Johannes 12 | Nádej pre kazdého

1 Asi týždeň pred Veľkou nocou sa Ježiš vrátil do Betánie, kde žil Lazár, ktorého vzkriesil z mŕtvych. 2 Na Ježišovu počesť pripravili slávnostnú večeru. 3 Marta obsluhovala pri stole a Lazár sedel ako hosť za stolom. Mária vzala nádobu s drahým olejom vyrobeným z nardu. Natierala ním Ježišovi nohy a utierala ich vlastnými vlasmi. Vôňa nardu naplnila celý dom. 4 Jednému z učeníkov – Judášovi Iškariotskému, ktorý Ježiša neskôr zradil – sa nepáčilo Máriino počínanie. 5 Vyčítal jej: „Prečo si taký vzácny olej radšej nepredala? Mohlo sa zaň získať tristo strieborniakov a peniaze sa mohli rozdať chudobným.“ 6 Ale nepovedal to preto, že by cítil s chudobnými, ale že bol zlodej. Mal na starosti spoločnú pokladnicu a neraz si z nej pre seba niečo potiahol. 7 Ježiš mu na to povedal: „Nechaj ju. Tým ma pripravila na pohreb. 8 Chudobných budete mať medzi sebou vždy, ale ja už nebudem dlho s vami.“ 9 Keď sa rozchýrilo, že Ježiš je v Betánii, pobrali sa za ním z Jeruzalema celé zástupy. Priťahoval ich však nielen Ježiš, chceli vidieť aj vzkrieseného Lazára. 10 Preto sa veľkňazi uzniesli, že zabijú aj Lazára, 11 lebo bol presvedčivým dôkazom Ježišovej moci. Mnohí ľudia kvôli nemu uverili v Ježiša ako Mesiáša.

Ježiš vstúpi do Jeruzalema ako kráľ

12 Na druhý deň sa po celom Jeruzaleme rozniesla správa, že do mesta prichádza Ježiš. Zhromaždil sa veľký zástup a šiel ho vítať. 13 Ľudia nalámali palmové konáre a nadšene volali: „Sláva Bohu! Sláva tomu, ktorý prichádza v mene Pánovom! Nech žije izraelský kráľ!“ 14 Ježiš vstúpil do mesta na oslíkovi, a tak sa naplnila predpoveď dávneho izraelského proroka: 15 „Neboj sa, izraelský ľud. Tvoj kráľ prichádza. Skromne sa nesie na osľati.“ 16 Ježišovi učeníci si vtedy túto súvislosť neuvedomili. Až potom, keď sa Ježiš vrátil do svojej slávy v nebesiach, pochopili, že sa vtedy pred ich očami splnili mnohé proroctvá. 17 V zástupe boli mnohí očití svedkovia Lazárovho vzkriesenia a rozprávali o tomto zázraku, 18 preto sa zástup čoraz väčšmi zväčšoval. 19 Farizejov sa zmocnila panika: „Sme stratení. Nič nezmôžeme! Všetci sa k nemu pridávajú!“

Chceli by sme vidieť Ježiša

20 V Jeruzaleme bolo aj niekoľko Grékov, ktorí prišli na veľkonočné sviatky spolu so Židmi. 21 Aj oni chceli spoznať Ježiša, preto sa obrátili na Ježišovho učeníka Filipa, ktorý bol z Betsaidy v Galilei. Poprosili ho: „Pane, chceli by sme vidieť Ježiša!“ 22 Filip to povedal Andrejovi a spolu to oznámili Ježišovi. 23 Ježiš im na to povedal: „Nastala chvíľa, keď má byť Syn človeka oslávený. 24 Počúvajte pozorne: Ak pšeničné zrno nepadne do pôdy a nezomrie, neprinesie úžitok – zostane samo. Ak však zomrie, prinesie mnoho úžitku. 25 Kto svoj život miluje nadovšetko, stratí ho. Ale kto mi zverí svoj život, bude zachránený pre večnosť. 26 Zveriť mi svoj život znamená dôsledne nasledovať môj príklad. To znamená ísť cestou radosti aj utrpenia. Takého služobníka si váži aj môj Otec.“

Ježiš hovorí o svojej smrti

27 „Teraz ma zviera úzkosť. Mám azda poprosiť:‚Otče, zachráň ma pred tým, čo ma čaká?‘ Nie, veď tým by som zradil svoje poslanie. 28 Otče, osláv svoje meno!“A vzápätí zaznel hlas z neba: „Už som oslávil a ešte oslávim!“ 29 Ježiš v tej chvíli stál uprostred veľkého zástupu. Niektorí tvrdili, že zahrmelo, iní sa nazdávali, že to k nemu prehovoril anjel. 30 „Hlas, ktorý ste počuli, nezaznel kvôli mne, ale kvôli vám!“ vysvetlil Ježiš. 31 „Práve sa bude konať súd nad týmto svetom. Satan, vládca tohto sveta, bude zvrhnutý. 32 Ale keď ja budem vyvýšený, všetkých pritiahnem k sebe.“ 33 Týmito slovami naznačil, že má zomrieť na kríži. 34 Zástup mu odporoval: „Zo Zákona sme sa predsa dozvedeli, že Mesiáš má zostať naveky. Prečo teda hovoríš, že Syn človeka musí byť vyvýšený? A kto je vlastne ten Syn človeka?“ 35 Ježiš im na to povedal: „Ešte malú chvíľu bude svetlo medzi vami. Vážte si ho, kým svieti. Choďte za svetlom, inak sa ocitnete v tme. A bez svetla stratíte cestu. 36 Uverte tomu svetlu a dajte sa ním ožiariť, aby z vás svietilo ďalej, až tu nebude.“ Po týchto slovách sa Ježiš vytratil zo zástupu a skryl sa pred nimi. 37 Hoci Ježiš urobil mnoho zázrakov, ľudia mu predsa neuverili, 38 a tak sa potvrdili slová proroka Izaiáša: „Pane, kto uveril našim slovám? Kto poznal Božiu moc?“ 39 Prorok Izaiáš ďalej ukazuje, aký dôsledok vyvodil Boh z ich nevery. 40 „Zaslepil im oči a zatvrdil srdce, takže nevidia a nechápu. Neobrátia sa k Bohu, aby im pomohol.“ 41 Prorok tu hovorí o Mesiášovi a o jeho sláve. 42 A predsa aj medzi poprednými ľuďmi boli mnohí, ktorí v neho uverili, ale verejne sa k nemu nepriznali, lebo sa báli o svoje postavenie. 43 Väčšmi im záležalo na ľudskej sláve ako na Božej. 44 Ježiš naliehavo hovoril k ľuďom: „Kto verí vo mňa, verí vlastne v Boha, ktorý ma poslal. 45 A kto mňa vidí, vidí toho, z ktorého vôle prichádzam. 46 Prišiel som na svet ako svetlo, a kto vo mňa verí, nezostane v tme. 47 Kto počuje moje slová, ale nekoná podľa nich, toho nesúdim. Neprišiel som na svet, aby som ho súdil, ale zachránil. 48 Kto mňa odmieta a moje slová neprijíma, ten už má svojho sudcu: moje slová ho budú súdiť v posledný deň. 49 Nehovoril som vlastné myšlienky, hovorím len to, čím ma poveril Otec. 50 A jeho posolstvo prináša večný život. A tak vám hovorím len to, čo som sa dozvedel od Otca.“

English Standard Version

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 3 Mary therefore took a pound* of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii* and given to the poor?” 6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it* for the day of my burial. 8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

9 When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus* was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, 11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, 15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!” 16 His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.”

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” 30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die. 34 So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

The Unbelief of the People

36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. 37 Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, 38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him. 42 Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.

Jesus Came to Save the World

44 And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. 45 And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48 The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. 49 For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”

Johannes 12 | Nádej pre kazdého English Standard Version