Yohannis 3
1 Fariisicha Niqoodemoos jedhamu bulchaa Yihuudootaa tokkotu ture.
Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
2 Innis halkaniin Yesuus bira dhaqee, “Yaa barsiisaa, akka ati barsiisaa Waaqa biraa dhufte taate nu beekna; nama Waaqni isa wajjin jiru malee namni mallattoo ati hojjettu kana hojjechuu dandaʼu tokko iyyuu hin jiruutii” jedheen.
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 Yesuusis deebisee, “Ani dhuguman, dhuguman sitti hima; namni yoo lammata dhalate malee mootummaa Waaqaa arguu hin dandaʼu” jedheen.
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
4 Niqoodemoos immoo, “Namni erga dulloomee booddee akkamitti dhalachuu dandaʼa? Dhalachuuf jedhee lammata gadameessa haadha isaa keessa seenuu dandaʼaa?” jedhee gaafate.
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 Yesuusis akkana jedhee deebise; “Ani dhuguman, dhuguman sitti hima; namni yoo bishaanii fi Hafuura irraa dhalate malee mootummaa Waaqaatti galuu hin dandaʼu.
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 Kan foon irraa dhalate foon; kan Hafuura irraa dhalate garuu hafuura.
That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
7 Jecha ani, ‘Ati lammata dhalachuu si barbaachisa siin jedhe hin dinqifatin.’
Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
8 Bubbeen gara fedhetti bubbisa. Atis huursuu isaa dhageessa malee akka inni eessaa dhufee fi akka inni garamitti deemu hin beektu; namni Hafuura irraa dhalate hundinuus akkanuma.”
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 Niqoodemoosis, “Kun akkamitti taʼuu dandaʼa?” jedhee gaafate.
And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
10 Yesuus akkana jedhee deebiseef; “Ati utuu barsiisaa Israaʼel taatee jirtuu waan kana hin beektuu?
And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?
11 Ani dhuguman, dhuguman sitti hima; nu waan beeknu dubbanna; waan argines dhugaa ni baana; isin garuu dhugaa baʼumsa keenya hin fudhattan.
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 Isin yoo ani waan addunyaa isinitti himnaan hin amanin, yoo ani waan samii isinitti hime akkamitti amantu ree?
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 Ilma Namaa isa samii irraa gad buʼe malee eenyu iyyuu samiitti ol hin baane.
And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
14 Akkuma Museen gammoojjii keessatti bofa fannisesana Ilmi Namaas fannifamuu qaba.
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 Kan isatti amanu hundi jireenya bara baraa akka qabaatuuf malee akka hin badneef, Waaqni hamma Ilma isaa tokkicha kennutti addunyaa jaallateeraatii. (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 Waaqni karaa isaatiin addunyaa fayyisuudhaaf malee addunyaatti muruuf Ilma isaa gara addunyaatti hin ergineetii.
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 Kan isatti amanutti hin muramu; kan isatti hin amanne garuu waan inni maqaa Ilma Waaqaa tokkichaatti hin amaniniif ammuma iyyuu itti murameera.
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 Murtiin sunis isa kana: Ifni gara addunyaa dhufe; namoonni garuu waan hojiin isaanii hamaa tureef ifa caalaa dukkana jaallatan.
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 Namni waan hamaa hojjetu kam iyyuu ifa jibba; akka hojiin isaa ifatti hin baafamneefis gara ifaa hin dhufu.
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 Namni dhugaa hojjetu kam iyyuu garuu akka hojiin isaa akka fedhii Waaqaatti hojjetamuun isaa mulʼatuuf gara ifaa dhufa.
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 Ergasiis Yesuusii fi barattoonni isaa gara biyya Yihuudaa dhaqan; innis isaan wajjin achi ture; ni cuuphes.
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 Yohannisis naannoo Saalem iddoo Enoon jedhamutti ni cuupha ture; bishaan baayʼeen achi tureetii; namoonnis achi dhaqanii cuuphamu turan.
Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
24 Kunis utuu Yohannis mana hidhaatti hin galfamin taʼe.
For at this time John had not been put into prison.
25 Yommus barattoota Yohannisii fi Yihuudii tokko gidduutti waaʼee qulqulleeffamuu irratti wal falmiin uumame.
Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
26 Isaanis Yohannis bira dhufanii, “Yaa barsiisaa, namichi si wajjin Yordaanos gama ture, kan ati waaʼee isaa dhugaa baate sun kunoo cuuphuutti jira; namni hundis gara isaa dhaquutti jira” jedhaniin.
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 Yohannisis akkana jedhee deebise; “Namni yoo samii irraa isaaf kenname malee homaa fudhachuu hin dandaʼu.
And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
28 Akka ani, ‘Ani Kiristoos miti; garuu isa dura nan ergame’ jedhe isin mataan keessan iyyuu dhugaa naa baatu.
You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
29 Misirrittiin kan misirrichaa ti. Miinjeen misirricha bira dhaabatuu fi isa dhaggeeffatu, yommuu sagalee misirrichaa dhagaʼutti akka malee gammada. Gammachuun sun kan koo ti; gammachuun koos amma guutuu taʼeera.
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 Inni guddaa taʼuu qaba; ani immoo xinnaa taʼuun qaba.
He has to become greater while I become less.
31 “Kan olii dhufu inni hundumaa oli; inni lafaa immoo kanuma lafaa ti; waanuma lafaa dubbatas. Kan samii irraa dhufu inni hundumaa oli.
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 Inni waan argee fi waan dhagaʼe dhugaa baʼa; dhuga baʼumsa isaa garuu eenyu iyyuu hin fudhatu.
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 Namni dhuga baʼumsa kana fudhates akka Waaqni dhugaa taʼe mirkaneesse.
He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.
34 Inni Waaqni erge dubbii Waaqaa dubbata; Waaqnis safara malee Hafuura isaa ni kennaatii.
For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
35 Abbaan Ilma ni jaallata; waan hundas harka isaatti kenneera.
The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
36 Namni Ilmatti amanu jireenya bara baraa qaba; namni Ilmaaf hin ajajamne garuu dheekkamsa Waaqaatu isa irra jiraata malee jireenya hin argu.” (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)
