Johannes 1
1 I begynnelsen var Ordet, och Ordet var hos Gud, och Ordet var Gud.
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 Detta var i begynnelsen hos Gud.
He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
3 Genom det har allt blivit till, och utan det har intet blivit till, som är till.
He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
4 I det var liv, och livet var människornas ljus.
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 Och ljuset lyser i mörkret, och mörkret har icke fått makt därmed.
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 En man uppträdde, sänd av Gud; hans namn var Johannes.
A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
7 Han kom såsom ett vittne, för att vittna om ljuset, på det att alla skulle komma till tro genom honom.
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 Icke var han ljuset, men han skulle vittna om ljuset.
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 Det sanna ljuset, det som lyser över alla människor, skulle nu komma i världen.
[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 I världen var han, och genom honom hade världen blivit till, men världen ville icke veta av honom.
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 Han kom till sitt eget, och hans egna togo icke emot honom.
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 Men åt alla dem som togo emot honom gav han makt att bliva Guds barn, åt dem som tro på hans namn;
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 och de hava blivit födda, icke av blod, ej heller av köttslig vilja, ej heller av någon mans vilja, utan av Gud.
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 Och Ordet vart kött och tog sin boning ibland oss, och vi sågo hans härlighet, vi sågo likasom en enfödd Sons härlighet från sin Fader, och han var full av nåd och sanning.
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 Johannes vittnar om honom, han ropar och säger: »Det var om denne jag sade: 'Den som kommer efter mig, han är före mig; ty han var förr än jag.'»
[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 Av hans fullhet hava vi ju alla fått, ja, nåd utöver nåd;
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 ty genom Moses blev lagen given, men nåden och sanningen hava kommit genom Jesus Kristus.
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 Ingen har någonsin sett Gud; den enfödde Sonen, som är i Faderns sköte, han har kungjort vad Gud är.
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 Och detta är vad Johannes vittnade, när judarna hade sänt till honom präster och leviter från Jerusalem för att fråga honom vem han var.
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 Han svarade öppet och förnekade icke; han sade öppet: »Jag är icke Messias.»
So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
21 Åter frågade de honom: »Vad är du då? Är du Elias?» Han svarade: »Det är jag icke.» -- »Är du Profeten?» Han svarade: »Nej.»
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 Då sade de till honom: »Vem är du då? Säg oss det, så att vi kunna giva dem svar, som hava sänt oss. Vad säger du om dig själv?»
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 Han svarade: »Jag är rösten av en som ropar i öknen: 'Jämnen vägen för Herren', såsom profeten Esaias sade.»
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 Och männen voro utsända ifrån fariséerna.
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 Och de frågade honom och sade till honom: »Varför döper du då, om du icke är Messias, ej heller Elias, ej heller Profeten?»
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 Johannes svarade dem och sade: »Jag döper i vatten; men mitt ibland eder står en som I icke kännen:
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 han som kommer efter mig, vilkens skorem jag icke är värdig att upplösa.»
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 Detta skedde i Betania, på andra sidan Jordan, där Johannes döpte.
Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
29 Dagen därefter såg han Jesus nalkas; då sade han: »Se, Guds Lamm, som borttager världens synd!
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 Om denne var det som jag sade: 'Efter mig kommer en man som är före mig; ty han var förr än jag.'
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 Och jag kände honom icke; men för att han skall bliva uppenbar för Israel, därför är jag kommen och döper i vatten.»
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 Och Johannes vittnade och sade: »Jag såg Anden såsom en duva sänka sig ned från himmelen; och han förblev över honom.
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 Och jag kände honom icke; men den som sände mig till att döpa i vatten, han sade till mig: 'Den över vilken du får se Anden sänka sig ned och förbliva, han är den som döper i helig ande.'
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 Och jag har sett det, och jag har vittnat att denne är Guds Son.»
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 Dagen därefter stod Johannes åter där med två av sina lärjungar.
The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
36 När då Jesus kom gående, såg Johannes på honom och sade: »Se, Guds Lamm!»
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 Och de två lärjungarna hörde hans ord och följde Jesus.
(When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
38 Då vände sig Jesus om, och när han såg att de följde honom, frågade han dem: »Vad viljen I?» De svarade honom: »Rabbi» (det betyder mästare) »var bor du?»
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 Han sade till dem: »Kommen och sen.» Då gingo de med honom och sågo var han bodde; och de stannade den dagen hos honom. -- Detta skedde vid den tionde timmen.
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 En av de två som hade hört var Johannes sade, och som hade följt Jesus, var Andreas, Simon Petrus' broder.
(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 Denne träffade först sin broder Simon och sade till honom: »Vi hava funnit Messias» (det betyder detsamma som Kristus).
[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 Och han förde honom till Jesus. Då såg Jesus på honom och sade: »Du är Simon, Johannes' son; du skall heta Cefas» (det betyder detsamma som Petrus).
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 Dagen därefter ville Jesus gå därifrån till Galileen, och han träffade då Filippus. Och Jesus sade till honom: »Följ mig.»
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 Och Filippus var från Betsaida, Andreas' och Petrus' stad.
Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
45 Filippus träffade Natanael och sade till honom: »Den som Moses har skrivit om i lagen och som profeterna hava skrivit om, honom hava vi funnit, Jesus, Josefs son, från Nasaret.»
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 Natanael sade till honom: »Kan något gott komma från Nasaret?» Filippus svarade honom: »Kom och se.»
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 När nu Jesus såg Natanael nalkas, sade han om honom: »Se, denne är en rätt israelit, i vilken icke finnes något svek.»
When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
48 Natanael frågade honom: »Huru kan du känna mig?» Jesus svarade och sade till honom: »Förrän Filippus kallade dig, såg jag dig, där du var under fikonträdet.»
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 svarade honom: »Rabbi, du är Guds Son, du är Israels konung.»
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 svarade och sade till honom: »Eftersom jag sade dig att jag såg dig under fikonträdet, tror du? Större ting än vad detta är skall du få se.»
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 Därefter sade han till honom: »Sannerligen, sannerligen säger jag eder: I skolen få se himmelen öppen och Guds änglar fara upp och fara ned över Människosonen.» Eller: Ingen har någonsin sett Gud; en enfödd Gud, han som är i Faderns sköte, osv. vilken har varit före mig. Båda orden betyda den smorde; det förra är arameiska, det senare grekiska. Det arameiska ordet kefa betyder klippa -- Jfr Matt 16,18.
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.”
