John 11
1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
Basi mtu mmoja jina lake Lazaro alikuwa mgonjwa. Yeye alikuwa akiishi Bethania kijiji cha Maria na Martha dada zake.
2 It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.
Huyu Maria, ambaye Lazaro kaka yake alikuwa mgonjwa, ndiye yule ambaye alimpaka Bwana mafuta na kuifuta miguu yake kwa nywele zake.
3 The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick."
Hivyo hawa dada wawili walituma ujumbe kwa Yesu kumwambia, “Bwana, yule umpendaye ni mgonjwa.”
4 But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it."
Lakini Yesu aliposikia hayo, akasema, “Ugonjwa huu hautaleta mauti bali umetokea ili kudhihirisha utukufu wa Mungu, ili Mwana wa Mungu apate kutukuzwa kutokana na ugonjwa huu.”
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Pamoja na hivyo, ingawa Yesu aliwapenda Martha, Maria na Lazaro ndugu yao,
6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.
baada ya kusikia kwamba Lazaro ni mgonjwa, aliendelea kukawia huko alikokuwa kwa siku mbili zaidi.
7 Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let us go into Judea again."
Ndipo akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Haya, turudi Uyahudi.”
8 The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"
Wanafunzi wake wakamwambia, “Rabi, Wayahudi walikuwa wanataka kukupiga mawe, nawe unataka kurudi huko?”
9 Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
Yesu akawajibu, “Si kuna saa kumi na mbili za mchana katika siku moja? Wala watembeao mchana hawawezi kujikwaa kwa maana wanaona nuru ya ulimwengu huu.
10 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
Lakini wale watembeao usiku hujikwaa kwa sababu hakuna nuru ndani yao.”
11 He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."
Baada ya kusema haya, Yesu akawaambia, “Rafiki yetu Lazaro amelala, lakini naenda kumwamsha.”
12 Then the disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."
Wanafunzi wakamwambia, “Bwana, kama amelala usingizi ataamka.”
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
Hata hivyo, Yesu alikuwa anazungumzia kuwa Lazaro amekufa, lakini wanafunzi wake hawakuelewa, walidhani kwamba anasema Lazaro amelala usingizi tu.
14 So Jesus said to them plainly then, "Lazarus is dead.
Kwa hiyo Yesu akawaambia waziwazi, “Lazaro amekufa.
15 I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let us go to him."
Hata hivyo nafurahi kwa kuwa sikuwepo huko kabla ya Lazaro kufa, ili mpate kuamini. Lakini sasa twendeni kwake.”
16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go also, that we may die with him."
Tomaso aliyeitwa Pacha akawaambia wanafunzi wenzake, “Sisi nasi twendeni tukafe pamoja naye.”
17 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
Yesu alipowasili huko alikuta Lazaro amekuwa kaburini siku nne.
18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.
Basi Bethania ulikuwa karibu na Yerusalemu umbali wa karibu maili mbili,
19 Many of the Jewish people had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
na Wayahudi wengi walikuwa wamekuja kuwafariji Martha na Maria kwa ajili ya kufiwa na ndugu yao.
20 Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
Martha aliposikia kwamba Yesu anakuja, alitoka kwenda kumlaki, ila Maria alibaki nyumbani.
21 Therefore Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha akamwambia Yesu, “Bwana, kama ungalikuwa hapa, ndugu yangu hangalikufa.
22 Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you."
Lakini sasa ninajua kuwa chochote utakachomwomba Mungu, atakupa.”
23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
Yesu akamwambia, “Ndugu yako atafufuka.”
24 Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
Martha akamjibu, “Ninajua ya kuwa atafufuka wakati wa ufufuo wa wafu siku ya mwisho.”
25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
Yesu akamwambia, “Mimi ndiye huo ufufuo na uzima. Yeye aniaminiye mimi, hata akifa atakuwa anaishi
na yeyote aishiye na kuniamini hatakufa kabisa hata milele. Je, unasadiki haya?” (aiōn g165)
27 She said to him, "Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who comes into the world."
Martha akamwambia, “Ndiyo Bwana, ninaamini ya kuwa wewe ndiwe Kristo, Mwana wa Mungu, yeye ajaye ulimwenguni.”
28 And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, "The Teacher is here, and is calling you."
Baada ya kusema haya Martha alikwenda, akamwita Maria dada yake faraghani na kumwambia, “Mwalimu yuko hapa anakuita.”
29 When she heard this, she arose quickly, and went to him.
Maria aliposikia hivyo, akaondoka upesi akaenda mpaka alipokuwa Yesu.
30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.
Yesu alikuwa hajaingia kijijini, bali alikuwa bado yuko mahali pale alipokutana na Martha.
31 Then the Judeans who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
Wale Wayahudi waliokuwa pamoja na Maria nyumbani wakimfariji walipoona ameondoka haraka na kutoka nje, walimfuata wakidhani ya kwamba alikuwa anakwenda kule kaburini kulilia huko.
32 Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother would not have died."
Maria alipofika mahali pale Yesu alipokuwa, alipiga magoti miguuni Pake na kusema, “Bwana, kama ungalikuwa hapa, ndugu yangu hangalikufa.”
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Judeans weeping who came with her, he was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,
Yesu alipomwona Maria akilia na wale Wayahudi waliokuja pamoja naye pia wakilia, Yesu alisikia uchungu moyoni, akafadhaika sana.
34 and said, "Where have you put him?" They told him, "Lord, come and see."
Akauliza, “Mmemweka wapi?” Wakamwambia, “Bwana, njoo upaone.”
35 Jesus wept.
Yesu akalia machozi.
36 The Judeans therefore said, "See how he loved him."
Ndipo Wayahudi wakasema, “Tazama jinsi alivyompenda Lazaro!”
37 But some of them said, "Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?"
Lakini wengine wakasema, “Je, yule aliyefungua macho ya kipofu, hakuweza kumfanya na huyu asife?”
38 So Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
Yesu kwa mara nyingine akiwa amefadhaika sana, akafika penye kaburi. Hilo kaburi lilikuwa pango ambalo jiwe lilikuwa limewekwa kwenye ingilio lake.
39 Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days."
Yesu akasema, “Liondoeni hilo jiwe.” Martha ndugu yake yule aliyekuwa amekufa akasema, “Lakini Bwana, wakati huu atakuwa ananuka kwani amekwisha kuwa kaburini siku nne.”
40 Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see God's glory?"
Yesu akamwambia, “Sikukuambia kwamba kama ukiamini utauona utukufu wa Mungu?”
41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, "Father, I thank you that you listened to me.
Kwa hiyo wakaliondoa lile jiwe kutoka kaburini. Yesu akainua macho yake juu akasema, “Baba, ninakushukuru kwa kuwa wanisikia.
42 I know that you always listen to me, but because of the crowd that stands around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me."
Ninajua ya kuwa wewe hunisikia siku zote, lakini nimesema haya kwa ajili ya umati huu uliosimama hapa, ili wapate kuamini ya kuwa wewe umenituma.”
43 When he had said this, he shouted with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out."
Baada ya kusema haya, Yesu akapaza sauti yake akaita, “Lazaro, njoo huku!”
44 The man who had died came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Free him, and let him go."
Yule aliyekuwa amekufa akatoka nje, mikono yake na miguu yake ikiwa imeviringishiwa vitambaa vya kitani na leso usoni pake. Yesu akawaambia, “Mfungueni, mwacheni aende zake.”
45 Therefore many of the Judeans, who came to Mary and had seen the things which he did, believed in him.
Hivyo Wayahudi wengi waliokuwa wamekuja kumfariji Maria, walipoona yale Yesu aliyoyatenda wakamwamini.
46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done.
Lakini baadhi yao wakaenda kwa Mafarisayo na kuwaambia mambo Yesu aliyoyafanya.
47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs.
Kwa hiyo viongozi wa makuhani na Mafarisayo wakaita mkutano wa baraza. Wakaulizana, “Tufanyeje? Huyu mtu anafanya ishara nyingi.
48 If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."
Kama tukimwacha aendelee hivi, kila mtu atamwamini, nao Warumi watakuja na kupaharibu mahali petu patakatifu na taifa letu.”
49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all,
Mmoja wao aliyeitwa Kayafa, ambaye alikuwa kuhani mkuu mwaka huo, akasema, “Ninyi hamjui kitu chochote!
50 nor do you consider that it is advantageous for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish."
Hamjui kwamba ni afadhali mtu mmoja afe kwa ajili ya watu, kuliko taifa lote liangamie?”
51 Now he did not say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,
Hakusema haya kutokana na mawazo yake mwenyewe bali kama kuhani mkuu mwaka huo, alitabiri kuwa Yesu angelikufa kwa ajili ya taifa la Wayahudi,
52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
wala si kwa ajili ya taifa hilo pekee, bali pia kwa ajili ya watoto wa Mungu waliotawanyika, ili kuwaleta pamoja na kuwafanya wawe wamoja.
53 So from that day on they plotted to kill him.
Hivyo tangu siku hiyo wakawa wanafanya mipango ili wamuue Yesu.
54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Judeans, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim; and stayed there with his disciples.
Kwa hiyo Yesu akawa hatembei hadharani miongoni mwa Wayahudi, bali alijitenga akaenda sehemu iliyo karibu na jangwa kwenye kijiji kiitwacho Efraimu. Akakaa huko na wanafunzi wake.
55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
Basi Pasaka ya Wayahudi ilipokuwa imekaribia, watu wengi walitoka vijijini wakaenda Yerusalemu kabla ya Pasaka ili wakajitakase.
56 Then they sought for Jesus and spoke one with another, as they stood in the temple, "What do you think—that he is not coming to the feast at all?"
Watu wakawa wanamtafuta Yesu, nao waliposimama kwenye eneo la Hekalu waliulizana, Je, mtu huyu hatakuja kamwe kwenye Sikukuu?
57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might arrest him.
Viongozi wa makuhani na Mafarisayo walikuwa wametoa amri kuwa yeyote atakayejua mahali Yesu aliko, lazima atoe taarifa ili wapate kumkamata.
