Jọn 7
1 Mgbe nke a gasịrị, Jisọs gagharịrị na Galili, ma ọ kpachapụrụ anya hapụ ịga Judịa nʼihi na ndị Juu na-achọ ụzọ igbu ya.
And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
2 Mmemme Ụlọ ikwu ndị Juu dị nso,
Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand.
3 ya mere, ụmụnne ya ndị nwoke sịrị ya, “Si nʼebe a pụọ, gaa Judịa, ka ndị na-eso ụzọ gị nwe ike ịhụ ọrụ ị na-arụ.
His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works which thou doest.
4 Nʼihi na o nweghị onye ọbụla chọrọ ịbụ onye ọha mmadụ ma, nke na-eme ihe na nzuzo. Ebe ọ bụkwanụ na ị na-eme ihe ndị a, gosi ụwa onwe gị.”
For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world.
5 Nʼihi na ọ bụladị ụmụnne ya ekwenyeghị na ya.
For even his brethren did not believe on him.
6 Jisọs sịrị ha, “Oge nke m erubeghị, ma oge nke unu nọ nʼebe a mgbe niile.
Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is alway ready.
7 Ụwa enweghị ike ịkpọ unu asị, ma ọ kpọrọ m asị nʼihi na ana m agba ama megide ya nʼọrụ ya jọrọ njọ.
The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.
8 Unu onwe unu gaanụ na mmemme ahụ, agaghị m aga mmemme a nʼihi na oge m erubeghị.”
Go ye up unto the feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled.
9 Mgbe o kwusiri nke a, ọ nọgidere na Galili.
And having said these things unto them, he abode [still] in Galilee.
10 Ma otu ọ dị, mgbe ụmụnne ya gawara mmemme ahụ ya onwe ya gakwara. Ọ gaghị ebe mmadụ niile ga-ahụ ya kama ọ gara na nzuzo.
But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.
11 Na mmemme ahụ ndị Juu nọ na-ele anya ma na-ajụgharị sị, “Olee ebe ọ nọ?”
The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
12 E nwere oke ntamu nʼetiti igwe mmadụ ahụ banyere ya. Ndị ụfọdụ na-asị, “Ọ bụ ezigbo mmadụ.” Ndị ọzọ na-asị, “Mba, ọ na-eduhie igwe mmadụ.”
And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.
13 Ma o nweghị onye ọbụla kwulitere okwu maka ya nʼihu ọha nʼihi egwu ndị Juu.
Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
14 Mgbe o ruru nʼetiti mmemme ahụ, Jisọs banyere nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu ma bido ikuzi ihe.
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
15 Site nʼoke mgbagwoju anya, ndị Juu jụrịtara onwe ha sị, “Olee otu nwoke a sịrị nweta amamihe dị otu a ebe ọ bụ na o nwebeghị onye kuziri ya ihe ọbụla?”
The Jews therefore marveled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
16 Jisọs zara ha, “Ozizi m abụghị nke m, kama ọ bụ nke onye ahụ zitere m.
Jesus therefore answered them, and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me.
17 Onye ọbụla na-achọ ime uche Chineke, ọ ga-achọpụta ma ozizi m ọ bụ nke m ma o sikwanụ na Chineke.
If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or [whether] I speak from myself.
18 Ndị ahụ na-ekwu nke onwe ha na-eme nke a iji wetara onwe ha ugwu, ma onye ahụ na-achọ ugwu nke onye zitere ya bụ onye eziokwu; o nwekwaghị ihe ọbụla bụ ụgha banyere ya.
He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
19 Mosis o nyeghị unu iwu? Ma o nweghị onye ọbụla nʼime unu na-edebe iwu ahụ. Gịnị mere unu ji achọ igbu m?”
Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me?
20 Igwe mmadụ ahụ zara, “Mmụọ ọjọọ bi nʼime gị, onye chọrọ igbu gị?”
The multitude answered, Thou hast a devil: who seeketh to kill thee?
21 Jisọs zara sị ha, “Arụrụ m otu ọrụ, ma unu niile nọ na mgbagwoju anya.
Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one work, and ye all marvel.
22 Mosis nyere unu iwu ibi ugwu (nʼagbanyeghị na o siteghị na Mosis, kama na nna nna anyị ha), nʼụbọchị izuike unu na-ebikwa mmadụ ugwu.
For this cause hath Moses given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man.
23 Ọ bụrụ na e nwere ike bie mmadụ ugwu nʼụbọchị izuike ka a ghara imebi iwu Mosis, gịnị mere o ji na-ewute unu na m mere ka ahụ mmadụ zuo oke nʼụbọchị izuike?
If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye wroth with me, because I made a man every whit whole on the sabbath?
24 Kwụsịnụ ikpe ikpe site nʼihe anya na-ahụ, kama na-ekpenụ ikpe ziri ezi.”
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25 Nʼoge ahụ, ụfọdụ nʼime ndị Jerusalem bidoro na-asị, “Onye a ọ bụghị nwoke ahụ ha chọrọ igbu?
Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
26 Lee ka ọ nọ na-ekwu okwu nʼihu mmadụ niile ma o nwekwaghị onye na-agwa ya ihe ọbụla. Ọ pụtara na ndịisi amatala nʼeziokwu na ọ bụ Kraịst?
And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?
27 Ma anyị matara ebe nwoke a siri pụta, mgbe Kraịst ahụ ga-abịa, o nweghị onye ga-amata ebe o siri pụta.”
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.
28 Ma dị ka Jisọs na-ezi ihe nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwuu ahụ, o tiri mkpu sị, “Nʼezie, unu maara m, matakwa ebe m siri pụta. Anọghị m nʼebe a na nke onwe m, ma onye ahụ zitere m bụ eziokwu. Unu amaghị ya.
Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
29 Ma amara m ya, nʼihi na esitere m na ya bịa. Ọ bụkwa ya zitere m.”
I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.
30 Mgbe ahụ ha chọrọ ijide ya, ma o nweghị onye ọbụla metụrụ ya aka nʼihi na oge ya erubeghị.
They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.
31 Ma otu ọ dị, ọtụtụ nʼime igwe mmadụ ahụ kweere na ya. Ha sịrị, “Mgbe Kraịst ahụ ga-abịa, ọ ga-arụ ọrụ ebube ọzọ karịrị ndị a nwoke a rụrụla?”
But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done?
32 Ndị Farisii nụrụ ka igwe mmadụ ahụ na-atamu ntamu nʼolu nta banyere ya. Mgbe ahụ ndịisi nchụaja na ndị Farisii zigara ndị na-eche nche nʼụlọnsọ ukwuu ahụ ka ha gaa jide ya.
The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to take him.
33 Jisọs sịrị, “Naanị nwa oge ka mụ na unu ga-anọ, aga m alakwurukwa onye zitere m.
Jesus therefore said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go unto him that sent me.
34 Unu ga-achọ m ma unu agaghị achọta m. Ebe m na-agakwa unu enweghị ike ịbịaru ya.”
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come.
35 Ndị Juu sịrịtara onwe ha, “Olee ebe nwoke a chọrọ ịga anyị na-agaghị achọta ya? Ọ ga-eje ebe ndị nke anyị a chụsasịrị achụsasị bi nʼetiti ndị Griik, ka ọ ga kuziere ndị Griik ihe?
The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man go that we shall not find him? will he go unto the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
36 Kedụ ụdị okwu bụ nke a ọ na-ekwu sị, ‘Unu ga-achọ m ma unu agaghị achọta m,’ na ‘Ebe m na-agakwa unu enweghị ike ịbịaru’?”
What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come?
37 Nʼụbọchị ikpeazụ bụkwa ụbọchị kacha ibe ya nke mmemme ahụ, Jisọs guzooro ọtọ jiri oke olu tie mkpu sị, “Ọ bụrụ na akpịrị na-akpọ onye ọbụla nkụ, ya bịakwute m bịa ṅụrụ mmiri.
Now on the last day, the great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38 Onye ọbụla kweere na m, dị ka akwụkwọ nsọ kwururị, isi iyi mmiri nke ndụ ga na-asọpụta site nʼime afọ ya.”
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
39 O kwuru nke a banyere Mmụọ ahụ ndị kwere na ya ga-anata. Tutu ruo oge ahụ, e nyebeghị Mmụọ ahụ, nʼihi na e nyebeghị Jisọs otuto.
But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet [given]; because Jesus was not yet glorified.
40 Mgbe ha nụrụ nke a, ụfọdụ nʼime igwe mmadụ ahụ sịrị, “Nʼeziokwu onye a bụ onye amụma ahụ.”
[Some] of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
41 Ndị ọzọ sịrị, “Ọ bụ Kraịst ahụ.” Ma ndị nke ọzọ sịkwara, “Nʼezie Kraịst ahụ, ọ ga-esi na Galili pụta?
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
42 Ọ bụ na akwụkwọ nsọ ekwughị na Kraịst ga-esi nʼagbụrụ Devid pụta, na Betlehem bụ obodo Devid?”
Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
43 Ya mere nkewa dapụtara nʼetiti igwe mmadụ ahụ nʼihi ya.
So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.
44 Ụfọdụ chọrọ ijide ya ma ọ dịghị onye ọbụla metụrụ ya aka.
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
45 Mgbe ahụ, ndị nche ụlọnsọ ukwu lọghachiri nʼebe ndịisi nchụaja na ndị Farisii nọ, ndị sịrị ha, “Gịnị mere unu akpụtaghị ya?”
The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why did ye not bring him?
46 Ha zara, “Anyị ahụbeghị onye kwuru okwu dị ka nwoke a.”
The officers answered, Never man so spake.
47 Ndị Farisii zara ha, “Unu esorola bụrụ ndị a ghọgburu?
The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also led astray?
48 Ọ dị onye ọbụla nʼime ndịisi maọbụ nʼime ndị Farisii tụkwasịrị ya obi?
Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
49 E e! Kama igwe mmadụ ndị a na-amaghị iwu bụ ndị a bụrụ ọnụ.”
But this multitude which knoweth not the law are accursed.
50 Nikọdimọs, otu nʼime ha bụ onye bịakwutere ya na mbụ sịrị ha,
Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being one of them),
51 “Iwu anyị ọ na-ama mmadụ ikpe, ma ọ bụrụ na o bụghị ụzọ nụta okwu nʼọnụ ya, ịchọpụta ihe onye ahụ na-eme?”
Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?
52 Ha zaghachiri ya sị, “Gị onwe gị, i sokwa na ndị si Galili pụta? Nyochaa nke ọma, ị ga-achọpụta na onye amụma ọbụla agaghị esi na Galili pụta.”
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
53 Mgbe ahụ, onye ọbụla nʼime ha lara nʼụlọ ya.
[And they went every man unto his own house:
