योहनः 1
1 आदौ वाद आसीत् स च वाद ईश्वरेण सार्धमासीत् स वादः स्वयमीश्वर एव।
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 स आदावीश्वरेण सहासीत्।
He was in the beginning with God.
3 तेन सर्व्वं वस्तु ससृजे सर्व्वेषु सृष्टवस्तुषु किमपि वस्तु तेनासृष्टं नास्ति।
Everything was made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
4 स जीवनस्याकारः, तच्च जीवनं मनुष्याणां ज्योतिः
In Him was life, and that life was the light of mankind.
5 तज्ज्योतिरन्धकारे प्रचकाशे किन्त्वन्धकारस्तन्न जग्राह।
The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
6 योहन् नामक एको मनुज ईश्वरेण प्रेषयाञ्चक्रे।
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 तद्वारा यथा सर्व्वे विश्वसन्ति तदर्थं स तज्ज्योतिषि प्रमाणं दातुं साक्षिस्वरूपो भूत्वागमत्,
This man came as a witness, to testify about the light, that all through him might believe.
8 स स्वयं तज्ज्योति र्न किन्तु तज्ज्योतिषि प्रमाणं दातुमागमत्।
He wasn’t that light, but was sent as a witness of that light.
9 जगत्यागत्य यः सर्व्वमनुजेभ्यो दीप्तिं ददाति तदेव सत्यज्योतिः।
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
10 स यज्जगदसृजत् तन्मद्य एव स आसीत् किन्तु जगतो लोकास्तं नाजानन्।
The Word was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world didn’t recognize Him.
11 निजाधिकारं स आगच्छत् किन्तु प्रजास्तं नागृह्लन्।
He came to His own, and those who were His own didn’t receive Him.
12 तथापि ये ये तमगृह्लन् अर्थात् तस्य नाम्नि व्यश्वसन् तेभ्य ईश्वरस्य पुत्रा भवितुम् अधिकारम् अददात्।
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in His name:
13 तेषां जनिः शोणितान्न शारीरिकाभिलाषान्न मानवानामिच्छातो न किन्त्वीश्वरादभवत्।
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 स वादो मनुष्यरूपेणावतीर्य्य सत्यतानुग्रहाभ्यां परिपूर्णः सन् सार्धम् अस्माभि र्न्यवसत् ततः पितुरद्वितीयपुत्रस्य योग्यो यो महिमा तं महिमानं तस्यापश्याम।
The Word became flesh and lived among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as of the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 ततो योहनपि प्रचार्य्य साक्ष्यमिदं दत्तवान् यो मम पश्चाद् आगमिष्यति स मत्तो गुरुतरः; यतो मत्पूर्व्वं स विद्यमान आसीत्; यदर्थम् अहं साक्ष्यमिदम् अदां स एषः।
John testified about Him. He cried out, saying, “This was He who I told you about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
16 अपरञ्च तस्य पूर्णताया वयं सर्व्वे क्रमशः क्रमशोनुग्रहं प्राप्ताः।
From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
17 मूसाद्वारा व्यवस्था दत्ता किन्त्वनुग्रहः सत्यत्वञ्च यीशुख्रीष्टद्वारा समुपातिष्ठतां।
The Law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 कोपि मनुज ईश्वरं कदापि नापश्यत् किन्तु पितुः क्रोडस्थोऽद्वितीयः पुत्रस्तं प्रकाशयत्।
No one has ever seen God, but God’s only born Son, who is near to the heart of His Father, has made Him known.
19 त्वं कः? इति वाक्यं प्रेष्टुं यदा यिहूदीयलोका याजकान् लेविलोकांश्च यिरूशालमो योहनः समीपे प्रेषयामासुः,
Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 तदा स स्वीकृतवान् नापह्नूतवान् नाहम् अभिषिक्त इत्यङ्गीकृतवान्।
He confessed, and didn’t deny, but confessed, “I’m not the Christ.”
21 तदा तेऽपृच्छन् तर्हि को भवान्? किं एलियः? सोवदत् न; ततस्तेऽपृच्छन् तर्हि भवान् स भविष्यद्वादी? सोवदत् नाहं सः।
They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22 तदा तेऽपृच्छन् तर्हि भवान् कः? वयं गत्वा प्रेरकान् त्वयि किं वक्ष्यामः? स्वस्मिन् किं वदसि?
Then they asked him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 तदा सोवदत्। परमेशस्य पन्थानं परिष्कुरुत सर्व्वतः। इतीदं प्रान्तरे वाक्यं वदतः कस्यचिद्रवः। कथामिमां यस्मिन् यिशयियो भविष्यद्वादी लिखितवान् सोहम्।
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
24 ये प्रेषितास्ते फिरूशिलोकाः।
Now those who were sent were Pharisees.
25 तदा तेऽपृच्छन् यदि नाभिषिक्तोसि एलियोसि न स भविष्यद्वाद्यपि नासि च, तर्हि लोकान् मज्जयसि कुतः?
They asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 ततो योहन् प्रत्यवोचत्, तोयेऽहं मज्जयामीति सत्यं किन्तु यं यूयं न जानीथ तादृश एको जनो युष्माकं मध्य उपतिष्ठति।
John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but One stands among you that you don’t know.
27 स मत्पश्चाद् आगतोपि मत्पूर्व्वं वर्त्तमान आसीत् तस्य पादुकाबन्धनं मोचयितुमपि नाहं योग्योस्मि।
It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to untie.”
28 यर्द्दननद्याः पारस्थबैथबारायां यस्मिन्स्थाने योहनमज्जयत् तस्मिन स्थाने सर्व्वमेतद् अघटत।
This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 परेऽहनि योहन् स्वनिकटमागच्छन्तं यिशुं विलोक्य प्रावोचत् जगतः पापमोचकम् ईश्वरस्य मेषशावकं पश्यत।
The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Look! God’s Lamb who takes away the sin of the world!
30 यो मम पश्चादागमिष्यति स मत्तो गुरुतरः, यतो हेतोर्मत्पूर्व्वं सोऽवर्त्तत यस्मिन्नहं कथामिमां कथितवान् स एवायं।
This is the One I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me is preferred before me because He existed before me.’
31 अपरं नाहमेनं प्रत्यभिज्ञातवान् किन्तु इस्रायेल्लोका एनं यथा परिचिन्वन्ति तदभिप्रायेणाहं जले मज्जयितुमागच्छम्।
I didn’t know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
32 पुनश्च योहनपरमेकं प्रमाणं दत्वा कथितवान् विहायसः कपोतवद् अवतरन्तमात्मानम् अस्योपर्य्यवतिष्ठन्तं च दृष्टवानहम्।
John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.
33 नाहमेनं प्रत्यभिज्ञातवान् इति सत्यं किन्तु यो जले मज्जयितुं मां प्रैरयत् स एवेमां कथामकथयत् यस्योपर्य्यात्मानम् अवतरन्तम् अवतिष्ठन्तञ्च द्रक्षयसि सएव पवित्रे आत्मनि मज्जयिष्यति।
I wouldn’t have known Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘Whoever you see the Spirit descending upon, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
34 अवस्तन्निरीक्ष्यायम् ईश्वरस्य तनय इति प्रमाणं ददामि।
I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Son.”
35 परेऽहनि योहन् द्वाभ्यां शिष्याभ्यां सार्द्धें तिष्ठन्
The next day, John again stood with two of His disciples.
36 यिशुं गच्छन्तं विलोक्य गदितवान्, ईश्वरस्य मेषशावकं पश्यतं।
When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, God’s Lamb!”
37 इमां कथां श्रुत्वा द्वौ शिष्यौ यीशोः पश्चाद् ईयतुः।
The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
38 ततो यीशुः परावृत्य तौ पश्चाद् आगच्छन्तौ दृष्ट्वा पृष्टवान् युवां किं गवेशयथः? तावपृच्छतां हे रब्बि अर्थात् हे गुरो भवान् कुत्र तिष्ठति?
Jesus turned, and seeing them following, asked them, “What are you looking for?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which, when translated, means Teacher), “Where are You staying?”
39 ततः सोवादित् एत्य पश्यतं। ततो दिवसस्य तृतीयप्रहरस्य गतत्वात् तौ तद्दिनं तस्य सङ्गेऽस्थातां।
He told them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
40 यौ द्वौ योहनो वाक्यं श्रुत्वा यिशोः पश्चाद् आगमतां तयोः शिमोन्पितरस्य भ्राता आन्द्रियः
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.
41 स इत्वा प्रथमं निजसोदरं शिमोनं साक्षात्प्राप्य कथितवान् वयं ख्रीष्टम् अर्थात् अभिषिक्तपुरुषं साक्षात्कृतवन्तः।
The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon, and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, translated, the Christ).
42 पश्चात् स तं यिशोः समीपम् आनयत्। तदा यीशुस्तं दृष्ट्वावदत् त्वं यूनसः पुत्रः शिमोन् किन्तु त्वन्नामधेयं कैफाः वा पितरः अर्थात् प्रस्तरो भविष्यति।
Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
43 परेऽहनि यीशौ गालीलं गन्तुं निश्चितचेतसि सति फिलिपनामानं जनं साक्षात्प्राप्यावोचत् मम पश्चाद् आगच्छ।
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he told him, “Follow me.”
44 बैत्सैदानाम्नि यस्मिन् ग्रामे पितरान्द्रिययोर्वास आसीत् तस्मिन् ग्रामे तस्य फिलिपस्य वसतिरासीत्।
Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 पश्चात् फिलिपो निथनेलं साक्षात्प्राप्यावदत् मूसा व्यवस्था ग्रन्थे भविष्यद्वादिनां ग्रन्थेषु च यस्याख्यानं लिखितमास्ते तं यूषफः पुत्रं नासरतीयं यीशुं साक्षाद् अकार्ष्म वयं।
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found Him who Moses in the Law, and also the prophets, wrote about — Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46 तदा निथनेल् कथितवान् नासरन्नगरात किं कश्चिदुत्तम उत्पन्तुं शक्नोति? ततः फिलिपो ऽवोचत् एत्य पश्य।
Nathanael asked Philip, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip told Nathanael, “Come and see.”
47 अपरञ्च यीशुः स्वस्य समीपं तम् आगच्छन्तं दृष्ट्वा व्याहृतवान्, पश्यायं निष्कपटः सत्य इस्रायेल्लोकः।
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of Nathanael, “Look! An Israelite indeed, who has no deceit in him!”
48 ततः सोवदद्, भवान् मां कथं प्रत्यभिजानाति? यीशुरवादीत् फिलिपस्य आह्वानात् पूर्व्वं यदा त्वमुडुम्बरस्य तरोर्मूलेऽस्थास्तदा त्वामदर्शम्।
Nathanael asked Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 निथनेल् अचकथत्, हे गुरो भवान् नितान्तम् ईश्वरस्य पुत्रोसि, भवान् इस्रायेल्वंशस्य राजा।
Nathanael answered, “Rabbi, You are God’s Son. You are the King of Israel.”
50 ततो यीशु र्व्याहरत्, त्वामुडुम्बरस्य पादपस्य मूले दृष्टवानाहं ममैतस्माद्वाक्यात् किं त्वं व्यश्वसीः? एतस्मादप्याश्चर्य्याणि कार्य्याणि द्रक्ष्यसि।
Jesus said to him, “Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
51 अन्यच्चावादीद् युष्मानहं यथार्थं वदामि, इतः परं मोचिते मेघद्वारे तस्मान्मनुजसूनुना ईश्वरस्य दूतगणम् अवरोहन्तमारोहन्तञ्च द्रक्ष्यथ।
And He told him, “Most assuredly, I tell you, you will see Heaven opened, and God’s angels ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
