Від Івана 15
1 Я правдива Виногра́дина, а Отець Мій — Виногра́дар.
[Jesus talked to us as we were walking along. Speaking figuratively of the need for us to live in a way that God wants us to, he said], “I am like [MET] a genuine vine, [not like those Jewish leaders who do not teach the truth]. My father is like [MET] a gardener who [works to] take care of a vineyard.
2 Усяку галу́зку в Мене, що плоду не прино́сить, Він відтина́є, але всяку, що плід родить, обчища́є її, щоб рясніше родила.
[Just like a gardener] cuts off the branches that bear no grapes [MET], [God gets rid of those who do not please him even though they say that they belong to him]. Those branches that bear fruit, [the gardener] trims so that they may bear more grapes. [Similarly, my Father disciplines/corrects those who live as he wants them to live].
3 Через Слово, що Я вам говорив, ви вже чисті.
You are already [like] the branches [that a gardener] trims because [you have believed] the message that I have told you.
4 Перебува́йте в Мені, а Я в вас! Як та вітка не може вродити плоду сама з себе, коли не позоста́неться на виногра́дині, так і ви, як в Мені перебува́ти не будете.
Remain having a close relationship with me. [If you do that], I will remain having a close relationship with you. A branch [of a vine] cannot bear fruit [if it is cut off and left] by itself. To bear fruit, it must remain attached to the vine. Similarly, you cannot [live the way that God wants you to] if you do not remain united to me [MET].
5 Я — Виноградина, ви — галу́ззя! Хто в Мені перебува́є, а Я в ньому, той рясно заро́джує, бо без Мене нічого чинити не можете ви.
I am [like] [MET] a vine. You are [like] [MET] the branches. All those who have a close relationship with me and with whom I have a close relationship will [do much that pleases God, like] [MET] [a vine that] bears much fruit. [Remember that] you can do nothing [HYP] [that truly pleases God] without my [help].
6 Коли хто перебува́ти не буде в Мені, той буде відкинений геть, як галу́зка, і всохне. І грома́дять їх, і кладуть на огонь, — і згорять.
[A gardener cuts off and] throws away useless branches. Then, after they dry up, [he] picks them up and throws them into a fire and burns them [SIM]. Similarly, everyone who does not remain having a close relationship with me, [God] will get rid of.
7 Коли ж у Мені перебува́ти ви будете, а слова́ Мої позоста́нуться в вас, то просіть, чого хочете, — і станеться вам!
If you remain having a close relationship with me and you keep [living in accordance with] my message, you can ask [God to do] anything for you, and he will do it.
8 Отець Мій просла́виться в то́му, якщо рясно заро́дите й бу́дете учні Мої.
The way my Father is honored is by your {The way you honor my Father is by} doing much that pleases him [MET], and by doing that, you will show that you are my disciples.
9 Як Отець полюбив Мене, так і Я полюбив вас. Перебувайте в любові Моїй!
I have loved you just as [my] Father has loved me. Now keep living in [a way that is appropriate for those whom] I love.
10 Якщо бу́дете ви зберігати Мої заповіді, то в любові Моїй перебува́тимете, як і Я зберіг Заповіді Свого Отця, і перебуваю в любові Його.
If you obey what I have commanded you, you will be acting in [a way that is appropriate for those whom] I love, just like I have obeyed what my Father has commanded me and I act [in a way that is appropriate for someone] whom he loves.
11 Це Я вам говорив, щоб радість Моя була в вас, і щоб повна була́ ваша радість!
I have told you these things so that you may be joyful as I [am joyful], and that you may be completely joyful.
12 Оце Моя заповідь, — щоб любили один о́дного ви, як Я вас полюбив!
What I am commanding you is this: Love each other just like I have loved you.
13 Ніхто більшої любови не має над ту, як хто свою душу поклав би за дру́зів своїх.
The best way that people can show that they love someone is to die for that person. There is no way that you can love someone in a greater way than that.
14 Ви дру́зі Мої, якщо чините все, що Я вам заповідую.
You [show that you] are my friends if you keep doing what I have commanded you.
15 Я вже більше не бу́ду раба́ми вас звати, бо не відає раб, що пан його чинить. А вас назвав дру́зями Я, бо Я вам об'явив усе те, що почув від Мого Отця.
I will no longer call you my servants, because servants do not know [why] their masters [want them to] do things. Instead, I have said that you are my friends, because I, [acting like a friend], have revealed to you everything that my Father told me.
16 Не ви Мене вибрали, але Я вибрав вас, і вас настанови́в, щоб ішли ви й прино́сили плід, і щоб плід ваш зостався, щоб дав вам Отець, чого тільки попро́сите в Імення Моє.
You did not decide to become my [disciples]. Instead, I chose you, so that you would do many things that please him [MET]. The results of what you do will last [forever]. I also chose you so that [my] Father will do for you whatever you, using my authority, ask him to do [MTY].
17 Це Я вам заповідую, — щоб любили один о́дного ви!
[I repeat what] I have commanded you: Love each other.”
18 Коли вас світ нена́видить, знайте, що Мене він знена́видів перше, як вас.
“The people who are opposed to God will hate you. When that happens, remember that they hated me first.
19 Коли б ви зо світу були́, то своє світ любив би. А що ви не зо світу, але Я вас зо світу обрав, тому світ вас нена́видить.
If you belonged to those who are opposed to God [MTY], they would love [you like they love] those who belong to them. But you do not belong to those who are opposed to God [MTY]. Instead, I chose you so that you would separate yourselves from [MTY] them. That is why those who are opposed to God [MTY] hate you.
20 Пригадайте те слово, яке Я вам сказав: „Раб не більший за пана свого“. Як Мене переслі́дували, — то й вас переслідувати бу́дуть; як слово Моє зберігали, — берегти́муть і ваше.
Remember these words that I told you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ [That means that you, who are like my servants, cannot expect people to treat you better than they treat me]. So, since they have (persecuted me/caused me to suffer), they will (persecute you/cause you to suffer) also. If they had paid attention to the things I taught them, they would pay attention to what you teach them.
21 Але все це робитимуть вам за Ім'я́ Моє, бо не знають Того, хто послав Мене.
They will treat you like that because you [belong to] me [MTY], and because they do not know the one who sent me.
22 Коли б Я не прийшов і до них не казав, то не мали б гріха́, а тепер вимо́вки не мають вони за свій гріх.
If I had not come and spoken [God’s message] to them, they would not be guilty [of rejecting me and my message]. But now [I have come and told them God’s message, so] they will have no excuse [when God judges them] for their sin.
23 Хто Мене нена́видить, — і Мого Отця той нена́видить.
All those who hate me, [it is as though] they hate my Father as well.
24 Коли б Я серед них не вчинив був тих діл, яких не чинив ніхто інший, то не мали б гріха́. Та тепер вони бачили, — і знена́виділи і Мене, і Мого Отця.
If I had not done among them the [miracles] that no one else ever did, they would not be guilty of the sin [of rejecting me]. But now, [although] they have seen [those miracles], they have hated both me and my Father.
25 Та щоб спра́вдилось слово, що в їхнім Зако́ні написане: „Мене безпідставно знена́виділи!“
But this has happened in order that these words that have been written in their Scriptures might be fulfilled {to fulfill this that [(someone/the Psalmist]) wrote in their Scriptures}: ‘They hated me for no reason.’
26 А коли Втіши́тель прибуде, що Його від Отця Я пошлю вам, — Той Дух правди, що походить від Отця, Він засвідчить про Мене.
[Later] I will send to you from [my] Father the one who will (encourage/be like a legal counsel for) you. He is the Spirit [who will teach you God’s] truth. He will come from my Father. He will tell people about me.
27 Та засві́дчте і ви, бо ви від початку зо Мною.
But you [disciples] must also tell people [about me], because you have been with me from the time when I started [my ministry] [MTY].”
