John 16
1 [Jesus continued by saying to us], “I have told you these things in order that you will not stop trusting in me [when people] ([cause you to suffer/persecute you]).
Izany teny izany dia efa nolazaiko taminareo, mba tsy hahatafintohina anareo.
2 They will not allow you to worship in (synagogues/[their] meeting places). In fact, there will be a time when anyone who kills you will think that he is serving God [by doing that].
Handroaka anareo hiala amin’ ny synagoga izy; eny, ho avy ny andro, ka hataon’ izay rehetra mamono anareo fa manatitra fanompoam-pivavahana ho an’ Andriamanitra izy.
3 They will do such things because they have never known who I [really am], nor who [my] Father [is].
Ary izany no hataony, satria tsy fantany ny Ray na Izaho.
4 I have told you these things in order that when [they start] ([to cause you to suffer]/to [persecute you]) [MTY], you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you these things when you first started [to accompany me] [MTY] because I was with you, [and they were causing trouble for me, not for you].”
Fa izany teny izany efa nolazaiko taminareo, mba hotsaroanareo, raha tonga ny fotoan’ androny, fa Izaho efa nilaza izany taminareo. Ary tsy mba nolazaiko taminareo hatramin’ ny voalohany izany, satria mbola tatỳ aminareo ihany Aho.
5 “Now I am [about to] return to the one who sent me. But [I am disappointed that] none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’
Fa ankehitriny mankany amin’ izay naniraka Ahy Aho, ary tsy misy aminareo manontany Ahy hoe: Hankaiza Hianao?
6 Instead, because I have told you these things, you are very sad.
Fa satria nilaza izany taminareo Aho, dia vonton’ alahelo ny fonareo.
7 But the truth is that it is good for you that I am going away, because if I do not go away, the [Holy Spirit], who will (encourage/be like a legal counsel for) you will not come to you. But when I go, I will send him to you.
Fa Izaho milaza ny marina aminareo; mahatsara anareo ny fialàko; fa raha tsy hiala Aho, dia tsy ho avy aminareo ny Mpananatra; fa raha handeha Aho, dia hirahiko hoy aminareo Izy.
8 When he comes, he will prove that those who do not belong to God [MTY] [are wrong about what is] sinful and about who is really righteous and about whom [God will] judge [and condemn for their sin].
Ary raha tonga Izy, dia hampiaiky izao tontolo izao ny fahotana sy ny fahamarinana ary ny fitsarana:
9 [He will tell people that their greatest] sin is that they do not believe in me.
ny fahotana, satria tsy mino Ahy izy;
10 [He will tell people that] because I am going [back] to my Father, and you will no longer see me, [you will know that I am the one who was truly] righteous.
ny fahamarinana, satria mankany amin’ ny Ray Aho, ka tsy mahita Ahy intsony ianareo;
11 [He will tell people that the fact] that [God] has already determined that [he] will punish [Satan], the one who rules this world, shows that [some day God] will also punish [those who do not belong to him].
ny fitsarana, satria ny andrianan’ izao tontolo izao dia efa voatsara.
12 I have many more things that [I would like] to tell you, but you are not able to accept them now.
Mbola manana zavatra maro holazaina aminareo Aho, nefa tsy zakanareo ankehitriny.
13 But [God’s] Spirit is the one who will teach you [God’s] truth. When he comes, he will guide you so that you [understand] all [spiritual] truth. He will not speak from his own [authority]. Instead, it is the things that he hears [my Father say] that he will tell you. He will also tell you about things that will happen [later].
Fa raha tonga ny Fanahin’ ny fahamarinana, dia Izy no hitari-dalana anareo ho amin’ ny marina rehetra; fa tsy hiteny ho Azy Izy, fa izay ho reny dia holazainy avokoa; ary ny zavatra ho avy aza dia hambarany aminareo.
14 He will honor me by revealing my [truth] to you.
Izy hankalaza Ahy; fa handray avy amin’ ny Ahy Izy ka hanambara izany aminareo.
15 Everything that [my] Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit is able to reveal my truth to you.”
Izay rehetra ananan’ ny Ray dia Ahy avokoa, koa izany no nilazako fa mandray avy amin’ ny Ahy Izy ka hanambara izany aminareo.
16 “After a short time [I will leave you, and] you will not see me. Then a short time [after that] you will see me [again].”
Vetivety foana dia tsy hahita Ahy intsony ianareo; ary vetivety foana indray dia hahita Ahy ianareo.
17 [So] some of us said to each other, “What does he mean by saying ‘After a short time you will not see me,’ and ‘A short time after that you will see me again’? And [what does he mean by] ‘Because I am going back to [my] Father’?”
Ary ny mpianany sasany niresaka hoe: Inona izany nolazainy tamintsika hoe: Vetivety foana dia tsy hahita Ahy ianareo; ary vetivety foana indray dia hahita Ahy ianareo, ary, satria mankany amin’ ny Ray Aho?
18 We kept asking each other, “What [does he mean by] saying ‘After a little while’? We do not understand what he is saying.”
Ary hoy koa ireo: Inona izany lazainy hoe vetivety foana izany? Tsy fantatsika izay lazainy.
19 Jesus realized that we wanted to ask him [about that]. So he said to us, “You are asking [RHQ] each other [what I meant] when I said, ‘After a short time you will not see me, and then a short time [after that] you will see me [again].’
Ary Jesosy nahalala fa ta-hanontany Azy ireo, dia hoy Izy taminy: Mifanontany va ianareo, satria hoy Izaho: Vetivety foana dia tsy hahita Ahy ianareo, ary vetivety foana indray dia hahita Ahy ianareo?
20 Listen to this carefully: [After I] ([leave you/die]), those who oppose God [MTY] will be happy, but you will be sad. But [later] you will stop being sad and you will become joyful.
Lazaiko aminareo marina dia marina tokoa: Hitomany sy hisaona ianareo, fa izao tontolo izao kosa hifaly; ary ianareo halahelo, nefa ny alahelonareo hody fifaliana.
21 A woman who is about to bear a child feels pain, because that is [what happens] [MTY] [at] that time. But after her baby is born, she forgets that pain, because she is very joyful that her child has been born.
Manam-pahoriana ny vehivavy raha miteraka, satria tonga ny fotoany; fa rehefa velon-jaza izy, dia tsy tsaroany intsony ilay fahoriany, noho ny fifaliany fa misy zaza nateraka ho ambonin’ ny tany.
22 It will be the same with you. [I will soon die and] you will be sad. But after that, I will see you again. Then you will be joyful, and no one will be able to stop you from being joyful.
Ary ianareo dia manana alahelo ankehitriny; fa hahita anareo indray Aho, dia ho faly ny fonareo, ary tsy misy olona manaisotra ny fifalianareo aminareo.
23 When that happens, you will not ask me any questions [about anything]. Listen to this carefully: [After that happens, my] Father will do for you anything you ask, because of his relationship with me [MTY].
Ary amin’ izany andro izany dia tsy hanontany Ahy na inona na inona ianareo; lazaiko aminareo marina dia marina tokoa fa na inona na inona hangatahinareo amin’ ny Ray dia homeny anareo amin’ ny anarako izany.
24 Up to the present time, using my authority you have not asked [God to do] anything for you [MTY]. Now keep asking [him for things that you need. If you do that], you will receive them, and then you will be completely joyful.
Mandraka ankehitriny dia tsy mbola nangataka na inona na inona tamin’ ny anarako ianareo; mangataha, dia hahazo ianareo, mba ho tanteraka ny fifalianareo.
25 Although I have been speaking these things using figurative language, there will soon be a time when I will no longer use that kind of language. Instead, I will tell you plainly (about my Father/what my Father [wants]).
Fanoharana no nilazako izany zavatra izany taminareo; fa ho avy ny andro izay tsy hilazako fanoharana aminareo intsony, fa hambarako tsotra aminareo ny amin’ ny Ray.
26 At that time, you will ask [him for things] (because you belong to me/with my authority) [MTY]. I will not [need to] ask [my] Father to do what you ask.
Amin’ izany andro izany dia hangataka amin’ ny anarako ianareo; ary tsy milaza aminareo Aho fa Izaho no hangataka amin’ ny Ray ho anareo;
27 [My] Father himself loves you because you have loved me and because you have believed that I came from God [my Father], [so he wants you to ask] him (OR, [so he does not need anyone to persuade] him [to help you])
fa ny Ray dia tia anareo satria ianareo efa tia Ahy, ary efa nino fa nivoaka avy tamin’ ny Ray Aho.
28 I came from [my] Father into this world. Very soon I will be leaving this world and going [back] to my Father.”
Eny, nivoaka avy tamin’ ny Ray Aho ka tonga amin’ izao tontolo izao; ary hiala amin’ izao tontolo izao indray Aho ka hankany amin’ ny Ray.
29 Then [we], his disciples, said, “Now you are speaking plainly, without using figurative language.
Hoy ny mpianany: Indro, milaza tsotra Hianao ankehitriny, fa tsy manao fanoharana akory.
30 Now we understand that you know everything. You do not need anyone to ask you questions [about anything, because you know what we want to ask before we ask you]. That [also] leads us to believe that you came from God.”
Ankehitriny dia fantatray fa mahalala ny zavatra rehetra Hianao ka tsy mitady olona hanontany Anao; izany no inoanay fa nivoaka avy tamin’ Andriamanitra Hianao.
31 Jesus replied, “Now you [RHQ] say that you believe [that I came from God].
Jesosy namaly azy hoe: Mino va ianareo ankehitriny?
32 But listen! There will soon be a time, and that time is already here, when you will all run away! Each of you will run away to your own home. You will leave me, and I will be alone. But I will not [really] be alone [at that time], because [my] Father is always with me.
Indro, avy ny andro, eny, efa tonga, izay hielezanareo samy ho any amin’ ny azy avy, ary hilaozanareo ho irery Aho; kanefa tsy irery Aho, fa ny Ray no ato amiko.
33 I have told you these things in order that you may have [inner] peace because of your relationship with me. In this world you will have trouble. But be courageous! I have defeated those who are opposed to me [MTY], and [you can defeat them, too]!”
Izany teny izany efa nolazaiko taminareo mba hanananareo fiadanana amiko. Atỳ amin’ izao tontolo izao no ahitanareo fahoriana; nefa matokia; Izaho efa naharesy izao tontolo izao.
