Jaona 3
1 Ary nisy Fariseo anankiray atao hoe Nikodemosy, mpanapaka tamin’ ny Jiosy.
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 Izy nankao amin’ i Jesosy nony alina ka nanao taminy hoe: Raby ô, fantatray fa mpampianatra avy amin’ Andriamanitra Hianao; fa tsy misy olona mahay manao izao famantarana ataonao izao, raha tsy Andriamanitra no momba azy.
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou hast come as a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou doest, unless God be with him.
3 Jesosy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Lazaiko aminao marina dia marina tokoa: Raha tsy ateraka indray ny olona, dia tsy mahazo mahita ny fanjakan’ Andriamanitra.
Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.
4 Hoy Nikodemosy taminy: Hataon’ ny olona ahoana no hateraka rehefa lehibe; moa mahazo miditra any an-kibon-dreniny indray va izy ka hateraka?
Nicodemus said to him: How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother’s womb the second time, and be born?
5 Jesosy namaly hoe: Lazaiko aminao marina dia marina tokoa: Raha misy olona tsy ateraky ny rano sy ny Fanahy, dia tsy mahazo miditra amin’ ny fanjakan’ Andriamanitra izy.
Jesus answered: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God.
6 Izay ateraky ny nofo dia nofo; ary izay ateraky ny Fanahy dia fanahy.
That which is begotten of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is begotten of the Spirit, is spirit.
7 aza gaga noho ny nilazako taminao hoe: Tsy maintsy hateraka indray ianareo.
Wonder not that I said to you, you must all be born again,
8 Ny rivotra mitsoka amin’ izay tiany, ary renao ny feony, nefa tsy fantatrao izay ihaviany na izay alehany, dia tahaka izany izay rehetra ateraky ny Fanahy.
The Spirit breathes where he pleases, and you hear his voice, but you know not whence he comes, and whither he goes; so is every one that is begotten of the Spirit.
9 Nikodemosy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Hatao ahoana no hahatonga izany zavatra izany?
Nicodemus answered and said to him: How can these things be?
10 Jesosy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Hianao va no mpampianatra ny Isiraely ka tsy mahalala izany zavatra izany?
Jesus answered and said to him: Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?
11 Lazaiko aminao marina dia marina tokoa: Izay fantatray no lazainay, ary izay hitanay no ambaranay; nefa ny fanambaranay tsy raisinareo.
Verily, verily, I say to you, we speak that which we know, and testify to that which we have seen; and you receive not our testimony.
12 Raha ny zavatra etỳ an-tany aza no nolazaiko taminareo ka tsy inoanareo, ahoana no hinoanareo, raha milaza aminareo ny zavatra any an-danitra Aho?
If I have told you of earthly things, and you believe not, how will you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 Ary tsy nisy niakatra ho any an-danitra, afa-tsy Ilay nidina avy tany an-danitra, dia ny Zanak’ olona, Izay any an-danitra.
And no man has ascended into heaven, but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.
14 Ary tahaka ny nanandratan’ i Mosesy ny menarana tany an-efitra no tsy maintsy hanandratana ny Zanak’ olona,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up;
that whoever believes on him may not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Fa toy izao no nitiavan’ Andriamanitra izao tontolo izao: nomeny ny Zanani-lahy Tokana, mba tsy ho very izay rehetra mino Azy, fa hanana fiainana mandrakizay. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Fa Andriamanitra tsy naniraka ny Zanaka ho amin’ izao tontolo izao hanameloka izao tontolo izao, fa mba hamonjeny izao tontolo izao.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through him, might be saved.
18 Izay mino Azy dia tsy helohina; fa izay tsy mino kosa dia efa voaheloka rahateo, satria tsy nino ny anaran’ ny Zanaka-lahy Tokan’ Andriamanitra izy.
He that believes on him is not condemned; but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 Ary izao no fanamelohana, fa tonga amin’ izao tontolo izao ny mazava, nefa aleon’ ny olona ny maizina toy izay ny mazava, satria ratsy ny asany.
And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 Fa izay rehetra manao ratsy dia mankahala ny mazava sady tsy manatona ny mazava, fandrao hita miharihary ny asany.
For every one that does evil, hates the light, and comes not to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
21 Fa izay manao ny marina kosa dia manatona ny mazava, mba haseho ny asany, fa atao amin’ Andriamanitra izany.
But he that does the truth, comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest that they are done in God.
22 Rehefa afaka izany, dia tonga tany amin’ ny tany Jodia Jesosy sy ny mpianany; ary niara-nitoetra taminy tao Izy sady nanao batisa.
After these things, Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea, and he remained there with them, and immersed.
23 Ary Jaona koa nanao batisa tao Ainona, akaikin’ i Saleima, satria nisy loharano maro tao; dia nankany ny olona ka nataony batisa.
And John also was immersing in Ænon, near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed;
24 Fa tsy mbola natao tao an-tranomaizina Jaona.
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
25 Ary nisy nifandiran’ ny mpianatr’ i Jaona tamin’ ny Jiosy anankiray ny amin’ ny fanadiovana;
There arose, therefore, a dispute between some of John’s disciples and a Jew, about purification.
26 ary tonga tany amin’ i Jaona ny mpianany ka nanao taminy hoe: Raby ô, Ilay tany aminao, tany an-dafin’ i Jordana, Izay nambaranao, indro, manao batisa Izy, ary ny olona rehetra manatona Azy.
And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore testimony, behold, he immerses, and all are going to him.
27 Jaona namaly ka nanao hoe: Tsy misy olona mahay mandray na inona na inona, raha tsy nomena azy avy any an-danitra izany.
John answered and said: A man can receive nothing unless it be given to him from heaven.
28 Hianareo no vavolombeloko fa hoy izaho: Tsy izaho no Kristy, fa nirahiny hialoha Azy aho.
You yourselves will testify for me, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 Izay manana ny ampakarina no mpampakatra; fa ny sakaizan’ ny mpampakatra, izay mitsangana sy mihaino azy, dia mifaly indrindra noho ny feon’ ny mpampakatra; ary efa tanteraka izany fifaliako izany.
He that has the bride, is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly on account of the voice of the bridegroom. This, my joy, is therefore complete.
30 Izy tsy maintsy mitombo, fa izaho kosa tsy maintsy mihena.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 Izay avy any ambony dia ambonin’ izy rehetra; ary izay avy amin’ ny tany dia avy amin’ ny tany, ka ny momba ny etỳ an-tany ihany no lazainy; Izay avy any an-danitra dia ambonin’ izy rehetra;
He that comes from above, is over all. He that is from the earth, is from the earth, and speaks from the earth. He that comes from heaven, is over all;
32 koa izay hitany sy reny no ambarany; ary tsy misy mandray ny fanambarany.
and what he has seen and heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.
33 Izay mandray ny fanambarany dia nanisy tombo-kase fa marina Andriamanitra.
He that has received his testimony has solemnly declared that God is true.
34 Fa Izay nirahin’ Andriamanitra dia milaza ny teniny; fa tsy misy fetra ny fanomezan’ Andriamanitra ny Fanahy.
For he whom God has sent, speaks the words of God; for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
35 Ny Ray tia ny Zanaka ka efa nanolotra ny zavatra rehetra ho eo an-tànany.
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
36 Izay mino ny Zanaka manana fiainana mandrakizay; fa izay tsy mino ny Zanaka dia tsy hahita fiainana, fa ny fahatezeran’ Andriamanitra no mitoetra eo aminy. (aiōnios g166)
He that believes on the Son has eternal life. But he that believes not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. (aiōnios g166)
