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.
La început era Cuvântul și Cuvântul era cu Dumnezeu și Cuvântul era Dumnezeu.
2 He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
Același era la început cu Dumnezeu.
3 He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
Toate lucrurile au fost făcute de el și fără el nu a fost făcut nimic din ceea ce a fost făcut.
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].
În el era viață și viața era lumina oamenilor.
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.)
Și lumina strălucește în întuneric și întunericul nu a cuprins-o.
6 A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
A fost un om trimis de la Dumnezeu, al cărui nume era Ioan.
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].
Acesta a venit pentru mărturie, ca să aducă mărturie despre Lumina aceea, pentru ca toți să creadă prin el.
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.
Nu era el acea Lumină, ci a fost trimis să aducă mărturie despre Lumina aceea.
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].
Aceasta era adevărata Lumină, care luminează pe fiecare om ce vine în lume.
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.)
El era în lume și lumea a fost făcută de el și lumea nu l-a cunoscut.
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 venit la ai săi și ai săi nu l-au primit.
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].
Dar tuturor celor ce l-au primit, adică celor ce cred în numele lui, le-a dat puterea să devină fiii lui Dumnezeu,
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.
Care au fost născuți nu din sânge, nici din voia cărnii, nici din voia omului, ci din Dumnezeu.
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].
Și Cuvântul a fost făcut carne și a locuit printre noi, plin de har și de adevăr (și noi am privit gloria lui, glorie ca a singurului-născut din Tatăl).
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]!”
Ioan a adus mărturie despre el și a strigat, spunând: Acesta era el, despre care am spus: Cel ce vine după mine este preferat înaintea mea, pentru că era înainte de mine.
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.
Și din plinătatea lui noi toți am primit, și har peste har,
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].
Pentru că legea a fost dată prin Moise, dar harul și adevărul au venit prin Isus Cristos.
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.
Nimeni nu a văzut vreodată pe Dumnezeu; singurul lui Fiu născut, care este în sânul Tatălui, el l-a făcut cunoscut.
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?”
Și aceasta este mărturia lui Ioan, când iudeii au trimis preoți și leviți din Ierusalim să îl întrebe: Tu cine ești?
20 So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
Iar el a mărturisit și nu a negat, ci a mărturisit: Eu nu sunt Cristosul.
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.”
Iar ei l-au întrebat: Ce atunci? Ești Ilie? Iar el spune: Nu sunt. Ești tu acel profet? Și a răspuns: Nu.
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?”
Atunci i-au spus: Cine ești tu? Ca să dăm un răspuns celor ce ne-au trimis. Ce spui despre tine însuți?
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].
Iar el a spus: Eu sunt vocea unuia strigând în pustie: Îndreptați calea Domnului, cum a spus profetul Isaia.
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}.
Și cei ce au fost trimiși erau dintre farisei.
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]?”
Și l-au întrebat și i-au spus: Atunci de ce botezi, dacă nu ești acel Cristos, nici Ilie, nici acel profet?
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.
Ioan le-a răspuns, zicând: Eu botez cu apă; dar printre voi stă în picioare unul pe care voi nu îl cunoașteți.
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.”
El este acela care, venind după mine, este preferat înaintea mea, a cărui curea a sandalei eu nu sunt demn ca să o dezleg.
28 Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
Acestea s-au făcut în Betabara, dincolo de Iordan, unde boteza Ioan.
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.
A doua zi, Ioan a văzut pe Isus venind la el și a spus: Iată, Mielul lui Dumnezeu, care înlătură păcatul lumii.
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.’
El este acela despre care eu am spus: După mine vine un om, care este preferat înaintea mea, pentru că era înainte de mine.
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.”
Și eu nu îl cunoșteam, dar ca să fie arătat lui Israel, din această cauză am venit, botezând cu apă.
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.
Și Ioan a adus mărturie, spunând: Am văzut Duhul coborând din cer ca un porumbel și a rămas peste el.
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].’
Și eu nu îl cunoșteam, dar cel ce m-a trimis să botez cu apă, acesta mi-a spus: Acela peste care vei vedea Duhul coborând și rămânând peste el, acesta este cel ce botează cu Duhul Sfânt.
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).”
Și eu am văzut și am adus mărturie că acesta este Fiul lui Dumnezeu.
35 The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
Din nou, a doua zi Ioan stătea în picioare și doi dintre discipolii lui [erau] cu el;
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!]”
Și, privind pe Isus umblând, spune: Iată, Mielul lui Dumnezeu.
37 (When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
Și cei doi discipoli l-au auzit vorbind și l-au urmat pe Isus.
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].”
Atunci Isus s-a întors și i-a văzut urmându-l și le-a spus: Ce căutați? Ei i-au spus: Rabi (care fiind tradus se spune: Stăpâne), unde locuiești?
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).
El le-a spus: Veniți și vedeți. Au venit și au văzut unde locuia și au rămas cu el în acea zi, pentru că era cam ora a zecea.
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.
Unul dintre cei doi, care auziseră pe Ioan și l-au urmat, era Andrei, fratele lui Simon Petru.
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!”
El întâi a găsit pe fratele său Simon și i-a spus: Noi am găsit pe Mesia (care fiind tradus este Cristosul).
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.
Și l-a adus la Isus. Și, privind la el, Isus a spus: Tu ești Simon, fiul lui Iona; tu te vei numi Chifa (care se traduce, piatră).
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!”
A doua zi Isus a voit să meargă în Galileea și a găsit pe Filip și i-a spus: Urmează-mă.
44 Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
Și Filip era din Betsaida, cetatea lui Andrei și Petru.
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.”
Filip l-a găsit pe Natanael și i-a spus: Noi am găsit pe acela despre care a scris Moise în lege și profeți, pe Isus din Nazaret, fiul lui Iosif.
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!”
Și Natanael i-a spus: Poate veni vreun lucru bun din Nazaret? Filip i-a spus: Vino și vezi.
47 When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
Isus a văzut pe Natanael venind la el și a spus despre el: Iată, cu adevărat un israelit în care nu este vicleșug!
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 i-a spus: De unde mă cunoști? Isus a răspuns și i-a zis: Te-am văzut mai înainte ca să te cheme Filip, când erai sub smochin.
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 a răspuns și i-a zis: Rabi, tu ești Fiul lui Dumnezeu, tu ești Împăratul lui 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!”
Isus a răspuns și i-a zis: Pentru că ți-am spus: Te-am văzut sub smochin, crezi? Vei vedea lucruri mai mari decât acestea.
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.”
Și i-a spus: Adevărat, adevărat vă spun, de acum încolo veți vedea cerul deschis și îngerii lui Dumnezeu urcând și coborând peste Fiul omului.
