1 וְיֵשׁוּעַ הָלַךְ אֶל־הַר הַזֵּיתִים | 1 while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. |
2 וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר וַיָּבֹא עוֹד אֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְכָל־הָעָם בָּאוּ אֵלָיו וַיֵּשֶׁב וַיְלַמְּדֵם | 2 But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. |
3 וַיָּבִיאוּ הַסּוֹפְרִים וְהַפְּרוּשִׁים אִשָּׁה לְפָנָיו אֲשֶׁר נִתְפְּשָׂה בִּשְׂטוֹתָהּ וַיַּעֲמִידוּהָ בַּתָּוֶךְ | 3 Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle. |
4 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו רַבִּי הָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת נִתְפְּשָׂה כְּשֶׁנִּטְמֵאת בְּנִאוּפֶיהָ | 4 They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. |
5 וּמשֶׁה צִוָּנוּ בַתּוֹרָה לִסְקֹל נָשִׁים כָּאֵלֶּה וְאַתָּה מַה־תֹּאמֵר | 5 Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?" |
6 וְאַךְ לְנַסּוֹת אֹתוֹ דִּבְּרוּ־זֹאת לִמְצֹא עָלָיו שִׂטְנָה וַיִּכַּף יֵשׁוּעַ לְמַטָּה וַיְתָו בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ עַל־הַקַּרְקַע כְּאֵינוֹ שֹׁמֵעַ | 6 They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger. |
7 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הוֹסִיפוּ לִשְׁאֹל אֹתוֹ וַיִּשָׂא אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מִי בָכֶם זַךְ בְּלִי־פֶשַׁע הוּא רִאשׁוֹנָה יַדֶּה־בָּהּ אָבֶן | 7 But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." |
8 וַיִּכַּף שֵׁנִית לְמַטָּה וַיְתָו עַל־הַקַּרְקַע | 8 Again he bent down and wrote on the ground. |
9 וַיְהִי כְשָׁמְעָם וַיַּךְ לִבָּם אֹתָם וַיֵּצְאוּ אֶחָד אֶחָד הַחוּצָה הָחֵל מִן־הַזְּקֵנִים וְעַד הָאַחֲרוֹנִים וַיִּוָּתֵר יֵשׁוּעַ לְבַדּוֹ וְהָאִשָּׁה נִצֶּבֶת בַּתָּוֶךְ | 9 And in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders. So he was left alone with the woman before him. |
10 וַיִּשָּׂא יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא כִּי־אֵין אִישׁ בִּלְתִּי הָאִשָּׁה לְבַדָּהּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אִשָּׁה אֵיפֹה שׂטְנַיִךְ הֲכִי הִרְשִׁיעָךְ אִישׁ | 10 Then Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" |
11 וַתֹּאמֶר לֹא אֲדֹנִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ יֵשׁוּעַ לָכֵן גַּם־אֲנִי לֹא אַרְשִׁיעֵךְ לְכִי לְדַרְכֵּךְ וְאַל־תֶּחֶטְאִי עוֹד | 11 She replied, "No one, sir." Then Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go, (and) from now on do not sin any more." |
12 וַיֹּסֶף יֵשׁוּעַ וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר אֲנִי אוֹר הָעוֹלָם כָּל־הַהֹלֵךְ אַחֲרַי לֹא יִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה כִּי־אוֹר הַחַיִּים יִהְיֶה־לּוֹ | 12 Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." |
13 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַפְּרוּשִׁים עַל־נַפְשְׁךָ מֵעִיד אָתָּה עֵדוּתְךָ אֵינֶנָּה נֶאֱמָנָה | 13 So the Pharisees said to him, "You testify on your own behalf, so your testimony cannot be verified." |
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 answered and said to them, "Even if I do testify on my own behalf, my testimony can be verified, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I come from or where I am going. |
15 אַתֶּם לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר תִּשְׁפֹּטוּ וַאֲנִי לֹא אֶשְׁפֹּט אִישׁ | 15 You judge by appearances, but I do not judge anyone. |
16 וְאִם־אָנֹכִי אֶשְׁפֹּט מִשְׁפָּטִי אֱמֶת כִּי לֹא לְבַדִּי הִנֵּנִי כִּי אִם־אֲנִי וְהָאָב אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחָנִי | 16 And even if I should judge, my judgment is valid, because I am not alone, but it is I and the Father who sent me. |
17 וְגַם בְּתוֹרַתְכֶם כָּתוּב כִּי עֵדוּת שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים נֶאֱמָנָה הִיא | 17 Even in your law it is written that the testimony of two men can be verified. |
18 אֲנִי הוּא הַמֵּעִיד עָלָי וְגַם־הָאָב אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחַנִי יְעִידֵנִי | 18 I testify on my behalf and so does the Father who sent 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 So they said to him, "Where is your father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also." |
20 כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה דִּבֶּר יֵשׁוּעַ בְּבֵית הָאוֹצָר בְּלַמְּדוֹ בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וְלֹא־תְפָשֹוֹ אִישׁ כִּי לֹא־בָא עִתּוֹ | 20 He spoke these words while teaching in the treasury in the temple area. But no one arrested 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 He said to them again, "I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come." |
22 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַיְּהוּדִים הֶהָמֵת יָמִית אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי אָמַר אֶל־אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ שָׁמָּה אַתֶּם לֹא־תוּכְלוּ לָבוֹא | 22 So the Jews said, "He is not going to kill himself, is he, because he said, 'Where I am going you cannot come'?" |
23 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַתֶּם הִנְּכֶם מֵאֲשֶׁר לְמַטָּה וַאֲנִי מֵאֲשֶׁר לְמָעְלָה אַתֶּם מִן־הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וַאֲנִי אֵינֶנִּי מִן־הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה | 23 He said to them, "You belong to what is below, I belong to what is above. You belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world. |
24 לָכֵן אָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם כִּי תָמוּתוּ בַּחֲטָאֵיכֶם כִּי אִם־לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ כִּי־אֲנִי הוּא בַּחֲטָאֵיכֶם תָּמוּתוּ | 24 That is why I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins." |
25 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו מִי־זֶה אָתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ מַה־שֶּׁגַּם מֵרֹאשׁ דִּבַּרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם | 25 So they said to him, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them, "What I told you from the beginning. |
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 in condemnation. But the one who sent me is true, and what I heard from him I tell the world." |
27 וְהֵם לֹא הֵבִינוּ כִּי עַל־הָאָב אָמַר אֲלֵיהֶם | 27 They did not realize that he was speaking to them of the 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 So Jesus said (to them), "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I AM, and that I do nothing on my own, but I say only what the Father taught me. |
29 וַאֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח אֹתִי הוּא עִמָּדִי הָאָב לֹא עֲזָבַנִי לְבָדָד כִּי אֶת־הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינָיו אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה תָּמִיד | 29 The one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him." |
30 וַיְהִי בְּדַבְּרוֹ זֹאת וַיַּאֲמִינוּ בוֹ רַבִּים | 30 Because he spoke this way, many came to believe in him. |
31 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ אֶל־הַיְּהוּדִים הַמַּאֲמִינִים בּוֹ אִם־תַּעַמְדוּ בִּדְבָרִי בֶּאֱמֶת תַּלְמִידַי אַתֶּם | 31 Jesus then said to those Jews who believed in him, "If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, |
32 וִידַעְתֶּם אֶת־הָאֱמֶת וְהָאֱמֶת תְּשִׂימְכֶם לִבְנֵי חוֹרִין | 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will 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 descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, 'You will become 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, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. |
35 וְהָעֶבֶד לֹא־יִשְׁכֹּן בַּבַּיִת לְעוֹלָם הַבֵּן יִשְׁכֹּן לְעוֹלָם | 35 A slave does not remain in a household forever, but a son always remains. |
36 לָכֵן אִם־הַבֵּן יַעֲשֶׂה אֶתְכֶם בְּנֵי חוֹרִין חָפְשִׁים בֶּאֱמֶת תִּהְיוּ | 36 So if a son frees you, 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 descendants of Abraham. But you are trying to kill me, because my word has no room among you. |
38 אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר אֵת אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי אֵצֶל אָבִי וְאַתֶּם עֹשִׂים אֵת אֲשֶׁר רְאִיתֶם אֵצֶל אֲבִיכֶם | 38 I tell you what I have seen in the Father's presence; then do what you have heard from the Father." |
39 וַיַּעֲנוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אָבִינוּ הוּא אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ אִלּוּ הֱיִיתֶם בְּנֵי אַבְרָהָם כְּמַעֲשֵׂי אַבְרָהָם עֲשִׂיתֶם | 39 They answered and said to him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing 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 trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God; Abraham did not do this. |
41 אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂי אֲבִיכֶם אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לֹא יַלְדֵי זְנוּנִים אֲנַחְנוּ יֵשׁ־לָנוּ אָב אֶחָד הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים | 41 You are doing the works of your father!" (So) they said to him, "We are not illegitimate. 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 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and am here; I did not come on my own, but he sent me. |
43 מַדּוּעַ לֹא תָבִינוּ לְשׁוֹנִי יַעַן לֹא־תוּכְלוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־דְּבָרִי | 43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? Because you cannot bear 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 belong to your father the devil and you willingly carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies. |
45 וַאֲנִי יַעַן דַּבְּרִי הָאֱמֶת לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ לִי | 45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe me. |
46 מִי בָכֶם עַל־עָוֺן יוֹכִיחֵנִי וְאִם־אֱמֶת דִּבַּרְתִּי מַדּוּעַ לֹא־תַאֲמִינוּ לִי | 46 Can any of you charge me with sin? If I am telling the truth, 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 belongs to God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not listen, because you do not belong to God." |
48 אָז יַעֲנוּ הַיְּהוּדִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֲלֹא הֵטַבְנוּ אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְנוּ כִּי שֹׁמְרוֹנִי אַתָּה וְשֵׁד בָּךְ | 48 The Jews answered and said to him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed?" |
49 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ שֵׁד אֵין־בִּי רַק אֶת־אָבִי אֲנִי מְכַבֵּד וְאַתֶּם תִּבְזוּנִי | 49 Jesus answered, "I am not possessed; I honor my Father, but you dishonor me. |
50 אָכֵן לֹא אֲבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־כְּבוֹדִי יֵשׁ אֶחָד אֲשֶׁר יְבַקֵּשׁ וְיִשְׁפֹּט | 50 I do not seek my own glory; there is one who seeks it and he is the one who judges. |
51 אָמֵן אָמֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם אִם־יִשְׁמֹר אִישׁ אֶת־דְּבָרִי לֹא יִרְאֶה־מָּוֶת לָנֶצַח | 51 Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death." |
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 (So) the Jews said to him, "Now we are sure that you are possessed. Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, 'Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.' |
53 הַאַתָּה גָדוֹל מֵאַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ אֲשֶׁר מֵת גַּם־הַנְּבִיאִים מֵתוּ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה אֶת־עַצְמֶךָ | 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? Or the prophets, who died? Who do you make yourself out to be?" |
54 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ אִם־אֲנִי מְכַבֵּד אֶת־נַפְשִׁי כְּבוֹדִי מֵאָיִן אָבִי הוּא הַמְכַבֵּד אֹתִי אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמְרוּ עָלָיו כִּי הוּא אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | 54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is worth nothing; but it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, 'He is our God.' |
55 וְלֹא יְדַעְתֶּם אֹתוֹ וַאֲנִי יְדַעְתִּיו וְאִם־אֹמַר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֹתוֹ אֶהְיֶה כֹזֵב כְּמוֹכֶם אֲבָל יְדַעְתִּיו וְאֶת־דְּבָרוֹ שָׁמָרְתִּי | 55 You do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I would be like you a liar. But I do know him and I keep his word. |
56 אַבְרָהָם אֲבִיכֶם שָׂשׂ לִרְאוֹת אֶת־יוֹמִי וַיַּרְא וַיִּשְׂמָח | 56 Abraham your father rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad. |
57 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הַיְּהוּדִים הִנֵּה אֵינְךָ בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה וְאֶת־אַבְרָהָם רָאִיתָ | 57 So the Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old 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 came to be, I AM." |
59 אָז יָרִימוּ אֲבָנִים לִרְגֹּם אֹתוֹ וְיֵשׁוּעַ הִסְתַּתֵּר מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיֵּצֵא מִן־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּתוֹכָם עָבוֹר וְחָלוֹף | 59 So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area. |