John 8
1 But Jesus went [with us disciples] to Olive [Tree] Hill [and we stayed near there that night].
pratyūṣē yīśuḥ panarmandiram āgacchat
2 Early the next morning, we returned to the Temple [courtyard]. Many people gathered around Jesus, so he sat down to teach them.
tataḥ sarvvēṣu lōkēṣu tasya samīpa āgatēṣu sa upaviśya tān upadēṣṭum ārabhata|
3 Then men who taught the [Jewish] laws and some of [SYN] the Pharisee [religious group] brought a woman to him. She was seized {[They] had [arranged to] seize her} while she was having sex with a man who was not her husband. They made her stand up in front of the group [that was listening to Jesus].
tadā adhyāpakāḥ phirūśinañca vyabhicārakarmmaṇi dhr̥taṁ striyamēkām āniya sarvvēṣāṁ madhyē sthāpayitvā vyāharan
4 Then they said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was seized {[we] seized this woman} while she was having sex with a man who is not her husband.
hē gurō yōṣitam imāṁ vyabhicārakarmma kurvvāṇāṁ lōkā dhr̥tavantaḥ|
5 Moses commanded us in the laws that [he gave us] that we should throw stones at such women [and kill them]. So what do you say [we should do]?”
ētādr̥śalōkāḥ pāṣāṇāghātēna hantavyā iti vidhirmūsāvyavasthāgranthē likhitōsti kintu bhavān kimādiśati?
6 They asked this question as a trap so that they could accuse him. [If he said that they should not kill her, they would shame him for disobeying the law of Moses. If he said that they should kill her, they could accuse him to the Roman governor]. But Jesus bent down and wrote something on the ground with his finger.
tē tamapavadituṁ parīkṣābhiprāyēṇa vākyamidam apr̥cchan kintu sa prahvībhūya bhūmāvaṅgalyā lēkhitum ārabhata|
7 While they continued to question him, he stood up and said to them, “Whichever one of you has never sinned can be the first one to start throwing stones at her.”
tatastaiḥ punaḥ punaḥ pr̥ṣṭa utthāya kathitavān yuṣmākaṁ madhyē yō janō niraparādhī saēva prathamam ēnāṁ pāṣāṇēnāhantu|
8 Then he stooped down and wrote [some more] on the ground.
paścāt sa punaśca prahvībhūya bhūmau lēkhitum ārabhata|
9 After they heard what he said, those [who were questioning him] went away, one by one, the older ones first [and then the younger ones, knowing they were all sinners]. Finally only Jesus was there, along with the woman.
tāṁ kathaṁ śrutvā tē svasvamanasi prabōdhaṁ prāpya jyēṣṭhānukramaṁ ēkaikaśaḥ sarvvē bahiragacchan tatō yīśurēkākī tayakttōbhavat madhyasthānē daṇḍāyamānā sā yōṣā ca sthitā|
10 Jesus stood up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one said you must die for your sin?”
tatpaścād yīśurutthāya tāṁ vanitāṁ vinā kamapyaparaṁ na vilōkya pr̥ṣṭavān hē vāmē tavāpavādakāḥ kutra? kōpi tvāṁ kiṁ na daṇḍayati?
11 She said, “No, sir, no one.” Then Jesus said, “I do not condemn you either. Go [home] now, and do not continue your sinful [life] any longer!”]
sāvadat hē mahēccha kōpi na tadā yīśuravōcat nāhamapi daṇḍayāmi yāhi punaḥ pāpaṁ mākārṣīḥ|
12 Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, “I am [like] a light [MET] for [all the people in] [MTY] the world. [Just like a light reveals what has been in the darkness] [MET], [I reveal God’s truth to them]. Those who walk in the darkness [are unaware of what is around them]. But those who become my disciples will always be aware [of God’s truth] [MET]. They will have my light [which shows them how to have eternal] life.”
tatō yīśuḥ punarapi lōkēbhya itthaṁ kathayitum ārabhata jagatōhaṁ jyōtiḥsvarūpō yaḥ kaścin matpaścāda gacchati sa timirē na bhramitvā jīvanarūpāṁ dīptiṁ prāpsyati|
13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You are just telling about yourself! [Since there is no one else to verify these things that you say about yourself], [we] do not [need to accept that] what you say is true.”
tataḥ phirūśinō'vādiṣustvaṁ svārthē svayaṁ sākṣyaṁ dadāsi tasmāt tava sākṣyaṁ grāhyaṁ na bhavati|
14 Jesus replied, “Even if I were the [only one to] say these things about myself, what I say is true, because I know that I came from [heaven], and I know that I am going [back to heaven]. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
tadā yīśuḥ pratyuditavān yadyapi svārthē'haṁ svayaṁ sākṣyaṁ dadāmi tathāpi mat sākṣyaṁ grāhyaṁ yasmād ahaṁ kuta āgatōsmi kva yāmi ca tadahaṁ jānāmi kintu kuta āgatōsmi kutra gacchāmi ca tad yūyaṁ na jānītha|
15 You judge people according to human standards. [The reason] that I am [here is] not (to condemn people/to say that I will punish people) [for their sins].
yūyaṁ laukikaṁ vicārayatha nāhaṁ kimapi vicārayāmi|
16 But if I did judge [people], what I decided would be correct, because I am not the [only] one [who will decide those things]. I and the one who sent me will both decide.
kintu yadi vicārayāmi tarhi mama vicārō grahītavyō yatōham ēkākī nāsmi prērayitā pitā mayā saha vidyatē|
17 It is written {[Moses] wrote} in your law that if [at least] two people testify that [some event has happened], [people should consider] that what they say is true.
dvayō rjanayōḥ sākṣyaṁ grahaṇīyaṁ bhavatīti yuṣmākaṁ vyavasthāgranthē likhitamasti|
18 I am telling you about myself, and the other one who is telling you about me is [my] Father who sent me. [So you should believe that what we declare is true].”
ahaṁ svārthē svayaṁ sākṣitvaṁ dadāmi yaśca mama tātō māṁ prēritavān sōpi madarthē sākṣyaṁ dadāti|
19 Then they asked him, “[If you have a] father whom [we can question about you], where is he?” Jesus replied, “You do not know [who] I [really am]. If you knew who I [really am], you would know who my Father is also.”
tadā tē'pr̥cchan tava tātaḥ kutra? tatō yīśuḥ pratyavādīd yūyaṁ māṁ na jānītha matpitarañca na jānītha yadi mām akṣāsyata tarhi mama tātamapyakṣāsyata|
20 He said these things when he was in the Temple [courtyard], near the place where the people put their offerings. [This was also very close to the place where the Jewish council met]. But no one seized him to arrest him, because it was not yet time [MTY] [for him to suffer and die].
yīśu rmandira upadiśya bhaṇḍāgārē kathā ētā akathayat tathāpi taṁ prati kōpi karaṁ nōdatōlayat|
21 Jesus also said to them, “I [will soon be] going away. Then [at the end of your life] you will seek me, but you will die [without God forgiving] your sins. Where I will go, you will not be able to come.”
tataḥ paraṁ yīśuḥ punaruditavān adhunāhaṁ gacchāmi yūyaṁ māṁ gavēṣayiṣyatha kintu nijaiḥ pāpai rmariṣyatha yat sthānam ahaṁ yāsyāmi tat sthānam yūyaṁ yātuṁ na śakṣyatha|
22 So the Jewish [leaders] said among themselves, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that the reason that he said, ‘Where I go, you will not be able to come’?”
tadā yihūdīyāḥ prāvōcan kimayam ātmaghātaṁ kariṣyati? yatō yat sthānam ahaṁ yāsyāmi tat sthānam yūyaṁ yātuṁ na śakṣyatha iti vākyaṁ bravīti|
23 But Jesus continued by saying to them, “You were born here in this world, but I came from heaven. You belong to those who are opposed to God [MTY]. I do not belong to them.
tatō yīśustēbhyaḥ kathitavān yūyam adhaḥsthānīyā lōkā aham ūrdvvasthānīyaḥ yūyam ētajjagatsambandhīyā aham ētajjagatsambandhīyō na|
24 I told you that you will die [without God forgiving] your sins. If you do not believe that I am [who I say that I am], you will die [without God forgiving] your sins.”
tasmāt kathitavān yūyaṁ nijaiḥ pāpai rmariṣyatha yatōhaṁ sa pumān iti yadi na viśvasitha tarhi nijaiḥ pāpai rmariṣyatha|
25 So they said to him, “You! Who do you think you are?” Jesus said to them, “Ever since I began [teaching], I have been telling you who I am!
tadā tē 'pr̥cchan kastvaṁ? tatō yīśuḥ kathitavān yuṣmākaṁ sannidhau yasya prastāvam ā prathamāt karōmi saēva puruṣōhaṁ|
26 I could judge you and say that [you are guilty of] many things. But instead, [I will say only] what the one who sent me tells me to say. [What he says] is true, and I tell the people in the world [MTY] what I have heard from him.”
yuṣmāsu mayā bahuvākyaṁ vakttavyaṁ vicārayitavyañca kintu matprērayitā satyavādī tasya samīpē yadahaṁ śrutavān tadēva jagatē kathayāmi|
27 They did not understand that he was talking about his Father [in heaven].
kintu sa janakē vākyamidaṁ prōkttavān iti tē nābudhyanta|
28 So Jesus said, “I am the one who came down from heaven, but when you lift me up [on a cross to kill me], you will know who I am. You will also know that I do not do anything with my own [authority]. Instead, I say just what [my] Father has taught me.
tatō yīśurakathayad yadā manuṣyaputram ūrdvva utthāpayiṣyatha tadāhaṁ sa pumān kēvalaḥ svayaṁ kimapi karmma na karōmi kintu tātō yathā śikṣayati tadanusārēṇa vākyamidaṁ vadāmīti ca yūyaṁ jñātuṁ śakṣyatha|
29 He is the one who sent me, and he helps me. Because I always do the things that please him, he has never abandoned me.”
matprērayitā pitā mām ēkākinaṁ na tyajati sa mayā sārddhaṁ tiṣṭhati yatōhaṁ tadabhimataṁ karmma sadā karōmi|
30 As Jesus was saying these things, many people believed that he [was] ([from God/the Messiah]).
tadā tasyaitāni vākyāni śrutvā bahuvastāsmin vyaśvasan|
31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who now said they believed in him, “If you continue to [live in accordance with] my message, you will truly be my disciples.
yē yihūdīyā vyaśvasan yīśustēbhyō'kathayat
32 Then you will know [God’s] truth, and as a result of [your believing his] truth, he [PRS] will free you [from being controlled by the one who has made you his slaves].”
mama vākyē yadi yūyam āsthāṁ kurutha tarhi mama śiṣyā bhūtvā satyatvaṁ jñāsyatha tataḥ satyatayā yuṣmākaṁ mōkṣō bhaviṣyati|
33 They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham. We have never been anyone’s slaves. So why do you say [we will] be freed [from being someone’s slaves]?”
tadā tē pratyavādiṣuḥ vayam ibrāhīmō vaṁśaḥ kadāpi kasyāpi dāsā na jātāstarhi yuṣmākaṁ muktti rbhaviṣyatīti vākyaṁ kathaṁ bravīṣi?
34 Jesus replied, “Listen carefully to what I am going to tell you. All those who continue to sin are [forced to obey] their sinful desires [MET], [just like] a slave [is forced to obey his master].
tadā yīśuḥ pratyavadad yuṣmānahaṁ yathārthataraṁ vadāmi yaḥ pāpaṁ karōti sa pāpasya dāsaḥ|
35 A slave is not a permanent member of a family. But a son is a member of a family forever. [Similarly, you say you are members of God’s family because you are descendants of Abraham, but really, because you are like slaves of your sinful desires, you are no longer permanent members of God’s family]. (aiōn g165)
dāsaśca nirantaraṁ nivēśanē na tiṣṭhati kintu putrō nirantaraṁ tiṣṭhati| (aiōn g165)
36 So if you allow me to free you, you will truly be free.
ataḥ putrō yadi yuṣmān mōcayati tarhi nitāntamēva mukttā bhaviṣyatha|
37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. But you are trying to kill me because [you are not] allowing [PRS] my message to continue [to change] your inner being.
yuyam ibrāhīmō vaṁśa ityahaṁ jānāmi kintu mama kathā yuṣmākam antaḥkaraṇēṣu sthānaṁ na prāpnuvanti tasmāddhētō rmāṁ hantum īhadhvē|
38 I am telling you what I saw when I was with [my] Father. But you do the things that you have heard from your father.”
ahaṁ svapituḥ samīpē yadapaśyaṁ tadēva kathayāmi tathā yūyamapi svapituḥ samīpē yadapaśyata tadēva kurudhvē|
39 They replied to him, “Abraham is our ancestor.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s descendants, [your character would be like Abraham’s character, and] you would do [good] things like Abraham did.
tadā tē pratyavōcan ibrāhīm asmākaṁ pitā tatō yīśurakathayad yadi yūyam ibrāhīmaḥ santānā abhaviṣyata tarhi ibrāhīma ācāraṇavad ācariṣyata|
40 I have been telling you the truth that I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham did not do things like that.
īśvarasya mukhāt satyaṁ vākyaṁ śrutvā yuṣmān jñāpayāmi yōhaṁ taṁ māṁ hantuṁ cēṣṭadhvē ibrāhīm ētādr̥śaṁ karmma na cakāra|
41 No! You are doing the things that your [real] father does.” They said to him, “[We do not know about you, but] we are not illegitimate children. And [spiritually], we have only one Father. That is God, and you do not know who your father is!”
yūyaṁ svasvapituḥ karmmāṇi kurutha tadā tairukttaṁ na vayaṁ jārajātā asmākam ēkaēva pitāsti sa ēvēśvaraḥ
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, because I came from God, and now I have come here [to this world]. My coming was not (because I [appointed] myself/with my own [authority]). He sent me.
tatō yīśunā kathitam īśvarō yadi yuṣmākaṁ tātōbhaviṣyat tarhi yūyaṁ mayi prēmākariṣyata yatōham īśvarānnirgatyāgatōsmi svatō nāgatōhaṁ sa māṁ prāhiṇōt|
43 (And I will tell you why you do not understand what I say./Do you know why you do not understand what I say?) [RHQ] It is because you do not want to accept my message.
yūyaṁ mama vākyamidaṁ na budhyadhvē kutaḥ? yatō yūyaṁ mamōpadēśaṁ sōḍhuṁ na śaknutha|
44 You belong to your father, (the devil/Satan), and you desire to do what he wants. He has [caused people to become] murderers from the time when [people] first [sinned]. He has abandoned [God’s] truth because he is a liar by his nature. Whenever he lies, he is speaking according to his [nature], because he is a liar and is the one who originates [MET] all lies.
yūyaṁ śaitān pituḥ santānā ētasmād yuṣmākaṁ piturabhilāṣaṁ pūrayatha sa ā prathamāt naraghātī tadantaḥ satyatvasya lēśōpi nāsti kāraṇādataḥ sa satyatāyāṁ nātiṣṭhat sa yadā mr̥ṣā kathayati tadā nijasvabhāvānusārēṇaiva kathayati yatō sa mr̥ṣābhāṣī mr̥ṣōtpādakaśca|
45 But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me!
ahaṁ tathyavākyaṁ vadāmi kāraṇādasmād yūyaṁ māṁ na pratītha|
46 [Since I have never sinned], (none of you can show that I have sinned./can anyone among you show that I have sinned?) [RHQ] So, since I tell you the truth, (there is no good reason for your not believing me!/why is it that you do not believe me?) [RHQ]
mayi pāpamastīti pramāṇaṁ yuṣmākaṁ kō dātuṁ śaknōti? yadyahaṁ tathyavākyaṁ vadāmi tarhi kutō māṁ na pratitha?
47 Those who belong to God habitually obey God’s message. You do not belong to God, so you do not obey his message.”
yaḥ kaścana īśvarīyō lōkaḥ sa īśvarīyakathāyāṁ manō nidhattē yūyam īśvarīyalōkā na bhavatha tannidānāt tatra na manāṁsi nidhadvē|
48 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “(We are certainly right by saying that you [believe what is false as] the Samaritans [do]!/Are we not right by saying that you [believe what is false as] the Samaritans [do]?) [RHQ] And that (a demon/an evil spirit) [controls] you!”
tadā yihūdīyāḥ pratyavādiṣuḥ tvamēkaḥ śōmirōṇīyō bhūtagrastaśca vayaṁ kimidaṁ bhadraṁ nāvādiṣma?
49 Jesus replied, “A demon does not [control] me! I honor my Father, and you do not honor me!
tatō yīśuḥ pratyavādīt nāhaṁ bhūtagrastaḥ kintu nijatātaṁ sammanyē tasmād yūyaṁ mām apamanyadhvē|
50 I am not trying to honor myself. There is someone else who desires [to honor me], and he is the one who will judge [whether it is I who am telling the truth or whether it is you who are telling the truth].
ahaṁ svasukhyātiṁ na cēṣṭē kintu cēṣṭitā vicārayitā cāpara ēka āstē|
ahaṁ yuṣmabhyam atīva yathārthaṁ kathayāmi yō narō madīyaṁ vācaṁ manyatē sa kadācana nidhanaṁ na drakṣyati| (aiōn g165)
52 Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN], [thinking that he was talking about ordinary death and not about spiritual death], said to him, “Now we are sure that a demon [controls] you! Abraham and the prophets died [long ago]! But you say that anyone who obeys what you teach will never die! (aiōn g165)
yihūdīyāstamavadan tvaṁ bhūtagrasta itīdānīm avaiṣma| ibrāhīm bhaviṣyadvādinañca sarvvē mr̥tāḥ kintu tvaṁ bhāṣasē yō narō mama bhāratīṁ gr̥hlāti sa jātu nidhānāsvādaṁ na lapsyatē| (aiōn g165)
53 (You are certainly not greater than our ancestor Abraham!/Do you think you are greater than our ancestor Abraham?) [RHQ] He died, and all the prophets died, so who do you think you are [by saying something like that]?”
tarhi tvaṁ kim asmākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣād ibrāhīmōpi mahān? yasmāt sōpi mr̥taḥ bhaviṣyadvādinōpi mr̥tāḥ tvaṁ svaṁ kaṁ pumāṁsaṁ manuṣē?
54 Jesus replied, “If I were honoring myself, that would be worthless. My Father is the one who you say is your God. He is the one who honors me.
yīśuḥ pratyavōcad yadyahaṁ svaṁ svayaṁ sammanyē tarhi mama tat sammananaṁ kimapi na kintu mama tātō yaṁ yūyaṁ svīyam īśvaraṁ bhāṣadhvē saēva māṁ sammanutē|
55 Although you do not know him, I know him [and have a close relationship with him]. If I said that I did not know him, I would be a liar like you are. But I know him, and I obey what he says.
yūyaṁ taṁ nāvagacchatha kintvahaṁ tamavagacchāmi taṁ nāvagacchāmīti vākyaṁ yadi vadāmi tarhi yūyamiva mr̥ṣābhāṣī bhavāmi kintvahaṁ tamavagacchāmi tadākṣāmapi gr̥hlāmi|
56 Your ancestor Abraham was happy when he thought about what I would [do during] my life [MTY]. [It was as though] he saw that, and was happy.”
yuṣmākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣa ibrāhīm mama samayaṁ draṣṭum atīvāvāñchat tannirīkṣyānandacca|
57 Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said to him, “You are not 50 years old yet! So (you certainly did not see him!/how could you have seen him?) [RHQ] [Because he died long ago]!”
tadā yihūdīyā apr̥cchan tava vayaḥ pañcāśadvatsarā na tvaṁ kim ibrāhīmam adrākṣīḥ?
58 Jesus said to them, “The truth is that I existed before Abraham was born!”
yīśuḥ pratyavādīd yuṣmānahaṁ yathārthataraṁ vadāmi ibrāhīmō janmanaḥ pūrvvakālamārabhyāhaṁ vidyē|
59 So, [because they were very angry about Jesus thus saying that he] ([had eternally existed/was equal with God]), they picked up stones to throw at him [to kill him]. But [Jesus] caused them not to be able to see him, and he left the Temple courtyard.
tadā tē pāṣāṇān uttōlya tamāhantum udayacchan kintu yīśu rguptō mantirād bahirgatya tēṣāṁ madhyēna prasthitavān|
