Yohanes 3
1 Azɔ la, ame aɖe si tso Farisitɔwo dome, eye eŋkɔe nye Nikodemo la li. Enye Yudatɔwo ƒe takpekpe gã me nɔla.
Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
2 Eva Yesu gbɔ le zã me, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, Nufiala, menya be nufialae nènye tso Mawu gbɔ va. Elabena ame aɖeke mate ŋu awɔ dzesi wɔnuku siwo nèwɔna, ne Mawu meli kplii o.
He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.
3 Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Vavã mele egblɔm na wò be, ne womegbugbɔ ame dzi o la, mate ŋu ayi mawufiaɖuƒe la me o.”
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
4 Nikodemo gblɔ be, “Aleke wɔ ametsitsi nagatrɔ ayi dadaa ƒe dɔ me be woagbugbɔe adzii?”
Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again?
5 Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Nyateƒe gblɔm mele na wò be, ne womegbugbɔ ame dzi to tsi kple gbɔgbɔ me o la, mate ŋu ayi mawufiaɖuƒe la me o.
Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
6 Amegbetɔ ate ŋu adzi ŋutilã ko, gake Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe lae naa agbe yeye tso dziƒo.
That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
7 Le esia ta megawɔ nuku na wò be megblɔ na wò be ele be woagbugbɔ wò adzi o.
Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
8 Ya ƒona yia teƒe ɖe sia ɖe si wòlɔ̃ la; àte ŋu ase eŋkɔ, gake màte ŋu agblɔ afi si wòtso alo afi si wòyina o. Nenema ke wònɔna na ame sia ame si wodzi to Gbɔgbɔ la me la.”
The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.
9 Nikodemo gabia Yesu be, “Aleke esia ate ŋu ava emee?”
And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
10 Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Wò, Israel ƒe nufiala, mèse nu siawo gɔme oa?
And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?
11 Le nyateƒe me la, míeƒoa nu tso nu siwo míenya la ŋu, eye míeɖia ɖase tso nu siwo míekpɔ la ŋu, ke miexɔa míaƒe ɖaseɖiɖi o.
Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.
12 Esi meƒo nu tso anyigbadzinuwo ŋu, eye mèxɔ wo dzi se o ɖe, aleke nàwɔ axɔe se ne meƒo nu tso dziƒonuwo ŋu na wò?
If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
13 Elabena Amegbetɔ Vi la koe tso dziƒo va anyigba dzi, eye wòagatrɔ ayi dziƒo.
And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
14 Abe ale si Mose kɔ akɔblida la ɖe dzi le gbea dzi ene la, nenema ke woakɔ Amegbetɔ Vi la ɖe dzii,
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up:
So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Elabena Mawu lɔ̃a xexea me ale gbegbe be wòtsɔ eya ŋutɔ Via ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ la na, be ame sia ame si axɔ edzi ase la, nagatsrɔ̃ o, ke boŋ wòakpɔ agbe mavɔ. (aiōnios g166)
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Mawu meɖo Via ɖa be wòava drɔ̃ ʋɔnu xexea me o, ke boŋ be wòaɖe xexea me to edzi.
God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
18 Ame siwo xɔ edzi se la, womadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo o, ke ame siwo mexɔ edzi se o la, wodrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo xoxo, elabena womexɔ Mawu ƒe Vi ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ la dzi se o.
The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.
19 Nu si ta wodrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo xoxo lae nye be Kekeli tso dziƒo va xexea me, gake ame siawo lɔ̃ viviti wu Kekeli la, elabena woƒe nuwɔnawo vɔ̃ɖi ŋutɔ.
And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
20 Wolé fu Kekeli si tso dziƒo va la, elabena wodi vevie be yewoawɔ nu vɔ̃ le viviti me. Wote ɖa xaa tso Kekeli la gbɔ, elabena wovɔ̃ be yewoƒe nu vɔ̃wo adze le gaglãgbe.
The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
21 Gake ame siwo le nyateƒe la dzi wɔm la vaa Kekeli la gbɔ be ame sia ame nakpɔe be yewole Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu wɔm.
But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.
22 Le esia megbe la, Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo dzo le Yerusalem heyi Yudea nyigba dzi, afi si wonɔ ŋkeke ʋɛ aɖewo hede mawutsi ta na amewo.
After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
23 Ke Yohanes hã nɔ mawutsi dem ta na amewo le Aenon, si te ɖe Salem ŋuti, elabena tsi sɔ gbɔ ɖe afi ma, eye amewo nɔ vavam enuenu be wòade mawutsi ta na yewo.
Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
24 (Esia do ŋgɔ na Yohanes léle de gaxɔ me.)
For at this time John had not been put into prison.
25 Nyaʋiʋli ɖo Yohanes ƒe nusrɔ̃la aɖewo kple Yudatɔwo dome tso Yudatɔwo ƒe ŋutikɔklɔkɔnu la ŋu.
Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
26 Esia na be nusrɔ̃lawo va Yohanes gbɔ va gblɔ nɛ be, “Nufiala, ŋutsu si nèdo goe le Yɔdan tɔsisi la godo, ame si ŋuti nèɖi ɖase le hã le mawutsi dem ta na amewo, eye ame geɖewo le egbɔ yim.”
And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.
27 Yohanes ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Nu si Mawu na ame tso dziƒo la ko wòate ŋu axɔ.
And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
28 Miaɖo ŋku edzi be megblɔ na mi be, ‘Menye nyee nye Kristo la o, ke boŋ ame dɔdɔ menye le eyama ŋgɔ.’
You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
29 Ŋugbetɔ la nye ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ la tɔ. Ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ xɔlɔ̃ si subɔa ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ la nɔa to dzi, eye wòkpɔa dzidzɔ ne ese ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ la ƒe gbe. Nyee nye ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ la xɔlɔ̃, eya ta dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ yɔ menye ɖe ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ la ƒe dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ ta.
He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.
30 Ele be nàzu gã, ke nye la, mayi to.
He has to become greater while I become less.
31 “Ame sia la, dziƒoe wòtso eye ede ŋgɔ wu amewo katã. Nye la, anyigba dzie metso eye nye nunya kple nugɔmesese mate ŋu akɔ wu anyigbadzitɔwo tɔ o.
He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.
32 Eɖia ɖase le nu si wokpɔ kple nu si wose la ŋuti, gake ame aɖeke mexɔa eƒe ɖaseɖiɖiwo dzi sena o.
He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.
33 Ame si xɔ edzi se la ɖi ɖase be Mawue nye anukwaretɔ
He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.
34 Elabena ame si Mawu ɖo ɖa gblɔa Mawu ƒe nyawo elabena Mawu na Gbɔgbɔ lae le agbɔsɔsɔ me.
For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
35 Fofo la lɔ̃a Via sia ale gbegbe be etsɔ nu sia nu de asi nɛ.
The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
36 Ame sia ame si xɔ Mawu ƒe Vi sia dzi se la akpɔ agbe mavɔ. Ke ame siwo meɖoa toe o, eye womexɔa edzi sena o la makpɔ agbe mavɔ la o, ke boŋ Mawu ƒe dɔmedzoe anɔ wo dzi.” (aiōnios g166)
He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him. (aiōnios g166)
