Jan 3
1 Te genyen yon mesye pami Farizyen yo ke yo te rele Nicodème, yon chèf a Jwif yo.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jewish people.
2 Mesye sila a te vin kote Li pandan lannwit epi te di L: “Rabbi, nou konnen ke ou sòti nan Bondye kon yon Mèt. Paske pèsòn pa kapab fè sign sa yo ke nou wè ou fè yo anmwenske Bondye avè L.”
This man came to him at night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him."
3 Jésus te reponn e te di: “Anverite, anverite, Mwen di ou, anmwenske yon moun ne ankò, li p ap kapab wè wayòm syèl la.”
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
4 Nicodème te di Li: “Kijan yon moun kapab ne lè li vin vye? Èske li kapab antre yon dezyèm fwa nan vant manman l pou l kapab fèt ankò?”
Nicodemus said to him, "How can anyone be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
5 Jésus te reponn li “Anverite, anverite, Mwen di ou, anmwenske yon moun fèt pa dlo, epi pa Lespri, li p ap kapab antre nan wayòm syèl la.
Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.
6 Sa ki ne nan lachè se lachè, men sa ki ne nan Lespri, se Lespri.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Pa etone ke Mwen te di ou: ‘Fòk ou ne tounèf.’
Do not be surprised that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
8 Van an soufle kote li vle, epi ou tande son li, men ou pa konnen kote li soti, ni kote li prale. Se konsa li ye avèk tout sa yo ki ne nan Lespri.”
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
9 Nicodème te reponn Li: “Kijan bagay sa yo kapab ye?”
Nicodemus answered and said to him, "How can these things be?"
10 Jésus te reponn: “Ou menm se Mèt an Israël epi ou pa konprann bagay sa yo?
Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?
11 Anverite, anverite, Mwen di ou, nou pale sa ke nou konnen, e fè temwayaj de sa ke nou konn wè, e ou pa aksepte temwayaj nou.
Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, but you do not accept our testimony.
12 “Si Mwen di ou bagay konsènan latè a, epi ou pa konprann, kijan w ap kwè si Mwen di ou bagay konsènan syèl la.
If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 “Nanpwen pèsòn ki monte nan syèl la sof ke Li menm ki te desann sòti nan syèl la, Fis a Lòm nan menm.
And no one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
14 “Menm jan Moïse te leve sèpan an nan dezè a, konsa fòk Fis a Lòm nan vin leve wo,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have life without end. (aiōnios g166)
16 “Paske Bondye te tèlman renmen lemond, ke Li te bay sèl Fis inik Li pou nenpòt moun ki kwè nan Li pa ta peri, men ta gen lavi etènèl. (aiōnios g166)
For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have life without end. (aiōnios g166)
17 Paske Bondye pa t voye Fis Li nan lemond pou jije lemond, men pou lemond ta kapab sove pa Li.
For God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
18 “Sila ki kwè nan Li p ap jije. Men li menm ki pa kwè nan Li gen tan jije deja, paske Li pa t kwè nan non a sèl Fis inik a Bondye a.
The one who believes in him is not judged, but the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
19 “Sa se jijman an, ke limyè a te vini nan lemond, men lòm te renmen tenèb la olye limyè a. Paske zèv pa yo te mechan.
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their works were evil.
20 “Paske chak moun ki fè mal, li rayi limyè a, e pa vin kote limyè a, akoz perèz zèv li yo ta vin parèt.
For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works will not be exposed.
21 Men sila ki aji nan verite a, ap vini vè limyè a, pou zèv li yo kapab parèt kon zèv ki te fèt pa Bondye.”
But the one who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."
22 Apre bagay sa yo, Jésus avèk disip Li yo te vini nan peyi Judée, e la Li t ap pase tan avèk yo epi t ap batize.
After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and was baptizing.
23 Konsa, Jean osi t ap batize nan Enon, toupre Salim, paske te gen anpil dlo la. E yo t ap vini e t ap batize.
Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized.
24 Paske Jean potko jete nan prizon.
For John was not yet thrown into prison.
25 Konsa, te leve yon diskisyon antre disip a Jean yo ak yon Jwif sou afè pirifikasyon.
Now a dispute arose between John's disciples with a Jew about purification.
26 Yo te vin kote Jean pou di l, “Rabbi, Li menm ki te avèk ou lòtbò Jourdain an, pou Li menm ke ou te bay temwayaj la. Gade, l ap batize, e tout moun ap vin kote Li.”
And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, look, he is baptizing, and everyone is coming to him."
27 Jean te reponn e te di: “Yon nonm pa kapab resevwa anyen anmwenske li sòti nan syèl la.
John answered, "No one can receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.
28 Nou menm se temwen m lè mwen te di: ‘Mwen menm se pa Kris la, men m te voye devan Li.’
You yourselves bear me witness that I said, 'I am not the Messiah,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'
29 “Sa ki genyen madanm maryaj la se jennonm k ap marye. Zanmi li an ki kanpe epi tande l, rejwi anpil paske li tande vwa li. Konsa jwa pa m fin ranpli.
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine is now complete.
30 Li menm oblije vin plis, men mwen oblije vin mwens.”
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 Li ki sòti pa anwo a, se anwo tout bagay. Li menm ki soti sou latè, se pou latè, epi pale sou zafè latè. Li menm ki sòti nan syèl la, anwo tout bagay.
He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
32 Sa ke Li te wè epi tande, se sou sa Li bay temwayaj. Epi pa gen pèsòn ki resevwa temwayaj Li.
What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
33 Sila ki resevwa temwayaj Li mete so li sou sa, ke Bondye vrè.
He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
34 Paske Li menm ke Bondye voye a, pale pawòl a Bondye. Paske Li bay Lespri a san mezi.
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for he does not give the Spirit by measure.
35 Papa a renmen Fis la, epi te mete tout bagay nan men Li.
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
36 Sila ki kwè nan Fis la genyen lavi etènèl; men sila li ki pa obeyi Fis la, p ap wè lavi, men lakolè Bondye va rete sou li. (aiōnios g166)
Whoever believes in the Son has everlasting life, but whoever refuses to believe in the Son won't see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." (aiōnios g166)
