Jan 1
1 Na počátku bylo Slovo, a to Slovo bylo u Boha, a to Slovo byl Bůh.
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 To bylo na počátku u Boha.
He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
3 Všecky věci skrze ně učiněny jsou, a bez něho nic není učiněno, což učiněno jest.
He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
4 V něm život byl, a život byl světlo lidí.
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 A to Světlo v temnostech svítí, ale tmy ho neobsáhly.
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 Byl člověk poslaný od Boha, jemuž jméno bylo Jan.
A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
7 Ten přišel na svědectví, aby svědčil o tom Světle, aby všickni uvěřili skrze něho.
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 Nebyl on to Světlo, ale poslán byl, aby svědectví vydával o tom Světle.
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 Tenť byl to pravé Světlo, jenž osvěcuje každého člověka přicházejícího na svět.
[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 Na světě byl, a svět skrze něho učiněn jest, a svět ho nepoznal.
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 Do svého vlastního přišel, a vlastní jeho nepřijali ho.
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 Kteříž pak koli přijali jej, dal jim moc syny Božími býti, totiž těm, kteříž věří ve jméno jeho,
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 Kteřížto ne ze krví, ani z vůle těla, ani z vůle muže, ale z Boha zplozeni jsou.
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 A Slovo to tělo učiněno jest, a přebývalo mezi námi, (a viděli jsme slávu jeho, slávu jakožto jednorozeného od Otce, ) plné milosti a pravdy.
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 Jan svědectví vydával o něm, a volal, řka: Tentoť jest, o němž jsem pravil, že po mně přišed, předšel mne; nebo přednější jest nežli já.
[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 A z plnosti jeho my všickni vzali jsme, a to milost za milost.
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 Nebo zákon skrze Mojžíše dán jest, ale milost a pravda skrze Ježíše Krista stala se jest.
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 Boha žádný nikdy neviděl, ale jednorozený Syn, kterýž jest v lůnu Otce, onť jest nám vypravil.
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 A totoť jest svědectví Janovo, když poslali Židé z Jeruzaléma kněží a Levíty, aby se ho otázali: Ty kdo jsi?
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 I vyznal a nezapřel, a vyznal: Že já nejsem ten Kristus.
So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
21 I otázali se ho: Což pak? Eliáš jsi ty? I řekl: Nejsem. Tedy jsi ten Prorok? Odpověděl: Nejsem.
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 I řekli jemu: Kdožs pak? Ať odpověd dáme těm, kteříž nás poslali. Co pravíš sám o sobě?
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 Řekl: Já jsem hlas volajícího na poušti: Spravte cestu Páně, jakož pověděl Izaiáš prorok.
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 Ti pak, kteříž byli posláni, z farizeů byli.
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 I otázali se ho a řekli jemu: Pročež tedy křtíš, poněvadž ty nejsi Kristus, ani Eliáš, ani Prorok?
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 Odpověděl jim Jan, řka: Já křtím vodou, ale uprostřed vás stojí, jehož vy neznáte.
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 Ten ačkoli po mně přišel, však předšel mne, u jehožto obuvi já nejsem hoden rozvázati řeménka.
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 Toto v Betabaře stalo se za Jordánem, kdežto Jan křtil.
Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
29 Druhého pak dne uzřel Jan Ježíše, an jde k němu. I dí: Aj, Beránek Boží, kterýž snímá hřích světa.
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 Tentoť jest, o kterémž jsem já pravil, že za mnou jde muž, kterýž mne předšel; nebo přednější jest nežli já.
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 A já jsem ho neznal, ale aby zjeven byl lidu Izraelskému, proto jsem já přišel, křtě vodou.
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 A svědectví vydal Jan, řka: Viděl sem Ducha sstupujícího jako holubice s nebe, a zůstal na něm.
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 A já jsem ho neznal, ale kterýž mne poslal křtíti vodou, ten mi řekl: Nad kýmž uzříš Ducha sstupujícího a zůstávajícího na něm, tenť jest, kterýž křtí Duchem svatým.
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 A já jsem viděl, a svědectví jsem vydal, že on jest ten Syn Boží.
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 Druhého pak dne opět stál Jan, a z učedlníků jeho dva,
The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
36 A uzřev Ježíše, an se prochází, řekl: Aj, Beránek Boží.
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 I slyšeli ho dva učedlníci mluvícího, a šli za Ježíšem.
(When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
38 I obrátiv se Ježíš, a uzřev je, ani jdou za ním, dí jim: Co hledáte? A oni řekli jemu: Rabbi, (jenž se vykládá: Mistře, ) kde bydlíš?
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 Dí jim: Pojďte a vizte. I šli, aby viděli, kde by bydlil, a zůstali u něho ten den; neb bylo již okolo desáté hodiny.
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 Byl pak Ondřej, bratr Šimona Petra, jeden ze dvou, kteříž byli to slyšeli od Jana, a šli za ním.
(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 I nalezl ten první bratra svého vlastního Šimona, a řekl mu: Nalezli jsme Mesiáše, jenž se vykládá Kristus.
[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 I přivedl jej k Ježíšovi. A pohleděv naň Ježíš, dí: Ty jsi Šimon, syn Jonášův, ty slouti budeš Céfas, jenž se vykládá Petr.
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 Na druhý pak den Ježíš chtěl vyjíti do Galilee, i nalezl Filipa, a řekl jemu: Pojď za mnou.
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 A byl Filip z Betsaidy, města Ondřejova a Petrova.
Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
45 Nalezl také Filip Natanaele. I dí jemu: O kterémž psal Mojžíš v Zákoně a Proroci, nalezli jsme Ježíše, syna Jozefova z Nazaréta.
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 I řekl jemu Natanael: A může z Nazaréta co dobrého býti? Řekl jemu Filip: Pojď a viz.
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 Vida Ježíš Natanaele, an jde k němu, i dí o něm: Aj, právě Izraelitský, v němžto lsti není.
When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
48 Řekl mu Natanael: Jakž ty mne znáš? Odpověděl Ježíš a řekl jemu: Prve nežli tě Filip zavolal, kdyžs byl pod fíkem, viděl jsem tebe.
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 Odpověděl Natanael a řekl jemu: Mistře, ty jsi Syn Boží, ty jsi ten Král Izraelský.
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 Odpověděl Ježíš a řekl jemu: Žeť jsem řekl: Viděl jsem tebe pod fíkem, věříš? Větší věci nad tyto uzříš.
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 I dí mu: Amen, amen pravím vám: Od tohoto času uzříte nebe otevřené, a anděly Boží vstupující a sstupující na Syna člověka.
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.”
