Yohana 18
1 Yesu alipomaliza kuomba, akaondoka na wanafunzi wake wakavuka Bonde la Kidroni. Upande wa pili palikuwa na bustani, yeye na wanafunzi wake wakaingia humo.
After he had spoken these words Jesus went forth with his disciples to a place across the Ravine of the Cedars, where there was a garden into which he and his disciples went.
2 Basi Yuda, yule aliyemsaliti alipafahamu mahali hapo kwani Yesu alikuwa akikutana humo na wanafunzi wake mara kwa mara.
Judas the Traitor also knew this place; for Jesus and his disciples often met there.
3 Hivyo Yuda akaja bustanini. Aliongoza kikosi cha askari wa Kirumi, na baadhi ya maafisa kutoka kwa viongozi wa makuhani na Mafarisayo. Nao walikuwa wamechukua taa, mienge na silaha.
So after getting troops and some Temple police from the chief priests and Pharisees, Judas came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
4 Yesu akijua yale yote yatakayompata, akajitokeza mbele yao akawauliza, “Mnamtafuta nani?”
Then Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon him, went forth to meet them, and asked them, "Who is it that you are looking for?"
5 Wao wakamjibu, “Yesu wa Nazareti.” Yesu akawajibu, “Mimi ndiye.” Yuda, yule aliyemsaliti alikuwa amesimama pamoja nao.
"For Jesus of Nazareth," they answered. He said to them, "I am he." (Now Judas also, the betrayer, was standing with them.)
6 Yesu alipowaambia, “Mimi ndiye,” walirudi nyuma na kuanguka chini!
When Jesus said "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground;
7 Akawauliza tena, “Mnamtafuta nani?” Nao wakamjibu, “Yesu wa Nazareti.”
so he asked them once more, "Whom are you looking for?" and they replied, "Jesus of Nazareth."
8 Yesu akawaambia, “Nimekwisha kuwaambia kuwa, mimi ndiye; kwa hiyo kama mnanitafuta mimi, waacheni hawa watu waende zao.”
"I have already told you that I am he," said Jesus. "If, then, you are looking for me, let these go their way."
9 Hii ilikuwa ili litimie lile neno alilosema, “Sikumpoteza hata mmoja miongoni mwa wale ulionipa.”
"(In order that the word which he had spoken might be fulfilled, "Of those whom thou hast given me I have not lost one.")
10 Simoni Petro, aliyekuwa na upanga, akaufuta na kumkata sikio la kuume mtumishi wa kuhani mkuu. Jina la mtumishi huyo aliitwa Malko.
Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, and striking at the high priest’s slave, cut off his right ear.
11 Yesu akamwambia Petro, “Rudisha upanga wako kwenye ala yake. Je, hainipasi kukinywea kikombe alichonipa Baba?”
(The slave’s name was Malchus.) Then Jesus said to Peter. "Put up your sword in its sheath. the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it?"
12 Hivyo wale askari, wakiwa pamoja na majemadari wao na maafisa wa Wayahudi, wakamkamata Yesu na kumfunga.
So the troops and their commandant and the Jewish police took Jesus, and bound him,
13 Kwanza wakampeleka kwa Anasi, mkwewe Kayafa, aliyekuwa kuhani mkuu mwaka ule.
and led him to Annas first. (For Annas was the Father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year -
14 Kayafa ndiye alikuwa amewashauri Wayahudi kwamba imempasa mtu mmoja kufa kwa ajili ya watu.
the Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was for their advantage that one man should die for the people.)
15 Simoni Petro pamoja na mwanafunzi mwingine walikuwa wakimfuata Yesu. Huyu mwanafunzi mwingine alikuwa anafahamika kwa kuhani mkuu, hivyo aliingia ndani ya ukumbi pamoja na Yesu.
Meanwhile Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple who was known to the high priest, and they went in with Jesus into the court of the high priest’s palace.
16 Lakini Petro alisimama nje karibu na lango, ndipo yule mwanafunzi mwingine, aliyejulikana na kuhani mkuu, akazungumza na msichana aliyekuwa analinda lango, akamruhusu Petro aingie ndani.
But Peter took his stand outside, near the door. So the other disciple who was known to the high priest came out and spoke to the doorkeeper and brought Peter in.
17 Yule msichana akamuuliza Petro, “Je, wewe pia si mmoja wa wanafunzi wa mtu huyu?” Petro akajibu, “Sio mimi.”
The doorkeeper (a maid servant) then said to Peter, "Are not you also one of this man’s disciples?" "No I am not," he answered.
18 Wale watumishi na askari walikuwa wamesimama wakiota moto wa makaa kwa sababu palikuwa na baridi, Petro naye alikuwa amesimama pamoja nao akiota moto.
Now the slaves and the attendants were standing and warming themselves about a charcoal fire, which they had made because it was cold; and Peter also stood with them, and was warming himself.
19 Wakati huo kuhani mkuu akawa anamuuliza Yesu kuhusu wanafunzi wake na mafundisho yake.
Then the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.
20 Yesu akamjibu, “Nimekuwa nikizungumza waziwazi mbele ya watu wote. Siku zote nimefundisha katika masinagogi na Hekaluni, mahali ambapo Wayahudi wote hukusanyika. Sikusema jambo lolote kwa siri.
Jesus answered him. "I have spoken to all the world openly. I always taught in a synagogue and in the temple, places where all the Jews are wont to assemble, and in secret I have spoken nothing.
21 Mbona unaniuliza mimi maswali? Waulize wale walionisikia yale niliyowaambia. Wao wanajua niliyosema.”
"Why do you question me? Ask those who heard what I have said to them; these witnesses here know what I said."
22 Alipomaliza kusema hayo, mmoja wa askari aliyekuwa amesimama karibu naye, akampiga Yesu kofi usoni, kisha akasema, “Je, hivyo ndivyo unavyomjibu kuhani mkuu?”
When he had spoken these words, one of the police standing by gave him a blow with his hand, saying as he did so, "Is that the way you answer the high priest?"
23 Yesu akamjibu akasema, “Kama nimesema jambo baya, shuhudia huo ubaya niliousema. Lakini kama nimesema yaliyo kweli, mbona umenipiga?”
Jesus replied "If I have said anything wrong, give evidence concerning the wrong; but if I said what was true, why do you strike me?"
24 Ndipo Anasi akampeleka Yesu kwa kuhani mkuu Kayafa, akiwa bado amefungwa.
Then Annas sent him in chains to Caiaphas, the high priest.
25 Wakati huo Simoni Petro alikuwa amesimama akiota moto. Baadhi ya wale waliokuwepo wakamuuliza, “Je, wewe si mmoja wa wanafunzi wake?” Petro akakana, akasema, “Sio mimi.”
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, "You are not also one of his disciples, are you not?" He denied it, saying "I am not."
26 Mmoja wa watumishi wa kuhani mkuu, ndugu yake yule mtu ambaye Petro alikuwa amemkata sikio, akamuuliza, “Je, mimi sikukuona kule bustanini ukiwa na Yesu?”
One of the slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Did not I myself see you with him in the garden."
27 Kwa mara nyingine tena Petro akakana, naye jogoo akawika wakati huo huo.
Peter again denied it; and at that very moment a cock crew.
28 Ndipo Wayahudi wakamchukua Yesu kutoka kwa Kayafa na kumpeleka kwenye jumba la kifalme la mtawala wa Kirumi. Wakati huo ilikuwa ni alfajiri, ili kuepuka kuwa najisi kwa taratibu za ibada, Wayahudi hawakuingia ndani kwa sababu ya sheria za Kiyahudi. Wangehesabiwa kuwa najisi kama wangeingia nyumbani mwa mtu asiye Myahudi na wasingeruhusiwa kushiriki katika Sikukuu ya Pasaka.
From the house of Caiaphas they took Jesus to the Praetorium, and it was dawn. They themselves would not enter the Praetorium, in order that they might not be ceremonially defiled, but might be able to eat the Passover.
29 Hivyo Pilato akatoka nje walikokuwa akawauliza, “Mmeleta mashtaka gani kumhusu mtu huyu?”
So Pilate came outside to them and asked, "What charge do you bring against this man?"
30 Wao wakamjibu, “Kama huyu mtu hakuwa mhalifu tusingemleta kwako.”
In reply they said, "If he had not been a criminal, we should not have handed him over you."
31 Pilato akawaambia, “Basi mchukueni ninyi mkamhukumu kwa kufuata sheria zenu.” Wayahudi wakamjibu, “Sisi haturuhusiwi kutoa hukumu ya kifo kwa mtu yeyote.”
"Take him yourselves," answered Pilate, "and judge him according to your law."
32 Walisema hivyo ili yale maneno aliyosema Yesu kuhusu kifo atakachokufa yapate kutimia.
The Jews answered him, "We are not allowed to put anyone to death" (that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled in which he predicted the kind of death he was to die).
33 Kwa hiyo Pilato akaingia ndani ya jumba la kifalme, akamwita Yesu, akamuuliza, “Wewe ndiye mfalme wa Wayahudi?”
So Pilate went into the Praetorium again, and summoned Jesus. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he said.
34 Yesu akamjibu, “Je, unauliza swali hili kutokana na mawazo yako mwenyewe, au uliambiwa na watu kunihusu mimi?”
Jesus answered, "Are you saying this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?"
35 Pilato akamjibu, “Mimi si Myahudi, ama sivyo? Taifa lako mwenyewe na viongozi wa makuhani wamekukabidhi kwangu. Umefanya kosa gani?”
"I am not a Jew, am I?" replied Pilate; "It is your own nation and the high priests who have handed you over to me. What have you done?"
36 Yesu akajibu, “Ufalme wangu si wa ulimwengu huu. Ufalme wangu ungekuwa wa ulimwengu huu, wafuasi wangu wangenipigania ili nisitiwe mikononi mwa Wayahudi. Lakini kama ilivyo, ufalme wangu hautoki hapa ulimwenguni.”
Jesus answered him. "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants have fought hard that I should not be handed the Jews; but in reality my kingdom is not of such origins."
37 Pilato akamuuliza, “Kwa hiyo wewe ni mfalme?” Yesu akajibu, “Wewe wasema kwamba mimi ni mfalme. Kwa kusudi hili nilizaliwa, na kwa ajili ya hili nilikuja ulimwenguni, ili niishuhudie kweli. Mtu yeyote aliye wa kweli husikia sauti yangu.”
"You are a king, then? You!" said Pilate. "You say truly that I am a king." answered Jesus, "for this purpose I was born, and to this end came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every man who is of the truth listens to my voice."
38 Pilato akamuuliza Yesu, “Kweli ni nini?” Baada ya kusema haya Pilato akaenda nje tena akawaambia wale viongozi wa Wayahudi waliomshtaki Yesu, “Sioni kosa lolote alilotenda mtu huyu.
Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" As he said this, he went outside again to the Jews and said to them.
39 Lakini ninyi mna desturi yenu kwamba wakati wa Pasaka nimwachie huru mfungwa mmoja mnayemtaka. Je, mnataka niwafungulie huyu ‘Mfalme wa Wayahudi’?”
"I find no crime in this man. Now it is a custom of yours that I release one prisoner to you at the time of the Passover feast. Do you wish me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
40 Wao wakapiga kelele wakisema, “Si huyu mtu, bali tufungulie Baraba!” Yule Baraba alikuwa mnyangʼanyi.
Then they all shouted again. "No, not him! Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.
