< John 7 >

1 After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
Hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe fononga fano ʻa Sisu ʻi Kāleli: he naʻe ʻikai fie fononga ia ʻi Siutea, he naʻe holi ʻae kakai Siu ke tāmateʻi ia.
2 Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand.
Pea ko e kātoanga ʻoe ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻae kakai Siu, naʻe ofi.
3 His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.
Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe hono kāinga kiate ia, “ʻAlu ʻi heni, ʻo ʻalu ki Siutea, koeʻuhi ke mamata foki ʻa hoʻo kau ākonga ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻoku ke fai.
4 For no one does anything in secret while he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world.”
He ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata ʻoku holi ke ongoongo, pea ne fai fakalilolilo ha meʻa. Kapau ʻoku ke fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, fakahā koe ki māmani.”
5 For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.
He naʻe ʻikai tui foki ʻa hono kāinga kiate ia.
6 Jesus therefore said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
Pea talaange ʻe Sisu kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku teʻeki ai hoko hoku ʻaho: ka ʻoku tatau kotoa pē ʻae ʻaho kiate kimoutolu.
7 The world can’t hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil.
‌ʻOku ʻikai faʻa fehiʻa ʻa māmani kiate kimoutolu; ka ʻoku fehiʻa ia kiate au, koeʻuhi ʻoku ou fakahā ki ai, ʻoku kovi ʻene ngaahi ngāue.
8 You go up to the feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, because my time is not yet fulfilled.”
Mou ʻalu hake ki he kātoanga ni: ʻe ʻikai te u ʻalu leva ki he kātoanga ni; he ʻoku teʻeki ai hokosia hoku ʻaho.”
9 Having said these things to them, he stayed in Galilee.
Hili ʻene lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ni kiate kinautolu, pea nofo pe ia ʻi Kāleli.
10 But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.
Ka kuo ʻalu hono kāinga, pea toki ʻalu foki ia ki he kātoanga, naʻe ʻikai ʻi he fakahā, kae fakafufū pe.
11 The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, “Where is he?”
Pea kumi ia ʻe he kakai Siu ʻi he kātoanga, ʻonau pehē, “Ko e fē ia?”
12 There was much murmuring amongst the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”
Pea naʻe lahi ʻae fefanafanahi ʻi he kakai koeʻuhi ko ia: he naʻe pehē ʻe he niʻihi, “Ko e tangata lelei ia:” kae pehē ʻe he niʻihi, “ʻOku ʻikai; he ʻoku ne fakahalaʻi ʻae kakai.”
13 Yet no one spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.
Ka naʻe ʻikai lea fakahā ʻe ha taha kiate ia, ko ʻenau manavahē ki he kakai Siu.
14 But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
Pea ʻi he lolotonga ʻae kātoanga, naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa Sisu ki he falelotu lahi, ʻo akonaki.
15 The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, “How does this man know letters, having never been educated?”
Pea ofo ʻae kakai Siu, ʻo [nau ]pehē, “ʻOku ʻilo fakafēfē ʻe he tangata ni ʻae poto, he naʻe ʻikai akonekina?”
16 Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
Pea leaange ʻa Sisu kiate kinautolu, ʻO ne pehē, “Ko ʻeku akonaki ʻoku ʻikai ʻaʻaku, ka ʻoku ʻaʻana naʻa ne fekau au.
17 If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God or if I am speaking from myself.
Pea ko ia ia ʻe fai ki hono finangalo, te ne ʻilo ʻae akonaki, pe ʻoku ʻi he ʻOtua ia, pe ko ʻeku lea ʻiate au pe.
18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
Ko ia ʻoku lea ʻiate ia pē, ʻoku kumi ʻae fakamālō ʻaʻana: ka ko ia ʻoku ne kumi ʻae fakamālō ʻo ia naʻa ne fekau ia, ko ia ia ʻoku moʻoni, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha taʻemāʻoniʻoni ʻiate ia.
19 Didn’t Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”
‌ʻIkai naʻe ʻatu ʻe Mōsese ʻae fono kiate kimoutolu, ka ʻoku ʻikai hamou tokotaha ʻoku ne fai ki he fono? Ko e hā ʻoku mou kumi ai ke tāmateʻi au?”
20 The multitude answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?”
Pea leaange ʻae kakai, ʻo pehē, ʻOku ʻiate koe ha tēvolo: ko hai ʻoku kumi ke tāmateʻi koe?
21 Jesus answered them, “I did one work and you all marvel because of it.
Pea leaange ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehē kiate kinautolu, “Kuo u fai ʻae ngāue ʻe taha, pea ʻoku mou ofo ai kotoa pē.
22 Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy.
Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Mōsese ʻae kamu kiate kimoutolu; (ka ʻoku ʻikai mei ʻa Mōsese ia, kae mei he ngaahi tamai; pea ʻoku kamuʻi ʻekimoutolu ʻae tama tangata ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate.
23 If a boy receives circumcision on the Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a man completely healthy on the Sabbath?
Pea kapau ʻe kamu ʻae tama tangata ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa maumauʻi ʻae fono ʻa Mōsese; ʻoku mou ʻita kiate au, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku fakamoʻui haohaoa ʻae tangata ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate?
24 Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement.”
‌ʻOua te mou fakamaau ʻo fakatatau mo ia ʻoku ha mai, kae fakamaau ke totonu.”
25 Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, “Isn’t this he whom they seek to kill?
Pea lea ai ha niʻihi mei Selūsalema, “ʻIkai ko eni ia ʻoku nau kumi ke tāmateʻi?
26 Behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the Christ?
Pea vakai, ʻoku lea mālohi ia, kae ʻikai siʻi te nau lea kiate ia. ʻOku ʻilo moʻoni ʻe he kau pule ko e Kalaisi totonu eni?
27 However, we know where this man comes from, but when the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”
He ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻae potu ʻoku haʻu mei ai ʻae tangata ni: ka ʻoka haʻu ʻa Kalaisi, ʻe ʻikai ha taha te ne ʻilo pe ʻoku mei fē ia.”
28 Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know me, and know where I am from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you don’t know.
Pea kalanga ʻa Sisu ʻi he falelotu lahi ʻi heʻene akonaki, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku mou ʻilo au, pea ʻoku mou ʻilo ʻae potu ʻoku ou haʻu mei ai: pea ʻoku ʻikai te u haʻu ʻiate au pē, ka ko ia naʻa ne fekau au ʻoku moʻoni ia, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻiloa.
29 I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.”
Ka ʻoku ou ʻilo ia: he ʻoku ou meiate ia, pea naʻa ne fekau au.”
30 They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
Pea naʻa nau holi ai ke puke ia ka naʻe ʻikai ala ha taha kiate ia, he naʻe teʻeki hoko hono ʻaho.
31 But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?”
Pea naʻe tui ʻae tokolahi ʻoe kakai kiate ia, ʻonau pehē, “ʻOka haʻu ʻae Kalaisi, ʻe lahi hake ʻae mana ʻe fai ʻe ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ni kuo fai ʻe he tangata ni?”
32 The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
Pea naʻe fanongo ʻae kau Fālesi ʻoku fefanafanahi ʻae kakai kiate ia; pea fekau ʻe he kau Fālesi mo e kau taulaʻeiki lahi ʻae kau tangata fekau, ke nau puke ia.
33 Then Jesus said, “I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me.
Pea lea ai ʻa Sisu kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku toe siʻi pe ʻeku ʻiate kimoutolu, peau ʻalu kiate ia naʻa ne fekau au.”
34 You will seek me and won’t find me. You can’t come where I am.”
Te mou kumi au, pea ʻikai ʻiloʻi pea ko e potu te u ʻi ai, ʻe ʻikai te mou faʻa lava ki ai.
35 The Jews therefore said amongst themselves, “Where will this man go that we won’t find him? Will he go to the Dispersion amongst the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
Pea fepehēʻaki ai ʻae kakai Siu, “ʻE ʻalu ki fē ia, ʻe ʻikai te tau faʻa ʻiloʻi ia? Te ne ʻalu ki he ngaahi Senitaile kuo fakahēʻi, pea ako ki he Senitaile?
36 What is this word that he said, ‘You will seek me, and won’t find me;’ and ‘Where I am, you can’t come’?”
Ko e hā ʻae lea ko eni ʻoku ne pehē ai, Te mou kumi au, pea ʻikai te mou ʻiloʻi: pea ko e potu te u ʻi ai, ʻe ʻikai te mou faʻa lava ki ai?”
37 Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!
‌ʻI he ʻaho fakaʻosi, ko e [ʻaho ]lahi ʻoe kātoanga, naʻe tuʻu ʻa Sisu ʻo kalanga, ʻo pehē, “Kapau ʻoku fieinu ha tangata, ke haʻu ia kiate au ʻo inu.
38 He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
Ko ia ʻoku tui kiate au, ʻo hangē ko ia kuo fakahā ʻi he tohi, ‘ʻE tafe mei hono loto ʻae ngaahi vai moʻui.’”
39 But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn’t yet glorified.
(Ka ko ʻene lea ia ki he Laumālie, ʻaia ʻe maʻu ʻekinautolu ʻoku tui kiate ia: he naʻe teʻeki ai [foaki ]ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni; koeʻuhi naʻe teʻeki ai hakeakiʻi ʻa Sisu.)
40 Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly the prophet.”
Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻae kakai tokolahi ki he lea ni, naʻa nau pehē, “Ko e moʻoni ko eni ʻae Palōfita.”
41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “What, does the Christ come out of Galilee?
Pea pehē ʻe he niʻihi, “Ko eni ʻae Kalaisi.” Ka naʻe lea ʻae niʻihi, “ʻE haʻu ʻae Kalaisi mei Kāleli?
42 Hasn’t the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”
‌ʻIkai ʻoku tala ʻi he tohi, ʻE haʻu ʻae Kalaisi ʻi he hako ʻo Tevita, pea mei he kolo ko Petelihema, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa Tevita?”
43 So a division arose in the multitude because of him.
Pea naʻe fakakikihi ʻae kakai ko e meʻa ʻiate ia.
44 Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.
Pea naʻe loto ʻa honau niʻihi ke puke ia; ka naʻe ʻikai ala ha taha kiate ia.
45 The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said to them, “Why didn’t you bring him?”
Pea haʻu ai ʻae kau tangata fekau ki he kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau Fālesi; pea nau pehē kiate kinautolu, “Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai te mou ʻomi ia?”
46 The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!”
Pea talaange ʻe he kau tangata fekau, “ʻOku teʻeki ʻaupito ha tangata ʻe lea ʻo hangē ko e tangata ni.”
47 The Pharisees therefore answered them, “You aren’t also led astray, are you?
Pea toki pehē ʻe he kau Fālesi kiate kinautolu, “Kuo kākaaʻi mo kimoutolu foki?
48 Have any of the rulers or any of the Pharisees believed in him?
He kuo tui kiate ia ha niʻihi ʻi he kau pule pe ʻi he kau Fālesi?
49 But this multitude that doesn’t know the law is cursed.”
Ka kuo malaʻia ʻae kakai ni ʻoku taʻeʻilo ki he fono.”
50 Nicodemus (he who came to him by night, being one of them) said to them,
Pea lea ʻa Nikotimasi kiate kinautolu, (ko ia ia naʻe haʻu kia [Sisu ]ʻi he poʻuli, ) he ko honau tokotaha ia,
51 “Does our law judge a man unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”
“ʻOku tukuakiʻi ha tangata ʻe hotau fono ʻi he teʻeki fanongo ki ai, pea ʻilo ʻaia ʻoku ne fai?”
52 They answered him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.”
Pea naʻa nau leaange, ʻo pehē kiate ia, “He ko e Kāleli foki ʻa koe? Kumi, pea vakai: he ʻoku ʻikai ha palōfita ʻe tupu mei Kāleli.”
53 Everyone went to his own house,
Pea naʻe taki taha ʻalu ki hono fale.

< John 7 >