16 “我把这些事告诉了你们,免得你们被绊倒[a] 他们将要把你们赶出会堂。不但如此,时候就要到了!那杀你们的人,都会以为自己是在事奉神[b] 他们做这些事,是因为不认识父,也不认识我。 不过我把这些事告诉了你们,是为了当事情发生的时候,你们会记起我对你们说过了。我当初没有告诉你们这些事,是因为我一直与你们在一起。

圣灵的工作

“现在我要回到派我来的那一位面前,你们当中却没有人问我:‘你要到哪里去?’ 只因为我对你们说了这些话,你们心里就充满了忧伤。 但我把真相告诉你们:我离去对你们是有益处的,因为我如果不去,慰助者就不会到你们这里来;如果我去了,我就会派遣他到你们这里来。 他来了,要在关于罪、关于义、关于审判的事上,使世界知罪。 关于罪,是因为世界不信我; 10 关于义,是因为我到父那里去,而你们不再看到我了; 11 关于审判,是因为世界的那掌权者已经被定罪了。

12 “我还有很多事要告诉你们,可是你们现在担当不了, 13 不过当那位真理的灵来了,他就会引导你们进入一切真理[c]。那时,他不会凭着自己说话,只把所听到的说出来,并且把那些就要来的事传讲给你们。 14 他将荣耀我,因为他将从我领受,并传讲给你们。 15 父所拥有的一切,都是我的。所以我说,圣灵将从我领受,并传讲给你们。

忧伤变成喜乐

16 “过一会儿,你们就不再看到我了;再过一会儿,你们又将见到我[d]。”

17 于是他的门徒当中有的彼此问:“他对我们说‘过一会儿,你们就看不到我了;再过一会儿,你们又将见到我’,还说‘是因为我要到父那里去’,这是什么意思呢?” 18 他们又说:“他说的[e]‘过一会儿’是什么意思呢?我们不明白他在说什么。”

19 耶稣知道他们想要问他,就对他们说:“我刚才说‘过一会儿,你们就看不到我了;再过一会儿,你们又将见到我’,你们就为了这话彼此议论吗?

20 “我确确实实地告诉你们:你们将会痛哭、哀号,这世界反而会喜乐;你们将会忧伤,然而你们的忧伤要变成喜乐。 21 妇人生产的时候会有忧虑,因为她的时候到了;但是生了孩子以后,她就因着有人出生到世上的喜乐,而不再记住那痛苦了。 22 这样,你们现在虽然也有忧虑,但是我会再见到你们,你们心里将喜乐,并且没有人能夺去你们的喜乐。 23 在那一天,你们什么也不会问我了。

“我确确实实地告诉你们:你们奉我的名无论向父求什么,他都将赐给你们。 24 直到如今,你们没有奉我的名求过什么。你们祈求吧!就会得到,好使你们的喜乐得以满足。

耶稣胜了世界

25 “我用比喻对你们说了这些话。但是时候就要到了!那时我不再用比喻对你们说话,而是要明确地告诉你们有关父的事。 26 在那一天,你们会奉我的名祈求,而且我并不是说我要替你们向父祈求。 27 要知道,父自己爱你们,因为你们已经爱我,并且相信我是从神[f]而来的。 28 我从父而出,来到这世界;又要离开这世界,到父那里去。”

29 他的门徒们说:“看,如今你说得明明白白,而不说比喻了。 30 现在我们已经明白你知道一切,也不需要任何人问你,从这一点我们就相信你是从神而来的。”

31 耶稣对他们说:“你们现在相信吗? 32 看哪,时候就要到了,而且已经到了!你们要被驱散,每个人到自己的地方,留下我一个人。其实我不是独自一人,因为父与我同在。 33 我把这些事告诉了你们,好让你们在我里面有平安。在世上你们有患难,然而你们要鼓起勇气!我已经胜过了这世界。”

Footnotes

  1. 约翰福音 16:1 被绊倒——或译作“放弃信仰”。
  2. 约翰福音 16:2 以为自己是在事奉神——原文直译“以为是献上事奉给神”。
  3. 约翰福音 16:13 引导你们进入一切真理——有古抄本作“在一切真理中引导你们”。
  4. 约翰福音 16:16 有古抄本附“因为我要到父那里去”。
  5. 约翰福音 16:18 有古抄本没有“他说的”。
  6. 约翰福音 16:27 神——有古抄本作“父”。

聖靈的工作

16 「我把這些事告訴你們,以免你們失去信心。 人們將把你們趕出會堂;時候將到,殺害你們的人還以為是在事奉上帝。 他們這樣做,是因為他們根本不認識父,也不認識我。 我把這些事提前告訴你們,是要叫你們到時候可以想起我曾跟你們講過這些事。我以前沒有告訴你們,那是因為我還跟你們在一起。

「現在我要去差我來的父那裡,你們沒有人問我去哪裡。 因為我把這些事告訴了你們,你們心裡充滿了憂愁。 然而,我把實情告訴你們,我去對你們是有益的,因為如果我不去,護慰者就不會來,我去了就會派祂到你們這裡來。 祂來了,就要在罪、義、審判方面責備世人。 在罪方面責備他們,是因為他們不信我; 10 在義方面責備他們,是因為我要去父那裡,你們再也看不到我了; 11 在審判方面責備他們,是因為這世界的王受了審判。

12 「我還有許多事情要告訴你們,可是你們現在不能明白。 13 等到真理之靈來了,祂會引導你們,讓你們明白一切的真理。祂不憑自己說話,而是把祂所聽見的和有關將來的事告訴你們。 14 祂也要把從我那裡領受的指示你們,使我得榮耀。 15 因為父的一切都是我的,所以我才說祂要把從我那裡領受的指示你們。

轉憂為喜

16 「不久,你們就見不到我了,再過不久,你們還會看見我。」

17 幾個門徒彼此議論說:「祂說,『不久,你們就見不到我了,再過不久,你們還會看見我』,祂又說,『因為我要去父那裡』,這到底是什麼意思呢? 18 祂說『不久』是什麼意思呢?我們真不明白!」

19 耶穌知道他們想問祂,就說:「你們在議論我剛才說的話是什麼意思嗎? 20 我實實在在地告訴你們,你們將痛哭、哀號,世人卻要歡喜;你們將憂愁,然而你們的憂愁將變為喜樂。 21 婦人分娩時都會痛苦不已,但孩子生下來後,她就會因為這世界添了一個新生命而充滿歡樂,忘掉了生產的痛苦。 22 同樣,現在你們有憂愁,但到我再見你們的時候,你們的心必歡喜,而且這份喜樂是誰也奪不去的。

23 「到那一天,你們就什麼也不用問我了。我實實在在地告訴你們,你們奉我的名無論向父求什麼,祂都會賜給你們。 24 你們從來沒有奉我的名求過什麼,你們現在求,就必得到,好使你們的喜樂滿溢。

勝過世界

25 「我一直用比喻跟你們講這些事,不久,我就不再用比喻了,而是清楚地把父的事告訴你們。 26 到那天,你們將要奉我的名祈求,我不是說我要為你們向父祈求。 27 父愛你們,因為你們一直愛我,並且相信我來自上帝。 28 我從父那裡來到這個世界,現在我要離開這個世界回到父那裡。」

29 門徒說:「如今你直截了當地告訴我們,不再用比喻了。 30 現在我們知道你無所不知,無需人向你發問,因此我們相信你來自上帝。」

31 耶穌說:「你們現在相信嗎? 32 看啊!時候快到了,現在就是,你們將要分散,各自回家,只留下我一人。不過,我並非一人,因為父與我在一起。 33 我把這些事告訴你們,是要叫你們在我裡面有平安。你們在世上會有苦難,但你們要放心,我已經勝過這個世界。」

16 I have spoken these things to you that no cause of michshol (stumbling, falling) may trip you up.

They will put you under the cherem ban in the shuls. A sha’ah (hour, time) is coming when everyone who kills you will suppose they are offering avodas kodesh to Hashem. [YESHAYAH 66:5]

And these things they will do because they did not have da’as of HaAv or of me.

But these things I have spoken to you, that, when the sha’ah of these things comes, you might have zikaron (remembrance) of these things, that I told you. But I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.

But now I am going to the One who sent me. And none of you asks me, Where are you going?

But because I have spoken these things to you, agmat nefesh (grief) has filled your levavot (heart).

But I tell HaEmes (the truth), it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Melitz Yosher (Praklit, Advocate, Counselor, Helper in Court) will not come to you. But if go, I will send Him (the Ruach Hakodesh) to you.

And having come, that one will expose and convict the Olam Hazeh concerning Chet and concerning Tzedek and concerning Mishpat:

Concerning Chet (Sin), because they do not have emunah in me;

10 Concerning Tzedek [DANIEL 9:24] because I go to HaAv and no longer do you see me;

11 And concerning Mishpat (Judgment) because the Sar HaOlam Hazeh has been judged.

12 Yet many things I have to tell you, but you are not able to bear them now.

13 But when that One has come, the Ruach Hakodesh, the Ruach HaEmes, He will guide you in all truth. [TEHILLIM 25:5] For He will not speak on His own authority, but what things He will hear, He will speak, and the things that are to come He will announce to you.

14 That One will give kavod to me, because He will receive of what is mine, and will announce it to you.

15 All things which HaAv has are mine; therefore, I said that of mine He receives and will announce it to you.

16 A little time and you no longer see me. And again a little time, and you will see me.

17 Therefore, some of the talmidim of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to one another, What is this which he says to us? A little time and you do not see me. And, again, A little time and you will see me? And, Because I go to HaAv ?

18 Therefore, they were saying, What is this, which he says, A little time? We do not have da’as of what he says.

19 Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach knew that they were wanting to ask him. And he said to them, About this you inquire of one another that I said, A little time and you do not see me. And, again, a little time and you will see me?

20 Omein, omein, I say to you, that there will be bechi (weeping) and avelut (mourning), but the Olam Hazeh will have simcha. You will have agmat nefesh, but your agmat nefesh (grief) will become simcha [TEHILLIM 30:6 (5)]

21 The isha (woman) when she gives birth, has agmat nefesh (grief), [YESHAYAH 13:8; 21:3; 26:17; MICHOH 4:9; HOSHEA 13:13] because the sha’ah (hour, time) of her has come. But when she gives birth to the yeled, she no longer has zikaron of the Tribulation because of the naches that an ish was born into the Olam Hazeh.

22 Therefore, you have agmat nefesh (grief) now, [YIRMEYAH 31:12] but again I will see you, and your levavot will have rejoicing [YESHAYAH 66:14 TARGUM HASHIVIM] and the simcha of you no one takes from you.

23 And on that day you will not ask me anything. Omein, omein, I say to you, whatever you ask HaAv b’Shem of me, He will give it to you.

24 Until now you did not ask anything b’Shem of me. Ask and you will receive that the simcha of you may be shleimah.

25 Regarding these things I have spoken figuratively. [TEHILLIM 78:2; YECHEZKEL 20:49] A sha’ah comes when no longer I will speak figuratively to you, but will announce plainly to you concerning HaAv.

26 On that day b’Shem of me you will ask, and I do not say to you that I will ask HaAv concerning you.

27 For HaAv Himself has ahavah for you, because you have ahavah for me and have emunah that I came forth from HaAv.

28 I came from HaAv and I have come into the Olam Hazeh. Again I leave the Olam Hazeh and go to HaAv.

29 The talmidim of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach say, Hinei, see now you speak plainly and no longer figuratively do you speak.

30 Now we know that you have da’as of all things, and you have no need that any test you with any she’elah (question). By this we have emunah that you came forth from Hashem. [1Kg 17:24]

31 He answered them, Do you have emunah?

32 Hinei a sha’ah (hour, time) is coming and has come, that you are SCATTERED [ZECHARYAH 13:7] each one to his own home, and you leave me alone, but I am not alone, because HaAv is with me.

33 These things I have spoken to you that in me you may have shalom. In the Olam Hazeh you have tribulation; but have lev same’ach. I have conquered the Olam Hazeh.