Johannes 7
1 Und nach diesem wandelte Jesus in Galiläa, denn er wollte nicht in Judäa wandeln, weil ihn die Juden zu töten suchten.
After those things happened, Jesus went around in Galilee [province]. He did not want to travel in Judea [province], because he knew that the Jewish [leaders there] were wanting to kill him.
2 Es war aber nahe das Fest der Juden, die Laubhütten.
But when the time of the Jewish celebration [called] ‘Celebration of [Living in] Shelters’ was near,
3 Da sprachen zu ihm seine Brüder: mache dich auf von hier und gehe nach Judäa, damit auch deine Jünger die Werke schauen, die du verrichtest.
Jesus’ [younger] brothers said to him, “[Since many people] here [have left you], you should leave and go to Judea [province and perform] some miracles there, so that your disciples may see them!
4 Denn niemand thut etwas im Verborgenen, der sich bekannt machen will. Wenn du doch solche Dinge thust, so zeige dich der Welt.
No one who wants to become famous does things secretly. [You say] you are doing these miracles, [so do some miracles there] so that everyone [MTY] can see them!”
5 (Denn nicht einmal seine Brüder glaubten an ihn.)
[They said this critically], because even [though they were] his own [younger] brothers, they did not believe he [was from God].
6 Da sagt Jesus zu ihnen: meine Zeit ist noch nicht da, eure Zeit aber ist immer fertig.
So Jesus said to them, “It is not yet time for me [MTY] [to go to the celebration]. For you, any time is right [to go to the celebration].
7 Die Welt kann euch nicht hassen; mich aber haßt sie, weil ich über sie zeuge, daß ihre Werke böse sind.
[The people] [MTY] [who] ([do not believe in me/do not belong to God]) cannot hate you, but they hate me because I tell them that what they are doing is evil.
8 Gehet ihr hinauf zum Fest. Ich gehe nicht hinauf zu diesem Feste, weil meine Zeit noch nicht erfüllt ist.
You [(pl)] go ahead to the celebration. I am not going up [to Jerusalem] to the celebration [yet], because now is not the right time for me [to go].”
9 So sprach er und blieb in Galiläa.
After he said that, Jesus stayed [a little longer] in Galilee.
10 Wie aber seine Brüder zum Fest hinaufgegangen waren, alsdann gieng auch er hinauf, nicht offenbar, sondern als im verborgenen.
However, [a few days] after his younger brothers left to go up to the celebration, he went also. He went, along with [us] disciples, but no others went with us.
11 Die Juden nun suchten ihn am Feste, und sprachen: wo ist denn der?
At the celebration, the Jewish [leaders] were looking for him. They were asking people, “Has Jesus come?”
12 Und es wurde viel im Volke über ihn herumgeredet; die einen sagten: er ist gut; Andere sagten: nein, sondern er verführt das Volk.
Among the crowds, many people were whispering about Jesus. Some were saying, “He is a good man!” But others were saying instead, “No! He is deceiving the crowds!”
13 Niemand jedoch sprach öffentlich über ihn aus Furcht vor den Juden.
But no one was speaking so that others could hear them, because they were afraid of the Jewish [leaders] [SYN].
14 Da man aber schon in der Mitte des Festes war, gieng Jesus hinauf in den Tempel und lehrte.
In the middle of the days of the celebration, Jesus went to the Temple [courtyard] and began to teach people.
15 Da wunderten sich die Juden, und sagten: wie kommt dieser zur Schriftgelehrsamkeit, der doch nicht studiert hat?
The Jewish [elders] were amazed [at what he was saying]. They said, “This man never studied [in one of our religious schools]! So (how can he have learned [so much about Scripture]?/it is difficult for us to believe that he has learned [so much about Scripture]!) [RHQ]”
16 Da antwortete ihnen Jesus und sagte: meine Lehre ist nicht mein, sondern dessen, der mich gesandt hat.
Jesus replied to them, “What I teach does not come from myself. It comes from [God], the one who sent me.
17 So jemand will seinen Willen thun, wird er erkennen, was an der Lehre ist: ob sie von Gott ist, oder ich von mir selbst rede. Wer von sich selbst redet, geht auf seinen eigenen Ruhm aus.
Those who choose to do what God wants will find out whether what I teach comes from God or whether I am speaking with [only] my own [authority].
18 Wer aber auf den Ruhm dessen ausgeht, der ihn gesandt hat, der ist wahrhaftig, und keine Ungerechtigkeit ist in ihm.
Those who speak with [only] their own [authority] do that [only] so that others will honor them. But I am [doing things so that others] will honor the one who sent me, and I am someone who speaks the truth. I never lie.
19 Hat euch nicht Moses das Gesetz gegeben? und keiner von euch thut das Gesetz. Was sucht ihr mich zu töten?
[Think about] the laws that Moses gave you [RHQ]. None of you [completely] obeys those laws. So why are you trying to kill me, [saying I do not obey the laws concerning] ([the Sabbath/the Jewish day of rest])?”
20 Antwortete das Volk: du hast einen Dämon; wer sucht dich zu töten?
Someone in the crowd answered, “[By saying this you show that] you are crazy (OR, A demon is controlling you)! Certainly no one is trying to kill you!”
21 Antwortete Jesus und sagte zu ihnen: ein Werk habe ich gethan und ihr wundert euch alle.
Jesus replied to them, “Because I did a miracle [of healing someone] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), you are all shocked.
22 Darum: Moses hat euch die Beschneidung gegeben - nicht daß sie von Moses ist, sondern von den Vätern - und ihr beschneidet einen Menschen am Sabbat.
Moses gave you [a law that you must] circumcise [the male children and that you must do that exactly seven days after they are born. Actually], it was your ancestors, [Abraham and Isaac and Jacob], not Moses, who [started that ritual]. But because of that law, you sometimes circumcise them (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), [but that is working, too]
23 Wenn ein Mensch am Sabbat die Beschneidung empfängt, damit nicht Moses Gesetz gebrochen werde, grollet ihr mir, daß ich einen ganzen Menschen gesund gemacht habe am Sabbat?
You [sometimes] circumcise boys (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) so that the law of Moses is not disobeyed {[you] do not disobey the law of Moses}, so (it is ridiculous that you are angry with me, saying [I worked] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) by healing a man!/why are you angry with me, saying [I worked] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) by healing a man?) [RHQ] [Healing someone is far more helpful than circumcising a baby boy]!
24 Richtet nicht nach dem Augenschein, sondern richtet wie es gerecht ist.
Stop deciding whether my healing this man is wrong according to what you see! Instead, decide according to what is really the right action [to help people]”!
25 Da sagten etliche von den Jerusalemiten: ist das nicht der, den sie zu töten suchen?
Some of the people from Jerusalem were saying, “(This is the man that they are trying to kill!/Isn’t this the man that they are trying to kill?) [RHQ]
26 Und siehe, er redet öffentlich, und sie sagen nichts zu ihm; haben etwa die Oberen in Wahrheit erkannt, daß dieser der Christus sei?
He is saying these things (publicly/in front of many people), but our [Jewish] rulers are not saying anything to [oppose] him. Is that because they have decided that he is truly (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)?
27 Doch von diesem wissen wir ja, wo er her ist: wenn aber der Christus kommt, weiß niemand, wo er her ist.
But [he cannot be the Messiah, because] we know where this man came from. When the Messiah really comes, no one will know where he comes from.”
28 Da rief Jesus laut im Tempel, lehrte und sprach: So? mich kennet ihr und wisset wo ich her bin? Und doch bin ich nicht von mir selber gekommen, aber wahrhaftig ist der, der mich gesandt hat, den ihr nicht kennet.
[They said that because they thought Jesus was born in Nazareth]. So while Jesus was teaching [people] in the Temple [courtyard], he shouted, “Yes, [you say that] you know me, and [you think] you know [IRO] where I am from. But I have come here not (because I appointed myself/with my own authority). Instead, [God] is the one who truly sent me. You do not know him.
29 Ich kenne ihn, weil ich von ihm bin, und er mich gesandt hat.
But I know him, because I have come from him. He is the one who sent me!”
30 Da suchten sie ihn zu greifen, und niemand legte Hand an ihn, weil seine Stunde noch nicht gekommen war.
Then they tried to seize him [because he said that he had come from God]. But no one put their hands on him [to do that], because it was not yet the time [MTY] [for him to die].
31 Aber viele aus der Menge wendeten ihm Glauben zu und sagten: der Christus, wenn er kommt, kann er mehr Zeichen thun als dieser thut?
But many of the crowd believed that he [had come from God]. They said, “When the Messiah comes, he certainly will not do more miracles than this man has done, will he?”
32 Die Pharisäer hörten, daß das Volk über ihn murmelte, und die Hohenpriester und die Pharisäer sandten Diener ab, daß sie ihn griffen.
The Pharisees heard them whispering these things about him. So they and the chief priests sent some Temple guards to seize him.
33 Da sagte Jesus: noch eine kleine Zeit bin ich bei euch, dann gehe ich hin zu dem, der mich gesandt hat.
Then Jesus said, “I will be with you for only a short time. Then I will return to the one who sent me.
34 Ihr werdet mich suchen und werdet mich nicht finden, und wo ich bin, könnet ihr nicht hinkommen.
Then you will search for me, but you will not find me. And you will not be able to come to the place where I am.”
35 Da sprachen die Juden bei sich: wo will dieser hingehen, daß wir ihn nicht finden sollen? Will er in die Diaspora der Griechen ziehen und die Griechen lehren?
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said to themselves, “Where is this man about to go with the result that we will not be able to find him? [Some Jewish people have] dispersed [and live] among Greek people. He is not intending to go [and live among them] and teach them, is he?
36 Was heißt dieses Wort, das er gesagt hat: ihr werdet mich suchen und nicht finden, und: wo ich bin, könnt ihr nicht hinkommen.
When he said ‘You will search for me, but you will not be able to find me,’ and when he said ‘You will not be able to come to the place where I am,’ what [did he mean]?”
37 Am letzten, dem großen Tage des Festes aber stand Jesus und sprach laut: wenn einen dürstet, so komme er und trinke;
[On each of the seven days of the celebration, the high priest poured out some water on the altar in the Temple to remember how God provided water for the people in the desolate area long ago. But the water he poured did not help anyone who was thirsty. So] on the last day of the festival, which was the most important day, Jesus stood up [in the Temple courtyard] and said with a loud voice, “Those who are thirsty should come to me to drink [what I will give them].
38 wer an mich glaubt - wie die Schrift gesagt hat: Ströme lebendigen Wassers werden aus seinem Leibe fließen.
Just like the Scriptures teach, streams of water shall flow out from within those who believe in me, and that water will cause them to live [eternally].”
39 (Das sagte er aber von dem Geiste, welchen die an ihn Glaubenden empfangen sollten; denn noch war der Geist nicht da, weil Jesus noch nicht verherrlicht war.)
When Jesus said that, he was referring to [God’s] Spirit, whom those who believed in Jesus would receive later. Up to that time God had not sent the Spirit [to live within believers], because Jesus had not yet [died and returned to his] glorious [home in] heaven, [from where he would send the Spirit].
40 Da sagten etliche aus der Menge, die diese Reden gehört: dieser ist in Wahrheit der Prophet.
When some of the crowd heard those words, they said, “Surely this man is the prophet [whom God promised to send who would be like Moses]!”
41 Andere sagten: dieser ist der Christus. Andere sagten: kommt denn der Christus aus Galiläa?
Others said, “He is the Messiah!” But others, [thinking Jesus was born in Galilee], said, “The Messiah will not come from Galilee [province], will he?
42 hat nicht die Schrift gesagt, daß der Christus aus dem Samen Davids und von dem Dorfe Bethlehem, wo David war, kommt?
(Did [a prophet] not write in the Scriptures that the Messiah will come from [King] David’s family, and be born in Bethlehem, where [King] David lived?/[It is written] in the Scriptures that the Messiah will come from [King] David’s family, and be born in Bethlehem, where [King] David lived!) [RHQ]”
43 Da entstand eine Spaltung in der Menge um seinetwillen.
So the people were divided because of [what they thought about] Jesus.
44 Einige aber von ihnen wollten ihn greifen, allein niemand legte Hand an ihn.
Some people wanted to seize him, but no one tried [to do that].
45 So kamen denn die Diener zu den Hohenpriestern und Pharisäern, und diese sagten zu ihnen: warum habt ihr ihn nicht gebracht?
So the Temple guards returned to the chief priests and the Pharisees, [the ones who had sent them to arrest Jesus]. They said to the guards, “Why did you not [seize him and] bring him [here]?”
46 Antworteten die Diener: noch nie hat so ein Mensch geredet, wie dieser Mensch redet.
They replied, “No one ever spoke such [amazing things] as this man does!”
47 Da entgegneten die Pharisäer: seid ihr gar auch verführt?
Then the Pharisees replied, “Have you been deceived {Has [he] deceived you}, too?
48 Ist denn einer von den Oberen zum Glauben an ihn gekommen oder von den Pharisäern?
(None of our rulers nor any of us Pharisees have believed that (he [is the Messiah]!/he [came from God]!)/Have any of our [Jewish] rulers or any of us Pharisees believed that (he [is the Messiah]?/he [came from God]?)) [RHQ]
49 Diese Menge aber, welche das Gesetz nicht kennt - verflucht sind sie.
Not one! But, on the contrary, some of this crowd [have believed in him]. They do not know [the true teachings of] our laws! They will go to hell [for listening to him]!” (questioned)
50 Sagt zu ihnen Nikodemus, der früher zu ihm gekommen war, einer aus ihrer Mitte:
Then Nicodemus spoke. He was the one who earlier went to Jesus [at night]. He was also a member of the Jewish council. He said to [the rest of the Council members],
51 richtet denn unser Gesetz den Menschen, ohne daß man ihn zuvor höre und klar mache, was er thut?
“[We] have not listened to what he says to find out what he is doing. (It is not permitted in our [Jewish] law [PRS] for us to say, before questioning someone, that we must punish him!/Is it permitted in our [Jewish] law [PRS] for us to say, before questioning someone, that we must punish him?) [RHQ]”
52 Sie antworteten und sagten zu ihm: bist du etwa auch aus Galiläa? Forsche und siehe, daß aus Galiläa kein Prophet aufsteht.
They replied to him, “(Are you another [disgusting person] from Galilee?/[You talk like] another [disgusting person] from Galilee!) [RHQ] Read [what is written in the Scriptures] You will find that no prophet comes from Galilee [province, like he does]!”
53 Und sie giengen hin, jeder in sein Haus.
[Then they all left and went to their own homes.
