João 1
1 No início era a Palavra, e a Palavra estava com Deus, e a Palavra era Deus.
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 O mesmo estava no início com Deus.
He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
3 Todas as coisas foram feitas através dele. Sem ele, nada foi feito que tenha sido feito.
He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
4 Nele estava a vida, e a vida era a luz dos homens.
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 luz brilha na escuridão, e a escuridão não a superou.
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 Veio um homem enviado por Deus, cujo nome era João.
A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
7 O mesmo veio como testemunha, para que ele pudesse testemunhar sobre a luz, para que todos pudessem acreditar através dele.
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 Ele não era a luz, mas foi enviado para que ele pudesse testemunhar sobre a luz.
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 A verdadeira luz que ilumina a todos estava vindo para o mundo.
[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 Ele estava no mundo, e o mundo foi feito através dele, e o mundo não o reconheceu.
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 Ele veio para o seu, e aqueles que eram seus não o receberam.
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 Mas a todos quantos o receberam, ele lhes deu o direito de se tornarem filhos de Deus, àqueles que acreditam em seu nome:
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 que nasceram, não do sangue, nem da vontade da carne, nem da vontade do homem, mas de Deus.
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 Palavra se fez carne e viveu entre nós. Vimos sua glória, tal glória como a do único Filho do Pai nascido, cheio de graça e de verdade.
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 João testemunhou a seu respeito. Ele gritou, dizendo: “Este foi aquele de quem eu disse: 'Aquele que vem depois de mim me superou, pois estava antes de mim'”.
[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 De sua plenitude, todos nós recebemos graça sobre graça.
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 Pois a lei foi dada através de Moisés. A graça e a verdade foram realizadas através de Jesus Cristo.
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 Ninguém viu Deus em momento algum. O único Filho nascido, que está no seio do Pai, o declarou.
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 Este é o testemunho de João, quando os judeus enviaram sacerdotes e levitas de Jerusalém para perguntar-lhe: “Quem é você?
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 Ele declarou, e não negou, mas declarou: “Eu não sou o Cristo”.
So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
21 Eles lhe perguntaram: “O que então? Você é Elijah?” Ele disse: “Eu não sou”. “Você é o profeta?” Ele respondeu: “Não”.
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 Disseram-lhe, portanto: “Quem é você? Dê-nos uma resposta para levar de volta àqueles que nos enviaram. O que você diz de si mesmo”?
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 Ele disse: “Eu sou a voz de alguém que chora no deserto, 'Endireite o caminho do Senhor', como disse o profeta Isaías”.
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 Os que haviam sido enviados eram dos fariseus.
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 Eles lhe perguntaram: “Por que então vocês batizam se não são o Cristo, nem Elias, nem o profeta”?
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 John respondeu-lhes: “Eu batizo na água, mas entre vocês há um que não conhecem.
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 Ele é aquele que vem depois de mim, que é preferido antes de mim, cuja correia de sandália eu não sou digno de soltar”.
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 Estas coisas foram feitas em Betânia além do Jordão, onde João estava batizando.
Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
29 No dia seguinte, ele viu Jesus chegando até ele e disse: “Eis o Cordeiro de Deus, que tira o pecado do mundo!
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 Este é aquele de quem eu disse: “Depois de mim vem um homem que é preferido antes de mim, pois ele foi antes de mim”.
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 Eu não o conhecia, mas por isso vim batizando na água, para que ele fosse revelado a Israel”.
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 João testemunhou, dizendo: “Eu vi o Espírito descer do céu como uma pomba, e ele permaneceu sobre ele.
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 Eu não o reconheci, mas aquele que me enviou para batizar em água me disse: “Sobre quem vereis o Espírito descer e permanecer sobre ele é aquele que batiza no Espírito Santo”.
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 Eu vi e testemunhei que este é o Filho de Deus”.
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 Novamente, no dia seguinte, João estava de pé com dois de seus discípulos,
The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
36 e olhou para Jesus enquanto caminhava, e disse: “Eis o Cordeiro de Deus”!
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 Os dois discípulos o ouviram falar, e seguiram Jesus.
(When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
38 Jesus se virou e os viu seguindo, e lhes disse: “O que estão procurando?”. Disseram-lhe: “Rabino” (ou seja, ser interpretado, Professor), “onde você está hospedado”?
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 Ele disse-lhes: “Venham e vejam”. Eles vieram e viram onde ele estava hospedado, e ficaram com ele naquele dia. Foi por volta da décima hora.
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 Um dos dois que ouviram John e o seguiram foi Andrew, irmão de Simon Peter.
(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 Ele primeiro encontrou seu próprio irmão, Simão, e disse a ele: “Encontramos o Messias”! (que é, sendo interpretado, Cristo).
[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 Ele o trouxe a Jesus. Jesus olhou para ele e disse: “Você é Simão, o filho de Jonas”. Tu serás chamado Cefas” (que é, por interpretação, Pedro).
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 No dia seguinte, ele estava determinado a sair para a Galiléia, e encontrou Felipe. Jesus disse a ele: “Segue-me”.
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 Agora Filipe era de Betsaida, a cidade de André e Pedro.
Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
45 Felipe encontrou Natanael, e disse-lhe: “Encontramos aquele de quem Moisés na lei e também os profetas, escreveram”: Jesus de Nazaré, o filho de José”.
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 Nathanael disse-lhe: “Pode vir alguma coisa boa de Nazaré”? Philip disse a ele: “Venha e veja”.
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 Jesus viu Natanael vindo até ele, e disse sobre ele: “Eis um israelita de fato, em quem não há engano”!
When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
48 Nathanael disse a ele: “Como você me conhece?” Jesus lhe respondeu: “Antes de Filipe te chamar, quando você estava debaixo da figueira, eu te vi”.
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 Nathanael respondeu-lhe: “Rabino, você é o Filho de Deus! Tu és o Rei de Israel”!
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 Jesus lhe respondeu: “Porque eu lhe disse: 'Eu o vi embaixo da figueira', você acredita? Você verá coisas maiores do que estas”!
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 Ele lhe disse: “Certamente, eu vos digo a todos, daqui em diante vereis o céu aberto, e os anjos de Deus subindo e descendo sobre o Filho do Homem”.
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.”
