Jaona 4
1 Aa ie niarofoana’ i Talè te jinanji’ o Fariseoo te namory naho nandipotse mpioke maro te amy Jaona t’Iesoà,
Now as soon as the Master was aware that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is gaining and baptizing more disciples than John"--
2 (Toe tsy nampilipotse t’Iesoà, fa o mpiama’eo.)
though Jesus Himself did not baptize them, but His disciples did--
3 le nienga Iehodà re nibalike mb’e Galilia añe,
He left Judaea and returned to Galilee.
4 f’ie tsi-mete tsy niranga i Samaria;
His road lay through Samaria,
5 aa le nivotrak’ an-drova’ i Samaria atao Sikara re, marine’ ty toetse natolo’ Iakobe am’ Iosefe ana’e.
and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 Teo ty vovo’ Iakobe. Nivozak’ amy fañavelo’ey t’Iesoà le niambesatse amy vovoñey; ie fa ho oram-paheneñe.
Jacob's Well was there: and accordingly Jesus, tired out with His journey, sat down by the well to rest. It was about six o'clock in the evening.
7 Nimb’eo amy zao ty rakemba nte-Samaria hitari-drano, le hoe t’Iesoà ama’e: Anjotsò rano iraho.
Presently there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus asked her to give Him some water;
8 (fa nihitrik’ mb’an-drova añe o mpiama’eo hikalo mahakama.)
for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.
9 Aa hoe i rakemba nte-Samariay ama’e: Aa vaho akore te Ihe Jiosy, ro mipay rano amako: izaho ampela nte Samaria? (amy te tsy mifañaoñe amo nte-Samariao o Jiosio.)
"How is it," replied the woman, "that a Jew like you asks me, who am a woman and a Samaritan, for water?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
10 Le hoe ty natoi’ Iesoà, Naho nifohi’o ty falalàn’ Añahare naho o nanao ama’o ty hoe: Anjotsò rano, le ho nihalalia’o vaho ho nanjotsoa’e rano veloñe.
"If you had known God's free gift," replied Jesus, "and who it is that said to you, 'Give me some water,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
11 Hoe re tama’e: O Aba, tsy amam-pavintan-dRehe, laleke o vovoñeo, aia ty hahazoa’o ze o ranon-kaveloñe zao?
"Sir," she said, "you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; so where can you get the living water from?
12 Ihe hao ro bey te am’ Iakobe raen-tika nanolots’ anay ty vovoñe tìañe, ie nikamae’ o ana’eo naho o hare’eo?
Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?"
13 Natoi’ Iesoà ty hoe, Ze minoñe ty rano toy mbe haran-drano avao,
"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;
15 Hoe i rakembay tama’e, O Aba, meo ahy i rano zay tsy haran-dranoako naho tsy hitohàko mb’etoa hitarike.
"Sir," said the woman, "give me that water, that I may never be thirsty, nor continually come all the way here to draw from the well."
16 Hoe re tama’e: Akia, kanjio ty vali’o le mb’etoa.
"Go and call your husband," said Jesus; "and come back."
17 Tinoi’ i rakembay ty hoe: Tsy amam-baly iraho. Hoe t’Iesoà tama’e: To i asa’oy te tsy amam-baly;
"I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;
18 ie nanam-baly lime naho tsy vali’o i ama’o henaneoy. Mahity i enta’oy.
"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."
19 Hoe i rakembay tama’e, O Aba, apotako te mpitoky irehe.
"Sir," replied the woman, "I see that you are a Prophet.
20 Fitalahoan-droae’ay ty vohitse toy, fa hoe ka nahareo te e Ierosaleme ao ty toem-pitalahoa’ ondatio.
Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."
21 Hoe t’Iesoà tama’e: O rakembao, atokiso, ho tondroke ty sa tsy hitalahoa’ areo aman-dRae, ke ami’ty vohitse toy he e Ierosaleme ao.
"Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
22 Tsy fohi’ areo ty iambanea’ areo fe fanta’ay ty italahoa’ay amy te boak’ amo Jiosio ty fandrombahañe.
You worship One of whom you know nothing. We worship One whom we know; for salvation comes from the Jews.
23 Fa ho tendreke ty ora, naho toe ie henaneo, te hitalaho aman-dRae an-troke naho an-katò o toe mpitalahoo; ie ro paian-dRae hitalaho ama’e.
But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers.
24 Arofo t’i Andrianañahare, le tsi-mahay tsy hitalaho añ’ arofo naho an-katò o mpitalaho ama’eo.
God is Spirit; and those who worship Him must bring Him true spiritual worship."
25 Hoe i rakembay tama’e: Apotako te hitotsak’ atoy t’i Mesia (i atao Norizañey); ie avy ro ho taroñe’e amantika ze he’e.
"I know," replied the woman, "that Messiah is coming--'the Christ,' as He is called. When He has come, He will tell us everything."
26 Hoe t’Iesoà tama’e: Ie izaho mirehak’ ama’o.
"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."
27 Niloneak’ amy zao o mpiama’eo le nilatsa te ie nifanaontsy ami’ty rakemba, fe leo raike tsy nañontane aze ty hoe: Ino ty paia’o? ndra: Akore te isaontsia’o?
Just then His disciples came, and were surprised to find Him talking with a woman. Yet not one of them asked Him, "What is your wish?" or "Why are you talking with her?"
28 Nado’ i rakembay i vatavo’ey vaho nienga mb’an-drova ao nitalily am’ondatio ty hoe:
The woman however, leaving her pitcher, went away to the town, and called the people.
29 Antao hahaoniñe t’indaty nitalily amako ze fonga satako. Hera ie i Norizañey?
"Come," she said, "and see a man who has told me everything I have ever done. Can this be the Christ, do you think?"
30 Niakatse i rovay iereo, nimb’ama’e mb’eo.
They left the town and set out to go to Him.
31 Nanohiñ’ aze amy zao o mpiama’eo, nanao ty hoe: O Talè, mikamà.
Meanwhile the disciples were urging Jesus. "Rabbi," they said, "eat something."
32 Fe hoe ty nanoa’e: Aman-kànen-ko haneñe tsy fohi’ areo iraho.
"I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."
33 Aa le nifamesoveso ty hoe o mpiama’eo: Hera teo ty nanjotso ama’e?
So the disciples began questioning one another. "Can it be," they said, "that some one has brought Him something to eat?"
34 Hoe t’Iesoà tam’ iereo, Ty haneko, le ty manao ze satri’ i nañitrik’ Ahiy vaho ty hañeneke o fitoloña’eo.
"My food," said Jesus, "is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.
35 Tsy fisaontsi’ areo hao ty hoe: Mbe añe ty efa-bolañe vaho ho toly ty sabo? Inao ty itaroñako: ampiandrao fihaino, le taringìto o tetekeo t’ie rifo te ho tataheñe henanekeo.
Do you not say, 'It wants four months yet to the harvest'? But look round, I tell you, and observe these plains-- they are already ripe for the sickle.
36 Fa mitakatse ty rima’e o mpanatakeo, naho manontom-boa ho an-kaveloñe nainai’e, soa te hitrao-pirebeke ty mpitongy naho ty mpanatake. (aiōnios g166)
The reaper gets pay and gathers in a crop in preparation for the Life of the Ages, that so the sower and the reapers may rejoice together. (aiōnios g166)
37 Izay ty mahatò ty tsara manao ty hoe: Mitongy ty raike vaho manatake ty ila’e.
For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'
38 Nahitriko hanatake ty tsy nimokora’ areo; o ila’eo ty nifanehake vaho niziliha’areo i nivozaha’ iareoy.
I sent you to reap a harvest which is not the result of your own labours. Others have laboured, and you are getting benefit from their labours."
39 Aa le maro amo nte Samaria hirik’ amy rovaio ty niantok’ aze ty amy enta’ i rakembaiy nanao ty hoe: Natalili’e ahiko ze fonga sata nanoeko.
Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."
40 Aa le nimb’ ama’e mb’eo o nte Samariao nihalaly ama’e ty hañialo am’iereo, vaho niambesatse ao roe andro re.
When however the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him on all sides to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.
41 Maro ka ty niantoke ty amo tsara’eo,
Then a far larger number of people believed because of His own words,
42 naho nanao ty hoe amy rakembay: Tsy i saontsi’oy avao ty mampiantok’ anay, fa nahajanjiñe ka izahay, vaho rendre’ay te toe ie i Norizañey, i Mpandrombake ty voatse toiy.
and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."
43 Ie heròne, le nienga mb’e Galilia añe.
After the two days He departed, and went into Galilee;
44 (Toe fa natalili’ Iesoà te tsi-vara an-tane’e ty mpitoky.)
though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.
45 Aa ie nandoake e Galilia ao le nampihovae’ o nte Galiliao —ie fa niisa’ iareo o raha iaby nanoe’e e Ierosaleme añe amy sabadidakeio, toe namonje’ i sabadidakey ka iereo.
When however He reached Galilee, the Galilaeans welcomed Him eagerly, having been eye-witnesses of all that He had done in Jerusalem at the Festival; for they also had been to the Festival.
46 Aa le niherem-b’e Kana’ i Galilia t’Iesoà, mb’amy nanoe’e rano ho divay añey. Teo ty roandriañe, te natindri’ ty rare e Kapernaome ao ty ana-dahi’e.
So He came once more to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain officer of the King's court whose son was ill at Capernaum.
47 Aa ie jinanji’e te nienga Iehodà mb’e Galilia mb’eo t’Iesoà, le niheo mb’eo le nihalalia’e ty hizotso mb’eo hañafake i ana’e fa heta’ey.
Having heard that Jesus had come from Judaea to Galilee, he came to Him and begged Him to go down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death.
48 Le hoe t’Iesoà tama’e: Naho tsy mahaonim-biloñe naho halatsàñe nahareo, le tsy miantok’ avao.
"Unless you and others see miracles and marvels," said Jesus, "nothing will induce you to believe."
49 Fe nanoa’ i roandriañey ty hoe: O Aba, ehe mizotsoa, tsy mone hivetrake i anakoy.
"Sir," pleaded the officer, "come down before my child dies."
50 Hoe t’Iesoà ama’e: Akia, veloñe i ana’oy. Natokisa’ indatiy i nitsaràe’ Iesoà ama’ey le nimpoly.
"You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;
51 Ie nizotso mb’eo, le nifanalaka ama’e o mpitoro’eo, nitalily te veloñe i ana’ey.
and he was already on his way down when his servants met him and told him that his son was alive and well.
52 Aa le nañontanea’e ty ora nitsaitsaihe’e, le hoe iereo ama’e: Omale amy ora faha-fitoy te niafak’ ama’e i firemporempoañey.
So he inquired of them at what hour he had shown improvement. "Yesterday, about seven o'clock," they replied, "the fever left him."
53 Nifohin-drae’e t’ie i ora nitsarà’ Iesoà ty hoe: Veloñe i ana’oy. Le niantoke re rekets’ o añ’anjomba’e iabio.
Then the father recollected that that was the time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son has recovered," and he and his whole household became believers.
54 Izay ty viloñe faha-roe nanoe’ Iesoà sikal’ amy niakara’e Iehodà mb’e Galilia añey.
This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.
