Yohanes 11
1 Azɔ eva eme be ŋutsu aɖe si woyɔna be Lazaro la dze dɔ. Etso Betania, Maria kple nɔvia Marta ƒe du me.
And a certaine man was sicke, named Lazarus of Bethania, the towne of Marie, and her sister Martha.
2 (Maria si kɔ amiʋeʋĩ ɖe Aƒetɔ ƒe afɔwo ta, eye wòtutui kple eƒe taɖa la nɔvie nye Lazaro si le dɔ lém la.)
(And it was that Mary which anointed the Lord with oyntment, and wiped his feete with her heare, whose brother Lazarus was sicke.)
3 Eya ta nɔvinyɔnu siawo dɔ ame ɖo ɖe Yesu gblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ, ame si nèlɔ̃ vevie la le dɔ lém.”
Therefore his sisters sent vnto him, saying, Lord, beholde, he whome thou louest, is sicke.
4 Esi Yesu se nya sia la, egblɔ be, “Dɔléle sia menye kudɔe o, ke boŋ to eme la, woakafu Mawu, eye woakɔ Mawu ƒe Vi la ŋuti.”
When Iesus heard it, he saide, This sickenes is not vnto death, but for the glorie of God, that the Sonne of God might be glorified thereby.
5 Yesu lɔ̃ Marta kple nɔvia nyɔnu Maria kpakple Lazaro,
Nowe Iesus loued Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 gake esi wòse be Lazaro nɔ dɔ lém la, eganɔ afi si wòle la ŋkeke eve hafi dze mɔ.
And after he had heard that he was sicke, yet abode hee two dayes still in the same place where he was.
7 Azɔ eyɔ eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo gblɔ na wo be, “Mina míatrɔ ayi Yudea.”
Then after that, said he to his disciples, Let vs goe into Iudea againe.
8 Nusrɔ̃lawo gblɔ nɛ be, “Nufiala, nyitsɔ laa ko Yudatɔwo di be yewoaƒu kpe wò le Yudea, nu ka ta nèdi be yeagayi afi ma ɖo?”
The disciples saide vnto him, Master, the Iewes lately sought to stone thee, and doest thou goe thither againe?
9 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Kekeli nɔa anyi gaƒoƒo wuieve le ŋkeke me, eye le ɣeyiɣi siawo me la, ame ate ŋu azɔ numaklimaklii, elabena ele xexe sia me ƒe kekeli kpɔm.
Iesus answered, Are there not twelue houres in the day? If a man walke in the day, hee stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
10 Gake ne ele zɔzɔm le zã me la, akli nu, elabena viviti do.”
But if a man walke in the night, hee stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
11 Esi wògblɔ nya sia vɔ la, eyi edzi be, “Mia xɔlɔ̃ Lazaro le alɔ̃ dɔm, eya ta meyina be maɖanyɔe.”
These things spake he, and after, he said vnto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth: but I goe to wake him vp.
12 Nusrɔ̃lawo ɖo eŋu be, “Aƒetɔ, ne ele alɔ̃ dɔm la, ekema eƒe lãme asẽ.”
Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleepe, he shalbe safe.
13 Yesu nɔ nu ƒom tso eƒe ku ŋuti, ke nusrɔ̃lawo ya bu be alɔ̃dɔdɔ ŋutɔ gblɔm wòle.
Howbeit, Iesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of the naturall sleepe.
14 Yesu ɖe eme na nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Lazaro ku,
Then saide Iesus vnto them plainely, Lazarus is dead.
15 eye le miawo ta la, edzɔ dzi nam ŋutɔ be nyemenɔ afi ma o, be miaxɔ dzinye ase. Miva míayi egbɔ.”
And I am glad for your sakes, that I was not there, that ye may beleeue: but let vs go vnto him.
16 Toma (si wogayɔna hã be Didymus) la gblɔ na nusrɔ̃la bubuawo be, “Mina míayi ale be míawo hã míaku kplii.”
Then saide Thomas (which is called Didymus) vnto his felow disciples, Let vs also goe, that we may die with him.
17 Esi Yesu ɖo Betania la, wogblɔ nɛ be Lazaro ku, eye woɖii ŋkeke ene sɔŋ va yi xoxo.
Then came Iesus, and found that he had lien in the graue foure dayes alreadie.
18 Betania anɔ abe agbadroƒe eve kple afã ene tso Yerusalem gbɔ,
(Nowe Bethania was neere vnto Hierusalem, about fifteene furlongs off.)
19 eya ta Yudatɔ geɖewo va kua teƒe be yewoado baba na Marta kple Maria siwo nye ameyinugbe la nɔviwo.
And many of ye Iewes were come to Martha and Marie to comfort them for their brother.
20 Esi Marta se be Yesu gbɔna la, edo go be yeaɖakpee le mɔa dzi. Ke Maria ya meyi o.
Then Martha, when shee heard that Iesus was comming, went to meete him: but Mary sate still in the house.
21 Marta gblɔ na Yesu be, “Aƒetɔ, nenye ɖe nènɔ afi sia la, anye ne nɔvinye la meku o.
Then said Martha vnto Iesus, Lord, if thou hadst bene here, my brother had not bene dead.
22 Gake menya be, nu sia nu si nèbia Mawu la, ana wò.”
But now I know also, that whatsoeuer thou askest of God, God will giue it thee.
23 Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Nɔviwò la atsi tsitre.”
Iesus said vnto her, Thy brother shall rise againe.
24 Marta gblɔ nɛ be, “Ɛ̃, menya be nɔvinye la atsi tsitre le tsitretsitsi la kple nuwuwuŋkeke la dzi.”
Martha said vnto him, I know that he shall rise againe in the resurrection at the last day.
25 Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Nyee nye Tsitretsitsi la kple Agbe la. Ame si xɔa dzinye sena la, togbɔ be aku hã la, aganɔ agbe;
Iesus saide vnto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that beleeueth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he liue.
And whosoeuer liueth, and beleeueth in me, shall neuer die: Beleeuest thou this? (aiōn g165)
27 Marta ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ɛ̃, Aƒetɔ, mexɔe se be, wòe nye Kristo, Mawu Vi la, ame si ava xexea me la.”
She said vnto him, Yea, Lord, I beleeue that thou art that Christ that Sonne of God, which should come into the world.
28 Esi wògblɔ nya sia la, edzo yi aƒe me, eye wòyɔ nɔvia Maria ɖe kpɔe gblɔ nɛ be, “Nufiala la va ɖo, eye wòdi be yeakpɔ wò.”
And when she had so saide, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
29 Esi Maria se nya sia la, etso enumake yi Yesu gbɔ.
And when she heard it, shee arose quickly, and came vnto him.
30 Yesu mege ɖe dua me haɖe o, eganɔ afi si Marta va kpee le.
For Iesus was not yet come into the towne, but was in the place where Martha met him.
31 Esi Yudatɔ siwo va aƒea me be yewoafa akɔ na Maria la kpɔe wòtso kpla do go yina la, wobu be Lazaro ƒe yɔdo to wòyina be yeaɖafa avi, eya ta wokplɔe ɖo.
The Iewes then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they sawe Marie, that she rose vp hastily, and went out, folowed her, saying, She goeth vnto the graue, to weepe there.
32 Esi Maria zɔ va ɖo afi si Yesu nɔ, eye wòkpɔe la, edze klo ɖe eƒe afɔ nu gblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, ɖe nèle afi sia la, anye ne nɔvinye la meku o.”
Then when Mary was come where Iesus was, and sawe him, she fell downe at his feete, saying vnto him, Lord, if thou haddest bene here, my brother had not bene dead.
33 Esi Yesu kpɔ ale si Maria nɔ avi fam, eye Yudatɔwo hã nɔ efam kplii la, ewɔ nublanui nɛ ŋutɔ, eye eƒe ta me ɖe fu.
When Iesus therefore saw her weepe, and the Iewes also weepe which came with her, hee groned in the spirit, and was troubled in himselfe,
34 Ebia be, “Afi ka woɖii ɖo?” Woɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, va kpɔ!”
And saide, Where haue ye layde him? They said vnto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Yesu fa avi.
And Iesus wept.
36 Esia ta Yudatɔwo gblɔ na wo nɔewo be, “Mikpɔ ale si gbegbe wòlɔ̃e ɖa?”
Then saide the Iewes, Beholde, how he loued him.
37 Gake wo dometɔ aɖewo gblɔ be, “Nu ka ta ame si ʋu ŋku na ŋkuagbãtɔ la mena be ame sia meku o ɖo?”
And some of them saide, Coulde not he, which opened the eyes of the blinde, haue made also, that this man should not haue died?
38 Yesu gaʋuʋu le eɖokui me esi wòva yɔdo la gbɔ. Yɔdo la nye agado aɖe si nu wotsɔ kpe xee.
Iesus therefore againe groned in himselfe, and came to the graue. And it was a caue, and a stone was layde vpon it.
39 Eɖe gbe na ameawo be, “Mimli kpe la ɖa.” Ke Marta, ame si nɔvi ku la gblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ, woɖii ŋkeke ene sɔŋ nye esi, eya ta anɔ ʋeʋẽm akpa.”
Iesus saide, Take ye away the stone. Martha the sister of him that was dead, said vnto him, Lord, he stinketh alreadie: for he hath bene dead foure dayes.
40 Yesu gblɔ be, “Nyemegblɔ na wò be, ne èxɔ dzinye se la, àkpɔ Mawu ƒe ŋutikɔkɔe oa?”
Iesus saide vnto her, Saide I not vnto thee, that if thou diddest beleeue, thou shouldest see the glorie of God?
41 Ale womli kpe la ɖa. Azɔ Yesu wu mo dzi, eye wògblɔ be, “Fofo, meda akpe na wò be èɖoa tom.
Then they tooke away the stone from the place where the dead was layde. And Iesus lift vp his eyes, and saide, Father, I thanke thee, because thou hast heard me.
42 Èɖoa tom ɣe sia ɣi, gake mele esia gblɔm le ame siwo katã le afi sia ta, ne woaxɔe ase be wòe dɔm.”
I knowe that thou hearest me alwayes, but because of the people that stand by, I said it, that they may beleeue, that thou hast sent me.
43 Esi wògblɔ nya sia la, edo ɣli sesĩe be, “Lazaro, do go va!”
As hee had spoken these things, hee cried with a loude voyce, Lazarus, come foorth.
44 Enumake ame kuku si ƒe afɔwo kple asiwo le babla la fɔ tso yɔdo la me do kple eye ameɖivɔ si me woblae ɖo, eye taku bla ŋkume nɛ. Yesu gblɔ na ameawo be, “Miɖe ameɖivɔawo le eŋu ne wòadzo.”
Then he that was dead, came forth, bound hande and foote with bandes, and his face was bound with a napkin. Iesus said vnto them, Loose him, and let him goe.
45 Yudatɔ siwo va be yewoakpɔ Maria ɖa, eye wokpɔ nu si Yesu wɔ la xɔ edzi se.
Then many of the Iewes, which came to Mary, and had seene the thinges, which Iesus did, beleeued in him.
46 Gake wo dometɔ aɖewo yi Farisitɔwo gbɔ, eye wogblɔ nu si Yesu wɔ la na wo.
But some of them went their way to the Pharises, and told them what things Iesus had done.
47 Esi nunɔlagãwo kple Farisitɔwo se nya sia la, woyɔ Sahendriwo ƒe takpekpe. Wobia wo nɔewo be, “Nɔviwo, nu ka wɔ ge míala? Elabena ame sia le nukunu geɖewo wɔm.
Then gathered the hie Priests, and the Pharises a councill, and said, What shall we doe? For this man doeth many miracles.
48 Enye nyateƒe be ŋutsu sia le nukunu geɖewo wɔm. Ne míeɖe mɔ nɛ alea la, ame sia ame axɔ edzi ase, eye Romatɔwo ava axɔ míaƒe nɔƒe kple dukɔ la le mía si.”
If we let him thus alone, all men will beleeue in him, and the Romanes will come and take away both our place, and the nation.
49 Wo dometɔ ɖeka si ŋkɔe nye Kayafa, ame si nye nunɔlagã le ƒe ma me la tsi tsitre gblɔ be, “Mienya naneke o.
Then one of them named Caiaphas, which was the hie Priest that same yere, said vnto them, Ye perceiue nothing at all,
50 Mienya be enyo be ame ɖeka naku ɖe dukɔa ta wu be dukɔ la katã natsrɔ̃ oa?”
Nor yet doe you consider that it is expedient for vs, that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
51 Megblɔ esia le eɖokui si o, ke boŋ abe nunɔlagã le ƒe ma me ene la, egblɔ nya ɖi be Yesu aku ɖe dukɔ la ta,
This spake hee not of himselfe: but being hie Priest that same yere, he prophecied that Iesus should die for that nation:
52 eye menye ɖe Israel dukɔ la ɖeɖe ko ta o, ke boŋ ɖe Mawu ƒe vi siwo kaka ɖe xexea me katã la ta, be woaƒo wo katã nu ƒu woazu ame ɖeka.
And not for that nation onely, but that he shoulde gather together in one the children of God, which were scattered.
53 Tso ema dzi la, wowɔ ɖoɖo be yewoawu Yesu.
Then from that day foorth they consulted together, to put him to death.
54 Esia ta Yesu megayia dutoƒo le Yudatɔwo dome. Edzo yi dzogbekɔƒe aɖe si woyɔna be Efraim la me, afi si eya kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo nɔ.
Iesus therefore walked no more openly among the Iewes, but went thence vnto a countrey neere to the wildernes, into a citie called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
55 Esi Yudatɔwo ƒe Ŋutitotoŋkekenyui la tu aƒe la, ame geɖewo tso du vovovowo me yi Yerusalem hena woƒe ŋutikɔklɔkɔnu la wɔwɔ hafi azã la naɖo.
And the Iewes Passeouer was at hande, and many went out of the countrey vp to Hierusalem before the Passeouer, to purifie themselues.
56 Wo dometɔ geɖewo di be yewoakpɔ Yesu, eya ta esi wonɔ tsitre le gbedoxɔa me la, wobia wo nɔewo be, “Alekee nye miaƒe susu? Ele azã la ɖuƒe va gea?”
Then sought they for Iesus, and spake among themselues, as they stoode in the Temple, What thinke ye, that he cometh not to the feast?
57 Nunɔlagãwo kple Farisitɔwo ɖe gbe be ne ame aɖe kpɔ Yesu la, nena nyanya yewo, ne yewoalée.
Now both the high Priestes and the Pharises had giuen a commandement, that if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
