Від Івана 1
1 Упочинї було Слово, й Слово було в Бога, й Бог було Слово.
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 Воно було в починї у Бога.
He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
3 Все Ним стало ся; і без Него не стало ся нїщо, що стало ся.
He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
4 У Йому життє було: й життв було сьвітлом людям.
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 І сьвітло у темряві сьвітить, і темрява Його не обняла.
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 Був чоловік посланий від Бога, ймя йому Йоан.
A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
7 Сей прийшов на сьвідкуваннє, щоб сьвідкувати про сьвітло, щоб усї вірували через него.
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 Не був він сьвітло, а щоб сьвідкувати про сьвітло.
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 Було сьвітло правдиве, що просьвічує кожного чоловіка, що приходить на сьвіт.
[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 На сьвітї був, і сьвіт Ним настав, і сьвіт Його не пізнав.
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 У своє прийшов, і свої не прийняли Його.
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 Которі ж прийняли Його, дав їм власть дїтьми Божими стати ся, що вірують в імя Його:
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 що не від крові, нї від хотіння тілесного, нї від хотїння мужеського, а від Бога родили ся.
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 І Слово тїлом стало ся, і пробувало між нами (й бачили ми славу Його, славу, яко Єдинородного від Отця), повне благодати і правди.
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 Йоан сьвідкує про Него, й покликував, глаголючи: Се той, про кого казав я: За мною грядущий поперед мене був; бо перш мене був.
[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 І з повноти Його ми всї прийняли й благодать за благодать.
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 Бо закон через Мойсея даний був; благодать і правда через Ісуса Христа стала ся.
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 Бога ніхто не бачив ніколи; единородний Син, що в лонї Отця, той вияснив.
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 І се сьвідченнє Йоанове, як післали Жиди з Єрусалиму священиків та левитів, щоб спитали Його: Хто ти єси?
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 І визнав, і не відпер ся; а визвав: Що я не Христос.
So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
21 І питали його: Що ж? Ілия єси ти? І рече: Нї. Пророк єси ти? І відказав: Нї.
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 Казали ж йому: Хто ж єси? щоб нам одповідь дати тим, що післали нас. Що кажеш про себе?
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 Рече: Я голос покликуючого в пустинї: Випростайте дорогу Господню, як глаголав Ісаїя пророк.
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 А послані були з Фарисеїв.
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 І питали вони його, й казали йому: Чого ж хрестиш, коли ти не Христос, нї їлия, нї пророк.
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 Відказав їм Йоан, глаголючи: Я хрещу вас водою; серед вас же стоїть, котрого ви не знаєте:
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 се за мною Грядущий, що поперед мене був; котрому я недостоєя розвязати ременя обувя Його.
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 Се в Витаварі стало ся, за Йорданом, де Йоан хрестив.
Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
29 Назавтра бачить Йоан, що Ісус ійде до него, й рече: Ось Агнець Божий, що бере на себе гріх сьвіта.
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 Ое Той, про кого я казав: За мною гряде муж, що поперед мене був, бо перше мене був.
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 І я не знав Його, та, щоб явив ся Ізраїлеві, для того прийшов я, хрестячи водою.
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 І сьвідкував Йоан, глаголючи: Що бачив я Духа, злинувшого як голуб з неба, і став він над Ним.
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 І я не знав Його; та пославший мене хрестити водою, той менї глаголав: На кого побачиш, що Дух злине та стане над Ним, се той, що хрестить Духом сьвятим.
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 І бачив я, і сьвідкував, що се є Син Божий.
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 Назавтра знов стояв Йоан і два з учеників його;
The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
36 і, споглянувши на Ісуса йдучого, рече: ось Агнець Божий.
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 І чули його два ученики глаголючого, й пійшли слїдом за Ісусом.
(When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
38 І обернувшись Ісус та побачивши їх слїдом ідучих, рече їм: Чого шукаєте? Вони ж сказали Йому: Рави (що єсть перекладом: Учителю), де пробуваєш?
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 Рече їм: Ідїть і подивіть ся. Пійшли вони, та й бачили, де пробуває, і перебули в Него день той; було ж коло десятої години.
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 Один з двох, що чули від Йоана та й пійшли слїдом за ним, був Андрей, брат Симона Петра.
(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 Він знаходить первий брата свого Симона, й каже йому: Знайшли ми Месию (що єсть перекладом: Христос).
[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 І привів його до Ісуса. Поглянувши ж на него Ісус, рече: Ти єси Симон, син Йони; ти назвеш ся Кифа (що єсть перекладом: Петр).
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 Назавтра хотів Ісус вийти в Галилею і знаходить Филипа, й рече йому: Йди слїдом за мною.
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 Був же Филип із Витсаїди, з города Андреєвого та Петрового.
Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
45 Знаходить Филип Натанаїла, й каже йому: Про кого писав Мойсей у законї й пророки, знайшли ми, Ісуса, сина Йосифового, що з Назарету.
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 І каже Натанаїл до него: З Назарету хиба може що добре бути? Каже йому Филип: Іди та й подивись!
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 Побачив Ісус Натанаїла, йдучого до Него, й рече про него: Ось справді Ізраїлитянин, що в йому підступу нема.
When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
48 Каже Йому Натанаїл: Звідкіля мене знаєш? Озвавсь Ісус і рече йому: Перш нїж Филип покликав тебе, як був єси під смоківницею, бачив я тебе.
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 Озвавсь Натанаїл і каже Йому: Рави, Ти єси Син Божий, Ти єси цар Ізраїлїв.
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 Озвавсь Ісус і рече йому: Що сказав тобі: Я бачив тебе під смоківницею, то й віруєш? Більше сього бачити меш.
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 І рече йому: Істино, істино глаголю вам: Від нині бачити мете небо відкрите, й ангелів Божих, що сходять угору і вниз на Сина чоловічого.
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.”
