaj cˈa ri nuchˈabel riyin ri Cˈajolaxel. Y ya cˈa ri xqueˈacˈaxan, xtiquil quicˈaslen. 26 Ruma can achiˈel ri Tataˈixel can nuyaˈ cˈaslen, queriˈ chukaˈ xuyaˈ chuwe riyin ri Cˈajolaxel chi can nyaˈ cˈaslen. 27 Y chukaˈ ri Tataˈixel xuyaˈ kˈatbel tzij pa nukˈaˈ riche (rixin) chi nkˈet tzij, ruma can yin cˈa riyin ri Cˈajolaxel ri xinalex chicojol. 28 Ma tisach ta icˈuˈx ruma ri xinbij chiwe, ruma xtapon cˈa kˈij tek ri ye caminakiˈ can cˈo cˈa chi xtiquicˈaxaj ri nuchˈabel. 29 Y yecˈa ri xeˈucˈuan jun cˈaslen utz chuwech ri Dios, xquebecˈastej cˈa pe riche (rixin) chi xtiquil jun quicˈaslen riche (rixin) xtibe kˈij xtibe sek. Y ri xa itzel cˈaslen xquicˈuaj chuwech ri Dios, xquebecˈastej cˈa pe riche (rixin) chi xquebe pa rucˈayewal.

Ri yekˈalajsan chi ri Jesucristo can ya wi ri Dios ri takayon pe

30 Riyin ma pa nuyonil ta cˈa yisamej, ruma achiˈel ri kˈatoj tzij ri nibix chuwe, queriˈ ri nben. Ri kˈatoj tzij ri nben riyin can pa ruchojmilal; ruma ma ya ta ri nwajoˈ riyin ri nben, xa can ya ri nrajoˈ ri Nataˈ Dios ri yin takayon pe, yariˈ ri nben. 31 Y wi xa ta nuyon riyin nkˈalajsaj ka wiˈ, ri nbij ka chuwij riyin riˈ xa man ta kitzij. 32 Pero can cˈo cˈa jun ri nikˈalajsan wuche (wixin). Y ri nubij riyaˈ chuwij riyin, can kitzij wi. 33 Y riyix can xitek cˈa rucˈutuxic chare ri Juan ri Bautista wi ya riyaˈ ri Cristo, pero riyaˈ xa can yin cˈa riyin ri xirukˈalajsaj pe chiwe y can ya cˈa ri kitzij ri xubij pe chiwe. 34 Pero ri xubij ri Juan o ri nubij jun ta chic achi chuwij riyin, ma rajawaxic ta cˈa chuwe riyin. Ri xubij ri Juan nnataj apo chiwe ruma rajawaxic chiwe riyix, riche (rixin) chi yixcolotej. 35 Y ri Juan ri Bautista can xuyaˈ cˈa ri sakil chiwe. Can xuben wi cˈa achiˈel nuben jun kˈakˈ tek nicˈat y nisakirisan. Y riyix xirayij y xixquicot cˈa riqˈui ri sakil riˈ, pero xa jun caˈiˈ oxiˈ oc kˈij ri xiben queriˈ. 36 Pero ri samaj ri yitajin chubanic yariˈ ri más nikˈalajsan wuche (wixin) que chuwech ri xubij ri Juan, ruma ri nben riyin can ya samaj riˈ ri rubin pe ri Tataˈixel chuwe. Y ri samaj ri yenben riyin yariˈ nikˈalajsan wuche (wixin) chi can ya ri Tataˈixel ri yin takayon pe. 37 Y ya cˈa ri Nataˈ Dios ri xtako pe wuche (wixin), Riyaˈ can cˈo utz ri rukˈalajsan pe chuwij riyin. Y riyix majun bey iwacˈaxan ta achique rubanic nichˈo, ni majun bey chukaˈ itzˈeton ta ruwech. 38 Ri ruchˈabel Riyaˈ can man cˈo ta pa tak iwánima, ruma chi riyix xa ma yininimaj ta riyin ri xitak pe riche (rixin) chi yinocˈojeˈ ka chicojol. 39 Can tinicˈoj cˈa jabel rupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca, ruma iwetaman chi chupan riˈ niwil wi ri cˈaslen riche (rixin) xtibe kˈij xtibe sek. Y ri ruchˈabel ri Dios can ya cˈa riˈ ri nikˈalajsan wuche (wixin) riyin. 40 Xa yacˈa riyix ma niwajoˈ ta nicukubaˈ icˈuˈx wuqˈui, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ niwil ta ri cˈaslen riche (rixin) xtibe kˈij xtibe sek.

41 Ri chˈabel ri xinbij chiwe ma riche (rixin) ta chi ri winek niquiyaˈ nukˈij. 42 Riyin xa can wetaman cˈa iwech chi riyix xa ma niwajoˈ ta ri Dios pa tak iwánima. 43 Ruma riyin can pa rubiˈ ri Nataˈ Dios yin petenak wi y xa ma yinicˈul ta. Pero xa ta cˈo jun chic ri petenak pa rubiˈ ka riyaˈ y xa ma pa rubiˈ ta ri Dios petenak wi, yariˈ can nicˈul wi. 44 Riyix xa ma riqˈui ta ri kitzij Dios nicanoj wi ikˈij, xa chicojol ka riyix mismo nicanoj wi ka ikˈij, y rumariˈ tek ma nicukubaˈ ta icˈuˈx wuqˈui riyin. 45 Y man cˈa tichˈob ta ri pa tak iwánima chi riyin xquitzujun (xquisujun) chiwij chuwech ri Nataˈ Dios. Ma que ta riˈ. Ri xtitzujun (xtisujun) cˈa chiwij chuwech ri Dios, ya ri Moisés; ri achoj riqˈui nibij chi can icukuban wi apo icˈuˈx. 46 Ruma xa ta can kitzij chi riyix ninimaj ri ye rutzˈiban ca ri Moisés, can yininimaj ta chukaˈ riyin, ruma ri ye rutzˈiban ca riyaˈ, can chuwij wi riyin yechˈo wi. 47 Y wi xa ma ninimaj ta ri ye tzˈibatal ca ruma ri Moisés, ¿achique ta cˈa modo tek xtinimaj ri chˈabel ri yenbij chiwe riyin? xchaˈ ri Jesús.

The Healing at the Pool

Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate(A) a pool, which in Aramaic(B) is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] [b] One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”(C) At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.

The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,(D) 10 and so the Jewish leaders(E) said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”(F)

11 But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’

12 So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?”

13 The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.

14 Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning(G) or something worse may happen to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Jewish leaders(H) that it was Jesus who had made him well.

The Authority of the Son

16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17 In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father(I) is always at his work(J) to this very day, and I too am working.” 18 For this reason they tried all the more to kill him;(K) not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.(L)

19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself;(M) he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son(N) and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these,(O) so that you will be amazed. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life,(P) even so the Son gives life(Q) to whom he is pleased to give it. 22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,(R) 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.(S)

24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me(T) has eternal life(U) and will not be judged(V) but has crossed over from death to life.(W) 25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come(X) when the dead will hear(Y) the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life(Z) in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge(AA) because he is the Son of Man.

28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming(AB) when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.(AC) 30 By myself I can do nothing;(AD) I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just,(AE) for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.(AF)

Testimonies About Jesus

31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.(AG) 32 There is another who testifies in my favor,(AH) and I know that his testimony about me is true.

33 “You have sent to John and he has testified(AI) to the truth. 34 Not that I accept human testimony;(AJ) but I mention it that you may be saved.(AK) 35 John was a lamp that burned and gave light,(AL) and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

36 “I have testimony weightier than that of John.(AM) For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing(AN)—testify that the Father has sent me.(AO) 37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me.(AP) You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,(AQ) 38 nor does his word dwell in you,(AR) for you do not believe(AS) the one he sent.(AT) 39 You study[c] the Scriptures(AU) diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.(AV) These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,(AW) 40 yet you refuse to come to me(AX) to have life.

41 “I do not accept glory from human beings,(AY) 42 but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God[d]?(AZ)

45 “But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses,(BA) on whom your hopes are set.(BB) 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.(BC) 47 But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”(BD)

Footnotes

  1. John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethzatha; other manuscripts Bethsaida
  2. John 5:4 Some manuscripts include here, wholly or in part, paralyzed—and they waited for the moving of the waters. From time to time an angel of the Lord would come down and stir up the waters. The first one into the pool after each such disturbance would be cured of whatever disease they had.
  3. John 5:39 Or 39 Study
  4. John 5:44 Some early manuscripts the Only One