Juan 1
1 Desde el principio él era la Palabra, y la Palabra estaba con Dios y era Dios.
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 Esta Palabra estaba desde el principio con Dios.
He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
3 Todas las cosas llegaron a existir a través de él, y sin él nada era.
He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
4 Lo que comenzó a existir en él fue la vida, y la vida fue la luz de los hombres.
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 Y la luz sigue brillando en la oscuridad y no es vencida por la oscuridad.
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 Hubo un hombre enviado por Dios, cuyo nombre era Juan.
A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
7 Él vino para dar testimonio, para dar testimonio acerca de la luz, para que todos los hombres tuvieran fe a través de él.
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 Él mismo no era la luz: fue enviado a dar testimonio de la 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 La verdadera luz, que ilumina a cada hombre, estaba entrando en el 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 Él estaba en el mundo, el mundo que surgió a través de él, pero el mundo no tenía conocimiento de él.
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 Llegó a las cosas que eran suyas y su gente no lo recibió.
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 Sin embargo, a todos los que lo recibieron, se les dio el derecho de convertirse en hijos de Dios, es decir, a los que tenían fe en su nombre:
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 Cuyo nacimiento era de Dios y no de sangre, o de un impulso de la carne y el deseo del hombre.
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 Y el Verbo se hizo carne y tomó un lugar entre nosotros por un tiempo; y vimos su gloria, la gloria que él Padre le dio a su único hijo, lleno de gracia y verdad.
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 Juan dio testimonio acerca de él, y exclamó: Este es aquel de quien dije: “El que viene detrás de mí me ha sido puesto porque él existía antes que yo”.
[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 su plenitud todos hemos recibido gracia sobre gracia.
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 Porque la ley fue dada por medio de Moisés; la gracia y el verdadero modo de vida son nuestros a través de Jesucristo.
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 Ningún hombre ha visto a Dios en ningún momento; el único Hijo, que está en íntima relación con el Padre, ha dejado en claro qué es Dios.
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 Y este es el testimonio de Juan cuando los judíos enviaron sacerdotes y levitas de Jerusalén a él con la pregunta: ¿Quién eres tú?
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 Dijo abiertamente y sin rodeos, yo no soy el 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 Y ellos le dijeron: ¿Qué, pues? ¿Eres Elías? Y él dijo: no. ¿Eres el profeta? Y su respuesta fue, no.
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 Entonces ellos le dijeron: ¿Quién eres entonces? Tenemos que dar alguna respuesta a quienes nos enviaron. ¿Qué tienes que decir sobre ti?
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 Él dijo: Yo soy la voz del que clama en el desierto, enderecen el camino del Señor, como dijo el 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 Los que habían sido enviados venían de los fariseos.
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 Y le hicieron esta pregunta, diciendo: ¿Por qué, pues, estás dando el bautismo si no eres el Cristo, o Elías, o el 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 La respuesta de Juan fue: doy el bautismo con agua; pero hay uno entre ustedes de quien no tienen conocimiento;
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 Es él quien viene detrás de mí; No soy digno para desatar la correa de sus sandalias.
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 cosas tuvieron lugar en Betania, al otro lado del Jordán, donde Juan estaba dando el bautismo.
Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
29 Al día siguiente, Juan ve a Jesús acercarse a él y le dice: “Mira, aquí está el Cordero de Dios que quita el pecado del 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 es aquel de quien dije: Uno viene detrás de mí, quién es puesto sobre mí porque él existía antes que yo.
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 Yo mismo no tenía conocimiento de él, pero vine bautizando con agua para que Israel lo viera abiertamente.
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 Juan dio este testimonio, diciendo: Vi al Espíritu que descendía del cielo como una paloma y descansaba sobre él.
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 No sabía quién era, pero el que me envió a bautizar con agua me dijo: Aquel sobre quien veas descender y descansar al Espíritu, es él quien da el bautismo con el Espíritu 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 Yo mismo lo he visto y mi testimonio es que él es el Hijo de Dios.
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 El día después, Juan estaba allí otra vez con dos de sus discípulos;
The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
36 Y mirando a Jesús mientras caminaba, dijo: ¡Mira, ahí está el Cordero de Dios!
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 Al escuchar lo que dijo, los dos discípulos fueron tras Jesús.
(When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
38 Y Jesús, volviéndose, los vio venir detrás de él y les dijo: ¿Qué estás buscando? Le dijeron a él, Rabino (que es decir, Maestro), ¿dónde estás viviendo?
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 Él les dijo: Ven a ver. Entonces fueron con él y vieron dónde vivía; y estuvieron con él todo ese día: era alrededor de la décima hora del día.
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 Andrés, el hermano de Simón Pedro, fue uno de los dos hombres que, al oír lo que Juan dijo, fue tras Jesús.
(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 Temprano en la mañana se encontró con su hermano y le dijo: ¡Hemos hecho un descubrimiento! ¡Es el Mesías! (es decir, el 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 Y lo llevó a Jesús. Mirándolo fijamente, Jesús dijo: Tú eres Simón, el hijo de Juan; su nombre será Cefas, (es decir, 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 El día después de esto, Jesús deseaba ir a Galilea. Se encontró con Felipe y le dijo: Ven y sé mi discípulo.
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 Ahora la ciudad de Felipe era Betsaida, de donde vinieron Andrés y Pedro.
Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
45 Felipe se encontró con Natanael y le dijo: ¡Hemos hecho un descubrimiento! Es él de quien Moisés, en la ley y los profetas estaban escribiendo, Jesús de Nazaret, el hijo 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 ¡Nazaret! dijo Natanael: ¿es posible que algo bueno salga de Nazaret? Felipe le dijo: Ven a ver.
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 Jesús vio a Natanael acercándose a él y le dijo: Mira, aquí hay un verdadero hijo de Israel en quien no hay nada falso.
When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
48 Natanael le dijo: ¿De dónde me conoces? En respuesta, Jesús dijo: Antes de que Felipe hablara contigo, mientras aún estabas debajo de la higuera, 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 Natanael le dijo: Rabí, tú eres el Hijo de Dios, tú eres el Rey 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 En respuesta, Jesús le dijo: Tú tienes fe porque yo te dije, te vi debajo de la higuera. Verás cosas más grandiosas 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 Y él le dijo: De cierto les digo que verán el cielo abierto y los ángeles de Dios que suben y bajan sobre el Hijo del Hombre.
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.”
