Juan 8
Amuzgo de Guerrero
8 Sa̱a̱ Jesús tjaaⁿ ta na jndyu Olivos. 2 Ndoˈ teincoo cwiicheⁿ xuee, lcweeⁿˈeⁿ, tjaquieeˈnnaaⁿˈaⁿ watsˈom tˈmaⁿ. Ndoˈ jndyendye nnˈaⁿ tquieˈcañomna jom. Quia na jnda̱ tjacjom, tyoˈmo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱na. 3 Ndoˈ juu xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ joo nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱o̱ⁿ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés na matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ ñequio nnˈaⁿ tmaaⁿˈ fariseos tquioñˈomna cwii yuscu na mˈaaⁿ. Yuscuˈñeeⁿ jliuna juu xcwe na matseitjo̱o̱ñe na mˈaaⁿ ñˈeⁿ cwii tsaⁿsˈa. Tquioqueⁿna juu xcwe quiiˈntaaⁿna. 4 Ndoˈ jluena nnom Jesús:
—ˈU na maˈmo̱o̱ⁿˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, jliuuyâ yuscumˈaaⁿˈ xcwe na matseitjo̱o̱ñê ñˈeⁿ cwii tsaⁿsˈa. 5 Ndoˈ naquiiˈ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ na catua̱a̱ˈa ljo̱ˈ cjoo yolcu na cwilˈa na luaaˈ. Sa̱a̱ ˈu jeˈ, ¿chiuu matsuˈ?
6 Luaaˈ jluena nnoom cweˈ ee cwilˈueena na catˈuiinaˈ jom. Sa̱a̱ jom jeˈ, seintquieˈñê, seiljeiⁿ nomtyuaa ñequio nomtsˈo̱o̱ⁿ. 7 Ndoˈ cweˈ ncˈe na ticˈoowintyjeeˈna na cwitaˈxˈeena ñˈoomwaaˈ nnoom, teintyjeeˈyuñê. Matsoom nda̱a̱na:
—ˈÑeeⁿ cwiindyoˈ ˈo na tjaa jnaⁿ tseixmaⁿ, juu cjuˈjndyee tsjo̱ˈ nacjooˈ yuscumˈaaⁿˈ.
8 Jnda̱ joˈ seintquieˈñennaaⁿˈaⁿ nomtyuaa, seiljeiityeeⁿ. 9 Sa̱a̱ quia jndye naⁿˈñeeⁿ ñˈoomwaaˈ, jnaⁿnaˈ na macoˈtianaˈ nquiuna. Quia joˈ to̱ˈna na cwii ndoˈ cwiindyena jluiˈna joˈ joˈ. Nnˈaⁿ na tquiendye jluiˈjndyeena, jnda̱ joˈ nnˈaⁿ na cjeti mˈaⁿ. Na macanda̱ ˈndiinaˈ nquii Jesús ñequio yuscuˈñeeⁿ na meintyjeeˈ jo nnoom. 10 Jnda̱ joˈ teintyjeeˈyuu Jesús, ndoˈ cweˈ ncˈe meiⁿcwiindye naⁿˈñeeⁿ tacˈoomndyena, macanda̱ juu yuscuˈñeeⁿ cwii mˈaaⁿ, joˈ chii tsoom nnom:
—ˈU yuscu, ¿yuu mˈaⁿ nnˈaⁿ na tquiocalue jnaⁿˈ? ¿Aa meiⁿncwii tsˈaⁿ ticatseijndaaˈñe jnaⁿˈ?
11 Tˈo̱ nnoom, matso:
—Mayuuˈ Ta, meiⁿcwii tsˈaⁿ tjaljoˈ sˈaa.
Matso Jesús nnom:
—Meiⁿ ja ticatsˈaaya na catˈuiinaˈ ˈu. Cjaˈtoˈ, tantsaˈnndaˈ jnaⁿ.
Jesús cwiluiiñê naxuee quiiˈntaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ
12 Ndoˈ seineiⁿnndaˈ Jesús nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ. Matsoom:
—Ja cwiluiindyo̱ naxueeñe na mañequia naxuee jo nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ tsjoomnancue. Meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na matseijomñe ñˈeⁿndyo̱, nntseixmaⁿ naxuee na mañequia na ticantycwii na wandoˈ tsˈaⁿ. Tijoom nntseixmaⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ najaaⁿ.
13 Quia joˈ nnˈaⁿ fariseos jluena nnoom:
—ˈU macwjiˈyuuˈndyuˈ cheˈnncuˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿˈ. Ndoˈ ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ meiⁿ tiyuuˈ joonaˈ.
14 Tˈo̱ Jesús nda̱a̱na:
—Meiiⁿ na macwjiˈyuuˈndyo̱ cantyja ˈnaⁿya, sa̱a̱ ñˈoom na mayuuˈ juunaˈ, ncˈe ntyjiiya yuu jnaaⁿya, ndoˈ ntyjiiya yuu jo̱yo̱. Sa̱a̱ ˈo ticaliuˈyoˈ yuu jnaaⁿya, meiⁿ yuu na jo̱. 15 ˈO cwilajndaaˈndyoˈ jnaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ cantyjati na jndo̱ˈ nˈom nnˈaⁿ sa̱a̱ ja meiⁿcwii tsˈaⁿ ticatˈuiya juu cantyja jnaaⁿˈ. 16 Sa̱a̱ quia nncueˈntyjo̱ xjeⁿ na nncuˈxa̱ⁿ, nncuˈxa̱ⁿ chaˈxjeⁿ na matyˈiomyanaˈ. Ee nchii mˈaaⁿya na ñenco̱ na nntsˈaa tsˈiaaⁿˈñeeⁿ. Nquii Tsotya̱ na jñoom ja, mˈaaⁿñê ñˈeⁿndyo̱. 17 Naquiiˈ ñˈoom na sa̱ˈntjom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na teiljeiinaˈ na cwileiñˈomˈyoˈ, waa ñˈoom na matsonaˈ: “Quia na cwitjoomˈ ñˈoom na cwitjeiˈyuuˈndye we nnˈaⁿ, maxjeⁿ cwicaluiˈyuuˈ ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ.” 18 Joˈ chii ncˈe na luaaˈ matsonaˈ, ja cwiluiindyo̱ cwii tsˈaⁿ na macwjiˈyuuˈndyo̱ cantyja ˈnaⁿya, ndoˈ Tsotya̱ya cwiluiiñê cwiicheⁿ na jnda̱ we.
19 Quia joˈ taxˈeena nnoom:
—¿Yuu mˈaaⁿ Tsotyeˈ?
Tˈo̱ Jesús matsoom:
—ˈO ticalaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿya meiⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Tsotya̱ya. Ee xeⁿ cwilaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿya mati nlaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ jom.
20 Ñˈoommeiiⁿ seineiⁿ Jesús yocheⁿ na tyoˈmo̱o̱ⁿ naquiiˈ watsˈom tˈmaⁿ ˈnaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ judíos, yuu cwitueeˈ nnˈaⁿ sˈom cwentaaˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Ndoˈ meiⁿcwii tsˈaⁿ tîcatˈuii jom, ee tyooweˈntyjo̱ xjeⁿ na nntjoom nawiˈ tˈmaⁿ.
“Yuu na jo̱ xonda̱a̱ nntsquieˈyoˈ”
21 Cwiicheⁿ cwii ndiiˈ matso Jesús nda̱a̱na:
—Ja majo̱, ndoˈ ˈo nlˈueˈyoˈ ja, sa̱a̱ ndicwaⁿ choˈnqueⁿˈyoˈ jnaⁿ ndoˈ nncwjeˈyoˈ. Ndoˈ yuu na jo̱ ˈo xocanda̱a̱ nntsquieˈcañomˈyoˈ.
22 Cweˈ ncˈe ñˈoomwaaˈ, jlue nnˈaⁿ judíos:
—¿Aa nntsˈaacheⁿnaˈ na nntseicueeˈñe cheⁿnqueⁿ, na matsoom yuu na mawjaⁿ jaa xocanda̱a̱ nntsquieˈcaño̱o̱ⁿya?
23 Joˈ chii tˈo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱na, tsoom:
—ˈO ticalaxmaⁿˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ cañoomˈluee sa̱a̱ ja tseixmaⁿya joˈ. ˈO laxmaⁿˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ tsjoomnancuewaañe, sa̱a̱ ja nchii joˈ tseixmaⁿya. 24 Cweˈ ncˈe ñˈoomwaaˈ joˈ na tsjo̱o̱ya nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ na ndicwaⁿ choˈnqueⁿˈyoˈ jnaⁿˈyoˈ ndoˈ nncwjeˈyoˈ. Ee xeⁿ ticalayuˈyoˈ na ja cwiluiindyo̱ nquii na jñom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, quia joˈ meiⁿchiuucheⁿ ndicwaⁿ choˈnqueⁿˈyoˈ jnaⁿˈyoˈ quia na nncwjeˈyoˈ.
25 Quia joˈ taxˈeenndaˈna nnoom, jluena:
—ˈU jeˈ, ¿ˈñeeⁿ cwiluiindyuˈ?
Matso Jesús nda̱a̱na:
—Majoˈ chaˈxjeⁿ na jnda̱ ñetsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ xjeⁿ na to̱ˈa na mañequiaya ñˈoom naya. 26 Nqueⁿ na jñoom ja cwiluiiñê na mayomˈm. Jndye ñˈoom tsoom no̱o̱ⁿ na catsjo̱o̱ya nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ. Ndoˈ ñequiiˈcheⁿ matseiteinco̱o̱ˈa joo ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ. Sa̱a̱ jndye niom na ntyjeeⁿ ñˈeⁿndyoˈ na macaⁿnaˈ na cuˈxa̱ⁿya.
27 Sa̱a̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ tîcalaˈno̱ⁿˈna na maˈmo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱na na Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom cwiluiiñe Tsotyeeⁿ. 28 Quia joˈ matsoom nda̱a̱na:
—Ja cwiluiindyo̱ nquii tsˈaⁿ na jnaⁿ cañoomˈluee. Quia na jnda̱ jlaˈweˈyoˈ ja na nlacueˈyoˈ, quia ljoˈcheⁿ nlaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ na joˈ cwiluiindyo̱, ndoˈ nncjaantyjo̱o̱ˈ nˈomˈyoˈ na tjaaˈnaⁿ cwii na matsˈaa cantyja na matseixmaⁿ nnco̱. Cantyjati na tˈmo̱ⁿ Tsotya̱ no̱o̱ⁿ, ntyjati joˈndyo na matsˈaa. 29 Ndoˈ Tsotya̱ na jñoom ja mˈaaⁿñê ñˈeⁿndyo̱. Ticaˈñeeⁿ ja na ñenco̱, ee ñequiiˈcheⁿ matsˈaa yuu na cjaweeˈ ntyjeeⁿ ñˈeⁿndyo̱.
30 Jnda̱ na seineiiⁿ ñˈoommeiⁿˈ, jndye nnˈaⁿ jlaˈyuˈ ñˈeⁿñê.
Ñˈoom na mayuuˈ nntseicandyaañenaˈ ˈo
31 Ndoˈ matso Jesús nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ judíos na jnda̱ macwilaˈyuˈ ñˈeⁿñê:
—Xeⁿ cwiljooˈndyoˈtyeⁿˈyoˈ ñequio ñˈoom naya quia joˈ mayuuˈcheⁿ na cwiluiindyoˈ nnˈaⁿ na cwilajomndyoˈ ñˈoom na mañequiaya. 32 Ndoˈ nlaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ cwaaⁿ ñˈoom tseixmaⁿnaˈ ñˈoom na mayuuˈ, ndoˈ juu ñˈoom na mayuuˈñeeⁿ nntseicandyaañenaˈ ˈo.
33 Joo naⁿˈñeeⁿ tˈo̱o̱na nnoom, jluena:
—Jâ cwiluiindyô̱ tsjaaⁿ Abraham na jndyowicantyjooˈ. Meiⁿjom ndiiˈ tyoomˈaaⁿyâ moso nda̱a̱ ntˈomcheⁿ nnˈaⁿ. ¿Chiuu na matsuˈ na nncˈo̱o̱ⁿcandyaaˈndyô̱ na mˈaaⁿyâ nacje ˈnaaⁿˈ cwiicheⁿ?
34 Tˈo̱ Jesús nda̱a̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ, matsoom:
—Ñˈoom na mayuuˈcheⁿ matsjo̱o̱ya nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ. Meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na matseitjo̱o̱ñe nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom mˈaaⁿ xjeⁿ ˈnaaⁿˈ jnaⁿ. 35 Ndoˈ tsˈaⁿ na cweˈ moso mˈaaⁿ nnda̱a̱ nntsˈaanaˈ na tixocaljooˈñetyeⁿ na mˈaaⁿ patrom ˈnaaⁿˈ, sa̱a̱ nquii jnda patrom ñenquiicheⁿ mˈaaⁿ. 36 Ja na cwiluiindyo̱ Jnda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, ja nntseicandyaandyo̱ ˈo. Macweˈ ncˈe joˈ nncˈomˈyoˈ na canda̱a̱ˈya na jnda̱ jndyaandyoˈ. 37 Mantyjiiya na ˈo cwiluiindyoˈ tsjaaⁿ Abraham na jndyowicantyjooˈ, sa̱a̱ cwiqueⁿndyoˈ na nlacueˈyoˈ ja jnaaⁿˈ na tileicjo̱ ñˈoom ˈnaⁿya naquiiˈ nˈomˈyoˈ. 38 Ljoˈ na jnda̱ ñentyˈiaya na ñetˈo̱o̱ⁿya ñequio Tsotya̱, joˈ matseina̱ⁿya nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ. Sa̱a̱ ˈo jeˈ, cantyja na jnda̱ ñejndyeˈyoˈ ñˈoom ˈndyoo tsotyeˈyoˈ, joˈ cwilˈaˈyoˈ.
39 Tˈo̱o̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ nnoom, jluena:
—Abraham cwiluiiñê tsotya̱a̱ya.
Matso Jesús nda̱a̱na:
—Xeⁿ ˈo na mayuuˈcheⁿ cwiluiindyoˈ ntseinda Abraham na jndyowicantyjooˈ, quia joˈ nlˈaˈyoˈ chaˈxjeⁿ sˈaaⁿ. 40 Sa̱a̱ jeˈ cwijooˈ nˈomˈyoˈ na ñeˈcalacueˈyoˈ ja na cwiluiindyo̱ tsˈaⁿ na matseina̱ⁿya ñˈoom na mayuuˈ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ. Ndoˈ joo ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ ñequiiˈcheⁿ ñˈoom na jndiiya ˈndyoo Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Nquii Abraham tîcatsˈaaⁿ chaˈna ñeˈcalˈaˈ oˈ ñˈeⁿndyo̱. 41 ˈO cwilˈaˈyoˈ chaˈxjeⁿ na machˈee nquii tsotyeˈyoˈ.
Jluena nnoom:
—Jâ nchii na tuiindyô̱ na tijndaaˈ tsotya̱a̱yâ. Jâ laˈxmaaⁿyâ na ñecwii tsotya̱a̱yâ, nquii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.
42 Tˈo̱ Jesús nda̱a̱na, matsoom:
—Xeⁿ na mayuuˈcheⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom cwiluiiñê tsotyeˈyoˈ, quia joˈ mati nncˈomˈyoˈ na jnda nquiuˈyoˈ ja ee jnaaⁿya na mˈaaⁿ ndoˈ jndyo̱o̱ya na mˈaⁿˈyoˈ. Nchii jndyo̱o̱ cantyja ˈnaⁿ nnco̱, nqueⁿ jñoom ja. 43 ¿Chiuu na tileicalaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ ñˈoom na matseina̱ⁿ? Maxjeⁿ cwitjomˈyoˈ na nmeiiⁿˈ ncˈe na tiñeˈcalañˈoomˈndyoˈ ja. 44 ˈO laxmaⁿˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ tsotyeˈyoˈ, juu tsaⁿjndii. Yuu na lˈue tsˈom jom, joˈ ñeˈcalacanda̱a̱ˈndyoˈ. Jom cwiluiiñê na matseicwjeⁿ nnˈaⁿ cantyjati xjeⁿ na tuii tsjoomnancue. Jom tjaaˈnaⁿ ñˈoom na mayuuˈ catseixmaaⁿ, ee tjaaˈnaⁿ ñˈoom na mayuuˈ naquiiˈ tsˈoom. Quia matseineiiⁿ cantu, matseineiiⁿ cantyjati na matseixmaaⁿ, cweˈ ncˈe tsaⁿcantu jom, ndoˈ cwiluiiñê tsotye chaˈtso ñˈoom na cantu. 45 Sa̱a̱ ja meiiⁿ na matseina̱ⁿya ñˈoom na mayuuˈ maxjeⁿ tiñeˈcalayuˈyoˈ ñˈeⁿndyo̱. 46 Tjaa ˈñeeⁿ cwiindyoˈ ˈo nnda̱a̱ nncjuˈ jnaⁿ nacjoya. Ñˈoom na matsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ cwiluiiñenaˈ ñˈoom na mayuuˈ, quia joˈ ¿chiuu na tiñeˈcalayuˈyoˈ ñˈeⁿndyo̱? 47 Meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na mˈaaⁿñe cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom mandii ñˈoom ˈñom. Sa̱a̱ cweˈ ncˈe na ticaluiindyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ, joˈ chii tiñeˈcandyeˈyoˈ.
Mamˈaaⁿ Jesús cwii tjo̱o̱cheⁿ na nncˈoom Abraham
48 Quia joˈ tˈo̱o̱ nnˈaⁿ judíos nnoom. Jluena:
—Jeeⁿ xcwe cwilˈuuyâ na ˈu cwiluiindyuˈ tsˈaⁿ Samaria. Mati mˈaaⁿ tsaⁿjndii quiiˈ tsˈomˈ joˈ na matseintjeiⁿnaˈ ˈu.
49 Jesús tˈo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱na. Matsoom:
—Ja ticˈoom tsaⁿjndii quiiˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ. Ja Tsotya̱ya matseitˈmaaⁿˈndyo̱, sa̱a̱ ˈo cwilajnaⁿˈyoˈ ja. 50 Sa̱a̱ nchii malˈueeˈndyo̱ na calatˈmaaⁿˈndyoˈ ja. Mˈaaⁿ cwiicheⁿ na machˈee na nluiitˈmaaⁿˈndyo̱, ndoˈ manquii nncuˈxeⁿ aa cwiluii na ljoˈ. 51 Ñˈoom na mayuuˈcheⁿ na matsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ. Meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na matseiñˈoomˈñe ñˈoom ˈnaⁿya, tijoom nntsuuñe.
52 Tˈo̱o̱ nnˈaⁿ judíos, jluena:
—Jeˈ manquiujndaaˈndyo̱ na matseiˈxmaⁿˈ tsaⁿjndii quiiˈ tsˈomˈ. Tueˈ Abraham, ndoˈ mati profetas. Sa̱a̱ ˈu matsuˈ: “Xeeⁿ mˈaaⁿ ˈñeeⁿ juu na matseiñˈoomˈñe ñˈoom ˈnaⁿˈ, tijoom cueˈ.” 53 Chaa lˈuu na cwiluiitˈmaⁿndyuˈtiˈ, nchiiti weloo welooya Abraham tsaⁿ na teiyo tueˈ ndoˈ mati jnda̱ tja̱ profetas. ¿ˈÑeeⁿ juu macheˈ cheⁿnncuˈ na cwiluiindyuˈ?
54 Tˈo̱ Jesús, matsoom:
—Xeⁿ ñequiiˈcheⁿ na matseitˈmaaⁿˈndyo̱ cheⁿnnco̱, maxjeⁿ cweˈ tsˈiaaⁿˈndyo. Juu Tsotya̱ya cwiluiiñê na matseitˈmaaⁿˈñê ja, nqueⁿ na cwiluiiñê Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na cwilaˈtˈmaaⁿˈndyoˈ. 55 Meiⁿ ticataˈjnaaⁿˈyoˈ jom. Ja mayuuˈ mawajnaⁿˈa jom, ndoˈ xeⁿ nntsjo̱o̱ na ticwajnaⁿˈa jom, quia joˈ nntsˈaa cheⁿnnco̱ na cantundyo̱ chaˈxjeⁿ ˈo. Sa̱a̱ mayuuˈcheⁿ mawajnaⁿˈa jom, ndoˈ matseicanda̱a̱ˈndyo̱ ñˈoomˈm. 56 Tioo na neiiⁿˈ tsˈom welooˈyoˈ Abraham tsaⁿ na ñetˈoom teiyo na seiˈno̱o̱ⁿˈo̱ⁿ na nncueeˈ xjeⁿ na nluiindyo̱ na tsˈaⁿ ja. Ntyˈiaaⁿˈaⁿ joˈ, ndoˈ tquiaanaˈ na jeeⁿ neiiⁿˈeⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ na ljoˈ.
57 Ndoˈ jlue nnˈaⁿ judíos nnoom:
—Nchaa lˈuu mayuuˈ na jnda̱ ntyˈiaˈ Abraham ee ˈu meiⁿ cweˈ wenˈaaⁿ nchooˈ nqui chuˈ tyooweeˈ.
58 Tˈo̱ Jesús nda̱a̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ, matsoom:
—Ñˈoom na mayuuˈcheⁿ matsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ, cwii tjo̱o̱cheⁿ na nluiiñe Abraham, sa̱a̱ ja maxjeⁿ mamˈaaⁿya.
59 Quia joˈ jlaˈxcwiina ljo̱ˈ na njñomna jom. Meiⁿ tiqueⁿna cwenta teiño̱o̱ⁿ xcwe quiiˈntaaⁿna. Mana jlueeⁿˈeⁿ watsˈom tˈmaⁿ ˈnaaⁿna.
John 8
Complete Jewish Bible
8 But Yeshua went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At daybreak, he appeared again in the Temple Court, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The Torah-teachers and the P’rushim brought in a woman who had been caught committing adultery and made her stand in the center of the group. 4 Then they said to him, “Rabbi, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. 5 Now in our Torah, Moshe commanded that such a woman be stoned to death. What do you say about it?” 6 They said this to trap him, so that they might have ground for bringing charges against him; but Yeshua bent down and began writing in the dust with his finger. 7 When they kept questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “The one of you who is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Then he bent down and wrote in the dust again. 9 On hearing this, they began to leave, one by one, the older ones first, until he was left alone, with the woman still there. 10 Standing up, Yeshua said to her, “Where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, sir.” Yeshua said, “Neither do I condemn you. Now go, and don’t sin any more.”
12 Yeshua spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light which gives life.” 13 So the P’rushim said to him, “Now you’re testifying on your own behalf; your testimony is not valid.” 14 Yeshua answered them, “Even if I do testify on my own behalf, my testimony is indeed valid; because I know where I came from and where I’m going; but you do not know where I came from or where I’m going. 15 You judge by merely human standards. As for me, I pass judgment on no one; 16 but if I were indeed to pass judgment, my judgment would be valid; because it is not I alone who judge, but I and the One who sent me. 17 And even in your Torah it is written that the testimony of two people is valid. 18 I myself testify on my own behalf, and so does the Father who sent me.”
19 They said to him, “Where is this ‘father’ of yours?” Yeshua answered, “You know neither me nor my Father; if you knew me, you would know my Father too.” 20 He said these things when he was teaching in the Temple treasury room; yet no one arrested him, because his time had not yet come.
21 Again he told them, “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 The Judeans said, “Is he going to commit suicide? Is that what he means when he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” 23 Yeshua said to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. 24 This is why I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not trust that I AM [who I say I am], you will die in your sins.”
25 At this, they said to him, “You? Who are you?” Yeshua answered, “Just what I’ve been telling you from the start. 26 There are many things I could say about you, and many judgments I could make. However, the One who sent me is true; so I say in the world only what I have heard from him.” 27 They did not understand that he was talking to them about the Father. 28 So Yeshua said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I AM [who I say I am], and that of myself I do nothing, but say only what the Father has taught me. 29 Also, the One who sent me is still with me; he did not leave me to myself, because I always do what pleases him.”
30 Many people who heard him say these things trusted in him. 31 So Yeshua said to the Judeans who had trusted him, “If you obey what I say, then you are really my talmidim, 32 you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered, “We are the seed of Avraham and have never been slaves to anyone; so what do you mean by saying, ‘You will be set free’?” 34 Yeshua answered them, “Yes, indeed! I tell you that everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin. 35 Now a slave does not remain with a family forever, but a son does remain with it forever. 36 So if the Son frees you, you will really be free! 37 I know you are the seed of Avraham. Yet you are out to kill me, because what I am saying makes no headway in you. 38 I say what my Father has shown me; you do what your father has told you!”
39 They answered him, “Our father is Avraham.” Yeshua replied, “If you are children of Avraham, then do the things Avraham did! 40 As it is, you are out to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Avraham did nothing like that! 41 You are doing the things your father does.” “We’re not illegitimate children!” they said to him. “We have only one Father — God!” 42 Yeshua replied to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me; because I came out from God; and now I have arrived here. I did not come on my own; he sent me. 43 Why don’t you understand what I’m saying? Because you can’t bear to listen to my message. 44 You belong to your father, Satan, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. From the start he was a murderer, and he has never stood by the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he is speaking in character; because he is a liar — indeed, the inventor of the lie! 45 But as for me, because I tell the truth you don’t believe me. 46 Which one of you can show me where I’m wrong? If I’m telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God listens to what God says; the reason you don’t listen is that you don’t belong to God.”
48 The Judeans answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying you are from Shomron and have a demon?” 49 Yeshua replied, “Me? I have no demon. I am honoring my Father. But you dishonor me. 50 I am not seeking praise for myself. There is One who is seeking it, and he is the judge. 51 Yes, indeed! I tell you that whoever obeys my teaching will never see death.”
52 The Judeans said to him, “Now we know for sure that you have a demon! Avraham died, and so did the prophets; yet you say, ‘Whoever obeys my teaching will never taste death.’ 53 Avraham avinu died; you aren’t greater than he, are you? And the prophets also died. Who do you think you are?” 54 Yeshua answered, “If I praise myself, my praise counts for nothing. The One who is praising me is my Father, the very one about whom you keep saying, ‘He is our God.’ 55 Now you have not known him, but I do know him; indeed, if I were to say that I don’t know him, I would be a liar like you! But I do know him, and I obey his word. 56 Avraham, your father, was glad that he would see my day; then he saw it and was overjoyed.”
57 “Why, you’re not yet fifty years old,” the Judeans replied, “and you have seen Avraham?” 58 Yeshua said to them, “Yes, indeed! Before Avraham came into being, I AM!” 59 At this, they picked up stones to throw at him; but Yeshua was hidden and left the Temple grounds.
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