yōhanaḥ 3
1 nikadimanāmā yihūdīyānām adhipatiḥ phirūśī kṣaṇadāyāṁ
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 yīśaurabhyarṇam āvrajya vyāhārṣīt, hē gurō bhavān īśvarād āgat ēka upadēṣṭā, ētad asmābhirjñāyatē; yatō bhavatā yānyāścaryyakarmmāṇi kriyantē paramēśvarasya sāhāyyaṁ vinā kēnāpi tattatkarmmāṇi karttuṁ na śakyantē|
The same came to Jesus by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that you do, except God be with him.
3 tadā yīśuruttaraṁ dattavān tavāhaṁ yathārthataraṁ vyāharāmi punarjanmani na sati kōpi mānava īśvarasya rājyaṁ draṣṭuṁ na śaknōti|
Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 tatō nikadīmaḥ pratyavōcat manujō vr̥ddhō bhūtvā kathaṁ janiṣyatē? sa kiṁ puna rmātr̥rjaṭharaṁ praviśya janituṁ śaknōti?
Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
5 yīśuravādīd yathārthataram ahaṁ kathayāmi manujē tōyātmabhyāṁ puna rna jātē sa īśvarasya rājyaṁ pravēṣṭuṁ na śaknōti|
Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 māṁsād yat jāyatē tan māṁsamēva tathātmanō yō jāyatē sa ātmaiva|
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 yuṣmābhiḥ puna rjanitavyaṁ mamaitasyāṁ kathāyām āścaryaṁ mā maṁsthāḥ|
Marvel not that I said to you, You must be born again.
8 sadāgatiryāṁ diśamicchati tasyāmēva diśi vāti, tvaṁ tasya svanaṁ śuṇōṣi kintu sa kuta āyāti kutra yāti vā kimapi na jānāsi tadvād ātmanaḥ sakāśāt sarvvēṣāṁ manujānāṁ janma bhavati|
The wind blows where it wants, and you hear the sound thereof, but can not tell from where it comes, and where it goes: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 tadā nikadīmaḥ pr̥ṣṭavān ētat kathaṁ bhavituṁ śaknōti?
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
10 yīśuḥ pratyaktavān tvamisrāyēlō gururbhūtvāpi kimētāṁ kathāṁ na vētsi?
Jesus answered and said to him, Are you a master of Israel, and know not these things?
11 tubhyaṁ yathārthaṁ kathayāmi, vayaṁ yad vidmastad vacmaḥ yaṁcca paśyāmastasyaiva sākṣyaṁ dadmaḥ kintu yuṣmābhirasmākaṁ sākṣitvaṁ na gr̥hyatē|
Truly, truly, I say to you, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and you receive not our witness.
12 ētasya saṁsārasya kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ yadi yūyaṁ na viśvasitha tarhi svargīyāyāṁ kathāyāṁ kathaṁ viśvasiṣyatha?
If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 yaḥ svargē'sti yaṁ ca svargād avārōhat taṁ mānavatanayaṁ vinā kōpi svargaṁ nārōhat|
And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 aparañca mūsā yathā prāntarē sarpaṁ prōtthāpitavān manuṣyaputrō'pi tathaivōtthāpitavyaḥ;
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
That whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 īśvara itthaṁ jagadadayata yat svamadvitīyaṁ tanayaṁ prādadāt tatō yaḥ kaścit tasmin viśvasiṣyati sō'vināśyaḥ san anantāyuḥ prāpsyati| (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
17 īśvarō jagatō lōkān daṇḍayituṁ svaputraṁ na prēṣya tān paritrātuṁ prēṣitavān|
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 ataēva yaḥ kaścit tasmin viśvasiti sa daṇḍārhō na bhavati kintu yaḥ kaścit tasmin na viśvasiti sa idānīmēva daṇḍārhō bhavati, yataḥ sa īśvarasyādvitīyaputrasya nāmani pratyayaṁ na karōti|
He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 jagatō madhyē jyōtiḥ prākāśata kintu manuṣyāṇāṁ karmmaṇāṁ dr̥ṣṭatvāt tē jyōtiṣōpi timirē prīyantē ētadēva daṇḍasya kāraṇāṁ bhavati|
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 yaḥ kukarmma karōti tasyācārasya dr̥ṣṭatvāt sa jyōtirr̥̄tīyitvā tannikaṭaṁ nāyāti;
For every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 kintu yaḥ satkarmma karōti tasya sarvvāṇi karmmāṇīśvarēṇa kr̥tānīti sathā prakāśatē tadabhiprāyēṇa sa jyōtiṣaḥ sannidhim āyāti|
But he that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are worked in God.
22 tataḥ param yīśuḥ śiṣyaiḥ sārddhaṁ yihūdīyadēśaṁ gatvā tatra sthitvā majjayitum ārabhata|
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23 tadā śālam nagarasya samīpasthāyini ainan grāmē bahutaratōyasthitēstatra yōhan amajjayat tathā ca lōkā āgatya tēna majjitā abhavan|
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24 tadā yōhan kārāyāṁ na baddhaḥ|
For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 aparañca śācakarmmaṇi yōhānaḥ śiṣyaiḥ saha yihūdīyalōkānāṁ vivādē jātē, tē yōhanaḥ saṁnnidhiṁ gatvākathayan,
Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26 hē gurō yarddananadyāḥ pārē bhavatā sārddhaṁ ya āsīt yasmiṁśca bhavān sākṣyaṁ pradadāt paśyatu sōpi majjayati sarvvē tasya samīpaṁ yānti ca|
And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with you beyond Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, the same baptizes, and all men come to him.
27 tadā yōhan pratyavōcad īśvarēṇa na dattē kōpi manujaḥ kimapi prāptuṁ na śaknōti|
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28 ahaṁ abhiṣiktō na bhavāmi kintu tadagrē prēṣitōsmi yāmimāṁ kathāṁ kathitavānāhaṁ tatra yūyaṁ sarvvē sākṣiṇaḥ stha|
You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 yō janaḥ kanyāṁ labhatē sa ēva varaḥ kintu varasya sannidhau daṇḍāyamānaṁ tasya yanmitraṁ tēna varasya śabdē śrutē'tīvāhlādyatē mamāpi tadvad ānandasiddhirjātā|
He that has the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30 tēna kramaśō varddhitavyaṁ kintu mayā hsitavyaṁ|
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 ya ūrdhvādāgacchat sa sarvvēṣāṁ mukhyō yaśca saṁsārād udapadyata sa sāṁsārikaḥ saṁsārīyāṁ kathāñca kathayati yastu svargādāgacchat sa sarvvēṣāṁ mukhyaḥ|
He that comes from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaks of the earth: he that comes from heaven is above all.
32 sa yadapaśyadaśr̥ṇōcca tasminnēva sākṣyaṁ dadāti tathāpi prāyaśaḥ kaścit tasya sākṣyaṁ na gr̥hlāti;
And what he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and no man receives his testimony.
33 kintu yō gr̥hlāti sa īśvarasya satyavāditvaṁ mudrāṅgitaṁ karōti|
He that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true.
34 īśvarēṇa yaḥ prēritaḥ saēva īśvarīyakathāṁ kathayati yata īśvara ātmānaṁ tasmai aparimitam adadāt|
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
35 pitā putrē snēhaṁ kr̥tvā tasya hastē sarvvāṇi samarpitavān|
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
36 yaḥ kaścit putrē viśvasiti sa ēvānantam paramāyuḥ prāpnōti kintu yaḥ kaścit putrē na viśvasiti sa paramāyuṣō darśanaṁ na prāpnōti kintvīśvarasya kōpabhājanaṁ bhūtvā tiṣṭhati| (aiōnios g166)
He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God stays on him. (aiōnios g166)
