John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Naʻe ʻi he kamataʻanga ʻae Folofola, pea naʻe ʻi he ʻOtua ʻae Folofola, pea ko e ʻOtua ʻae Folofola,
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Ko ia ia naʻe ʻi he kamataʻanga mo e ʻOtua.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
Naʻe ngaohi ʻe ia ʻae meʻa kotoa pē; pea naʻe ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe ngaohi kae ʻiate ia pe.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae moʻui; pea ko e moʻui ko e maama ia ʻoe tangata.
5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
Pea naʻe ulo ʻae maama ʻi he poʻuli; ka naʻe ʻikai maʻu ia ʻe he poʻuli.
6 There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
Naʻe ai ha tangata naʻe fekau mei he ʻOtua, ko Sione hono hingoa.
7 The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.
Naʻe haʻu ia ko e fakamoʻoni, ke fakamoʻoni ki he Maama, koeʻuhi ke tui ʻiate ia ʻae kakai kotoa pē.
8 He was not the light, but [came] that he might bear witness of the light.
Naʻe ʻikai ko e Maama ko ia ia, ka ko e fakamoʻoni ki he Maama ko ia.
9 There was the true light, [even the light] which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
Ko e Maama moʻoni ia, ʻoku ne fakamaama ki he tangata kotoa pē ʻoku haʻu ki māmani.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Naʻe ʻi māmani ia, pea naʻe ngaohi ʻe ia ʻa māmani, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ia ʻe māmani.
11 He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.
Naʻe haʻu ia ki hono kakai, ka naʻe ʻikai maʻu ia ʻe hono kakai.
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:
Ka ko ia kotoa pē naʻe maʻu ia, naʻa ne foaki kiate kinautolu ʻae monūʻia ke hoko ko e fānau ʻae ʻOtua, kiate kinautolu pe naʻe tui ki hono huafa:
13 which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
ʻAia naʻe ʻikai fanauʻi ʻi he toto, pe ʻi he loto ʻoe kakano, pe ʻi he loto ʻoe tangata, ka ʻi he ʻOtua.
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.
Pea naʻe hoko ʻae Folofola ko e kakano, pea nofo ia ʻiate kitautolu, (pea naʻa mau mamata ki hono nāunau, ko e nāunau ʻoe tokotaha naʻe tupu mei he Tamai, ) ʻoku fonu ʻi he ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni.
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.
Naʻe fakamoʻoni ki ai ʻe Sione, ʻo kalanga, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko eni ia naʻaku lea ai, Ko ia ʻoku haʻu muimui ʻiate au, ʻoku lahi ia ʻiate au: he naʻe muʻa ia ʻiate au.’
16 For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.
Pea kuo maʻu ʻekitautolu kotoa pē mei hono fonu, mo e ʻaloʻofa ki he ʻaloʻofa.
17 For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
He naʻe foaki ʻae fono ʻia Mōsese, ka ko e ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni naʻe haʻu ʻia Sisu Kalaisi.
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].
ʻOku ʻikai ha tokotaha kuo ne mamata ki he ʻOtua ʻi ha kuonga; ko e ʻAlo pē taha naʻe fakatupu, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he fatafata ʻoe Tamai, kuo ne fakahā [ia].
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?
Pea ko e fakamoʻoni eni ʻa Sione, ʻi he fekau mai ʻe he kakai Siu ʻae kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livaite mei Selūsalema, ke fehuʻi kiate ia, “Ko hai koe?”
20 And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
Pea naʻe fakahā ʻe ia, ʻo ʻikai fakafisi; kae fakahā pe, ʻOku ʻikai ko e Kalaisi au.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
Pea naʻa nau fehuʻi kiate ia, “Ka ko hai?” “Ko ʻIlaisiā koe?” Pea talaange ʻe ia, “ʻOku ʻikai.” “Ko koe ʻae palōfita ko ia?” Pea talaange ʻe ia, “ʻIkai.”
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?
Ko ia naʻa nau pehē ai kiate ia, “Ko hai koe?” Koeʻuhi ke mau tala kiate kinautolu naʻe fekauʻi ʻakimautolu. “Ko e hā hoʻo lea kiate koe?”
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.
Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko au ‘ko e leʻo ʻoe tokotaha ʻoku kalanga ʻi he toafa, Fakatonutonu ʻae hala ʻoe ʻEiki,’” ʻo hangē ko e lea ʻae palōfita ko ʻIsaia.
24 And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Pea naʻe ʻoe kau Fālesi ʻakinautolu naʻe fekau.
25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
Pea naʻa nau fehuʻi, ʻo pehē kiate ia, “Pea ko e hā ʻoku ke fai papitaiso ai, ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ko e Kalaisi ko ia ʻa koe, pe ko ʻIlaisiā, pe ko e palōfita ko ia?”
26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
Pea leaange ʻa Sione, ʻo pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku ou papitaiso ʻaki ʻae vai: ka ʻoku tuʻu ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae tokotaha ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻilo;
27 [even] he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
Ko ia ia ʻoku haʻu fakamuimui ʻiate au, ka ʻoku lahi ia ʻiate au, ko e nonoʻo ʻoe topuvaʻe ʻoʻona ʻoku ʻikai taau mo au ke vete.”
28 These things were done in Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Naʻe fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ʻi Petapala ʻituʻa Sioatani, ʻaia naʻe fai papitaiso ai ʻa Sione.
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!
Pea ko e ʻaho naʻa na feholoi, naʻe mamata ʻa Sione kia Sisu ʻoku ʻalu ange kiate ia, pea ne pehē, “Vakai ki he Lami ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku ne ʻave ʻae angahala ʻa māmani.
30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is become before me: for he was before me.
Ko eni ia naʻaku pehē ai, ‘ʻOku haʻu fakamuimui ʻiate au ha tangata ʻaia ʻoku lahi ʻiate au: he naʻe muʻa ia ʻiate au.’
31 And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing with water.
Pea naʻe ʻikai te u ʻilo ia: ka koeʻuhi ke fakahā ia ki ʻIsileli, ko ia kuo u haʻu ai au, ʻo papitaiso ʻaki ʻae vai.”
32 And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.
Pea fakamoʻoni ʻe Sione, ʻo pehē, “Naʻaku mamata ki he Laumālie ʻoku ʻalu hifo mei he langi ʻo hangē ko e lupe, ʻo nofo kiate ia.’
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.
Pea naʻe ʻikai te u ʻilo ia: ka ko ia naʻa ne fekau au ke papitaiso ʻaki ʻae vai, naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate au, ‘Ko ia te ke mamata ʻe ʻalu hifo ki ai ʻae Laumālie, ʻo nofo ki ai, ko ia ia ʻoku ne papitaiso ʻaki ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.’
34 And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
Pea naʻaku mamata, pea fakamoʻoni ko e ʻAlo eni ʻoe ʻOtua.”
35 Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;
Pea ko e ʻaho naʻa na feholoi, naʻe tutuʻu ʻa Sione mo ʻene ākonga ʻe toko ua;
36 and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!
Pea ne sio fakamamaʻu kia Sisu, ʻi heʻene ʻeveʻeva, pea pehē ʻe ia, “Vakai ki he Lami ʻae ʻOtua!”
37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
Pea fanongo ki heʻene lea ʻae ongo ākonga, pea na muimui ʻia Sisu.
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?
Pea tafoki ʻa Sisu, ʻo mamata ki heʻena muimui, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinaua, “Ko e hā ʻoku mo kumi? Pea na pehē ki ai, “Lāpai, (ko hono ʻuhinga, ʻAkonaki, ) ʻoku ke nofo ʻi fē?”
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.
Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinaua, “Haʻu ʻo mamata.” Pea naʻa na omi, ʻo mamata ki he potu ʻoku nofo ai ia, ʻo na nonofo mo ia ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, he ko hono hongofulu nai ia ʻoe feituʻulaʻā.
40 One of the two that heard John [speak], and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
Ko e tokotaha ʻo kinaua naʻe muimui kiate ia ʻi he fanongo kia Sione, ko ʻAnitelū, ko e tokoua ʻo Saimone Pita.
41 He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
Pea tomuʻa ʻilo ʻe ia hono tokoua ʻoʻona ko Saimone, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “Kuo mau ʻilo ʻae Misaia (ko hono ʻuhinga, ko e Kalaisi.”)
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).
Pea ne ʻomi ia kia Sisu. Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa Sisu ki ai, naʻa ne pehē, “Ko koe ko Saimone ko e foha ʻo Siona: ʻe ui koe ko Kifasi (ko hono ʻuhinga, ko Pita.”)
43 On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.
Ko e ʻaho naʻa na feholoi, naʻe loto ʻa Sisu ke ʻalu atu ki Kāleli, pea ʻilo ʻe ia ʻa Filipe, ʻo ne pehē ki ai, “Muimui ʻiate au.”
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
Naʻe mei Petesaita ʻa Filipe, ko e potu ʻo ʻAnitelū mo Pita.
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.
Pea ʻilo ʻe Filipe ʻa Nātaniela, ʻo ne pehē ki ai, “Kuo mau ʻilo ia naʻe tohi ki ai ʻa Mōsese ʻi he fono, mo e kau palōfita, ko Sisu ʻo Nāsaleti, ko e foha ʻo Siosefa.”
46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
Pea lea ʻa Nātaniela kiate ia, “ʻE tupu ha lelei mei Nāsaleti?” Pea pehē ʻe Filipe kiate ia, “Haʻu ʻo mamata.”
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Pea vakai ʻa Sisu kia Nātaniela ʻoku haʻu kiate ia, pea ne pehē kiate ia, “Vakai, ko e ʻIsileli moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha kākā!”
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.
Pea lea ʻa Nātaniela kiate ia, “ʻOku ke ʻiloʻi au mei fē?” Pea talaange ʻe Sisu, ʻo pehē kiate ia, “ʻI he teʻeki ui koe ʻe Filipe, ʻi hoʻo ʻi he lolo fiki, ne u ʻiloʻi koe.”
49 Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.
Pea lea ʻa Nātaniela, ʻo pehē kiate ia, “Lāpai, ko e ʻAlo koe ʻoe ʻOtua; ko e Tuʻi koe ʻo ʻIsileli.”
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.
Pea lea ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehē kiate ia, “Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku tala kiate koe, Ne u ʻiloʻi koe ʻi he lolo fiki, ʻoku ke tui ai? Te ke mamata ki he ngaahi meʻa lahi hake ʻi he meʻa ni.”
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.
Pea tala ʻe ia kiate ia, “Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Te mou mamata ʻamui ki he langi kuo matangaki, pea mo e kau ʻāngelo ʻae ʻOtua ʻoku ʻalu hake mo ʻalu hifo ki he Foha ʻoe tangata.”
