John 1
1 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.
Shin shin aap'o fa'e b́tesh, aap'onwere Ik'oke b́ teshi, aap'manwere Ik'e b́ teshi.
2 He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
Bí shin shin Ik'ontoni b́ taash.
3 He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
Jam keewo bína bí azee, azeets jamotse ikonwor bí bíazrawo azeetso aaliye.
4 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].
Bíyoknowere kasho fa'e b́ teshi, kashanwere ashuwotssh sháána b́ teshi.
5 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.)
Shááno t'aluwats c'eeshitwe, t'alwonu shááno da'aratse.
6 A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
Ik'oke wosheetso Yohanisi eteets ash iko fa'e b́ tesh.
7 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].
B́ gawts gawon jamo bíamanitwok'o bí shááni jangosh gaw wotat b́weyi.
8 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.
Bíwere shááni jangoni gawosh b́ weyi bako bí b́tookon sháánaliye.
9 [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].
Ash jamwotssh c'eshitwo ariko wottso shááno dats jamwats woke b́ fa'oni.
10 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.)
Bíwere datsanatse b́ teshi, datsanwere bí'azee bíne, datsanmó bín danatsane.
11 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).
B́ik wottswotsok waare, b́ jirwotsmó bín de'atsne.
12 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].
Wotowabako b́ keewu dek'tswotsnat b́ shútson amants jamwots Ik'o nana'uwotsi bowotitwok'owe alo boosh b́mi.
13 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.
Bowere Ik'atse shuwekno bako ash naaratse, man etonwere meetsi shnunon wee nungshe mááts gonkewon shuweratsne.
14 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].
Aap'onu meets wotere, s'aatonat arikono s'eent no dagotse beere, b́ nihoke waats ik s'uz na'o mangok'o wottso b́ mangonowere bek'rone.
15 [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]!”
Yohanswere «Ekeew taayere il weyirumań taayere shin fa'o b́teshtsotse taayere ayidek't bogfe etaat itsh tkeewtsoniye haniye, » ett kuhat b́keewi.
16 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.
B́ s'eenatse no noúnets s'aatats s'aato dek'rone,
17 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].
Nemo Muse weerone imeyi, s'aatonat aronmo Iyesus Krstos weerone b́ weyi.
18 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.
B́jamon Ik' bek'tso konwor aaliye, wotowa eree Ik'o niho sheetsotse fa'a ik s'uzo b́naayi, bíwere Ik'wottsoni noosh kish kitsiye.
19 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?”
Ayhudi naashwots Iyersalemitsi kahniwotsnat Lewawino etefwotsn Yohansok woshat, «Kone nee?» ett boatiyor b́ imts gawo hank'oyiye.
20 So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
Bí «Taa Krstos taanaliye» et b́ gawi bako gawo gawosh k'aze eraatse.
21 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.”
Bowere «Beree nee kone? Eliyas neeneya?» ett bín boaati. Bíwere «Taanaliye» ett boosh bíaniyi. Bowere «Weetwe eteetso nebiyiwo neeneya?» bo et. Bíwere «bí taanaliye» bí eti.
22 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?”
Bowere «Beree konene? Noon woshetsuwotssh nokeewish n took jangosh aawk'owe nieteti?» bo eti.
23 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].
Bíwere «Nebiywo Isayas b́ keewtsok'on Taa ‹Doonzo weero katsuwre› et fere worotse kuhiru asho k'aaro taane» bí eti.
24 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}.
Ashuwotswere bo woshe ferisawiwotsi etefuwotsitsna botesh,
25 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]?”
Beree, «Nee Krstosi wee Eliyasi wee weetwe eteets nebiyo woto nk'azihakon eegoshe n gupiri?» ett bínboaati.
26 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.
Yohansuwere hank'o ett boosh bíaaniy, «Taa tgupirye aatsone, eree it it danawo it dagotse b́ ned'iriye.
27 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.”
Bí taayere ile b́ weetiye, taa b́ c'aami tipi joko bitsosh dab bodktanaliye.»
28 Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
Man b́ wotwere Yohans b́ gupfoke Yordanos fokoniyere bak'etse Betani kitotsna b́tesh.
29 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.
Yatsok'on Yohans Iyesusi b́ maants b́waafere bek't hank'o bíet «Datsantsi morro k'aa'ubazetwo Ik'i mereero haniye!
30 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.’
‹T shutsatse weyiru ekeew taayere shino b́ teshtsotse taayere ayidek't bogfe› ti ettsoniye haniye.
31 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.”
Taawor ttookish bín danaaktana b́tesh, ernmó Isra'el ashuwotssh b́ be'eyish taa aatson gupfere t weyi.
32 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.
Manats dabt Yohans hank'o ett gawere S'ayin shayiro erkukundok'o darotse oot't biyats b́ k'ot'efre t bek'i.
33 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].’
Taawor bín danaktane, ernmó aatson tgupetwok'o taan woshtsoniye, ‹Shayiro ood'r bíats b́ beewor n bek'etwo S'ayin shayiron gupetwo bíne› ett taash keewi.
34 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).”
Tawor han bek're, bí Ik'o naayi b́wottsok'owo gawitwe.»
35 The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
Yatsok'on Yohans b́ danif gitetswotsnton aani manoke need'dek'tni b́ tesh,
36 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!]”
Yohans Iyesus man weeron b́beshefere bek't, «Hambe! Ik'oko mereroni!» bí et.
37 (When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
Yohans danif gitetswots Yohans man b́ keewfere shisht Iyesus shutsats shoydek't bo ami.
38 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].”
Iyesus wongr et aanat s'ilbek't, «Eebi it geyiri?» bíet. Bowere, «Rebi! eewke n beefoni?» boet. (rebi etoni danifino eta.)
39 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).
Bíwere, «Waa s'iilere» bí eti. Eshe amt aak b́byirwok'o bos'ili. Manots aawots bínton towat bojin, manwere aaw tatsi sa'atok'oyi b́tesh.
40 (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.
Yohans b́ keewts keewo shisht Iyesus shuuts amts b́ danif gitetswotsitse iko Simon P'et'ros eshu Indriyasi b́teshi.
41 [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!”
Indriyas shin shino b́ eshu Sim'onok amt «Mesihiyo daatsdek'rone» bí et. (mesihiya eto Krstosi eta, wee fuuteka eta)
42 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.
Maniye il Indriyas Sim'oni Iyesusok dek't b́weyi. Iyesuswere t'iwintsdek't s'iilt, «Nee Yona naay Simon neene, haniye hakonmo Keefi eteyar s'egetune» bíet. (Keefi etonmu: P'et'rosi wee shútsi s'ala etee).
43 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!”
Yatsok'on Iyesus Gelilmants amo b́gee, Flip'osi daatsdek't, «T shuutso shoy de wowe» bí eti.
44 Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
Flip'os Indriyasnat P'et'rosnkok'o Bete Sayda eteets kitutsi asha b́tesh.
45 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.”
Filip'os Natna'eli daatsdek't, «Muse nemi mas'afatse, nebiyiwots bek'i mas'afatse b́ jangosh bo guut'tso daatsdek'rone, bíwere Yosef naay Nazrettso Iyesusiye» bí et.
46 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!”
Natnaelmó, «Nazretitse sheeng keewo b́jamon daatsewo falitwa k'úúna?» bí eti. Filp'osuwere «Waar s'iile!» bíet.
47 When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
Natnael b́ maants b́waafere bek't Iyesus «Hambe! gond fino bíatse datserawo ariko Isra'el ashoni!» ett b́jangosh b́keewi.
48 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.”
Natnaeluwere «Aawokneya taan ndani?» bíet. Iyesuswere «Filip'os neenbs'egfetsere shino Belesi mitú shirotse n befere neen bek're» ett bísh bíaniyi.
49 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]!”
Manoor Natna'el, «Danifono! nee Ik'o naay neene! nee Isra'el naasho neene!» bí et.
50 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!”
Iyesusu hank'owa bíet, «Nee ni aman, ‹Belesi mitu shirotse n befere neen bek're› ti ettsosheya? Haniye bogts keewwotsi shinomaants bek'etune.
51 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.”
Arikoniye neesh tkeewiri, Daro b́k'eshere melkiwots ashna'o ats keer bo'ot'fere bek'etute.»
