Johannes 4
1 Da nun der Herr erkannte, daß die Pharisäer gehört hatten, daß Jesus mehr Jünger mache und taufe, denn Johannes -
[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].
2 Obwohl Jesus Selber nicht taufte, sondern Seine Jünger -
3 Verließ Er Judäa und ging wieder hin nach Galiläa.
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.
4 Er mußte aber durch Samarien durchziehen.
[He] knew that God wanted him to travel through Samaria [district].
5 Er kam nun in eine Stadt von Samarien, genannt Sychar, nahe bei dem Grundstück, das Jakob seinem Sohne Joseph gegeben hatte.
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].
6 Es war aber daselbst Jakobs Quelle. Jesus nun, also müde von der Reise, setzte Sich an die Quelle. Es war um die sechste Stunde.
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, )
7 Da kommt ein Weib aus Samaria, Wasser zu schöpfen. Jesus spricht zu ihr: Gib Mir zu trinken;
8 Denn Seine Jünger waren in die Stadt weggegangen, um Nahrung zu kaufen.
9 Spricht nun das samaritische Weib zu Ihm: Wie bittest Du, Der Du ein Jude bist, von mir, die ich ein samaritisch Weib bin, zu trinken? Denn die Juden haben keinen Verkehr mit den Samaritern.
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]”
10 Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihr: Wenn du wüßtest die Gabe Gottes, und wer Der ist, Der zu dir sagt: Gib Mir zu trinken - du hättest Ihn gebeten, und Er hätte dir lebendiges Wasser gegeben.
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.”
11 Sagt das Weib zu Ihm: Herr, Du hast nichts zum Schöpfen, und der Brunnen ist tief. Woher hast Du dann das lebendige Wasser?
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?
12 Bist du größer denn unser Vater Jakob, der uns den Brunnen gab, und selbst daraus trank, er und seine Söhne und sein Vieh?
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]?”
13 Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihr: Jeden, der von diesem Wasser trinkt, wird wieder dürsten.
Jesus replied to her, “Everyone who drinks water from this [well] will later become thirsty again.
15 Spricht zu Ihm das Weib: Herr, gib mir dieses Wasser, auf daß mich nicht dürste, und ich nicht hierher kommen müsse zu schöpfen.
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!”
16 Spricht zu ihr Jesus: Gehe hin, rufe deinen Mann und komme her!
[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!”
17 Das Weib antwortete und sprach: Ich habe keinen Mann. Spricht Jesus zu ihr: Du hast gut gesagt: Ich habe keinen Mann.
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.
18 Denn fünf Männer hast du gehabt; und der, den du jetzt hast, ist nicht dein Mann. Das hast du wahr gesagt.
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.”
19 Spricht das Weib zu Ihm: Herr, ich schaue, daß Du ein Prophet bist.
The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive you must be a prophet [because you are] able [to know people’s secrets].
20 Unsere Väter haben auf diesem Berge angebetet; und ihr sagt, Jerusalem sei der Ort, da man anbeten müsse.
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]?”
21 Spricht Jesus zu ihr: Weib, glaube Mir, es kommt eine Stunde, da ihr weder auf diesem Berge, noch in Jerusalem den Vater anbeten werdet.
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].
22 Ihr betet an, was ihr nicht wisset, wir beten an, was wir wissen; denn das Heil ist aus den Juden.
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].
23 Aber es kommt die Stunde und ist jetzt, daß die wahren Anbeter den Vater im Geist und in der Wahrheit anbeten werden; denn auch der Vater sucht solche, die Ihn also anbeten.
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.
24 Gott ist ein Geist; und die Ihn anbeten, müssen Ihn im Geist und in der Wahrheit anbeten.
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.”
25 Spricht zu Ihm das Weib: Ich weiß, daß der Messias kommt, Den man Christus nennt. Wenn Selbiger kommt, wird Er uns alles ansagen.
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]’.)
26 Jesus spricht zu ihr: Ich bin es, Der mit dir redet.
Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am [the Messiah]!”
27 Und über dem kamen Seine Jünger und waren verwundert, daß Er mit einem Weibe redete. Keiner jedoch sagte: Was suchst Du? ober: Warum redest Du mit ihr?
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?”
28 Das Weib ließ denn ihren Wasserkrug und kam hin in die Stadt und sagte zu den Menschen:
The woman left her water jar there and went into the town. She said to the people there,
29 Kommet, sehet einen Menschen, Der mir alles gesagt hat, was ich getan habe. Ob Dieser nicht der Christus ist?
“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?”
30 Und sie gingen hinaus aus der Stadt und kamen zu Ihm.
So [many people] left the town and started going to where Jesus was.
31 In der Zwischenzeit aber baten Ihn die Jünger und sprachen: Rabbi, iß!
Meanwhile, we disciples were urging him, “Teacher, eat [some of the food we brought]!”
32 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Ich habe eine Speise zu essen, die ihr nicht wisset.
But he said to us, “I have food to eat that you do not know anything about!”
33 Da sprachen Seine Jünger untereinander: Hat ihm jemand zu essen gebracht?
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]”
34 Jesus spricht zu ihnen: Meine Speise ist, daß Ich den Willen tue Dessen, Der Mich gesandt hat, und Sein Werk vollbringe.
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].
35 Saget ihr nicht, daß es noch vier Monate sind, bis die Ernte kommt? Siehe, Ich sage euch: Hebet eure Augen auf und sehet die Äcker an, wie sie schon weiß zur Ernte sind.
[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.
36 Und wer da erntet, empfängt Lohn und sammelt Frucht zum ewigen Leben, auf daß sich miteinander freuen, der da säet und der da erntet. (aiōnios g166)
[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)
37 Denn hierin ist das Wort wahr: Ein anderer ist es, der sät, und ein anderer, der erntet.
As a result, this saying will become true: One person plants [seeds], but others harvest [the crops].
38 Ich habe euch gesandt, zu ernten, womit ihr euch nicht abgemüht habt. Andere haben sich abgemüht, und ihr seid in ihre Arbeit eingetreten.
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.”
39 Aus jener Stadt aber glaubten viele der Samariter an Ihn wegen des Wortes des Weibes, das da zeugte: Er hat mir alles gesagt, was ich getan habe.
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]!”
40 Wie nun die Samariter zu Ihm kamen, baten sie Ihn, bei ihnen zu bleiben, und Er blieb zwei Tage daselbst.
So when those people of Samaria came to Jesus, they urged him to stay with them. So we stayed there two days.
41 Und viel mehr glaubten um Seines Wortes willen.
Many more of those people believed ([in Jesus/that he was the Messiah]) because of what he said.
42 Und sagten zu dem Weibe: Wir glauben nicht mehr wegen deiner Rede; denn wir selbst haben gehört und wissen, daß Dieser wahrlich ist der Welt Heiland, Christus.
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].”
43 Aber nach zwei Tagen zog Er aus von dannen und kam hin nach Galiläa.
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].
44 Denn Jesus Selbst zeugte, daß ein Prophet in seiner eigenen Vaterstadt keine Ehre hat.
45 Als Er nun nach Galiläa kam, nahmen Ihn die Galiläer auf, da sie alles gesehen hatten, was Er zu Jerusalem an dem Feste getan hatte; denn auch sie waren zum Feste gekommen.
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.
46 Er kam nun wieder nach Kana in Galiläa, wo Er das Wasser zu Wein gemacht hatte; und es war daselbst ein Königlicher, dessen Sohn krank war in Kapernaum.
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.
47 Als dieser hörte, daß Jesus aus Judäa nach Galiläa gekommen sei, ging er hin zu Ihm und bat Ihn, Er möchte hinabkommen und seinen Sohn gesund machen; denn er war am Sterben.
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!”
48 Da sprach Jesus zu ihm: Wenn ihr nicht Zeichen und Wunder seht, glaubt ihr nicht.
Jesus said to him, “You people will believe my message only if you see me perform [more] miracles!”
49 Spricht zu Ihm der Königliche: Herr, komme hinab, ehe denn mein Knäblein stirbt.
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!”
50 Spricht Jesus zu ihm: Ziehe hin, dein Sohn lebt. Und der Mensch glaubte dem Worte, das Jesus zu ihm sprach, und zog hin.
Jesus said to him, “Then you may go [home]. Your son (will live/not die)!” The man believed what Jesus said, and left.
51 Und wie er schon hinabging, kamen ihm seine Knechte entgegen und sagten ihm an und sprachen: Dein Knabe lebt.
[The next day] while he was on the way home, his servants met him. They told him, “Your child is going to live!”
52 Er erfragte nun von ihnen die Stunde, da es besser mit ihm wurde. Und sie sagten zu ihm: Gestern zur siebenten Stunde verließ ihn das Fieber.
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.”
53 Da erkannte der Vater, daß es um dieselbe Stunde war, da Jesus zu ihm sprach: Dein Sohn lebt! und er glaubte und sein ganzes Haus.
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].
54 Dies ist wiederum das zweite Zeichen, das Jesus tat, da Er aus Judäa nach Galiläa kam.
That was the second miracle that Jesus performed in Galilee [district], after he had returned from Judea [district].
