Juan 1
1 Sa sinugdan mao na ang Pulong, ug ang Pulong uban sa Dios, ug Dios ang Pulong.
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 Kini siya sa sinugdan uban sa Dios.
He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
3 Ang tanang mga butang nangahimo pinaagi kaniya; ug niadtong mga nangahimo na, walay bisan usa nga nahimo nga dili pinaagi kaniya.
He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
4 Diha kaniya ang kinabuhi, ug ang maong kinabuhi mao ang kahayag alang sa mga tawo.
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 Ug ang kahayag nagadan-ag sa taliwala sa kangitngitan, ug ang kangitngitan wala makabuntog kaniya.
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 Dihay usa ka tawo nga ginganlan si Juan nga pinadala gikan sa Dios.
A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
7 Siya mianhi sa pagsaksi, sa pagpanghimatuod mahitungod sa kahayag, aron ang tanan motoo pinaagi kaniya.
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 Kini siya dili mao ang kahayag, hinonoa siya mianhi aron sa pagpanghimatuod mahitungod sa kahayag.
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 Ang matuod nga kahayag nga nagaiwag sa matag-usa ka tawo, kini nagsingabut sa kalibutan.
[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 Ug siya dinhi na sa kalibutan, ug ang kalibutan nahimo pinaagi kaniya, ngani ang kalibutan wala makaila kaniya.
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 Siya nahiabut diha sa iyang kaugalingon, ngani ang iyang mga tawo wala modawat kaniya.
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 Apan sa tanang midawat kaniya, sa tanang mitoo sa iyang ngalan, kanila naghatag siyag kagahum sa pagkahimong mga anak sa Dios,
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 kanila nga nangatawo dili gumikan sa dugo, ni sa pagbuot sa unod, ni sa pagbuot sa lalaki, kondili sa Dios.
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 Ug ang Pulong nahimong tawo ug ipon kanamo mipuyo siya nga puno sa grasya ug sa kamatuoran; ug among nakita ang iyang himaya, ang himaya nga ingon sa pagadawaton sa bugtong Anak gikan sa Amahan.
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 (Si Juan naghimog pagpanghimatuod mahitungod kaniya, ug misinggit nga nag-ingon, "Mao kini siya ang gihisgutan ko sa akong pag-ingon, `Siya nga umaanhi sunod kanako gikapahimutang na unahan kanako, kay siya una pa man kanako,'")
[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 Ug gikan sa maong pagkapuno niya kaming tanan nanagpakadawat, grasya tungod sa grasya.
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 Kay ang kasugoan gihatag pinaagi kang Moises, apan ang grasya ug ang kamatuoran miabut pinaagi kang Jesu-Cristo.
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 Wala pa gayuy tawo nga nakakita sa Dios; ang bugtong Anak, nga anaa sa sabakan sa Amahan kini siya mao ang nagpaila kaniya.
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 Ug mao kini ang gipanghimatuod ni Juan sa diha nga gipadala kaniya sa mga Judio ang mga sacerdote ug mga Levita gikan sa Jerusalem aron sa pagpangutana kaniya, "Kinsa ka man?"
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 Siya mitug-an, siya wala maglimod; hinonoa mitug-an siya nga nag-ingon, "Ako dili mao ang Cristo."
So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
21 Ug sila nangutana kaniya, "Unsa ka man diay? Si Elias ka ba?" Siya miingon, "Dili." "Ikaw ba ang profeta?" Siya mitubag, "Dili."
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 Unya miingon sila kaniya, "Kinsa ka man lagi? Tug-ani kami aron adunay among ikatubag sa mga nanagsugo kanamo. Unsa may imong ikasulti bahin sa imong kaugalingon?"
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 Ug siya miingon, "Ako mao ang tingog sa magasinggit diha sa mga awaaw, `Tul-ira ninyo ang agian sa Ginoo,' sumala sa giingon ni Isaias nga profeta."
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 Ug kini sila mga sinugo gikan sa mga Fariseo.
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 Ug sila nangutana kaniya, "Nan, nganong nagapangbautismo ka man, nga dili ka man diay mao ang Cristo, ni si Elias, ni ang profeta?"
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 Ug si Juan mitubag kanila, "Ako nagapangbautismo sa tubig, apan diha sa taliwala ninyo anaay nagatindog nga wala ninyo hiilhi,
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 siya nga mao ang magaanhi sunod kanako, sa kang kinsang higot sa sapin ako dili gani takus sa paghubad."
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 Kini didto mahitabo sa Betania, tabok sa Jordan, diin si Juan nagpangbautismo.
Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
29 Ug sa pagkasunod nga adlaw iyang nakita si Jesus nga nagpaingon kaniya, ug siya miingon, "Tan-awa, mao kana ang Cordero sa Dios, nga magakuha sa sala sa kalibutan!
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 Mao kana siya ang gihisgutan ko sa akong pag-ingon, `Sunod kanako moanhi ang usa ka tawo nga gikapahimutang na unahan kanako, kay siya una pa man kanako.'
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 Ug ako gayud gani wala man masayud kaniya; mao lamang nga mianhi ako nga nagpangbautismo sa tubig aron ikapadayag siya ngadto sa Israel."
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 Ug si Juan nagpanghimatuod nga nag-ingon, "Nakita ko ang Espiritu nga mikunsad ingon ug salampati gikan sa langit, ug kini nagpabilin diha kaniya.
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 Ako gayud wala masayud kaniya, apan siya nga nagsugo kanako sa pagpangbautismo sa tubig miingon kanako, `Siya nga imong makita nga pagakunsaran ug pagapuy-an sa Espiritu, mao kana siya ang magapangbautismo diha sa Espiritu Santo.'
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 Ug ako nakakita ug gipanghimatuod ko nga kini siya mao ang Anak sa Dios."
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 Ug sa pagkasunod nga adlaw didto na usab si Juan nagtindog uban sa duha sa iyang mga tinun-an;
The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
36 ug siya mitan-aw kang Jesus samtang kini naglakaw, ug siya miingon, "Tan-awa, mao kana ang Cordero sa Dios!"
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 Ug ang duha ka mga tinun-an nakadungog kaniya sa iyang pagsulti niini, ug sila minunot kang Jesus.
(When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
38 Ug si Jesus milingi ug iyang nakita sila nga nanagsunod kaniya, ug siya miingon kanila, "Unsay inyong gipangita?" Ug sila miingon kaniya, "Rabi (nga sa ato pa, Magtutudlo), diin ka magpuyo?"
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 Ug siya miingon kanila, "Umari kamo ug makita ninyo." Ug sila miadto ug ilang nakita ang iyang gipuy-an; ug sila mipabilin uban kaniya nianang adlawa, kay kadto may ikanapulo na man ang takna.
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 Usa sa duha nga nakadungog sa pagsulti ni Juan ug misunod kang Jesus, mao si Andres nga igsoon ni Simon Pedro.
(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 Ug iyang nakaplagan pag-una ang iyang igsoon nga si Simon, ug miingon kaniya, "Gikahibalag namo ang Mesias" (nga sa ato pa, Cristo);
[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 ug iyang gidala siya ngadto kang Jesus. Ug si Jesus misud-ong kaniya ug miingon, "Ikaw diay si Simon, ang anak ni Juan? Pagatawgon ikaw nga Cefas" (nga sa ato pa, Pedro).
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 Ug sa pagkasunod nga adlaw si Jesus buot moadto sa Galilea. Ug iyang gikahibalag si Felipe ug siya miingon kaniya, "Sumunod ka kanako."
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 Kini si Felipe taga-Betsaida, ang lungsod nila ni Andres ug Pedro.
Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
45 Ug gikahibalag ni Felipe si Natanael, ug siya miingon kaniya, "Among gikahibalag siya nga mahitungod gani kaniya si Moises diha sa kasugoan ug usab ang mga profeta nanagsulat, mahitungod kang Jesus nga Nazaretnon, nga anak ni Jose."
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 Ug si Natanael nangutana kaniya, "Aduna ba guy maayong butang gikan sa Nazaret?" Si Felipe mitubag kaniya, "Umari ka ug tan-awa."
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 Ug nakita ni Jesus si Natanael nga nagpaingon kaniya, ug siya miingon mahitungod kaniya, "Tan-awa, aniay usa ka tinuod gayud nga Israelinhon, kang kinsa wala ang pagkalimbongan!"
When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
48 Ug si Natanael nangutana kaniya, "Naunsa ba nga nakaila ka man diay kanako?" Si Jesus mitubag kaniya, "Sa wala ka pa tawga ni Felipe, samtang nagpasilong ikaw diha sa kahoyng igera, nakita ko ikaw."
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 Ug si Natanael miingon kaniya, "Rabi, ikaw mao ang Anak sa Dios! Ikaw mao ang Hari sa Israel!"
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 Ug si Jesus mitubag kaniya, "Mitoo ba ikaw tungod lang sa akong pag-ingon kanimo nga nakita ko ikaw nga nagpasilong diha sa kahoyng igera? Makita ra unya nimo ang labi pa ka dagkung mga butang kay niini."
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 Ug siya miingon pa kaniya, "Sa pagkatinuod, sa pagkatinuod, magaingon ako kaninyo, nga makita ra unya ninyo ang langit nga maabli ug ang mga manolunda sa Dios nga magakayab ug magakunsad sa ibabaw sa Anak sa Tawo."
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.”
