Jaona 7
1 Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia nandeha tany Galilia Jesosy; fa nalain-kandeha tany Jodia Izy, satria nitady hahafaty Azy ny Jiosy.
After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.
2 Ary efa akaiky ny andro firavoravoan’ ny Jiosy, dia ny amin’ ny Tabernakely,
But the feast of the Jews, the feast of tents, was near.
3 ka hoy ny rahalahiny taminy: Mialà eto, ka mandehana ho any Jodia, mba ho hitan’ ny mpianatrao koa ny asa izay ataonao;
So his brothers said to him, Go away from here into Judaea so that your disciples may see the works which you do.
4 fa tsy misy olona manao zavatra amin’ ny takona, nefa ny tenany mitady ho hita miharihary; raha manao izany zavatra izany Hianao, dia misehoa amin’ izao tontolo izao.
Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.
5 Fa na dia ny rahalahiny aza tsy nino Azy.
For even his brothers had no belief in him.
6 Dia hoy Jesosy taminy: Tsy mbola tonga ny fotoako; fa ny fotoanareo dia vonona lalandava.
Jesus said to them, My time is still to come, but any time is good for you.
7 Tsy mahazo mankahala anareo izao tontolo izao; fa Izaho no halany, satria milaza fa ratsy ny asany.
It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.
8 Miakara ho amin’ ny andro firavoravoana ianareo; fa Izaho tsy mbola miakatra ho amin’ ity andro firavoravoana ity; satria tsy mbola tonga ny fotoako.
Go you up to the feast: I am not going up now to the feast because my time has not fully come.
9 Ary rehefa nilaza izany teny izany taminy Izy, dia mbola nitoetra tany Galilia ihany.
Having said these things to them, he still kept in Galilee.
10 Fa rehefa lasa niakatra ho amin’ ny andro firavoravoana ny rahalahiny, dia niakatra koa Izy, nefa tsy mba nisehoseho, fa toa niafinafina.
But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he went up, not publicly, but in secret.
11 Ary ny Jiosy dia nitady Azy tamin’ ny andro firavoravoana ka nanao hoe: Aiza Izy?
At the feast the Jews were looking for him and saying, Where is he?
12 Ary nitakoritsika Azy be ihany ny vahoaka. Hoy ny sasany: Tsara fanahy Izy; fa hoy kosa ny sasany; Tsia; fa mamitaka ny vahoaka Izy.
And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.
13 Nefa tsy nisy sahy niresaka Azy miharihary noho ny fahatahorany ny Jiosy.
But no man said anything about him openly for fear of the Jews.
14 Ary rehefa nisasaka ny andro firavoravoana, dia niakatra teo an-kianjan’ ny tempoly Jesosy ka nampianatra.
Now in the middle of the feast Jesus went up to the Temple and was teaching.
15 Dia gaga ny Jiosy ka nanao hoe: Ahoana no nahaizan’ ilehity soratra, nefa tsy mba nianatra Izy?
Then the Jews were surprised and said, How has this man got knowledge of books? He has never been to school.
16 Dia namaly azy Jesosy ka nanao hoe: Tsy Ahy ny fampianarako, fa an’ izay naniraka Ahy.
Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.
17 Raha misy olona ta-hanao ny sitrapony, dia hahalala ny amin’ ny fampianarana izy, na avy amin’ Andriamanitra izany, na miteny ho Ahy Aho.
If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from — from God or from myself.
18 Izay miteny ho azy dia mitady ny voninahitry ny tenany; fa izay mitady ny voninahitr’ izay naniraka azy no marina, ary tsy misy tsi-fahamarinana ao aminy.
The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him — that man is true and there is no evil in him.
19 Tsy Mosesy va no nanome anareo ny lalàna? nefa tsy misy eo aminareo mankatò ny lalàna. Nahoana ianareo no mitady hamono Ahy?
Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?
20 Ny vahoaka namaly hoe: Manana demonia Hianao; iza no mitady hamono Anao?
The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?
21 Jesosy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Asa iray loha ihany no nataoko, ka gaga avokoa ianareo rehetra.
This was the answer of Jesus: I have done one work and you are all surprised at it.
22 Izao no nanomezan’ i Mosesy anareo ny famorana: tsy noho izy avy tamin’ i Mosesy, fa noho izy avy tamin’ ny razana, ka na dia amin’ ny Sabata aza dia mamora olona ihany ianareo.
Moses gave you circumcision — not that it comes from Moses, but from the fathers — and even on the Sabbath you give a child circumcision.
23 Raha amin’ ny Sabata aza no amorana olona, mba tsy hahafoana ny lalàn’ i Mosesy, dia tezitra amiko va ianareo, satria nisy olona anankiray nataoko sitrana avokoa ny tenany rehetra tamin’ ny Sabata.
If a child is given circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?
24 Aza mitsara araka ny miseho, fa mba mitsarà marina.
Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.
25 Ary ny mponina sasany tany Jerosalema dia nanao hoe: Tsy Ilehity va Ilay tadiaviny hovonoina?
Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?
26 Ary indro Izy miteny miharihary, nefa tsy misy miteny Azy akory. Sao efa fantatry ny mpanapaka anie fa Io no Kristy?
And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?
27 Nefa fantatsika izay nihavian’ ilehio, fa raha avy Kristy, tsy misy mahalala izay hihaviany.
However, it is clear to us where this man comes from: but when the Christ comes no one will have knowledge where he comes from.
28 Dia niantso teo an-kianjan’ ny tempoly Jesosy, raha nampianatra, ka nanao hoe: Izaho dia fantatrareo, sady fantatrareo koa izay nihaviako; ary tsy avy ho Ahy Aho, fa marina ny naniraka Ahy, Izay tsy fantatrareo.
Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.
29 Izaho mahalala Azy; fa Izy no nihaviako, ka Izy no naniraka Ahy.
I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.
30 Dia nitady hisambotra Azy ny olona; kanefa tsy nisy naninji-tanana taminy, satria tsy mbola tonga ny fotoany.
Then they had a desire to take him: but no man put hands on him because his hour was still to come.
31 Ary maro ny vahoaka no nino Azy ka nanao hoe: Raha tonga Kristy, moa hanao famantarana maro mihoatra noho ny nataon’ ity Lehilahy ity va Izy?
And numbers of the people had belief in him, and they said, When the Christ comes will he do more signs than this man has done?
32 Ny Fariseo nandre ny vahoaka nitakoritsika izany zavatra izany ny aminy; ary ny lohan’ ny mpisorona sy ny Fariseo dia naniraka mpiandry raharaha mba hisambotra Azy.
This discussion of the people came to the ears of the Pharisees; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to take him.
33 Dia hoy Jesosy: Kely foana no itoerako aminareo, dia hankany amin’ izay naniraka Ahy Aho.
Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.
34 Hitady Ahy ianareo, fa tsy hahita; ary izay itoerako dia tsy azonareo haleha.
You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.
35 Dia niresaka hoe ny Jiosy: Hankaiza moa no halehan’ ilehity, no tsy ho hitantsika? Hankany amin’ izay miely any amin’ ny Grika va Izy ka hampianatra ny Grika?
So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?
36 Ahoana re izao teny nolazainy izao hoe: Hitady Ahy ianareo, fa tsy hahita; ary izay itoerako tsy azonareo haleha?
What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?
37 Ary tamin’ ny andro farany, izay andro lehibe tamin’ ny andro firavoravoana, dia nitsangana Jesosy ka niantso nanao hoe: Raha misy olona mangetaheta, aoka izy hanatona Ahy ka hisotro.
On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus got up and said in a loud voice, If any man is in need of drink let him come to me and I will give it to him.
38 Izay mino Ahy, dia hisy onin’ ny rano velona miboiboika avy ao an-kibony, araka ny voalazan’ ny Soratra Masìna.
He who has faith in me, out of his body, as the Writings have said, will come rivers of living water.
39 Ary ny Fanahy, Izay efa horaisin’ ny mino Azy, no nolazainy tamin’ izany; fa ny Fanahy tsy mbola nomena, satria Jesosy tsy mbola niditra tamin’ ny voninahiny.
This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.
40 Ary ny sasany tamin’ ny vahoaka, raha nandre izany teny izany, dia nanao hoe: Ity tokoa no Ilay Mpaminany.
When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.
41 Hoy ny sasany: Ity no Kristy. Fa hoy kosa ny sasany: Avy any Galilia va no ihavian’ i Kristy?
Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?
42 Tsy voalazan’ ny Soratra Masìna va fa Kristy dia avy amin’ ny taranak’ i Davida, sady avy ao Betlehema, vohitra nonenan’ i Davida?
Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?
43 Dia nisara-tsaina ny amin’ i Jesosy ny vahoaka.
So there was a division among the people because of him.
44 Ary ny sasany nitady hisambotra Azy; kanefa tsy nisy naninji-tanana taminy.
And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.
45 Ary ny mpiandry raharaha nankeo amin’ ny lohan’ ny mpisorona sy ny Fariseo, ka hoy izy ireo taminy: Nahoana ianareo no tsy nitondra Azy?
Then the servants went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not got him with you?
46 Ny mpiandry raharaha namaly hoe: Tsy mbola nisy olona niteny tahaka izany.
The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.
47 Ary ny Fariseo namaly azy hoe: Hianareo koa va voafitaka?
Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas?
48 Moa misy mpanapaka na Fariseo mba nino Azy?
Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?
49 Fa voaozona ireto vahoaka ireto, izay tsy mahalala ny lalàna.
But these people who have no knowledge of the law are cursed.
50 Ary Nikodemosy, anankiray teo aminy, dia ilay nankeo amin’ i Jesosy teo aloha, dia nanao taminy hoe:
Nicodemus — he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them — said to them,
51 Moa manameloka olona va ny lalàntsika, raha tsy mbola mihaino azy aloha ka mahafantatra izay nataony?
Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?
52 Izy ireo namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Hianao koa angaha mba avy any Galilia? Diniho, dia ho hitanao fa tsy mba misy mpaminany avy any Galilia.
This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.
53 [Dia samy lasa nody ho any an-tranony avy izy rehetra;
[And every man went to his house;
