Jan Laabaalihamo 5
1 Li yaa puoli, Jesu go den doni ki gedi Jelusalema Jufinba jaanma siiga jaanyenma yaa badu.
Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem when the Jews were having [another] celebration.
2 Ki sua Jelusalema pia ku ñinbuugu ke ku kuu leni ipe buliñoabu Ebilunba maama nni bi yi ku ñinbuugu yeni Beteseda, ke ciadimu se ki baali likani.
At one of the gates [into the city] called the Sheep Gate, there is a pool. In our language we call it Bethzatha. [Around the pool] were five open areas with roofs over them.
3 Ayiama boncianla den dua ti ciadi yeni soangu nni, bi tianba den tie juama, bine diama, bine waba, ke bi guu mi ñima n langidi.
Many people were lying there. They were people who were blind, lame, or paralyzed.
4 Kelima yogunu yogunu Maleki yen jiidi ki langidi mi ñima yeni, o ya langidima ke yua n kpa kua wan pia yaa yianu kuli o yen paagi.
5 Jayendo den ye likani ki yia hali piita n bina nii.
One of those who was there had been paralyzed for 38 years.
6 Jesu den laa o, ke o dua likani, o den bani ke o waagi leni o yianu, o den buali o a bua ki paagi?
Jesus saw him lying there and found out that the man had been like that for a long time. He said to the man, “Do you want to become well?”
7 O yiamo den guani ki yedi o: o Diedo mii pia yua n baa todi nni, mi ñima ya langidi hali n baa kua toa yen kpa kua ki ha nni.
The paralyzed man replied to him, “[Yes], sir, [I want to get well, but] there is no one to help me get down into the pool when the water is stirred {stirs}. While I am trying to get [to the pool], someone else always gets there before me.”
8 Jesu den yedi o: fi ki taa a kaagu ki ya cuoni.
Jesus said to him, “Get up! Then pick up your mat and walk!”
9 Lanyaapo o joa yeni den paagi ki fii ki taa o kaagu ki cuona.
The man immediately was healed. He picked up his mat and started walking! The day on which this happened was a Jewish day of rest.
10 Ki sua li den tie mi fuodima daale, lanyaapo Jufinba den yedi yua n paagi yeni dinli tie mi fuodima daali laa pia sanu han tugi akaagu.
So the Jewish [leaders] said to the man who had been healed, “Today is (the Sabbath/our rest day), and [in our Jewish] laws [it is written that people should not work on our] ([Sabbath/rest day]), so you should not be carrying your mat!”
11 O den guani ki yedi ba: Yua n paagi nni yeni wan nan yedi min taa n kaagu ki yaa cuoni.
The man replied to them, “The man who healed me, he himself said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk!’”
12 Bi den yedi o: Laa Joa tie ŋme yo, wani yua n yedi han taa a kaagu ki yaa cuoni yeni.
They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick it up and walk!’?”
13 Ama yua n den paagi yeni naa den bani Jesu n tie yua kelima Jesu den kua ku niligu nni ke waa go laa o.
But since Jesus had disappeared in the crowd [without telling the man his name], the man did not know who it was [who had healed him].
14 Ama Jesu go den tuogi leni o, U Tienu diegu nni ki yedi o: Diidi a baa laa fia han da go tieni tuonbiadi ke yaala n bia ki cie line n da cuo ha.
Later, Jesus found the man in the Temple [courtyard]. He [told the man his name, and] said to him, “Listen! You are healed! So stop sinning! If you do not stop sinning, something will happen to you that will be worse [than the illness you had before]!”
15 O joa yeni den gedi ki ban waani Jufinba ke Jesu n paagi o.
The man went away and told the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] that it was Jesus who had healed him.
16 Lanyaapo Jufinba den hua Jesu leni ki nanga kelima o den tiendi laa bonla mi fuodima daale.
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] started to harass Jesus, because Jesus was doing these things (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day).
17 Jesu den yedi ba: N Baa tuuni ki pundi hali moala n moko tuuni.
Then Jesus replied to them, “My Father has always been working every day, [including] ([the Sabbath/the day of rest]), up until now. I am doing the same thing!”
18 Lanyaapo Jufinba den lingi ki pugidi ki bua ki kpa o, laa tie ke o miidi mi fuodima daali kuali bebe ka, ama kelima o den tua ke U Tienu tie o ba, ki nua ke o da leni U Tienu.
The Jewish leaders [SYN] considered that he was disobeying their rules about (the Sabbath/the day of rest), and that by saying that God was his Father, he was making himself equal with God. And they considered that both these things were grounds for killing him. So they tried even harder to find a way to kill him.
19 Lan wani Jesu den guani ki taa mi maama ki yedi ba: N yedi yi, yi moamoani yi moamoani kani Bijua kan fidi ki tieni li bakuli kelima o yuceli paalu po, ama o tiendi wan laa ke Baa tiendi yaala. Baa n tiendi yaala kuli Bijua moko tiendi lane.
Jesus replied to them by saying, “You need to know this: I can do nothing by my own [authority]. I do only the [kind of] things that I see [my] Father doing. Whatever kinds of things my Father is doing, those are the things I am doing.
20 Kelima Baa bua Bijua ki waani o wan tiendi yaala kuli, o go baa waani o yaa tuona n yaba ki cie, li ba paki yi.
[My] Father loves me, and he shows me everything that he is doing. He will show me [the miracles] that [he wants me to do] that will be greater than the ones that [you have already seen me do], so that you may be amazed.
21 Kelima nani Baa n fiindi bi tinkpiba ki go puuni li miali maama, yene ke Bijua moko puuni li miali wan bua yua kuli.
[For example], just like [my] Father causes people who have died to become alive again, I will give [eternal] life to everyone that I want to.
22 Baa kan jia o bakuli buudi, o teni li bujiali kuli o Bijua yaa nuu nne.
Furthermore, [my] Father is not the one who judges people [concerning their sins]. Instead, he has given to me the work of judging people,
23 Ke nilo kuli n yaa kpiagidi Bijua nani ban kpiagidi Baa maama yeni, yua n ki kpiagi Bijua kuli waa kpiagidi Baa yua n soani o moko.
in order that all people may honor me, just like they honor [my] Father. [My] Father [considers that] anyone who does not honor me is not honoring [him], the one who sent me.
24 Yi moamoani yi moamoani kani n yedi yi yua n cengi n maama ki daani yua n soani pia yaa miali n kan gbeni, buudi cuonu ki ye o po, ama o ñani mi kuuma nni ki kua li miali nni. (aiōnios g166)
Listen to this carefully: Those who hear my message and believe that [God] is the one who sent me have eternal life. [God will] not (condemn them/say that he will punish them). They are no longer separated from God. Instead, they have [eternal] life. (aiōnios g166)
25 Yi moamoani yi moamoani kani n yedi yi, u yogunu kpendi upundi baa moala ne ke yaaba n kpe baa gbadi U Tienu Bijua nialu, yaaba n baa gbadi u mo kuli baa yaa fo.
Listen to this carefully: There will be a time when those who are (spiritually dead/separated from God) will hear the voice of me, (the Son of God/the man who is also God). In fact, it is that time already. Those who hear [and pay attention to my message] will have [eternal] life.
26 Nani Baa n pia li miali ke li ye o niinni maama yeni, opuni o Bijua moko li miali yene lin yaa ye o niinni.
[My] Father has [power to] make things live. Similarly, he has given me the [power to enable] people to live [eternally].
27 O puni o, u paalu ke wan yaa ja ti buudi kelima o tie Ojoa Bjua yo.
Because I am the one who came from heaven, he has given me the authority to judge people [concerning their sins].
28 Laa bonla n da paki yi kelima u yogunu kpendi ke yaaba n kpe baa gbadi onialu, yaaba n gbadi u mo kuli baa ña a kula nni.
Do not be surprised about that, because there will be a time when all people who have died will hear my voice,
29 Yaaba n den tieni yaala n hani baa fii yaa miali n kan gbeni po, yaaba n den tieni yaala n bia baa fii li bujiali po.
and they will become alive again. Those who have lived good [lives] will rise [from their graves] and live forever. But those who have lived evil lives will rise, and I will (condemn them/declare that I will punish them [for their sins]).
30 N kan fidi ki tieni li bakuli n yuceli po, n ya ja ti buudi nani min gba U Tienu kani maama, n bujiali mo tiegi kelima mii lingi n yuceli yanbuama, kali yua n soani nni yaa yanbuama.
I do not do anything [like that] by my own authority. I judge people only according to what I hear [my Father tell me]. I will judge people fairly, because I do not want to please only myself. Instead, I want to please [my Father], who sent me.
31 N ya tieni n yuli po siedi n siedi ki tie moamoani.
If I were the [only] one to tell people about myself, [people could rightly say that] what I say is not true.
32 Toa ye yua n tiendi n po siedi, n bani ke wan tiendi npo yaa siedi tie moamoani.
But there is someone else who tells people about me. And I know that what he tells people about me is true.
33 Yi den soani u tondu Jan kani, o den tieni siedi yi moamoani po.
As for you, when you sent messengers to John [the Baptizer to ask about me], he told the truth [about me].
34 Mini wani nisaalo ka tiendi n po siedi, n yedi yeni ke yin faabi.
I do not [need that] people tell others [about me]. But instead, I am reminding [you about what John told people about me], in order that you will [believe it and] be saved {[God] will save you}.
35 Jan den tie yaa fitilisanga n co ki yieni. Yi den tuo ki mangi yi pala o yenma nni u yogunu waamu.
[John’s message about me] (OR, [John]) [MET] was [like] a lamp that shines brightly. For a short while you were willing to be made happy [by that message] {to let [that message] make you happy}.
36 N pia yaa siedi n cie Jan n den tieni n po yaa siedi, Kelima Baa n teni nni yaa tuona ke min soani yeni n tuuni laa tuona yo, han tiendi n po siedi ke n tie Baa n soani yua.
But there is something else that tells you about me. [It should prove who I am] more than what John [said about me]. The miracles [PRS] that [my] Father told me to do, the miracles that I am performing, show (OR, prove) to people that my Father sent me.
37 Baa yua n soani nni yeni moko tiendi n po siedi, yii kpa gbadi o nialu, yii kpa laa o nunga mo.
Furthermore, [my] Father, who sent me, tells people about me. You have never heard his voice or seen him.
38 O maama ki ye yi niinni kelima yii daani wan soani yua.
Furthermore, you have not believed in [me], the one he sent. So you have not [believed] his message in your inner beings.
39 Yi lingi idiani nni bohanla ki tema ke yi baa ba lienni yaa miali n kan gbeni, ama ki sua idiani yeni tiendi n yaa siedi yo. (aiōnios g166)
You carefully study (OR, Study) the Scriptures, because you think that by [studying] them you will [find the way to] have eternal life. And those Scriptures tell people about me! (aiōnios g166)
40 Yi mo yii bua ki cua n kani ki baa li miali.
But you refuse (to come to me/to believe my message) in order that you may have [eternal] life.
41 Mii lingi bi nisaaliba ka n kpiagi nni.
It does not [matter to] me whether people praise me.
42 Ama n bani n ke yii pia U Tienu po buama yi pala nni.
But you [want people to praise you]. I know that within yourselves you do not love God.
43 N cua Baa yeli po ama yii ga n cangu ama toa ya cua o yuceli po yi baa ga o cangu.
Although I have come to earth with my Father’s authority [MTY], you do not accept me. But if someone else comes with his own authority [MTY], you accept him!
44 Yii bua ki daani nni kelima yii lingi ya kpiagidi n ñani U Tienu kani, ama yi lingi ti kpiagidi yi yaba kane.
You accept your praising each other, but you do not try to do things that will result in God himself praising you. So (there is no way you can believe [in me]!/how can you believe [my message]?) [RHQ]
45 Yin da tama min wani baa jaligi yi Baa nintuali, yua baa jaligi yi tie Musa yo, yin bili yi suginma wani yua yaa niinni yeni.
But do not think that I am the one who will accuse you while [my] Father is listening! No, it is Moses who will accuse you! You thought that he would [defend you].
46 Li ya tie ke yi daani Musa maama li bi hani yin daani n yaa maama moko, kelima Musa den diani n yaapo yo.
Moses wrote about me, so if you had believed what he [wrote], you would have believed what I [said]
47 Ama yi yaa daani o diani, yi baa ga lede yo ki daani n mo yaa maama?
But because you did not believe what he wrote [about me], (you will certainly not believe what I say!/how will you believe what I say?) [RHQ]”
