1 אָנֹכִי הַגֶּפֶן הָאֲמִתִּית וְאָבִי הוּא הַכֹּרֵם | 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. |
2 כָּל־שָׂרִיג בִּי אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ עֹשֶׂה־פְּרִי יְסִירֶנּוּ וַאֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה פְרִי יְטַהֲרֶנּוּ לְהַרְבּוֹת אֶת־פִּרְיוֹ | 2 Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunesto make it bear even more. |
3 אַתֶּם כָּעֵת מְטֹהָרִים בַּעֲבוּר דְּבָרִי אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם | 3 You are clean already, by means of the word that I have spoken to you. |
4 עִמְדוּ־בִי וַאֲנִי בָכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר הַשָּׂרִיג בַּל־יַעֲשֶׂה פְרִי מֵאֵלָיו אִם־לֹא יַעֲמֹד בַּגֶּפֶן כֵּן גַּם־אַתֶּם אִם־לֹא תַעַמְדוּ בִּי | 4 Remain in me, as I in you. As a branch cannot bear fruit all by itself, unless it remains part of the vine,neither can you unless you remain in me. |
5 אָנֹכִי הוּא הַגֶּפֶן וְאַתֶּם הַשָּׂרִגִים הָעֹמֵד בִּי וַאֲנִי בוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה־פְּרִי לָרֹב כִּי בִלְעָדַי לֹא תוּכְלוּן עֲשֹוֹת מְאוּמָה | 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me, with me in him, bears fruit in plenty; forcut off from me you can do nothing. |
6 אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יַעֲמֹד בִּי יֻשְׁלַךְ כַּשָּׂרִיג הַחוּצָה וְיִיבָשׁ וְיִלְקְטוּם וְיַשְׁלִיכוּם אֶל־תּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ וְהָיָה לְבָעֵר | 6 Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a branch -- and withers; these branches arecol ected and thrown on the fire and are burnt. |
7 וְהָיָה אִם־תַּעַמְדוּ בִי וּדְבָרַי יִהְיוּ בָכֶם כְּכָל־חֶפְצְכֶם תִּשְׁאֲלוּ וְיֵעָשֶׂה לָכֶם | 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for whatever you please and you wilget it. |
8 בְּזֹאת נִכְבַּד אָבִי בַּעֲשׂוֹתְכֶם פְּרִי לָרֹב וִהְיִיתֶם לִי לְתַלְמִידִים | 8 It is to the glory of my Father that you should bear much fruit and be my disciples. |
9 כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲהֵבַנִי אָבִי אָהַבְתִּי אֶתְכֶם גַּם־אָנִי וְאַתֶּם עִמְדוּ בְאַהֲבָתִי | 9 I have loved you just as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. |
10 אִם־תִּשְׁמְרוּ אֶת־מִצְוֹתַי תַּעַמְדוּ בְּאַהֲבָתִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַרְתִּי גַם־אֲנִי אֶת־מִצְוֹת אָבִי וְעָמַדְתִּי בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ | 10 If you keep my commandments you wil remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father'scommandments and remain in his love. |
11 אֶת־אֵלֶּה דִּבַּרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם בַּעֲבוּר תִּהְיֶה שִׂמְחָתִי בָּכֶם וְתִמָּלֵא שִׂמְחַתְכֶם | 11 I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you and your joy be complete. |
12 הִנֵּה־זֹאת מִצְוָתִי כִּי תֶאֱהָבוּן אִישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲהַבְתִּיכֶם | 12 This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you. |
13 אֵין לְאִישׁ אַהֲבָה יְתֵרָה מִתִּתּוֹ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ בְּעַד יְדִידָיו | 13 No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. |
14 וְאַתֶּם יְדִידַי אַתֶּם אִם־תַּעֲשֹוּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם | 14 You are my friends, if you do what I command you. |
15 לֹא־אֶקְרָא לָכֶם עוֹד עֲבָדִים כִּי הָעֶבֶד אֵינֶנּוּ יֹדֵעַ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה אֲדֹנָיו כִּי אִם־אָמַרְתִּי יְדִידַי אַתֶּם כִּי כָל־אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתִּי מֵאֵת אָבִי הוֹדַעְתִּי אֶתְכֶם | 15 I shall no longer cal you servants, because a servant does not know the master's business; I cal youfriends, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. |
16 לֹא אַתֶּם בְּחַרְתֶּם בִּי כִּי אִם־אָנֹכִי בָּחַרְתִּי בָכֶם וְהִפְקַדְתִּי אֶתְכֶם לָלֶכֶת וְלַעֲשֹוֹת פֶּרִי וּפֶרְיְכֶם יָקוּם וְהָיָה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁאֲלוּ מֵאָבִי בִּשְׁמִי יִתֵּן לָכֶם | 16 You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit thatwil last; so that the Father wil give you anything you ask him in my name. |
17 אֶת־אֵלֶּה אֲנִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם לְמַעַן תֱּאֱהָבוּן אִישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו | 17 My command to you is to love one another. |
18 אִם־הָעוֹלָם שׂנֵא אֶתְכֶם דְּעוּ כִּי אֹתִי שָׂנֵא רִאשׁוֹנָה | 18 If the world hates you, you must realise that it hated me before it hated you. |
19 אִלּוּ מִן־הָעוֹלָם הֱיִיתֶם כִּי־אָז אָהַב הָעוֹלָם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְיַעַן כִּי־אֵינְכֶם מִן־הָעוֹלָם כִּי אִם־בָּחַרְתִּי אֶתְכֶם מִתּוֹךְ הָעוֹלָם לָכֵן הָעוֹלָם יִשְׂנָא אֶתְכֶם | 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you do not belong tothe world, because my choice of you has drawn you out of the world, that is why the world hates you. |
20 זִכְרוּ אֶת־דְּבָרִי אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם הָעֶבֶד אֵינֶנּוּ גָדוֹל מֵאֲדֹנָיו אִם־רָדְפוּ אֹתִי גַּם־אֶתְכֶם יִרְדֹּפוּ אִם־שָׁמְרוּ אֶת־דְּבָרִי גַּם אֶת־דְּבַרְכֶם יִשְׁמֹרוּ | 20 Remember the words I said to you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me,they will persecute you too; if they kept my word, they will keep yours as wel . |
21 אֲבָל כָּל־זֹאת יַעֲשֹוּ לָכֶם בַּעֲבוּר שְׁמִי כִּי לֹא־יָדְעוּ אֶת־שֹׁלְחִי | 21 But it wil be on my account that they will do al this to you, because they do not know the one whosent me. |
22 לוּלֵא בָאתִי וְדִבַּרְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶם לֹא־הָיָה בָהֶם חֵטְא וְעַתָּה לֹא יוּכְלוּ לְהִתְנַצֵּל עַל־חַטֹּאתָם | 22 If I had not come, if I had not spoken to them, they would have been blameless; but as it is they haveno excuse for their sin. |
23 הַשּׂנֵא אֹתִי יִשְׂנָא גַּם־אֶת־אָבִי | 23 Anyone who hates me hates my Father. |
24 לוּלֵא עָשִׂיתִי בְתוֹכָם אֶת־הַמַּעֲשִׂים אֲשֶׁר־אִישׁ זוּלָתִי לֹא עָשָׂה לֹא־הָיָה בָהֶם חֵטְא וְעַתָּה רָאוּ וַיִּשְׂנְאוּ גַּם־אֹתִי גַּם־אֶת־אָבִי | 24 If I had not performed such works among them as no one else has ever done, they would beblameless; but as it is, in spite of what they have seen, they hate both me and my Father. |
25 אַךְ לְמַלֹּאת דְּבַר־הַכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתָם שִׂנְאַת חִנָּם שְׂנֵאוּנִי | 25 But al this was only to fulfil the words written in their Law: They hated me without reason. |
26 וּבְבוֹא הַפְּרַקְלִיט אֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁלָחֶנּוּ לָכֶם מֵאֵת אָבִי רוּחַ הָאֱמֶת הַיּוֹצֵא מֵאֵת אָבִי הוּא יָעִיד עָלָי | 26 When the Paraclete comes, whom I shal send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who issuesfrom the Father, he wil be my witness. |
27 וְגַם־אַתֶּם תָּעִידוּ כִּי מֵרֹאשׁ הֱיִיתֶם עִמָּדִי | 27 And you too will be witnesses, because you have been with me from the beginning. |