John 2
1 Two days later there was a wedding [celebration] in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. Jesus’ mother was there.
Ni thumto naah Kalili prae Kana vangpui ah zu paluemhaih poih to oh; Jesu ih amno doeh toah oh toeng:
2 Jesus and [we] his disciples [were also there, because] we had been invited {someone had invited us} also.
Jesu hoi a hnukbang kaminawk doeh to zu raenghaih poihkung ah kawk o toeng.
3 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]?”
Misurtui boeng ving naah, Jesu amno mah Anih khaeah, Misurtui tawn o ai boeh, tiah a naa.
4 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].”
Jesu mah anih khaeah, Nongpata nang hoi kai timaw asaenghaih oh? Kai ih atue pha ai vop, tiah a naa.
5 Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!”
Amno mah tamnanawk khaeah, Ang thuih o ih lok baktiah sah oh, tiah a naa.
6 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).
Judahnawk amprikcaihaih atawk baktih toengah, toah Kalan pumphaeto, to tih ai boeh loe quithumto akun, moiroih tarukto pahung o.
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.
Jesu mah nihcae khaeah, Muiroih to tui pakoih oh, tiah a naa. Nihcae mah muroih koiah tui to thaeng o.
8 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.
Anih mah nihcae khaeah, Vaihi tui to buek oh loe, poih khawng kacoehta khaeah sin oh, tiah a naa. A thuih ih lok baktiah nihcae mah sak pae o.
9 (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,
Poih khawng kacoehta mah misurtui ah angcoengsak ih tui to pataeng naah, Naa ih maw lak o tito panoek ai: (toe tui doh tamnanawk mah loe panoek o; ) poih khawngkung mah zu paluem kami to kawk,
10 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!”
anih khaeah, Kaminawk loe misur asing tui bae hmaloe ah patoem o; kaminawk paquih o boep tih naah ni, kahoih ai misurtui to paek o vop: toe nang loe vaihi khoek to maw misur asing tui na suek vop! tiah a naa.
11 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].
Hae loe Jesu mah Kalili prae Kana vangpui ah sak tangsuek ih dawnrai hmuen ah oh moe, a lensawkhaih to amtuengsak; a hnukbang kaminawk mah Anih to tang o.
12 Jesus then went down to Capernaum [city] with his mother and [younger] brothers and [us] his disciples. We stayed there several days.
To pacoengah amno, nawkamyanawk, a hnukbang kaminawk hoi nawnto Kapernuam vangpui ah caeh o: to ah ni kasawk cam o ai.
13 Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], Jesus [and we his disciples] went up to Jerusalem.
Judahnawk ih misong loihhaih ni phak tom naah, Jesu loe Jerusalem ah caeh tahang,
14 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.
tempul thungah maitaw, tuu, pahuu zaw kaminawk hoi phoisa athlaeng kaminawk to a hnuk:
15 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.
Anih mah bohhaih qui tetta to sak moe, maitaw, tuu hoi to ih kaminawk to tempul thung hoiah haek boih; phoisa athlaeng kaminawk ih phoisa to kraih pae moe, caboinawk doeh pakhup pae boih;
16 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!”
pahuu zaw kaminawk khaeah, Hae ahmuen hoiah hae hmuennawk hae la oh; kam Pa ih im hae hmuenmae zawhhaih im ah sah o hmah, tiah a naa.
17 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.”
To naah a hnukbang kaminawk mah, Na im palunghaih mah Kai ang caak boih boeh, tiah tarik ih lok to poek o vawk.
18 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?”
To naah Judahnawk mah anih khaeah, Hae hmuennawk na sak naah, tih angmathaih maw kaicae han nang hnuksak? tiah dueng o.
19 Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
Jesu mah nihcae khaeah, Hae tempul hae phrae oh, ni thumto thungah ka padoet let han, tiah a naa.
20 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]”
To naah Judahnawk mah, Saning quipali, tarukto thung ka sak o ih, hae tempul hae nang mah ni thumto thungah na padoet let han maw? tiah a naa o.
21 But when Jesus said that about the temple, [he was really talking about] his own body.
Toe anih mah thuih koehhaih loe angmah ih takpum tempul to ni.
22 [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].
Anih duekhaih hoi angthawk let naah, a hnukbang kaminawk khaeah a thuih pae ih lok to panoek o let; to pongah nihcae loe Cabu hoi Jesu mah thuih ih lok to tang o.
23 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.
Anih Jerusalem ih misong loihhaih poihkung ah oh naah, anih mah sak ih dawnrai hmuennawk to hnuk o, to naah paroeai kaminawk mah anih ih ahmin to tang o.
24 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].
Toe Jesu mah kaminawk to panoek boih pongah, anih loe to kaminawk khaeah angmah hoi angmah to nihcae tlim ah angpaek ai.
25 He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were [thinking and wanting].
Kami ih palungthin to anih mah panoek pongah, mi kawbaktih mah doeh anih hanah kami kawng thuih pae han angai ai.
