Johan 2
1 Te phoeikah a thum hnin ah Galilee kah Kana ah yulueinah om, tih Jesuh kah a manu khaw khoem om.
Two days later there was a wedding [celebration] in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. Jesus’ mother was there.
2 Te vaengah Jesuh neh a hnukbang rhoek tah yulueinah ah rhen a khue.
Jesus and [we] his disciples [were also there, because] we had been invited {someone had invited us} also.
3 Te vaengah misurtui vawt tih Jesuh kah a manu loh Jesuh taengah, “Misurtui a khueh uh voel moenih,” a ti nah.
When the guests had drunk all the wine [that was there], Jesus’ mother said to him, “The wine is all gone; [can you do something about that]?”
4 Tedae Jesuh loh a manu taengah, “Huta, nang neh kai taengah balae aka om? Kai kah a tue te ha pawk hlan,” a ti nah.
Jesus said to her, “Ma’am/Woman, (do not [tell] me [what to do]!/why do you [tell] me [what to do]?) [RHQ] It is not yet time [MTY] [to show] that I am [the Messiah by working miracles].”
5 A manu loh tueihyoeih rhoek te, “Nangmih taengah a thui te tah saii uh,” a ti nah.
Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!”
6 Te vaengah Judah rhoek kah a khueh uh cimcaihnah ham lungto amrhaeng parhuk tah tapkhoeh om. Te dongah doh nit neh doh thum tah rhip ael.
There were six [empty] stone jars there. The Jews [habitually put water in them] to use for washing things [to make them acceptable to God]. Each jar held (20 to 30 gallons/80 to 120 liters).
7 Jesuh loh amih taengah, “Amrhaeng te tui koei uh,” a ti nah. Te dongah te rhoek te malh a koei uh.
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.
8 Te phoeiah amih te, “Duek uh lamtah taemkung taengla khuen uh laeh,” a ti nah tih a khuen uh tangloeng.
Then he told them, “Now, ladle out some [of it] and take it (to the head waiter/to the master of ceremonies).” So the servants did that.
9 Taemkung loh misurtui la aka poeh tui te a ten dae me lamkah a thoeng khaw ming pawh. Tedae tui aka duek tueihyoeih rhoek loh a ming.
(The head waiter/The master of ceremonies) tasted the water, which had now become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who had ladled out the wine knew. [The wine was delicious]! So he called the bridegroom over,
10 Te dongah taemkung loh yulokung amah te a khue tih, “Hlang boeih loh misurtui a huem te lamhma la a tawn tih a rhui uh vaengah a dudap te a tawn uh. Nang tah tahae duela misurtui a huem te na paih,” a ti nah.
and said to him, “Everyone [else] serves the best wine first. Then when the guests have drunk so much [that they cannot tell the difference], [they serve] the cheap wine. But you [have not done what others do]. You have kept the best wine until now!”
11 Jesuh loh miknoek a saii te Galilee kah Kana ah a tongcuek tih amah kah thangpomnah te a phoe. Te dongah a hnukbang rhoek loh amah te a tangnah uh.
That was the first miracle that Jesus did. He did it in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. By doing it he showed how awesome he is, and as a result, [we] his disciples believed that he [truly was the Messiah].
12 Te phoeiah amah loh a manu, a mana rhoek, a hnukbang rhoek te Kapernaum la a suntlak puei. Tedae khohnin a sen pahoi a rhaeh uh moenih.
Jesus then went down to Capernaum [city] with his mother and [younger] brothers and [us] his disciples. We stayed there several days.
13 Judah rhoek kah yoom tah om tom tih Jesuh khaw Jerusalem la cet.
Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], Jesus [and we his disciples] went up to Jerusalem.
14 Bawkim ah vaito, tu, vahu, aka yoi rhoek neh tangkatho rhoek a ngol uh te a hmuh.
There, in the Temple [courtyard], he saw some men who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons [for sacrifices]. He also saw men who were sitting at tables, [making a big profit as they] gave people [Temple tax] coins in exchange for [their Roman] coins.
15 Te dongah rhui te rhuihet la a saii tih tu neh vaito te bawkim khui lamloh boeih a vai. Te phoeiah tangkathung rhoek kah tangka te a hawk pah tih caboei te boeih a palet pah.
Then Jesus made a whip from some cords and [used it to] chase out the sheep and cattle from the Temple [courtyard]. By overturning their tables he scattered the coins of the men who were exchanging them.
16 Te phoeiah vahu aka yoi rhoek te, “He rhoek he vawl khuenuh. A pa kah im he hnoyoih im la saii uh boeh,” a ti nah.
He said to those who were selling doves, “Take these doves away [from here]! Stop [defiling] my Father’s Temple [by] making it a market!”
17 Na im kah kosi loh kai n'yoop ni tila a daek tangtae aka om te a hnukbang rhoek loh a poek uh.
Then [we] disciples remembered that these words had been written {that [someone/David] had written [these words]} [in the Scriptures prophesying what the Messiah would say]: “Others [PRS] will strongly oppose me because I greatly desire that [people respect] your Sacred Tent.”
18 Te vaengah Judah rhoek loh amah te a dawt uh tih, “He rhoek he na saii dongah me bang miknoek lae kaimih nan tueng eh?” a ti nauh.
So [one of] the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “What miracle will you perform to show us that [you have authority from God] to do these things?”
19 Jesuh loh amih te a doo tih, “Hekah Bawkim he phae uh lamtah a thum hnin ah ka thoh ni,” a ti nah.
Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
20 Te dongah Judah rhoek loh, “Hekah Bawkim tah kum sawmli kum rhuk a sak uh dae nang loh hnin thum ah na thoh ayaw te?” a ti nah.
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said, “We have been building this Temple for 46 years [and it is not finished yet]! So (there is no way you will build it within three days!/how will you build it within three days?) [RHQ]”
21 Te tah amah pum kah bawkim kawng ni a thui dae.
But when Jesus said that about the temple, [he was really talking about] his own body.
22 Te dongah duek lamkah a thoh daengah ni a thui he khaw a hnukbang rhoek loh a poek uh. Te veangah Jesuh loh a thui olka neh cacim te a tangnah uh.
[Later], after Jesus had [died and had] become alive again, [we] his disciples remembered the words he had said. As a result, we believed [what had been prophesied in] the Scriptures [about the Messiah becoming alive again], and we believed that what Jesus said [was true].
23 Khotue kah yoom vaengah tah Jerusalem ah om tih amah ming te muep a tangnah uh. Amah kah miknoek a saii te khaw a hmuh uh.
While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many people came to believe [that he was the Messiah] because they saw the miracles he was performing.
24 Tedae Jesuh loh boeih a ming dongah amah neh amah te amih taengah pumpae rhep pawh.
But he did not let them tell him what he should do [as the Messiah], because he knew within himself what they were all [thinking].
25 Hlang kawng te pakhat khaw phong ham a ngoe moenih, amah loh hlang khuikah aka om te a ming.
He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were [thinking and wanting].
