John 11
1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
Mtu mmoja aitwaye Lazaro, mwenyeji wa Bethania, alikuwa mgonjwa. (Kijiji cha Bethania kilikuwa mahali walipokaa Maria na Martha, dada yake.
2 It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.
Maria ndiye yule aliyempaka Bwana marashi na kumpangusa kwa nywele zake. Lazaro, kaka yake, ndiye aliyekuwa mgonjwa.)
3 The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick."
Basi, hao dada wakatuma ujumbe huu kwa Yesu: “Bwana, rafiki yako 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."
Yesu aliposikia hivyo akasema, “Ugonjwa huo hautaleta kifo, ila ni kwa ajili ya kumtukuza Mungu; ameugua ili kwa njia hiyo Mwana wa Mungu atukuzwe.”
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Yesu aliwapenda Martha, dada yake na Lazaro.
6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.
Alipopata habari kwamba Lazaro ni mgonjwa, Yesu aliendelea kukaa mahali hapo alipokuwa kwa siku mbili zaidi.
7 Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let us go into Judea again."
Kisha akawaambia wanafunzi wake, “Twendeni tena Yudea!”
8 The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"
Wanafunzi wakamwambia, “Mwalimu! Muda mfupi tu umepita tangu Wayahudi walipotaka kukuua kwa mawe, nawe unataka kwenda huko tena?”
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 akajibu, “Je, saa za mchana si kumi na mbili? Basi, mtu akitembea mchana hawezi kujikwaa kwa kuwa anauona mwanga wa ulimwengu huu.
10 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
Lakini mtu akitembea usiku atajikwaa kwa maana mwanga haumo ndani yake.”
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."
Yesu alipomaliza kusema maneno hayo, akawaambia, “Rafiki yetu Lazaro amelala, lakini mimi nitakwenda kumwamsha.”
12 Then the disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."
Wanafunzi wake wakamwambia, “Bwana, ikiwa amelala, basi atapona.”
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
Wao walidhani kwamba alikuwa amesema juu ya kulala usingizi, kumbe alikuwa amesema juu ya kifo cha Lazaro.
14 So Jesus said to them plainly then, "Lazarus is dead.
Basi, 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."
Lakini nafurahi kwa ajili yenu kwamba sikuwako huko, ili mpate kuamini. Haya, twendeni kwake.”
16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go also, that we may die with him."
Thoma (aitwaye Pacha) akawaambia wanafunzi wenzake, “Twendeni nasi tukafe pamoja naye!”
17 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
Yesu alipofika huko alikuta Lazaro amekwisha kaa kaburini kwa siku nne.
18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.
Kijiji cha Bethania kilikuwa karibu na Yerusalemu umbali upatao kilomita tatu.
19 Many of the Jewish people had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
Wayahudi wengi walikuwa wamefika kwa Martha na Maria kuwafariji kwa kifo cha kaka yao.
20 Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
Basi, Martha aliposikia kwamba Yesu alikuwa anakuja, akaenda kumlaki; lakini 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, kaka yangu hangalikufa!
22 Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you."
Lakini najua kwamba hata sasa chochote utakachomwomba Mungu, atakupa.”
23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
Yesu akamwambia, “Kaka yako atafufuka.”
24 Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
Martha akamjibu, “Najua kwamba atafufuka wakati wa ufufuo, 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 ndimi ufufuo na uzima. Anayeniamini mimi hata kama anakufa, ataishi:
na kila anayeishi na kuniamini, hatakufa kamwe. Je, waamini hayo?” (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! Naamini kwamba wewe ndiwe Kristo, Mwana wa Mungu, yule 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 hayo, Martha alikwenda kumwita Maria, dada yake, akamwabia faraghani, “Mwalimu yuko hapa, anakuita.”
29 When she heard this, she arose quickly, and went to him.
Naye aliposikia hivyo, akainuka mara, akamwendea 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, ila alikuwa bado mahali palepale Martha alipomlaki.
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.
Basi, Wayahudi waliokuwa nyumbani pamoja na Maria wakimfariji walipomwona ameinuka na kutoka nje ghafla, walimfuata. Walidhani alikuwa anakwenda kaburini kuomboleza.
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."
Basi, Maria alipofika mahali pale Yesu alipokuwa na kumwona, alipiga magoti, akamwabia, “Bwana, kama ungalikuwa hapa, kaka 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 analia, na wale Wayahudi waliokuja pamoja naye wanalia pia, alijawa na huzuni na kufadhaika moyoni.
34 and said, "Where have you put him?" They told him, "Lord, come and see."
Kisha akawauliza, “Mlimweka wapi?” Wakamwambia, “Bwana, njoo uone.”
35 Jesus wept.
Yesu akalia machozi.
36 The Judeans therefore said, "See how he loved him."
Basi, Wayahudi wakasema, “Tazameni jinsi alivyompenda!”
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 baadhi yao wakasema, “Je, huyu aliyemfumbua macho yule kipofu, hakuweza kumfanya Lazaro asife?”
38 So Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
Basi, Yesu akiwa amehuzunika tena moyoni, akafika kaburini. Kaburi lenyewe lilikuwa pango, na lilikuwa limefunikwa kwa jiwe.
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, “Ondoeni hilo jiwe!” Martha, dada yake huyo aliyekufa, akamwambia, “Bwana, amekwishaanza kunuka; amekaa 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, “Je, sikukwambia kwamba ukiamini utaona 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.
Basi, wakaliondoa lile jiwe. Yesu akatazama juu mbinguni, akasema, “Nakushukuru Baba kwa kuwa wewe wanisikiliza.
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."
Najua kwamba unanisikiliza daima. Lakini nimesema hayo kwa ajili ya watu hawa waliopo hapa ili wapate kuamini kwamba wewe ndiwe uliyenituma.”
43 When he had said this, he shouted with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out."
Alipokwisha sema hayo, akaita kwa sauti kubwa: “Lazaro! Toka nje!”
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."
Huyo aliyekuwa amekufa akatoka nje, huku amefungwa sanda miguu na mikono, na uso wake umefunikwa. Yesu akawaambia, “Mfungueni, mkamwache aende zake.”
45 Therefore many of the Judeans, who came to Mary and had seen the things which he did, believed in him.
Basi, Wayahudi wengi waliokuwa wamefika kwa Maria walipoona kitendo hicho alichokifanya Yesu wakamwamini.
46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done.
Lakini baadhi yao walikwenda kwa Mafarisayo wakatoa taarifa ya jambo hilo alilofanya Yesu.
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 makuhani wakuu na Mafarisayo wakafanya kikao cha Baraza kuu, wakasema, “Tufanye nini? Mtu huyu anafanya ishara nyingi mno.
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."
Tukimwacha tu watu wote watamwamini, nao Waroma watakuja kuliharibu Hekalu letu na taifa letu!”
49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all,
Hapo, mmoja wao aitwaye Kayafa, ambaye alikuwa Kuhani Mkuu mwaka huo, akawaambia, “Ninyi hamjui kitu!
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."
Je, hamwoni kwamba ni afadhali kwenu mtu mmoja afe kwa ajili ya watu, kuliko taifa zima liangamizwe?”
51 Now he did not say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,
Yeye hakusema hivyo kwa hiari yake mwenyewe, bali kwa vile alikuwa Kuhani Mkuu mwaka huo, alibashiri kwamba Yesu atakufa kwa ajili ya taifa lao;
52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
na wala si kwa ajili yao tu, bali pia apate kuwaleta pamoja watoto wa Mungu waliotawanyika.
53 So from that day on they plotted to kill him.
Basi, tangu siku hiyo viongozi wa Wayahudi walifanya mipango ya kumwua 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 hakutembea tena hadharani kati ya Wayahudi, bali alitoka hapo, akaenda mahali karibu na jangwa, katika mji uitwao Efraimu. Akakaa huko pamoja 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.
Sikukuu ya Wayahudi ya Pasaka ilikuwa karibu, na watu wengi walikwenda Yerusalemu ili wajitakase kabla ya sikukuu hiyo.
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?"
Basi, wakawa wanamtafuta Yesu; nao walipokusanyika pamoja Hekaluni wakaulizana, “Mwaonaje? Yaonekana kwamba haji kabisa kwenye sikukuu, au sivyo?”
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.
Makuhani wakuu na Mafarisayo walikuwa wametoa amri kwamba mtu akijua mahali aliko Yesu awaarifu kusudi wamtie nguvuni.
