John 3
1 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish ruling council.
Ita, adda Fariseo nga agnagan iti Nicodemo a kameng iti konseho dagiti Judio.
2 He came at night to where Jesus was and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God, for nobody could do the miraculous signs you're doing unless God was with him.”
Napan daytoy a tao kenni Jesus iti rabii ket kinunana kenkuana, “Rabbi, ammomi a sika ti manursuro a naggapu iti Dios agsipud ta awan ti makaaramid kadagitoy a pagilasinan nga inaramidmo malaksid no adda kenkuana ti Dios.”
3 “I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “Unless you are reborn, you can't experience God's kingdom.”
Simmungbat ni Jesus kenkuana, “Pudno, pudno, malaksid no maysa ket maiyanak manen, saanna a makita ti pagarian iti Dios.”
4 “How can you be reborn when you're old?” Nicodemus asked. “You can't go back into your mother's womb and be born a second time!”
Kinuna ni Nicodemo kenkuana, “Kasano a maiyanak ti tao no lakayen isuna? Saan a mabalin nga agsubli isuna iti maikadua iti uneg iti tiyan iti inana ken maiyanak manen, kabaelanna kadi?”
5 “I tell you the truth, you can't enter God's kingdom unless you are born of water and the Spirit,” Jesus told him.
Simmungbat ni Jesus, “Pudno, pudno malaksid no maysa ket maiyanak iti danum ken iti Espiritu, saanto isuna a makastrek iti Pagarian iti Dios.”
6 “What's born of the flesh is flesh, and what's born of the Spirit is Spirit.
Ti maiyanak iti lasag ket lasag, ken ti maiyanak iti Espiritu ket espiritu.
7 Don't be surprised at my telling you, ‘You must be reborn.’
Saanka nga agsiddaaw iti imbagak kenka, 'Masapul a maiyanakka manen.'
8 The wind blows wherever it wants, and just as you hear the sound it makes, but don't know where it's coming from or where it's going, that's how it is for everyone who is born of the spirit.”
Agpuyot ti angin no sadino ti kayatna, mangngegmo ti unina ngem saanmo nga ammo no sadino ti naggapuanna ken ti papananna. Kasta met ti isu amin a naipasngay iti Espiritu.”
9 “How is this possible?” Nicodemus asked.
Simmungbat ni Nicodemo ket kinunana, “Kasano a mapasamak dagitoy a banbanag?”
10 “You're a famous teacher in Israel, and yet you don't understand such things?” Jesus replied.
Simmungbat ni Jesus kenkuana, “Manursuroka kadi iti Israel ta saanmo pay a naawatan dagitoy a banbanag?
11 “I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know and give evidence regarding what we have seen, but you refuse to accept our testimony.
Pudno, pudno ibagbagami no ania ti ammomi, ken panpaneknekanmi no ania ti nakitami. Ngem dakayo a tattao saanyo nga awaten dagiti pammaneknekmi.
12 If you don't trust what I say when I tell you about earthly things, how would you ever trust what I say if I were to tell you about heavenly things?
No ibagak kadakayo a tattao ti maipanggep kadagiti naindagaan a banbanag ken saanyo a patien, kasanokayo a mamati no ibagak kadakayo dagiti nailangitan a banbanag?
13 No one has gone up to heaven, but the Son of man came down from heaven.
Awan ti siasinoman a nagpangato idiay langit malaksid kenkuana a nagpababa manipud langit, ti Anak iti Tao.
14 Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so the Son of man must be lifted up,
Kas iti panangipangato ni Moises iti uleg idiay let-ang, masapul a maipangato met uray pay ti Anak iti Tao
tapno maaddaan ti amin a mamati kenkuana iti biag nga agnanayon. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God loved the world, and this is how: he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who trusts in him shouldn't die, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Gapu ta kasta unay ti panagayat iti Dios iti lubong, intedna ti naidumduma nga Anakna tapno saan a mapukaw ti siasinoman a mamati kenkuana no diket maadaan iti biag nga agnanayon. (aiōnios g166)
17 God didn't send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Saan nga imbaon iti Dios ti Anakna tapno ilunodna ti lubong no diket tapno maisalakan ti lubong babaen kenkuana.
18 Those who trust in him are not condemned, while those who don't trust in him are condemned already because they didn't trust in the one and only Son of God.
Saan a mailunod ti mamati kenkuana. Isuna a saan a mamati ket nailunoden gapu ta saan a namati babaen iti nagan iti naidumduma nga Anak iti Dios.
19 This is how the decision is made: the light came to the world, but people loved the darkness rather than the light, for their actions were evil.
Daytoy ti maigapu iti panakaukom no apay nga immay ti lawag ditoy lubong. Kaykayat dagiti tattao ti sipnget ngem ti lawag gapu ta dagiti aramidda ket dakes.
20 All those who do evil hate the light and don't come into the light, because they don't want their actions to be exposed.
Ta ti amin nga agar-aramid iti dakes ket kagurada ti lawag ken saan a mapan iti lawag tapno saan a makita dagiti ar-aramidna.
21 But those who do good come into the light, so that what God accomplishes in them can be revealed.”
Nupay kasta, mapmapan ti agar-aramid iti kinapudno iti lawag tapno nalawag a makita dagiti ar-aramidna ken ti panagtulnogda iti Dios.”
22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into Judea and spent some time with the people, baptizing them.
Napan ni Jesus ken dagiti adalanna idiay Judea kalpasan daytoy. Inusarna idiay ti tiempona kadakuada ken nangbaubautisar isuna.
23 John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there and people kept coming to be baptized.
Mangbaubautisar met ni Juan ita idiay Enon nga asideg iti Salim ta ad-adu ti danum sadiay. Mapmapan dagiti tattao kenkuana ken nabautisaranda
24 (This was before John was imprisoned.)
ta saan pay idi a naibilleng ni Juan iti pagbaludan.
25 An argument developed between John's disciples and a Jew over ceremonial purification.
Nangrugi ditoy ti saan a pagkinnaawatan dagiti dadduma nga adalan ni Juan ken ti maysa a Judio maipapan iti seremonia iti panakaugas.
26 They went to John and told him, “Rabbi, the man you were with on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you testified in support of—see, now he's baptizing, and everyone is going to him!”
Napanda kenni Juan ket kinunada kenkuana, “Rabbi, ti kadwam idi a pinaneknekam, adda isuna idiay bangir iti karayan Jordan, kitaem mangbaubautisar isuna ken mapmapanda amin kenkuana.”
27 “No one receives anything unless they're given it from heaven,” John replied.
Simmungbat ni Juan, “Saan a makaawat iti aniaman a banag ti tao malaksid no maited daytoy kenkuana manipud iti langit.
28 “You yourselves can testify that I declared, ‘I'm not the Messiah. I've been sent to prepare his way.’
Mabalinyo a paneknekan ti imbagak 'Saan a siak ti Cristo' ngem iti imbagak, 'Naibaonak sakbay kenkuana.'
29 The bridegroom is the one who has the bride! The best man waits, listening for the bridegroom, and is so happy when he hears the bridegroom's voice—in the same way my happiness is now complete.
Isuna nga addaan iti nobia ket isu ti nobio. Ti agtaktakder ken agdingdingngeg ita a gayyem iti nobio ket agrag-o iti kasta unay gapu iti timek iti nobio. Daytoy met ti nangan-anay iti pagragsakak.
30 He must become more important, and I must become less important.”
Masapul a dumakkel isuna ngem masapul met a bumassitak.
31 He who comes from above is greater than all; he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth and talks about earthly things. He who comes from heaven is greater than all.
Isuna nga immay a naggapu idiay ngato ket isu ti kangatoan iti amin. Isuna nga adda iti daga ket nagtaud iti daga ken agsasao kadagiti naindagaan a banbanag. Isuna nga immay a naggapu idiay langit ket isu ti kangatoan iti amin.
32 He gives evidence about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts what he has to say.
Panpaneknekkanna no ania ti nakitana ken nangngegna ngem awan ti tao a mangawat iti pammaneknekna.
33 Yet anyone who accepts what he says confirms that God is truthful.
Isuna a nangawat iti pammaneknekna ket pinaneknekanna a pudno ti Dios.
34 For the one God sent speaks God's words, because God doesn't restrict the Spirit.
Ta ibagbaga iti maysa nga imbaon iti Dios dagiti sasao iti Dios. Saana nga it-ited ti Espiritu babaen iti panangrukod.
35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.
Ay-ayaten iti Ama ti Anak ken intedna amin a banbanag iti imana.
36 Anyone who trusts in the Son has eternal life, but anyone who refuses to trust the Son will not experience eternal life but remains under God's condemnation. (aiōnios g166)
Isuna a mamati iti Anak ket maadaan iti biag nga agnanayon ngem isuna a saan nga agtulnog iti Anak ket saanna a makita ti biag ngem agnaed ti pungtot iti Dios kenkuana.” (aiōnios g166)
