John 4
1 [At that time, many people were asking] Jesus to baptize them. He did not baptize people; it was [we] his disciples who were doing the baptizing. But when some of the Pharisee [religious group] heard [people say that] Jesus was making more disciples than John [the Baptizer] and was baptizing them, [they became very jealous].
Als nun der Herr erfuhr, daß die Pharisäer gehört hatten, daß Jesus mehr Jünger mache und taufe als Johannes
(wiewohl Jesus nicht selbst taufte, sondern seine Jünger),
3 When the Lord [Jesus] heard about that, [so that the Pharisees would not cause trouble for him], he left Judea [district], and went again [with us disciples] to Galilee district.
verließ er Judäa und zog wieder nach Galiläa.
4 [He] knew that God wanted him to travel through Samaria [district].
Er mußte aber durch Samaria reisen.
5 So we arrived at a town named Sychar in Samaria [district]. That was near the plot of ground that [our ancestor] Jacob had given to his son Joseph [long ago].
Da kommt er in eine Stadt Samarias, genannt Sichar, nahe bei dem Felde, welches Jakob seinem Sohne Joseph gab.
6 The well that [used to] belong to Jacob was on that plot of ground. Jesus was tired from walking. So while [we] disciples went into the town to buy some food, he sat down alongside the well. It was about noontime. A woman who [lived there] in Samaria came to get some water [from the well]. Jesus said to her, “Will you give me [from the well] some water [to drink]?” The [woman knew that] Jews did not like ([to touch things that belong to] Samaritans/[to] come near Samaritans), (OR, Jews did not like to associate with Samaritans, )
Es war aber daselbst Jakobs Brunnen. Da nun Jesus müde war von der Reise, setzte er sich also an den Brunnen; es war um die sechste Stunde.
Da kommt eine Frau aus Samaria, um Wasser zu schöpfen. Jesus spricht zu ihr: Gib mir zu trinken!
Denn seine Jünger waren in die Stadt gegangen, um Speise zu kaufen.
9 so the woman said to him, “You are a Jew, and I am from Samaria. Furthermore, I am a woman. So ([I am surprised] that you are asking me for a drink [of water]!/how is it that you are asking me for a drink [of water]?) [RHQ]”
Nun spricht die samaritische Frau zu ihm: Wie begehrst du, ein Jude, von mir zu trinken, die ich eine Samariterin bin? (Denn die Juden haben keinen Verkehr mit den Samaritern.)
10 Jesus replied to her, “If you [(sg)] knew what God [wanted to] give you, and if you knew who I am, the one who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked me, and I would have given you water that gives life.”
Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihr: Wenn du die Gabe Gottes erkenntest und wer der ist, der zu dir spricht: Gib mir zu trinken! so würdest du ihn bitten, und er gäbe dir lebendiges Wasser!
11 She [thought he was talking about] ordinary [water. So she] said to him, “Sir, you do not have a bucket [or a rope with which to get water from the well], and the well is deep. So [since you cannot get water from this well], where can you get that life-giving water?
Sie spricht zu ihm: Herr, du hast ja keinen Eimer, und der Brunnen ist tief; woher hast du denn das lebendige Wasser?
12 Our ancestor Jacob left us this well. He drank water from it, and there was [enough good water] so that his sons and his flocks [of sheep] and goats drank from it also. [Do you claim that] you are greater than Jacob, [and because of that you can give us life-giving water]?”
Bist du größer als unser Vater Jakob, der uns den Brunnen gegeben und selbst daraus getrunken hat, samt seinen Söhnen und seinem Vieh?
13 Jesus replied to her, “Everyone who drinks water from this [well] will later become thirsty again.
Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihr: Jeden, der von diesem Wasser trinkt, wird wieder dürsten;
15 The woman [did not understand that Jesus was speaking figuratively about something that would sustain her spiritually. So she] said to him, “Sir, give me that kind of water so that I will not get thirsty again, and so that I will not have to keep returning here to get water!”
Die Frau spricht zu ihm: Herr, gib mir dieses Wasser, damit ich nicht dürste und nicht hierher kommen müsse, um zu schöpfen!
16 [Jesus knew that she did not understand, but he wanted to show her by his God-given knowledge of her personal life that because he was the Messiah he could supply her spiritual need. So] he said to her, “Woman, go and call your husband, and bring him here!”
Jesus spricht zu ihr: Gehe hin, rufe deinen Mann und komm her!
17 She replied, “I do not have a husband!” Jesus said to her, “You said that you do not have a husband, and that is true.
Die Frau antwortete und sprach: Ich habe keinen Mann! Jesus spricht zu ihr: Du hast recht gesagt: Ich habe keinen Mann.
18 It is also true that you have had five husbands [one by one]. And the man you are living with now is not your husband! What you have said is very true.”
Fünf Männer hast du gehabt, und der, den du jetzt hast, ist nicht dein Mann. Da hast du die Wahrheit gesprochen.
19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive you must be a prophet [because you are] able [to know people’s secrets].
Die Frau spricht zu ihm: Herr, ich sehe, daß du ein Prophet bist!
20 But [let me ask you a different question]: Our ancestors worshipped God here on [Gerizim Mountain], but you [Jews] say that Jerusalem is the place where we must worship [God. So who is right]?”
Unsere Väter haben auf diesem Berge angebetet; und ihr sagt, zu Jerusalem sei der Ort, wo man anbeten solle.
21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me [when I say that] there will be a time when it will not [matter whether] you worship [God our] Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem [or somewhere else].
Jesus spricht zu ihr: Weib, glaube mir, es kommt die Stunde, wo ihr weder auf diesem Berge, noch zu Jerusalem den Vater anbeten werdet.
22 You [people from Samaria] do not know the one you are worshipping. But we [(exc) Jews] know whom we worship, because it is from [us] Jews that [God has sent the one who] will save people [from the guilt of their sins].
Ihr betet an, was ihr nicht kennt; wir beten an, was wir kennen; denn das Heil kommt von den Juden.
23 However, there will be a time when those who genuinely worship God will worship him as [God’s] Spirit [directs] and according to [God’s] truth. In fact, that time is now. Those are the kind of worshipers my Father seeks.
Aber die Stunde kommt und ist schon da, wo die wahren Anbeter den Vater im Geist und in der Wahrheit anbeten werden; denn der Vater sucht solche Anbeter.
24 God is a spiritual being. So it is necessary that those who worship him must worship him as his Spirit [directs] and [according to God’s] truth.”
Gott ist Geist, und die ihn anbeten, müssen ihn im Geist und in der Wahrheit anbeten.
25 The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming. When he comes, he will tell us everything [we need to know].” (‘Messiah’ and ‘Christ’ [both mean ‘God’s promised king]’.)
Die Frau spricht zu ihm: Ich weiß, daß der Messias kommt, welcher Christus genannt wird; wenn dieser kommt, wird er uns alles verkündigen.
26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am [the Messiah]!”
Jesus spricht zu ihr: Ich bin es, der mit dir redet!
27 Just then [we] disciples returned [from town]. [Since it was contrary to our custom for Jewish religious teachers to converse with a woman they did not know], we were surprised that he was talking to a woman. However, none of us asked her, “What do you want?” and none of us asked him, “Why are you talking with her?”
Und währenddem kamen seine Jünger und verwunderten sich, daß er mit einer Frau redete. Doch sagte keiner: Was fragst du? oder: Was redest du mit ihr?
28 The woman left her water jar there and went into the town. She said to the people there,
Nun ließ die Frau ihren Wasserkrug stehen und lief in die Stadt und spricht zu den Leuten:
29 “Come and see a man who [was able to] tell me all about my past life [HYP], [even though I never met him before] Could this man be the Messiah?”
Kommt, sehet einen Menschen, der mir alles gesagt hat, was ich getan habe! Ob dieser nicht der Christus ist?
30 So [many people] left the town and started going to where Jesus was.
Da gingen sie aus der Stadt hinaus und kamen zu ihm.
31 Meanwhile, we disciples were urging him, “Teacher, eat [some of the food we brought]!”
Inzwischen baten ihn die Jünger und sprachen: Rabbi, iß!
32 But he said to us, “I have food to eat that you do not know anything about!”
Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Ich habe eine Speise zu essen, die ihr nicht kennt!
33 So we started saying to each other, “(Surely no one has brought him any food [when we] were not [here]!/Has anyone brought him any food [when we] were not [here]?) [RHQ]”
Da sprachen die Jünger zueinander: Hat ihm denn jemand zu essen gebracht?
34 Jesus said to us, “Doing what [my Father] who sent me wants [me to do] and finishing the work he [gave me to do] is ([what sustains me/like] my food) [MET].
Jesus spricht zu ihnen: Meine Speise ist die, daß ich den Willen dessen tue, der mich gesandt hat, und sein Werk vollbringe.
35 [At this time of the year] you are saying (OR, your ancestors used to say), ‘There are four months left before we harvest [the crops].’ But I say to you, look carefully [at the non-Jewish people around here. God says, ‘They are ready to accept my message] [MET], [like crops in] fields that are ready for people to harvest.
Saget ihr nicht: Es sind noch vier Monate, dann kommt die Ernte? Siehe, ich sage euch, hebet eure Augen auf und beschauet die Felder; sie sind schon weiß zur Ernte.
36 [If you help them to accept my message], I will reward you [MET], [as an owner of a field] pays those who harvest the crops. Because of your work, people will gain eternal life.’ [I have been telling people God’s message. That is like] [MET] a man who plants seeds. [You will help people to accept my message. That will be like] [MET] harvesting crops. [When that happens], both you and I will rejoice. (aiōnios g166)
Wer erntet, der empfängt Lohn und sammelt Frucht zum ewigen Leben, auf daß sich der Sämann und der Schnitter miteinander freuen. (aiōnios g166)
37 As a result, this saying will become true: One person plants [seeds], but others harvest [the crops].
Denn hier ist der Spruch wahr: Der eine sät, der andere erntet.
38 I am sending you [to enable people to accept my message, but you will not be the first ones who tell them God’s message]. Others [previously] worked hard [to tell people God’s message], and now you will be harvesting the results of their work.”
Ich habe euch ausgesandt zu ernten, woran ihr nicht gearbeitet habt; andere haben gearbeitet, und ihr seid in ihre Arbeit eingetreten.
39 Many of the Samaria [district] people who [lived] in that town believed that Jesus [was the Messiah] because they heard what that woman said [about Jesus], “That man [was able to] tell me all about my past life [HYP]!”
Aus jener Stadt aber glaubten viele Samariter an ihn um der Rede der Frau willen, welche bezeugte: Er hat mir alles gesagt, was ich getan habe.
40 So when those people of Samaria came to Jesus, they urged him to stay with them. So we stayed there two days.
Als nun die Samariter zu ihm kamen, baten sie ihn, bei ihnen zu bleiben; und er blieb zwei Tage daselbst.
41 Many more of those people believed ([in Jesus/that he was the Messiah]) because of what he said.
Und noch vielmehr Leute glaubten um seines Wortes willen.
42 They told the woman, “We believe in Jesus [now], but not [just] because of what you told us. Now we have heard him ourselves. And now we know that this man truly is the one who [can] save [people] [MTY] [from the guilt of their sins].”
Und zu der Frau sprachen sie: Nun glauben wir nicht mehr um deiner Rede willen; wir haben selbst gehört und erkannt, daß dieser wahrhaftig der Retter der Welt, der Christus, ist!
43 Jesus had said [previously] that people did not honor prophets [like himself when they tried to teach people] in their own home area. So, two days later, Jesus and [we] disciples left that area and went to [his own area in] Galilee [district, because he knew that people there would not think very highly of him, and as a result the Jewish leaders would not be jealous].
Nach den zwei Tagen aber zog er von dannen und ging nach Galiläa.
Jesus selbst bezeugte zwar, daß ein Prophet in seinem eigenen Vaterlande nicht geachtet werde.
45 However, when we arrived in Galilee [district, many] of the people there welcomed him, because they had been in Jerusalem during the [Passover] celebration and had seen all the things he did there.
Als er aber nun nach Galiläa kam, nahmen ihn die Galiläer auf, weil sie alles gesehen, was er zu Jerusalem am Feste getan hatte; denn auch sie waren zum Fest gekommen.
46 Jesus went again to Cana in Galilee [district]. That was where he [previously] turned water into wine. There was one of the king’s officials who lived in Capernaum, whose son was very sick.
Er kam nun wieder nach Kana in Galiläa, wo er das Wasser zu Wein gemacht hatte. Und es war ein königlicher Beamter, dessen Sohn lag krank zu Kapernaum.
47 When that man heard [others say] that Jesus had returned to Galilee [district] from Judea [district], he went to Jesus [in Cana] and pleaded with him, “Please come down [to Capernaum] and heal my son, who is about to die!”
Als dieser hörte, daß Jesus aus Judäa nach Galiläa gekommen sei, ging er zu ihm und bat ihn, er möchte hinabkommen und seinen Sohn gesund machen; denn er lag im Sterben.
48 Jesus said to him, “You people will believe my message only if you see me perform [more] miracles!”
Da sprach Jesus zu ihm: Wenn ihr nicht Zeichen und Wunder sehet, so glaubet ihr nicht!
49 But the official said to him, “Sir, ([I] believe [in you/I believe that you came from God]). [So please] come down [to my home] before my son dies!”
Der königliche Beamte spricht zu ihm: Herr, komm hinab, ehe mein Kind stirbt!
50 Jesus said to him, “Then you may go [home]. Your son (will live/not die)!” The man believed what Jesus said, and left.
Jesus spricht zu ihm: Gehe hin, dein Sohn lebt! Der Mensch glaubte dem Wort, das Jesus zu ihm sprach, und ging hin.
51 [The next day] while he was on the way home, his servants met him. They told him, “Your child is going to live!”
Als er aber noch unterwegs war, kamen ihm seine Knechte entgegen und verkündigten ihm: Dein Sohn lebt!
52 He asked them, “At what time did my son start to become well?” They said to him, “His fever ceased yesterday [afternoon] at one o’clock.”
Nun erkundigte er sich bei ihnen nach der Stunde, in welcher es mit ihm besser geworden sei. Und sie sprachen zu ihm: Gestern um die siebente Stunde verließ ihn das Fieber.
53 Then the boy’s father realized that this was the time Jesus told him, “Your son will (live/not die).” So he and all the people in his house believed [that Jesus was the Messiah].
Da erkannte der Vater, daß es eben in der Stunde geschehen war, in welcher Jesus zu ihm gesagt hatte: Dein Sohn lebt! Und er glaubte samt seinem ganzen Hause.
54 That was the second miracle that Jesus performed in Galilee [district], after he had returned from Judea [district].
Dies ist das zweite Zeichen, welches Jesus wiederum tat, als er aus Judäa nach Galiläa kam.
