Johannes 1
1 I Begynnelsen var Ordet, och Ordet var när Gudi; och Gud var Ordet.
The one who expresses [MET] ([God’s character/what God is like]) has always existed (from the beginning [MTY] [of everything/before everything began]). He has always existed with God, and he has God’s nature.
2 Det samma var i begynnelsen när Gudi.
He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
3 Genom det äro all ting gjord; och thy förutan är intet gjordt, det gjordt är.
He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
4 I thy var lifvet; och lifvet var menniskornas ljus;
He is the one who [caused everything to] live. He, who caused us people to live, [revealed to us the truth about God as] a light [MET] [reveals what is in the darkness].
5 Och ljuset lyser i mörkret; och mörkret hafver det icke begripit.
People do not want him to reveal [that what they do is evil] [MET], just [like] darkness [is evil]. But [just like] darkness cannot put out light [MET], [evil people have never prevented the one who was like a light from revealing God’s truth] (OR, [evil people have never] understood the [one who was like] a light.)
6 En man var sänd af Gudi, som het Johannes;
A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
7 Han kom till vittnesbörd, på det han skulle vittna om Ljuset, att alle skulle tro genom honom.
He came to tell people [about the one who was like] [MET] a light. He came to show that everything that the [one who was like a light] [MET] said was true, in order that he could enable all people to believe [in the one who was like a light].
8 Icke var han Ljuset; men ( han var sänd ) till att vittna om Ljuset.
John himself was not the [one who was like a] light [MET]. Instead, he came to tell others about that [one who was like a] light.
9 Det var det sanna Ljuset, hvilket upplyser alla menniskor, som komma i verlden.
[While John was doing that], the one who was truly [like] a light was about to show himself to the world. He was the one who enables all people [to know about God, as] a light [MET] enables [people to know what is in the darkness].
10 I verldene var det, och igenom det är verlden gjord; och verlden kände det icke.
Although the one [who was like a light] was [here] on the earth, and although he was the one whom [God] caused to create everything, [most] people [MTY, HYP] did not realize who he [was]. (OR, although he was the one whom [God] caused to create everything, [most] people did not accept him.)
11 Han kom till sitt eget, och hans egne anammade honom icke.
Although he came to the land that belonged to him [because he created it, most of] his own people, [the Jews], rejected him (OR, did not accept him).
12 Men allom dem, som honom anammade, gaf han magt att blifva Guds barn, dem som tro på hans Namn;
But those [of us who welcomed him, God] authorized [that we would have a relationship with] him [MET] [like] children [have a relationship with their father]. We were people who believed [that what he said] about himself [MTY] [was true].
13 Hvilke icke af blod, icke heller af köttslig vilja, icke heller af någors mans vilja, utan af Gudi födde äro.
We became [like God’s children], not because our ancestors [belonged to God], or because of someone’s sexual desires, nor because some man desired to have children like himself. Instead, we were caused by God {God caused us} to become [like] his children.
14 Och Ordet vardt kött, och bodde ibland oss; och vi sågom hans härlighet, såsom enda Sonsens härlighet af Fadrenom, full med nåd och sanning.
The one who expresses [MET] ([God’s character/what God is like]) became a human being, and he lived among us [for a while]. As a result, we saw how wonderful he is. He came from [God] his father, and there was no other person as wonderful as he. He was wonderful because he always acted (kindly toward us/in ways we did not deserve), and he always [spoke] truthfully to us [about God].
15 Johannes vittnar om honom, ropar, och säger: Denne varet, om hvilken jag sagt hafver: Efter mig skall komma, den för mig varit hafver; ty han var förr än jag;
[One day] when John was telling people about him, [he saw Jesus]. Then he shouted to them, “I told you [previously] that someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed [long] before me. This [is the man I was talking about]!”
16 Och af hans fullhet hafve vi alle fått, och nåd för nåd.
We have all benefited very much from what he has done. Again and again, he has acted in kind way toward us in ways we did not deserve.
17 Ty genom Mosen är lagen gifven; nåd och sanning är kommen genom Jesum Christum.
Moses proclaimed [God’s] laws [to our ancestors]. But what Jesus Christ did for us [was much better]. He acted in kindness toward us in ways we did not deserve and told us the truth [about God].
18 Ingen hafver någon tid sett Gud; ende Sonen, som är i Fadrens sköt, han hafver det kungjort.
No one has ever seen God. But God’s only Son, [Jesus], who has always had a very close relationship with God, has told us about God.
19 Och detta är Johannis vittnesbörd, då Judarna sände Prester och Leviter af Jerusalem, att de skulle fråga honom: Ho äst du?
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem [city] sent some [Jewish] priests and (Levites/men who worked in the temple) to where John was, to ask him some questions. They said to him, “What do you [claim about] yourself?”
20 Och han bekände, och försakade icke; och bekände han: Icke är jag Christus.
So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
21 Då frågade de honom: Hvad då; äst du Elias? Han sade: Jag är det icke. Äst du en Prophet? Och han svarade: Nej.
Then they asked him, “Then what [do you say about yourself]? Are you [the prophet] Elijah [that was prophesied to return] {([someone/another prophet]) [prophesied would return]} [before the Messiah]?” He replied, “No, [I] am not.” Then they asked him, “Are you the prophet [like Moses that] ([we are waiting for/God promised to send])?” He replied, “No.”
22 Då sade de till honom: Ho äst du, att vi måge gifva dem svar, som oss sändt hafva? Hvad säger du om dig sjelf?
So they asked him, “Then who do you [claim to be]? [Tell us] so that we can [go back and] report to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 Sade han: Jag är ens ropandes röst i öknene: Rödjer Herrans väg, som Esaias Propheten sagt hafver.
John replied, “[I] am the one [the prophet Isaiah said] would proclaim [this new message] loudly [to the people who would pass by] in this desolate area: ‘Prepare [yourselves to receive] the Lord when he comes [MET], [just like people prepare] a road [for an important official].
24 Och de, som sände voro, voro af de Phariseer.
Some of those people [who were questioning] John were ones who had been sent by the Pharisee [religious group] {whom the Pharisee [religious group] had sent}.
25 Och de frågade honom, och sade till honom: Hvi döper du då, medan du äst icke Christus, icke heller Elias, icke heller en Prophet?
They asked John, “Since [you say] you are not the Messiah, nor [the prophet] Elijah, nor the prophet [like Moses], [what authority] do you have? [Furthermore], why are you baptizing [Jews, treating them as though they were non-Jews who wanted to become Jews]?”
26 Svarade dem Johannes, och sade: Jag döper med vatten; men midt ibland eder står den I icke kännen.
John replied, “I am [just] baptizing people with water [to prepare them to welcome the Messiah]. But [right now] someone is among you whom you people do not know.
27 Han är den som efter mig komma skall, hvilken för mig varit hafver; hvilkens skotväng jag icke värdig är upplösa.
He [will preach to you] after I [am gone]. [He is so important that] I am not worthy to [serve him as a slave] [MET] [by] untying his sandals.”
28 Detta skedde i Bethabara, på hinsidon Jordan, der Johannes döpte.
Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
29 Dagen derefter såg Johannes Jesum komma till sig, och sade: Si, Guds Lamb, som borttager verldenes synd.
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. He said to the people, “Look! Here is the [man whom] God [has appointed to be a sacrifice] [MET], [like] the lambs [that the people of Israel sacrificed! By sacrificing himself] he will [make it possible for everyone in] the world to be no longer [guilty for having] sinned.
30 Denne äret, om hvilken jag sagt hafver: Efter mig skall komma en man, den för mig varit hafver; ty han var förr än jag:
He is the one about whom I said [before], ‘Someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed [long] before me.’
31 Och jag kände honom icke; men på det han skulle varda uppenbar i Israel, fördenskull är jag kommen, till att döpa med vatten.
I myself did not [previously] recognize that he [was the Messiah]. But [now I know who he is], and I have baptized people with water to enable [you people of] Israel to recognize who he is.”
32 Och Johannes vittnade, och sade: Jag såg Andan nederkomma i dufvoliknelse af himmelen, och blef på honom;
John spoke clearly [what God had shown him about Jesus]. He said, “I saw [God’s] Spirit as he was descending from heaven in the form of a dove. The Spirit remained on Jesus.
33 Och jag kände honom icke; men den som mig sände, till att döpa med vatten, han sade till mig: Öfver hvilken du far se Andan nederkomma, och blifva på honom, han är den som döper med den Helga Anda.
I myself did not know [previously] that he [was the Messiah]. However, [God] sent me to baptize people with water, [people who said they wanted to turn from their sinful ways. While I was doing that], God told me, ‘The man on whom you will see my Spirit descend and remain is the one who will put the Holy Spirit within you [(pl) to truly change your lives].’
34 Och jag såg det, och vittnade att han är Guds Son.
I saw [the Spirit descend on him], and I tell you that he is (the Son of God/the person who is both God and man).”
35 Dagen derefter stod åter Johannes, och två af hans lärjungar.
The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
36 Och som han fick se Jesum gå, sade han: Si, Guds Lamb.
When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look! There is the man God [has appointed to be a sacrifice, like] the lambs [MET] [the people of Israel have sacrificed!]”
37 Och de två hans lärjungar hörde honom tala, och följde Jesum.
(When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
38 Då vände Jesus sig om, och såg dem följa sig, och sade till dem: Hvad söken I? Då sade de till honom: Rabbi (det betyder Mästar), hvar vistas du?
Jesus turned around and saw us/them coming behind him. So he asked us/them, “What do you want?” We/They replied, “Teacher, [tell us] where you are staying, [because we want to talk with you].”
39 Då sade han till dem: Kommer, och ser. De kommo, och sågo hvar han vistades, och blefvo den dagen när honom; och det var vid tionde timman.
He replied, “Come [with me], and you will see [where I am staying]!” So we/they went with him and saw where he was staying. We/They stayed with him until about 4 o’clock (OR, from about 4 PM until the next day).
40 Och var Andreas, Simonis Petri broder, en af de två, som hade hört af Johanne; och följde Jesum.
(One of us/One of the two men) who heard what John had said and who went with Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s [younger] brother.
41 Han fann först sin broder Simon, och sade till honom: Vi hafve funnit Messiam, det betyder den Smorda.
[After Andrew left Jesus], the first thing he did was to find his own [older] brother Simon and say to him, “We have found the Messiah!”
42 Och han hade honom till Jesum. Då Jesus fick se honom, sade han: Du äst Simon, Jona son; du skall heta Cephas, det betyder hälleberg.
Then he took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him, and then said, “You are Simon. Your father’s name is John. You will be given {[I] will give you} the name Cephas.” [Cephas is an Aramaic name that means ‘solid rock’. It] means [the same in Greek as the name] Peter.
43 Dagen derefter ville Jesus gå ut i Galileen; och fann Philippum, och sade till honom: Följ mig.
The next day [Jesus] decided to leave [the Jordan River valley]. He went to Galilee [district] and (OR, on the way there he) found a man named Philip. Jesus said to him, “Come with me!”
44 Och var Philippus af Bethsaida, Andree och Petri stad.
Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
45 Philippus fann Nathanael, och sade till honom: Den som Mose hafver skrifvit om i lagen, och Propheterna, hafve vi funnit, Jesum, Josephs son af Nazareth.
Then Philip [searched for] Nathaniel and found him, and said to him, “We have met [the Messiah], the one Moses [wrote about]! The prophets also [prophesied that he would come]. He is Jesus, from Nazareth [town]. His father’s name is Joseph.”
46 Och Nathanael sade till honom: Kan något godt komma af Nazareth? Philippus sade till honom: Kom, och se.
Nathaniel replied, “Nazareth? (Nothing good can come from [such an unimportant place]!/Can anything good come from [such an unimportant place]?) [RHQ]” Philip replied, “Come and see!”
47 Jesus såg Nathanael komma till sig, och sade om honom: Si, en rätt Israelit, i hvilkom intet svek är.
When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
48 Då sade Nathanael till honom: Hvaraf känner du mig? Jesus svarade, och sade till honom: Förr än Philippus kallade dig, då du vast under fikonaträt, såg jag dig.
Nathaniel asked him, “How do you know what I [am like]?” Jesus replied, “I saw you before Philip called you, when you were [by yourself] under the fig tree.”
49 Nathanael svarade, och sade till honom: Rabbi, du äst Guds Son: Du äst Israels Konung.
Then Nathaniel declared, “Teacher, you [must be] (the Son of God/the person who is both God and man)! You are the King of Israel [we have been waiting for]!”
50 Jesus svarade, och sade till honom: Efter det jag sade dig, att jag såg dig under fikonaträt, tror du; större ting, än desse äro, skall du få se;
Jesus replied to him, “You [RHQ] believe [those things about me] because I told you I saw you when you were under the fig tree. [I was able to see you supernaturally even though I was far away from you]. But you will see [me do] things that are more surprising than that!”
51 Och sade till honom: Sannerliga, sannerliga säger jag eder: Härefter skolen I få se himmelen öppen, och Guds Änglar fara upp och neder öfver menniskones Son.
Then Jesus said to him, “This is the absolute truth: [Just like what your ancestor Jacob saw long ago in a vision], some day you [(pl)] will see heaven opened up, and you will see God’s angels ascending from me and descending on me, the one who came from heaven.”
