John 8
1 But Jesus went [with us disciples] to Olive [Tree] Hill [and we stayed near there that night].
Jesus Olive mualtung ah pai hi.
2 Early the next morning, we returned to the Temple [courtyard]. Many people gathered around Jesus, so he sat down to teach them.
Taciang zingtung in biakinn sung ah paikik a, mi theampo a kung ah hongpai uh hi; taciang to in, amate thuhil hi.
3 Then men who taught the [Jewish] laws and some of [SYN] the Pharisee [religious group] brought a woman to him. She was seized {[They] had [arranged to] seize her} while she was having sex with a man who was not her husband. They made her stand up in front of the group [that was listening to Jesus].
Taciang thukhamhil te le Pharisee te in palngul mawna a vawt laitak a mat numei khat hong paipui uh a; a laizang ah a koi zawk uh ciang,
4 Then they said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was seized {[we] seized this woman} while she was having sex with a man who is not her husband.
Jesus kung ah, Syapa awng, hi numei nu sia palngul mawna a vawt laitak a kiman a hihi.
5 Moses commanded us in the laws that [he gave us] that we should throw stones at such women [and kill them]. So what do you say [we should do]?”
Tu in Moses in thukham sung ah hibang te suangtum taw den tu in thu hong pia hi: ahihang nang bangbang ci tu ni ziam? ci uh hi.
6 They asked this question as a trap so that they could accuse him. [If he said that they should not kill her, they would shame him for disobeying the law of Moses. If he said that they should kill her, they could accuse him to the Roman governor]. But Jesus bent down and wrote something on the ground with his finger.
Amate in hibang in a ci uh sia, Jesus a mawsiat thei natu uh in aita a hi uh hi. Ahihang Jesus in a za ngawl bang in kun a, lei ah a khutzung taw lai at hi.
7 While they continued to question him, he stood up and said to them, “Whichever one of you has never sinned can be the first one to start throwing stones at her.”
Amate in a ki zom in thu a dok uh ciang in, Jesus vandakto a amate tung ah, Note sung ah mawna a nei ngawl sia in deang masa tahen, ci hi.
8 Then he stooped down and wrote [some more] on the ground.
Taciang kun kik a, lei ah lai atkik leleau hi.
9 After they heard what he said, those [who were questioning him] went away, one by one, the older ones first [and then the younger ones, knowing they were all sinners]. Finally only Jesus was there, along with the woman.
Tua thu amate in za uh a, sia le pha heakna in amate mawna kiphawksak ahi man in u hambel pan khat zawkciang khat a khakbel dong in nusia uh hi: Jesus bek nusia uh a, numei nu sia a lai ah ding nginge hi.
10 Jesus stood up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one said you must die for your sin?”
Jesus a dakto kik ciang in, numei nu simngawl kuama mu ngawl hi, Jesus in numei nu kung ah, Nangma hong mawsiat te koisung ziam? kuama in hong mawsak ngawl ahi ziam? ci hi.
11 She said, “No, sir, no one.” Then Jesus said, “I do not condemn you either. Go [home] now, and do not continue your sinful [life] any longer!”]
Numei nu in, Topa awng, kuama in hong mawsak ngawl hi, ci hi. Jesus in ama kung ah, Kei zong hong mawsak ngawl khi hi: pai tan a, mawna vawt nawn heak in, ci hi.
12 Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, “I am [like] a light [MET] for [all the people in] [MTY] the world. [Just like a light reveals what has been in the darkness] [MET], [I reveal God’s truth to them]. Those who walk in the darkness [are unaware of what is around them]. But those who become my disciples will always be aware [of God’s truth] [MET]. They will have my light [which shows them how to have eternal] life.”
Jesus in amate paupui kik a, Keima sia leitung khuavak ka hihi: ka nung hong zui peuma khuazing sung ah vak ngawl tu hi, ahihang nuntakna i khuavak nei tu hi, ci hi.
13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You are just telling about yourself! [Since there is no one else to verify these things that you say about yourself], [we] do not [need to accept that] what you say is true.”
Tua ahikom Pharisee te in Jesus kung ah, nangma thu sia nangma ma in tetti na pang hi, na tetti pan na man ngawl hi, ci uh hi.
14 Jesus replied, “Even if I were the [only one to] say these things about myself, what I say is true, because I know that I came from [heaven], and I know that I am going [back to heaven]. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
Jesus in amate zo kik a, Keima thu sia keima ma in tettipang hi ka leng, ka tettipanna sia man veve hi: banghangziam cile koisungpan kong pai, ci le koisung ah pai tu, ci ka he hi, ahihang kongpan kong pai cile koisung ah pai tu ci note in nong son thei bua uh hi.
15 You judge people according to human standards. [The reason] that I am [here is] not (to condemn people/to say that I will punish people) [for their sins].
Note in ci le sa zui in thu na khen uh hi; kei ka hile kuama thu ka khen bua hi.
16 But if I did judge [people], what I decided would be correct, because I am not the [only] one [who will decide those things]. I and the one who sent me will both decide.
Taciang thu ka khen hial zong, ka thukhenna man hi: banghangziam cile keima bek hi ngawl khi hi, ahihang keima le hong sawlpa taw ka hi uh hi.
17 It is written {[Moses] wrote} in your law that if [at least] two people testify that [some event has happened], [people should consider] that what they say is true.
Na thukham uh sung ah zong, mihing ni i tettipanna sia man hi, ci ki at hi.
18 I am telling you about myself, and the other one who is telling you about me is [my] Father who sent me. [So you should believe that what we declare is true].”
Keima thu sia keima in tetti ka pang hi, taciang hongsawl Pa in keima thu tettipang hi, ci hi.
19 Then they asked him, “[If you have a] father whom [we can question about you], where is he?” Jesus replied, “You do not know [who] I [really am]. If you knew who I [really am], you would know who my Father is also.”
Tua zawkciang in amate in Jesus kung ah, na Pa koisung ziam? ci uh hi. Jesus in, Note in na he bua uh hi, taciang ka Pa zong na he bua uh hi: keima hong he le uhte, ka Pa zong na he tu uh hi, ci in zo hi.
20 He said these things when he was in the Temple [courtyard], near the place where the people put their offerings. [This was also very close to the place where the Jewish council met]. But no one seized him to arrest him, because it was not yet time [MTY] [for him to suffer and die].
Hi thu te sia Jesus in biakinn sung ah thu a hil kawm in, sumpi kuang koina mun ah a son thu a hihi: taciang kuama in Ama a man ngam bua uh hi; banghangziam cile a hun a cing balai hi.
21 Jesus also said to them, “I [will soon be] going away. Then [at the end of your life] you will seek me, but you will die [without God forgiving] your sins. Where I will go, you will not be able to come.”
Tua zawkciang in Jesus in amate tung ah, Ka pai natu lampi ah ka pai tu a, note in nong zong tu uh hi, taciang na mawna uh sung ah na thi tu uh hi: ka pai na mun ah note nong pai thei bua tu uh hi, ci hi.
22 So the Jewish [leaders] said among themselves, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that the reason that he said, ‘Where I go, you will not be able to come’?”
Tua zawkciang in Judah mite in, ka pai na mun ah note nong pai thei bua tu uh hi, ci ahikom, Ama le Ama ki that tu a hi tu ziam? ci uh hi.
23 But Jesus continued by saying to them, “You were born here in this world, but I came from heaven. You belong to those who are opposed to God [MTY]. I do not belong to them.
Jesus in amate tung ah, Note sia nuailam mi na hi uh hi; kei sia tunglam mi ka hihi: note hileitung mi na hi uh hi; kei sia leitung mi ka hi bua hi.
24 I told you that you will die [without God forgiving] your sins. If you do not believe that I am [who I say that I am], you will die [without God forgiving] your sins.”
Tua ahikom, na mawna uh sung ah na thi tu uh hi, ci note tung ah kong ci hi: banghangziam cile keima sia Ama khi hi, ci na up ngawl uh hu in na mawna uh sung ah na thi tu uh hi, ci hi.
25 So they said to him, “You! Who do you think you are?” Jesus said to them, “Ever since I began [teaching], I have been telling you who I am!
Tua zawkciang in amate in, Nang a kua ni ziam? ci uh hi. Taciang Jesus in amate tung ah, A kipatcil pan kipan in kong son sa bangma ka hihi.
26 I could judge you and say that [you are guilty of] many things. But instead, [I will say only] what the one who sent me tells me to say. [What he says] is true, and I tell the people in the world [MTY] what I have heard from him.”
Note tung ah kong son tu le thu ka khen tu tampi om hi: ahihang kei hong sawlpa sia a thuman hi; taciang Ama tung pan ka zak thu te leitung mite tung ah ka son hi, ci hi.
27 They did not understand that he was talking about his Father [in heaven].
Jesus in Pa thu a son na amate in a tel bua uh hi.
28 So Jesus said, “I am the one who came down from heaven, but when you lift me up [on a cross to kill me], you will know who I am. You will also know that I do not do anything with my own [authority]. Instead, I say just what [my] Father has taught me.
Tua zawkciang in Jesus in amate tung ah, Mihing Tapa na khai uh ciang in keima sia Ama khi hi, ci le, keima thu taw bangma vawt ngawl khi hi; ahihang Pa in hong hilna bang in, hi thu te kong son hi, ci na he tu uh hi.
29 He is the one who sent me, and he helps me. Because I always do the things that please him, he has never abandoned me.”
Taciang kei hong sawlpa sia keima taw om hi: Pa in keima bek hong nusia ngawl hi; banghangziam cile Ama lungkim nate ka seam tawntung hi, ci hi.
30 As Jesus was saying these things, many people believed that he [was] ([from God/the Messiah]).
Hi thu te a son zawkciang in, mi tampi in Ama um uh hi.
31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who now said they believed in him, “If you continue to [live in accordance with] my message, you will truly be my disciples.
Tua zawkciang in Jesus in Ama a um Judah te tung ah, Ka thu sung ah na kip uh a hile, ka nungzui tatak na hi uh hi;
32 Then you will know [God’s] truth, and as a result of [your believing his] truth, he [PRS] will free you [from being controlled by the one who has made you his slaves].”
Taciang thutak na he tu uh a, tua thutak in hong suaktasak tu hi, ci hi.
33 They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham. We have never been anyone’s slaves. So why do you say [we will] be freed [from being someone’s slaves]?”
Amate in, kote sia Abraham suan te ka hi uh hi, taciang kuama kung ah saltang ngei ngawl khu hi: bangbang in nang in, na suakta tu uh hi, hong ci ni ziam? ci in zo uh hi.
34 Jesus replied, “Listen carefully to what I am going to tell you. All those who continue to sin are [forced to obey] their sinful desires [MET], [just like] a slave [is forced to obey his master].
Jesus in amate tung ah, A tatak in kong ci hi, a kuamapo mawna a vawt peuma mawna i sila a hihi.
35 A slave is not a permanent member of a family. But a son is a member of a family forever. [Similarly, you say you are members of God’s family because you are descendants of Abraham, but really, because you are like slaves of your sinful desires, you are no longer permanent members of God’s family]. (aiōn g165)
Taciang sila sia a tawntung in innsung ah om tawntung ngawl hi: ahihang Tapa ahile om tawntung hi. (aiōn g165)
36 So if you allow me to free you, you will truly be free.
Tua ahikom Tapa in hong suaktasak a hile, na suakta takpi tu uh hi.
37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. But you are trying to kill me because [you are not] allowing [PRS] my message to continue [to change] your inner being.
Note sia Abraham suan te na hi uh hi, ci ka he hi; ahihang keima that tu in hong zong nu hi, banghangziam cile ka thu in note sung ah mun nei ngawl hi.
38 I am telling you what I saw when I was with [my] Father. But you do the things that you have heard from your father.”
Ka Pa taw ka mu thu te ka son hi: taciang na pa uh taw na mu uh te na vawt uh hi, ci hi.
39 They replied to him, “Abraham is our ancestor.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s descendants, [your character would be like Abraham’s character, and] you would do [good] things like Abraham did.
Amate in, Abraham sia ka pa uh hi, ci zo uh hi. Jesus in amate tung ah, Abraham i tate na hi uh le, Abraham i nasep te seam tu nu hi.
40 I have been telling you the truth that I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham did not do things like that.
Ahihang tu in, Pathian tung pan ka zak thutak a son keima hong that nuam in hong zong nu hi: Abraham in hibang te vawt ngawl hi.
41 No! You are doing the things that your [real] father does.” They said to him, “[We do not know about you, but] we are not illegitimate children. And [spiritually], we have only one Father. That is God, and you do not know who your father is!”
Note in na pa uh i septe na seam uh hi, ci hi. Tua zawkciang in amate in, kote paktat na pan a piang lamlakta hi ngawl khu hi; Pa khat ka nei uh a, tasia in Pathian a hihi, ci uh hi.
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, because I came from God, and now I have come here [to this world]. My coming was not (because I [appointed] myself/with my own [authority]). He sent me.
Jesus in amate tung ah, Pathian sia na Pa uh hile, keima hong it tu nu hi: banghangziam cile keima sia Pathian kungpan piang in hongpai ka hihi; keima thu in kongpai bua hi, ahihang Ama in hong sawl hi.
43 (And I will tell you why you do not understand what I say./Do you know why you do not understand what I say?) [RHQ] It is because you do not want to accept my message.
Ka thuson te bang hang in um thei ngawl nu ziam? ka thu na zak thei ngawl uh hang hi.
44 You belong to your father, (the devil/Satan), and you desire to do what he wants. He has [caused people to become] murderers from the time when [people] first [sinned]. He has abandoned [God’s] truth because he is a liar by his nature. Whenever he lies, he is speaking according to his [nature], because he is a liar and is the one who originates [MET] all lies.
Note sia na pa uh doaimangpa i tate na hi uh hi, taciang na pa uh i deina bek na seam uh hi. Ama sia a kipatcil pan kipan in tualthat pa a hihi, taciang thutak sung ah om ngawl hi, banghangziam cile ama sung ah thutak om ngawl hi. Leilotthu a son ciang in, ama i nei te bek son hi: banghangziam cile ama sia leilotthu son pa hi a, leilotthu i pa a hihi.
45 But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me!
Taciang note in thutak ka son hu in, nong um bua uh hi.
46 [Since I have never sinned], (none of you can show that I have sinned./can anyone among you show that I have sinned?) [RHQ] So, since I tell you the truth, (there is no good reason for your not believing me!/why is it that you do not believe me?) [RHQ]
Note sung ah a kua in ka maw hunlam hong lak thei tu nu ziam? Taciang thutak ka son a hile, banghang in hong um ngawl nu ziam?
47 Those who belong to God habitually obey God’s message. You do not belong to God, so you do not obey his message.”
Pathian mite in Pathian thu ngai uh hi: tua ahikom, note Pathian mi na hi ngawl uh hang in Pathian thu na ngai bua uh hi, ci hi.
48 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “(We are certainly right by saying that you [believe what is false as] the Samaritans [do]!/Are we not right by saying that you [believe what is false as] the Samaritans [do]?) [RHQ] And that (a demon/an evil spirit) [controls] you!”
Judah mite in zo kik uh a, Nangma sia Samaria mi na hihi, taciang nangma doai vei ni hi, kong ci uh sia man hi ngawl ziam? ci uh hi.
49 Jesus replied, “A demon does not [control] me! I honor my Father, and you do not honor me!
Jesus in, Doai vei ngawl khi hi; note in hong zakta ngawl nu hi, ahihang keima in ka Pa ka zakta hi.
50 I am not trying to honor myself. There is someone else who desires [to honor me], and he is the one who will judge [whether it is I who am telling the truth or whether it is you who are telling the truth].
Taciang keima minthanna tu zong ngawl khi hi: ama minthan natu zong in thu a khen khat om hi.
A tatak in kong ci hi, khatpo in ka kammal a zui le bangmahun in thina mu ngawl tu hi, ci hi. (aiōn g165)
52 Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN], [thinking that he was talking about ordinary death and not about spiritual death], said to him, “Now we are sure that a demon [controls] you! Abraham and the prophets died [long ago]! But you say that anyone who obeys what you teach will never die! (aiōn g165)
Tua zawkciang in Judah te in, tu in doai vei ni hi, ci ka he uh hi. Abraham le kamsang te thi siat zo hi; ahihang nangma in, khatpo in ka thu a zui le bangmahun in thina tep ngawl tu hi, na ci hi, ci uh hi. (aiōn g165)
53 (You are certainly not greater than our ancestor Abraham!/Do you think you are greater than our ancestor Abraham?) [RHQ] He died, and all the prophets died, so who do you think you are [by saying something like that]?”
Nangma sia ka pu uh Abraham sang in thupi zaw ni ziam? Abraham thi zo hi, taciang kamsang te zong thi siat zo hi: nangma le nangma kua ki sa ni ziam? ci uh hi.
54 Jesus replied, “If I were honoring myself, that would be worthless. My Father is the one who you say is your God. He is the one who honors me.
Jesus in, Keima le keima ka ki thupisak le, tua ka ki thupisak na sia bangma hi ngawl hi: keima hong thuphisak sia ka Pa hi a; note i Pathian na ci uh sia a hihi.
55 Although you do not know him, I know him [and have a close relationship with him]. If I said that I did not know him, I would be a liar like you are. But I know him, and I obey what he says.
Note in Ama na he bua lai uh hi; ahihang keima in ka he hi: taciang keima in ka he bua hi ka ci le, note bangma in leilot thuson ka hi tu hi: ahihang keima in Ama ka he a, a thu zong ka ni hi.
56 Your ancestor Abraham was happy when he thought about what I would [do during] my life [MTY]. [It was as though] he saw that, and was happy.”
Na pa uh Abraham in keima ni mu tu lawp mama hi: taciang mu zo a, angtang mama hi, ci hi.
57 Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said to him, “You are not 50 years old yet! So (you certainly did not see him!/how could you have seen him?) [RHQ] [Because he died long ago]!”
Tua zawkciang in Judah te in a kung ah, Nangma sia kum sawm nga zong pha ngawl lai napi, Abraham mu zo ni ziam? ci uh hi.
58 Jesus said to them, “The truth is that I existed before Abraham was born!”
Jesus in amate tung ah, A tatak in kong ci hi, Abraham pian ma in kei ka om hi, ci hi.
59 So, [because they were very angry about Jesus thus saying that he] ([had eternally existed/was equal with God]), they picked up stones to throw at him [to kill him]. But [Jesus] caused them not to be able to see him, and he left the Temple courtyard.
Tua zawkciang in amate in suangtum te tawm uh a, den sawm uh hi: ahihang Jesus bu a, biakinn sung pan pusuak hi, taciang amate zanglai pan in kantan hi.
