1 וְיֵשׁוּעַ הָלַךְ אֶל־הַר הַזֵּיתִים | 1 But Jesus continued on to the Mount of Olives. |
2 וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר וַיָּבֹא עוֹד אֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְכָל־הָעָם בָּאוּ אֵלָיו וַיֵּשֶׁב וַיְלַמְּדֵם | 2 And early in the morning, he went again to the temple; and all the people came to him. And sitting down, he taught them. |
3 וַיָּבִיאוּ הַסּוֹפְרִים וְהַפְּרוּשִׁים אִשָּׁה לְפָנָיו אֲשֶׁר נִתְפְּשָׂה בִּשְׂטוֹתָהּ וַיַּעֲמִידוּהָ בַּתָּוֶךְ | 3 Now the scribes and Pharisees brought forward a woman caught in adultery, and they stood her in front of them. |
4 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו רַבִּי הָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת נִתְפְּשָׂה כְּשֶׁנִּטְמֵאת בְּנִאוּפֶיהָ | 4 And they said to him: “Teacher, this woman was just now caught in adultery. |
5 וּמשֶׁה צִוָּנוּ בַתּוֹרָה לִסְקֹל נָשִׁים כָּאֵלֶּה וְאַתָּה מַה־תֹּאמֵר | 5 And in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such a one. Therefore, what do you say?” |
6 וְאַךְ לְנַסּוֹת אֹתוֹ דִּבְּרוּ־זֹאת לִמְצֹא עָלָיו שִׂטְנָה וַיִּכַּף יֵשׁוּעַ לְמַטָּה וַיְתָו בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ עַל־הַקַּרְקַע כְּאֵינוֹ שֹׁמֵעַ | 6 But they were saying this to test him, so that they might be able to accuse him. Then Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the earth. |
7 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הוֹסִיפוּ לִשְׁאֹל אֹתוֹ וַיִּשָׂא אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מִי בָכֶם זַךְ בְּלִי־פֶשַׁע הוּא רִאשׁוֹנָה יַדֶּה־בָּהּ אָבֶן | 7 And then, when they persevered in questioning him, he stood upright and said to them, “Let whoever is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.” |
8 וַיִּכַּף שֵׁנִית לְמַטָּה וַיְתָו עַל־הַקַּרְקַע | 8 And bending down again, he wrote on the earth. |
9 וַיְהִי כְשָׁמְעָם וַיַּךְ לִבָּם אֹתָם וַיֵּצְאוּ אֶחָד אֶחָד הַחוּצָה הָחֵל מִן־הַזְּקֵנִים וְעַד הָאַחֲרוֹנִים וַיִּוָּתֵר יֵשׁוּעַ לְבַדּוֹ וְהָאִשָּׁה נִצֶּבֶת בַּתָּוֶךְ | 9 But upon hearing this, they went away, one by one, beginning with the eldest. And Jesus alone remained, with the woman standing in front of him. |
10 וַיִּשָּׂא יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא כִּי־אֵין אִישׁ בִּלְתִּי הָאִשָּׁה לְבַדָּהּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אִשָּׁה אֵיפֹה שׂטְנַיִךְ הֲכִי הִרְשִׁיעָךְ אִישׁ | 10 Then Jesus, raising himself up, said to her: “Woman, where are those who accused you? Has no one condemned you?” |
11 וַתֹּאמֶר לֹא אֲדֹנִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ יֵשׁוּעַ לָכֵן גַּם־אֲנִי לֹא אַרְשִׁיעֵךְ לְכִי לְדַרְכֵּךְ וְאַל־תֶּחֶטְאִי עוֹד | 11 And she said, “No one, Lord.” Then Jesus said: “Neither will I condemn you. Go, and now do not choose to sin anymore.” |
12 וַיֹּסֶף יֵשׁוּעַ וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר אֲנִי אוֹר הָעוֹלָם כָּל־הַהֹלֵךְ אַחֲרַי לֹא יִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה כִּי־אוֹר הַחַיִּים יִהְיֶה־לּוֹ | 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me does not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” |
13 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַפְּרוּשִׁים עַל־נַפְשְׁךָ מֵעִיד אָתָּה עֵדוּתְךָ אֵינֶנָּה נֶאֱמָנָה | 13 And so the Pharisees said to him, “You offer testimony about yourself; your testimony is not true.” |
14 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַף אִם־אָעִיד עַל־נַפְשִׁי עֵדוּתִי נֶאֱמָנָה יַעַן כִּי־יָדַעְתִּי מֵאַיִן בָּאתִי וְאָנָה אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ וְאַתֶּם לֹא יְדַעְתֶּם מֵאַיִן בָּאתִי וְאָנָה אֵלֵךְ | 14 Jesus responded and said to them: “Even though I offer testimony about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going. |
15 אַתֶּם לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר תִּשְׁפֹּטוּ וַאֲנִי לֹא אֶשְׁפֹּט אִישׁ | 15 You judge according to the flesh. I do not judge anyone. |
16 וְאִם־אָנֹכִי אֶשְׁפֹּט מִשְׁפָּטִי אֱמֶת כִּי לֹא לְבַדִּי הִנֵּנִי כִּי אִם־אֲנִי וְהָאָב אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחָנִי | 16 And when I do judge, my judgment is true. For I am not alone, but it is I and he who sent me: the Father. |
17 וְגַם בְּתוֹרַתְכֶם כָּתוּב כִּי עֵדוּת שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים נֶאֱמָנָה הִיא | 17 And it is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. |
18 אֲנִי הוּא הַמֵּעִיד עָלָי וְגַם־הָאָב אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחַנִי יְעִידֵנִי | 18 I am one who offers testimony about myself, and the Father who sent me offers testimony about me.” |
19 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אַיּוֹ אָבִיךָ וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ גַּם־אֹתִי גַּם אֶת־אָבִי לֹא יְדַעְתֶּם אִלּוּ אֹתִי יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי עַתָּה גַּם אֶת־אָבִי יְדַעְתֶּם | 19 Therefore, they said to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered: “You know neither me, nor my Father. If you did know me, perhaps you would know my Father also.” |
20 כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה דִּבֶּר יֵשׁוּעַ בְּבֵית הָאוֹצָר בְּלַמְּדוֹ בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וְלֹא־תְפָשֹוֹ אִישׁ כִּי לֹא־בָא עִתּוֹ | 20 Jesus spoke these words at the treasury, while teaching in the temple. And no one apprehended him, because his hour had not yet come. |
21 וַיּוֹסֶף יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ מִזֶּה וּתְבַקְשׁוּנִי וּבְחַטַּאתְכֶם תָּמוּתוּ אֶל־אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ שָׁמָּה אַתֶּם לֹא־תוּכְלוּ לָבוֹא | 21 Therefore, Jesus again spoke to them: “I am going, and you shall seek me. And you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you are not able to go.” |
22 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַיְּהוּדִים הֶהָמֵת יָמִית אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי אָמַר אֶל־אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ שָׁמָּה אַתֶּם לֹא־תוּכְלוּ לָבוֹא | 22 And so the Jews said, “Is he going to kill himself, for he said: ‘Where I am going, you are not able to go?’ ” |
23 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַתֶּם הִנְּכֶם מֵאֲשֶׁר לְמַטָּה וַאֲנִי מֵאֲשֶׁר לְמָעְלָה אַתֶּם מִן־הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וַאֲנִי אֵינֶנִּי מִן־הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה | 23 And he said to them: “You are from below. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world. |
24 לָכֵן אָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם כִּי תָמוּתוּ בַּחֲטָאֵיכֶם כִּי אִם־לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ כִּי־אֲנִי הוּא בַּחֲטָאֵיכֶם תָּמוּתוּ | 24 Therefore, I said to you, that you will die in your sins. For if you will not believe that I am, you will die in your sin.” |
25 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו מִי־זֶה אָתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ מַה־שֶּׁגַּם מֵרֹאשׁ דִּבַּרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם | 25 And so they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them: “The Beginning, who is also speaking to you. |
26 רַבּוֹת עִמִּי לְדַבֵּר וְלִשְׁפֹּט עֲלֵיכֶם אָכֵן שֹׁלְחִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא וַאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתִּי מִמֶּנּוּ אֹתוֹ אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעוֹלָם | 26 I have much to say about you and to judge. But he who sent me is true. And what I have heard from him, this I speak within the world.” |
27 וְהֵם לֹא הֵבִינוּ כִּי עַל־הָאָב אָמַר אֲלֵיהֶם | 27 And they did not realize that he was calling God his Father. |
28 אָז אָמַר לָהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ בְּעֵת תְּנַשְּׂאוּ אֶת־בֶּן־הָאָדָם וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי־אֲנִי הוּא וְכִי אֵינֶנִּי עֹשֶׂה דָבָר מִנַּפְשִׁי כִּי אִם־כַּאֲשֶׁר לִמְּדַנִי אָבִי אֵלֶּה אֲדַבֵּר | 28 And so Jesus said to them: “When you will have lifted up the Son of man, then you shall realize that I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but just as the Father has taught me, so do I speak. |
29 וַאֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח אֹתִי הוּא עִמָּדִי הָאָב לֹא עֲזָבַנִי לְבָדָד כִּי אֶת־הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינָיו אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה תָּמִיד | 29 And he who sent me is with me, and he has not abandoned me alone. For I always do what is pleasing to him.” |
30 וַיְהִי בְּדַבְּרוֹ זֹאת וַיַּאֲמִינוּ בוֹ רַבִּים | 30 As he was speaking these things, many believed in him. |
31 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ אֶל־הַיְּהוּדִים הַמַּאֲמִינִים בּוֹ אִם־תַּעַמְדוּ בִּדְבָרִי בֶּאֱמֶת תַּלְמִידַי אַתֶּם | 31 Therefore, Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him: “If you will abide in my word, you will truly be my disciples. |
32 וִידַעְתֶּם אֶת־הָאֱמֶת וְהָאֱמֶת תְּשִׂימְכֶם לִבְנֵי חוֹרִין | 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” |
33 וַיַּעֲנוּ אֹתוֹ זֶרַע אַבְרָהָם אֲנַחְנוּ וּמֵעוֹלָם לֹא־הָיִינוּ לְאִישׁ לַעֲבָדִים אֵיכָה תֹאמַר בְּנֵי חוֹרִין תִּהְיוּ | 33 They answered him: “We are the offspring of Abraham, and we have never been a slave to anyone. How can you say, ‘You shall be set free?’ ” |
34 וַיַּעַן אֹתָם יֵשׁוּעַ אָמֵן אָמֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם כָּל־עֹשֶׂה חֵטְא עֶבֶד הַחֵטְא הוּא | 34 Jesus answered them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. |
35 וְהָעֶבֶד לֹא־יִשְׁכֹּן בַּבַּיִת לְעוֹלָם הַבֵּן יִשְׁכֹּן לְעוֹלָם | 35 Now the slave does not abide in the house for eternity. Yet the Son does abide in eternity. |
36 לָכֵן אִם־הַבֵּן יַעֲשֶׂה אֶתְכֶם בְּנֵי חוֹרִין חָפְשִׁים בֶּאֱמֶת תִּהְיוּ | 36 Therefore, if the Son has set you free, then you will truly be free. |
37 יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־זֶרַע אַבְרָהָם אַתֶּם אֲבָל אַתֶּם מְבַקְשִׁים לַהֲמִיתֵנִי כִּי דְבָרִי לֹא־יִכֹּן בְּתוֹכְכֶם | 37 I know that you are sons of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill me, because my word has not taken hold in you. |
38 אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר אֵת אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי אֵצֶל אָבִי וְאַתֶּם עֹשִׂים אֵת אֲשֶׁר רְאִיתֶם אֵצֶל אֲבִיכֶם | 38 I speak what I have seen with my Father. And you do what you have seen with your father.” |
39 וַיַּעֲנוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אָבִינוּ הוּא אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ אִלּוּ הֱיִיתֶם בְּנֵי אַבְרָהָם כְּמַעֲשֵׂי אַבְרָהָם עֲשִׂיתֶם | 39 They responded and said to him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them: “If you are the sons of Abraham, then do the works of Abraham. |
40 וְעַתָּה אַתֶּם מְבַקְשִׁים לַהֲמִיתֵנִי אִישׁ דֹּבֵר אֲלֵיכֶם הָאֱמֶת אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתִּי מֵעִם הָאֱלֹהִים אַבְרָהָם לֹא עָשָׂה כָּזֹאת | 40 But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. |
41 אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂי אֲבִיכֶם אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לֹא יַלְדֵי זְנוּנִים אֲנַחְנוּ יֵשׁ־לָנוּ אָב אֶחָד הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים | 41 You do the works of your father.” Therefore, they said to him: “We were not born out of fornication. We have one father: God.” |
42 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ אִלּוּ אֱלֹהִים הוּא אֲבִיכֶם כִּי־עַתָּה אֲהַבְתֶּם אֹתִי כִּי אָנֹכִי יָצָאתִי וּבָאתִי מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים הֵן לֹא־מִמֶּנִּי בָאתִי אַךְ־הוּא שְׁלָחָנִי | 42 Then Jesus said to them: “If God were your father, certainly you would love me. For I proceeded and came from God. For I did not come from myself, but he sent me. |
43 מַדּוּעַ לֹא תָבִינוּ לְשׁוֹנִי יַעַן לֹא־תוּכְלוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־דְּבָרִי | 43 Why do you not recognize my speech? It is because you are not able to hear my word. |
44 אַתֶּם מִן־אֲבִיכֶם הַשָּׂטָן וְלַעֲשֹוֹת אֶת־תַּאֲוֹת אֲבִיכֶם חֲפַצְתֶּם הוּא רוֹצֵחַ־נֶפֶשׁ הָיָה מֵרֹאשׁ וּבָאֱמֶת לֹא עָמָד כִּי אֱמֶת אֵין־בּוֹ מִדֵּי דַבְּרוֹ כָזָב מִשֶּׁלּוֹ יְדַבֵּר כִּי־כֹזֵב הוּא וַאֲבִי הַכָּזָב | 44 You are of your father, the devil. And you will carry out the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning. And he did not stand in the truth, because the truth is not in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks it from his own self. For he is a liar, and the father of lies. |
45 וַאֲנִי יַעַן דַּבְּרִי הָאֱמֶת לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ לִי | 45 But if I speak the truth, you do not believe me. |
46 מִי בָכֶם עַל־עָוֺן יוֹכִיחֵנִי וְאִם־אֱמֶת דִּבַּרְתִּי מַדּוּעַ לֹא־תַאֲמִינוּ לִי | 46 Which of you can convict me of sin? If I speak the truth to you, why do you not believe me? |
47 אֲשֶׁר מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא יִשְׁמַע אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־כֵּן אַתֶּם לֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם כִּי אֵינְכֶם מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים | 47 Whoever is of God, hears the words of God. For this reason, you do not hear them: because you are not of God.” |
48 אָז יַעֲנוּ הַיְּהוּדִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֲלֹא הֵטַבְנוּ אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְנוּ כִּי שֹׁמְרוֹנִי אַתָּה וְשֵׁד בָּךְ | 48 Therefore, the Jews responded and said to him, “Are we not correct in saying that you are a Samaritan, and that you have a demon?” |
49 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ שֵׁד אֵין־בִּי רַק אֶת־אָבִי אֲנִי מְכַבֵּד וְאַתֶּם תִּבְזוּנִי | 49 Jesus responded: “I do not have a demon. But I honor my Father, and you have dishonored me. |
50 אָכֵן לֹא אֲבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־כְּבוֹדִי יֵשׁ אֶחָד אֲשֶׁר יְבַקֵּשׁ וְיִשְׁפֹּט | 50 But I am not seeking my own glory. There is One who seeks and judges. |
51 אָמֵן אָמֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם אִם־יִשְׁמֹר אִישׁ אֶת־דְּבָרִי לֹא יִרְאֶה־מָּוֶת לָנֶצַח | 51 Amen, amen, I say to you, if anyone will have kept my word, he will not see death for eternity.” |
52 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הַיְּהוּדִים עַתָּה יָדַעְנוּ כִּי־שֵׁד בָּךְ הֵן אַבְרָהָם וְהַנְּבִיאִים מֵתוּ וְאַתָּה אָמַרְתָּ אִם־יִשְׁמֹר אִישׁ אֶת־דְּבָרִי לֹא יִטְעַם־מָוֶת לָנֶצַח | 52 Therefore, the Jews said: “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and the Prophets; and yet you say, ‘If anyone will have kept my word, he shall not taste death for eternity.’ |
53 הַאַתָּה גָדוֹל מֵאַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ אֲשֶׁר מֵת גַּם־הַנְּבִיאִים מֵתוּ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה אֶת־עַצְמֶךָ | 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. So who do you make yourself to be?” |
54 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ אִם־אֲנִי מְכַבֵּד אֶת־נַפְשִׁי כְּבוֹדִי מֵאָיִן אָבִי הוּא הַמְכַבֵּד אֹתִי אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמְרוּ עָלָיו כִּי הוּא אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | 54 Jesus responded: “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me. And you say about him that he is your God. |
55 וְלֹא יְדַעְתֶּם אֹתוֹ וַאֲנִי יְדַעְתִּיו וְאִם־אֹמַר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֹתוֹ אֶהְיֶה כֹזֵב כְּמוֹכֶם אֲבָל יְדַעְתִּיו וְאֶת־דְּבָרוֹ שָׁמָרְתִּי | 55 And yet you have not known him. But I know him. And if I were to say that I do not know him, then I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and I keep his word. |
56 אַבְרָהָם אֲבִיכֶם שָׂשׂ לִרְאוֹת אֶת־יוֹמִי וַיַּרְא וַיִּשְׂמָח | 56 Abraham, your father, rejoiced that he might see my day; he saw it and was glad.” |
57 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הַיְּהוּדִים הִנֵּה אֵינְךָ בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה וְאֶת־אַבְרָהָם רָאִיתָ | 57 And so the Jews said to him, “You have not yet reached fifty years, and you have seen Abraham?” |
58 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ אָמֵן אָמֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם בְּטֶרֶם הֱיוֹת אַבְרָהָם אֲנִי הוּא | 58 Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am.” |
59 אָז יָרִימוּ אֲבָנִים לִרְגֹּם אֹתוֹ וְיֵשׁוּעַ הִסְתַּתֵּר מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיֵּצֵא מִן־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּתוֹכָם עָבוֹר וְחָלוֹף | 59 Therefore, they took up stones to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and he departed from the temple. |