John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was face to face with God, and the Word was God.
B'resheet ·In the beginning of the beginning· was ha D'var ·the Word·, and ha D'var ·the Word· was with God, and ha D'var ·the Word· was God.
2 He was face to face with God in the Beginning.
The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things came into being through him, and apart from him nothing that exists came into being.
All things came to be through him and without him nothing made had being.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light is shining in the darkness, and the darkness has not overwhelmed it
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 A man came into being, sent from God, whose name was John.
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John [Yah is gracious].
7 He came as a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light - so that all men might believe through him.
The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might trust through him.
8 He was not the Light; it was to bear testimony concerning the Light that he came into being.
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
9 The true Light, which enlightens every man, was then coming into the world.
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and through him the world came into being, yet the world knew him not.
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.
11 He came to his own creation, and his own folk welcomed him not.
He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
12 But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who trust in his name:
13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory - glory as of the Father’s only Son - full of grace and truth.
Ha D'var ·The Word· became flesh, and tabernacled among us. We saw his shekhinah ·manifest weighty glory and presence of God·, such shekhinah ·manifest weighty glory and presence of God· as of the one and only Son of the Abba ·Father·, full of grace and truth.
15 John bore witness concerning him, and cried aloud, saying, "This is he of whom I said, ‘He who is coming after me has been put before me, for he was before me.’"
John [Yah is gracious] testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
16 For out of his fulness we have all received, yes, grace upon grace.
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
17 For the Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the Torah ·Teaching· was given through Moses [Drawn out]; grace and truth came through Yeshua Messiah [Salvation Anointed one].
18 No man has ever seen God; God, only begotten, who is in the bosom of the Father - he has interpreted him.
No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of Abba ·Father familiar, Dear Dad·, he has declared him.
19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent some priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
This is John [Yah is gracious]’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites [Descendants of United with] from Jerusalem [City of peace] to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 He acknowledged - he did not deny it - but acknowledged, "I am not the Christ."
He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Messiah [Anointed one].”
21 "What then?" they questioned; "Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he replied.
They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah [My God Yah]?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet (promised Messiah)?” He answered, “No.”
22 Then said they to him. "Who are you? That we may give some answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"
They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 He said, "I am a voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as said the prophet Isaiah."
He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of MarYah [Master Yahweh],’ as Isaiah [Salvation of Yah] the prophet said.”
24 Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him;
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees [Separated].
25 so they questioned him, saying, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
They asked him, “Why then do you mikvah ·baptise·, if you are not the Messiah [Anointed one], nor Elijah [My God Yah], nor the prophet (promised Messiah)?”
26 "I indeed am baptizing in water," John said in reply, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not recognize,
John [Yah is gracious] answered them, “I mikvah ·baptise· in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.
27 One who is to come after me, whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to untie."
He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
28 This happened in Bethany, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
These things were done in Bethany [House of affliction] beyond the Jordan [Descender], where John [Yah is gracious] was baptizing.
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said. "Behold, that is God’s Lamb, who takes and bears away the sin of the world.
The next day, he saw Yeshua [Salvation] coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the abstract sin ·miss the mark· of the world!
30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes One who has been put before me, for he was before me.’
This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’
31 I myself did not recognize him; I only came baptizing in water, in order that he might be openly shown to Israel."
I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel [God prevails].”
32 John also bore this testimony, saying. "I saw the Spirit like a dove descend from heaven and rest upon him.
John [Yah is gracious] testified, saying, “I have seen haRuach [the Spirit, Breath] descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
33 And I did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting upon him, is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to mikvah ·baptise· in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see haRuach [the Spirit, Breath] descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who does mikvah ·baptise· in Ruach haKodesh [Spirit, Breath of the Holiness].’
34 This I have seen, and I am become a witness to the fact that he is the Son of God."
I have seen, and have testified that this is the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·.”
35 Next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples.
Again, the next day, John [Yah is gracious] was standing with two of his disciples,
36 After gazing intently on Jesus as he walked about, he said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"
and he looked at Yeshua [Salvation] as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
37 The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus.
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Yeshua [Salvation].
38 Then Jesus turned and saw them following him, and said, "What do you want?" They replied, "Rabbi" (which may be translated ‘Teacher’), "where are you staying?"
Yeshua [Salvation] turned, and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi!” (Which is to say, being interpreted, ·Teacher·). “Where are you staying?”
39 He said to them, "Come, and you shall see." So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four o’clock in the afternoon.
He said to them, “Come, and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon.
40 One of the two men who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
One of the two who heard John [Yah is gracious], and followed him, was Andrew [Manly], Simeon Peter [Hearing Rock]’s brother.
41 In the morning he found his brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (a word which means Christ, the Anointed One).
He first found his own brother, Simeon [Hearing], and said to him, “We have found the Messiah [Anointed one]!” (which is, being interpreted, Moshiach ·Anointed one·).
42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him and said. "You are Simon, son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (or ‘Peter,’ which means ‘Rock’).
He brought him to Yeshua [Salvation]. Yeshua [Salvation] looked at him, and said, “You are Simeon [Hearing] the son of Jonah [Dove]. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter [Rock]).
43 Next day Jesus decided to go into Galilee; and he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee [District, Circuit], and he found Philip [Loves horses]. Yeshua [Salvation] said to him, “Follow me.”
44 Now Philip belonged to Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
Now Philip [Loves horses] was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew [Manly] and Peter [Rock].
45 Then Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found him about whom Moses wrote in the Law, as did the prophets - Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph’s son."
Philip [Loves horses] found Nathanael [Given by God], and said to him, “We have found the one that Moses [Drawn out] wrote about in the Torah ·Teaching·, and the Prophets— it is Yeshua [Salvation] son of Joseph [May he add] from Nazareth [Branch, Separated one].”
46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
Nathanael [Given by God] said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth [Branch, Separated one]?” Philip [Loves horses] said to him, “Come and see.”
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and said, "Behold a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit."
Yeshua [Salvation] saw Nathanael [Given by God] coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite [Descendant of God prevails] indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
48 "How do you know me?" asked Nathanael. "Before Philip called you," replied Jesus, "when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
Nathanael [Given by God] said to him, “How do you know me?” Yeshua [Salvation] answered him, “Before Philip [Loves horses] called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 "Rabbi," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God; you are King of Israel."
Nathanael [Given by God] answered him, “Rabbi ·Teacher·, you are the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·! You are Melek Isra'el [King of God prevails]!”
50 Jesus said in reply. "Do you believe because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree?’
Yeshua [Salvation] answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you trust? You will see greater things than these!”
51 You shall see greater things than that! Believe me," he added, "you all shall see heaven opened wide, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."
He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
