John 1
1 In the beginning the Word already was. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
B'resheet ·In the beginning of the beginning· was ha D'var ·the Word·, and ha D'var ·the Word· was with God, and ha D'var ·the Word· was God.
2 In the beginning he was with God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
3 Everything came into being through him; nothing came into being without him.
All things came to be through him and without him nothing made had being.
4 In him was life, the life that was the light of everyone.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not extinguished it.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 God sent a man named John.
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John [Yah is gracious].
7 He came as a witness to explain about the light so that everyone might believe through him.
The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He himself was not the light, but he came to witness to the light.
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
9 The true light was coming into the world to give light to everyone.
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world didn't know who he was.
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.
11 He came to his own people, but they didn't accept him.
He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
12 But to all those who accepted him and trusted in him, he gave the right to become God's children.
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
13 These are the children born not in the usual way, not as the result of human desire or a father's decision, but born of God.
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 The Word became human and lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son, full of grace and truth.
Ha D'var ·The Word· became flesh, and tabernacled among us. We saw his shekhinah ·manifest weighty glory and presence of God·, such shekhinah ·manifest weighty glory and presence of God· as of the one and only Son of the Abba ·Father·, full of grace and truth.
15 John gave his testimony about him, shouting out to the people, “This is the one I was telling you about when I said, ‘The one who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’”
John [Yah is gracious] testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
16 We have all been recipients of his generous nature, one gracious gift after another.
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
17 The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the Torah ·Teaching· was given through Moses [Drawn out]; grace and truth came through Yeshua Messiah [Salvation Anointed one].
18 While no one has ever seen God, God the one and only, who is close to the Father, has shown us what God is like.
No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of Abba ·Father familiar, Dear Dad·, he has declared him.
19 This is what John publicly stated when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
This is John [Yah is gracious]’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites [Descendants of United with] from Jerusalem [City of peace] to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 John declared plainly and clearly without hesitation, “I am not the Messiah.”
He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Messiah [Anointed one].”
21 “So then, who are you?” they asked. “Elijah?” “No, I'm not,” he answered. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he replied.
They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah [My God Yah]?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22 “Well, who are you, then?” they asked. “We have to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 “I am a voice calling in the desert, ‘Make the Lord's way straight!’” he said, using the words of the prophet Isaiah.
He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of MarYah [Master Yahweh],’ as Isaiah [Salvation of Yah] the prophet said.”
24 The priests and Levites sent by the Pharisees
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees [Separated].
25 asked him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you're not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”
They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Messiah [Anointed one], nor Elijah [My God Yah], nor the prophet?”
26 John replied, “I baptize with water, but standing among you is someone you don't know.
John [Yah is gracious] answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.
27 He is coming after me, but I am not even worthy to untie his sandals.”
He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
28 This all happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things were done in Bethany [House of affliction] beyond the Jordan [Descender], where John [Yah is gracious] was baptizing.
29 The next day John saw Jesus approaching him, and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
The next day, he saw Yeshua [Salvation] coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’
This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’
31 I didn't know myself who he was, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”
I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel [God prevails].”
32 John gave his evidence about him, saying, “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove and rest upon him.
John [Yah is gracious] testified, saying, “I have seen haRuach [the Spirit] descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
33 I wouldn't have known him except he who sent me to baptize with water had told me, ‘The one you see the Spirit descend to and rest upon, he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see haRuach [the Spirit] descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in Ruach haKodesh [Spirit of the Holiness].’
34 I saw it happen and I declare that this is the Son of God.”
I have seen, and have testified that this is the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·.”
35 The next day John was standing there with two of his disciples.
Again, the next day, John [Yah is gracious] was standing with two of his disciples,
36 He saw Jesus passing by, and said, “Look! This is the Lamb of God!”
and he looked at Yeshua [Salvation] as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
37 When the two disciples heard what he said they went and followed Jesus.
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Yeshua [Salvation].
38 Jesus turned round and saw them following him. “What are you looking for?” he asked them. “Rabbi (which means ‘Teacher’), where are you staying?” they asked in reply.
Yeshua [Salvation] turned, and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi ·Teacher·” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come and see,” he told them. So they went with him and saw where he was staying. It was about four p.m., and they spent the rest of the day with him.
He said to them, “Come, and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon.
40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of these two disciples who had heard what John said and followed Jesus.
One of the two who heard John [Yah is gracious], and followed him, was Andrew [Manly], Simeon Peter [Hearing Rock]’s brother.
41 He went at once to find his brother Simon and told him, “We've found the Messiah!” (which means “Christ”).
He first found his own brother, Simeon [Hearing], and said to him, “We have found the Messiah [Anointed one]!” (which is, being interpreted, Moshiach ·Anointed one·).
42 He took him to Jesus. Looking directly at Simon, Jesus said, “You are Simon, son of John. But now you will be called Cephas,” (which means “Peter”).
He brought him to Yeshua [Salvation]. Yeshua [Salvation] looked at him, and said, “You are Simeon [Hearing] the son of Jonah [Dove]. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter [Rock]).
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. Jesus found Philip there, and told him, “Follow me.”
On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee [District, Circuit], and he found Philip [Loves horses]. Yeshua [Salvation] said to him, “Follow me.”
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town that Andrew and Peter came from.
Now Philip [Loves horses] was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew [Manly] and Peter [Rock].
45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We've found the one that Moses wrote about in the law and that the prophets did too—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Philip [Loves horses] found Nathanael [Given by God], and said to him, “We have found the one that Moses [Drawn out] wrote about in the Torah ·Teaching·, and the Prophets— it is Yeshua [Salvation] son of Joseph [May he add] from Nazareth [Branch, Separated one].”
46 “From Nazareth? Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael wondered. “Just come and see,” Philip replied.
Nathanael [Given by God] said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth [Branch, Separated one]?” Philip [Loves horses] said to him, “Come and see.”
47 As Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said about him, “Look, here's a true Israelite! There's nothing false about him.”
Yeshua [Salvation] saw Nathanael [Given by God] coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite [Descendant of God prevails] indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
48 “How do you know who I am?” Nathanael asked. “I saw you there under the fig tree, before Philip called you,” Jesus replied.
Nathanael [Given by God] said to him, “How do you know me?” Yeshua [Salvation] answered him, “Before Philip [Loves horses] called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 “Rabbi, you are the Son of God, the king of Israel!” Nathaniel exclaimed.
Nathanael [Given by God] answered him, “Rabbi ·Teacher·, you are the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·! You are Melek Isra'el [King of God prevails]!”
50 “You believe this just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree?” Jesus replied. “You'll get to see much more than that!”
Yeshua [Salvation] answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”
51 Then Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open, and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of man.”
He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
