Joan 1
1 HATSEAN cen Hitza, eta Hitza cen Iaincoa baithan, eta Iainco cen Hitza.
The one who expresses [MET] ([God’s character/what God is like]) has always existed (from the beginning [MTY] [of everything/before everything began]). He has always existed with God, and he has God’s nature.
2 Hitz haur cen hatsean Iaincoa baithan.
He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
3 Gauça guciac Hitz harçaz eguin içan dirade: eta hura gabe deus ezta eguin, eguin denic.
He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
4 Hartan cen vicitzea, eta vicitzea cen guiçonén Arguia:
He is the one who [caused everything to] live. He, who caused us people to live, [revealed to us the truth about God as] a light [MET] [reveals what is in the darkness].
5 Eta Argui hunec ilhumbean arguitzen du: eta ilhumbeac hura eztu comprehenditu.
People do not want him to reveal [that what they do is evil] [MET], just [like] darkness [is evil]. But [just like] darkness cannot put out light [MET], [evil people have never prevented the one who was like a light from revealing God’s truth] (OR, [evil people have never] understood the [one who was like] a light.)
6 Içan da guiçon-bat Iaincoaz igorria, Ioannes deitzen cenic.
A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
7 Haur ethor cedin testimoniage ekartera Arguiaz testifica leçançat, guciéc harçaz sinhets leçatençat.
He came to tell people [about the one who was like] [MET] a light. He came to show that everything that the [one who was like a light] [MET] said was true, in order that he could enable all people to believe [in the one who was like a light].
8 Etzén hura Arguia, baina igorri cen Arguiaz testifica leçançát.
John himself was not the [one who was like a] light [MET]. Instead, he came to tell others about that [one who was like a] light.
9 Haur cen Argui eguiazcoa, mundura ethorten den guiçon gucia arguitzen duena.
[While John was doing that], the one who was truly [like] a light was about to show himself to the world. He was the one who enables all people [to know about God, as] a light [MET] enables [people to know what is in the darkness].
10 Munduan cen, eta mundua harçaz eguin içan da, eta munduac eztu hura eçagutu.
Although the one [who was like a light] was [here] on the earth, and although he was the one whom [God] caused to create everything, [most] people [MTY, HYP] did not realize who he [was]. (OR, although he was the one whom [God] caused to create everything, [most] people did not accept him.)
11 Beretara ethorri içan da, eta beréc eztute hura, recebitu.
Although he came to the land that belonged to him [because he created it, most of] his own people, [the Jews], rejected him (OR, did not accept him).
12 Baina hura recebitu duten guciey, eman draue priuilegio Iaincoaren haour içateco, haren icenean sinhesten duteney:
But those [of us who welcomed him, God] authorized [that we would have a relationship with] him [MET] [like] children [have a relationship with their father]. We were people who believed [that what he said] about himself [MTY] [was true].
13 Cein ezpaitirade iayo odoletaric, ez haraguiaren vorondatetic, ez guiçonaren vorondatetic: baina Iaincoaganic.
We became [like God’s children], not because our ancestors [belonged to God], or because of someone’s sexual desires, nor because some man desired to have children like himself. Instead, we were caused by God {God caused us} to become [like] his children.
14 Eta Hitza haragui eguin içan da, eta habitatu içan da gure artean, (eta contemplatu vkan dugu haren gloriá, gloriá diot Aitaganic engendratu bakoitzarena beçala) gratiaz eta eguiaz bethea
The one who expresses [MET] ([God’s character/what God is like]) became a human being, and he lived among us [for a while]. As a result, we saw how wonderful he is. He came from [God] his father, and there was no other person as wonderful as he. He was wonderful because he always acted (kindly toward us/in ways we did not deserve), and he always [spoke] truthfully to us [about God].
15 Ioannesec testificatu vkan du harçaz, eta oihu eguin, cioela, Haur da ceinez erraiten-bainuen, Ene ondoan ethorten dena, ni baino aitzinecoago da: ecen ni baino lehen cen.
[One day] when John was telling people about him, [he saw Jesus]. Then he shouted to them, “I told you [previously] that someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed [long] before me. This [is the man I was talking about]!”
16 Eta haren abundantiatic guciéc recebitu v kan dugu, eta gratia gratiagatic.
We have all benefited very much from what he has done. Again and again, he has acted in kind way toward us in ways we did not deserve.
17 Ecen Leguea Moysesez eman içan da, baina gratiá eta eguiá Iesus Christez eguin içan da.
Moses proclaimed [God’s] laws [to our ancestors]. But what Jesus Christ did for us [was much better]. He acted in kindness toward us in ways we did not deserve and told us the truth [about God].
18 Iaincoa nehorc eztu ikussi egundano, Aitaren bulharrean den seme bakoitzac berac declaratu draucu.
No one has ever seen God. But God’s only Son, [Jesus], who has always had a very close relationship with God, has told us about God.
19 Eta haur da Ioannesen testimoniage, Iuduéc Ierusalemetic Sacrificadoreac eta Leuitác igorri cituztenecoa, hura interroga leçatençat, Hi nor aiz?
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem [city] sent some [Jewish] priests and (Levites/men who worked in the temple) to where John was, to ask him some questions. They said to him, “What do you [claim about] yourself?”
20 Eta aithor ceçan, eta etzeçan vka: eta aithor ceçan, cioela, Eznaiz ni Christ.
So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
21 Orduan interroga ceçaten, Cer beraz? Elias aiz hi? Eta erran ceçan, Eznaiz. Propheta aiz hi? Eta ihardets ceçan, Ez.
Then they asked him, “Then what [do you say about yourself]? Are you [the prophet] Elijah [that was prophesied to return] {([someone/another prophet]) [prophesied would return]} [before the Messiah]?” He replied, “No, [I] am not.” Then they asked him, “Are you the prophet [like Moses that] ([we are waiting for/God promised to send])?” He replied, “No.”
22 Erran cieçoten bada, Nor aiz? respostu deyegunçát igorri gaituzteney: cer dioc eurorrez?
So they asked him, “Then who do you [claim to be]? [Tell us] so that we can [go back and] report to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 Dio, Ni naiz desertuan oihuz dagoenaren voza, Plana eçaçue Iaunaren bidea, Esaias Prophetác erran çuen beçala.
John replied, “[I] am the one [the prophet Isaiah said] would proclaim [this new message] loudly [to the people who would pass by] in this desolate area: ‘Prepare [yourselves to receive] the Lord when he comes [MET], [just like people prepare] a road [for an important official].
24 Eta igorri içan ciradenac Phariseu ciraden.
Some of those people [who were questioning] John were ones who had been sent by the Pharisee [religious group] {whom the Pharisee [religious group] had sent}.
25 Eta interroga ceçaten hura, eta erran cieçoten. Cergatic beraz batheyatzen ari aiz, baldin hi Christ ezpahaiz, ez Elias, ez Propheta?
They asked John, “Since [you say] you are not the Messiah, nor [the prophet] Elijah, nor the prophet [like Moses], [what authority] do you have? [Furthermore], why are you baptizing [Jews, treating them as though they were non-Jews who wanted to become Jews]?”
26 Ihardets ciecén Ioannesec, cioela, Ni batheyatzen ari naiz vrez, baina çuen artean da bat çuec ecagutzen eztuçuenic:
John replied, “I am [just] baptizing people with water [to prepare them to welcome the Messiah]. But [right now] someone is among you whom you people do not know.
27 Hura da ene ondoan ethorten dena, cein ni baino aitzinecoago baita, ceinen çapataco hedearen lachatzeco ezpainaiz ni digne.
He [will preach to you] after I [am gone]. [He is so important that] I am not worthy to [serve him as a slave] [MET] [by] untying his sandals.”
28 Gauça hauc Bethabaran eguin içan ciraden Iordanaz berce aldean, non Ioannes batheyatzen ari baitzén.
Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
29 Biharamunean ikusten du Ioannesec Iesus harengana ethorten dela, eta dio, Huná Iaincoaren Bildotsa munduaren bekatuac kencen dituena.
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. He said to the people, “Look! Here is the [man whom] God [has appointed to be a sacrifice] [MET], [like] the lambs [that the people of Israel sacrificed! By sacrificing himself] he will [make it possible for everyone in] the world to be no longer [guilty for having] sinned.
30 Haur da ceinez erraiten bainuen, Ene ondoan ethorten da guiçon-bat, cein ni baino aitzinecoago baita, ecen ni baino lehen cen.
He is the one about whom I said [before], ‘Someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed [long] before me.’
31 Eta nic eznuen hura eçagutzen: baina Israeli manifesta daquionçát, halacotz ethorri naiz ni vrez batheyatzera.
I myself did not [previously] recognize that he [was the Messiah]. But [now I know who he is], and I have baptized people with water to enable [you people of] Israel to recognize who he is.”
32 Orduan bada testifica ceçan Ioannesec, cioela, Ikussi dut Spiritua iausten dela vsso columba baten guissán cerutic eta egon -ere bacedin haren gainean.
John spoke clearly [what God had shown him about Jesus]. He said, “I saw [God’s] Spirit as he was descending from heaven in the form of a dove. The Spirit remained on Jesus.
33 Eta nic eznuen eçagutzen hura: baina vrez batheyatzera igorri nauenac, erran cerautan, Noren gainera ikussiren baituc Spiritua iausten, eta egoiten haren gainean, hura duc Spiritu sainduaz batheyatzen duena.
I myself did not know [previously] that he [was the Messiah]. However, [God] sent me to baptize people with water, [people who said they wanted to turn from their sinful ways. While I was doing that], God told me, ‘The man on whom you will see my Spirit descend and remain is the one who will put the Holy Spirit within you [(pl) to truly change your lives].’
34 Eta nic dut ikussi, eta dut testificatu ecen haur dela Iaincoaren Semea.
I saw [the Spirit descend on him], and I tell you that he is (the Son of God/the person who is both God and man).”
35 Biharamunean berriz bacegoen Ioannes, eta harenic bi discipulu:
The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
36 Eta ikussiric Iesus ebilten, erran ceçan, Hará Iaincoaren Bildotsa.
When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look! There is the man God [has appointed to be a sacrifice, like] the lambs [MET] [the people of Israel have sacrificed!]”
37 Eta ençun ceçaten hura bi discipuluéc minçatzen, eta iarreiqui içan çaizcan Iesusi.
(When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
38 Eta itzuliric Iesusec, eta ikussiric hec çarreitzala, dioste hæy, Ceren bilha çabiltzate? Eta hec erran cieçoten, Rabbi (erran nahi baita hambat nola Magistrua) non egoiten aiz?
Jesus turned around and saw us/them coming behind him. So he asked us/them, “What do you want?” We/They replied, “Teacher, [tell us] where you are staying, [because we want to talk with you].”
39 Dioste, Çatozte eta ikussaçue. Ethor citecen eta ikus ceçaten non egoiten cen: eta hura baithan egon citecen egun hartan: ecen hamar orenén inguruä cen.
He replied, “Come [with me], and you will see [where I am staying]!” So we/they went with him and saw where he was staying. We/They stayed with him until about 4 o’clock (OR, from about 4 PM until the next day).
40 Cen Andriu Simon Pierrisen anayea, Ioannes minçatzen ençun çuten bietaric eta hari iarreiqui çaizconetaric bata.
(One of us/One of the two men) who heard what John had said and who went with Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s [younger] brother.
41 Hunec eriden ceçan lehenic Simon bere anayea, eta erran cieçón, Eriden diagu Messias, (erran nahi baita hambat nola Christ.)
[After Andrew left Jesus], the first thing he did was to find his own [older] brother Simon and say to him, “We have found the Messiah!”
42 Eta eraman ceçan hura Iesusgana. Eta Iesusec harenganat behaturic erran ceçan, Hi aiz Simon Ionaren semea: hi deithuren aiz Cephas (hambat erran nahi baita nola harria)
Then he took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him, and then said, “You are Simon. Your father’s name is John. You will be given {[I] will give you} the name Cephas.” [Cephas is an Aramaic name that means ‘solid rock’. It] means [the same in Greek as the name] Peter.
43 Biharamunean Iesus ioan nahi içan cen Galileara eta eriden ceçan Philippe, eta erran cieçon, Arreit niri.
The next day [Jesus] decided to leave [the Jordan River valley]. He went to Galilee [district] and (OR, on the way there he) found a man named Philip. Jesus said to him, “Come with me!”
44 Eta Philippe cen Bethsaidaco, Andriuen eta Pierrisen hirico.
Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
45 Erideiten du Philippec Nathanael, eta diotsa, Eriden diagu Iesus Nazarethecoa, Iosephen semea, ceinez scribatu baitu Moysesec Leguean eta Prophetéc.
Then Philip [searched for] Nathaniel and found him, and said to him, “We have met [the Messiah], the one Moses [wrote about]! The prophets also [prophesied that he would come]. He is Jesus, from Nazareth [town]. His father’s name is Joseph.”
46 Eta erran cieçón Nathanaelec, Nazarethetic deus onic ahal date? Diotsa Philippec, Athor eta ikussac.
Nathaniel replied, “Nazareth? (Nothing good can come from [such an unimportant place]!/Can anything good come from [such an unimportant place]?) [RHQ]” Philip replied, “Come and see!”
47 Ikus ceçan Iesusec Nathanael harengana ethorten cela, eta erran ceçan harçaz, Huná eguiazco Israelitabat ceinetan enganioric ezpaita.
When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
48 Diotsa Nathanaelec, Nondic naçaguc? Ihardets ceçan Iesusec eta erran cieçón, Philippec dei ençan baino lehen, ficotze azpian incenean ikusten indudan.
Nathaniel asked him, “How do you know what I [am like]?” Jesus replied, “I saw you before Philip called you, when you were [by yourself] under the fig tree.”
49 Ihardets ceçan Nathanaelec, eta erran cieçón, Magistruá, hi aiz Iaincoaren Semea: hi aiz Israeleco Reguea.
Then Nathaniel declared, “Teacher, you [must be] (the Son of God/the person who is both God and man)! You are the King of Israel [we have been waiting for]!”
50 Ihardets ceçan Iesusec, eta erran cieçón, Ceren erran drauadan, Ikussi aut ficotze azpian, sinhesten duc? gauça hauc baino handiagoric ikussiren duc.
Jesus replied to him, “You [RHQ] believe [those things about me] because I told you I saw you when you were under the fig tree. [I was able to see you supernaturally even though I was far away from you]. But you will see [me do] things that are more surprising than that!”
51 Halaber erran cieçón, Eguiaz eguiaz erraiten drauçuet, Hemendic harat ikussiren duçue ceruä irequiric, eta Iaincoaren Aingueruac igaiten eta iausten diradela guiçonaren Semearen gainera.
Then Jesus said to him, “This is the absolute truth: [Just like what your ancestor Jacob saw long ago in a vision], some day you [(pl)] will see heaven opened up, and you will see God’s angels ascending from me and descending on me, the one who came from heaven.”
