Johana 1
1 Kar chakruok, Wach ne nitie, kendo Wach ne ni kod Nyasaye, kendo Wach ne en Nyasaye.
In the Beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.
2 Ne en gi Nyasaye nyaka aa chakruok.
He was in the Beginning with God;
3 En ema nomiyo gik moko duto ochwe; kendo ka dine onge en, to onge gima dine ochwe mosechwe.
through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him.
4 Ngima ne ni kuome, kendo ngimano ne en ler ni ji.
That which came into being in him was Life; and the Life was the Light of Man;
5 Lerno rieny ei mudho, to mudho pok oime.
and the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it.
6 Nyasaye nooro ngʼat moro ma nyinge Johana.
There appeared a man sent from God, whose name was John;
7 Nobiro kaka janeno mondo otim nend lerno, mondo kanyalore to ji duto oyie kuom lerno.
he came as a witness — to bear witness to the Light that through him all men might believe.
8 Johana owuon ne ok en ler nogo, to nobiro mana kaka janeno mar lerno.
He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness to the Light.
9 Ler mar adier machiwo ler ni ji duto noyudo biro e piny e kindeno.
That was the True Light which enlightens every man coming into the world.
10 Ne en e piny, to kata obedo ni en ema nomiyo ochwe piny, to piny ne ok ongʼeye.
He was in the world; and through him the world came into being — yet the world did not know him.
11 Nobiro ir joge owuon, to joge ne ok orwake.
He came to his own — yet his own did not receive him.
12 To ji duto mane orwake, mi oyie kuome, nomiyogi teko mar doko nyithind Nyasaye,
But to all who did receive him he gave power to become Children of God — to those who believe in his Name.
13 ma gin nyithindo mane ok onywol koa e koth dhano, kata kuom pach dhano, kata kuom dwach dichwo, to nonywolgi kuom Nyasaye.
For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.
14 Wach nodoko dhano kendo nodak kodwa. Waseneno duongʼne, ma en duongʼ mar Wuowi ma Miderma, ma noa ka Wuoro kopongʼ gi ngʼwono kod adiera.
And the Word became Man, and dwelt among us, (We saw his glory — the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.
15 Johana notimo neno kuome. Nokok matek kowacho niya, “Ma e Jal mane awuoyo kuome kane awachonu ni, ‘Jal mabiro bangʼa oloya mabor nikech ne entie kapok ne abetie.’”
(John bears witness to him; he cried aloud — for it was he who spoke — “‘He who is Coming’ after me is now before me, for he was ever first”);
16 Waduto waseyudo gweth mogundho kuom ngʼwonone mathoth.
out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love;
17 Chik nochiw kokalo kuom Musa, to ngʼwono kod adiera, to Yesu Kristo ema nokelo.
for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 Onge ngʼama oseneno Nyasaye, to Wuowi ma Miderma machiegni gi Wuoro ema osemiyo wangʼeye.
No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father — He has revealed him.
19 Ma e neno mane Johana otimo ka jo-Yahudi modak Jerusalem nooro jodolo gi jo-Lawi mondo openje ni ne en ngʼa.
When the Jews sent some Priests and Levites to John from Jerusalem, to ask — “Who are you?”, his statement was this:
20 Johana ne ok opandonegi gimoro, to nohulonigi ka en thuolo niya, “Ok an Kristo.”
He confessed and did not deny it, he confessed — “I am not the Christ.”
21 Negipenje niya, “Kare in ngʼa? In Elija koso?” To nowacho niya, “Ok an.” “Koso in e janabi?” Nodwoko niya, “Ooyo.”
“What then?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No,” he said, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the Prophet’?” He answered, “No.”
22 Eka negiwachone mogik niya, “Kare, in ngʼa? Miwa dwoko mondo water ni joma ne oorowa. Iwacho angʼo kuomi in iwuon?”
“Who then are you?” they continued; “tell us, that we may have some answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 Johana nodwokogi gi weche mag Isaya Janabi niya, “An e ngʼat makok e thim ni, ‘Losuru yo moriere tir ne Jehova Nyasaye.’”
“I,” he answered, “am — ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness — “straighten the way of the Lord”’, as the Prophet Isaiah said.”
24 To jo-Farisai moko ma noor,
These men had been sent from the Pharisees;
25 nopenje niya, “Ka ok in Kristo, kata Elija, kata janabi, to angʼo momiyo ibatiso ji?”
and their next question was: “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor yet ‘the Prophet’?”
26 Johana nodwokogi niya, “An abatisou gi pi, to nitie ngʼato e dieru ma ukia.
John’s answer was — “I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know;
27 En Jal mabiro bangʼa, ma ok awinjora gonyo tond wuochene.”
he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.”
28 Magi duto notimore Bethania, loka mar aora Jordan, kuma Johana ne batisoe ji.
All this took place at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was then baptizing.
29 Kinyne Johana noneno Yesu kabiro ire, mi nowacho niya, “Neuru, Jalcha e Nyarombo mar Nyasaye, magolo richo mar piny!
The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: “Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world!
30 Ma e jal mane awuoyo kuome kane awacho ni, ‘Ngʼato mabiro bangʼa oloya mabor, nikech ne entie kapok ne abetie.’
It was of him that I spoke when I said ‘After me there is coming a man who is now before me, for he was ever First.’
31 An awuon ne ok angʼeye, to gimomiyo ne abiro ka abatiso ji gi pi ne en mondo ofwenyre ni Israel.”
I myself did not know him, but, that he may be made known to Israel, I have come, baptizing with water.”
32 Eka Johana notimo nenoni kama: “Ne aneno Roho kalor piny koa e polo e kido mar akuru kendo kapiyo kuome.
John also made this statement — “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of the heavens, and it remained upon him.
33 Ka dine Jal mane oora mondo abatis ji gi pi we nyisa, to dine ok angʼeye. Nonyisa ni, ‘Ngʼama ineno ka Roho olor mi opiyo kuome e Jal mabiro batiso ji gi Roho Maler.’
I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him — he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
34 Koro aseneno mano kotimore omiyo anyisou ni en Wuod Nyasaye.”
This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God.”
35 Kinyne Johana ne ni kanyo kendo gi jopuonjrene ariyo.
The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 Kane gineno ka Yesu kalo machiegni, nowacho niya, “Neuru, Jalcha e Nyarombo mar Nyasaye!”
he looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed: “There is the Lamb of God!”
37 Kane jopuonjrene ariyogo owinjo kowacho mano, negiluwo bangʼ Yesu.
The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.
38 Yesu nolokore monenogi ka giluwo bangʼe, mi nopenjogi niya, “Angʼo mudwaro?” Negiwachone niya, “Rabi” (ma tiende ni “Japuonj”), “idak kanye?”
But Jesus turned round, and saw them following. “What are you looking for?” he asked. “Rabbi,” they answered (or, as we should say, ‘Teacher’), “where are you staying?”
39 Nodwokogi niya, “Biuru mondo udhi une.” Omiyo negidhi mine gineno kama ne odakie, kendo negibet kode kanyo odiechiengʼ ngima. Ne en kar sa apar mar odhiambo.
“Come, and you shall see,” he replied. So they went, and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four in the afternoon.
40 Andrea mowadgi Simon Petro ne en achiel kuom ji ariyo mane owinjo gima Johana nowacho mi noluwo bangʼ Yesu.
One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
41 Gima Andrea notimo mokwongo ne en manyo owadgi ma Simon kendo nyise niya, “Waseyudo Mesia” (tiende ni Kristo).
He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: “We have found the Messiah!” (a word which means ‘Christ,’ or ‘Consecrated’.)
42 Omiyo nokelo Simon ir Yesu. Yesu nongʼiye tir mowachone niya, “In Simon wuod Johana, chiengʼ moro noluongi ni Kefa” (tiende ni Petro).
Then he brought him to Jesus. Fixing his eyes on him, Jesus said: “You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Kephas” (which means ‘Peter,’ or ‘Rock’).
43 Kinyne Yesu nongʼado e pache mondo oa odhi Galili. Kane oyudo Filipo, nowachone niya, “Luwa.”
The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him: “Follow me.”
44 Filipo, mana kaka Andrea gi Petro, ne aa e dala mar Bethsaida.
Philip was from Bethsaida, and a fellow-townsman of Andrew and Peter.
45 Filipo noyudo Nathaniel mowachone niya, “Waseyudo ngʼat ma Musa nondiko kuome e kitap Chik, kendo ma jonabi bende nondiko kuome, ma en Yesu ja-Nazareth, ma wuod Josef.”
He found Nathanael and said to him: “We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the Prophets also wrote — Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph’s son!”
46 Nathaniel nopenje niya, “Bende gima ber moro amora nyalo aa Nazareth adier?” Filipo nodwoke niya, “Bi mondo ine.”
“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” asked Nathanael. “Come and see,” replied Philip.
47 Kane Yesu oneno Nathaniel ka biro kochomo ire, nowuoyo kuome kowacho niya, “Neuru ja-Israel adier, maonge miganga moro amora kuome.”
When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said: “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!”
48 Nathaniel nopenje niya, “Ingʼeya nade?” Yesu nodwoke niya, “Ne aneni sa ma ne in e tiend ngʼowu, kane pok Filipo oluongi.”
“How do you know me?” asked Nathanael. “Even before Philip called you,” replied Jesus, “when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 Eka Nathaniel nodwoke niya, “Rabi, in Wuod Nyasaye adier; in Ruodh Israel.”
“Rabbi,” Nathanael exclaimed, “you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!”
50 Yesu nowachone niya, “Iyie mana nikech aa wachoni ni nende aneni e tie yiend ngʼowu. To ibiro neno gik madongo mohingo mano.”
“Do you believe in me,” asked Jesus, “because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You shall see greater things than those!
51 Eka nomedo wacho niya, “Awachonu adier ni ubiro neno ka polo oyawore, kendo ka malaike mag Nyasaye idho kendo lor kuom Wuod Dhano.”
In truth I tell you,” he added, “you shall all see Heaven open, and ‘the angels of God ascending and descending’ upon the Son of Man.”
