John 11
1 Now a certain man, named Lazarus, of Bethany, was lying ill-- Bethany being the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Nʼoge ahụ, ahụ adịghị otu nwoke a na-akpọ Lazarọs onye Betani, nke bụ obodo nta nke Meri na Mata nwanne ya nwanyị.
2 (It was the Mary who poured the perfume over the Lord and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.)
Nke a bụ Meri ahụ weere mmanụ otite dị oke ọnụahịa tee Onyenwe anyị, ma jirikwa agịrị isi ya hichaa ụkwụ ya. Ọ bụ nwanne ya nwoke Lazarọs bụ onye nọ nʼọrịa.
3 So the sisters sent to Him to say, "Master, he whom you hold dear is ill."
Nke a mere ụmụnne ya nwanyị zigara Jisọs ozi sị, “Onyenwe anyị, onye ahụ nke ị hụrụ nʼanya nọ nʼọrịa.”
4 Jesus received the message and said, "This illness is not to end in death, but is to promote the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified by it."
Mgbe Jisọs nụrụ ya, ọ sịrị, “Ọrịa a abụghị nke ọnwụ kama ọ bụ iji nye Chineke otuto nakwa ka e site na ya nye Ọkpara Chineke otuto.”
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Jisọs hụrụ Mata, na nwanne ya nwanyị na Lazarọs nʼanya.
6 When, however, He heard that Lazarus was ill, He still remained two days in that same place.
Mgbe ọ nụrụ na Lazarọs nọ nʼọrịa, ọ nọkwuru mkpụrụ ụbọchị abụọ nʼebe ahụ ọ nọ.
7 Then, after that, He said to the disciples, "Let us return to Judaea."
Ya mere, ọ gwara ndị na-eso ụzọ ya, “Ngwanụ ka anyị laghachi azụ na Judịa.”
8 "Rabbi," exclaimed the disciples, "the Jews have just been trying to stone you, and do you think of going back there again?"
Ma ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sịrị ya, “Onye ozizi, nʼoge nta gara aga ka ndị Juu chọrọ ịtụ gị nkume. Ị na-agakwa ebe ahụ ọzọ?”
9 "Are there not twelve hours in the day?" replied Jesus. "If any one walks in the daytime, he does not stumble--because he sees the light of this world.
Jisọs zara, “Ọ bụghị awa iri na abụọ dị nʼotu ehihie nke ụbọchị? Onye na-ejegharị nʼehihie anaghị asụ ngọngọ, nʼihi na ọ na-eji ìhè nke ụwa a ahụ ụzọ.
10 But if a man walks by night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him."
Ma ndị na-ejegharị nʼabalị na-azọhie ụkwụ, nʼihi na ìhè adịghị nʼime ha.”
11 He said this, and afterwards He added, "Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, but I will go and wake him."
Mgbe o kwusiri nke a, ọ gwakwara ha, “Enyi anyị Lazarọs na-arahụ ụra, ma ana m aga ịkpọte ya nʼụra.”
12 "Master," said the disciples, "if he is asleep he will recover."
Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, ọ bụrụ na ọ na-arahụ ụra, ọ ga-adị mma.”
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought He referred to the rest taken in ordinary sleep.
Ihe Jisọs na-ekwu bụ banyere ọnwụ ya ma ha chere na ọ na-ekwu banyere ịrahụ ụra efu.
14 So then He told them plainly,
Mgbe ahụ, Jisọs gwaghere ha ọnụ, “Lazarọs anwụọla.
15 "Lazarus is dead; and for your sakes I am glad I was not there, in order that you may believe. But let us go to him."
Ma nʼihi unu, obi dị m ụtọ na anọghị m nʼebe ahụ, ka unu nwe ike kwere. Ma bịanụ ka anyị gakwuru ya.”
16 "Let us go also," Thomas, the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "that we may die with him."
Tọmọs, onye a na-akpọ Didimọs, gwara ndị na-eso ụzọ ibe ya, “Ka anyị gakwanụ ka anyị soro ya nwụọ.”
17 On His arrival Jesus found that Lazarus had already been three days in the tomb.
Mgbe Jisọs rutere, ọ chọpụtara na Lazarọs anọọlarị nʼili ụbọchị anọ.
18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, the distance being a little less than two miles;
Betani dị Jerusalem nso, ihe dị ka kilomita atọ.
19 and a considerable number of the Jews were with Martha and Mary, having come to express sympathy with them on the death of their brother.
Ma ọtụtụ ndị Juu bịakwutere Mata na Meri ịkasị ha obi nʼihi ọnwụ nwanne ha nwoke.
20 Martha, however, as soon as she heard the tidings, "Jesus is coming," went to meet Him; but Mary remained sitting in the house.
Mgbe ozi ọbịbịa Jisọs ruru Mata ntị, ọ gara izute ya, ma Meri nọdụrụ nʼụlọ.
21 So Martha came and spoke to Jesus. "Master, if you had been here," she said, "my brother would not have died.
Mata sịrị Jisọs, “Onyenwe m, a sị na ị nọ nʼebe a, nwanne m nwoke agaraghị anwụ.
22 And even now I know that whatever you ask God for, God will give you."
Ma ugbu a, amara m na Chineke ga-enye gị ihe ọbụla ị rịọrọ.”
23 "Your brother shall rise again," replied Jesus.
Jisọs sịrị ya, “Nwanne gị nwoke ga-ebili ọzọ.”
24 "I know," said Martha, "that he will rise again at the resurrection, on the last day."
Mata sịrị ya, “Amara m na ọ ga-ebili ọzọ nʼụbọchị mbilite nʼọnwụ nʼoge ikpeazụ.”
25 "I am the Resurrection and the Life," said Jesus; "he who believes in me, even if he has died, he shall live;
Jisọs gwara ya, “Mụ onwe m bụ mbilite nʼọnwụ na ndụ. Onye ọbụla kwere na m, a sịkwarị na ọ nwụrụ anwụ, ọ ga-adị ndụ ọzọ.
26 and every one who is living and is a believer in me shall never, never die. Do you believe this?" (aiōn g165)
Ma onye ọbụla dị ndụ nke na-ekwere na m agaghị anwụ. Ị kwere nke a?” (aiōn g165)
27 "Yes, Master," she replied; "I thoroughly believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."
Ọ sịrị ya, “E, Onyenwe m, ekwere m na ị bụ Kraịst ahụ, Ọkpara Chineke, onye ga-abịa nʼụwa.”
28 After saying this, she went and called her sister Mary privately, telling her, "The Rabbi is here and is asking for you."
Mgbe o kwuchara nke a, ọ gara kpọọ nwanne ya nwanyị bụ Meri, jiri nwayọọ sị ya, “Onye ozizi abịala, ọ na-akpọ gị.”
29 So she, on hearing that, rose up quickly to go to Him.
Mgbe ọ nụrụ nke a, ọ biliri ọsịịsọ ga zute ya.
30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
Ruo mgbe a, Jisọs abịarutebeghị nʼobodo nta ahụ, ma ọ ka nọ nʼebe ahụ Mata zutere ya.
31 So the Jews who were with Mary in the house sympathizing with her, when they saw that she had risen hastily and had gone out, followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep aloud there.
Ndị Juu nọ nʼụlọ na-akasị Meri obi hụrụ ya ka ọ pụrụ ngwangwa. Ha sochiri ya nʼazụ nʼihi na ha chere na ọ na-aga nʼili ibe akwa nʼebe ahụ.
32 Mary then, when she came to Jesus and saw Him, fell at His feet and exclaimed, "Master, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."
Mgbe Meri rutere nʼebe Jisọs nọ, ọ dara nʼụkwụ ya sị, “Onyenwe m, ọ bụrụ na ị nọ nʼebe a, nwanne m nwoke agaraghị anwụ.”
33 Seeing her weeping aloud, and the Jews in like manner weeping who had come with her, Jesus, curbing the strong emotion of His spirit,
Mgbe Jisọs hụrụ ya ka ọ na-ebe akwa ya na ndị Juu ahụ so ya ka ha na-ebekwa akwa, o metụrụ ya nʼime mmụọ ya. O nwere ọmịiko dị ukwuu.
34 though deeply troubled, asked them, "Where have you laid him?" "Master, come and see," was their reply.
Ọ sịrị, “Olee ebe unu liri ya?” Ha sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị bịa ka ị hụ.”
35 Jesus wept.
Jisọs ebee akwa.
36 "See how dear he held him," said the Jews.
Mgbe ahụ ndị Juu na-asị, “Lee ka o si hụ ya nʼanya.”
37 But others of them asked, "Was this man who opened the blind man's eyes unable to prevent this man from dying?"
Ma ụfọdụ nʼime ha sịrị, “Nwoke a meghere anya onye kpuru ìsì, ọ garaghị enwe ike mee ka nwoke a hapụ ịnwụ?”
38 Jesus, however, again restraining His strong feeling, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone had been laid against the mouth of it.
Ọzọkwa, Jisọs sụrụ ude nʼime onwe ya nke ukwuu, bịarute nʼili ahụ nso. Ili ahụ bụ ọgba e jiri nkume dị ukwuu mechie ọnụ ya.
39 "Take away the stone," said Jesus. Martha, the sister of the dead man, exclaimed, "Master, by this time there is a foul smell; for it is three days since he died."
Jisọs sịrị, “Bupunụ nkume ahụ!” Ma Mata, nwanne nwanyị onye ahụ nwụrụ anwụ, sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, ọ ga na-esi isi ugbu a, nʼihi na nke a bụ abalị anọ ọ nwụrụ.”
40 "Did I not promise you," replied Jesus, "that if you believe, you shall see the glory of God?"
Ma Jisọs sịrị ya, “Ọ bụ na m agwaghị gị sị na ọ bụrụ na ị kwere ị ga-ahụ ọrụ ebube Chineke?”
41 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard me.
Ya mere, ha bupụrụ nkume ahụ. Jisọs lere anya nʼelu sị, “Nna, ana m ekele gị nʼihi na ị nụla olu m.
42 I know that Thou always hearest me; but for the sake of the crowd standing round I have said this--that they may believe that Thou didst send me."
Amaara m na ị na-anụ olu m mgbe niile. Ana m ekwu nke a nʼihi ndị a gbara m gburugburu nʼebe a, ka ha kwere na ọ bụ gị zitere m.”
43 After speaking thus, He called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out."
Mgbe o kwusiri nke a, o jiri oke olu tie mkpu, “Lazarọs, pụta!”
44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped in cloths, and his face wrapped round with a towel. "Untie him," said Jesus, "and let him go free."
Onye ahụ nwụrụ anwụ pụtara, e jikwa akwa ozu kekọta aka ya na ụkwụ ya, werekwa akwa ịchafu kechie ihu ya. Jisọs sịrị ha, “Tọpụnụ ya, hapụ ya ka ọ laa.”
45 Thereupon a considerable number of the Jews--namely those who had come to Mary and had witnessed His deeds--became believers in Him;
Ọtụtụ ndị Juu bịakwutere Meri bụ ndị hụrụ ihe a o mere, kwere na ya.
46 though some of them went off to the Pharisees and told them what He had done.
Ma ụfọdụ nʼime ha lara gaa kọọrọ ndị Farisii ihe o mere.
47 Therefore the High Priests and the Pharisees held a meeting of the Sanhedrin. "What steps are we taking?" they asked one another; "for this man is performing a great number of miracles.
Mgbe ahụ, ndịisi nchụaja na ndị Farisii kpọrọ nzukọ ndị Sanhedrin. Ha na-asị, “Gịnị ka anyị ga-eme? Nʼihi na nwoke a na-eme ọtụtụ ihe ịrịbama.
48 If we leave him alone in this way, everybody will believe in him, and the Romans will come and blot out both our city and our nation."
Ọ bụrụ na anyị ahapụ ya ka ọ gaa nʼihu, mmadụ niile ga-ekwere na ya. Ndị Rom ga-abịakwa, kwatuo ụlọnsọ ukwu ma napụ anyị obodo anyị.”
49 But one of them, named Caiaphas, being High Priest that year, said, "You know nothing about it.
Ma otu onye nʼime ha bụ Kaịfas, onyeisi nchụaja nʼafọ ahụ sịrị ha, “Unu amaghị ihe ọbụla.
50 You do not reflect that it is to your interest that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish."
Ọ bụ na unu amaghị na ọ ka mma ka otu onye nwụọ nʼihi mmadụ niile, karịa nʼobodo anyị niile ga-ala nʼiyi.”
51 It was not as a mere man that he thus spoke. But being High Priest that year he was inspired to declare that Jesus was to die for the nation,
Dị ka onyeisi nchụaja nke afọ ahụ, o kwughị nke a site nʼechiche ya, kama o buru amụma na Jisọs ga-anwụ nʼihi mba ndị Juu.
52 and not for the nation only, but in order to unite into one body all the far-scattered children of God.
Ọ bụghị nʼihi mba ahụ naanị, kama, ka ọ kpọkọta ụmụ Chineke ndị gbasara nʼebe niile.
53 So from that day forward they planned and schemed in order to put Him to death.
Ya mere, site nʼụbọchị ahụ, ha malitere ịgba izu otu ha ga-esi gbuo ya.
54 Therefore Jesus no longer went about openly among the Jews, but He left that neighbourhood and went into the district near the Desert, to a town called Ephraim, and remained there with the disciples.
Ya mere, Jisọs kwụsịrị ịgagharị ebe ndị Juu ga-ahụ ya. O siri nʼebe ahụ pụọ gaa nʼakụkụ ọzara nʼotu obodo nta a na-akpọ Ifrem. Ya na ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nọdụrụ nʼebe ahụ.
55 The Jewish Passover was coming near, and many from that district went up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
Mmemme Ngabiga ndị Juu dịkwa nso. Ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ si nʼakụkụ ala ndị Juu niile bịa Jerusalem. Ha bịara tutu mmemme ahụ ebido ka ha mee onwe ha ka ha dị ọcha.
56 They therefore looked out for Jesus, and asked one another as they stood in the Temple, "What do you think? --will he come to the Festival at all?"
Ha na-achọ Jisọs na-ajụrịta onwe ha nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ, “Gịnị ka unu chere? Ọ bụ na ọ gaghị abịa na mmemme a?”
57 Now the High Priests and the Pharisees had issued orders that if any one knew where He was, he should give information, so that they might arrest Him.
Ma nʼoge ahụ, ndịisi nchụaja na ndị Farisii enyela iwu ka onye ọbụla hụrụ ya bịa gwa ha ka ha gaa jide ya.
