Yokaana 2
1 Awo bwe waayitawo ennaku bbiri ne wabaawo embaga ey’obugole mu Kaana eky’e Ggaliraaya ne nnyina Yesu yaliyo.
Two days later there was a wedding [celebration] in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. Jesus’ mother was there.
2 Yesu awamu n’abayigirizwa be nabo baayitibwa.
Jesus and [we] his disciples [were also there, because] we had been invited {someone had invited us} also.
3 Wayini bwe yaggwaawo, nnyina Yesu n’ajja gy’ali n’amugamba nti, “Tebakyalina wayini.”
When the guests had drunk all the wine [that was there], Jesus’ mother said to him, “The wine is all gone; [can you do something about that]?”
4 Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Maama ndeka, kubanga ekiseera kyange tekinnatuuka.”
Jesus said to her, “Ma’am/Woman, (do not [tell] me [what to do]!/why do you [tell] me [what to do]?) [RHQ] It is not yet time [MTY] [to show] that I am [the Messiah by working miracles].”
5 Nnyina Yesu n’agamba abaweereza nti, “Kyonna ky’abagamba kye muba mukola.”
Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!”
6 Waaliwo amasuwa amanene mukaaga agaategekebwa olw’omukolo gw’Abayudaaya ogw’okwetukuza, buli limu nga lirimu lita kikumi oba kikumi mu ataano.
There were six [empty] stone jars there. The Jews [habitually put water in them] to use for washing things [to make them acceptable to God]. Each jar held (20 to 30 gallons/80 to 120 liters).
7 Yesu n’agamba abaweereza nti, “Amasuwa mugajjuze amazzi.” Ne bagajjuza okutuuka ku migo.
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.
8 Awo n’abagamba nti, “Kale musene mutwalire omukulu w’abagabuzi.” Ne basena ne bamutwalira.
Then he told them, “Now, ladle out some [of it] and take it (to the head waiter/to the master of ceremonies).” So the servants did that.
9 Omukulu w’abagabuzi bwe yalega ku mazzi agafuuse wayini, nga tamanyi gy’avudde, so nga bo abaweereza baali bamanyi, n’ayita omugole omusajja
(The head waiter/The master of ceremonies) tasted the water, which had now become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who had ladled out the wine knew. [The wine was delicious]! So he called the bridegroom over,
10 n’amugamba nti, “Bulijjo omuntu asooka kugabula wayini omuka, n’oluvannyuma ng’abagenyi be banywedde nnyo, tebakyafaayo olwo n’alyoka agabula ogutali muka nnyo. Naye ggwe wayini omuka gw’osembezzaayo!”
and said to him, “Everyone [else] serves the best wine first. Then when the guests have drunk so much [that they cannot tell the difference], [they serve] the cheap wine. But you [have not done what others do]. You have kept the best wine until now!”
11 Ekyamagero kino, Yesu kye yasookerako okukola mu lwatu mu Kaana eky’e Ggaliraaya, ng’alaga ekitiibwa kye. Abayigirizwa be bwe baakiraba ne bamukkiriza.
That was the first miracle that Jesus did. He did it in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. By doing it he showed how awesome he is, and as a result, [we] his disciples believed that he [truly was the Messiah].
12 Embaga bwe yaggwa Yesu n’adda e Kaperunawumu n’abayigirizwa be n’amalayo ennaku ntono ng’ali eyo ne nnyina ne baganda be.
Jesus then went down to Capernaum [city] with his mother and [younger] brothers and [us] his disciples. We stayed there several days.
13 Embaga y’Abayudaaya ey’Okuyitako bwe yali eneetera okutuuka Yesu n’ayambuka e Yerusaalemi.
Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], Jesus [and we his disciples] went up to Jerusalem.
14 N’asanga mu Yeekaalu abaali batunda ente n’endiga n’amayiba era n’abali bawaanyisa ensimbi.
There, in the Temple [courtyard], he saw some men who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons [for sacrifices]. He also saw men who were sitting at tables, [making a big profit as they] gave people [Temple tax] coins in exchange for [their Roman] coins.
15 Awo Yesu n’addira emiguwa n’agifunyaafunya ne giba ng’embooko n’agobawo endiga n’ente, n’asaasaanya n’ensimbi ez’abaali bawaanyisa, n’avuunika n’emmeeza zaabwe.
Then Jesus made a whip from some cords and [used it to] chase out the sheep and cattle from the Temple [courtyard]. By overturning their tables he scattered the coins of the men who were exchanging them.
16 N’akyukira abaali batunda amayiba n’abagamba nti, “Bino mubiggye wo. Temufuula Nnyumba ya Kitange katale.”
He said to those who were selling doves, “Take these doves away [from here]! Stop [defiling] my Father’s Temple [by] making it a market!”
17 Awo abayigirizwa ne bajjukira Ekyawandiikibwa ekigamba nti, “Obuggya bw’Ennyumba yo, Ayi Mukama, bulindya.”
Then [we] disciples remembered that these words had been written {that [someone/David] had written [these words]} [in the Scriptures prophesying what the Messiah would say]: “Others [PRS] will strongly oppose me because I greatly desire that [people respect] your Sacred Tent.”
18 Awo Abayudaaya ne bamubuuza nti, “Kabonero ki k’otulaga nti olina obuyinza okukola bino?”
So [one of] the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “What miracle will you perform to show us that [you have authority from God] to do these things?”
19 Yesu kwe kuddamu nti, “Mumenyeewo Yeekaalu eno ngizzeewo mu nnaku ssatu.”
Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
20 Ne bamuddamu nti, “Kiki ky’otegeeza? Yeekaalu eno yatwalira ddala emyaka amakumi ana mu mukaaga okuzimba oyinza otya okugizimbira ennaku essatu?”
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said, “We have been building this Temple for 46 years [and it is not finished yet]! So (there is no way you will build it within three days!/how will you build it within three days?) [RHQ]”
21 Kyokka Yeekaalu gye yali ayogerako gwe mubiri gwe.
But when Jesus said that about the temple, [he was really talking about] his own body.
22 Yesu bwe yamala okuzuukira abayigirizwa ne bajjukira nti kino kye yali ayogerako. Ne bakkiriza ebyawandiikibwa n’ebigambo Yesu bye yayogerako.
[Later], after Jesus had [died and had] become alive again, [we] his disciples remembered the words he had said. As a result, we believed [what had been prophesied in] the Scriptures [about the Messiah becoming alive again], and we believed that what Jesus said [was true].
23 Awo Yesu bwe yali mu Yerusaalemi mu kiseera eky’Embaga ey’Okuyitako, bangi baalaba obubonero bwe yali akola ne bakkiriza erinnya lye.
While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many people came to believe [that he was the Messiah] because they saw the miracles he was performing.
24 Kyokka Yesu teyabeesiga, kubanga amanyi abantu bonna,
But he did not let them tell him what he should do [as the Messiah], because he knew within himself what they were all [thinking].
25 kubanga yamanya bw’afaanana, nga teyeetaaga kubuulirwa muntu kyali.
He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were [thinking and wanting].
