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הבשורה על-פי יוחנן 16
Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh
הבשורה על-פי יוחנן 16
Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh
טז "סיפרתי לכם את כל הדברים האלה כדי שתדעו מה מצפה לכם ולא תופתעו או תיבהלו. 2 יגרשו אתכם מבתי-הכנסת, ואף יגיע הזמן שהרוצחים אתכם יחשבו שהם עושים את רצון אלוהים! 3 הם יעשו כל זאת מפני שאינם מכירים את אבי ואותי. 4 אני מספר לכם את כל הדברים האלה כדי שבבוא העת תיזכרו שהזהרתי אתכם. לא סיפרתי לכם זאת מקודם, מפני שעדיין הייתי עמכם.
5 "אולם עתה אני חוזר אל שולחי, ואיש מכם אינו מתעניין לדעת לאן אני הולך. 6 דברי רק העציבו אתכם. 7 האמת היא כי מוטב שאלך, אחרת לא יבוא המנחם. אם אלך הוא יבוא, מפני שאשלח אותו אליכם.
8 "כאשר יבוא המנחם הוא ילמד את העולם מהי משמעות החטא, הצדק והמשפט. 9 הוא יוציא לאור את חטא העולם, משום שלא האמינו בי. 10 הוא יראה להם מהו הצדק האמתי, כי אני חוזר אל אבי ושוב לא תראו אותי. 11 הוא ילמד אותם את משמעות המשפט, כי שליט העולם הזה (השטן) כבר נשפט ונדון.
12 "הייתי רוצה לומר לכם עוד דברים רבים, אבל אינכם מסוגלים להבינם עדיין. 13 כאשר יבוא אליכם רוח האמת הוא יוביל אתכם אל כל האמת, כי אין הוא מדבר על דעת עצמו; הוא יספר לכם את אשר שמע. הוא יספר לכם גם על העתיד. 14 הוא יפאר אותי ויביא לי כבוד רב בהראותו לכם את תפארתי. 15 כל תפארתו היא תפארתי, ומשום כך אמרתי לכם שהרוח יביא לי כבוד רב בהראותו לכם את תפארתי. 16 בעוד זמן מה אלך ושוב לא תראו אותי, אך כעבור זמן מה תראו אותי בשנית, כי אני הולך אל אבי."
17 אחדים מתלמידיו לא הבינו את דבריו. "למה הוא מתכוון באמרו שבעוד זמן מה נראה אותו בשנית, כי הוא הולך אל אביו?" שאלו איש את רעהו. 18 "למה הוא מתכוון באמרו 'זמן מה'?" תמהו.
19 ישוע ידע מה הטריד אותם ולכן שאל: "האם אתם תוהים למה התכוונתי? 20 אני אומר לכם באמת וברצינות: העולם ישמח ויגיל על מה שיקרה לי, ואילו אתם תבכו. אבל צערכם יהפוך לשמחה נפלאה, כאשר תראו אותי שנית. 21 שמחה זו תדמה לשמחתה של יולדת השוכחת את חבלי הלידה לאחר הולדת תינוקה, כי היא נמלאת שמחה וגיל על שאדם נולד לעולם. 22 עכשיו אתם עצובים, אולם אשוב לראותכם, ואז תשמחו מאוד ואיש לא יוכל להשבית את שמחתכם. 23 ביום ההוא לא יהיה עליכם לבקש ממני דבר, כי תוכלו לבקש את הדבר מאבי, והוא ייתן לכם כל מה שתבקשו בשמי. 24 עד עתה לא ביקשתם דבר בשמי; בקשו ותקבלו, כדי שתימלאו שמחה רבה.
25 "דיברתי אליכם במשלים וחידות, אולם יבוא יום שאדבר אליכם על אבי בבירור ולא עוד בחידות ובמשלים. 26 ביום ההוא תוכלו לבקש בשמי כל דבר, ולא אצטרך יותר לבקש מאבי שיתן לכם אותו. 27 כי אבי אוהב אתכם משום שאתם אוהבים אותי ומאמינים שיצאתי ממנו. 28 כן, יצאתי מאבי ובאתי לעולם. כעת אני עוזב את העולם וחוזר לאבי."
29 "סוף סוף אתה מדבר דברים ברורים ולא בחידות ובמשלים," קראו תלמידיו בהקלה. 30 "עתה אנו יודעים שאתה יודע הכל, ואיננו צריכים לשאול אותך יותר שאלות. אנו מאמינים שבאת מאלוהים."
31 "אתם מאמינים לי לבסוף?" שאל ישוע. 32 אולם יגיע הזמן - למעשה הוא כבר הגיע - שכולכם תתפזרו איש לביתו ותעזבוני לבדי. אך לא אהיה לבדי כי אבי עמדי. 33 אמרתי לכם את כל הדברים האלה כדי שלבכם ישקוט ולא תדאגו. כאן בעולם יהיו לכם קשיים וצרות, אולם חיזקו ואימצו, כי אני ניצחתי את העולם!"
John 16
New International Version
John 16
New International Version
16 “All this(A) I have told you so that you will not fall away.(B) 2 They will put you out of the synagogue;(C) in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.(D) 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.(E) 4 I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember(F) that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you,(G) 5 but now I am going to him who sent me.(H) None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’(I) 6 Rather, you are filled with grief(J) because I have said these things. 7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate(K) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.(L) 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin,(M) because people do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness,(N) because I am going to the Father,(O) where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world(P) now stands condemned.
12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.(Q) 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth,(R) comes, he will guide you into all the truth.(S) He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine.(T) That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy
16 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while(U) you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”(V)
17 At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’(W) and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”(X) 18 They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”
19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? 20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn(Y) while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.(Z) 21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain(AA) because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(AB) but I will see you again(AC) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(AD) 23 In that day(AE) you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.(AF) 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive,(AG) and your joy will be complete.(AH)
25 “Though I have been speaking figuratively,(AI) a time is coming(AJ) when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name.(AK) I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me(AL) and have believed that I came from God.(AM) 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”(AN)
29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech.(AO) 30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe(AP) that you came from God.”(AQ)
31 “Do you now believe?” Jesus replied. 32 “A time is coming(AR) and in fact has come when you will be scattered,(AS) each to your own home. You will leave me all alone.(AT) Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.(AU)
33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.(AV) In this world you will have trouble.(AW) But take heart! I have overcome(AX) the world.”
John 16
English Standard Version
John 16
English Standard Version
16 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 (A)They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, (B)the hour is coming when (C)whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things (D)because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But (E)I have said these things to you, that when (F)their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, (G)because I was with you. 5 But now (H)I am going to him who sent me, and (I)none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, (J)sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for (K)if I do not go away, (L)the Helper will not come to you. But (M)if (N)I go, (O)I will send him to you. 8 (P)And when he comes, he will (Q)convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, (R)because they do not believe in me; 10 (S)concerning righteousness, (T)because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 (U)concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world (V)is judged.
12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When (W)the Spirit of truth comes, (X)he will (Y)guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but (Z)whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will (AA)glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 (AB)All that the Father has is mine; (AC)therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy
16 (AD)“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and (AE)again a little while, and you will see me.” 17 So (AF)some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, (AG)‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, (AH)‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? (AI)We do not know what he is talking about.” 19 (AJ)Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, (AK)you will weep and lament, but (AL)the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but (AM)your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 (AN)When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 (AO)So also you have sorrow now, but (AP)I will see you again, and (AQ)your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23 (AR)In that day you will (AS)ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, (AT)whatever you ask of the Father in my name, (AU)he will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. (AV)Ask, and you will receive, (AW)that your joy may be full.
I Have Overcome the World
25 “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. (AX)The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27 (AY)for the Father himself loves you, because (AZ)you have loved me and (BA)have believed that I came from God.[a] 28 (BB)I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now (BC)I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not (BD)using figurative speech! 30 Now we know that (BE)you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that (BF)you came from God.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, (BG)the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when (BH)you will be scattered, each to his own home, and (BI)will leave me alone. (BJ)Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33 I have said these things to you, that (BK)in me you may have peace. (BL)In the world you will have (BM)tribulation. But (BN)take heart; (BO)I have overcome the world.”
Footnotes
- John 16:27 Some manuscripts from the Father
Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh (HHH)
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