Juan 5

EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Después de esto, se celebraba una fiesta de los judíos y Jesús subió a Jerusalén,	1 After these things, there was a feast day of the Jews, and so Jesus ascended to Jerusalem.
2 Junto a la puerta de las Ovejas, en Jerusalén, hay una piscina llamada en hebreo Betsata, que tiene cinco pórticos.	2 Now at Jerusalem is the Pool of Evidence, which in Hebrew is known as the Place of Mercy; it has five porticos.
3 Bajo estos pórticos yacía una multitud de enfermos, ciegos, paralíticos y lisiados, que esperaban la agitación del agua.	3 Along these lay a great multitude of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the withered, waiting for the movement of the water.
4 [Porque el Angel del Señor descendía cada tanto a la piscina y movía el agua. El primero que entraba en la piscina, después que el agua se agitaba, quedaba curado, cualquiera fuera su mal.]	4 Now at times an Angel of the Lord would descend into the pool, and so the water was moved. And whoever descended first into the pool, after the motion of the water, he was healed of whatever infirmity held him.
5 Había allí un hombre que estaba enfermo desde hacía treinta y ocho años.	5 And there was a certain man in that place, having been in his infirmity for thirty-eight years.
6 Al verlo tendido, y sabiendo que hacía tanto tiempo que estaba así, Jesús le preguntó: «¿Quieres curarte?».	6 Then, when Jesus had seen him reclining, and when he realized that he had been afflicted for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?”
7 El respondió: «Señor, no tengo a nadie que me sumerja en la piscina cuando el agua comienza a agitarse; mientras yo voy, otro desciende antes».	7 The invalid answered him: “Lord, I do not have any man to put me in the pool, when the water has been stirred. For as I am going, another descends ahead of me.”
8 Jesús le dijo: «Levántate, toma tu camilla y camina».	8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your stretcher, and walk.”
9 En seguida el hombre se curó, tomó su camilla y empezó a caminar. Era un sábado,	9 And immediately the man was healed. And he took up his stretcher and walked. Now this day was the Sabbath.
10 y los Judíos dijeron entonces al que acababa de ser curado: «Es sábado. No te está permitido llevar tu camilla».	10 Therefore, the Jews said to the one who had been healed: “It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to take up your stretcher.”
11 El les respondió: «El que me curó me dijo: «Toma tu camilla y camina».	11 He answered them, “The one who healed me, he said to me, ‘Take up your stretcher and walk.’ ”
12 Ellos le preguntaron: «¿Quién es ese hombre que te dijo: «Toma tu camilla y camina?».	12 Therefore, they questioned him, “Who is that man, who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk?’ ”
13 Pero el enfermo lo ignoraba, porque Jesús había desaparecido entre la multitud que estaba allí.	13 But the one who had been given health did not know who it was. For Jesus had turned aside from the crowd gathered in that place.
14 Después, Jesús lo encontró en el Templo y le dijo: «Has sido curado; no vuelvas a pecar, de lo contrario te ocurrirán peores cosas todavía».	14 Afterwards, Jesus found him in the temple, and he said to him: “Behold, you have been healed. Do not choose to sin further, otherwise something worse may happen to you.”
15 El hombre fue a decir a los judíos que era Jesús el que lo había curado.	15 This man went away, and he reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had given him health.
16 Ellos atacaban a Jesús, porque hacía esas cosas en sábado.	16 Because of this, the Jews were persecuting Jesus, for he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
17 el les respondió: «Mi Padre trabaja siempre, y yo también trabajo».	17 But Jesus answered them, “Even now, my Father is working, and I am working.”
18 Pero para los judíos esta era una razón más para matarlo, porque no sólo violaba el sábado, sino que se hacía igual a Dios, llamándolo su propio Padre.	18 And so, because of this, the Jews were seeking to kill him even more so. For not only did he break the Sabbath, but he even said that God was his Father, making himself equal to God.
19 Entonces Jesús tomó la palabra diciendo: «Les aseguro que el Hijo no puede hacer nada por sí mismo sino solamente lo que ve hacer al Padre; lo que hace el Padre, lo hace igualmente el Hijo.	19 Then Jesus responded and said to them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son is not able to do anything of himself, but only what he has seen the Father doing. For whatever he does, even this does the Son do, similarly.
20 Porque el Padre ama al Hijo y le muestra todo lo que hace. Y le mostrará obras más grandes aún, para que ustedes queden maravillados.	20 For the Father loves the Son, and he shows him all that he himself does. And greater works than these will he show him, so much so that you shall wonder.
21 Así como el Padre resucita a los muertos y les da vida, del mismo modo el Hijo da vida al que él quiere.	21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so also does the Son give life to whomever he wills.
22 Porque el Padre no juzga a nadie: él ha puesto todo juicio en manos de su Hijo,	22 For the Father does not judge anyone. But he has given all judgment to the Son,
23 para que todos honren al Hijo como honran al Padre. El que no honra al Hijo, no honra al Padre que lo envió.	23 so 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.
24 Les aseguro que el que escucha mi palabra y cree en aquel que me ha enviado, tiene Vida eterna y no está sometido al juicio, sino que ya ha pasado de la muerte a la Vida.	24 Amen, amen, I say to you, that whoever hears my word, and believes in him who sent me, has eternal life, and he does not go into judgment, but instead he crosses from death into life.
25 Les aseguro que la hora se acerca, y ya ha llegado, en que los muertos oirán la voz del Hijo de Dios; y los que la oigan, vivirán.	25 Amen, amen, I say to you, that the hour is coming, and it is now, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear it shall live.
26 Así como el Padre dispone de la Vida, del mismo modo ha concedido a su Hijo disponer de ella,	26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so also has he granted to the Son to have life in himself.
27 y le dio autoridad para juzgar porque él es el Hijo del hombre.	27 And he has given him the authority to accomplish judgment. For he is the Son of man.
28 No se asombren: se acerca la hora en que todos los que están en las tumbas oirán su voz	28 Do not be amazed at this. For the hour is coming in which all who are in the grave shall hear the voice of the Son of God.
29 y saldrán de ellas: los que hayan hecho el bien, resucitarán para la Vida; los que hayan hecho el mal, resucitarán para el juicio.	29 And those who have done good shall go forth to the resurrection of life. Yet truly, those who have done evil shall go to the resurrection of judgment.
30 Nada puedo hacer por mí mismo. Yo juzgo de acuerdo con lo que oigo, y mi juicio es justo, porque lo que yo busco no es hacer mi voluntad, sino la de aquel que me envió.	30 I am not able to do anything of myself. As I hear, so do I judge. And my judgment is just. For I do not seek my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
31 Si yo diera testimonio de mí mismo, mi testimonio no valdría.	31 If I offer testimony about myself, my testimony is not true.
32 Pero hay otro que da testimonio de mí, y yo sé que ese testimonio es verdadero.	32 There is another who offers testimony about me, and I know that the testimony which he offers about me is true.
33 Ustedes mismos mandaron preguntar a Juan, y él ha dado testimonio de la verdad.	33 You sent to John, and he offered testimony to the truth.
34 No es que yo dependa del testimonio de un hombre; si digo esto es para la salvación de ustedes.	34 But I do not accept testimony from man. Instead, I say these things, so that you may be saved.
35 Juan era la lámpara que arde y resplandece, y ustedes han querido gozar un instante de su luz.	35 He was a burning and shining light. So you were willing, at the time, to exult in his light.
36 Pero el testimonio que yo tengo es mayor que el de Juan: son las obras que el Padre me encargó llevar a cabo. Estas obras que yo realizo atestiguan que mi Padre me ha enviado.	36 But I hold a greater testimony than that of John. For the works which the Father has given to me, so that I may complete them, these works themselves that I do, offer testimony about me: that the Father has sent me.
37 Y el Padre que me envió ha dado testimonio de mí. Ustedes nunca han escuchado su voz ni han visto su rostro,	37 And the Father who has sent me has himself offered testimony about me. And you have never heard his voice, nor have you beheld his appearance.
38 y su palabra no permanece en ustedes, porque no creen al que él envió.	38 And you do not have his word abiding in you. For the one whom he sent, the same you would not believe.
39 Ustedes examinan las Escrituras, porque en ellas piensan encontrar Vida eterna: ellas dan testimonio de mí,	39 Study the Scriptures. For you think that in them you have eternal life. And yet they also offer testimony about me.
40 y sin embargo, ustedes no quieren venir a mí para tener Vida.	40 And you are not willing to come to me, so that you may have life.
41 Mi gloria no viene de los hombres.	41 I do not accept glory from men.
42 Además, yo los conozco: el amor de Dios no está en ustedes.	42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
43 He venido en nombre de mi Padre y ustedes no me reciben, pero si otro viene en su propio nombre, a ese sí lo van a recibir.	43 I have come in the name of my Father, and you do not accept me. If another will arrive in his own name, him you will accept.
44 ¿Cómo es posible que crean, ustedes que se glorifican unos a otros y no se preocupan por la gloria que sólo viene de Dios?	44 How are you able to believe, you who accept glory from one another and yet do not seek the glory that is from God alone?
45 No piensen que soy yo el que los acusaré ante el Padre; el que los acusará será Moisés, en el que ustedes han puesto su esperanza.	45 Do not consider that I might accuse you with the Father. There is one who accuses you, Moses, in whom you hope.
46 Si creyeran en Moisés, también creerían en mí, porque él ha escrito acerca de mí.	46 For if you were believing in Moses, perhaps you would believe in me also. For he wrote about me.
47 Pero si no creen lo que él ha escrito, ¿cómo creerán lo que yo les digo?».	47 But if you do not believe by his writings, how will you believe by my words?”