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.
No começo, aquele que é a Palavra já existia. Ele estava com Deus e era Deus.
2 He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
No início, ele estava com Deus.
3 He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
Todas as coisas foram feitas por intermédio dele. Sem ele, nada do que existe teria sido feito.
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].
A vida estava nele, a vida que era a luz de todos.
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.)
A luz brilha nas trevas, e as trevas não a apagaram.
6 A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
Deus enviou um homem, chamado João.
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].
Ele veio como uma testemunha para explicar sobre a luz para que, por meio dele, todos acreditassem na mensagem.
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.
João não era a luz, mas ele veio falar a respeito da luz.
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].
A luz verdadeira veio ao mundo para iluminar todas as pessoas.
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.)
Ele estava no mundo e, apesar do mundo ter sido feito por meio dela, o mundo não a conheceu.
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).
Ele romveio para o seu próprio povo, mas eles não o aceitaram.
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].
Mas, para todas as pessoas que o aceitaram e creram nele, ele deu o direito de se tornarem filhos de Deus.
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.
Esses são os filhos nascidos não da maneira convencional, não como o resultado do desejo humano ou da decisão de um pai, mas nascidos de Deus.
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].
Ele se tornou um ser humano e viveu entre nós, e vimos a sua glória, a glória do Filho único do Pai, cheio de graça e de verdade.
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]!”
João deu o seu testemunho a respeito dele, dizendo: “Este é aquele sobre quem eu lhes falei quando eu disse: ‘Aquele que virá depois de mim é mais importante do que eu, pois ele já existia antes de mim.’”
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.
Todos nós somos beneficiados por sua natureza generosa, presenteando-nos com bênçãos e mais bênçãos.
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].
A lei foi dada por Moisés. A graça e a verdade vieram por meio de Jesus Cristo.
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.
E embora ninguém nunca tenha visto Deus, apenas o Filho único, que está próximo ao Pai, mostrou-nos quem é Deus.
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?”
Foi isso que João afirmou publicamente, quando os anciãos do povo enviaram sacerdotes e levitas de Jerusalém para lhe perguntar: “Quem é você?”
20 So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
João disse alto e claro, sem hesitar: “Eu não sou o Messias.”
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.”
Eles perguntaram: “Então, quem é você? Elias?” Ele respondeu: “Não, não sou.” “Você é o Profeta?” João respondeu: “Não.”
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?”
Eles perguntaram: “Bem, então, quem é você? Precisamos dar uma resposta para aqueles que nos enviaram. O que tem a dizer sobre você?”
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].
Usando as palavras do profeta Isaías, ele disse: “Eu sou uma voz, gritando no deserto: ‘Preparem um caminho reto para o Senhor!’”
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}.
Os sacerdotes e levitas, enviados pelos fariseus,
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]?”
perguntaram-lhe: “Por que, então, você está batizando se você não é o Messias, nem Elias ou o Profeta?”
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.
João respondeu: “Eu batizo com água, mas, no meio de vocês está alguém que vocês não conhecem.
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.”
Ele vem depois de mim, mas eu não sou digno nem mesmo de tirar as suas sandálias.”
28 Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
Tudo isso aconteceu no povoado de Betânia, do outro lado do rio Jordão, onde João estava batizando as pessoas.
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.
No dia seguinte, João viu Jesus se aproximando e disse: “Aí está o Cordeiro de Deus, que tira o pecado do mundo!
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.’
É sobre ele que eu falava, quando disse: ‘Um homem que vem depois de mim é mais importante do que eu, pois ele já existia antes de mim.’
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.”
Eu mesmo não sabia quem ele era, mas eu vim batizando com água para que ele pudesse ser revelado a Israel.”
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.
João continuou seu testemunho sobre Jesus, dizendo: “Eu vi o Espírito descendo do céu como uma pomba e pousando sobre ele.
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].’
Eu não o teria reconhecido, se Deus, que me enviou para batizar com água, não tivesse me dito: ‘O homem em quem você vir o Espírito descer e pousar é quem batizará com o Espírito Santo.’
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).”
Eu vi isso acontecer e afirmo que esse é o Filho de Deus.”
35 The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
No dia seguinte, João estava lá, parado com dois dos seus discípulos.
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!]”
Ele viu Jesus passando e disse: “Aí está o Cordeiro de Deus!”
37 (When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
Quando os dois discípulos ouviram o que ele disse, foram atrás de Jesus.
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].”
Jesus se virou e viu que eles o seguiam. Ele perguntou: “O que vocês estão procurando?” Eles responderam: “Rabi (que significa ‘Mestre’), onde você mora?”
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).
Ele lhes disse: “Venham e vejam!” Então, eles foram com ele e viram onde Jesus estava morando. Era aproximadamente quatro horas da tarde, e os dois discípulos passaram o restante do dia com Jesus.
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.
André, o irmão de Simão Pedro, era um desses dois discípulos que tinham ouvido o que João Batista dissera, e seguiu Jesus.
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!”
A primeira coisa que ele fez foi procurar seu irmão Simão, a quem disse: “Nós encontramos o Messias!” (que significa “Cristo”).
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.
Ele levou Simão até Jesus. Olhando diretamente para Simão, Jesus disse: “Você é Simão, filho de João. Mas, agora você será chamado de Cefas”, que significa “Pedro”.
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!”
No dia seguinte, Jesus decidiu ir para a Galileia. Lá, ele encontrou Filipe e lhe disse: “Siga-me!”
44 Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
Filipe era de Betsaida, a mesma cidade de André e Pedro.
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.”
Filipe encontrou Natanael e lhe disse: “Nós encontramos aquele a respeito de quem Moisés escreveu na lei e sobre quem os profetas também falaram, Jesus de Nazaré, o filho de José.”
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!”
“De Nazaré? E algo bom pode vir de lá?”, perguntou Natanael. Filipe respondeu: “Apenas venha e veja!”
47 When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
Quando Jesus viu Natanael se aproximando, disse a respeito dele: “Vejam! Aqui está um verdadeiro israelita! Não há falsidade nele.”
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.”
Natanael perguntou: “Como você sabe quem eu sou?” Jesus respondeu: “Eu o vi debaixo da figueira, antes de Filipe chamá-lo.”
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]!”
Natanael exclamou: “Rabi, você é o Filho de Deus, o rei de Israel!”
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!”
“Você acredita nisso só porque eu disse que eu o vi debaixo da figueira?” Jesus respondeu. “Você verá muito mais do que isso!”
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.”
Então, Jesus disse: “Eu lhes digo que isto é verdade: vocês todos irão ver o céu aberto e os anjos de Deus subindo e descendo sobre o Filho do Homem.”
