John 1

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.	1 בְּרֵאשִׁית הָיָה הַדָּבָר וְהַדָּבָר הָיָה אֵת הָאֱלֹהִים וֵאלֹהִים הָיָה הַדָּבָר
2 He was in the beginning with God;	2 הוּא הָיָה בְרֵאשִׁית אֵצֶל הָאֱלֹהִים
3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.	3 הַכֹּל נִהְיָה עַל־יָדוֹ וּמִבַּלְעָדָיו לֹא נִהְיָה כָּל־אֲשֶׁר נִהְיָה
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.	4 בּוֹ הָיוּ חַיִּים וְהַחַיִּים הָיוּ אוֹר בְּנֵי הָאָדָם
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.	5 וְהָאוֹר בַּחשֶׁךְ זָרָח וְהַחשֶׁךְ לֹא הִשִּׂיגוֹ
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.	6 וַיְהִי אִישׁ שָׁלוּחַ מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים וּשְׁמוֹ יוֹחָנָן
7 He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.	7 הוּא בָא לְעֵדוּת לְהָעִיד עַל־הָאוֹר לְמַעַן יַאֲמִינוּ כֻלָּם עַל־יָדוֹ
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.	8 הוּא לֹא־הָיָה הָאוֹר כִּי אִם־לְהָעִיד עַל־הָאוֹר
9 The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world.	9 הָאוֹר הָאֲמִתִּי הַמֵּאִיר לְכָל־אָדָם הָיָה בָא אֶל־הָעוֹלָם
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not.	10 בָּעוֹלָם הָיָה וְעַל־יָדוֹ נִהְיָה הָעוֹלָם וְהָעוֹלָם לֹא הִכִּירוֹ
11 He came to his own home, and his own people received him not.	11 הוּא בָא אֶל־אֲשֶׁר לוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר־הֵמָּה לוֹ לֹא קִבְּלֻהוּ
12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God;	12 וְהַמְקַבְּלִים אֹתוֹ נָתַן־עֹז לָמוֹ לִהְיוֹת בָּנִים לֵאלֹהִים הַמַּאֲמִינִים בִּשְׁמוֹ
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.	13 אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִדָּם וְלֹא מֵחֵפֶץ הַבָּשָׂר אַף לֹא־מֵחֵפֶץ גָּבֶר כִּי אִם־מֵאֱלֹהִים נוֹלָדוּ
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.	14 וְהַדָּבָר נִהְיָה בָשָׂר וַיִּשְׁכֹּן בְּתוֹכֵנוּ וַנֶּחֱזֶה תִפְאַרְתּוֹ כְּתִפְאֶרֶת הַיָּחִיד הַנּוֹלָד מִן־הָאָב רַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת
15 (John bore witness to him, and cried, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'")	15 וְיוֹחָנָן מֵעִיד עָלָיו וַיִּקְרָא לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתִּי עָלָיו הַבָּא אַחֲרַי הָיָה לְפָנָי כִּי קֹדֶם־לִי הָיָה
16 And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace.	16 וּמִמְּלוֹאוֹ לָקַחְנוּ כֻלָּנוּ חֶסֶד עַל־חָסֶד
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.	17 כִּי הַתּוֹרָה נִתְּנָה בְּיַד־משֶׁה וְהַחֶסֶד וְהָאֱמֶת בָּאוּ עַל־יְדֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ
18 No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.	18 אֵת הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־רָאָה אִישׁ מֵעוֹלָם הַבֵּן הַיָּחִיד אֲשֶׁר בְּחֵיק הָאָב הוּא הוֹדִיעַ
19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"	19 וְזֹאת הִיא עֵדוּת יוֹחָנָן בִּשְׁלֹחַ הַיְּהוּדִים מִירוּשָׁלַיִם כֹּהֲנִים וּלְוִּיִם לִשְׁאֹל אֹתוֹ מִי אָתָּה
20 He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."	20 וַיּוֹדֶה וְלֹא כִחֵשׁ וַיּוֹדֶה לֵאמֹר אֲנִי אֵינֶנִּי הַמָּשִׁיחַ
21 And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."	21 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אֹתוֹ מִי אֵפוֹא אָתָּה הַאַתָּה אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵינֶנִּי הַאַתָּה הַנָּבִיא וַיַּעַן לֹא
22 They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"	22 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו מִי־זֶה אָתָּה לְמַעַן נָשִׁיב לְשֹׁלְחֵינוּ דָּבָר מַה־תֹּאמַר עָלֶיךָ
23 He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said."	23 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָֹה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא
24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.	24 וְהַמְשֻׁלָּחִים הָיוּ מִן־הַפְּרוּשִׁים
25 They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"	25 וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו מַדּוּעַ אֵפוֹא מַטְבִּיל אַתָּה אִם־אֵינְךָ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אוֹ אֵלִיָּה אוֹ הַנָּבִיא
26 John answered them, "I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you do not know,	26 וַיַּעַן אֹתָם יוֹחָנָן וַיֹּאמַר אָנֹכִי מַטְבִּיל בַּמָּיִם וּבְתוֹכְכֶם עוֹמֵד אֲשֶׁר לֹא יְדַעְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ
27 even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."	27 הוּא הַבָּא אַחֲרַי אֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנָי וַאֲנִי נְקַלֹּתִי מֵהַתִּיר שְׂרוֹךְ נְעָלָיו
28 This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.	28 זֹאת הָיְתָה בְּבֵית עֲבָרָה מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יוֹחָנָן מַטְבִּיל שָׁם
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!	29 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיַּרְא יוֹחָנָן אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ בָּא אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה שֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים הַנֹּשֵׂא חַטַּאת הָעוֹלָם
30 This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.'	30 זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתִּי עָלָיו אַחֲרַי יָבֹא אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנָי כִּי קֹדֶם־לִי הָיָה
31 I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."	31 וַאֲנִי לֹא יְדַעְתִּיו כִּי אִם־בַּעֲבוּר יִגָּלֶה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאתִי אֲנִי לִטְבֹּל בַּמָּיִם
32 And John bore witness, "I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him.	32 וַיָּעַד יוֹחָנָן וַיֹּאמַר חָזִיתִי הָרוּחַ כִּדְמוּת יוֹנָה יֹרֶדֶת מִשָּׁמַיִם וַתָּנַח עָלָיו
33 I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'	33 וַאֲנִי לֹא יְדַעְתִּיו אוּלָם הַשֹּׁלֵחַ אֹתִי לִטְבֹּל בַּמַּיִם הוּא אָמַר אֵלַי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־תִּרְאֶה הָרוּחַ יֹרֶדֶת וְנָחָה עָלָיו הִנֵּה זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִטְבֹּל בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ
34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."	34 וַאֲנִי רָאִיתִי וָאָעִידָה כִּי זֶה הוּא בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים
35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples;	35 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיֹּסֶף יוֹחָנָן וַיַּעֲמֹד וּשְׁנַיִם מִתַּלְמִידָיו עִמּוֹ
36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"	36 וַיַּבֵּט אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ וְהוּא מִתְהַלֵּךְ וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה שֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים
37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.	37 וּשְׁנֵי תַלְמִידָיו שָׁמְעוּ אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי יֵשׁוּעַ
38 Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What do you seek?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"	38 וַיִּפֶן יֵשׁוּעַ אַחֲרָיו וַיַּרְא אֹתָם הֹלְכִים אַחֲרָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מַה־תְּבַקֵּשׁוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו רַבִּי פֵּרוּשׁוֹ מוֹרִי אֵיפֹה תָלִין
39 He said to them, "Come and see." They came and saw where he was staying; and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.	39 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם בֹּאוּ וּרְאוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת־מְקוֹם מְלוֹנוֹ וַיֵּשְׁבוּ עִמּוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וְהָעֵת כַּשָּׁעָה הָעֲשִׂירִית
40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.	40 וְאֶחָד מִן־הַשְּׁנַיִם אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְעוּ מֵאֵת יוֹחָנָן וְהָלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו הוּא אַנְדְּרַי אֲחִי שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּטְרוֹס
41 He first found his brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ).	41 הוּא פָּגַשׁ בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה אֵת שִׁמְעוֹן אָחִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ מָצָאנוּ אֲשֶׁר תַּרְגּוּמוֹ כְּרִיסְטוֹס
42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter ).	42 וַיּוֹלִיכֵהוּ אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ וַיְהִי כְּהַבִּיט אֵלָיו יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמַר שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן־יוֹנָה לְךָ יִקָּרֵא כֵיפָא אֲשֶׁר תַּרְגּוּמוֹ פֶּטְרוֹס
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."	43 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיּוֹאֶל יֵשׁוּעַ לָצֵאת הַגָּלִילָה וַיִּמְצָא אֶת־פִילִפּוֹס וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לֵךְ אַחֲרָי
44 Now Philip was from Beth-saida, the city of Andrew and Peter.	44 וּפִילִפּוֹס הָיָה מִבֵּית־צָיְדָה עִיר אַנְדְּרַי וּפֶטְרוֹס
45 Philip found Nathana-el, and said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."	45 וַיִּפְגַּע פִילִפּוֹס אֶת־נְתַנְאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מָצָאנוּ אֹתוֹ אֲשֶׁר כָּתַב משֶׁה בְּסֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה וְהַנְּבִיאִים אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן־יוֹסֵף מִנְּצָרֶת
46 Nathana-el said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."	46 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו נְתַנְאֵל הֲמִנְּצֶרֶת תֵּצֵא־לָנוּ טוֹבָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פִילִפּוֹס בֹּא וּרְאֵה
47 Jesus saw Nathana-el coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!"	47 וַיַּרְא יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־נְתַנְאֵל בָּא לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר עָלָיו הִנֵּה בֶאֱמֶת בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר אֵין־בּוֹ רְמִיָּה
48 Nathana-el said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."	48 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו נְתַנְאֵל מֵאַיִן יְדַעְתָּנִי וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בְּטֶרֶם קָרָא לְךָ פִילִפּוֹס בִּהְיוֹתְךָ תַּחַת הַתְּאֵנָה אָנֹכִי רְאִיתִיךָ
49 Nathana-el answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"	49 וַיַּעַן נְתַנְאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו רַבִּי אַתָּה בֶן־אֱלֹהִים אַתָּה הוּא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל
50 Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these."	50 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו עַל־אָמְרִי לְךָ כִּי־תַחַת הַתְּאֵנָה רְאִיתִיךָ הֶאֱמַנְתָּ הִנֵּה גְּדֹלוֹת מֵאֵלֶּה תִּרְאֶה
51 And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."	51 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אָמֵן אָמֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם מֵעַתָּה תִּרְאוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם נִפְתָּחִים וּמַלְאֲכֵי אֱלֹהִים עֹלִים וְיֹרְדִים עַל בֶּן־הָאָדָם