< John 3 >

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
Pea naʻe ai ha tangata ʻi he kau Fālesi, ko Nikotimasi hono hingoa, ko e ʻeiki [ia ]ʻi he kakai Siu.
2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”
Pea naʻe haʻu ia kia Sisu ʻi he poʻuli, ʻo ne pehē, “Lāpai, ʻoku mau ʻilo ko e akonaki koe kuo haʻu mei he ʻOtua: he ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata ʻoku faʻa fai ʻae ngaahi mana ni ʻoku ke fai, ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate ia ʻae ʻOtua.”
3 Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see God’s Kingdom.”
Pea lea ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehēange kiate ia, “Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala kiate koe, Kapau ʻe ʻikai fanauʻi foʻou ha tangata, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito mamata ia ki he puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua.”
4 Nicodemus said to 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?”
Pea pehē ʻe Nikotimasi kiate ia, “ʻE faʻa fanauʻi fēfeeʻi ʻae tangata ʻoku motuʻa? ʻE toe faʻa hū ia ki he manāva ʻo ʻene faʻē, pea fanauʻi?”
5 Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter into God’s Kingdom.
Pea pehē ʻe Sisu, “Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala kiate koe, Kapau ʻe ʻikai fanauʻi ʻae tangata ʻi he vai pea mo e Laumālie, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito faʻa hū ia ki he puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Ko ia kuo fanauʻi ʻi he kakano, ko e kakano ia; pea ko ia kuo fanauʻi ʻi he Laumālie, ko e laumālie ia.
7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’
‌ʻOua te ke ofo ʻi heʻeku tala kiate koe, ʻOku totonu ke mou fanauʻi foʻou.
8 The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
‌ʻOku maʻili ʻae matangi ko hono faʻiteliha pe, pea ʻoku ke fanongo ki hono mumuhu ʻo ia, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo pe ʻoku haʻu mei fē, pe ʻalu ki fē ia: ʻoku pehē pe ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku fanauʻi ʻi he Laumālie.”
9 Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
Pea leaange ʻa Nikotimasi, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “ʻOku fēfē nai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni?”
10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?
Pea leaange ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehē kiate ia, “He ko e akonaki koe ʻi ʻIsileli, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻiloa ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni?
11 Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know and testify of that which we have seen, and you do not receive our witness.
Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala kiate koe, ʻOku mau lea ʻaki ʻaia ʻoku mau ʻilo, ʻo fakapapau ʻaia kuo mau mamata; ka ʻoku ʻikai te mou maʻu ʻemau fakamoʻoni.
12 If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
Kapau ʻoku ʻikai te mou tui ʻi heʻeku tala kiate kimoutolu ʻae meʻa ʻoe māmani, ʻe fēfē hoʻomou tui, ʻo kapau teu tala kiate kimoutolu ʻae meʻa ʻoe langi?
13 No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
Pea ʻoku teʻeki ai ʻalu hake ha tangata ki he langi, ka ko ia pe naʻe ʻalu hifo mei he langi, ʻae Foha ʻoe tangata ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he langi.”
14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
Pea hangē naʻe hiki hake ʻe Mōsese ʻae ngata ʻi he toafa, ʻe pehē hono hiki ʻae Foha ʻoe tangata ki ʻolunga:
15 that whoever believes in him may have consummate (aiōnios g166) life.
Koeʻuhi ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku tui kiate ia ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha ia, kae maʻu ʻae moʻui taʻengata. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have consummate (aiōnios g166) life.
He naʻe ʻofa pehē ʻae ʻOtua ki māmani, naʻa ne foaki hono ʻAlo pe taha naʻe fakatupu, koeʻuhi ko ia kotoa pē ʻe tui kiate ia ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha, kae maʻu ʻae moʻui taʻengata. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
He naʻe ʻikai fekau ʻe he ʻOtua hono ʻAlo ki māmani ke fakamalaʻia ʻa māmani: ka koeʻuhi ke moʻui ʻa māmani ʻiate ia.
18 He who believes in him is not judged. He who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God.
Ko ia ʻoku tui kiate ia, ʻoku ʻikai fakamalaʻia ia: ka ko ia ʻoku ʻikai tui, ʻoku fakamalaʻia ni ia, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai tui ia ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻAlo pe taha naʻe tupu ʻi he ʻOtua.
19 This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.
Pea ko e malaʻiaʻanga eni, koeʻuhi kuo haʻu ʻae maama ki māmani, pea ʻofa lahi ʻae kakai ki he poʻuli ʻi he maama, koeʻuhi ʻoku kovi ʻenau ngaahi ngāue.
20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
He ko ia fulipē ʻoku fai kovi ʻoku fehiʻa ki he maama, pea ʻoku ʻikai haʻu ia ki he maama, telia naʻa fakahā ai ʻene ngaahi ngāue.
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”
Ka ko ia ʻoku fai ki he moʻoni, ʻoku haʻu ia ki he maama, koeʻuhi ke fakahā ai ʻene ngaahi ngāue, ʻoku fai ia ʻi he ʻOtua.
22 After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and baptized.
Pea hili eni, naʻe haʻu ʻa Sisu mo ʻene kau ākonga ki he fonua ko Siutea; pea nofo ai mo kinautolu, ʻo fai papitaiso.
23 John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came and were baptized;
Pea naʻe fai papitaiso ʻa Sione foki ʻi ʻEnoni ʻo ofi ki Selemi, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻi ai ʻae vai lahi: pea naʻe haʻu ʻae kakai, ʻo papitaiso.
24 for John was not yet thrown into prison.
He naʻe teʻeki ai ʻave ʻa Sione ki he fale fakapōpula.
25 Therefore a dispute arose on the part of John’s disciples with some Jews about purification.
Pea naʻe kikihi ʻae kau ākonga ʻa Sione mo e kau Siu ki he fakamaʻa.
26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”
Pea naʻa nau haʻu kia Sione ʻonau pehē kiate ia, “Lāpai, ko ia ia naʻe ʻiate koe ʻituʻa Sioatani, ʻaia naʻa ke fakamoʻoni ki ai, vakai, ʻoku fai papitaiso ʻe ia, pea ʻoku ʻalu ange ʻae kakai kotoa pē kiate ia.”
27 John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
Pea leaange ʻa Sione, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai faʻa maʻu ʻe ha tangata ha meʻa, ka ʻi hono foaki ia kiate ia mei he langi.
28 You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’
‌ʻOku mou fakamoʻoni kiate au naʻaku pehē, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ko e Kalaisi au, ka kuo fekau au ke muʻomuʻa ʻiate ia.’
29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore my joy is made full.
Ko ia ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae taʻahine, ko e tangata taʻane ia: ka ko e kāinga ʻoe tangata taʻane ʻoku tuʻu ʻo fanongo kiate ia, ʻoku fiefia lahi ia ko e meʻa ʻi he leʻo ʻoe tangata taʻane: ko ia ko ʻeku fiefia ni kuo kakato.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
‌ʻE fakaʻaʻau ia ki muʻa, ka te u fakaʻaʻau au ki mui.”
31 “He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
Ko ia ʻoku haʻu mei ʻolunga, ʻoku māʻolunga taha pe ia: ko ia ʻoku mei he māmani, ʻoku fakamaama ia, pea ʻoku lea ia ki he māmani: ko ia ʻoku haʻu mei he langi, ʻoku māʻolunga taha pe ia.
32 What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
Pea ko e meʻa kuo ne mamata mo ongoʻi, ko ia ʻoku ne fakamoʻoni ki ai; ka ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ʻe ha tangata ʻene fakamoʻoni.
33 He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
Ko ia kuo ne tui ki heʻene fakamoʻoni, kuo ne ʻai ki ai hono fakaʻilonga ʻoku moʻoni ʻae ʻOtua.
34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
He ko ia kuo fekau ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻoku ne lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ʻae ʻOtua: he ʻoku ʻikai tuku fuofua ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae Laumālie [kiate ia].
35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
‌ʻOku ʻofa ʻae Tamai ki he ʻAlo, pea kuo ne tuku ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ki hono nima.
36 One who believes in the Son has consummate (aiōnios g166) life, but one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."
Ko ia ʻoku tui ki he ʻAlo, ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae moʻui taʻengata: pea ko ia ʻoku ʻikai tui ki he ʻAlo, ʻe ʻikai te ne mamata ki he moʻui; ka ʻoku nofo pe kiate ia ʻae houhau ʻoe ʻOtua. (aiōnios g166)

< John 3 >