1 After these things was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is in Jerusalem, at the sheepgate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.
3 In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, {awaiting the moving of the water.}
4 {For an angel descended at a certain season in the pool and troubled the water. Whoever therefore first went in after the troubling of the water became well, whatever disease he laboured under.}
5 But there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years.
6 Jesus seeing this {man} lying {there}, and knowing that he was {in that state} now a great length of time, says to him, Wouldest thou become well?
7 The infirm {man} answered him, Sir, I have not a man, in order, when the water has been troubled, to cast me into the pool; but while I am coming another descends before me.
8 Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch and walk.
9 And immediately the man became well, and took up his couch and walked: and on that day was sabbath.
10 The Jews therefore said to the healed {man}, It is sabbath, it is not permitted thee to take up thy couch.
11 He answered them, He that made me well, *he* said to me, Take up thy couch and walk.
12 They asked him {therefore}, Who is the man who said to thee, Take up thy couch and walk?
13 But he that had been healed knew not who it was, for Jesus had slidden away, there being a crowd in the place.
14 After these things Jesus finds him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art become well: sin no more, that something worse do not happen to thee.
15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
16 And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus {and sought to kill him}, because he had done these things on sabbath.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.
18 For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.
19 Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself save whatever he sees the Father doing: for whatever things *he* does, these things also the Son does in like manner.
20 For the Father loves the Son and shews him all things which he himself does; and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may wonder.
21 For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens {them}, thus the Son also quickens whom he will:
22 for neither does the Father judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son;
23 that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who honours not the Son, honours not the Father who has sent him.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that he that hears my word, and believes him that has sent me, has life eternal, and does not come into judgment, but is passed out of death into life.
25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live.
26 For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself,
27 and has given him authority to execute judgment {also}, because he is Son of man.
28 Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice,
29 and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.
30 I cannot do anything of myself; as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my will, but the will of him that has sent me.
31 If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true.
32 It is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears concerning me is true.
33 Ye have sent unto John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
34 But I do not receive witness from man, but I say this that *ye* might be saved.
35 *He* was the burning and shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
36 But I have the witness {that is} greater than {that} of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me that the Father has sent me.
37 And the Father who has sent me himself has borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor have seen his shape,
38 and ye have not his word abiding in you; for whom *he* hath sent, him ye do not believe.
39 Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;
40 and ye will not come to me that ye might have life.
41 I do not receive glory 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 come in his own name, him ye will receive.
44 How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and seek not the glory which {comes} from God alone?
45 Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is {one} who accuses you, Moses, on whom ye trust;
46 for if ye had believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me.
47 But if ye do not believe his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
1 Pärast seda oli juutide püha ja Jeesus läks Jeruusalemma.
2 Aga Jeruusalemas on Lambavärava ligi tiik, seda hüütakse heebrea keeli Betsataks. Sellel on viis võlvitud hoonet.
3 Neis lamas hulk haigeid, pimedaid, jalutumaid, kõhetuid, [kes ootasid vee liikumist.
4 Sest aeg-ajalt tuli Ingel alla tiiki ja segas vett. Kes siis esimesena pärast veesegamist sisse astus, sai terveks, olgu mis tahes haiguses ta oli.]
5 Aga seal oli inimene, kes oli kolmkümmend kaheksa aastat haige olnud.
6 Kui Jeesus teda nägi seal lamavat ja teada sai, et ta juba kaua aega oli maas olnud, ütles Ta talle: „Kas sa tahad terveks saada?"
7 Haige vastas temale: „Isand, mul ei ole seda inimest, kes mind aitaks tiiki, kui vett segatakse; seni, kui ma tulen, astub teine minu eel sisse!"
8 Jeesus ütles temale: „Tõuse üles, võta oma voodi ja kõnni!"
9 Ja inimene sai kohe terveks, võttis oma voodi ja kõndis! Aga see päev oli hingamispäev.
10 Siis ütlesid juudid sellele, kes oli terveks saanud: „Nüüd on hingamispäev, sul ei sobi voodit kanda!"
11 Tema vastas neile: „Kes mind terveks tegi, ütles mulle: Võta oma voodi ja kõnni!"
12 Nad küsisid temalt: „Kes on See Inimene, kes sulle ütles: Võta oma voodi ja kõnni?"
13 Aga tervekssaanu ei teadnud, Kes Ta on, sest Jeesus oli läinud kõrvale, seal paigas oleva rahva hulka.
14 Pärast seda leiab Jeesus tema pühakojast ja ütleb talle: „Vaata, sa oled terveks saanud, ära tee enam pattu, et sulle ei juhtuks midagi halvemat!"
15 Inimene läks ära ja ütles juutidele, et see oli Jeesus, Kes ta terveks tegi.
16 Ja sellepärast juudid kiusasid Jeesust taga, et Ta seda oli teinud hingamispäeval.
17 Aga Jeesus kostis neile: „Minu Isa tegutseb tänini ja Mina tegutsen!"
18 Sellepärast püüdsid nüüd juudid veel enam Teda tappa, et Ta mitte ainult ei olnud pannud mikski hingamispäeva, vaid oli ka ütelnud Jumala Oma Isa olevat, tehes Ennast Jumala sarnaseks.
19 Siis Jeesus vastas ning ütles neile: „Tõesti, tõesti Ma ütlen teile, Poeg ei või Iseenesest teha midagi kui vaid seda, mida Ta näeb Isa tegevat! Sest mida Isa teeb, seda teeb Poeg nõndasamuti.
20 Sest Isa armastab Poega ja näitab Talle kõik, mida Ta Ise teeb, ja tahab Temale näidata suuremaid tegusid kui need on, nõnda et te seda panete imeks.
21 Sest otsegu Isa äratab üles surnuid ja teeb elavaks, nõnda teeb ka Poeg elavaks, keda tahab.
22 Sest Isa ei mõista kohut kellegi üle, vaid kõik kohtu on Ta annud Poja kätte,
23 et kõik austaksid Poega, nagu nad austavad Isa. Kes ei austa Poega, see ei austa Isa, kes Tema on läkitanud. 24. Tõesti, tõesti ma ütlen teile, kes Minu sõna kuuleb ja usub seda, kes Mind on läkitanud, sellel on igavene elu ja see ei tule mitte kohtu alla, vaid on surmast läinud elusse!
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25 Tõesti, tõesti Ma ütlen teile, tund tuleb ja on juba käes, mil surnud peavad kuulma Jumala Poja häält, ja kes seda kuulevad, peavad elama!
26 Sest otsegu Isal on elu iseeneses, nõnda on Ta annud ka Pojale, et elu on Temas Eneses.
27 Ja Ta on Temale annud meelevalla ka kohut pidada, sellepärast et Ta on Inimese Poeg.
28 Ärge pange seda imeks, sest tuleb tund, mil kõik, kes on haudades, kuulevad Tema häält
29 ning tulevad välja need, kes on teinud head, elu ülestõusmiseks, aga kes on teinud halba, hukkamõistmise ülestõusmiseks.30. Mina ei või Iseenesest ühtki teha. Nagu Ma kuulen, nõnda Ma mõistan kohut ja Minu otsus on õige, sest Mina ei nõua Oma tahtmist, vaid Selle tahtmist, Kes Mind on läkitanud.
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31 Kui Mina tunnistan Iseenesest, siis ei ole Mu tunnistus mitte tõsi.
32 On Teine, Kes Minust tunnistab, ja Ma tean, et see tunnistus, mida Ta Minust tunnistab, on tõsi.
33 Teie läkitasite Johannese juure ja tema andis tõele tunnistust.
34 Aga Mina ei võta tunnistust inimeselt, vaid räägin seda, et teie saaksite õndsaks.
35 Tema oli küünal, mis põles ja paistis; aga teie tahtsite natuke aega ilutseda tema valguses.
36 Aga Minul on suurem tunnistus kui Johannese oma, sest teod, mis Isa Minule on annud, et Ma needlõpetaksin, needsamad teod, mida Ma teen, tunnistavad Minust, et Isa Mind on läkitanud.
37 Ja Isa, Kes Mind on läkitanud, see on tunnistanud Minust. Teie ei ole iialgi kuulnud Tema häält ega ole näinud Tema nägu,
38 ega ole teil Tema sõna püsivana teie sees, sest te ei usu Teda, Kelle Tema on läkitanud.
39 Te uurite Pühi Kirju, sest te arvate enestel neis olevat igavese elu, ja need on, mis tunnistavad Minust,
40 ja te ei taha tulla Minu juure, et te saaksite elu.
41 Mina ei võta vastu austust inimestelt,42. aga Mina tunnen teid, et teil ei ole Jumala armastust iseenestes.
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43 Mina olen tulnud Oma Isa nimel, ja te ei võta Mind vastu, kui teine tuleb iseenese nimel, tema te võtate vastu.
44 Kuidas te võite uskuda, kui te võtate austust vastu üksteiselt ega otsi seda austust, mis tuleb Ūksnes Jumalalt?
45 Ärge mõtelge, et Mina kaebaksin teie peale Isa ees, on olemas, kes teie peale kaebab - Mooses, kelle peale te loodate.
46 Sest kui te usuksite Moosest, usuksite te ka Mind; sest tema on kirjutanud Minust.
47 Aga kui te tema kirju ei usu, kuidas te siis usuksite Minu sõnu?"