ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏣᏂ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 3
1 ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎡᎲᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᎹᏏ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏᏱ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ, ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏗᎬᏩᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏒᎩ.
NOW there was a man of the Pharisees, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎤᎷᏤᎸᎩ ᏒᏃᏱ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏗᏍᏇᏲᎲᏍᎩ, ᎣᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᏔᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏓᏣᏅᏏᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ: ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏥᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᏱᏙᎬᏩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏏ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏂᏚᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎲᎾᏱᎩ.
this man came to Jesus in the night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles which thou dost, unless God be with him.
3 ᏥᏌ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎤᏙ ᎯᏳᎯᏯ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏪᏎᎭ, ᎩᎶ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎤᏕᏅᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎥᏝ ᏴᎬᎪᏩᏛ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫ ᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 ᏂᎦᏗᎹᏏᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᏴᏫ ᏯᏕᎲᎦ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏱᎩ? ᏥᎪ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎤᏥᏏᏱ ᏫᏯᏴᎭ, ᏯᏕᎲᎦ?
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
5 ᏥᏌ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ; ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏪᏎᎭ, ᎩᎶ ᎠᎹ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎬᏩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎥᏝ ᏴᎬᏴᎭ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Jesus replied, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ ᎤᏇᏓᎵᏉ ᎨᏐᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎨᏐᎢ.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏍᏆᏂᎪᏒᎩ ᎠᏎ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎢᏣᏕᏗ, ᏥᎬᏲᏏ.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 ᎤᏃᎴ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᏛᏉ ᎢᏘᏢ ᏫᎦᏃᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏃᏴᎬ ᎭᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎦᏔᎰ ᏗᎦᏛᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏩᎦᏛᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏯᏍᎩᏂ ᏄᏍᏗ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏧᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ.
The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but knowest not from whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth: just so is every one who is born of the Spirit.
9 ᏂᎦᏗᎹᏏ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏄᏍᏗ?
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 ᏥᏌ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏥᎪ ᏔᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎢᏏᎵ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ, ᏂᎦᏔᎲᎾᏃ ᎢᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ.
Jesus answered and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏪᏎᎭ; ᎣᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᎣᏥᏁᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᎩᎪᎲᎯ ᎣᏥᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏗᏣᏓᏂᎸᎪ ᎣᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.
Verily, verity, I tell thee, That what we know we speak, and what we have seen we affirm; and ye receive not our testimony.
12 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎲ ᎢᏨᏃᎮᎮᎸ ᏂᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᏱᏦᎯᏳᎲᎦ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎲ ᏱᏨᏃᎮᎮᎸ?
If I have told you of earthly things, and ye believe not, how will you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏫᏳᎶᏐᎢ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᎭ.
Though no man hath ascended into heaven, except he that descended from heaven, that Son of man the I am in heaven.
14 ᎠᎴ ᎼᏏ ᎢᎾᏛ ᏧᏌᎳᏓᏁ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏓᏰᏥᏌᎳᏗᏂ,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, in like manner must the Son of man be lifted up:
that every one who believeth on him may not perish, but have life eternal. (aiōnios g166)
16 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎥᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎨᏳᏒᎩ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᏕᎤᏲᏒᎩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒᎯᏳ ᎤᏕᏁᎸᎯ, ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦ ᎤᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎬᏂᏛᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏩᏛᏗ. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him should not perish, but have life eternal. (aiōnios g166)
17 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏴᏧᏅᏒ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏧᏭᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏐᏗᏱ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world by him might be saved.
18 ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏥᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎪᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᏧᏚᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎨᏐᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ Ꮎ ᏂᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬᎾ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᏧᏚᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᏄᏬᎯᏳᏅᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒᎯᏳ ᎤᏕᏁᎸᎯ.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is already under condemnation, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᏥᏚᎾᏚᎪᏓᏁᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏟ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏅ ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎢᎦ-ᎦᏘ, ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᏰᏃ ᎤᏲᎢᏳ ᎨᏒᎩ.
Now this is the condemnation, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.
20 ᎤᏲᏰᏃ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎠᏍᎦᎪ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎦᎷᎪ ᎢᎦᎦᏛᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᏄᏚᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
For every one whose practices are foul hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his actions may not be brought to conviction.
21 ᏚᏳᎪᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎢᎦᎦᏛ ᎦᎷᎪᎢ, ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎪ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᏗ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
But he who practices the truth, cometh to the light, that his actions may be evident, as being done for God.
22 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸ, ᏥᏌ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏧᏗᏱ ᏭᏂᎶᏒᎩ, ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎤᏁᏙᎸᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᏓᏬᎥᎩ.
After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea; and there he abode with them, and baptised.
23 ᏣᏂᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏃᏂ ᏓᏓᏬᏍᎬᎩ, ᏎᎵᎻ ᎾᎥᎢ, ᎾᎿᎭᏰᏃ ᎤᏣᏛᎩ ᎠᎹ. ᎠᏂᎷᎬᎩᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎨᎦᏬᏍᎬᎩ.
Now John also was baptising at Enon, near to Salem, for there were many streams of water there: and they came, and were baptised.
24 ᏣᏂᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎠᏏ ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗᏱ ᏯᏥᏴᏗᏍᎨᎢ.
For as yet John was not cast into prison.
25 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᏄᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎩ ᏣᏂ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎠᏂᏧᏏᏃ ᎠᏓᏅᎦᎸᏗᏱ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ.
Then a dispute arose between the disciples of John and the Jews with regard to purification.
26 ᏣᏂᏃ ᎤᏂᎵᏤᎸᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏔᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏥᏍᏕᏙᎲᎩ ᏦᏓᏂ ᏍᎪᏂᏗᏢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬᎩ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏓᏬᎠ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛᏉ ᎬᏩᎷᏤᎭ.
And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, lo! this man baptiseth, and all men come to him.
27 ᏣᏂ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏴᏫ ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏴᎬᏩᏛ ᎬᏂ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏰᏥᏁᎸᎯ ᏱᎩ.
John answered and said, A man cannot assume any thing, except it be given him from heaven.
28 ᏂᎯ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᏥᏪᏍᎬᎩ; ᎠᏴ ᎥᏝ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏱᎩ, ᎥᎩᏅᏏᏛᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏥᏰᏅᎡᎯ.
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Messiah, but that I am sent before him.
29 ᎤᏓᏴᏍᏗ ᎤᏪᎧᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏕᏒᎲᏍᎩ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏕᏒᎲᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎦᏙᎪ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏛᎦᏁᎰᎢ, ᎤᏣᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎪ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᎠᏕᏒᎲᏍᎩ ᎧᏁᎬᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏴ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎬ ᎤᎧᎵᏨ.
It is the bridegroom, who possesses the bride: and the friend of the bridegroom, standing by and hearing him, rejoiceth exceedingly at the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏎ ᏛᏛᏃᏏ, ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏎ ᏓᏥᏲᎶᏥ.
He must grow great, but I diminutive.
31 ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᎤᏟ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎾᏂᎥᎢ. ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏨᎯ ᎡᎶᎯᏉ ᎡᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᎡᎶᎯᏉ ᎡᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᎤᏟ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎾᏂᎥᎢ.
He that cometh from above is above all: he whose origin is from earth is of the earth, and speaketh of the earth: he who cometh from heaven is above all.
32 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎪᎲᎢ ᎤᏛᎦᏅᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏱᏓᏓᏂᎸᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᎮᎸᎢ.
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; though no man receiveth his testimony.
33 ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ Ꮎ ᏧᏓᏂᎸᏨᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏃᎮᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᏓᏱᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏩᏥᎪᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
He that receiveth his testimony hath avouched that God is true.
34 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏅᏏᏛ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏬᏂᎭ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏟᎶᏛᏉ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏳᏁᎭ.
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God hath not given the Spirit by measure unto him.
35 ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏚᏲᎯᏎᎸ.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
36 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ [ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ] ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏁᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎥᏝ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎤᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏱᎩ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎵᏃᎯᏰᎭ. (aiōnios g166)
He that believeth on the Son hath life eternal: and he that believeth not on the Son shall not see life: but the wrath of God abideth upon him. (aiōnios g166)
