John 11
1 Now a man named Lazarus, of Bethany, was lying ill; he belonged to the same village as Mary and her sister Martha.
Na rĩrĩ, kwarĩ na mũndũ wetagwo Lazaro, nake aarĩ mũrũaru. Aarĩ wa Bethania, itũũra rĩa Mariamu na mwarĩ wa nyina Maritha.
2 This Mary, whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who anointed the Master with perfume, and wiped his feet with her hair.
Mariamu ũyũ nowe waitĩrĩirie Mwathani maguta manungi wega na akĩmũgiria nyarĩrĩ na njuĩrĩ yake, na aarĩ mwarĩ wa nyina na Lazaro ũcio warĩ mũrũaru.
3 The sisters, therefore, sent this message to Jesus – ‘Master, your friend is ill’;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio aarĩ acio a nyina magĩtũmanĩra Jesũ akeerwo atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, ũrĩa wendete nĩmũrũaru.”
4 and, when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness is not to end in death, but is to redound to the honor of God, in order that the Son of God may be honored through it.”
Rĩrĩa Jesũ aiguire ũhoro ũcio, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndwari ĩno ndĩkũrĩĩkĩrĩra na gĩkuũ. Aca, nĩ ya kũgoocithia Ngai, nĩgeetha Mũrũ wa Ngai agoocithio nĩyo.”
5 Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.
Jesũ nĩendete Maritha na mwarĩ wa nyina, o na Lazaro.
6 Yet, when he heard of the illness of Lazarus, he still stayed two days in the place where he was.
No o na thuutha wa kũigua atĩ Lazaro aarĩ mũrũaru-rĩ, aikarire kũu aarĩ mĩthenya ĩngĩ ĩĩrĩ.
7 Then, after that, he said to his disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
Agĩcooka akĩĩra arutwo ake atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũcookei Judea.”
8 “Rabbi,” they replied, “the authorities there were but just now seeking to stone you; and are you going there again?”
Nao makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “No rĩrĩ Rabii, o rĩu ica ikuhĩ Ayahudi marageragia gũkũhũũra na mahiga nyuguto, na rĩu ũrenda gũcooka kuo?”
9 “Are not there twelve hours in the day?” answered Jesus. “If someone walks about in the daytime, they don’t stumble, because they can see the light of the sun;
Nake Jesũ akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Githĩ mũthenya ti wa mathaa ikũmi na meerĩ? Mũndũ ũrĩa ũthiiaga mũthenya ndangĩhĩngwo, nĩgũkorwo onaga na ũtheri wa gũkũ thĩ.
10 but, if they walk about at night, they stumble, because they have not the light.”
Ahĩngagwo rĩrĩa egũthiĩ ũtukũ, nĩ ũndũ ndarĩ na ũtheri.”
11 And, when he had said this, he added, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may wake him.”
Aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, agĩcooka akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũrata witũ Lazaro nĩakomete; no nĩngũthiĩ kũu ngamũũkĩrie.”
12 “If he has fallen asleep, Master, he will get well,” said the disciples.
Arutwo ake makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, akorwo nĩ gũkoma akomete-rĩ, nĩekũhona.”
13 But Jesus meant that he was dead; they, however, supposed that he was speaking of natural sleep.
Jesũ aaragia ũhoro wa gĩkuũ gĩake, no arutwo ake meciiragia aaragia ũhoro wa toro wa ndũire.
14 Then he said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmeera na njĩra ĩgũtaũka, atĩrĩ, “Lazaro nĩmũkuũ,
15 and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may learn to believe in me. But let us go to him.”
no nĩ ũndũ wanyu nĩngenete nĩgũkorwo ndiraarĩ kuo, nĩgeetha mwĩtĩkie. No rĩrĩ, nĩtũthiĩi kũrĩ we.”
16 At this, Thomas, who was called ‘The Twin,’ said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”
Nake Toma (ũrĩa wetagwo Wa-mahatha) akĩĩra arutwo arĩa angĩ atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũthiĩi o na ithuĩ, tũgakuanĩre nake.”
17 When Jesus reached the place, he found that Lazarus had been four days in the tomb already.
Jesũ aakinya-rĩ, agĩkora Lazaro nĩaniinĩte mĩthenya ĩna thĩinĩ wa mbĩrĩra.
18 Bethany being only about two miles from Jerusalem,
Na rĩrĩ, itũũra rĩa Bethania rĩtiakinyĩtie kilomita ithatũ kuuma Jerusalemu,
19 a number of the people had come there to comfort Martha and Mary because of their brother’s death.
nao Ayahudi aingĩ nĩmokĩte kũu kwa Maritha na Mariamu kũmomĩrĩria nĩ ũndũ wa gũkuĩrwo nĩ mũrũ wa nyina wao.
20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat quietly at home.
Rĩrĩa Maritha aiguire atĩ Jesũ nĩarooka, akiuma, agĩthiĩ kũmũtũnga, no Mariamu agĩikara kũu mũciĩ.
21 “Master,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Maritha akĩĩra Jesũ atĩrĩ, “Mwathani ũngĩraarĩ gũkũ-rĩ, mũrũ wa maitũ ndangĩrakuire.
22 Even now, I know that God will grant you whatever you ask him.”
No rĩrĩ, nĩnjũũĩ atĩ o na rĩu Ngai nĩegũkũhe o kĩrĩa gĩothe ũngĩhooya.”
23 “Your brother will rise to life,” said Jesus.
Nake Jesũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa maitũguo nĩekũriũka.” Nake Maritha akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ,
24 “I know that he will,” replied Martha, “in the resurrection at the Last day.”
“Nĩnjũũĩ nĩakariũka hĩndĩ ya iriũkĩro mũthenya wa mũthia.”
25 “I am the resurrection and the life,” said Jesus. “He who believes in me will live, though he die;
Nake Jesũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ nĩ niĩ kũriũka na nĩ niĩ muoyo. Nake ũrĩa wothe ũnjĩtĩkĩtie, o na aakua, nĩagatũũra muoyo;
nake ũrĩa wothe ũtũũraga muoyo na nĩanjĩtĩkĩtie, ndarĩ hĩndĩ agaakua. Wee nĩwĩtĩkĩtie ũguo?” (aiōn g165)
27 “Yes Master,” she answered. “I have learned to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
Nake Maritha akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ Mwathani, nĩnjĩtĩkĩtie atĩ wee nĩwe Kristũ, Mũrũ wa Ngai, ũrĩa wĩrĩtwo nĩagooka gũkũ thĩ.”
28 After saying this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, and whispered, “The teacher is here, and is asking for you.”
Nake aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, agĩcooka agĩthiĩ agĩĩta mwarĩ wa nyina Mariamu keeheri-inĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani arĩ gũkũ na nĩarakũũria.”
29 As soon as Mary heard that, she got up quickly, and went to meet him.
Rĩrĩa Mariamu aiguire ũguo, akĩrũgama na ihenya agĩthiĩ kũrĩ we.
30 Jesus had not then come into the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.
Na hĩndĩ ĩyo Jesũ ndaakoretwo atoonyete itũũra, no aarĩ o harĩa Maritha aamũtũngĩte.
31 So the people, who were in the house with Mary, comforting her, when they saw her get up quickly and go out, followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
Rĩrĩa Ayahudi acio maarĩ na Mariamu kũu nyũmba makĩmũũmĩrĩria monire ũrĩa okĩra na ihenya oimĩte nja, makĩmũrũmĩrĩra, magĩĩciiria atĩ aathiiaga mbĩrĩra-inĩ akarĩrĩre ho.
32 When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she threw herself at his feet. “Master,” she exclaimed, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died!”
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Mariamu aakinyire harĩa Jesũ aarĩ na akĩmuona, akĩgũa thĩ magũrũ-inĩ make, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, ũngĩraarĩ gũkũ, mũrũ wa maitũ ndangĩrakuire.”
33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping also, he groaned deeply, and was greatly distressed.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jesũ aamuonire akĩrĩra, na Ayahudi arĩa mokĩte hamwe nake o nao makĩrĩra-rĩ, agĩcaaya mũno roho-inĩ thĩinĩ na agĩtangĩka ngoro.
34 “Where have you buried him?” he asked. “Come and see, Master,” they answered.
Akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mũmũigĩte ha?” Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, ũka wone.”
35 Jesus burst into tears.
Jesũ akĩrĩra.
36 “How he must have loved him!” the people exclaimed;
Nao Ayahudi makiuga atĩrĩ, “Onei ũrĩa aramwendete!”
37 but some of them said, “Could not this man, who gave sight to the blind man, have also prevented Lazarus from dying?”
No amwe ao makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ ũrahingũrire mũtumumu maitho-rĩ, ndangĩrahotire kũgiria akue?”
38 Again groaning inwardly, Jesus came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against the mouth of it.
Nake Jesũ, o rĩngĩ acaaĩte mũno, agĩthiĩ mbĩrĩra-inĩ. Mbĩrĩra ĩyo yarĩ ngurunga na yahingĩtwo na ihiga.
39 “Move the stone away,” said Jesus. “Master,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time the smell must be offensive, for this is the fourth day since his death.”
Nake Jesũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Eheriai ihiga.” No Maritha, mwarĩ wa nyina na mũndũ ũcio wakuĩte, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, rĩu nĩmũnungu nĩ ũndũ nĩaniinĩte mĩthenya ĩna ho.”
40 “Didn’t I tell you,” replied Jesus, “that, if you would believe in me, you should see the glory of God?”
Nake Jesũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ndikwĩrire atĩ wetĩkia nĩũkuona riiri wa Ngai?”
41 So they moved the stone away; and Jesus, with uplifted eyes, said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard my prayer.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩeheria ihiga. Jesũ agĩcooka agĩtiira maitho, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Baba, nĩndagũcookeria ngaatho nĩ ũndũ nĩũnjiguaga.
42 I know that you always hear me; but I say this for the sake of the people standing near, so that they may believe that you have sent me as your messenger.”
Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ nĩũnjiguaga hĩndĩ ciothe, no ndoiga ũguo nĩ ũndũ wa andũ aya marũgamĩte haha, nĩguo metĩkie atĩ nĩwe wandũmire.”
43 Then, after saying this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus! Come out!”
Jesũ aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, akĩanĩrĩra na mũgambo mũnene, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Lazaro, uma!”
44 The dead man came out, wrapped hand and foot in a winding-sheet; his face, too, had been wrapped in a cloth. “Set him free,” said Jesus, “and let him go.”
Nake mũndũ ũcio warĩ mũkuũ akiuma, ohetwo na ndaamĩ cia gatani moko na magũrũ, na akarigiicĩrio taama ũthiũ. Jesũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Muohorei mataama macio ma mbĩrĩra, mũreke athiĩ.”
45 In consequence of this, many of the people, who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did, put their faith in him.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ayahudi aingĩ arĩa mokĩte gũceerera Mariamu, moona ũrĩa Jesũ eekire, makĩmwĩtĩkia.
46 Some of them, however, went to the Pharisees, and told them what he had done.
No amwe ao magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Afarisai, makĩmeera ũrĩa Jesũ ekĩte.
47 The chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the High Council, and said, “What are we to do, now that this man is giving so many signs?
Hĩndĩ ĩyo athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene hamwe na Afarisai magĩĩta Kĩama. Makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ tũreka? Onei ũrĩa mũndũ ũyũ araringa ciama nyingĩ.
48 If we allow him to continue as we are doing, everyone will believe in him; and the Romans will come and will take from us both our Temple and our nation.”
Twareka athiĩ na mbere ũguo, andũ othe nĩmekũmwĩtĩkia, nao Aroma moke meyoere hekarũ iitũ, o na rũrĩrĩ rwitũ.”
49 One of them, however, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ũmwe wao wetagwo Kaiafa, ũrĩa warĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai mũnene mwaka ũcio, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũtirĩ ũndũ mũũĩ o na atĩa!
50 “You are utterly mistaken. You do not consider that it is better for you that one person should die for the people, rather than the whole nation should be destroyed.”
Inyuĩ mũtiũĩ atĩ nĩ kaba mũndũ ũmwe akue nĩ ũndũ wa kĩrĩndĩ, handũ ha rũrĩrĩ ruothe rũthire.”
51 Now he did not say this of his own accord; but, as high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die for the nation –
Ũndũ ũcio ndaaririe etaarĩte we mwene, no aarathire ũguo arĩ ta mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai mũnene wa mwaka ũcio, atĩ Jesũ nĩagakuĩra rũrĩrĩ rwa Ayahudi,
52 And not for the nation only, but also that he might unite in one body the children of God now scattered far and wide.
na to rũrĩrĩ rũu rwiki, no o na ningĩ akue nĩ ũndũ wa ciana cia Ngai iria ciahurunjũkĩte, nĩgeetha acicookanĩrĩrie atũme ituĩke kĩndũ kĩmwe.
53 So from that day they plotted to put Jesus to death.
nĩ ũndũ ũcio kuuma mũthenya ũcio magĩciirĩra kũmũũraga.
54 In consequence of this, Jesus did not go about publicly among the people any more, but left and went into the country bordering on the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jesũ ndaacookire gũthiĩ akĩĩonithanagia kũrĩ Ayahudi. Handũ ha ũguo, akĩehera agĩthiĩ kũndũ kwarĩ hakuhĩ na werũ, gatũũra geetagwo Efiraimu, agĩikara kuo na arutwo ake.
55 But the Jewish Festival of the Passover was near; and many people had gone up from the country to Jerusalem, for their purification, before the Festival began.
Na rĩrĩa Bathaka ya Ayahudi yakuhĩrĩirie, andũ aingĩ makĩambata kuuma matũũra-inĩ, magĩthiĩ Jerusalemu nĩ ũndũ wa igongona rĩa gwĩtheria Bathaka ĩtanakinya.
56 So they looked for Jesus there, and said to one another, as they stood in the Temple Courts, “What do you think? Do you think he will come to the Festival?”
Andũ acio magĩikara magĩcaragia Jesũ, na rĩrĩa maarũngiĩ nja ya hekarũ, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Mũgwĩciiria atĩa? Kaĩ hihi ategũũka Gĩathĩ-inĩ?”
57 The chief priests and the Pharisees had already issued orders that, if anyone learned where Jesus was, he should give information, so that they might arrest him.
No athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene na Afarisai nĩmarutĩte watho atĩ mũndũ o wothe ũngĩamenyire harĩa Jesũ aarĩ, amarehere ũhoro nĩgeetha mamũnyiite.
