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].
ωσ ουν εγνω ο κυριοσ οτι ηκουσαν οι φαρισαιοι οτι ιησουσ πλειονασ μαθητασ ποιει και βαπτιζει η ιωαννησ
καιτοιγε ιησουσ αυτοσ ουκ εβαπτιζεν αλλ οι μαθηται αυτου
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.
αφηκεν την ιουδαιαν και απηλθεν εισ την γαλιλαιαν
4 [He] knew that God wanted him to travel through Samaria [district].
εδει δε αυτον διερχεσθαι δια τησ σαμαρειασ
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].
ερχεται ουν εισ πολιν τησ σαμαρειασ λεγομενην συχαρ πλησιον του χωριου ο εδωκεν ιακωβ ιωσηφ τω υιω αυτου
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, )
ην δε εκει πηγη του ιακωβ ο ουν ιησουσ κεκοπιακωσ εκ τησ οδοιποριασ εκαθεζετο ουτωσ επι τη πηγη ωρα ην ωσει εκτη
ερχεται γυνη εκ τησ σαμαρειασ αντλησαι υδωρ λεγει αυτη ο ιησουσ δοσ μοι πιειν
οι γαρ μαθηται αυτου απεληλυθεισαν εισ την πολιν ινα τροφασ αγορασωσιν
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]”
λεγει ουν αυτω η γυνη η σαμαρειτισ πωσ συ ιουδαιοσ ων παρ εμου πιειν αιτεισ ουσησ γυναικοσ σαμαρειτιδοσ ου γαρ συγχρωνται ιουδαιοι σαμαρειταισ
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.”
απεκριθη ιησουσ και ειπεν αυτη ει ηδεισ την δωρεαν του θεου και τισ εστιν ο λεγων σοι δοσ μοι πιειν συ αν ητησασ αυτον και εδωκεν αν σοι υδωρ ζων
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?
λεγει αυτω η γυνη κυριε ουτε αντλημα εχεισ και το φρεαρ εστιν βαθυ ποθεν ουν εχεισ το υδωρ το ζων
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]?”
μη συ μειζων ει του πατροσ ημων ιακωβ οσ εδωκεν ημιν το φρεαρ και αυτοσ εξ αυτου επιεν και οι υιοι αυτου και τα θρεμματα αυτου
13 Jesus replied to her, “Everyone who drinks water from this [well] will later become thirsty again.
απεκριθη ιησουσ και ειπεν αυτη πασ ο πινων εκ του υδατοσ τουτου διψησει παλιν
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!”
λεγει προσ αυτον η γυνη κυριε δοσ μοι τουτο το υδωρ ινα μη διψω μηδε ερχομαι ενθαδε αντλειν
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!”
λεγει αυτη ο ιησουσ υπαγε φωνησον τον ανδρα σου και ελθε ενθαδε
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.
απεκριθη η γυνη και ειπεν ουκ εχω ανδρα λεγει αυτη ο ιησουσ καλωσ ειπασ οτι ανδρα ουκ εχω
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.”
πεντε γαρ ανδρασ εσχεσ και νυν ον εχεισ ουκ εστιν σου ανηρ τουτο αληθεσ ειρηκασ
19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive you must be a prophet [because you are] able [to know people’s secrets].
λεγει αυτω η γυνη κυριε θεωρω οτι προφητησ ει συ
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]?”
οι πατερεσ ημων εν τω ορει τουτω προσεκυνησαν και υμεισ λεγετε οτι εν ιεροσολυμοισ εστιν ο τοποσ οπου δει προσκυνειν
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].
λεγει αυτη ο ιησουσ γυναι πιστευσον μοι οτι ερχεται ωρα οτε ουτε εν τω ορει τουτω ουτε εν ιεροσολυμοισ προσκυνησετε τω πατρι
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].
υμεισ προσκυνειτε ο ουκ οιδατε ημεισ προσκυνουμεν ο οιδαμεν οτι η σωτηρια εκ των ιουδαιων εστιν
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.
αλλ ερχεται ωρα και νυν εστιν οτε οι αληθινοι προσκυνηται προσκυνησουσιν τω πατρι εν πνευματι και αληθεια και γαρ ο πατηρ τοιουτουσ ζητει τουσ προσκυνουντασ αυτον
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.”
πνευμα ο θεοσ και τουσ προσκυνουντασ αυτον εν πνευματι και αληθεια δει προσκυνειν
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]’.)
λεγει αυτω η γυνη οιδα οτι μεσιασ ερχεται ο λεγομενοσ χριστοσ οταν ελθη εκεινοσ αναγγελει ημιν παντα
26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am [the Messiah]!”
λεγει αυτη ο ιησουσ εγω ειμι ο λαλων σοι
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?”
και επι τουτω ηλθον οι μαθηται αυτου και εθαυμασαν οτι μετα γυναικοσ ελαλει ουδεισ μεντοι ειπεν τι ζητεισ η τι λαλεισ μετ αυτησ
28 The woman left her water jar there and went into the town. She said to the people there,
αφηκεν ουν την υδριαν αυτησ η γυνη και απηλθεν εισ την πολιν και λεγει τοισ ανθρωποισ
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?”
δευτε ιδετε ανθρωπον οσ ειπεν μοι παντα οσα εποιησα μητι ουτοσ εστιν ο χριστοσ
30 So [many people] left the town and started going to where Jesus was.
εξηλθον εκ τησ πολεωσ και ηρχοντο προσ αυτον
31 Meanwhile, we disciples were urging him, “Teacher, eat [some of the food we brought]!”
εν δε τω μεταξυ ηρωτων αυτον οι μαθηται λεγοντεσ ραββι φαγε
32 But he said to us, “I have food to eat that you do not know anything about!”
ο δε ειπεν αυτοισ εγω βρωσιν εχω φαγειν ην υμεισ ουκ οιδατε
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]”
ελεγον ουν οι μαθηται προσ αλληλουσ μη τισ ηνεγκεν αυτω φαγειν
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].
λεγει αυτοισ ο ιησουσ εμον βρωμα εστιν ινα ποιω το θελημα του πεμψαντοσ με και τελειωσω αυτου το εργον
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.
ουχ υμεισ λεγετε οτι ετι τετραμηνοσ εστιν και ο θερισμοσ ερχεται ιδου λεγω υμιν επαρατε τουσ οφθαλμουσ υμων και θεασασθε τασ χωρασ οτι λευκαι εισιν προσ θερισμον ηδη
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)
και ο θεριζων μισθον λαμβανει και συναγει καρπον εισ ζωην αιωνιον ινα και ο σπειρων ομου χαιρη και ο θεριζων (aiōnios g166)
37 As a result, this saying will become true: One person plants [seeds], but others harvest [the crops].
εν γαρ τουτω ο λογοσ εστιν ο αληθινοσ οτι αλλοσ εστιν ο σπειρων και αλλοσ ο θεριζων
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.”
εγω απεστειλα υμασ θεριζειν ο ουχ υμεισ κεκοπιακατε αλλοι κεκοπιακασιν και υμεισ εισ τον κοπον αυτων εισεληλυθατε
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]!”
εκ δε τησ πολεωσ εκεινησ πολλοι επιστευσαν εισ αυτον των σαμαρειτων δια τον λογον τησ γυναικοσ μαρτυρουσησ οτι ειπεν μοι παντα οσα εποιησα
40 So when those people of Samaria came to Jesus, they urged him to stay with them. So we stayed there two days.
ωσ ουν ηλθον προσ αυτον οι σαμαρειται ηρωτων αυτον μειναι παρ αυτοισ και εμεινεν εκει δυο ημερασ
41 Many more of those people believed ([in Jesus/that he was the Messiah]) because of what he said.
και πολλω πλειουσ επιστευσαν δια τον λογον αυτου
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].”
τη τε γυναικι ελεγον οτι ουκετι δια την σην λαλιαν πιστευομεν αυτοι γαρ ακηκοαμεν και οιδαμεν οτι ουτοσ εστιν αληθωσ ο σωτηρ του κοσμου ο χριστοσ
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].
μετα δε τασ δυο ημερασ εξηλθεν εκειθεν και απηλθεν εισ την γαλιλαιαν
αυτοσ γαρ ο ιησουσ εμαρτυρησεν οτι προφητησ εν τη ιδια πατριδι τιμην ουκ εχει
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.
οτε ουν ηλθεν εισ την γαλιλαιαν εδεξαντο αυτον οι γαλιλαιοι παντα εωρακοτεσ α εποιησεν εν ιεροσολυμοισ εν τη εορτη και αυτοι γαρ ηλθον εισ την εορτην
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.
ηλθεν ουν παλιν ο ιησουσ εισ την κανα τησ γαλιλαιασ οπου εποιησεν το υδωρ οινον και ην τισ βασιλικοσ ου ο υιοσ ησθενει εν καπερναουμ
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!”
ουτοσ ακουσασ οτι ιησουσ ηκει εκ τησ ιουδαιασ εισ την γαλιλαιαν απηλθεν προσ αυτον και ηρωτα αυτον ινα καταβη και ιασηται αυτου τον υιον εμελλεν γαρ αποθνησκειν
48 Jesus said to him, “You people will believe my message only if you see me perform [more] miracles!”
ειπεν ουν ο ιησουσ προσ αυτον εαν μη σημεια και τερατα ιδητε ου μη πιστευσητε
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!”
λεγει προσ αυτον ο βασιλικοσ κυριε καταβηθι πριν αποθανειν το παιδιον μου
50 Jesus said to him, “Then you may go [home]. Your son (will live/not die)!” The man believed what Jesus said, and left.
λεγει αυτω ο ιησουσ πορευου ο υιοσ σου ζη και επιστευσεν ο ανθρωποσ τω λογω ω ειπεν αυτω ο ιησουσ και επορευετο
51 [The next day] while he was on the way home, his servants met him. They told him, “Your child is going to live!”
ηδη δε αυτου καταβαινοντοσ οι δουλοι αυτου απηντησαν αυτω και απηγγειλαν λεγοντεσ οτι ο παισ σου ζη
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.”
επυθετο ουν παρ αυτων την ωραν εν η κομψοτερον εσχεν και ειπον αυτω οτι χθεσ ωραν εβδομην αφηκεν αυτον ο πυρετοσ
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].
εγνω ουν ο πατηρ οτι εν εκεινη τη ωρα εν η ειπεν αυτω ο ιησουσ οτι ο υιοσ σου ζη και επιστευσεν αυτοσ και η οικια αυτου ολη
54 That was the second miracle that Jesus performed in Galilee [district], after he had returned from Judea [district].
τουτο παλιν δευτερον σημειον εποιησεν ο ιησουσ ελθων εκ τησ ιουδαιασ εισ την γαλιλαιαν
