¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

¹संसार सृष्टि हुन पहिल्यै त्यहाँ वचन थियो। त्यो वचन परमेश्वरसंग थियो, अनि वचननै परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्थ्यो।

²The same was in the beginning with God.

²उहाँको वचन शुरूमा परमेश्वसंग हुनुहुन्थ्यो।

³All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.

³र उहाँकै माध्यमबाट विश्व सृजना हुन सक्यो। उहाँ बिना केही सृजना हुन सकेन।

⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

⁴उहाँ स्वयं जीवन हुनुहुन्थयो। त्यो जीवन मानिसहरूको निम्ति ज्योति थियो।

⁵The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome The word translated “overcome” (katelaben) can also be translated “comprehended.” It refers to getting a grip on an enemy to defeat him. it.

⁵त्यो ज्योति अँध्यारोमा चम्कन्छ। अनि अन्धकारले ज्योतिलाई जित्न सक्दैन।

⁶There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

⁶परमेश्वरद्वारा पठाइएको यूहन्ना नाउँका एकजना मानिस थिए।

⁷The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.

⁷यूहन्ना त्यही ज्योतिको विषयमा साक्षी दिन आएका थिए। उनकै माध्यमद्वारा मानिसहरूले ज्योति र विश्वासबारे जान्न-सुन्न पाए।

⁸He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.

⁸यूहन्ना ज्योति थिएनन्, तर उनी ज्योतिको बारेमा साक्षी दिन आएका थिए।

⁹The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

⁹सत्य-ज्योति संसारमा आइरहकाछन् भनेर उनले बताई दिए। त्यो ज्योतिले सम्पूर्ण मानिसहरूलाई ज्योति दिनेछ।

¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.

¹⁰उहाँ संसारका हुनुहुन्थ्यो, संसार उहाँद्वारा हुन आयो, तर संसारले उहाँलाई चिनेन।

¹¹He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹¹उहाँ स्वयंले सृजना गरेको संसारमा आउनु भयो तर उहाँको आफ्नो मानिसहरूले उहाँलाई स्वीकार गरेनन्।

¹²But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

¹²केही मानिसहरूले मात्र उहाँलाई स्वीकार गरे। ज-जसले उहाँलाई स्वीकार गरे उनीहरूलाई मात्र परमेश्वरको सन्तान हुने अधिकार उहाँले दिनुभयो।

¹³who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹³ती बालकहरू प्राकृतिक तवरबाट जन्मेका थिएनन्। तिनीहरू आफ्नो आमा-बाबुको शारीरिक इच्छा अथवा निर्णयबाट जन्मेका थिएनन्। बद्लामा तिनीहरू परमेश्वरबाट जन्मेका थिए।

¹⁴The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁴वचन शरीर हुन आए र हामी माझ बसे। हामीले उहाँको महिमा देख्यौं, अनि हामीले पिताका एकमात्र पुत्रको महिमा जस्तो उहाँको महिमा देख्यौं। वचन अनुग्रह र सत्यताले पूर्ण थियो।

¹⁵John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”

¹⁵यूहन्नाले ख्रीष्टकै सम्बन्धमा मानिसहरूलाई भने, “उहाँ एकजना हुनुहन्छ जसका विषयमा म भनिरहेको थिंए, ‘जो म पछि आउनु हुन्छ, उहाँ मभन्दा महान हुनुहुन्छ। किनभने उहाँ मभन्दा पहिल्यै आउनु भएको थियो।

¹⁶From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁶उहाँ वचन अनुग्रह र सत्यको भण्डार हुनुहुन्छ। हामीले उहाँबाट धेरै आशिष पाएका छौं।

¹⁷For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

¹⁷मोशाबाट व्यवस्था प्रदान गरिएको थियो तर अनुग्रह र सत्यको बाटो येशू ख्रीष्टबाटै आयो।

¹⁸No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, NU reads “God” who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

¹⁸कसैले पनि कहिल्यै परमेश्वरलाई देखेका छैनन्। तर एकमात्र पुत्र जो परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ अनि जो पिताको अति नजिकमा हुनुहुन्छ र उहाँले हामीलाई परमेश्वर चिनाउनु भएकोछ। : 1-12; मर्कूस 1:2-8; लूका 3:15-17)

¹⁹This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

¹⁹यरूशलेममा यहूदीहरूले केही पूजाहारीहरू र लेवीहरू यूहन्नाकहाँ पठाए। तिनीहरूलाई यूहन्ना लाई “तिमी को हौ?” भनि सोध्न पठाए।

²⁰He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

²⁰यूहन्नाले प्रत्युत्तर दिनलाई हिच्‌किचाएनन्, खुलस्त भनी दिए, “म ख्रीष्ट होइन।”

²¹They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²¹यहूदीहरूले यूहन्नालाई सोधे, “तब तिमी को हौ? तिमा एलिया हौ?” यूहन्नाले उत्तर दिए, “होइन, म एलिया होइन।” यहूदीहरूले सोधे, “के तिमी अगमवक्ता हौ?” यूहन्नाले उत्तर दिए, “होइन, म अगमवक्ता होइन।”

²²They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

²²तब यहूदीहरूले सोधे, “तब तिमी को हौ? आफ्नो विषयमा हामीलाई बताऊ कि जसले हामीलाई पठाए तिनीहरूलाई बताउन सकूँ। तिम्रो विषयमा तिमी के भन्छौ?”

²³He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ Isaiah 40:3 as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²³यूहन्नाले तिनीहरूलाई अगमवक्ता यशैयाको वाणीहरू भने “मरूभूमिमा चिच्याई हिंड्ने मानिसको म आवाज हुँ, ‘परमप्रभुको निम्ति मार्ग सोझो बनाऊ भन्दै।”‘ यशैया 40:3

²⁴The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁴ती यहूदीहरूलाई फरिसीरूले पठाएका थिए।

²⁵They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

²⁵तिनीहरूले यूहन्नालाई सोधे, “यदि तिमी ख्रीष्ट होइनौ, एलिया होइनौं, अगमवक्ता पनि होइनौ भने किन तिमी मानिसहरूलाई बप्तिस्मा दिन्छौ?”

²⁶John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

²⁶यूहन्नाले उत्तर दिए, “म पानीले मानिसहरूलाई बप्तिस्मा दिन्छु। तर एकजना मानिस तिमीहरूसंगै अहिले हुनुहुन्छ जसलाई तिमाहरू चिन्दैनौ।

²⁷He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

²⁷ती एक मात्र मानिस जो मेरो पछाडि आउनुहुन्छ, जसको म जुत्ताको फित्ता खोल्ने योग्य सम्म छैन।”

²⁸These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁸यी सबै कुराहरू यर्दन नदीको अर्को स्थान बेथानीयमा भइसकेको हो। त्यो जहाँ यूहन्नाले मानिसहरूलाई बप्तिस्मा दिइरहेका थिए।

²⁹The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

²⁹अर्को दिन येशूलाई आफूतिर आइरहनु भएको यूहन्नाले देखेर भने, “हेर, परमेश्वरका थुमा जसले संसारको पापहरू उठाई लाने छ।

³⁰This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’

³⁰त्यो उही हो जसको विषयमा मैले भनेको थिएँ। ‘एकजना पुरुष मेरो पछि आउनेवाला हुनुहुन्छ जो मभन्दा महान हुनुहुन्छ किनभने उहा मभन्दा पहिले नै अस्तित्वमा हुनु हुन्थ्यो।’

³¹I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel.”

³¹उहाँ को हुनुहुन्छ भनेर पनि मैले जानेको थिइन, तर म मानिसहरूलाई पानीले बप्तिस्मा दिदै आँए ताकि यहूदीहरूले जानुन् कि उहाँ ख्रीष्ट हुनुहुन्छ।

³²John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

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³³I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

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³⁴I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

³⁴मैले यो देखेको हुँ र म गवाही पनि दिन्छु कि उहाँ परमेश्वरका पुत्र हुनुहुन्छ।”

³⁵Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,

³⁵अर्को दिन फेरि यूहन्ना त्यहाँ उपस्थित थिए। उनिसँग उहाँका दुइजना चेलाहरू थिए।

³⁶and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”

³⁶यूहन्नाले येशू हिडिरहेका देखे र उनोले भने, “हेर, परमेश्वरका थुमा।”

³⁷The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

³⁷यूहन्नाको कुरा सुनिसके पछि ती दुइ चेलाहरू येशूको पछि लागे।

³⁸Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”

³⁸येशूले फर्केर हेर्नु भयो र उहाँको पछि ती दुइजना चेला आहरहेको देखेर उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “तिमीहरू के चाहन्छौ?” ती दूइजनाले भने, “रब्बी, तपाँईं कहाँ बस्नुहुन्छ?”

³⁹He said to them, “Come, and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour. 4:00 PM.

³⁹येशूले उत्तर दिनुभयो, “मसँग आओ अनि तिमीहरूले देख्नेछौ।” तब ती दुइजना येशूसंग गए। तिनीहरूले येशू बस्नु भएको ठाउँ देखे। त्यस दिन येशूसंगै तिनीहरू वास बसे। त्यसबेला चार बजी सकेको थियो।

⁴⁰One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

⁴⁰यूहन्नाबाट येशूको विषयमा जाने पछि तिनीहरू येशूकै पछि लागे। ती दुइजना मध्ये एकजनाको नाउँ अन्द्रियास थियो। तिनी शिमोन पत्रुसका भाइ थिए।

⁴¹He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ “Messiah” (Hebrew) and “Christ” (Greek) both mean “Anointed One”. ).

⁴¹पहिले अन्द्रियसले आफ्नो भाइ शिमोनलाई खोज्ने काम गरे। शिमोनलाई अन्द्रियासले भने, “हामीले मसीह पाएकोछौं”

⁴²He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

⁴²तब शिमोनलाई अनिद्रयासले येशूकहाँ ल्याए। येशूले शिमोनतर्फ हेर्दै भन्नु भयो, “तिमी यूहन्नाको छोरो शिमोन हौ। तिमीलाई केफास भनेर भनिन्छ।”

⁴³On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”

⁴³अर्को दिन गालील जान येशूले निश्चय गर्नुभयो। येशूले फिलिपलाई भेटनुभयो र भन्नुभयो “मलाई पछ्याउ।”

⁴⁴Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

⁴⁴अन्द्रियास र पत्रुस जस्तै फिलिप पनि बेथसेदा शहरका थिए।

⁴⁵Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

⁴⁵फिलिपले नथानेललाई भेट्टाए र भने, “मोशाले व्यवस्थामा के लेख्नु भएको थियो सम्झ। मोशाले एकजना मानिस आइरहेछ भनी लेख्नु भएको थियो जो आइरहेको छ। अगमवक्ताहरूले पनि उहाँको विषयमा लेख्नु भएको थियो। हामीले उहाँलाई नै पायौं। उहाँको नाउँ येशू हो, योसेफका पुत्र। उहाँ नासरतका हुनुहुन्छ।”

⁴⁶Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

⁴⁶तर नथानेलले फिलिपलाई सोधे, “के नासरतबाट केही असल कुरो आउन सक्छ?” फिलिपले उत्तर दिए, “आएर अनि हेर।”

⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

⁴⁷येशूले नथानेललाई आफूतर्फ आइरहेको देख्नु भयो र भन्नुभयो, “यो आइरहेको मान्छे साँच्चि नै एकजना इस्राएली हुन्। उनमा त्यस्तो कुनै खराबी छैन।”

⁴⁸Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

⁴⁸नथानेलले उहाँलाई सोधे, “मलाई कसरी तपाईंले चिन्नुहुन्छ?” येशूले उत्तर दिनुभयो, “फिलिपले तिमीसंग मेरो विषयमा बात गर्न भन्दा पहिल्यै तिमी नेभारको रूखमुनि हुँदा नै तिमीलाई देखें।”

⁴⁹Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”

⁴⁹तब नथानेलले येशूलाई भने, “रब्बी तपाई परमेश्वरका पुत्र हुनुहुन्छ। तपाईंनै इस्राएलका राजा हुनुहुन्छ।”

⁵⁰Jesus answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”

⁵⁰येशूले नथानेललाई भन्नुभयो, “तिमी यसकारण विश्वास गर्दैछौ कि मैले तिमीलाई नेभारको रूखमनि देखेको थिएँ भनेर? तिमीले यो भन्दा महान चीज देख्नेछौ।”

⁵¹He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

⁵¹तब येशूले पनि भन्नुभयो, “म तिमीलाई सत्य भन्नेछु। तिमीहरू सबैले स्वर्ग उघ्रिएको देख्नेछौ अनि तिमीले ‘परमेश्वरका स्वर्गदूतहरूलाई मानिसको पुत्रमाथि जाँदै तल आँउदै, गरेको देख्नेछौं।”‘