John 10
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you: —He that entereth not, through the door, into the fold of the sheep, but goeth up from another place, that man, is, a thief, and, a robber.
“Amen, amen, I say to you, he who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up by another way, he is a thief and a robber.
2 But, he that entereth through the door, is, shepherd, of the sheep:
But he who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 To him, the porter openeth, and, the sheep, unto his voice, hearken: and, his own sheep, he calleth by name, and leadeth them forth.
To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out.
4 As soon as, all his own, he hath put forth, before them, he moveth on, and, the sheep, follow him, because they know his voice;
And when he has sent out his sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
5 But, a stranger, will they in nowise follow, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice, of strangers.
But they do not follow a stranger; instead they flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”
6 This similitude, spake Jesus unto them; but, those men, understood not what the things were which he was speaking unto them.
Jesus spoke this proverb to them. But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
7 Jesus, therefore, said, again—Verily, verily, I say unto you: —I, am the door of the sheep:
Therefore, Jesus spoke to them again: “Amen, amen, I say to you, that I am the door of the sheep.
8 All, as many as came before me, are thieves, and, robbers: but the sheep hearkened nor unto them.
All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers, and the sheep did not listen to them.
9 I, am the door: through me, if anyone enter, he shall be saved, and shall come in and go out, and, pasture, shall find.
I am the door. If anyone has entered through me, he will be saved. And he shall go in and go out, and he shall find pastures.
10 The thief, cometh not, save that he may thieve and slay and destroy: I, came, that, life, they might have, and, above measure, might have.
The thief does not come, except so that he may steal and slaughter and destroy. I have come so that they may have life, and have it more abundantly.
11 I, am the good shepherd: The good shepherd, his life, layeth down, for the sheep.
I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd gives his life for his sheep.
12 The hireling, even because he is no shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, vieweth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, —and, the wolf, seizeth them and scattereth, —
But the hired hand, and whoever is not a shepherd, to whom the sheep do not belong, he sees the wolf approaching, and he departs from the sheep and flees. And the wolf ravages and scatters the sheep.
13 Because, a hireling, he is, and hath no care for the sheep.
And the hired hand flees, because he is a hired hand and there is no concern for the sheep within him.
14 I, am the good shepherd, and know my own, and, my own, know me, —
I am the good Shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me,
15 Just as, the Father, knoweth me, and, I, know, the Father; and, my life, I lay down for the sheep.
just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for my sheep.
16 And, other sheep, have I, which are not of this fold: those also, I must needs bring, and, unto my voice, will they hearken, and there shall come to be, One flock, One shepherd.
And I have other sheep that are not of this fold, and I must lead them. They shall hear my voice, and there shall be one sheepfold and one shepherd.
17 Therefore, doth the Father, love, me, because, I, lay down my life, that, again, I may receive it: —
For this reason, the Father loves me: because I lay down my life, so that I may take it up again.
18 No one, forced it from me, but, I, lay it down, of myself, —Authority, have I, to lay it down, and, authority, have I, again, to receive it: This commandment, received I, from my Father.
No one takes it away from me. Instead, I lay it down of my own accord. And I have the power to lay it down. And I have the power to take it up again. This is the commandment that I have received from my Father.”
19 A division, again, took place among the Jews, because of these words.
A dissension occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
20 But many from among them were saying—A demon, he hath, and is raving, —Why, unto him, do ye hearken?
Then many of them were saying: “He has a demon or he is insane. Why do you listen him?”
21 Others, said—These sayings, are not those of one demonized, —Can, a demon, open the eyes of, the blind?
Others were saying: “These are not the words of someone who has a demon. How would a demon be able to open the eyes of the blind?”
22 The feast of dedication took place at that time, in Jerusalem: it was, winter,
Now it was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem, and it was winter.
23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon.
And Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon.
24 The Jews, therefore, surrounded him, and were saying unto him—How long, holdest thou, our lives, in suspense? If, thou, art the Christ, tell us, plainly.
And so the Jews surrounded him and said to him: “How long will you hold our souls in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25 Jesus answered them—I told you, and ye believe not: The works which, I, am doing in the name of my Father, the same, bear witness concerning me.
Jesus answered them: “I speak to you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in the name of my Father, these offer testimony about me.
26 But, ye, believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.
But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.
27 My sheep, unto my voice, hearken, —and, I, know, them, and they follow me, —
My sheep hear my voice. And I know them, and they follow me.
29 What, my Father, hath given me, is, something greater than all, and, no one, can carry off out of the hand of my Father: —
What my Father gave to me is greater than all, and no one is able to seize from the hand of my Father.
30 I and the Father, are, one.
I and the Father are one.”
31 The Jews again lifted up stones, that they might stone him.
Therefore, the Jews took up stones, in order to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them—Many works, have I showed you, noble ones, from my Father: For which of those works are ye stoning me?
Jesus answered them: “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”
33 The Jews answered him—Concerning a noble work, are we not stoning thee; but concerning profane speech, —and because, thou, being, a man, art making thyself, God.
The Jews answered him: “We do not stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy and because, though you are a man, you make yourself God.”
34 Jesus answered them—Is it not written in your law: I, said, Ye are, gods?
Jesus responded to them: “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said: you are gods?’
35 If, those, he called gods, unto whom, the word of God, came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
If he called those to whom the word of God was given gods, and Scripture cannot be broken,
36 Of him whom, the Father, hallowed and sent forth into the world, are, ye, saying—Thou speakest profanely, because I said, Son of God, I am?
why do you say, about him whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You have blasphemed,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God?’
37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe in me;
If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe in me.
38 But, if I am doing them, even though, in me, ye believe not, in the works, believe, —that ye may get to know and go on to know, that the Father is, in me, and, I, am, in the Father.
But if I do them, even if you are not willing to believe in me, believe the works, so that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father.”
39 They were [therefore] again seeking to take him; and he went forth out of their hand.
Therefore, they sought to apprehend him, but he escaped from their hands.
40 And he went away again, beyond the Jordan, unto the place where John was at the first, immersing; and he abode there.
And he went again across the Jordan, to that place where John first was baptizing. And he lodged there.
41 And, many, came unto him, and were saying—John, indeed, did not so much as, one sign; but, all things, whatsoever John said concerning this one, were, true.
And many went out to him. And they were saying: “Indeed, John accomplished no signs.
42 And, many, believed on him there.
But all things whatsoever that John said about this man were true.” And many believed in him.
