Evangelium secundum Ioannem, 8

1. Iesus autem perrexit in montem Oliveti.

1. but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

2. Diluculo autem iterum venit in templum, et omnis populus veniebat ad eum, et sedens docebat eos.

2. Early in the morning he came again to the temple; all the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them.

3. Adducunt autem scribae et pharisaei mulierem in adulterio deprehensam et statuerunt eam in medio

3. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst

4. et dicunt ei: “Magister, haec mulier manifesto deprehensa est in adulterio.

4. they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery.

5. In lege autem Moyses mandavit nobis huiusmodi lapidare; tu ergo quid dicis?”.

5. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such. What do you say about her?"

6. Hoc autem dicebant tentantes eum, ut possent accusare eum. Iesus autem inclinans se deorsum digito scribebat in terra.

6. This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.

7. Cum autem perseverarent interrogantes eum, erexit se et dixit eis: “Qui sine peccato est vestrum, primus in illam lapidem mittat”;

7. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her."

8. et iterum se inclinans scribebat in terra.

8. And once more he bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.

9. Audientes autem unus post unum exibant, incipientes a senioribus, et remansit solus, et mulier in medio stans.

9. But when they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the eldest, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

10. Erigens autem se Iesus dixit ei: “Mulier, ubi sunt? Nemo te condemnavit?”.

10. Jesus looked up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"

11. Quae dixit: “Nemo, Domine”. Dixit autem Iesus: “Nec ego te condemno; vade et amplius iam noli peccare”.

11. She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and do not sin again."

12. Iterum ergo locutus est eis Iesus dicens: “Ego sum lux mundi; qui sequitur me, non ambulabit in tenebris, sed habebit lucem vitae”.

12. Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

13. Dixerunt ergo ei pharisaei: “Tu de teipso testimonium perhibes; testimonium tuum non est verum”.

13. The Pharisees then said to him, "You are bearing witness to yourself; your testimony is not true."

14. Respondit Iesus et dixit eis: “Et si ego testimonium perhibeo de meipso, verum est testimonium meum, quia scio unde veni et quo vado; vos autem nescitis unde venio aut quo vado.

14. Jesus answered, "Even if I do bear witness to myself, my testimony is true, for I know whence I have come and whither I am going, but you do not know whence I come or whither I am going.

15. Vos secundum carnem iudicatis, ego non iudico quemquam.

15. You judge according to the flesh, I judge no one.

16. Et si iudico ego, iudicium meum verum est, quia solus non sum, sed ego et, qui me misit, Pater.

16. Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone that judge, but I and he who sent me.

17. Sed et in lege vestra scriptum est, quia duorum hominum testimonium verum est.

17. In your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true;

18. Ego sum, qui testimonium perhibeo de meipso, et testimonium perhibet de me, qui misit me, Pater”.

18. I bear witness to myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness to me."

19. Dicebant ergo ei: “Ubi est Pater tuus?”. Respondit Iesus: “Neque me scitis neque Patrem meum; si me sciretis, forsitan et Patrem meum sciretis”.

19. They said to him therefore, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father; if you knew me, you would know my Father also."

20. Haec verba locutus est in gazophylacio docens in templo; et nemo apprehendit eum, quia necdum venerat hora eius.

20. These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.

21. Dixit ergo iterum eis: “Ego vado, et quaeretis me et in peccato vestro moriemini! Quo ego vado, vos non potestis venire”.

21. Again he said to them, "I go away, and you will seek me and die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come."

22. Dicebant ergo Iudaei: “Numquid interficiet semetipsum, quia dicit: “Quo ego vado, vos non potestis venire”?”.

22. Then said the Jews, "Will he kill himself, since he says, `Where I am going, you cannot come'?"

23. Et dicebat eis: “Vos de deorsum estis, ego de supernis sum; vos de mundo hoc estis, ego non sum de hoc mundo.

23. He said to them, "You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.

24. Dixi ergo vobis quia moriemini in peccatis vestris; si enim non credideritis quia ego sum, moriemini in peccatis vestris”.

24. I told you that you would die in your sins, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he."

25. Dicebant ergo ei: “Tu quis es?”. Dixit eis Iesus: “In principio: id quod et loquor vobis!

25. They said to him, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them, "Even what I have told you from the beginning.

26. Multa habeo de vobis loqui et iudicare; sed, qui misit me, verax est, et ego, quae audivi ab eo, haec loquor ad mundum”.

26. I have much to say about you and much to judge; but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him."

27. Non cognoverunt quia Patrem eis dicebat.

27. They did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father.

28. Dixit ergo eis Iesus: “Cum exaltaveritis Filium hominis, tunc cognoscetis quia ego sum et a meipso facio nihil, sed, sicut docuit me Pater, haec loquor.

28. So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father taught me.

29. Et qui me misit, mecum est; non reliquit me solum, quia ego, quae placita sunt ei, facio semper”.

29. And he who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what is pleasing to him."

30. Haec illo loquente, multi crediderunt in eum.

30. As he spoke thus, many believed in him.

31. Dicebat ergo Iesus ad eos, qui crediderunt ei, Iudaeos: “Si vos manseritis in sermone meo, vere discipuli mei estis

31. Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples,

32. et cognoscetis veritatem, et veritas liberabit vos”.

32. and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

33. Responderunt ei: “Semen Abrahae sumus et nemini servivimus umquam! Quomodo tu dicis: “Liberi fietis”?”.

33. They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you say, `You will be made free'?"

34. Respondit eis Iesus: “Amen, amen dico vobis: Omnis, qui facit peccatum, servus est peccati.

34. Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin.

35. Servus autem non manet in domo in aeternum; filius manet in aeternum.

35. The slave does not continue in the house for ever; the son continues for ever.

36. Si ergo Filius vos liberaverit, vere liberi eritis.

36. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

37. Scio quia semen Abrahae estis; sed quaeritis me interficere, quia sermo meus non capit in vobis.

37. I know that you are descendants of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

38. Ego, quae vidi apud Patrem, loquor; et vos ergo, quae audivistis a patre, facitis”.

38. I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father."

39. Responderunt et dixerunt ei: “Pater noster Abraham est”. Dicit eis Iesus: “Si filii Abrahae essetis, opera Abrahae faceretis.

39. They answered him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do what Abraham did,

40. Nunc autem quaeritis me interficere, hominem, qui veritatem vobis locutus sum, quam audivi a Deo; hoc Abraham non fecit.

40. but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; this is not what Abraham did.

41. Vos facitis opera patris vestri”. Dixerunt itaque ei: “Nos ex fornicatione non sumus nati; unum patrem habemus Deum!”.

41. You do what your father did." They said to him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God."

42. Dixit eis Iesus: “Si Deus pater vester esset, diligeretis me; ego enim ex Deo processi et veni; neque enim a meipso veni, sed ille me misit.

42. Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.

43. Quare loquelam meam non cognoscitis? Quia non potestis audire sermonem meum.

43. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

44. Vos ex patre Diabolo estis et desideria patris vestri vultis facere. Ille homicida erat ab initio et in veritate non stabat, quia non est veritas in eo. Cum loquitur mendacium, ex propriis loquitur, quia mendax est et pater eius.

44. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

45. Ego autem quia veritatem dico, non creditis mihi.

45. But, because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.

46. Quis ex vobis arguit me de peccato? Si veritatem dico, quare vos non creditis mihi?

46. Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?

47. Qui est ex Deo, verba Dei audit; propterea vos non auditis, quia ex Deo non estis”.

47. He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God."

48. Responderunt Iudaei et dixerunt ei: “Nonne bene dicimus nos, quia Samaritanus es tu et daemonium habes?”.

48. The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"

49. Respondit Iesus: “Ego daemonium non habeo, sed honorifico Patrem meum, et vos inhonoratis me.

49. Jesus answered, "I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.

50. Ego autem non quaero gloriam meam; est qui quaerit et iudicat.

50. Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it and he will be the judge.

51. Amen, amen dico vobis: Si quis sermonem meum servaverit, mortem non videbit in aeternum”.

51. Truly, truly, I say to you, if any one keeps my word, he will never see death."

52. Dixerunt ergo ei Iudaei: “Nunc cognovimus quia daemonium habes. Abraham mortuus est et prophetae, et tu dicis: “Si quis sermonem meum servaverit, non gustabit mortem in aeternum”.

52. The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, `If any one keeps my word, he will never taste death.'

53. Numquid tu maior es patre nostro Abraham, qui mortuus est? Et prophetae mortui sunt! Quem teipsum facis?”.

53. Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you claim to be?"

54. Respondit Iesus: “Si ego glorifico meipsum, gloria mea nihil est; est Pater meus, qui glorificat me, quem vos dicitis: “Deus noster est!”,

54. Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is your God.

55. et non cognovistis eum. Ego autem novi eum. Et si dixero: Non scio eum, ero similis vobis, mendax; sed scio eum et sermonem eius servo.

55. But you have not known him; I know him. If I said, I do not know him, I should be a liar like you; but I do know him and I keep his word.

56. Abraham pater vester exsultavit, ut videret diem meum; et vidit et gavisus est”.

56. Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day; he saw it and was glad."

57. Dixerunt ergo Iudaei ad eum: “Quinquaginta annos nondum habes et Abraham vidisti?”.

57. The Jews then said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?"

58. Dixit eis Iesus: “Amen, amen dico vobis: Antequam Abraham fieret, ego sum”.

58. Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."

59. Tulerunt ergo lapides, ut iacerent in eum; Iesus autem abscondit se et exivit de templo.

59. So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.