What is the accurate translation of "οὗτος" in John 1:2?

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In John 1:2, what is the accurate translation of “οὗτος”?

John 1:2 (DRB):

The same was in the beginning with God.

John 1:2 (GNT):

2. oὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν.

I looked about 30 translations: Arabic and English translations. Translations were as follow:

• هذا. هذا=this.
• هو. هو=He.
• This.
• He.
• The same.
• The Word.
• This one himself.

I don’t understand “The same” translation.

For me, “This” doesn’t equal “He”, the meaning is different. “This” speaks about the event, while “He” speaks about the person, the Logos who had mentioned in John 1:1.

I admit and acknowledge that the Logos is a person, and He was with God at the beginning. I am not talking about this, I am talking about: is the speech in verse 2 about the event or about the person?