John 10
1 [Jesus continued by saying to us], “Listen carefully to what I say. Anyone who does not enter [the sheep pen] through the gate, if he climbs in some other way, he is a thief or a bandit.
A tatak in kong ci hi, tuukhawk sung ah kongkha pan tum ngawl in, mundang pan a kato peuma, nguta le phalak te a hihi.
2 The man who enters [the pen] through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Ahihang kongkha pan a tum sia a hile tuu te i tuucing a hihi.
3 The man who watches the gate at [night] opens the gate for him. The sheep recognize the shepherd’s voice. He summons his own sheep by [calling out] the names [he has given] them. Then he leads them outside [the pen].
Kongkha cingpa in ama kong hon a; tuu te in ama aw a za uh hi: taciang ama in tuu te a min taw sam in, pusua pui hi.
4 After he has brought out all his own [sheep], he goes in front of them. His sheep follow him because they recognize [and pay attention to] his voice.
Taciang a tuu te a pusua zawkciang, ama sia tuu te mai ah pai a, tuu te in zui hi: banghangziam cile tuu te in ama aw a he uh hi.
5 But they will never follow a stranger. Instead, they will run away from him, because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
Amate in ngualdang nung zui ngawl tu uh hi, a kung pan tai zaw tu uh hi: banghangziam cile amate in ngualdang te aw a he bua uh hi, ci hi.
6 Jesus said that [MET] [to illustrate the difference between himself and the Pharisees, who were deceiving the people]. But they did not understand what he was telling them.
Jesus in hi sontena amate tung ah son hi: ahihang amate in bangson ci a he bua uh hi.
7 So Jesus spoke to them again. He said, “Listen carefully to what I am saying. I am [like] [MET] a gate for the sheep [to enter the sheepfold, because I am the one who allows people to enter God’s presence].
Tua zawkciang in Jesus in amate tung ah, A tatak in kong ci hi, keima in tuu kongpi ka hihi.
8 All of [your religious leaders] who have come previously [without my authority] are [like] [MET] thieves and bandits [because they act violently and dishonestly for their own benefit]. But [just like] sheep do not [obey strangers, God’s people do not] pay attention to them.
Ka mai ah hongpai sa theampo sia nguta le phalak te a hi uh hi: ahihang tuu te in amate aw a ngai bua hi.
9 I am [like] a gate. Those will be saved {[God] will save all those} who come [to God] by [trusting in] me. [Just like sheep] go in and out [through the gate safely] to find pasture [MET], [I will provide for them and protect them].
Keima in kongkha ka hihi: mi khatpo keima tawn in a tum a hile, ki ngum tu hi, taciang in sungtang le pusuak tu a, lono hing a mu tu hi.
10 Thieves come [to a sheep pen] only to steal or kill or destroy [sheep] [MET]. [Similarly, your religious leaders injure God’s people spiritually]. But I have come in order that people may have [eternal/spiritual] life, and that they may have abundantly [all they need to sustain them spiritually].
Nguta in ngu tu, that tu le susia tu bek in hongpai hi: kei ka hile amate in nuntakna a nei thei natu le a dimlet nuntakna a nei thei natu in kongpai hi.
11 I am [like] a good shepherd. A good shepherd [is willing to] die to save the sheep [MET]. [Similarly, I am ready to sacrifice myself to save those who belong to me].
Keima in tuucing pha ka hihi: tuucing pha in a tuu te atu in a nuntakna pia hi.
12 A worker whom someone has hired [to look after the sheep] is not [like] the shepherd or the one who owns the sheep. So when he sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock of sheep and [seizes one sheep and] causes [the others] to scatter.
Ahihang tuucing a hi ngawl, tuu nei pa zong hi ngawl, a kicial tawm tuucing pa in, ngia hongpai a mu ciang, tuu te nusia in, taisan hi: taciang ngia in tuu te man a, ki thethang siat hi.
13 The worker runs away because he is [only] a man whom someone has hired. He is not [really] concerned about [what happens to] the sheep [MET]. [Similarly, your religious teachers do not really care what happens to you].
A kicial tawm tuucing pa sia tai hi, banghangziam cile ama sia sum thalaw hi a, tuu te awlmawk ngawl hi.
14 I am [like] a good shepherd. [Just like a good shepherd knows his] sheep [MET], I know those who belong to me, and they know me
Keima in tuucing pha ka hihi, keima in ka tuu te ka he hi, taciang ka tuu te in zong hong he uh hi.
15 in the same way as [my] Father knows me and I know [my] Father. Furthermore, I am [ready to] sacrifice myself for [those who belong to me].
Pa in keima hong heak bang in, keima in zong Pa ka he hi: taciang ka tuu te atu in ka nuntakna ka pia hi.
16 And I have other people [who are not Jews] who [will some day] belong to me. They will be [like] [MET] sheep from another sheep pen. I must bring them [to God/myself] also. They will pay attention to what I say, and eventually [all those who belong to me] will be [like] one flock, and [I] will be [like] [MET] their one shepherd.
Taciang hi tuukhawk sung ah a theng ngawl lai tuu dang te ka nei lai hi: amate zong ka paipui tu hi, taciang amate in ka aw ngai tu uh a; tuukhawk khat le tuucing khat suak tu uh hi.
17 The reason [my] Father loves me is that I will sacrifice my life. But [after I do that], I will become alive again.
Tua ahikom ka Pa in keima hong it hi, banghangziam cile ka nuntakna ka lak kik thei tu in ka pia hi.
18 No one is causing me to die. Instead, I [have chosen to] sacrifice myself. I have authority to sacrifice myself and I have authority to become alive again. That is what my Father has commanded me to do.”
Ka nuntakna sia kuama in kei tung pan in la ngawl hi, ahihang keima thu in ka piak a hihi. Piak thei natu vangletna ka nei a, lakkik thei natu vangletna zong ka nei hi. Hi thupiak sia ka Pa tung pan in ka nga a hihi, ci hi.
19 After hearing these words [that Jesus said], the Jews were divided again.
Hi thu te hang in Judah mite sung ah ki khenna omkik hi.
20 Many of them said, “A demon is [controlling] him and has caused him to become crazy. (It is useless to listen to him!/Why should we listen to him?) [RHQ]”
Mitampi in, Ama in doai vei a, a thin-am hi; banghang in a thu ngai nu ziam? ci uh hi.
21 But others said, “What he is saying is not something a man whom a demon is controlling would say. (No demon could enable a blind man to see [like he did!/] How could a demon enable a blind man to see [like he did]?) [RHQ]”
Ngual dang te in, hibang te sia doai vei te i kammal te hi ngawl hi. Doai in mittaw te khua musak thei ziam? ci uh hi.
22 Then it was time for the celebration [to remember when our ancestors] rededicated [the Temple in Jerusalem]. It was in winter.
Taciang Jerusalem ah apna poai om a, tua hun sia phalbi hun a hihi.
23 Jesus was in the Temple [courtyard], walking in [the place that people called King] Solomon’s porch.
Jesus biakinn sung, Solomon talaap sung ah pai hi.
24 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] gathered around him and said, “How long will you keep us from knowing for sure [if you are the Messiah]? If you are the Messiah, tell us clearly!”
Tua zawkciang in Judah mite hongpai uh a, Jesus kim um uh hi, taciang banghun ciangdong hong lungmangsak lai tu ni ziam? Nangma sia Christ na hile, a thiang in hong son tan, ci uh hi.
25 Jesus answered them, “I have told you [that I am the Messiah], but you do not believe me! You should know who I am because of the miracles I do with my Father’s authority [MTY].
Jesus in, Kong son zo hi, taciang note in um ngawl nu hi: ka Pa min taw ka vawt nasep te in, keima atu in tettipang hi.
26 But instead, you do not believe in me because you do not belong to [me. You are like] [MET] sheep [who belong to a different shepherd].
Ahihang kong son sa bang in, ka tuu te na hi ngawl uh hu in, um ngawl na hi uh hi.
27 [Just like sheep] heed the voice [of their true shepherd] [MET], my [people pay attention to what I say]. I know them, and they have become my disciples.
Ka tuu te in ka aw hong ngai hi, taciang keima in amate ka he hi, taciang amate in hong zui uh hi.
29 [Those] that my Father has given to me are more precious than anything else (OR, My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than anything that opposes them). So no one can pull them away from belonging to him [MTY].
Ka tung ah hong pia ka Pa sia na theampo sang in lianzaw hi; taciang amate kuama in ka Pa khut sung pan hong sut thei ngwl tu hi.
30 [My] father and I are equal.”
Ka pa le keima sia khat ka hi uh hi, ci hi.
31 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] again picked up stones to throw at Jesus [and kill him because they were angry at his saying that he was equal with God].
Tua zawkciang in Judah mite in Ama sep tu in suangtum tawm leleau uh hi.
32 But Jesus said to them, “You have seen me perform many miracles that my Father [told me to do. You should realize from seeing them that I am equal with God]. So, because of which of these miracles [IRO] are you wanting to [kill me by] throwing stones at me?”
Jesus in amate tung ah, Pa kung pan in nasep pha tampi kong lak zo hi; tua nasep te atu in suangtum taw hong sep na hi uh ziam? ci in zo hi.
33 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied, “We are [wanting to] throw stones at you not because you performed a great miracle. Instead, [we are wanting to do it] because you are dishonoring God. You are just a man, but you are saying that you are God!”
Judah mite in zo kik uh a, nasep pha atu in suangtum taw kong sep bua uh hi; ahihang Pathian min na daisak hang a hihi; taciang mihing hi napi, nangma le nangma Pathian in na ki vawt hi, ci uh hi.
34 Jesus replied to them, “In the Scriptures it is written {([someone/the Psalmist]) has written} [RHQ] [what God said to the rulers whom he had appointed], ‘I have said that you are [like] gods.’
Jesus in amate zo kik a, Na thukham uh sung ah, note sia pathian te na hi uh hi, ci in ki at hi ngawl ziam?
35 God said that [to those leaders when he appointed them. No one objected to that]. And nothing that is in Scripture can be set aside {no one can set aside anything that is in Scripture}.
Amate tung pan Pathian kammal hongpai a hikom in, pathian te, kici a hile, laithiangtho ki paltan thei ngawl hi.
36 But I am the one [my] Father set apart to completely belong to him. He sent me here into this world. So (why are you angry with me for saying that [I am equal with God when I say] that I am the man who is also God?/you should not be angry with me for saying that [I am equal with God when I say] that I am the person who is both God and man!) [RHQ]
Keima sia Pa in hong thiangthosak a, leitung ah hong sawl hi, keima sia Pathian Tapa ka hihi, ka ci hu in Pathian mindaisak ni hi, hong ci na hi uh ziam?
37 If I were not doing the miracles that my Father [told me to do, I would not expect] you to believe in me.
Ka Pa i nasep te ka seam bua a hile, hong um heak vun.
38 But because I perform these miracles, believe [what] these miracles [show about me], even though you do not believe what I [say]. If you do that, then you will know and understand that [my] Father has a close relationship with me, and I have a close relationship with [my] Father.”
Ahihang ka seam a hile, keima nong um bua uh zong, ka nasep te um vun: tabang in Pa sia ka sung ah om a, keima sia Pa sung ah ka om hi, ci na he tu uh a, hong um tu nu hi, ci hi.
39 After they heard that, they tried to seize him again, but he got away from them.
Tua ahikom amate in Jesus sia mat sawm leleau uh hi: ahihang amate khut pan in Jesus suakta hi,
40 Then Jesus went, along [with us], back across [to the east side of] the Jordan [River]. We went to the place where John was previously baptizing [people]. He/We stayed there [for a few weeks].
Taciang Jesus sia Jordan ngun ngal, John in amasabel tuiphumna a piak na mun ah paikik a; tua mun ah taam hi.
41 Many people came to Jesus. They were saying, “John never performed a miracle, [but this man has performed many miracles]! Everything that John said about this man is true!”
Taciang mi tampi a kung ah hongpai uh a, John in nalamdang bangma vawt ngawl hi: ahihang hisia pa thu John i son theampo man hi, ci uh hi.
42 Many people [who came] there believed ([that Jesus was the Messiah/that Jesus truly had come from God]).
Tua mun ah mitampi in Ama um uh hi.
