1:18 いまだかつて、神を見た者はいない。父のふところにいる独り子である神、この方が神を示されたのである。

◆洗礼者ヨハネの証し

1:19 さて、ヨハネの証しはこうである。エルサレムのユダヤ人たちが、祭司やレビ人たちをヨハネのもとへ遣わして、「あなたは、どなたですか」と質問させたとき、

1:20 彼は公言して隠さず、「わたしはメシアではない」と言い表した。

1:21 彼らがまた、「では何ですか。あなたはエリヤですか」と尋ねると、ヨハネは、「違う」と言った。更に、「あなたは、あの預言者なのですか」と尋ねると、「そうではない」と答えた。

1:22 そこで、彼らは言った。「それではいったい、だれなのです。わたしたちを遣わした人々に返事をしなければなりません。あなたは自分を何だと言うのですか。」

1:23 ヨハネは、預言者イザヤの言葉を用いて言った。「わたしは荒れ野で叫ぶ声である。『主の道をまっすぐにせよ』と。」

ＮＫＪＶ ヨハ 1:18-23

1:18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

1:19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

1:20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

1:21 And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not."  "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

1:22 Then they said to him, "Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

1:23 He said: "I am'The voice of one crying in the wilderness:"Make straight the way of the Lord," ' as the prophet Isaiah said."

ＴＥＶ ヨハ 1:18-23

1:18 No one has ever seen God. The only Son, who is the same as God and is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

1:19 The Jewish authorities in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John to ask him, "Who are you?"

1:20 John did not refuse to answer, but spoke out openly and clearly, saying: "I am not the Messiah."

1:21 "Who are you, then?" they asked. "Are you Elijah?" /"No, I am not," John answered. /"Are you the Prophet?" they asked. /"No," he replied.

1:22 "Then tell us who you are," they said. "We have to take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

1:23 John answered by quoting the prophet Isaiah: /"I am "the voice of someone shouting in the desert: /Make a straight path for the Lord to travel!"'