Johane 18
1 Mme erile Jesu a sena go bua dilo tse, a kgabaganya molatswana wa Kide-rona le barutwa ba gagwe mme a tsena mo sekgweng sa lotlhware.
When Jesus had said these things, He went with His disciples across the Kidron ravine, where there was a garden, into which He and His disciples entered.
2 Judase wa moraedi, o ne a itse lefelo le, gonne Jesu o ne a sa bolo go nna a ya teng gantsi le barutwa ba gagwe.
Now Judas, who was betraying Him, also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.
3 Ditlhogo tsa baperesiti le Bafarasai di ne di neetse Judase segopa sa masole le mapodisi go mo pata. Mme ba goroga mo sekgweng sa lotlhware ba tshotse dipone tsa mefuta e farologanye ba tshotse le ditlhabani.
Then Judas, leading a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
4 Jesu a tlhaloganya ka botlalo se se neng se ya go mo diragalela. Erile a tsamaela kwa pele go ba kgatlhantsha a re, “Lo batla mang?” Mme ba mo fetola ba re, “Jesu wa Nasaretha.” Mme Jesu a ba raya a re, “Ke nna.”
Therefore Jesus, knowing everything that would happen to Him, went forward and asked them, “Who are you looking for?”
They answered, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus told them, “I AM.” Judas, who betrayed Him, also stood with them.
6 Mme erile a bua jalo, botlhe ba boela kwa morago ba wela fa fatshe.
Now when He told them, “I AM,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 Mme a ba botsa gape a re, “Lo batla mang?” Mme ba mo fetola gape ba re, “Jesu wa Nasaretha.” Mme Jesu a ba raya a re,
Then He asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” They said, “Jesus of Nazareth.”
8 “Ke lo reile ka re ke Nna, mme ka ke Nna yo lo mpatlang, tlogelang ba bangwe ba, ba tsamaye.”
Jesus answered, “I told you that I AM. So, if you are looking for me, let these go their way,”
9 O ne a dira jaana go diragatsa seporofeso se a neng a setse a se buile a re, “Ga ke a latlhegelwa ke ope mo go ba o ba nneileng.”
that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, “I have lost none of those who You gave me.”
10 Mme Simone Petere a somola chaka a kgaola “tsebe e e ka fa letsogong la moja ya ga Maleko motlhanka wa moperesiti yo mogolo”.
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
11 Mme Jesu a raya Petere a re, “Somela chaka ya gago. A ga ke a tshwanela go nwa mo senwelong se Rara o se nneileng?”
So Jesus told Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath! Shouldn’t I drink the cup that my Father has given me?”
12 Mme mapodisi a Sejuta le masole le maotlana a tshwara Jesu a mo golega.
Then the detachment of soldiers and their commander and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and tied Him up.
13 Ba mo tseela “pele” kwa go Anase mogwagadia Kaiafase, Moperesiti yo mogolo mo ngwageng eo.
They led Him away to Annas first, because he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
14 Kaiafase e ne e le ene yo o reileng baeteledipele ba Sejuta a re go botoka gore motho a le mongwe fela a swele batho botlhe.
It was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
15 Simone Petere a ba sala morago, jaaka yo mongwe wa barutwa yo ene a neng a tsalanye le Moperesiti yo Mogolo a ne a dira
Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Since the high priest knew that disciple, he entered with Jesus into the high priest’s court,
16 fa Petere a eme fa ntle ga kgoro ya batsena. Mme Morutwa yo a buisanya le mosetsana yo o tlhokometseng kwa kgorong, mme a letlelela Petere go tsena.
but Peter was standing just outside the door. So the other disciple, who the high priest knew, went out and spoke to the woman who guarded the door, and brought Peter in.
17 Mosetsana a botsa a re, “A ga o mongwe wa barutwa ba ga Jesu?” Mme Petere a re, “Nnyaa ga ke mongwe wa bone.”
Then the maidservant who kept the door asked Peter, “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples, too, are you?” He said, “I am not.”
18 Mme mapodise le batlhanka ba mo lwapeng ba ne ba eme ka dinao ba dikologile molelo o ba neng ba o gotsitse gonne go ne go le serame. Mme Petere a nna foo le bone a ikomosa.
Because it was cold, the servants and the officers were standing there warming themselves, having made a charcoal fire. Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.
19 Mme mo teng ga kgotla ya tshekelo Moperesiti yo Mogolo a simolola go botsa Jesu kaga barutwa ba gagwe le se a neng a ntse a se ba ruta.
Then the high priest asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine.
20 Jesu a fetola a re, “Se ke se rutang se itsege ka bophara, gonne ke rutile ka gale mo disenagogeng le mo Tempeleng; ke utlwilwe ke baeteledipele ba Sejuta botlhe mme ga ke rute sepe mo sephiring se ke sa se buang mo ponong ya mongwe le mongwe.
Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
21 Ke eng fa o mpotsa potso e? Botsa ba ba nkutlwileng. O na le bangwe ba bone fano. Ba itse se ke se buileng.”
Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me to tell you what I told them. They certainly know what I said.”
22 Mongwe wa masole a a emeng foo a ngadibola Jesu ka lebole a mmotsa a re, “A ke yone tsela ya go araba Moperesiti yo Mogolo eo?”
When He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by hit Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?”
23 Mme Jesu a fetola a re. “Fa ke buile maaka, ntsha bosupi, a o tshwanetse go iteela motho go bua boammaaruri?”
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, testify about the evil, but if I have spoken honestly, why do you hit me?”
24 Mme Anase a romela Jesu a golegilwe kwa go Kaiafase Moperesiti yo Mogolo.
Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas, the high priest.
25 Mme ya re ka lobaka loo, fa Simone Petere a sa ntse a eme fa molelong, a bodiwa gape gatwe, “A ga o mongwe wa barutwa ba gagwe?” Mme ene a fetola a re, “Nnyaa,”
Now Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. Therefore they asked him, “You aren’t one of His disciples, too, are you?” He denied it, saying, “I am not!”
26 Mme mongwe wa batlhanka ba mo lwapeng lwa Moperesiti yo mogolo, wa losika lwa monna yo o neng a kgaotswe tsebe ke Petere, a botsa a re, “A ga ke a go bona kwa sekgweng sa lotlhware o na le Jesu?”
One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with Him?”
27 Mme Petere a itatola gape. Mme ka bofefo mokoko wa lela.
Peter then denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
28 Go sekisiwa ga ga Jesu ke Kaiafase ga fela maphakela thata. Go tsweng foo a tseelwa kwa kgotleng ya Molaodi wa Mmuso wa Roma. Basekisi ba gagwe ba seka ba tsena mo teng gonne ba ne ba re, go ne go tlaa ba “itshekolola”, le gone ba ne ba sena go letlelelwa go ja kwanyana ya Tlolaganyo.
Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early morning. They themselves didn’t go into the Praetorium, so that they wouldn’t be defiled, and so that they might eat the Passover supper.
29 Mme Pilatwe molaodi wa mmuso wa Roma, a ya kwa ntle kwa go bone a botsa a re, “Lo bona monna yo molato wa eng? Lo mmona molato wa go dira eng.”
So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges do you bring against this man?”
30 Mme ba fetola ka go gakala ba re, “Fa e ka bo ene e se serukutlhi re ka bo re sa mo tshwara!”
They answered, “If this man wasn’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
31 Mme Pilatwe a ba raya a re, “Mo tseyeng lo mo atlhole lo le nosi ka melao ya lona.” Mme ba re, Mme kana re batla a bapolwa, mme, re batla tetlelelo ya gago
Then Pilate told them, “You take Him and judge Him according to your Law.” Therefore the Jews said to him, “It’s illegal for us to put anyone to death.”
32 Se se ne sa rurifatsa kakanyetsopele ya ga Jesu ka ga tsela e a tla bolawang ka yone.
This happened so that the words would be fulfilled which Jesus had spoken indicating the kind of death he was going to die.
33 Mme Pilatwe a boela kwa kgotleng ya gagwe ya tshekelo a laola gore Jesu a leriwe kwa go ene. Ammotsa a re, “A o Kgosi ya Bajuta?”
Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
34 Jesu a botsa a re, “A le wena wa re ke ‘Kgosi’ kgotsa o bua kafa Bajuta ba buang ka teng.”
Jesus answered, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this about me?”
35 Pilatwe a botsa ka kgakalo a re, “A ke Mojuta? Batho ba gaeno le ditlhogo tsa bone tsa baperesiti ba go lerile kwano. Ka ntlha yang? O dirile eng?”
Pilate answered, “I’m not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?”
36 Mme Jesu a araba a re, “Ga ke Kgosi ya lefatshe. Fa ke ne ke le yone, balatedi ba me ba ka bo ba lole fa ke tshwarwa ke baeteledipele ba Sejuta. Mme bogosi jwa me ga se jwa lefatshe.”
Jesus answered, “My kingdom doesn’t belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, then my servants would be fighting to keep me from being delivered up to the Jews; but as it is, my kingdom isn’t from here.”
37 Pilatwe a fetola a re, “Ee, fa e le gore go ntse jalo o Kgosi?” Jesu a re, “Ee, ke tsaletswe gone moo. Mme ke tletse go lere boammaaruri mo lefatsheng. Botlhe ba ba ratang boammaaruri ke balatedi ba me.”
Pilate therefore asked Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You are right in saying that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify about the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”
38 Pilatwe a botsa a re, “Boammaaruri ke eng?” Mme a boela a tswela gape kwa ntle kwa bathong a ba raya a re, “Ga a na molato ope wa borukutlhi motho yo.
“What is truth?” Pilate asked. After asking this, he went out again to the Jews and said, “I find no basis for a charge against Him,
39 Mme lo na le ngwao ngwaga le ngwaga ya go nkopa go lo gololela mongwe mo kgolegelong fa go le Tlolaganyo. Mme fa lo batla ke dira jalo, ke tlaa golola ‘Kgosi ya Bajuta’.”
but you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore you decide: do you want me to release the King of the Jews to you?”
40 Mme ba goa ba re, “Nnyaa! E seng monna yo, e leng Barabase!” Barabase e ne e le serukutlhi.
Then they all shouted back, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.
