< John 3 >
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎡᎲᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᎹᏏ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏᏱ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ, ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏗᎬᏩᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏒᎩ.
2 This man came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou have come a teacher from God, for no man can do these signs that thou do if God is not with him.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎤᎷᏤᎸᎩ ᏒᏃᏱ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏗᏍᏇᏲᎲᏍᎩ, ᎣᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᏔᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏓᏣᏅᏏᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ: ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏥᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᏱᏙᎬᏩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏏ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏂᏚᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎲᎾᏱᎩ.
3 Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
ᏥᏌ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎤᏙ ᎯᏳᎯᏯ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏪᏎᎭ, ᎩᎶ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎤᏕᏅᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎥᏝ ᏴᎬᎪᏩᏛ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫ ᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
4 Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be begotten, being old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's belly, and be born?
ᏂᎦᏗᎹᏏᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᏴᏫ ᏯᏕᎲᎦ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏱᎩ? ᏥᎪ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎤᏥᏏᏱ ᏫᏯᏴᎭ, ᏯᏕᎲᎦ?
5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from water and Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
ᏥᏌ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ; ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏪᏎᎭ, ᎩᎶ ᎠᎹ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎬᏩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎥᏝ ᏴᎬᏴᎭ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
6 That which is begotten from the flesh is flesh, and that which is begotten from the Spirit is spirit.
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ ᎤᏇᏓᎵᏉ ᎨᏐᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎨᏐᎢ.
7 Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be begotten from above.
ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏍᏆᏂᎪᏒᎩ ᎠᏎ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎢᏣᏕᏗ, ᏥᎬᏲᏏ.
8 The wind blows where it will, and thou hear the sound of it, but know not from where it comes, and where it goes. So is every man who is begotten from the Spirit.
ᎤᏃᎴ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᏛᏉ ᎢᏘᏢ ᏫᎦᏃᎸᏗᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏃᏴᎬ ᎭᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎦᏔᎰ ᏗᎦᏛᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏩᎦᏛᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏯᏍᎩᏂ ᏄᏍᏗ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏧᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ.
9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things happen?
ᏂᎦᏗᎹᏏ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏄᏍᏗ?
10 Jesus answered and said to him, Thou are the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?
ᏥᏌ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏥᎪ ᏔᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎢᏏᎵ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ, ᏂᎦᏔᎲᎾᏃ ᎢᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ.
11 Truly, truly, I say to thee, we speak that which we know, and testify of what we have seen, and ye do not accept our testimony.
ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏪᏎᎭ; ᎣᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᎣᏥᏁᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᎩᎪᎲᎯ ᎣᏥᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏗᏣᏓᏂᎸᎪ ᎣᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.
12 If I told you earthly things, and ye do not believe, how will ye believe if I should tell you heavenly things?
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎲ ᎢᏨᏃᎮᎮᎸ ᏂᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᏱᏦᎯᏳᎲᎦ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎲ ᏱᏨᏃᎮᎮᎸ?
13 And no man has ascended into heaven, except he who came down out of heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.
ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏫᏳᎶᏐᎢ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᎭ.
14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up,
ᎠᎴ ᎼᏏ ᎢᎾᏛ ᏧᏌᎳᏓᏁ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏓᏰᏥᏌᎳᏗᏂ,
15 so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life. (aiōnios )
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎤᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎬᏂᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏩᏛᏗ. (aiōnios )
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios )
ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎥᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎨᏳᏒᎩ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᏕᎤᏲᏒᎩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒᎯᏳ ᎤᏕᏁᎸᎯ, ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦ ᎤᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎬᏂᏛᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏩᏛᏗ. (aiōnios )
17 For God sent the Son into the world not that he might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏴᏧᏅᏒ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏧᏭᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏐᏗᏱ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ.
18 He who believes in him is not condemned. He who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏥᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎪᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᏧᏚᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎨᏐᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ Ꮎ ᏂᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬᎾ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᏧᏚᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᏄᏬᎯᏳᏅᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒᎯᏳ ᎤᏕᏁᎸᎯ.
19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil.
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᏥᏚᎾᏚᎪᏓᏁᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏟ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏅ ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎢᎦ-ᎦᏘ, ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᏰᏃ ᎤᏲᎢᏳ ᎨᏒᎩ.
20 For every man who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.
ᎤᏲᏰᏃ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎠᏍᎦᎪ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎦᎷᎪ ᎢᎦᎦᏛᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᏄᏚᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, so that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God.
ᏚᏳᎪᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎢᎦᎦᏛ ᎦᎷᎪᎢ, ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎪ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᏗ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
22 After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the Judean country. And he remained there with them and immersed.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸ, ᏥᏌ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏧᏗᏱ ᏭᏂᎶᏒᎩ, ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎤᏁᏙᎸᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᏓᏬᎥᎩ.
23 And John also was immersing in Aenon near Salim because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed.
ᏣᏂᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏃᏂ ᏓᏓᏬᏍᎬᎩ, ᏎᎵᎻ ᎾᎥᎢ, ᎾᎿᎭᏰᏃ ᎤᏣᏛᎩ ᎠᎹ. ᎠᏂᎷᎬᎩᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎨᎦᏬᏍᎬᎩ.
24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
ᏣᏂᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎠᏏ ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗᏱ ᏯᏥᏴᏗᏍᎨᎢ.
25 Therefore a debate developed from John's disciples with the Jews about purification.
ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᏄᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎩ ᏣᏂ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎠᏂᏧᏏᏃ ᎠᏓᏅᎦᎸᏗᏱ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ.
26 And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, about whom thou have testified, behold, this man immerses, and all men come to him.
ᏣᏂᏃ ᎤᏂᎵᏤᎸᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏔᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏥᏍᏕᏙᎲᎩ ᏦᏓᏂ ᏍᎪᏂᏗᏢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬᎩ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏓᏬᎠ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛᏉ ᎬᏩᎷᏤᎭ.
27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from heaven.
ᏣᏂ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏴᏫ ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏴᎬᏩᏛ ᎬᏂ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏰᏥᏁᎸᎯ ᏱᎩ.
28 Ye yourselves testify that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent ahead of that man.
ᏂᎯ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᏥᏪᏍᎬᎩ; ᎠᏴ ᎥᏝ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏱᎩ, ᎥᎩᏅᏏᏛᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏥᏰᏅᎡᎯ.
29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This therefore my joy is fulfilled.
ᎤᏓᏴᏍᏗ ᎤᏪᎧᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏕᏒᎲᏍᎩ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏕᏒᎲᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎦᏙᎪ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏛᎦᏁᎰᎢ, ᎤᏣᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎪ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᎠᏕᏒᎲᏍᎩ ᎧᏁᎬᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏴ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎬ ᎤᎧᎵᏨ.
30 It is necessary for that man to increase, but me to decrease.
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏎ ᏛᏛᏃᏏ, ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏎ ᏓᏥᏲᎶᏥ.
31 He who comes from above is above all things. He who is of the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all things.
ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᎤᏟ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎾᏂᎥᎢ. ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏨᎯ ᎡᎶᎯᏉ ᎡᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᎡᎶᎯᏉ ᎡᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᎤᏟ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎾᏂᎥᎢ.
32 And what he has seen and heard, of this he testifies, and no man receives his testimony.
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎪᎲᎢ ᎤᏛᎦᏅᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏱᏓᏓᏂᎸᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᎮᎸᎢ.
33 He who has received his testimony has set a seal that God is true.
ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ Ꮎ ᏧᏓᏂᎸᏨᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏃᎮᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᏓᏱᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏩᏥᎪᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
34 For he whom God sent speaks the sayings of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏅᏏᏛ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏬᏂᎭ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏟᎶᏛᏉ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏳᏁᎭ.
35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏚᏲᎯᏎᎸ.
36 He who believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. (aiōnios )
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ [ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ] ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏁᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎥᏝ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎤᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏱᎩ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎵᏃᎯᏰᎭ. (aiōnios )