Joni 12
1 Hagi kinafinti Jiu vahe zamare'nea kna (Pasova) 6si'a zagegna atupa nehigeno, fri'nefinti azeri oti'nea ne' Lasarusi'ma nemania kumate Jisasi'a Betani uhanati'ne.
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead, was living.
2 Anante Jisasi'ma hu'nea ne'zana retro hunte'naze. Mata'a ne'za netigeno Lasarusi'ene, mago'a vahe'ene kave'ne sipare mani'naze.
There a supper was given in honour at which Martha waited, while Lazarus was one of those present at the table.
3 Trazamofo rafu'nareti tro hu'naza msavena, zago'amo mareri'nea masaventafe Maria'a erino, Jisasina agiare tagino frenteteno, anu azokateti eri ho'mu huntegeno, ana nomofona mana'amo avite'ne.
So Mary took a pound of choice spikenard perfume of great value, and anointed the feet of Jesus with it, and then wiped them with her hair. The whole house was filled with the scent of the perfume.
4 Hianagi Judas Iskarioti'a, mago amagenentea disaipol ne'mo, komoru huno Jisasina avreno ha' vahe zamazampi antesimo'a anage hu'ne,
One of the disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was about to betray Jesus, asked:
5 Na'a hanigeta ama masavena 3 hantreti'a silva zagorera atreta, zago erita zamunte omne vahera zamaza osugahuno?
“Why was not this perfume sold for thirty pounds, and the money given to poor people?”
6 Menima Judas Iskariotima ama kema nehiana, na'ankure agra zamunte omne vahe zamaza hunaku nentahino nosie, hagi agra kumza nere. Zago tafente kva nehia nekino, mago'a zagoma ome nentazana anampinkati musufa eritere nehia ne'mo anage higeno,
He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, being in charge of the purse, used to take what was put in it.
7 Jisasi'a anage hu'ne, Asenante'saza knagu avega ante'nea zanki, atrenkeno agra ana hino.
“Let her alone,” said Jesus, “that she may keep it till the day when my body is being prepared for burial.
8 Na'ankure zamunte omne vahe'mo'za maka kna tamagra ne manigahaze, hianagi Nagra, tamagra nena maka kna omanigahue.
The poor you always have with you, but you will not always have me.”
9 Hagi maka Jiu vahe'mo'za antahi'zana Jisasi emani'ne hige'za, zamagra Jisasinke kenaku ome'nazanki, Lasarusima, fri'nefinti azeri oti'nea ne' kenaku e'naze.
Now great numbers of the Jews found out that Jesus was at Bethany; and they came there, not solely on his account, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
10 Hianagi vugota pristi vahe'mo'za Lasarusi'nena ahe frinaku ke anaki'naze.
The Chief Priests, however, plotted to put Lazarus, as well as Jesus, to death,
11 Na'ankure Lasarusinte'ma fore hu'nea'zanku, rama'a Jiu vahe'mo'za atre'za nevu'za Jisasinte zamentinti hu'naze.
because it was owing to him that many of the Jews had left them, and were becoming believers in Jesus.
12 Anante nanterana rama'a vahe'mo'za, kinafinti zamare'nea knagu antahimiza ne'za (Pasova) nenaza knare e'namo'za, Jisasi'a Jerusalemi ne-ea ke antahi'naze.
On the following day great numbers of people who had come to the Festival, hearing that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, took palm-branches,
13 Antahite'za tofe zafamofo ani'na (Palm tree) hantagi'za e'neri'za, ome ke'za amrara nehu'za kezati'za, Taza huogu ke'za netune! (Hosana!) Ramofo Agifi ne-ea nera agi'a hentesga hanune! Israeli vahe'mofo kinia agi'a hentesga hanune!
and went out to meet him, shouting as they went: “‘God save Him! Blessed is He who Comes in the name of the Lord’ — The King of Israel!”
14 Hagi Jisasi'a mago agaho ve tonki afu keteno, agumpi mrerino mani'ne, kasnampa vahe'mo'za korapa krente'naza kemo efore hu'ne.
Having found a young ass, Jesus seated himself on it, in accordance with the passage of Scripture —
15 Korera osiho Saioni veara, Keho tamagri Kinimo'a, agaho ve donki afumofo agumpi manino ne-e. (Zek 9:9)
‘Fear not, Daughter of Zion; Behold, thy King is coming to thee, Sitting on the foal of an ass.’
16 Hagi agri amage nentaza disaipol naga'mo'za e'inama pusante hiazana antahi so'e osu'naze. Hianagi Jisasi'ma hanave'afi mrerino, Ra agi erige'za zamagra zamagesa nentahi'za, e'i Agriku huno avontafepina krente'negeno, amazana Agrite fore hie hu'naze.
His disciples did not understand all this at first; but, when Jesus had been exalted, then they remembered that these things had been said of him in Scripture, and that they had done these things for him.
17 Ana higeno, rama'a vahe'mo'za, Jisasi'a kerifinti Lasarusi azeri otige'za ke'naza vahe'mo'za, mago'ene ome huama hume vu'naze.
Meanwhile the people who were with him, when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, were telling what they had seen.
18 Ama'na agafare, vahe'mo'za anahu kna hu'za ome Agrira ke'naze. Na'ankure vahe'mo'za nosaza kaguvaza (mirakol) hu'nea ke nentahi'za ome ke'naze.
This, indeed, was why the crowd met him — because people had heard that he had given this sign of his mission.
19 Ana hige'za Farisi vahe'mo'za ohumi ahumi hu'za zamagra anage hu'naze, keho tagrira neratre'za maka vea'mo'za Jisasi amage avriri'za nevze.
So the Pharisees said to one another: “You see that you are gaining nothing! Why, all the world has run after him!”
20 Hagi ana zupage Griki vahepinti mago'a vahe'mo'za, kinafinti zamare'nea ne'za ne'knare mono hunaku mareri'naze.
Among those who were going up to worship at the Festival were some Greeks,
21 Ana vahe'mo'za Galili kazigati Betsaida kumateti ne' Filipinte uhaniti'za antahige'za, ramoka Jisasi kenaku nehune.
who went to Philip of Bethsaida in Galilee, and said: “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
22 Filipi'a eno Andruna eme asmitege'ne, tarega'moke vu'ke, Jisasina ome asmi'na'e.
Philip went and told Andrew, and then together they went and told Jesus.
23 Jisasi'a anage huno kenona zani'arera hu'ne, Vahe'mofo Mofavremo ra agi erisia kna atupa nehie.
This was his reply — “The time has come for the Son of Man to be exalted.
24 Tamage hu'na neramasmue, witi ragamo'ma mopafi taniramino ofrisigeno'a anante megahie. Hianagi taniramino mopa agu'afi frisigeno'a rama'a raga'a rentegahie.
In truth I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains solitary; but, if it dies, it becomes fruitful.
25 Aza'o agragu'ma avesi antesimo'a, asimu'a atregahie. Iza'o ama mopafi mani'zama'a ha'rentesimo'a, manivava asimu erigahie. (aiōnios g166)
He who loves his life loses it; while he who hates his life in the present world shall preserve it for Immortal Life. (aiōnios g166)
26 Iza'o, Nagri eri'za erinaku hanimo'a, namage eno. Nagrama umanisure, eri'za vahe nimo'enena anante umanigahie, iza'o, Nagri eri'za erisimofona, Nenfa'a ra agi amigahie.
If a man is ready to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there my servant shall be also. If a man is ready to serve me, my Father will honour him.
27 Menina Nagu namemo kna navenesianki, na'ane hu'na Nagra hugahue, Nafa'nimoka, ama knare (aua) fore hania knazampinti naza huo, hianagi ama'na agafare ama knarera (aua) e'noe.
Now I am distressed at heart and what can I say? Father, bring me safe through this hour — yet it was for this very reason that I came to this hour —
28 Nafa'nimoka, ra kagi erio. Anante mago ageru monafinti eno amanage hu'ne, Hago Nagra erisaga hu'noanki'na, rune Nagra erisaga hugahue hu'ne.
Father, honour thine own name.” At this there came a voice from Heaven, which said: “I have already honoured it, and I will honour it again.”
29 Rama'a vahe'ma atru hu'za anante oti'namo'za, ana ageru nentahi'za, monage nehie nehazageno, mago'amo'za ankeromo naneke hu nemigahie hu'za hu'naze.
The crowd of bystanders, who heard the sound, said that it was thundering. Others said: “An angel has been speaking to him.”
30 Jisasi'a kenona'a anage hu'ne, Ama'na agerura Nagri naza hunakura nosianki, tamagri tamaza hunaku nehie.
“It was not for my sake that the voice came,” said Jesus, “but for yours.
31 Menina ama mopa refkohu knae, menina ama mopafi kva hu'nea nera retufe atregahie.
Now this world is on its trial. Now the Spirit that is ruling this world shall be driven out;
32 Hanki, Nagri'ma mopafinti nazeri'sga hanige'na, hakare vahera zamare Nagrarega atregahue,
and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, shall draw all men to myself.”
33 E'inagema hu'neana, fri'zamo avate'ma fore hanigeno frisnigu huama hu'ne.
By these words he indicated what death he was destined to die.
34 Hakare vahe'ma atru hu'namo'za, Agrikura amanage hu'naze, tagrama kasegefinti'ma antahi'nonana, Kraisi'a manivava hugahie hu'neanki, nahigenka Kagra hunka, Vahe'mofo Mofavrea azerisga hugahie nehane? Iza'e ana Vahe'mofo Mofavre'a? (aiōn g165)
“We,” replied the people, “have learned from the Law that the ‘Christ is to remain for ever’; how is it, then, that you say that the Son of Man must be ‘lifted up’ Who is this ‘Son of Man’?” (aiōn g165)
35 Hazageno Jisasi'a kenona anage huno zamasmi'ne, Osi'a knafi Msamo'a tamagri amu nompina me'ne. Msama me'nenire kana nentenkeno hanimo'a tmagate oreno, iza'o hanimpima nevimo'a, iga nevio antahino keno nosie.
“Only a little while longer,” answered Jesus, “will you have the Light among you. Travel on while you have the Light, so that darkness may not overtake you; he who travels in the darkness does not know where he is going.
36 Masama me'nenire, kagra Masagura kamentinti'a huo, e'inama hanunka kagra Masamofo mofavre manigahane. Jisasi'a anage huteno, Agra zamatreno vuno ome frakino mani'ne.
While you still have the Light, believe in the Light, that you may be ‘Sons of Light.’” After he had said this, Jesus went away, and hid himself from them.
37 Jisasi'a rama'a kaguvaza (mirakol) huzmeri hu'neanagi, zamagra zamentintia Agritera osu'naze.
But, though Jesus had given so many signs of his mission before their eyes, they still did not believe in him,
38 Ana higeno kasnampa ne'mo Aisaia hu'nea kemofo avufa'a fore nehie, Ramoka iza tagri kerera amentintia nehie? Ramofo hanave'amo'a izante eama hu'ne? (Ais 53:1)
in fulfilment of the words of the Prophet Isaiah, where he says — ‘Lord, who has believed our teaching? And to whom has the might of the Lord been revealed?’
39 E'i ana agafare vahe'mo'za zamentinti nosaze. Aisaia'a mago'ene anage hu'ne,
The reason why they were unable to believe is given by Isaiah elsewhere, in these words —
40 Ramo'a zamurga erisu nehuno, zamarimpa kafana erigi'ne, e'ina hanige'za zamurga nonke'za, zamarimpa erigisige'za zamagu zamagesa antahi ama nosuza, zamagu'a rukrehe osnage'na, zamazeri so'e osugahue hu'ne. (Ais 6:10.)
‘He has blinded their eyes, and blunted their mind, so that they should not see with their eyes, and perceive with their mind, and turn — And I should heal them.’
41 Hagi ama'i zanku'ma Aisaia'ma hu'neana, na'ankure Jisasi'a hanave'afi mani'negeno ke'negu huno, Agriku hu'ne.
Isaiah said this, because he saw Christ’s glory; and it was of him that he spoke.
42 Ana hianagi hakare'a mono kva vahe'mo'za zamentinti Agrite hu'naze. Hianagi Farisi vaheku kore hu'za Jisasi'a, Kraisi'e hu'za huama osu'naze, anagema hanage'za mono nompinti (Sinagog) zamahe fegi atre'zanku kore hu'za osu'naze,
Yet for all this, even among the leading men there were many who came to believe in Jesus; but, on account of the Pharisees, they did not acknowledge it, for fear that they should be expelled from their Synagogues;
43 Na'ankure vahe'mo'za husga huzmante zanku nehu'za, Anumzamo husga huzmante zankura ontahi'naze.
for they valued honour from men more than honour from God.
44 Jisasi'a ranke huno amanage hu'ne, Iza'o Nagrite amentinti nehimo'a hanimo'a, Nagritekera amentinti nosianki, Agrama hunantege'na e'nomofonte amentinti hugahie.
But Jesus had proclaimed: “He who believes in me believes, not in me, but in him who sent me;
45 Iza'o Nagri'ma nenagemo'a, hunantege'na e'nomofo nege.
and he who sees me sees him who sent me.
46 Nagra ama mopafi Masa e'noe, maka vahe'mo'za Nagrite zamentinti hanamo'za hanimpina omanigahaze.
I have come as a Light into the world, that no one who believes in me should remain in the darkness.
47 Iza'o nanekeni'a nentahino, amage nontemofona nanekea huontegahue. Na'ankure Nagra ama mopafi vahe refko hunaku ome'noe. Hianagi mopafi vahe zamaza hu'na zamavarenaku e'noe.
When any one hears my teaching and pays no heed to it, I am not his judge; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 Iza'o Nagri nenatreno, ke'ni'a ontahisimofona, e'i anamofona refko'ma haniana, ama nanekema nehua nanekemo maka'za vagare knare, henka'a refko huntegahie.
He who rejects me, and disregards my teaching, has a judge already — the very Message which I have delivered will itself be his judge at the Last Day.
49 Na'ankure Nagrani'a antahintahifinti ama nanekea nosue, hianagi Nfanimo Agra hunantege'na e'nomo, zamasmio hianke ana naneke'age nehue.
For I have not delivered it on my own authority; but the Father, who sent me, has himself given me his command as to what I should say, and what message I should deliver.
