Iohannem 2
1 Et die tertia nuptiae factae sunt in Cana Galilaeae, et erat mater Iesu ibi.
Two days later there was a wedding [celebration] in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. Jesus’ mother was there.
2 Vocatus est autem et Iesus, et discipuli eius ad nuptias.
Jesus and [we] his disciples [were also there, because] we had been invited {someone had invited us} also.
3 Et deficiente vino, dicit mater Iesu ad eum: Vinum non habent.
When the guests had drunk all the wine [that was there], Jesus’ mother said to him, “The wine is all gone; [can you do something about that]?”
4 Et dicit ei Iesus: Quid mihi, et tibi est, mulier? nondum venit hora mea.
Jesus said to her, “Ma’am/Woman, (do not [tell] me [what to do]!/why do you [tell] me [what to do]?) [RHQ] It is not yet time [MTY] [to show] that I am [the Messiah by working miracles].”
5 Dicit mater eius ministris: Quodcumque dixerit vobis, facite.
Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!”
6 Erant autem ibi lapideae hydriae sex positae secundum purificationem Iudaeorum, capientes singulae metretas binas vel ternas.
There were six [empty] stone jars there. The Jews [habitually put water in them] to use for washing things [to make them acceptable to God]. Each jar held (20 to 30 gallons/80 to 120 liters).
7 Dicit eis Iesus: Implete hydrias aqua. Et impleverunt eas usque ad summum.
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.
8 Et dicit eis Iesus: Haurite nunc, et ferte architriclino. Et tulerunt.
Then he told them, “Now, ladle out some [of it] and take it (to the head waiter/to the master of ceremonies).” So the servants did that.
9 Ut autem gustavit architriclinus aquam vinum factam, et non sciebat unde esset, ministri autem sciebant, qui hauserant aquam: vocat sponsum architriclinus,
(The head waiter/The master of ceremonies) tasted the water, which had now become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who had ladled out the wine knew. [The wine was delicious]! So he called the bridegroom over,
10 et dicit ei: Omnis homo primum bonum vinum ponit: et cum inebriati fuerint, tunc id, quod deterius est. Tu autem servasti bonum vinum usque adhuc.
and said to him, “Everyone [else] serves the best wine first. Then when the guests have drunk so much [that they cannot tell the difference], [they serve] the cheap wine. But you [have not done what others do]. You have kept the best wine until now!”
11 Hoc fecit initium signorum Iesus in Cana Galilaeae: et manifestavit gloriam suam, et crediderunt in eum discipuli eius.
That was the first miracle that Jesus did. He did it in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. By doing it he showed how awesome he is, and as a result, [we] his disciples believed that he [truly was the Messiah].
12 Post haec descendit Capharnaum ipse, et mater eius, et fratres eius, et discipuli eius: et ibi manserunt non multis diebus.
Jesus then went down to Capernaum [city] with his mother and [younger] brothers and [us] his disciples. We stayed there several days.
13 Et prope erat Pascha Iudaeorum, et ascendit Iesus Ierosolymam:
Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], Jesus [and we his disciples] went up to Jerusalem.
14 et invenit in templo vendentes boves, et oves, et columbas, et numularios sedentes.
There, in the Temple [courtyard], he saw some men who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons [for sacrifices]. He also saw men who were sitting at tables, [making a big profit as they] gave people [Temple tax] coins in exchange for [their Roman] coins.
15 Et cum fecisset quasi flagellum de funiculis, omnes eiecit de templo, oves quoque, et boves, et numulariorum effudit aes, et mensas subvertit.
Then Jesus made a whip from some cords and [used it to] chase out the sheep and cattle from the Temple [courtyard]. By overturning their tables he scattered the coins of the men who were exchanging them.
16 Et his, qui columbas vendebant, dixit: Auferte ista hinc, et nolite facere domum patris mei, domum negotiationis.
He said to those who were selling doves, “Take these doves away [from here]! Stop [defiling] my Father’s Temple [by] making it a market!”
17 Recordati sunt vero discipuli eius quia scriptum est: Zelus domus tuae comedit me.
Then [we] disciples remembered that these words had been written {that [someone/David] had written [these words]} [in the Scriptures prophesying what the Messiah would say]: “Others [PRS] will strongly oppose me because I greatly desire that [people respect] your Sacred Tent.”
18 Responderunt ergo Iudaei, et dixerunt ei: Quod signum ostendis nobis quia haec facis?
So [one of] the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “What miracle will you perform to show us that [you have authority from God] to do these things?”
19 Respondit Iesus, et dixit eis: Solvite templum hoc, et in tribus diebus excitabo illud.
Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
20 Dixerunt ergo Iudaei: Quadraginta et sex annis aedificatum est templum hoc, et tu in tribus diebus excitabis illud?
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said, “We have been building this Temple for 46 years [and it is not finished yet]! So (there is no way you will build it within three days!/how will you build it within three days?) [RHQ]”
21 Ille autem dicebat de templo corporis sui.
But when Jesus said that about the temple, [he was really talking about] his own body.
22 Cum ergo resurrexisset a mortuis, recordati sunt discipuli eius, quia hoc dicebat, et crediderunt scripturae, et sermoni, quem dixit Iesus.
[Later], after Jesus had [died and had] become alive again, [we] his disciples remembered the words he had said. As a result, we believed [what had been prophesied in] the Scriptures [about the Messiah becoming alive again], and we believed that what Jesus said [was true].
23 Cum autem esset Ierosolymis in pascha in die festo, multi crediderunt in nomine eius, videntes signa eius, quae faciebat.
While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many people came to believe [that he was the Messiah] because they saw the miracles he was performing.
24 Ipse autem Iesus non credebat semetipsum eis, eo quod ipse nosset omnes,
But he did not let them tell him what he should do [as the Messiah], because he knew within himself what they were all [thinking].
25 et quia opus ei non erat ut quis testimonium perhiberet de homine: ipse enim sciebat quid esset in homine.
He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were [thinking and wanting].
