John 3
1 And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews,
Oli üks mees nimega Nikodeemos, variser ja juutide valitseva nõukogu liige.
2 this one came unto him by night, and said to him, 'Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come — a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'
Ta tuli öösel sinna, kus Jeesus oli, ja ütles: „Rabi, me teame, et sa oled Jumala juurest tulnud õpetaja, sest keegi ei suudaks teha tunnustähti, mida sina teed, kui Jumal ei oleks temaga.“
3 Jesus answered and said to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'
„Ma räägin sulle tõtt, “vastas Jeesus, „kui sa pole uuesti sündinud, ei saa sa Jumala riiki kogeda.“
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, 'How is a man able to be born, being old? is he able into the womb of his mother a second time to enter, and to be born?'
„Kuidas saab vana inimene uuesti sündida?“küsis Nikodeemos. „Ei saa ju minna tagasi emaüska ja teist korda sündida!“
5 Jesus answered, 'Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;
„Ma räägin sulle tõtt: sa ei saa Jumala riiki, kui sa ei ole sündinud veest ja Vaimust, “lausus Jeesus talle.
6 that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath been born of the Spirit is spirit.
„Mis ihust on sündinud, on ihu, ja mis Vaimust on sündinud, on Vaim.
7 'Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;
Ära üllatu, kui ma ütlen sulle: „Te peate uuesti sündima.“
8 the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.'
Tuul puhub, kust tahab, ja sa kuuled ainult tema häält, kuid ei tea, kust ta tuleb või kuhu läheb; nii on igaühega, kes on Vaimust sündinud.“
9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, 'How are these things able to happen?'
„Kuidas see võimalik on?“küsis Nikodeemos.
10 Jesus answered and said to him, 'Thou art the teacher of Israel — and these things thou dost not know!
„Sa oled Iisraelis kuulus õpetaja, aga ikkagi ei mõista sa selliseid asju?“vastas Jeesus.
11 'Verily, verily, I say to thee — What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;
„Ma räägin sulle tõtt: me kõneleme sellest, mida teame, ja tunnistame sellest, mida oleme näinud, kuid sina keeldud meie tunnistust vastu võtmast.
12 if the earthly things I said to you, and ye do not believe, how, if I shall say to you the heavenly things, will ye believe?
Kui sa ei usu seda, mida räägin sulle maistest asjadest, kuidas usuksid sa seda, kui räägiksin sulle taevastest asjadest?
13 and no one hath gone up to the heaven, except he who out of the heaven came down — the Son of Man who is in the heaven.
Keegi ei ole taevani jõudnud, kuid inimese Poeg tuli taevast alla.
14 'And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up,
Samamoodi nagu Mooses tõstis mao kõrbes üles, tõstetakse ka inimese Poeg üles,
15 that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during, (aiōnios g166)
et igaühel, kes temasse usub, oleks igavene elu. (aiōnios g166)
16 for God did so love the world, that His Son — the only begotten — He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. (aiōnios g166)
Sest Jumal armastas maailma nii väga, et andis oma ühe ja ainsa Poja, et igaüks, kes temasse usub, ei peaks surema, vaid tal oleks igavene elu. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him;
Jumal ei saatnud Poega maailma, et maailma hukka mõista, vaid et maailm tema kaudu päästa.
18 he who is believing in him is not judged, but he who is not believing hath been judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Neid, kes usuvad temasse, ei mõisteta hukka, kuid need, kes temasse ei usu, on juba hukka mõistetud, sest nad ei ole uskunud Jumala ühtainsat Poega.
19 'And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;
Otsus tehakse nii: valgus tuli maailma, kuid inimesed armastasid pigem pimedust, mitte valgust, sest nende teod olid kurjad.
20 for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;
Kõik, kes teevad kurja, vihkavad valgust ega tule valguse kätte, sest nad ei taha, et nende teod avalikuks saaksid.
21 but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.'
Aga need, kes teevad head, tulevad valguse kätte, et saaks avalikuks see, mida Jumal neis teeb.“
22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples to the land of Judea, and there he did tarry with them, and was baptizing;
Pärast seda läks Jeesus koos oma jüngritega Juudamaale ning oli seal mõnda aega koos rahvaga ja ristis neid.
23 and John was also baptizing in Aenon, nigh to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being baptized —
Ka Johannes ristis Ainonis Salimi lähedal, sest seal oli rohkelt vett ja inimesed tulid, et ristitud saada.
24 for John was not yet cast into the prison —
(See oli enne Johannese vangistamist.)
25 there arose then a question from the disciples of John with [some] Jews about purifying,
Johannese jüngrite ja ühe juudi vahel tekkis vaidlus tseremoniaalse puhastamise pärast.
26 and they came unto John, and said to him, 'Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'
Nad läksid Johannese juurde ja ütlesid talle: „Rabi, see mees, kellega sa teiselpool Jordani jõge koos olid, see, kelle toetuseks sa tunnistasid, vaata, see ristib nüüd ja kõik lähevad tema juurde!“
27 John answered and said, 'A man is not able to receive anything, if it may not have been given him from the heaven;
„Keegi ei võta midagi vastu, kui seda ei anta talle taevast, “vastas Johannes.
28 ye yourselves do testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am having been sent before him;
„Te ise võite tunnistada, et ma ütlesin: „Mina ei ole Messias. Ma olen saadetud talle teed valmistama.“
29 he who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing him, with joy doth rejoice because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy hath been fulfilled.
Peigmees on see, kellel on pruut! Isamees kuulatab peigmehe tulekut oodates ja ta on väga rõõmus, kui kuuleb peigmehe häält − samamoodi on minu rõõm nüüd täielik.
30 'Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less;
Tema peab saama tähtsamaks ja mina muutuma vähem tähtsaks.“
31 he who from above is coming is above all; he who is from the earth, from the earth he is, and from the earth he speaketh; he who from the heaven is coming is above all.
See, kes tuleb ülevalt, on kõigist suurem; see, kes tuleb maa pealt, kuulub maa peale ja räägib maistest asjadest. See, kes tuleb taevast, on kõigist suurem.
32 'And what he hath seen and heard this he doth testify, and his testimony none receiveth;
Tema tunnistab sellest, mida ta on näinud ja kuulnud, kuid keegi ei võta tema sõnu vastu.
33 he who is receiving his testimony did seal that God is true;
Kuid igaüks, kes tema sõnad vastu võtab, kinnitab, et Jumal on õige.
34 for he whom God sent, the sayings of God he speaketh; for not by measure doth God give the Spirit;
Sest see, kelle Jumal on läkitanud, kõneleb Jumala sõnu, sest Jumal ei piira Vaimu.
35 the Father doth love the Son, and all things hath given into his hand;
Isa armastab Poega ja on kõik andnud tema kätte.
36 he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.' (aiōnios g166)
Igaühel, kes usub Pojasse, on igavene elu, aga see, kes keeldub Poega uskumast, ei saa igavest elu, vaid tema osaks saab Jumala hukkamõist. (aiōnios g166)
