John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Le gɔmedzedzea me la, Nya la li, eye Nya la li kple Mawu, eye Nya lae nye Mawu.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Eli kple Mawu le gɔmedzedzea me.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
To eya me wowɔ nuwo katã, eye eya manɔmee la, womewɔ naneke si wowɔ la o.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Eya me agbe le, eye agbe siae nye amegbetɔwo ƒe kekeli.
5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
Kekeli la klẽ ɖe viviti me, eye viviti la mete ŋu ɖu edzi o.
6 There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
Ame aɖe va dzɔ si Mawu dɔ ɖo ɖa. Eŋkɔe nye Yohanes.
7 The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.
Ame sia va be yeaɖi ɖase tso kekeli la ŋu, ale be to eya dzi la, amewo katã naxɔe ase.
8 He was not the light, but [came] that he might bear witness of the light.
Menye Yohanes ye nye kekeli la o. Eya la, ɖeko wòva be yeaɖi ɖase le kekeli la ŋu.
9 There was the true light, [even the light] which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
Kekeli vavã si klẽna na amewo katã la gbɔna va xexea me.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Enɔ xexea me, gake xexea me mekpɔe dze sii o, evɔ eya dzi woto wɔ xexea me.
11 He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.
Eva eya ŋutɔ tɔwo gbɔ, gake eya ŋutɔ ƒe amewo mexɔe o.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:
Ke ame siwo katã xɔe, eye woxɔ eƒe ŋkɔ dzi se la, ena ŋusẽ wo be woazu Mawu ƒe viwo,
13 which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
ame siwo womedzi tso ʋu alo ŋutilã ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu alo ŋutsu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu me o, ke boŋ tso Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu me.
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
Nya la trɔ zu ŋutilã va nɔ mía dome, eye eƒe agbe yɔ fũu kple amenuveve kple nyateƒe la. Míekpɔ eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe si nye Mawu, Fofo la ƒe Vi ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ la tɔ.
15 John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.
(Yohanes ɖi ɖase tso eŋuti gblɔ be, “Ame siae nye ame si ŋu menɔ nu ƒom le, esi megblɔ be, ‘Ame aɖe si li xoxoxo hafi meva dzɔ la gbɔna, ame sia de ŋgɔ wum sãa.’”)
16 For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.
Ena yayra geɖe mí tso eƒe amenuveve sɔ gbɔ la me.
17 For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Se la to Mose dzi va, ke Yesu Kristo ya tsɔ amenuveve kple nyateƒe la vɛ.
18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
Ame aɖeke mekpɔ Mawu kpɔ o, ame si nye Via ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ la, ame si nɔ anyi ɖe Fofo la ƒe axadzi la, eyae ɖee fia mí.
19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?
Azɔ esiae nye Yohanes ƒe ɖaseɖiɖi esime Yudatɔ siwo le Yerusalem la dɔ nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo ɖo ɖe egbɔ be woabiae be, “Ame kae nènye?”
20 And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
Megbe o, ke boŋ eʋu eme na wo faa be, “Menye nyee nye Kristo la o.”
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
Wogabiae be, “Ekema ame kae nènye, Eliyaa?” Egaɖo eŋu be, “Ao, menye Eliyae menye o.” Wogabiae be, “Nyagblɔɖila lae nènyea?” Eye wòɖo eŋu be, “Gbeɖe, menye nyee o.”
22 They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
Wogabiae be, “Ke ame ka tututue nènye? Gblɔe na mí, ale be míanya nya si míagblɔ na ame siwo dɔ mí la. Gblɔ nya aɖe na mí tso ɖokuiwò ŋu.”
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
Yohanes ɖo eŋu na wo kple Nyagblɔɖila Yesaya ƒe nya siawo be, “Nyee nye ame si le ɣli dom le gbea dzi ƒe gbe be, ‘Midzra Yehowa ƒe mɔ la ɖo wòanɔ dzɔdzɔe.’”
24 And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Farisitɔwo ƒe ame dɔdɔwo hã
25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
biae be, “Esi menye wòe nye Kristo la alo Eliya loo alo Nyagblɔɖila la o ɖe, nu ka ta nèle mawutsi dem ta na amewo ɖo?”
26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
Yohanes ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Mele mawutsi dem ta na amewo kple tsi, gake ame aɖe le mia dome,
27 [even] he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
si le yonyeme gbɔna, eye nyemedze be matu eƒe afɔkpaka gɔ̃ hã o.”
28 These things were done in Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Nu siawo katã dzɔ le Betania, kɔƒe aɖe si le Yɔdan tɔsisi la godo, afi si Yohanes nɔ mawutsi dem ta na amewo le la me.
29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!
Esi ŋu ke la, Yohanes kpɔ Yesu wògbɔna egbɔ, ale wòdo ɣli gblɔ be, “Mikpɔ ɖa! Mawu ƒe Alẽvi si le xexe sia me ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ɖem ɖa lae nye ekem!
30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is become before me: for he was before me.
Eya ŋutie menɔ nu ƒom le esi megblɔ be, ‘Ŋutsu aɖe gbɔna kpuie, ame si de ŋgɔ wum boo, eye wòli xoxoxo hafi nye ya meva dzɔ gɔ̃.’
31 And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing with water.
Nye ŋutɔ nyemenya ame si wònye o, ke nye dɔ koe nye be made mawutsi ta na amewo kple tsi, atsɔ aɖee afia Israel dukɔ la.”
32 And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.
Azɔ Yohanes ɖi ɖase le ale si wòkpɔ Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la wònɔ akpakpa ƒe nɔnɔme me, nɔ ɖiɖim ɖe Yesu dzi tso dziƒo la ŋu.
33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.
Yohanes gagblɔ be, “Nye la, nyemenya be eyae nye amea o, gake esi Mawu ɖom ɖa be made mawutsi ta na amewo la, egblɔ nam be, ‘Ne èkpɔ Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la wòle ɖiɖim ɖe ame aɖe dzi la, nyae be eyae nye ame si dim nèle. Eyae ade mawutsi ta na amewo kple Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la.’
34 And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
Mekpɔe be nu sia tututue dzɔ ɖe ŋutsu sia dzi, eya ta meɖi ɖase be eyae nye Mawu ƒe Vi la.”
35 Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;
Le ŋkeke evea gbe la, Yohanes kple eƒe nusrɔ̃la eve aɖewo nɔ tsitre ɖe teƒe aɖe, eye Yesu va to wo gbɔ yina.
36 and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!
Yohanes li ŋku ɖe Yesu dzi gãa hegblɔ be, “Mikpɔ ɖa! Mawu ƒe Alẽvi lae nye ekem!”
37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
Nusrɔ̃la eveawo se nya sia, eye wodze Yesu yome.
38 And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Master), where abidest thou?
Yesu trɔ kɔ kpɔ wo wonɔ eyome, eye wòbia wo be, “Nu ka dim miele?” Woɖo eŋu be, “Rabi” (si gɔmee nye “Nufiala”), “afi ka nènɔna?”
39 He saith unto them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day: it was about the tenth hour.
Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Miva kpɔe ɖa.” Ale wokplɔe ɖo yi aƒe si me wònɔna la me, eye wonɔ egbɔ tso ɣetrɔ ga ene me va se ɖe fiẽ hafi dzo.
40 One of the two that heard John [speak], and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
Ame siawo dometɔ ɖekae nye Andrea si nye Simɔn Petro nɔvi.
41 He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
Nu gbãtɔ si Andrea wɔ lae nye be edi nɔvia Simɔn, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Míekpɔ Mesia la” (si gɔmee nye Kristo).
42 He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter).
Enumake wòkplɔ nɔvia Simɔn va Yesu gbɔ. Yesu kpɔe dũu, eye wògblɔ be, “Wòe nye Simɔn, Yohanes ƒe vi. Woayɔ wò azɔ be Kefa” (si gɔmee nye Kpe Gbadza).
43 On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.
Esi ŋu ke la, Yesu ɖoe be yeayi Galilea. Esi wònɔ mɔa dzi yina la, edo go Filipo, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Va, nàdze yonyeme.”
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
Filipo sia tso Betsaida si nye Andrea kple Petro wo de.
45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Filipo hã ɖe abla yi ɖadi Nataniel, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Nɔvi, míeke ɖe Mesia, ame si ŋuti woŋlɔ nu tsoe le Nyagblɔɖilawo kple Mose ƒe sea me la ŋu. Eŋkɔe nye Yesu, eye fofoae nye Yosef si tso Nazaret.”
46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
Nataniel gblɔ be, “Nu nyui aɖe ate ŋu ado tso Nazaretia?” Filipo ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Va kpɔe ɖa.”
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Esi Yesu kpɔ Nataniel wògbɔna egbɔ la, egblɔ be, “Israelvi vavã si me alakpa aɖeke mele o lae nye esi gbɔna.”
48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
Nataniel bia Yesu be, “Aleke nèwɔ nya ame si ƒomevi menye?” Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Mekpɔ wò le gboti ma te xoxoxo hafi Filipo va yɔ wò.”
49 Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.
Nataniel gblɔ be, “Nufiala, wòe nye Mawu ƒe Vi la vavã. Wòe nye Israel ƒe fia la!”
50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
Yesu gabiae be, “Ɖe nèxɔ dzinye se elabena mete ŋu kpɔ wò le gboti ma tea? Nu gãwo wu esia aɖe ame si menye la afia wò.
51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Nyateƒe gblɔm mele na wò be, èle dziƒo kpɔ ge wòaʋu, eye mawudɔlawo anɔ Amegbetɔ Vi la gbɔ vam, aganɔ dziƒo yim.”
