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Li Jesús quixqˈuirtesi jun li cui̱nk incˈaˈ nabe̱c, li cuan chire li haˈ Betesda xcˈabaˈ

Chirix chic aˈin, li Jesús co̱ Jerusalén saˈ li ninkˈe li nequeˈxba̱nu eb laj judío. Saˈ li tenamit Jerusalén bar cuan cuiˈ li oqueba̱l li nequeˈrocsi cuiˈ li carner, cuan jun li haˈ Betesda xcˈabaˈ saˈ ra̱tinoba̱leb laj hebreo. Aran cuan o̱b li muheba̱l. Saˈ eb li muheba̱l aˈan cuanqueb nabaleb li yaj. Cuanqueb mutzˈ, cuanqueb ye̱k rokeb, ut cuanqueb li sic rokeb ut sic rukˈeb. Yo̱queb chiroybeninquil nak ta̱ecˈa̱nk li haˈ. Jun x‑ángel li Ka̱cuaˈ nacube chak saˈ choxa yalak jokˈe ut narecˈasi li haˈ. Li ani xbe̱n cua na‑oc chi saˈ nak ac x‑ecˈasi̱c li haˈ, li jun aˈan naqˈuira aˈ yal cˈaˈru xyajel. Cuan jun li cui̱nk aran cuakxaklaju xcaˈcˈa̱l (38) chihab roquic lix yajel. Nak li Jesús quiril li cui̱nk jiljo aran chire li haˈ quixnau nak ac najter roquic lix yajel. Quixye re: ―¿Ma ta̱cuaj qˈuira̱c? chan re. Quixye li cui̱nk: ―Ka̱cuaˈ, nacuaj raj abanan ma̱ ani na‑ocsin cue saˈ li haˈ nak na‑ecˈasi̱c. Nak yo̱quin chixyalbal oc, jalan chic na‑oc xbe̱n cua chicuu, chan. Quixye li Jesús re: ―Cuaclin, xoc la̱ cuarib ut be̱n, chan re. Saˈ ajcuiˈ li ho̱nal aˈan li cui̱nk quiqˈuira. Quixakli, quixxoc lix cuarib ut quibe̱c. Aˈin quicˈulman saˈ li hiloba̱l cutan. 10 Queˈoc chi cuechˈi̱nc li nequeˈtaklan saˈ xya̱nkeb laj judío. Queˈxye re li cui̱nk li quiqˈuira: ―Hiloba̱l cutan anakcuan. Yo̱cat chixkˈetbal li kachakˈrab xban nak yo̱cat chixcˈambal la̱ cuarib chiru li hiloba̱l cutan, chanqueb. 11 Quichakˈoc li cui̱nk ut quixye reheb: ―Li cui̱nk li xqˈuirtesin cue, xye cue, “cˈam la̱ cuarib ut be̱n”, chan. 12 Queˈxpatzˈ re: ―¿Ani li cui̱nk li xyehoc a̱cue nak ta̱xoc la̱ cuarib ut tatbe̱k? chanqueb. 13 Li cui̱nk li quiqˈuirtesi̱c incˈaˈ naxnau ani ta aˈan, xban nak kˈaxal nabaleb li cuanqueb aran ut li Jesús ac x‑el saˈ xya̱nkeb. 14 Mokon chic li Jesús quixtau cuiˈchic li cui̱nk saˈ li templo ut quixye re: ―Chaqˈuehak retal nak xatqˈuira. Canab xba̱nunquil li incˈaˈ us ma̱re anchal ta̱cha̱lk junak chic nimla raylal saˈ a̱be̱n, chan li Jesús re. 15 Qui‑el li cui̱nk riqˈuin li Jesús ut quixye resil reheb li nequeˈtaklan saˈ xya̱nkeb laj judío nak li Jesús, aˈan li quiqˈuirtesin re.

Lix cuanquil li Cˈajolbej qˈuebil re xban li Yucuaˈbej

16 Eb li nequeˈtaklan saˈ xya̱nkeb laj judío xicˈ queˈril li Jesús xban nak naqˈuirtesin saˈ li hiloba̱l cutan. Ut queˈraj xcamsinquil. 17 Li Jesús quixye reheb: ―Lin Yucuaˈ toj yo̱ chixtenkˈanquileb li cristian ut tento ajcuiˈ nak tintenkˈaheb la̱in, chan. 18 Kˈaxal cuiˈchic queˈjoskˈoˈ laj judío riqˈuin aˈin. Joˈcan nak queˈraj xcamsinquil xban nak moco caˈaj ta cuiˈ naxkˈet lix chakˈrabeb nak naqˈuirtesin chiru li hiloba̱l cutan; riqˈuin aj ban cuiˈ nak naxjuntakˈe̱ta rib riqˈuin li Dios nak naxye nak li Dios, aˈan lix Yucuaˈ. 19 Joˈcan nak li Jesús quixye reheb: ―Relic chi ya̱l tinye e̱re, La̱in li Cˈajolbej. Ma̱cˈaˈ naru tinba̱nu injunes. Li cˈaˈru naxcˈut chicuu lin Yucuaˈ, aˈan li ninba̱nu. Chixjunil li naxba̱nu lin Yucuaˈ, aˈan li ninba̱nu la̱in. 20 La̱in li Cˈajolbej. Raro̱quin xban lin Yucuaˈ. Aˈan naxcˈut chicuu chixjunil li cˈaˈak re ru naxba̱nu. Ut toj cuan cuiˈchic cˈaˈak re ru xni̱nkal ru naˈleb chiru aˈin tixcˈut chicuu xba̱nunquil. Ut la̱ex ta̱sachk e̱chˈo̱l chirilbal. 21 Li Yucuaˈbej naxcuaclesiheb cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo li camenak. Ut joˈcan ajcuiˈ la̱in li Cˈajolbej. La̱in ninqˈue li junelic yuˈam reheb li ani nacuaj. 22 Li Yucuaˈbej ma̱ ani naxrak a̱tin saˈ xbe̱n. Quixkˈaxtesiheb ban saˈ cuukˈ re nak la̱in chic tinrakok a̱tin saˈ xbe̱neb. 23 Quixba̱nu chi joˈcan re nak chixjunileb teˈxqˈue inlokˈal joˈ nak nequeˈxqˈue xlokˈal li Yucuaˈbej. Li ani incˈaˈ naxqˈue inlokˈal la̱in li Cˈajolbej, incˈaˈ ajcuiˈ naxqˈue xlokˈal li Yucuaˈbej li quitaklan chak cue. 24 Relic chi ya̱l ninye e̱re nak li ani na‑abin re li cˈaˈru ninye ut naxpa̱b li Dios li quitaklan chak cue, li jun aˈan cuan xyuˈam chi junelic. Incˈaˈ ta̱xic saˈ tojba ma̱c xban nak incˈaˈ chic tenebanbil li ca̱mc saˈ xbe̱n. Cua̱nk ban chic xyuˈam chi junelic. 25 Chi ya̱l ninye e̱re ta̱cuulak xkˈehil ut anakcuan ajcuiˈ xcuulac xcutanquil, nak eb li chanchan camenakeb xban li ma̱c teˈrabi li cua̱tin la̱in li Cˈajolbej. Ut li teˈabi̱nk cue teˈcua̱nk xyuˈam chi junelic. 26 Li Yucuaˈbej cuan xcuanquil chi qˈuehoc junelic yuˈam ut aˈan ajcuiˈ quiqˈuehoc cue la̱in li Cˈajolbej lin cuanquil chi qˈuehoc junelic yuˈam. 27 Ut quixqˈue ajcuiˈ incuanquil chi rakoc a̱tin xban nak la̱in li Cˈajolbej. Taklanbilin chak xban li Dios. 28 Misach e̱chˈo̱l chirabinquil li yo̱quin chixyebal. Ta̱cuulak xkˈehil nak chixjunileb li camenak teˈrabi li cˈaˈru tinye. 29 Li queˈxba̱nu li us teˈcuacli̱k cuiˈchic ut teˈcua̱nk xyuˈam chi junelic. Ut eb li queˈxba̱nu li incˈaˈ us teˈcuacli̱k ajcuiˈ re teˈtakla̱k saˈ li tojba ma̱c. 30 La̱in ma̱cˈaˈ naru ninba̱nu injunes. La̱in ninrakoc a̱tin joˈ naxye cue li Yucuaˈbej. Joˈcan nak ninrakoc a̱tin saˈ ti̱quilal. Incˈaˈ ninba̱nu li cˈaˈru nacuaj la̱in. Ninba̱nu ban li cˈaˈru naraj li Yucuaˈbej li quitaklan chak cue. 31 Cui la̱in tinchˈolob xya̱lal che̱ru anihin tzˈakal la̱in, la̱ex te̱ye nak incˈaˈ ya̱l li yo̱quin chixyebal. 32 Abanan cuan jun chic li naxchˈolob xya̱lal che̱ru anihin tzˈakal la̱in ut la̱in ninnau nak ya̱l li yo̱ chixyebal chicuix. 33 La̱ex xetakla xpatzˈbal re laj Juan laj Cubsihom Haˈ ut aˈan quixchˈolob li xya̱lal che̱ru ut ya̱l li quixye chicuix. 34 Abanan incˈaˈ tento nak junak cui̱nk tixchˈolob xya̱lal anihin. Ninye ban e̱re anihin re nak texcolekˈ. 35 Laj Juan chanchan jun li xam quixcutanobresi e̱be nak quixchˈolob li xya̱lal che̱ru. Ut quisahoˈ jun cˈamoc saˈ e̱chˈo̱l chirabinquil li quixye. 36 Li cˈaˈru quixchˈolob laj Juan chicuix, aˈan ya̱l. Abanan riqˈuin li cˈaˈru ninba̱nu, kˈaxal cuiˈchic naxcˈut chi tzˈakal anihin la̱in. La̱in ninba̱nu li cˈaˈru quixye cue li Yucuaˈbej. Li cˈaˈru ninba̱nu la̱in, aˈan naxcˈut nak taklanbilin xban li Yucuaˈbej. 37 Ut li Yucuaˈbej li quitaklan chak cue, aˈan quixchˈolob ajcuiˈ li xya̱lal chicuix usta ma̱ jun sut xerabi chi a̱tinac chi moco queril chanru na‑iloc. 38 La̱ex incˈaˈ nequeraj xcˈulbal li ra̱tin xban nak incˈaˈ niquine̱pa̱b la̱in, li taklanbilin chak xban aˈan. 39 La̱ex nequeqˈue e̱chˈo̱l chixtzolbal xsaˈ li Santil Hu. La̱ex nequecˈoxla nak aran te̱tau chanru ta̱cua̱nk le̱ yuˈam chi junelic. Abanan incˈaˈ nequeqˈue retal nak li Santil Hu aˈan naxchˈolob ajcuiˈ li xya̱lal chicuix la̱in. 40 La̱ex incˈaˈ nequeraj xpa̱banquil nak la̱in ninqˈuehoc e̱re le̱ yuˈam chi junelic. 41 La̱in incˈaˈ nacuaj nak te̱qˈue inlokˈal la̱ex, 42 xban nak ninnau chanru le̱ naˈleb. Ninnau nak incˈaˈ nequera li Dios chi anchal e̱chˈo̱l. 43 La̱in xinchal saˈ xcˈabaˈ lin Yucuaˈ. Abanan incˈaˈ xeraj incˈulbal. Cui ut ani ta chic junak ta̱cha̱lk yal naxtakla chak rib xjunes, la̱ex te̱cˈul raj aˈan. 44 Nak nequeqˈue e̱lokˈal chi ribil e̱rib, cˈajoˈ nak nacuulac che̱ru. Abanan incˈaˈ nequesicˈ li lokˈal li naxqˈue li jun chi Dios. ¿Chan ta cuiˈ ru nak tine̱pa̱b la̱in chi joˈcanan? 45 Me̱cˈoxla nak la̱in tinjitok e̱re chiru lin Yucuaˈ. Cuan jun li ta̱jitok e̱re. Aˈan li chakˈrab li quiqˈueheˈ re laj Moisés li cˈojcˈo cuiˈ e̱chˈo̱l. 46 Cui ta nequepa̱b li cˈaˈru quixye laj Moisés, tine̱pa̱b aj raj cuiˈ la̱in xban nak laj Moisés quixchˈolob ajcuiˈ chak xya̱lal chicuix la̱in. 47 Cui incˈaˈ nequepa̱b li cˈaˈru quixtzˈi̱ba laj Moisés chicuix, ¿chan ta cuiˈ ru nak te̱pa̱b li cˈaˈru ninye la̱in?

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

After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

41 I receive not honour from men.

42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.

47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?