Johane 8
1 Mme Jesu a boela kwa Thabeng ya lotlhware,
But Jesus went to the mount of Olives;
2 mme ya re phakela mo mosong o o latelang a bo a le mo Tempeleng gape. Mme bontsintsi jwa simolola go kokoana, mme a nna fa fatshe a bua nabo.
and returned early in the morning into the temple, and all the people came to Him: and He sat down, and taught them.
3 Ya re a santse a bua, baeteledipele ba Sejuta le Bafarasai ba lere mosadi yo o tshwerweng mo boakeng ba mmaya fa pele ga bontsintsi jwa batho jo bo lebeletseng.
And the scribes and pharisees brought to Him a woman taken in adultery;
4 Ba raya Jesu ba re, “Moruti, mosadi yo o tshwerwe fela a santse a dira boaka.
and setting her in the midst, they said to Him, "This woman was caught in the very act, committing adultery.
5 Molao wa ga Moshe wa re a bolawe. Wa reng ka ga gone?”
Now Moses in the law has commanded us that such women should be stoned, but what sayest Thou?"
6 Ba ne ba leka go mmeela seru sa gore a bue sengwe se ba tlaa mmonang molato ka sone, mme Jesu a inama a kwala mo mmung ka monwana wa gagwe.
This they said to tempt Him, that they might have something to accuse Him of. But Jesus stooping down, wrote with his finger upon the ground.
7 Ba tswelela pele ba batla karabo mo go Jesu, jalo a inamologa a ba raya a re, “Go siame, mo kgobotleng ka matlapa go fitlhela a swa. Mme le gale a konopiwe lwa ntlha ke yo a iseng a ke a leofe.”
And as they continued asking Him, He raised himself up and said unto them, "Let him that is without sin among you, first cast a stone at her."
8 Mme a inama a kwala gape mo mmung.
Then He stooped down again and wrote on the ground.
9 Mme baeteledipele ba Sejuta ba ngwangwaela ka bongwe ka bongwe go simolola ka yo mogolo mo go bone go fitlhelela Jesu le mosadi ba sala ba le bosi fa pele ga bontsintsi jwa batho.
But when they heard his answer, being convicted by their own conscience, they went out one by one, beginning at the elder, even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst of the people.
10 Mme Jesu a inamologa gape mme a mo raya a re, “Ba ba go bayang molato ba kae? A le fa e le ope wa bone ga aa go sekisa?”
Then Jesus rising up, and seeing none but the woman, said unto her, Where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11 Mme mosadi a fetola a re, “Nnyaa rra.” Mme Jesu a mo raya a re, “Le nna ga ke go sekise. Tsamaya mme o seka wa tlhola o leofa.”
And she said, None, Lord. Then said Jesus unto her, Neither do I condemn thee, Go thy way and sin no more.
12 Mme erile morago, mo go nngwe ya dithero tsa gagwe, Jesu a raya batho a re, “Ke lesedi la lefatshe. Jalo fa lo ntshala moragao, ga lo na go kgotswa mo lefifing, gonne lesedi le le tshelang le tlaa bonesa tsela ya lona.”
Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he, that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
13 Mme Bafarasai ba mo fetola ba re, “O a ikgantsha ebile o bua maaka!”
The pharisees therefore said to Him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy testimony is not true.
14 Jesu a ba raya a re, “Ditshupo tse di boammaaruri le fa ke di bua di raya nna. Gonne ke itse kwa ke tswang teng le kwa ke go yang, mme ga lo itse kwa ke go tswang le kwa ke go yang.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear witness of myself, my testimony is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I am going; but ye know not whence I come, nor whither I go.
15 Lo nkatlhola lo sena mabaka a a utlwalang. Nna ga ke lo atlhole jaanong jaana,
Ye judge according to the flesh, but I judge no man as yet:
16 mme fa ke ne nka lo atlhola, e ne e tlaa bo e le katlholo ya boammaaruri gotlhelele, gonne ke na le Rara yo o nthomileng.
though if I should judge, my judgement is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father that sent me.
17 Melao ya lona ya re fa batho ba le babedi ba dumalana mo go sengwe se se diragetseng, bosupi jwa bone bo amogelwa e le boammaaruri.
And it is written in your own law, that the testimony of two persons is valid.
18 Mme he, Nna ke mosupi yo mongwe le Rre yo o nthomileng ke mosupi yo mongwe.”
Now I am one, who bear witness of myself; and the Father, who sent me, beareth witness of me.
19 Mme bone ba botsa Jesu ba re, “Rrago o kae?” Jesu a ba araba a re, “Ga lo nkitse gore ke mang, jalo he, ga lo itse gore Rre ke mang. Fa lo no lo nkitsile, hong le ene lo ka bo lo mo itsele.”
Then said they unto Him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also.
20 Jesu o ne a bua mafoko a a sa ntse a le mo lefelong la Tempele le le bidiwang Ntlo ya Dikhumo. Mme ga a ka a tshwarwa, gonne e ne e ise e nne lobaka lwa gagwe.
These words spake Jesus in the treasury, when He was teaching in the temple: and no one laid hands on Him, for his hour was not yet come.
21 Kwa morago a ba raya a re, “Ke a tsamaya; mme lo tlaa mpatla, mme lo tlaa swela mo dibeng tsa lona. Mme ga lo ka ke lwa tla kwa ke yang teng.”
Jesus therefore said unto them again, "I am going away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: where I go ye cannot come."
22 Bajuta ba botsa ba re, “A o ikaelela go ipolaya? O raya eng fa a re, ‘Ga lo ka ke lwa tla kwa ke yang teng’?”
The Jews therefore said, What! will He kill himself; that He says, where I am going, ye cannot come?
23 Mme a ba raya a re, “Lo tswa kwa tlase; ke tswa kwa godimo. Lo ba lefatshe leno; nna ga ke wa lona.
And He said unto them, Ye are from beneath, I am from above: ye are of this world, I am not of this world.
24 Ke sone se ke neng ke re lo tlaa swela mo dibeng tsa lona; gonne fa lo sa dumele gore Ke Mesia, Morwa Modimo, lo tlaa swela mo dibeng tsa lona.”
Therefore I said unto you, that ye shall die in your sins; for if ye believe not that I am the Messiah, ye shall die in your sins.
25 Ba batla go itse, “Re bolelele gore o mang.” A fetola a re, “Ke yo o agang a lo ipolelela malatsi otlhe.
Then said they to Him, Who art thou? And Jesus answered them, Even the same that I told you at first.
26 Ke ne ke ka lo sekisetsa dilo di le dintsi ka ba ka lo ruta di le dintsi, mme ga ke na go dira jalo, gonne ke bua fela se ke se boleletsweng ke yo o nthomileng; yo o boammaaruri.”
I have many things to say and to judge concerning you: but I only say, He that sent me is true, and I declare to the world those things, which I have heard from Him.
27 Mme ba nna ba tlhoka go tlhaloganya gore o ne a bua le bone ka ga Modimo.
But they did not know that He spake unto them of the Father.
28 Mme Jesu a re, “E tlaa re lo sena go bolaya Morwa Motho, lo tlaa lemoga gore ke nna tota le gore ke ntse ke sa lo bolelele se ke se intshetsang fela mo tlhaloganyong ya me, mme ke ne ke bua se Rara o se nthutileng.
Jesus therefore said unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am He, and that I do nothing of myself, but as my Father hath instructed me, I speak these things.
29 Mme yo o nthomileng o na le nna, ga a a ntatlha, gonne ke aga ke dira dilo tse di mo itumedisang.”
And He that sent me, is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.
30 Mme baeteledipele ba Sejuta ba le bantsi ba ba mo utlwileng a bua dilo tse ba simolola go mo dumela fa e le Mesia. Jesu a ba raya a re, “Lo barutwa ba me ba boammaaruri fa lo tshela ka fa ke lo bolelelang ka teng,
As He spake these words many believed on Him.
Therefore said Jesus to the Jews that believed on Him, If ye continue in my word, ye are indeed my disciples.
32 mme lo tlaa itse boammaaruri, mme boammaaruri bo tlaa lo golola.”
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33 Mme ba re, “Mme re losika lwa ga Aberahame, ga re ise re ke re nne makgoba a ga ope mo lefatsheng! O raya eng fa o re ‘boammaaruri bo tlaa lo golola’?”
They answered Him, We are the seed of Abraham, and never were slaves to any one, how then dost thou say, Ye shall be made free?
34 Mme Jesu a ba raya a re, “Lo makgoba a sebe, mongwe le mogwe wa lona.
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily I say unto you, whosoever maketh a practice of sin, is the servant of sin.
35 Mme makgoba ga a na ditshwanelo, mme Morwa o na le tshwanelo nngwe le nngwe, e e teng! (aiōn g165)
Now the servant does not continue always in the family: but the Son abideth always. (aiōn g165)
36 Jalo fa Morwa a lo golola, lo tlaa gololesega tota.
If therefore the Son make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37 (Ee, ke lemoga gore lo losika lwa ga Aberahame!) Mme le fa go ntse jalo bangwe ba lona ba leka go mpolaya gonne molaetsa wa me ga o bone boikhutso mo dipelong tsa bone.
I know that ye are the seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
38 Ke lo bolelela se ke se bonyeng fa ke na le Rre. Mme lona lo diragatsa kgakololo ya ga rraa-lona.”
I speak that which I have seen with my Father, and ye do what ye have seen with your father.
39 Ba re, “Rraa-rona ke Aberahame,” mme Jesu a fetola a re, “Nnyaa! Fa e ne e le ene, lo ka bo lo tshwana nae.
They answered Him, Abraham is our father, Jesus replied, If ye were the children of Abraham, ye would do the works of Abraham:
40 Mme mo boemong jwa gore lo tshwane nae lo leka go mpolaya, ka ntlha ya go bo ke lo boleletse boammaaruri jo ke bo utlwileng kwa Modimong. Aberahame o ne o ka seka a dira selo se se ntseng jalo!
but now ye seek to kill me, who have told you the truth which I have heard from God: Abraham did not thus.
41 Nnyaa! Lo obamela rraa-lona tota fa lo dira jalo.” Ba fetola ba re, “Ga re a tsalelwa mo dikgoreng, rraa-rona wa boammaaruri ke Modimo o le osi.”
But ye do the works of your father. Then said they unto Him, We are not born of fornication, we have one Father, even God.
42 Mme Jesu a ba raya a re, “Fa go ne go ntse jalo, lo ka bo lo nthata, gonne ke tsile kwa go lona ke tswa kwa Modimong. Ga ke fano ka go rata ga me, ke ene o nthomileng.
Jesus said unto them, If God were your father, ye would love me: for I came forth, and do come, from God; neither came I of myself, but He sent me.
43 Ke eng fa lo sa kgone go tlhaloganya se ke se buang? Ke ka ntlha ya gore lo kganelwa go dira jalo!
And why do ye not understand my language, but because ye cannot bear my doctrine?
44 Gonne lo bana ba ga rraa-lona ebong Diabolo, jalo he lo rata dilo tse di bosula tse a di dirang. Ene o sale a nna mmolai le mo tshimologong, le Moidi wa boammaaruri, ga go na le fa e le tlhase-nyana ya boammaaruri mo go ene. Fa a bua maaka, ke tlwaelo ya gagwe gonne ke Ramaaka.
Ye are of your father the devil, and are bent upon doing the lusts of your father: he was a murderer from the beginning, and continued not in the truth: for there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh like himself, for he is a liar, and the father of such.
45 Mme jalo fa ke bua boammaaruri, ga lo dumele ka ntlha ya ka fa lo tlholegileng ka teng!
And because I say the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convicteth me of sin?
46 “Ke ofe wa lona yo o ka mpayang molato wa sebe? [Ga gona ope!] Mme ka ke lo bolelela boammaaruri, ke eng fa lo sa ntumele?
And if I speak truth, why do ye not believe me?
47 Le fa e le mang yo e leng gore rraagwe ke Modimo o reetsa mafoko a Modimo ka boitumelo. Mme ka lo sa reetse, go supa fa lo se bana ba one.”
He, that is of God, receiveth the words of God; but ye therefore receive them not, because ye are not of God.
48 Mme baeteledipele ba Sejuta ba goa ba re, “Mosamarea ke wena! Motswakwa! Diabolo! A ga re a go bolelela ra re o tsenwe ke mowa o o maswe?”
The Jews therefore answered and said unto Him. Do we not rightly say, that thou art a Samaritan, and art possessed by a demon?
49 Jesu a re, “Nnyaa, ga ke a tsenwa ke mowa o o maswe. Gonne ke tlotla Rre, mme nna ga lo ntlotle?
Jesus answered I am not possessed by a demon, but I honour my Father, though ye dishonour me.
50 Mme le fa ke sa eletse go ikgodisa, Modimo o mpatlela selo se ebile o atlhola ba ba sa mpatleng.
And I seek not my own glory; there is One that seeketh it, and judgeth.
51 Ka tlhomamiso yotlhe ke lo raya ke re, ga go na ope yo o ntheetsang yo o tlaa swang!” (aiōn g165)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any one keep my word, he shall never see death. (aiōn g165)
52 Baeteledipele ba Sejuta ba mo raya ba re, “Jaanong re itse gore o tsenwe ke mowa o o maswe. Le Aberahame tota le baporofiti ba bagolo ba sule, mme wena wa re fa re go obamela ga re kitla re e swa! (aiōn g165)
The Jews therefore said unto Him, Now we are sure that thou art possessed by a demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets too; and thou sayest, If any one keep my word, he shall never taste of death: art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? (aiōn g165)
53 Jalo he, a o mogolo mo go rraa-rona Aberahame yo o suleng? Gape a o mogolo mo baporofiting ba ba suleng? O ikgopola gore o eng.”
and the prophets are dead: whom dost thou pretend to be?
54 Hong Jesu a ba raya a re, “Fa e le gore ke a ikgodisa, ga go reye sepe. Mme Modimo ke Rre, mme lwa re Modimo ke wa lona, yo o buang dilo tse di galalelang tse ka ga me.
Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom ye say that He is your God.
55 Mme le fa e le go mo itse ga lo mo itse. Nna ke a mo itse. Fa e le gore ke buile ka tsela nngwe, ke tlaa bo ke mo obamela ka botlalo.
And yet ye know him not; but I know Him: and if I should say, That I know Him not, I shall be like you, a liar: but I know Him, and obey his word.
56 Rraa-lona Aberahame o itumeletse go bona letsatsi la me. O ne a itse gore ke e tla mme a itumela.”
Your father Abraham longed to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
57 Mme baeteledipele ba Sejuta ba re, “Ga o ise o bo o nne dingwaga di le masome matlhano, tota ga o ise o ke o bone Aberahame!”
Then said the Jews unto Him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58 Mme Jesu a re, “Boammaaruri jotlhe ke gore ke ne ke sale ke tshedile pele ga Aberahame a tsalwa!”
Jesus said unto them, Before Abraham was, I am.
59 Gone fela foo baeteledipele ba Sejuta ba sela matlapa go mmolaya. Mme a ba iphitlhela, a ba ralala a tswa mo Tempeleng.
Therefore they took up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus concealed Himself, and went out of the temple, through the midst of them, and so passed on.
