Johan 12
1 Jesuh tah yoom hlankah a hnin rhuk dongah, Bethany la pawk coeng. Te ah te Jesuh loh duek lamkah a thoh Lazarus te khaw om.
Six days before the Passover Jesus went to Bethany, to the home of Lazarus who had been raised from the dead.
2 Te dongah anih ham hlaembuh pahoi a thong uh tih Martha te tokthuet. Lazarus tah Jesuh taengah aka vael pakhat la om van.
There a dinner was arranged in his honor. Martha helped serve the food while Lazarus sat at the table with Jesus and the others guests.
3 Te vaengah Mary loh a phu aka tlo nardo botui pound khat han khuen tih Jesuh kho te a hluk phoeiah a sam neh a huih. Te dongah im te botui kah a bo neh khuk bae.
Mary brought a pint of pure nard perfume and anointed Jesus' feet, wiping them dry with her hair. The scent of the perfume filled the whole house.
4 Tedae a hnukbang pakhat, Jesuh yoih ham aka cai Judas Iskariot loh,
But one of the disciples, Judas Iscariot, who would later betray Jesus, asked,
5 “Balae tih botui he denari yathum la a yoih vetih khodaeng rhoek a paek pawh?” a ti.
“Why wasn't this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth three hundred denarii.”
6 Tedae anih te khodaeng ham a ngaihuet dongah pawt tih hlanghuen la a om neh, tangkacun ah a sang uh tih aka om te a yueh dongah ni a thui.
He wasn't saying this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was the one who looked after the disciples' money and he often took some for himself.
7 Te dongah Jesuh loh, “Anih he hlah ngawn, te daengah ni kai kah rhokhlak khohnin ham khaw a khoem eh.
“Don't criticize her,” Jesus replied. “She did this in preparation for the day of my burial.
8 Khodaeng te namamih taengah na khueh taitu dae kai tah nan khueh uh phueih mahpawh,” a ti nah.
You'll always have the poor here with you, but you won't always have me here.”
9 Anih a om tapkhoeh te Judah rhoek khuikah hlangping te yet loh a ming uh. Jesuh bueng kongah pawt tih duek lamkah aka thoo Lazarus te khaw hmuh ham ha lo uh.
A large crowd had found out that he was there. They came there not just to see Jesus but because they wanted to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead.
10 Tedae khosoihham rhoek loh Lazarus te khaw ngawn ham a moeh uh.
So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus as well,
11 Lazarus kongah Judah rhoek te muep a toeng uh tih Jesuh te a tangnah uh.
since it was because of him that many Jews were no longer following them but putting their trust in Jesus.
12 A vuen atah khotue la aka lo hlangping a yet loh Jerusalem la Jesuh ha pawk tila a yaak uh.
The following day the crowds of people who had come for the Passover festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.
13 Rhophoe kah a hlaeng te a loh uh tih amah doenah la cet uh. Te vaengah, “Hosanna, Boeipa ming neh aka pawk Israel manghai tah a yoethen coeng,” tila pang uh.
They cut off palm branches and went to welcome him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one coming in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the king of Israel.”
14 Jesuh loh muli-marhang ca te a hmuh tih a soah ngol.
Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, as Scripture says:
15 “Zion canu birhih boeh, na manghai tah muli-marhang ca dongah ngol tih ha pawk coeng ke,” tila daek tangtae ana om rhoe pai.
“Don't be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look, your king is coming, riding a donkey's colt.”
16 Hekah he hnukbang rhoek loh a ming uh lamhma moenih. Tedae Jesuh a thangpom vaeng daengah ni anih ham ana om tih anih ham a saii uh tila a poek uh.
At the time, Jesus' disciples did not understand what these things meant. It was only later when he was glorified that they realized what had happened had been prophesied and applied to him.
17 Te dongah Lazarus te hlan lamkah a khue tih duek lamkah anih a thoh vaengah Jesuh taengkah aka om hlangping loh ana phong uh coeng.
Many in the crowd had seen Jesus call Lazarus from the tomb and raise him from the dead and were telling the story.
18 Te dongah hlangping loh Jesuh a doe te khaw amah loh miknoek a saii te a yaak uh dongah ni.
That was the reason so many people went to meet Jesus—because they had heard about this miracle.
19 Te dongah Pharisee rhoek amamih te, “Khat khaw na phu uh pawt te so uh. Diklai loh anih hnuk a vai coeng ke,” a ti uh.
The Pharisees said to one other, “Look, we're getting nowhere. Everyone's running after him.”
20 Tedae khotue ah bawk ham aka cet rhoek khuiah hlangvang tah Greek rhoek khaw om uh.
Now some Greeks had come to the festival to worship.
21 Te dongah Galilee peng Bethsaida lamkah rhoek loh Philip te a paan uh. Te phoeiah anih te a dawt uh tih, “Boeipa, Jesuh te hmuh ham ka ngaih uh,” a ti nauh.
They came to Philip of Bethsaida in Galilee, and said, “Sir, we'd like to see Jesus.”
22 Philip te cet tih Andrew taengah a thui. Te phoeiah Andrew neh Philip te ha lo rhoi tih Jesuh taengah a thui rhoi.
Philip went and told Andrew. Then they both went to Jesus and told him.
23 Te vaengah Jesuh loh amih te a doo tih, “Hlang capa thangpom ham a tue loh ha pai coeng.
Jesus replied, “The time has come for the Son of man to be glorified.
24 Nangmih taengah rhep rhep ka thui, cang ti te lai la tla tih a duek pawt atah amah bueng ni a cul. Tedae a duek atah cangvuei muep vuei.
I tell you the truth: unless a grain of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains just one grain. But if it dies, it produces many more grains of wheat.
25 Amah kah hinglu aka lungnah tah poci vetih he Diklai ah amah kah hinglu aka hmuhuet loh dungyan hingnah ham te a ngaithuen ni. (aiōnios g166)
If you love your own life you will lose it, but if you don't love your own life in this world you will keep your life forever. (aiōnios g166)
26 Khat khat long ni kai n'bongyong atah kai m'vai vetih mela ka om akhaw kai kah tueihyoeih la pahoi om ni. Khat khat long ni kai n'bongyong atah anih te a pa loh a hinyah ni.
If you want to serve me you need to follow me. My servants will be where I am, and my Father will honor anyone who serves for me.
27 Tahae ah ka hinglu loh hinghuen tih metlae ka ti eh? A pa tahae tue lamkah kai n'khang lah. Tedae te ham kongah tahae tue te kam paan coeng.
Now I am troubled. What should I say? ‘Father, save me from this coming time of suffering?’ No, for this is why I came—to go through this time of suffering.
28 Pa, na ming te thangpom lah,” a ti. Te vaengah vaan lamkah ol ha lo tih, “Ka thangpom coeng tih koep ka thangpom ni,” a ti.
Father, show the glory of your character.” A voice came from heaven, saying, “I have shown its glory, and I will show it again.”
29 Te vaengkah aka pai tih aka ya hlangping loh, “Rhaek tla,” a ti uh. A tloe rhoek loh, “Puencawn loh anih a voek,” a ti uh.
The crowd that was standing there heard it. Some said it thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.
30 Jesuh loh a doo tih, “Hekah ol he kai ham pawt tih nangmih ham ni ha pawk.
Jesus told them, “This voice spoke not for my sake, but for yours.
31 Hekah Diklai he laitloeknah om coeng. Hekah Diklai boei tah phawn a thaek pawn ni.
Now is the judgment of this world; now the prince of this world will be thrown out.
32 Kai khaw diklai lamkah n'tai atah kamah taengla hlang boeih ka doek ni,” a ti nah.
But when I am lifted up from the earth I will attract everyone to me.”
33 Te vaengah a thui te a duek hamla a om dongah a dueknah ni a phoe coeng.
(He said this to point out the kind of death he was going to die.)
34 Te phoeiah hlangping loh amah te, “Khrih tah kumhal duela naeh tila olkhueng lamkah loh ka yaak uh. Tedae balae tih ' Hlang capa te tai ham a kuek' tila na thui? Tekah hlang capa te ulae?” a ti nauh. (aiōn g165)
The crowd responded, “The Law tells us that the Messiah will live forever, so how can you say the Son of man must be ‘lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of man’?” (aiōn g165)
35 Te dongah Jesuh loh amih te, “Nangmih taengah vangnah a tue rhaih om pueng. Nangmih te a hmuep loh n'khuk pawt ham vangnah na khueh uh vaengah pongpauh. A hmuep ah aka pongpa loh mela a caeh khaw ming pawh.
Jesus replied, “The light is here with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that the darkness doesn't overtake you. Those who walk in the dark don't know where they're going.
36 Vangnah na khueh uh vaengah vangnah te tangnahuh. Te daengah ni vangnah kah ca rhoek la na om uh eh,” a ti nah. Hekah he Jesuh loh a thui phoeiah amih taeng lamkah cet tih vik thuh uh.
Put your trust in the light while you still have it so that you can become children of light.” When Jesus had told them this, he left and hid himself from them.
37 Amih hmaiah miknoek heyet a saii dae amah te tangnah uh pawh.
But despite all the miracles he had done in their presence, they still did not trust in Jesus.
38 Te daengah ni tonghma Isaiah kah olka loh, “Boeipa, kaimih kah olthang te unim aka tangnah, Boeipa kah a ban tah u taengah nim a pumphoe eh?” a ti te a soep eh.
This fulfilled the message of Isaiah the prophet who said, “Lord, who has believed what we told them? To whom has the Lord's power been revealed?”
39 Te nen te a tangnah uh thai moenih.
They were not able to trust him, and as a result they fulfilled what Isaiah also said:
40 Te dongah Isaiah loh, “A mik te a dael sak tih, a thin a thah sak. Te daengah ni a mik neh hmu uh pawt vetih, thinko neh a yakming vaengah ha mael uh vetih amih ka hoeih sak eh,” koep a ti.
“He blinded their eyes, and made their minds dull, so that their eyes would not see, and their minds would not think, and they would not turn to me—for if they did I would heal them.”
41 Isaiah loh a thangpomnah te a hmuh dongah hekah he a thui tih a kawng a thui.
Isaiah saw Jesus' glory and said this in reference to him.
42 Temai akhaw, boei rhoek khuiah long pataeng amah te muep a tangnah uh. Tedae Pharisee rhoek kongah phoe uh pawh. Te daengah ni a hael la a om uh pawt eh.
Even so many of the leaders did trust in him. However, they did not openly admit it because they did not want the Pharisees to expel them from the synagogue,
43 Amih loh Pathen kah thangpomnah lakah hlang kah thangpomnah te a lungnah uh ngai dongah ni.
loving human admiration more than God's approval.
44 Tedae Jesuh loh tamhoe tih, “Kai aka tangnah loh kai n'tangnah pawt dae kai aka tueih te ni a tangnah.
Jesus called out, “If you trust in me you're not just trusting in me but also in the one who sent me.
45 Kai aka hmuh long khaw kai aka tueih te a hmuh.
When you see me, you're seeing the one who sent me.
46 Kai tah Diklai ah vangnah la ka lo. Te daengah ni kai aka tangnah long tah a hmuep ah a naeh pawt eh.
I have come as a light shining into the world, so if you trust in me you won't remain in the dark.
47 Pakhat long khaw ka ol te a yaak lalah kuem pawt cakhaw kai loh anih lai ka tloek thil mahpawh. Diklai he laitloek thil ham pawt tih Diklai khang ham ni ka pawk.
I don't judge anyone who hears my words but doesn't do what I say. I came to save the world, not to judge it.
48 Kai aka hnawt tih ka ol aka doe pawt loh laitloek kung te a khueh. Anih te ka thui ol loh a hnukkhueng khohnin ah lai a tloek bitni.
Anyone who rejects me and does not accept my words will be judged at the end-time judgment in accordance with what I have said.
49 Kai loh kamah lamkah ka thui moenih. Tedae ka cal ham neh ka thui ham te kai aka tueih a Pa amah loh kai taengah olpaek la m' paek coeng.
For I'm not speaking for myself but for my Father who sent me. He is the one who instructed me what to say and how to say it.
