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Ebnaj yuẍta Comam Jesús mach yayto ebnaj yul yanma yin̈ Comam

Lahwi tuˈ xin, istzabnico Comam Jesús yecˈ yul ismajul Galilea. Matxa isje iscˈul Comam ehoyo yul ismajul Judea yuto caw chiyoche ebnaj yahawil yin̈ ebnaj Israel yakˈaˈ camo Comam. Toxa xin chiichico huneˈ kˈin̈ Poy telaj isbi, huneˈ iskˈin̈ anma Israel, yalni ebnaj yuẍta Comam tuˈ tet:

―Mach chaẍcan bey tiˈ, wal xin asiˈ bey Judea bay caw ay anma chicuywi tawintaj, haxinwal chil anma cˈaybalcˈule chi‑la‑hawatxˈe tiˈ. Yuto ta ay hunu mac choche chiohtan̈elaxi mach chiswatxˈe hunu tzet ye tuˈ bay ewan, yuxin yilal hayeni sunil cˈaybalcˈule chi‑la‑hawatxˈe tiˈ yin̈ sat anma, ẍi ebnaj tet Comam.

Hac tuˈ yute yalni ebnaj yuto mach chayto ebnaj yul yanma yin̈ Comam. Yuxinto yal Comam tet ebnaj hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Maẍto chiapni istzˈayical inyenilo inbahan tet anma, wal hex tiˈ, tzijxan̈e tzˈayical cˈul heyenilo heba. Anma yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ mach chexisyaha, walinan xin caw caj chinillaxan, yuto chiwalan tato caw machiswalil sunil tzet chiswatxˈe anma. Asiˈwe hex tiˈ yin̈ kˈin̈ tuˈ, walinan mach chintohan, yuto maẍto chiapni istiempohal inyenilo inbahan tet anma, ẍi Comam.

Yet lahwi yalni Comam huntekˈan tiˈ tet ebnaj xin, iscancano Comam bey Galilea.

To Comam Jesús yin̈ kˈin̈ Poy telaj

10 Yet xato ebnaj yuẍta Comam Jesús tuˈ yin̈ kˈin̈ istopaxo Comam, yaj yin̈ ewantajil. 11 Caw xin chissayicˈo ebnaj iswiˈehal ebnaj Israel tuˈ Comam Jesús yin̈ kˈin̈ tuˈ, chalni ebnaj:

―¿Baytaxca tuˈ ay huneˈ naj winaj tuˈ? ẍi ebnaj.

12 Caw xin nanantaxan̈e chal anma yin̈ Comam, ay anma chalni: “Caw cˈulcano huneˈ naj tuˈ,” ẍi. Aypaxo anma chihalni: “Caw machiswalil huneˈ naj tuˈ, caw ton̈e chiyakˈ subchaho naj anma,” ẍipaxoj.

13 Yajaˈ xin caw ewanta chitzotel anma tuˈ yuto caw chixiw anma tet ebnaj yahawil yin̈ anma Israel.

14 Hayet caw niman kˈin̈ tuˈ, yocto Comam Jesús yul yatut Comam Dios, istzabnico Comam iscuyni anma. 15 Caw xin chicˈay iscˈul ebnaj Israel tuˈ yaben tzet chal Comam. Chi‑la‑yalni ebnaj hacaˈ tiˈ:

―¿Tzet chute huneˈ naj tiˈ yohtan̈enilo sunil huntekˈan tiˈ? Yaj mach cuywina naj, ẍi ebnaj yin̈ Comam.

16 Istakˈwican̈ Comam tet ebnaj:

―Haˈ cuybanile chiwalan teyet tiˈ mach wetojan inchuquilan, yet Comam chejn̈eintijan. 17 Tato ay mac chiyoche chisyije tzet chal Comam Dios, caw yilal istxumniloj tato yet Comam ye cuybanile tiˈ. Yohtapaxoj ta maẍtaj yul inwiˈan inchuquilan chiwitijan cat xin walnihan teyet. 18 Macn̈eticˈa yul iswiˈ chiyiti tzet chiyakˈ iscuyuˈ anma, chiyute huneˈ tuˈ yun̈e yoc iswinajil sata anma. Wal hanin chejbilintijan yu Comam Dios, haˈ yalaxico ismay Comam yu anma haˈ chinsayan, yuxin caw isyelal sunil tzet chiwaltiˈan, caw machi lekˈtiˈal yin̈.

19 Caw akˈbil isley Comam Dios teyet yu naj Moisés, yajaˈ machi hunujex cheyije tzet chal huneˈ ley tuˈ. ¿Tzet yin̈ yuxinto chinhepotxˈan heyalni? ẍi Comam tet ebnaj.

20 Istakˈwi ebnaj xin, yalni ebnaj tet Comam:

―Etzan̈em ay hunu ischejab naj matzwalil ayco tawin̈. ¿Mac chachakˈni camo hawalni? ẍi ebnaj tet Comam.

21 Yalnipaxo Comam tet ebnaj:

―Yu huneˈ cˈaybalcˈule inwatxˈehan yin̈ huneˈ tzˈayical xewilal caw hesunil chicˈayilo hecˈul yin̈. 22 Hatax ebnaj heyichmam ichencanocan̈ huneˈ circuncisión, haˈ xin naj Moisés chihalni tato caw yilal isyijelaxi. Yuxinto waxan̈ca yin̈ istzˈayical xewilal, cheyakˈ circuncidar niẍte unin winaj semanahil ixto ispitzcˈahi. 23 Walex hex tiˈ, istzˈayicalojab xewilal masan cheyakˈ circuncidar niẍte unin yun̈e mach cheman̈cˈo isley naj Moisés heyalni. Tato caw hac tuˈ cheyute, ¿tzet yin̈ yuxinto caw chichiwa hecˈul win̈an yuto yet istzˈayical xewilal wakˈni cawxojan huneˈ naj? 24 Mach ton̈eho chexoc heyilaˈ yin̈ tzet chiswatxˈe anma. Tato cheyoche chexoc heyilaˈ tzet yehi, ilwe yin̈ caw istoholal, ẍi Comam tet ebnaj.

Yal Comam Jesús bay caw istiticoj

25 Ay xin huntekˈan ebnaj ah Jerusalén halni hacaˈ tiˈ:

―¿Machmi taj naj tiˈ chal ebnaj ispotxˈoˈ? 26 Caw yin̈ sat anma lan̈an istzotel naj lah, yaj machi hunu mac chicachni naj istzoteli. ¿Mato xayayto ebnaj jahawil tiˈ yul yanma tato haˈ naj tiˈ Cristo? 27 Yet chul Comam Cristo tuˈ, machi hunu mac ohtan̈e baytuˈwal chi‑caw‑istiticoj. Wal naj tiˈ xin caw johtaj baytuˈwal titnaco naj, ẍi ebnaj yin̈ Comam.

28 Yet yaben Comam yalni ebnaj hacaˈ tuˈ, haˈ ton yet lan̈an iscuywa Comam yul yatut Comam Dios, yalni Comam yin̈ caw ip:

―Caw quinheyohtajan heyalni, yeb xin heyohtaj baytuˈwal titnaj inpaxojan. Yajaˈ caw maẍtajinan witi inbahan inchuquilan, wal xin chejbilintijan yu Comam Dios, Comam caw isyelaln̈eticˈa chala, yaj mach heyohtajo Comam. 29 Wal intiˈan caw wohtajan Comam tuˈ, yuto yin̈ Comam titnajinan, haˈ quinanitijan, ẍi Comam.

30 Yet lan̈an yalni Comam huneˈ tuˈ xin, ay huntekˈan ebnaj yoche inoto Comam yul teˈ, yaj xin machi hunu mac tzabnayo Comam, yuto maẍto chiapni istiempohal bay chicami. 31 Caw xin hantan̈e mac chanayto yul yanma yin̈ Comam, chi‑la‑yalni hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Yet chihul Comam Cristo tuˈ, ¿tom caw ecˈbalto cˈaybalcˈule chisye sata sunil tzet chisye naj tiˈ jet? ẍi anma yin̈ Comam.

Ischej ebnaj fariseo tzablaxo Comam Jesús

32 Yet yaben ebnaj fariseo tzet yal anma yin̈ Comam Jesús tuˈ, iscutxbanayo isba ebnaj yeb xin ebnaj yahawil sacerdote, ischejnito ebnaj ebnaj mayor chitan̈en yatut Comam Dios yu istzabnayo ebnaj Comam, cat yanicto Comam yul preso. 33 Yalni Comam hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Hanicˈxan̈echˈan tiempohal ayinicˈojan texol, cat xin inpaxtojan iscˈatan̈ Comam chejn̈eintijan. 34 Hex tiˈ chexoc saywal win̈an, yaj matxa chinilchahan heyu, yuto mach chu heyapni bay chinapnituˈan, ẍi Comam tet ebnaj.

35 Yichico ebnaj yahawil con̈ob Israel tuˈ iskˈamben tet hunun hacaˈ tiˈ:

―¿Baytaxca tuˈ chito naj tiˈ, yuxin chal naj tato matxa chiilcha naj ju? Ay ebnaj jet con̈ob pujanto xol ebnaj griego, ¿ham tuˈ chito naj cuywal xol ebnaj, cat yoc naj iscuyno ebnaj griego tuˈ yalni? 36 ¿Tzet caw chalilo huneˈ chal naj tiˈ: “Chinhesayaˈan, yaj matxa chinilchahojan heyu, yuxinto mach chiyu heyapni bay chinapnituˈan?” ẍi naj, ẍi ebnaj yin̈ Comam.

Huneˈ isnukˈ ha haˈ mach istan̈bal

37 Haˈ islahobal tzˈayic kˈin̈ tuˈ, haˈ caw ay yelapno ye yul sat anma Israel. Yin̈ huneˈ tzˈayic tuˈ xin, ah lin̈no Comam Jesús, yalni Comam yin̈ caw ip hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Maquex chitaj hetiˈ titan̈we incˈatan̈an, cat heyucˈni huneˈ ha haˈ chiwakˈan. 38 Hacaˈ yalni yul Yum Comam Dios bay chala: “Haˈ mac chianayto yul yanma win̈an, hacaˈ chiyu ispitzcˈa isnukˈ ha haˈ chiel yojomal, hac tuˈ chiyu ispitzcˈa isnukˈ haˈ yet kˈinale yul yanma,” ẍiayoj, ẍi Comam tet ebnaj.

39 Yal Comam Jesús huneˈ tiˈ yin̈ Comam Espíritu Santo chischah macta chianayto yul yanma yin̈ Comam. Yet huneˈ tiempohal tuˈ xin, maẍto chiayilo Comam Espíritu Santo isyayil maẍto chiilaxto Comam yul satcan̈.

Nananta yute istxumni anma yin̈ Comam Jesús

40 Yet yaben anma cutxanico tuˈ yin̈ tzet yal Comam Jesús, ay anma halni hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Yin̈ caw yeli, haˈ naj tiˈ ischejab Comam Dios halbilcanoj ta chuli, ẍi.

41 Aypaxo mac halni hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Haˈ ton naj tiˈ Cristo, echmabil yul ju, ẍi. Aypaxo huneˈxa majan anma halni:

―Naj Cristo tuˈ, ¿tom Galilea chitit naj heyalni? 42 Chal yul Yum Comam Dios tato haˈ bey yul con̈ob Belén, yul iscon̈ob naj rey David chipitzcˈa naj Cristo tuˈ, yuto yuninal yuninal naj rey David ye naj, ẍi hunmajanxa anma.

43 Hac tuˈ yu ispohnito isba anma yu Comam. 44 Aypaxo ebnaj xin etza inito Comam yul preso, yaj machi hunu mac yaco iskˈab yin̈ Comam.

Maẍticˈa ischah ebnaj yahawil con̈ob Comam Jesús

45 Haxa yet ismeltzo ebnaj chitan̈en yatut Comam Dios iscˈatan̈ ebnaj fariseo, iskˈamben ebnaj tet ebnaj:

―¿Tzet yin̈ yuxinto machi maxeyiti naj Jesús tuˈ? ẍi ebnaj.

46 Yalni ebnaj chitan̈en yatut Comam Dios tuˈ hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Caw machi hunu mac caw helan istzotel hacaˈ istzotel naj, ẍi ebnaj yin̈ Comam. 47 Yalni xin ebnaj fariseo tuˈ tet ebnaj:

―¿Tom haˈ hunex cheyakˈ subchaho heba tet huneˈ naj tuˈ? 48 ¿Tom ay hunu ebnaj yahawil chianayto yul yanma yin̈ tzet chal naj, maca hunujon̈an̈ han̈on̈ fariseo on̈tiˈan̈? 49 Han̈cˈan̈e huntekˈan anma caw mach yohtajo isley naj Moisés, haˈ chisubcha yu naj, yajaˈ xin chiay isyaˈtajil yiban̈ huntekˈan anma tuˈ yu Comam Dios, ẍi ebnaj.

50 Ay xin huneˈ naj fariseo Nicodemo isbi, naj beycˈo tzotelo tet Comam yin̈ huneˈ akˈbalil, haˈ naj xin halni tet ebnaj yetbi tuˈ:

51 ―Haˈ chiyute yalni coley tato mach chu iscawxico ismul hunu naj yiban̈ yalan̈to maẍto chijabe tzet chal naj, yun̈e johtan̈eniloj tzet iswatxˈe naj, ẍi naj Nicodemo tuˈ.

52 Yuxinto yal ebnaj yetbi naj tuˈ tet:

―¿Tom ah Galilea hachpaxoj? Wal xin say yul Istzotiˈ Comam Dios cat hawilni tato ay hunu ischejab Comam Dios chitit bey Galilea tuˈ, ẍi ebnaj.

53 Lahwi tuˈ xin, ispaxto ebnaj yatut.

Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles

After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want[a] to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders(A) there were looking for a way to kill him.(B) But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles(C) was near, Jesus’ brothers(D) said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” For even his own brothers did not believe in him.(E)

Therefore Jesus told them, “My time(F) is not yet here; for you any time will do. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me(G) because I testify that its works are evil.(H) You go to the festival. I am not[b] going up to this festival, because my time(I) has not yet fully come.” After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.

10 However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret. 11 Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus(J) and asking, “Where is he?”

12 Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.”

Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.”(K) 13 But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.(L)

Jesus Teaches at the Festival

14 Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.(M) 15 The Jews(N) there were amazed and asked, “How did this man get such learning(O) without having been taught?”(P)

16 Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.(Q) 17 Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out(R) whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. 18 Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory,(S) but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. 19 Has not Moses given you the law?(T) Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”(U)

20 “You are demon-possessed,”(V) the crowd answered. “Who is trying to kill you?”

21 Jesus said to them, “I did one miracle,(W) and you are all amazed. 22 Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision(X) (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs),(Y) you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath. 23 Now if a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing a man’s whole body on the Sabbath? 24 Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”(Z)

Division Over Who Jesus Is

25 At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?(AA) 26 Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities(AB) really concluded that he is the Messiah?(AC) 27 But we know where this man is from;(AD) when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.”

28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts,(AE) cried out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from.(AF) I am not here on my own authority, but he who sent me is true.(AG) You do not know him, 29 but I know him(AH) because I am from him and he sent me.”(AI)

30 At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him,(AJ) because his hour had not yet come.(AK) 31 Still, many in the crowd believed in him.(AL) They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs(AM) than this man?”

32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.

33 Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time,(AN) and then I am going to the one who sent me.(AO) 34 You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come.”(AP)

35 The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we cannot find him? Will he go where our people live scattered(AQ) among the Greeks,(AR) and teach the Greeks? 36 What did he mean when he said, ‘You will look for me, but you will not find me,’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”(AS)

37 On the last and greatest day of the festival,(AT) Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.(AU) 38 Whoever believes(AV) in me, as Scripture has said,(AW) rivers of living water(AX) will flow from within them.”[c](AY) 39 By this he meant the Spirit,(AZ) whom those who believed in him were later to receive.(BA) Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.(BB)

40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”(BC)

41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.”

Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?(BD) 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants(BE) and from Bethlehem,(BF) the town where David lived?” 43 Thus the people were divided(BG) because of Jesus. 44 Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.(BH)

Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders

45 Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”

46 “No one ever spoke the way this man does,”(BI) the guards replied.

47 “You mean he has deceived you also?”(BJ) the Pharisees retorted. 48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?(BK) 49 No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.”

50 Nicodemus,(BL) who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, 51 “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”

52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”(BM)


[The earliest manuscripts and many other ancient witnesses do not have John 7:53—8:11. A few manuscripts include these verses, wholly or in part, after John 7:36, John 21:25, Luke 21:38 or Luke 24:53.]

53 Then they all went home,

Footnotes

  1. John 7:1 Some manuscripts not have authority
  2. John 7:8 Some manuscripts not yet
  3. John 7:38 Or me. And let anyone drink 38 who believes in me.” As Scripture has said, “Out of him (or them) will flow rivers of living water.”