Jọn 11
1 Nʼoge ahụ, ahụ adịghị otu nwoke a na-akpọ Lazarọs onye Betani, nke bụ obodo nta nke Meri na Mata nwanne ya nwanyị.
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
2 Nke a bụ Meri ahụ weere mmanụ otite dị oke ọnụahịa tee Onyenwe anyị, ma jirikwa agịrị isi ya hichaa ụkwụ ya. Ọ bụ nwanne ya nwoke Lazarọs bụ onye nọ nʼọrịa.
It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
3 Nke a mere ụmụnne ya nwanyị zigara Jisọs ozi sị, “Onyenwe anyị, onye ahụ nke ị hụrụ nʼanya nọ nʼọrịa.”
The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, “Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick.”
4 Mgbe Jisọs nụrụ ya, ọ sịrị, “Ọrịa a abụghị nke ọnwụ kama ọ bụ iji nye Chineke otuto nakwa ka e site na ya nye Ọkpara Chineke otuto.”
But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”
5 Jisọs hụrụ Mata, na nwanne ya nwanyị na Lazarọs nʼanya.
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 Mgbe ọ nụrụ na Lazarọs nọ nʼọrịa, ọ nọkwuru mkpụrụ ụbọchị abụọ nʼebe ahụ ọ nọ.
When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.
7 Ya mere, ọ gwara ndị na-eso ụzọ ya, “Ngwanụ ka anyị laghachi azụ na Judịa.”
Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let’s go into Judea again.”
8 Ma ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sịrị ya, “Onye ozizi, nʼoge nta gara aga ka ndị Juu chọrọ ịtụ gị nkume. Ị na-agakwa ebe ahụ ọzọ?”
The disciples asked him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you. Are you going there again?”
9 Jisọs zara, “Ọ bụghị awa iri na abụọ dị nʼotu ehihie nke ụbọchị? Onye na-ejegharị nʼehihie anaghị asụ ngọngọ, nʼihi na ọ na-eji ìhè nke ụwa a ahụ ụzọ.
Jesus answered, “Are not there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
10 Ma ndị na-ejegharị nʼabalị na-azọhie ụkwụ, nʼihi na ìhè adịghị nʼime ha.”
But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
11 Mgbe o kwusiri nke a, ọ gwakwara ha, “Enyi anyị Lazarọs na-arahụ ụra, ma ana m aga ịkpọte ya nʼụra.”
He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”
12 Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, ọ bụrụ na ọ na-arahụ ụra, ọ ga-adị mma.”
The disciples therefore said, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”
13 Ihe Jisọs na-ekwu bụ banyere ọnwụ ya ma ha chere na ọ na-ekwu banyere ịrahụ ụra efu.
Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
14 Mgbe ahụ, Jisọs gwaghere ha ọnụ, “Lazarọs anwụọla.
So Jesus said to them plainly then, “Lazarus is dead.
15 Ma nʼihi unu, obi dị m ụtọ na anọghị m nʼebe ahụ, ka unu nwe ike kwere. Ma bịanụ ka anyị gakwuru ya.”
I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let’s go to him.”
16 Tọmọs, onye a na-akpọ Didimọs, gwara ndị na-eso ụzọ ibe ya, “Ka anyị gakwanụ ka anyị soro ya nwụọ.”
Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s also go, that we may die with him.”
17 Mgbe Jisọs rutere, ọ chọpụtara na Lazarọs anọọlarị nʼili ụbọchị anọ.
So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
18 Betani dị Jerusalem nso, ihe dị ka kilomita atọ.
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.
19 Ma ọtụtụ ndị Juu bịakwutere Mata na Meri ịkasị ha obi nʼihi ọnwụ nwanne ha nwoke.
Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
20 Mgbe ozi ọbịbịa Jisọs ruru Mata ntị, ọ gara izute ya, ma Meri nọdụrụ nʼụlọ.
Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
21 Mata sịrị Jisọs, “Onyenwe m, a sị na ị nọ nʼebe a, nwanne m nwoke agaraghị anwụ.
Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother would not have died.
22 Ma ugbu a, amara m na Chineke ga-enye gị ihe ọbụla ị rịọrọ.”
Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”
23 Jisọs sịrị ya, “Nwanne gị nwoke ga-ebili ọzọ.”
Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Mata sịrị ya, “Amara m na ọ ga-ebili ọzọ nʼụbọchị mbilite nʼọnwụ nʼoge ikpeazụ.”
Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jisọs gwara ya, “Mụ onwe m bụ mbilite nʼọnwụ na ndụ. Onye ọbụla kwere na m, a sịkwarị na ọ nwụrụ anwụ, ọ ga-adị ndụ ọzọ.
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
Whoever lives and believes in me will never die in this age (aiōn g165). Do you believe this?"
27 Ọ sịrị ya, “E, Onyenwe m, ekwere m na ị bụ Kraịst ahụ, Ọkpara Chineke, onye ga-abịa nʼụwa.”
She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, God’s Son, he who comes into the world.”
28 Mgbe o kwuchara nke a, ọ gara kpọọ nwanne ya nwanyị bụ Meri, jiri nwayọọ sị ya, “Onye ozizi abịala, ọ na-akpọ gị.”
When she had said this, she went away and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”
29 Mgbe ọ nụrụ nke a, ọ biliri ọsịịsọ ga zute ya.
When she heard this, she arose quickly and went to him.
30 Ruo mgbe a, Jisọs abịarutebeghị nʼobodo nta ahụ, ma ọ ka nọ nʼebe ahụ Mata zutere ya.
Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha met him.
31 Ndị Juu nọ nʼụlọ na-akasị Meri obi hụrụ ya ka ọ pụrụ ngwangwa. Ha sochiri ya nʼazụ nʼihi na ha chere na ọ na-aga nʼili ibe akwa nʼebe ahụ.
Then the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”
32 Mgbe Meri rutere nʼebe Jisọs nọ, ọ dara nʼụkwụ ya sị, “Onyenwe m, ọ bụrụ na ị nọ nʼebe a, nwanne m nwoke agaraghị anwụ.”
Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother would not have died.”
33 Mgbe Jisọs hụrụ ya ka ọ na-ebe akwa ya na ndị Juu ahụ so ya ka ha na-ebekwa akwa, o metụrụ ya nʼime mmụọ ya. O nwere ọmịiko dị ukwuu.
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit and was troubled,
34 Ọ sịrị, “Olee ebe unu liri ya?” Ha sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị bịa ka ị hụ.”
and said, “Where have you laid him?” They told him, “Lord, come and see.”
35 Jisọs ebee akwa.
Jesus wept.
36 Mgbe ahụ ndị Juu na-asị, “Lee ka o si hụ ya nʼanya.”
The Jews therefore said, “See how much affection he had for him!”
37 Ma ụfọdụ nʼime ha sịrị, “Nwoke a meghere anya onye kpuru ìsì, ọ garaghị enwe ike mee ka nwoke a hapụ ịnwụ?”
Some of them said, “Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?”
38 Ọzọkwa, Jisọs sụrụ ude nʼime onwe ya nke ukwuu, bịarute nʼili ahụ nso. Ili ahụ bụ ọgba e jiri nkume dị ukwuu mechie ọnụ ya.
Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
39 Jisọs sịrị, “Bupunụ nkume ahụ!” Ma Mata, nwanne nwanyị onye ahụ nwụrụ anwụ, sịrị ya, “Onyenwe anyị, ọ ga na-esi isi ugbu a, nʼihi na nke a bụ abalị anọ ọ nwụrụ.”
Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”
40 Ma Jisọs sịrị ya, “Ọ bụ na m agwaghị gị sị na ọ bụrụ na ị kwere ị ga-ahụ ọrụ ebube Chineke?”
Jesus said to her, “Did not I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?”
41 Ya mere, ha bupụrụ nkume ahụ. Jisọs lere anya nʼelu sị, “Nna, ana m ekele gị nʼihi na ị nụla olu m.
So they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you listened to me.
42 Amaara m na ị na-anụ olu m mgbe niile. Ana m ekwu nke a nʼihi ndị a gbara m gburugburu nʼebe a, ka ha kwere na ọ bụ gị zitere m.”
I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude standing around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”
43 Mgbe o kwusiri nke a, o jiri oke olu tie mkpu, “Lazarọs, pụta!”
When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
44 Onye ahụ nwụrụ anwụ pụtara, e jikwa akwa ozu kekọta aka ya na ụkwụ ya, werekwa akwa ịchafu kechie ihu ya. Jisọs sịrị ha, “Tọpụnụ ya, hapụ ya ka ọ laa.”
He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Free him, and let him go.”
45 Ọtụtụ ndị Juu bịakwutere Meri bụ ndị hụrụ ihe a o mere, kwere na ya.
Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did believed in him.
46 Ma ụfọdụ nʼime ha lara gaa kọọrọ ndị Farisii ihe o mere.
But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.
47 Mgbe ahụ, ndịisi nchụaja na ndị Farisii kpọrọ nzukọ ndị Sanhedrin. Ha na-asị, “Gịnị ka anyị ga-eme? Nʼihi na nwoke a na-eme ọtụtụ ihe ịrịbama.
The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, “What are we doing? For this man does many signs.
48 Ọ bụrụ na anyị ahapụ ya ka ọ gaa nʼihu, mmadụ niile ga-ekwere na ya. Ndị Rom ga-abịakwa, kwatuo ụlọnsọ ukwu ma napụ anyị obodo anyị.”
If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
49 Ma otu onye nʼime ha bụ Kaịfas, onyeisi nchụaja nʼafọ ahụ sịrị ha, “Unu amaghị ihe ọbụla.
But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,
50 Ọ bụ na unu amaghị na ọ ka mma ka otu onye nwụọ nʼihi mmadụ niile, karịa nʼobodo anyị niile ga-ala nʼiyi.”
nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”
51 Dị ka onyeisi nchụaja nke afọ ahụ, o kwughị nke a site nʼechiche ya, kama o buru amụma na Jisọs ga-anwụ nʼihi mba ndị Juu.
Now he did not say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,
52 Ọ bụghị nʼihi mba ahụ naanị, kama, ka ọ kpọkọta ụmụ Chineke ndị gbasara nʼebe niile.
and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
53 Ya mere, site nʼụbọchị ahụ, ha malitere ịgba izu otu ha ga-esi gbuo ya.
So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.
54 Ya mere, Jisọs kwụsịrị ịgagharị ebe ndị Juu ga-ahụ ya. O siri nʼebe ahụ pụọ gaa nʼakụkụ ọzara nʼotu obodo nta a na-akpọ Ifrem. Ya na ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nọdụrụ nʼebe ahụ.
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.
55 Mmemme Ngabiga ndị Juu dịkwa nso. Ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ si nʼakụkụ ala ndị Juu niile bịa Jerusalem. Ha bịara tutu mmemme ahụ ebido ka ha mee onwe ha ka ha dị ọcha.
Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand. Many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
56 Ha na-achọ Jisọs na-ajụrịta onwe ha nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ, “Gịnị ka unu chere? Ọ bụ na ọ gaghị abịa na mmemme a?”
Then they sought for Jesus and spoke with one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that he is not coming to the feast at all?”
57 Ma nʼoge ahụ, ndịisi nchụaja na ndị Farisii enyela iwu ka onye ọbụla hụrụ ya bịa gwa ha ka ha gaa jide ya.
Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might seize him.
