Yohana 5
1 Baada ya hapo kulikuwa na sikukuu ya Wayahudi, na Yesu alipanda kwenda Yerusalemu.
After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Na kule Yerusalemu palikuwa na birika kwenye mlango wa kondoo, lililokuwa likiitwa kwa lugha ya Kiebrania Bethzatha, nalo lina matao matano.
Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-market there is a public bath which in Hebrew is named Beth-zatha. It has five doorways.
3 Idadi kubwa ya wagonjwa ilikuwemo, vipofu, viwete, au waliopooza walikuwa wamelala katika matao hayo. (Zingatia: Maneno ya mstari wa 3 hayaonekani katika nakala nzuri za kale. “Wakisubiri maji kutibuliwa.”) Kwa hakikia wakati fulani malaika alishuka ndani ya Bwana na kuyatibua maji.
In these doorways there were a great number of people with different diseases: some unable to see, some without the power of walking, some with wasted bodies.
4 Kwahiyo, yule ambaye alikuwa wa kwanza kuingia ndani ya baada ya maji kutibuliwa alifanywa mzima kutokana na chochote kilichokuwa kimemshika kwa wakati huo.
5 Na mtu mmoja aliyekuwa ameugua kwa muda wa miaka thelathini na minane alikuwa ndani ya matao.
One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
6 Yesu alipomwona amelala ndani ya matao na baada ya kutambua kuwa amelala pale kwa muda mrefu Yesu alimwambia, “Je unataka kuwa mzima?”
When Jesus saw him there on the floor it was clear to him that he had been now a long time in that condition, and so he said to the man, Is it your desire to get well?
7 Yule mgonjwa akamjibu, “Bwana sina mtu, wa kuniweka katika birika wakati maji yanapotibuliwa. Wakati ninapojaribu kuingia mtu mwingine hunitangulia.”
The ill man said in answer, Sir, I have nobody to put me into the bath when the water is moving; and while I am on the way down some other person gets in before me.
8 Yesu akamwambia, “Inuka na uchukue godoro lako na uende.”
Jesus said to him, Get up, take your bed and go.
9 Mara yule mtu akaponywa, akachukua kintanda chake na akaenda. Na siku hiyo ilikuwa siku ya Sabato.
And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.
10 Hivyo Wayahudi wakamwambia yule mtu aliyeponywa, “Leo ni siku ya Sabato, na hauruhusiwi kubeba godoro lako.”
So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.
11 Akajibu, yeye aliyeniponya ndiye aliyeniambia, “Chukua godoro lako na uende.”
He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go.
12 Wakauliza, “Ni nani aliyekuambia 'Chukua godoro lako na uende?'''
Then they put to him the question: Who is the man who said to you, Take it up and go?
13 Ingawa, yule aliyeponywa hakumjua, kwa sababu Yesu alikuwa ameondoka kwa siri. Kwa kuwa kulikuwa na watu wengi katika sehemu hiyo.
Now he who had been made well had no knowledge who it was, Jesus having gone away because of the number of people who were in that place.
14 Baada ya hapo Yesu alimkuta yule mtu hekaluni na akamwambia, “Tazama, umepona! “Usitende dhambi tena usije ukapatwa na jambo baya zaidi.”
After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.
15 Yule mtu akaenda na kuwataarifu Wayahudi kuwa Yesu ndiye aliyemponya.
The man went away and said to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
16 Hivyo, kwa sababu ya mambo hayo Wayahudi walimtesa Yesu, kwa sababu alifanya mambo haya siku ya Sabato.
And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
17 Yesu akawambia, “Baba yangu anafanya kazi hata sasa nami nafanya kazi.”
But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.
18 Kwa sababu hiyo Wayahudi walizidi kumtafuta ili wamuue sio tu kwa sababu ya kuivunja Sabato, bali kwa kumwita Mungu Baba yake, akijifanya kuwa sawa na Mungu.
For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.
19 Yesu akawajibu, “Amini, amini, Mwana hawezi kufanya kitu chochote isipokuwa kile ambacho amemwona Baba yake anakifanya, kwa kuwa chochote Baba akifanyacho ndicho na Mwana atakachofanya.
So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.
20 Kwa kuwa Baba ampenda Mwana, na amwonyesha kila kitu anachokifanya na atamwonyesha mambo makubwa kuliko haya ili kwamba mzidi kushangaa.”
For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder.
21 Kwa kuwa kama vile ambavyo Baba awafufuavyo wafu na kuwapa uzima, halikadhalika Mwana pia humpa yeyote ampendaye.
In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.
22 Kwa kuwa Baba hamhukumu yeyote, bali amempa Mwana hukumu yote
The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;
23 ili kwamba wote wamuheshimu Mwana kama vile Mwana anavyomuheshimu Baba. Yeye asiyemuheshimu Mwana hamuheshimu Baba aliyemtuma.
So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.
24 Amini, amini, yeye asikiaye neno langu na kumwamini yeye aliyenituma anao uzima wa milele na hatahukumiwa. Badala yake, amepita kutoka mautini na kuingia uzimani. (aiōnios g166)
Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life. (aiōnios g166)
25 Amini, amini, nawambia wakati unakuja na sasa upo ambao wafu watasikia sauti ya Mwana wa Mungu, na wote watakao sikia wataishi.
Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life.
26 Kwa kuwa kama vile Baba alivyo na uzima ndani yake mwenyewe,
For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.
27 kadhalika amempa Mwana kuwa na uzima ndani yake, na Baba amempa Mwana mamlaka ili kwamba ahukumu kwa kuwa ni Mwana wa Adamu.
And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man.
28 Msishangazwe na hili, kwa kuwa wakati unakuja ambao wafu wote waliomo makaburini wataisikia sauti yake
Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead,
29 nao watatoka nje: kwa waliotenda mema kwa ufufuo wa uzima, na walio tenda mabaya kwa ufufuo wa hukumu.
And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.
30 Siwezi kufanya kitu chochote kutoka kwangu mwenyewe. Kama nisikiavyo, ndivyo ninavyo hukumu na hukumu yangu ni ya haki kwa kuwa sitafuti mapenzi yangu, bali mapenzi yake aliyenituma.
Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.
31 Kama nikijishuhudia mwenyewe, ushuhuda wangu usingelikuwa wa kweli.
If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true.
32 Kuna mwingine anayeshuhudia kuhusu mimi na ninajua kwa hakika ushuhuda anaonishuhudia ni wa kweli.
There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.
33 Mmetuma kwa Yohana naye ameishuhudia kweli.
You sent to John and he gave true witness.
34 Hatahivyo, ushuhuda ninaoupokea hautoki kwa mwanadamu. Ninayasema haya ili kwamba mweze kuokolewa.
But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation.
35 Yohana alikuwa ni taa iliyokuwa ikiwaka na kung'ara, na mlikuwa tayari kuifurahia kwa muda kitambo nuru yake.
He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.
36 Ushuhuda nilionao ni mkuu kuliko ule wa Yohana, kwa kazi ambazo Baba amenipa kuzikamilisha, hizo kazi nizifanyazo zashuhudia kuwa Baba amenituma.
But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.
37 Baba aliyenituma yeye mwenyewe ameshuhudia kuhusu mimi. Hamjawahi kusikia sauti yake wala kuona umbo lake wakati wowote.
And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.
38 Hamna neno lake likikaa ndani yenu kwa kuwa hamumwamini yeye aliyetumwa.
And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.
39 Mnayachunguza maandiko mkidhani ndani yake mna uzima wa milele, na hayo maandiko yanashuhudia habari zangu na (aiōnios g166)
You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me. (aiōnios g166)
40 hamtaki kuja kwangu ili mpate uzima wa milele.
And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.
41 Sipokei sifa kutoka kwa watu,
I do not take honour from men;
42 lakini ninajua kuwa hamna upendo wa Mungu ndani yenu ninyi wenyewe.
But I have knowledge of you that you have no love for God in your hearts.
43 Nimekuja kwa jina la Baba yangu, hamukuweza kunipokea. Kama mwingine akija kwa jina lake mngempokea.
I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.
44 Je mnawezaje kuamini ninyi ambao mnapokea sifa kutoka kwa kila mmoja wenu lakini hamtafuti sifa itokayo kwa Mungu wa pekee?
How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
45 Msidhani mimi nitawashitaki mbele za Baba. Anayewashitaki ninyi ni Musa, ambaye ninyi mmeweka matumaini yenu kwake.
Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.
46 Kama mngekuwa mnamwamini Musa, mngeniamini mimi kwa sababu aliandika kuhusu habari zangu.
If you had belief in Moses you would have belief in me; for his writings are about me.
47 Kama hamuamini maandiko yake, mtawezaje kuamini maneno yangu?
If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?
