Jana 1
1 Na początku było Słowo, a Słowo było u Boga i Bogiem było Słowo.
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.
2 Ono było na początku u Boga.
He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
3 Wszystko przez nie się stało, a bez niego nic się nie stało, co się stało.
He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
4 W nim było życie, a życie było światłością ludzi.
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].
5 A ta światłość świeci w ciemności, ale ciemność jej nie ogarnęła.
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.)
6 Był człowiek posłany od Boga, któremu na imię było Jan.
A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
7 Przyszedł on na świadectwo, aby świadczyć o tej światłości, by wszyscy przez niego uwierzyli.
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].
8 Nie był on tą światłością, ale [przyszedł], aby świadczyć o tej światłości.
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.
9 [Ten] był tą prawdziwą światłością, która oświeca każdego człowieka przychodzącego na świat.
[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].
10 Był na świecie, a świat został przez niego stworzony, ale świat go nie poznał.
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.)
11 Do swej własności przyszedł, ale swoi go nie przyjęli.
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).
12 Lecz wszystkim tym, którzy go przyjęli, dał moc, aby się stali synami Bożymi, [to jest] tym, którzy wierzą w jego imię;
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].
13 Którzy są narodzeni nie z krwi ani z woli ciała, ani z woli mężczyzny, ale z Boga.
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.
14 A to Słowo stało się ciałem i mieszkało wśród nas (i widzieliśmy jego chwałę, chwałę jako jednorodzonego od Ojca), pełne łaski i prawdy.
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].
15 Jan świadczył o nim i wołał: To był ten, o którym mówiłem: Ten, który po mnie przychodzi, uprzedził mnie, bo wcześniej był niż ja.
[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]!”
16 A z jego pełni my wszyscy otrzymaliśmy i łaskę za łaskę.
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.
17 Prawo bowiem zostało dane przez Mojżesza, [a] łaska i prawda przyszły przez Jezusa Chrystusa.
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].
18 Boga nikt nigdy nie widział. Jednorodzony Syn, który jest w łonie Ojca, on [nam o nim] opowiedział.
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.
19 A takie jest świadectwo Jana, gdy Żydzi posłali z Jerozolimy kapłanów i lewitów, aby go zapytali: Kim ty jesteś?
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?”
20 I wyznał, a nie zaprzeczył, ale wyznał: Ja nie jestem Chrystusem.
So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
21 I pytali go: Kim więc jesteś? Jesteś Eliaszem? A [on] powiedział: Nie jestem. A [oni]: Jesteś [tym] prorokiem? I odpowiedział: Nie [jestem].
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.”
22 Wtedy go zapytali: Kim jesteś, abyśmy [mogli] dać odpowiedź tym, którzy nas posłali? Co mówisz sam o sobie?
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?”
23 Odpowiedział: Ja [jestem] głosem wołającego na pustyni: Prostujcie drogę Pana, jak powiedział prorok Izajasz.
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].
24 A ci, którzy byli posłani, byli z faryzeuszy.
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}.
25 I zapytali go: Czemu więc chrzcisz, jeśli nie jesteś Chrystusem ani Eliaszem, ani tym prorokiem?
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]?”
26 Odpowiedział im Jan: Ja chrzczę wodą, ale pośród was stoi ten, którego wy nie znacie.
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.
27 To jest ten, który przyszedłszy po mnie, uprzedził mnie, któremu ja nie jestem godny rozwiązać rzemyka u jego obuwia.
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.”
28 Działo się to w Betabarze za Jordanem, gdzie Jan chrzcił.
Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
29 A nazajutrz Jan zobaczył Jezusa przychodzącego do niego i powiedział: Oto Baranek Boży, który gładzi grzech świata.
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.
30 To jest ten, o którym mówiłem, że idzie za mną człowiek, który mnie uprzedził, bo wcześniej był niż ja.
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.’
31 Ja go nie znałem, ale przyszedłem, chrzcząc wodą, po to, aby został objawiony Izraelowi.
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.”
32 I świadczył Jan: Widziałem Ducha zstępującego jak gołębica z nieba i spoczął na nim.
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.
33 A ja go nie znałem, ale ten, który mnie posłał, abym chrzcił wodą, powiedział do mnie: Na kogo ujrzysz Ducha zstępującego i spoczywającego na nim, to jest ten, który chrzci Duchem Świętym.
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].’
34 Ja [to] widziałem i świadczyłem, że on jest Synem Bożym.
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).”
35 Nazajutrz znowu stał [tam] Jan i dwóch z jego uczniów.
The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
36 A gdy zobaczył Jezusa przechodzącego, powiedział: Oto Baranek Boży.
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!]”
37 I słyszeli ci dwaj uczniowie, jak mówił, i poszli za Jezusem.
(When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
38 A Jezus, odwróciwszy się i ujrzawszy, że idą za nim, zapytał ich: Czego szukacie? A oni mu odpowiedzieli: Rabbi – co się tłumaczy: Mistrzu – gdzie mieszkasz?
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].”
39 Powiedział im: Chodźcie i zobaczcie. Poszli więc i zobaczyli, gdzie mieszka. I zostali z nim tego dnia, bo było około godziny dziesiątej.
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).
40 [A] Andrzej, brat Szymona Piotra, był jednym z tych dwóch, którzy [to] usłyszeli od Jana i poszli za nim.
(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.
41 On najpierw znalazł Szymona, swego brata, i powiedział do niego: Znaleźliśmy Mesjasza – co się tłumaczy: Chrystusa.
[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!”
42 I przyprowadził go do Jezusa. A Jezus spojrzał na niego i powiedział: Ty jesteś Szymon, syn Jonasza. Ty będziesz nazwany Kefas – co się tłumaczy: Piotr.
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.
43 A nazajutrz Jezus chciał pójść do Galilei. Znalazł Filipa i powiedział do niego: Pójdź za mną.
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!”
44 A Filip był z Betsaidy, z miasta Andrzeja i Piotra.
Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
45 Filip znalazł Natanaela i powiedział do niego: Znaleźliśmy tego, o którym pisał Mojżesz w Prawie, a także prorocy – Jezusa z Nazaretu, syna Józefa.
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.”
46 I zapytał go Natanael: Czyż z Nazaretu może być coś dobrego? Filip mu odpowiedział: Chodź i zobacz!
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!”
47 Gdy więc Jezus zobaczył Natanaela zbliżającego się do niego, powiedział o nim: Oto prawdziwie Izraelita, w którym nie ma podstępu.
When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
48 Natanael go zapytał: Skąd mnie znasz? Odpowiedział mu Jezus: Zanim Filip cię zawołał, gdy byłeś pod drzewem figowym, widziałem cię.
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.”
49 Odpowiedział mu Natanael: Mistrzu, ty jesteś Synem Bożym, ty jesteś królem Izraela.
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]!”
50 Jezus mu odpowiedział: Czy wierzysz dlatego, że ci powiedziałem: Widziałem cię pod drzewem figowym? Ujrzysz większe rzeczy niż te.
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!”
51 I powiedział do niego: Zaprawdę, zaprawdę powiadam wam: Odtąd ujrzycie niebo otwarte i aniołów Boga wstępujących i zstępujących na Syna Człowieczego.
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.”
