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.
EN el principio [ya] era el Verbo, y el Verbo era con Dios, y el Verbo era Dios.
2 He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
Este era en el principio con Dios.
3 He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
Todas las cosas por él fueron hechas y sin él nada de lo que es hecho, fué hecho.
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].
En él estaba la vida, y la vida era la luz de los hombres.
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.)
Y la luz en las tinieblas resplandece; mas las tinieblas no la comprendieron.
6 A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
Fué un hombre enviado de Dios, el cual se llamaba Juan.
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].
Este vino por testimonio, para que diese testimonio de la Luz, para que todos creyesen por él.
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.
No era él la Luz; sino para que diese testimonio de la 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].
[Aquel Verbo] era la Luz verdadera que alumbra á todo hombre que viene á este mundo.
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.)
En el mundo estaba, y el mundo fué hecho por él, y el mundo no le conoció.
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).
A lo [que era] suyo vino, y los suyos no le recibieron.
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 á todos los que le recibieron, dióles potestad de ser hechos hijos de Dios, á los que creen en su nombre:
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.
Los cuales no son engendrados de sangre, ni de voluntad de carne, ni de voluntad de varon, mas de Dios.
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].
Y aquel Verbo fué hecho carne, y habitó entre nosotros, (y vimos su gloria, gloria como del Unigénito del Padre, ) lleno de gracia y de verdad.
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]!”
Juan dió testimonio de él, y clamó diciendo: Este es del que [yo] decia: El que viene tras mí, es ántes de mí; porque es primero que yo.
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.
Porque de su plenitud tomamos todos, y gracia por gracia,
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].
Porque la ley por Moisés fué dada: [mas] la gracia y la verdad por Jesu-Cristo fué hecha.
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.
A Dios nadie le vió jamás: el Unigénito Hijo, que está en el seno del Padre, él [nos le] declaró.
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?”
Y este es el testimonio de Juan, cuando los Judíos enviaron de Jerusalem sacerdotes y Levitas, que le preguntasen, ¿Tú, quién eres?
20 So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
Y confesó, y no negó; mas declaró: No soy yo el Cristo.
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.”
Y le preguntaron: ¿Qué pues? ¿Eres tú Elías? Dijo: No soy. ¿Eres tú [el] profeta? Y respondió: No.
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?”
Dijéronle, pues, ¿Quién eres? para que demos respuesta á los que nos enviaron. ¿Qué dices de tí mismo?
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].
Dijo: Yo [soy] la voz del que clama en el desierto: Enderezad el camino del Señor, como dijo Isaías profeta.
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}.
Y los que habian sido enviados eran de los Fariséos.
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]?”
Y preguntáronle, y dijéronle: ¿Por qué, pues, bautizas si tú no eres el Cristo, ni Elías, ni el 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.
Y Juan les respondió, diciendo: Yo bautizo con agua, mas en medio de vosotros ha estado, á quien vosotros no conoceis.
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.”
Este es el que ha de venir tras mí, el cual es ántes de mí; del cual yo no soy digno de desatar la corréa del zapato.
28 Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
Estas cosas acontecieron en Bethábara, de la otra parte del Jordan, donde Juan bautizaba.
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.
El siguiente dia ve Juan á Jesus que venia á él, y dice: Hé aquí el Cordero de Dios, que quita el pecado del 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.’
Este es del que dije: Tras mí viene un varon, el cual es ántes de mí; porque era primero que yo.
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.”
Y yo no le conocia: mas para que fuese manifestado á Israel, por eso vine yo bautizando con agua.
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.
Y Juan dió testimonio, diciendo: Ví al Espíritu que descendia del cielo como paloma, y reposó sobre él.
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].’
Y yo no le conocia; mas el que me envió á bautizar con agua, aquel me dijo: Sobre quien vieres descender el Espíritu, y que reposa sobre él, éste es el que bautiza con Espíritu 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).”
Y yo [le] ví, y he dado testimonio que este es el Hijo de Dios.
35 The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
El siguiente dia otra vez estaba Juan, y dos de sus 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!]”
Y mirando á Jesus que andaba [por allí, ] dijo: Hé aquí el Cordero de Dios.
37 (When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
Y oyéronle los dos discípulos hablar, y siguieron á 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].”
Y volviéndose Jesus, y viéndoles seguir[le, ] díceles: ¿Qué buscais? Y ellos dijeron: Rabí, (que declarado, quiere decir, Maestro, ) ¿dónde moras?
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).
Díceles: Venid, y ved. Vinieron, y vieron donde moraba, y quedáronse con él aquel dia: porque era como la hora de las diez.
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.
Era Andrés, hermano de Simon Pedro, uno de los dos que habian oido de Juan, y le habian seguido.
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!”
Este halló primero á su hermano Simon, y díjole: Hemos hallado al Mesías, (que declarado es, el 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.
Y le trajo á Jesus. Y mirándole Jesus dijo: Tú eres Simon, hijo de Jonás: tu serás llamado Cephas, (que quiere decir piedra.)
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!”
El dia siguiente quiso Jesus ir á Galiléa; y halla á Felipe, al cual dijo: Sígueme.
44 Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
Y era Felipe de Bethsaida, la ciudad de Andrés y de 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.”
Felipe halló á Natanael, y dícele: Hemos hallado á aquel de quien escribió Moisés en la ley, y [tambien] los profetas; á Jesus, el hijo de José, de Nazaret.
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!”
Y díjole Natanael: ¿De Nazaret puede haber algo de bueno? Dícele Felipe: Vén, y ve.
47 When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
Jesus vió venir á sí á Natanael, y dijo de él: Hé aquí un verdadero Israelita, en el cual no hay engaño.
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.”
Dícele Natanael: ¿De dónde me conoces? Respóndele Jesus, y díjole: Antes que Felipe te llamara, cuando estabas debajo de la higuera, te ví.
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]!”
Respondió Natanael, y díjole: Rabí, tú eres el Hijo de Dios; tú eres el Rey 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!”
Respondió Jesus, y díjole: ¿Porque te dije: Víte debajo de la higuera, crees? cosas mayores que estas verás.
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.”
Y dícele: De cierto, de cierto os digo: De aquí adelante veréis el cielo abierto, y los ángeles de Dios que suben y descienden sobre el Hijo del hombre.
