yōhanaḥ 3
1 nikadimanāmā yihūdīyānām adhipatiḥ phirūśī kṣaṇadāyāṁ
And 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|
This man came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou hast come as a teacher from God; for no one can do these signs which thou doest, unless 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 do I say to thee, Unless 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 saith to him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb a second time, and be born?
5 yīśuravādīd yathārthataram ahaṁ kathayāmi manujē tōyātmabhyāṁ puna rna jātē sa īśvarasya rājyaṁ pravēṣṭuṁ na śaknōti|
Jesus answered, Truly, truly do I say to thee, Unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.
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 thee, Ye 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 bloweth where it will; and thou hearest the sound thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: 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, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?
11 tubhyaṁ yathārthaṁ kathayāmi, vayaṁ yad vidmastad vacmaḥ yaṁcca paśyāmastasyaiva sākṣyaṁ dadmaḥ kintu yuṣmābhirasmākaṁ sākṣitvaṁ na gr̥hyatē|
Truly, truly do I say to thee, We speak that which we know, and testify that which we have seen; and ye receive not our testimony.
12 ētasya saṁsārasya kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ yadi yūyaṁ na viśvasitha tarhi svargīyāyāṁ kathāyāṁ kathaṁ viśvasiṣyatha?
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how will ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 yaḥ svargē'sti yaṁ ca svargād avārōhat taṁ mānavatanayaṁ vinā kōpi svargaṁ nārōhat|
And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he who came down from heaven, even the Son of man.
14 aparañca mūsā yathā prāntarē sarpaṁ prōtthāpitavān manuṣyaputrō'pi tathaivōtthāpitavyaḥ;
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up
that every one who believeth in him may have everlasting 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 the only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him may not perish, but may have everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
17 īśvarō jagatō lōkān daṇḍayituṁ svaputraṁ na prēṣya tān paritrātuṁ prēṣitavān|
For God sent not the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through him the world 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 believeth in him is not condemned; he that believeth not hath already been condemned, because he hath 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 the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.
20 yaḥ kukarmma karōti tasyācārasya dr̥ṣṭatvāt sa jyōtirr̥̄tīyitvā tannikaṭaṁ nāyāti;
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not 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 doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
22 tataḥ param yīśuḥ śiṣyaiḥ sārddhaṁ yihūdīyadēśaṁ gatvā tatra sthitvā majjayitum ārabhata|
After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judaea; and there he remained 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 Salim, because there was much water there; and they came, and were baptized.
24 tadā yōhan kārāyāṁ na baddhaḥ|
For John was not yet thrown into prison.
25 aparañca śācakarmmaṇi yōhānaḥ śiṣyaiḥ saha yihūdīyalōkānāṁ vivādē jātē, tē yōhanaḥ saṁnnidhiṁ gatvākathayan,
Then there arose a question on the part of John's disciples with a Jew 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 who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, he baptizeth, and all men are going to him.
27 tadā yōhan pratyavōcad īśvarēṇa na dattē kōpi manujaḥ kimapi prāptuṁ na śaknōti|
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, unless it be given him from heaven.
28 ahaṁ abhiṣiktō na bhavāmi kintu tadagrē prēṣitōsmi yāmimāṁ kathāṁ kathitavānāhaṁ tatra yūyaṁ sarvvē sākṣiṇaḥ stha|
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before that man.
29 yō janaḥ kanyāṁ labhatē sa ēva varaḥ kintu varasya sannidhau daṇḍāyamānaṁ tasya yanmitraṁ tēna varasya śabdē śrutē'tīvāhlādyatē mamāpi tadvad ānandasiddhirjātā|
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy then hath become full.
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 cometh from above is above all. He that is from the earth is earthly, and speaketh earthly things; he that cometh from heaven
32 sa yadapaśyadaśr̥ṇōcca tasminnēva sākṣyaṁ dadāti tathāpi prāyaśaḥ kaścit tasya sākṣyaṁ na gr̥hlāti;
testifieth what he hath seen and heard; and no one receiveth his testimony.
33 kintu yō gr̥hlāti sa īśvarasya satyavāditvaṁ mudrāṅgitaṁ karōti|
He that hath received his testimony hath set his seal that God is true.
34 īśvarēṇa yaḥ prēritaḥ saēva īśvarīyakathāṁ kathayati yata īśvara ātmānaṁ tasmai aparimitam adadāt|
For he whom God sent speaketh the words of God; for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
35 pitā putrē snēhaṁ kr̥tvā tasya hastē sarvvāṇi samarpitavān|
The Father loveth the Son, and hath 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 believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that disobeyeth the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
