Yohane 3
1 Anadwo bi, ɔbarima bi a ɔyɛ Yudafo mpanyimfo no mu baako a wɔfrɛ no Nikodemo a ɔsan yɛ Farisini no,
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jewish people.
2 kɔɔ Yesu nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, yenim sɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔsomaa wo, efisɛ obiara ntumi nyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne a woyɛ yi gye sɛ Onyankopɔn ka ne ho.”
This man came to him at night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him."
3 Yesu buaa no se, “Merema woate ase sɛ, sɛ wɔanwo wo foforo a worentumi nkɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu.”
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
4 Nikodemo bisaa no se, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na me abasiriwa yi betumi akɔ me na yam ama wawo me bio?”
Nicodemus said to him, "How can anyone be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
5 Yesu nso buaa no se, “Mereka nokware akyerɛ wo se sɛ wɔamfi nsu ne Honhom mu anwo obi a, ɔrentumi nkɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu.
Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.
6 Nea wofi ɔhonam mu awo no no yɛ ɔhonam na nea wofi Honhom mu awo no no yɛ honhom.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Mma ɛnyɛ wo nwonwa sɛ maka se ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwo wo foforo!
Do not be surprised that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
8 Sɛnea wote mframa nka, nanso wuntumi nkyerɛ faako a efi ba ne faako a ɛbɔ kɔ no, saa ara na Honhom mu awo no nso te.”
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
9 Nikodemo bisaa no se, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na eyi aba mu?”
Nicodemus answered and said to him, "How can these things be?"
10 Yesu buaa no se, “Wo, ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo a wudi mu wɔ Israel na wonte eyi ase?
Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?
11 Nea yenim ne nea yɛahu na yɛreka akyerɛ mo yi, nanso munnye yɛn nni.
Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, but you do not accept our testimony.
12 Sɛ meka asase yi so nsɛm kyerɛ mo na munnye nni a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na sɛ meka ɔsoro nsɛm kyerɛ mo a mubegye adi?
If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 Obiara nkɔɔ ɔsoro da agye nea ofi ɔsoro bae no—Onipa Ba no.
And no one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
14 Sɛnea Mose maa ɔwɔ sɛso a wɔde kɔbere ayɛ no so sɛn dua so wɔ sare so no, saa ara na me nso wɔbɛma me so,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have life without end. (aiōnios g166)
16 “Na sɛnea Onyankopɔn dɔɔ wiase ni, sɛ ɔde ne Ba a ɔwoo no koro no mae, na obiara a ogye no di no nyera na wanya nkwa a enni awiei. (aiōnios g166)
For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have life without end. (aiōnios g166)
17 Onyankopɔn ansoma ne Ba amma wiase sɛ ommebu wiase atɛn, na mmom ɔsomaa no se ommegye wiase nkwa.
For God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
18 Obiara a ogye ɔba no di no, wɔremmu no atɛn; na nea onnye no nni no, wɔabu no atɛn dedaw, efisɛ wannye Onyankopɔn Ba koro no anni.
The one who believes in him is not judged, but the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
19 Nea Onyankopɔn gyina so bu atɛn ne sɛ: Hann no aba wiase nanso nnipa ani gye sum ho sen Hann no, efisɛ wɔn nneyɛe nyinaa yɛ bɔne.
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their works were evil.
20 Ɔdebɔneyɛni biara mpɛ Hann no, na ɔremmɛn Hann no, efisɛ osuro sɛ ne nneyɛe bɔne no bɛda adi.
For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works will not be exposed.
21 Na nea ɔyɛ Onyame apɛde no ba Hann no mu na obiara ahu sɛ ɔyɛ Onyame apɛde.”
But the one who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."
22 Eyi akyi no Yesu ne nʼasuafo no fii Yerusalem kɔɔ Yudea akuraa bi ase kɔtenaa hɔ kakra bɔɔ asu wɔ hɔ.
After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and was baptizing.
23 Saa bere no ara na Yohane nso rebɔ asu wɔ Ainon a ɛbɛn Salim, efisɛ na nsuwansuwa wɔ hɔ. Nnipa pii baa ne nkyɛn ma ɔbɔɔ wɔn asu.
Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized.
24 Saa bere no na wɔmfaa Yohane ntoo afiase ɛ.
For John was not yet thrown into prison.
25 Da bi, Yohane akyidifo bi ne Yudani bi gyee akyinnye faa ahodwira ho.
Now a dispute arose between John's disciples with a Jew about purification.
26 Enti asuafo no kɔɔ Yohane nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, ɔbarima bi a na ɔwɔ wo nkyɛn wɔ Yordan fa nohɔ no a wudii ne ho adanse no nso rebɔ asu na nnipa pii rekɔ ne nkyɛn.”
And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, look, he is baptizing, and everyone is coming to him."
27 Yohane buae se, “Obi rentumi nni dwuma a ɛte saa gye sɛ Onyame ka ne ho.
John answered, "No one can receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.
28 Mo ara mudi me adanse sɛ meka kyerɛɛ mo se, ‘Ɛnyɛ me ne Kristo no na mmom wɔasoma me adi nʼanim kan.’
You yourselves bear me witness that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'
29 Adamfo a ɔboa ayeforokunu no wɛn nʼaso twɛn no na sɛ ɔte ne nne a, nʼani gye. Ɛno nti na mʼanigye wie pɛyɛ no.
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine is now complete.
30 Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ɔkɛse na me nso meyɛ ɔketewa.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 “Nea ofi ɔsoro aba no yɛ ɔkɛse sen obiara; Nea ofi asase so no yɛ wiaseni na ɔkasa sɛ wiaseni.
He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
32 Ɔsoroni no ka nea wahu ne nea wate, nanso obiara nnye no nni.
What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
33 Wɔn a wogye no di no di adanse sɛ, Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔnokwafo.
He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
34 Nea Onyankopɔn asoma no no ka Onyankopɔn asɛm, efisɛ Onyankopɔn de ne Honhom ahyɛ no ma.
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for he does not give the Spirit by measure.
35 Agya no dɔ ne Ba no nti ɔde biribiara so tumi ahyɛ ne nsa.
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
36 Nea ogye Ɔba no di no benya nkwa a ɛnsa da, na nea onnye no nni no rennya nkwa a ɛnsa da, na mmom Onyankopɔn asotwe da no so.” (aiōnios g166)
Whoever believes in the Son has everlasting life, but whoever refuses to believe in the Son won't see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." (aiōnios g166)
