Yohane 3
1 Anadwo bi, ɔbarima bi a ɔyɛ Yudafo mpanyimfo no mu baako a wɔfrɛ no Nikodemo a ɔsan yɛ Farisini no,
Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
2 kɔɔ Yesu nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, yenim sɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔsomaa wo, efisɛ obiara ntumi nyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne a woyɛ yi gye sɛ Onyankopɔn ka ne ho.”
He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.
3 Yesu buaa no se, “Merema woate ase sɛ, sɛ wɔanwo wo foforo a worentumi nkɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu.”
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
4 Nikodemo bisaa no se, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na me abasiriwa yi betumi akɔ me na yam ama wawo me bio?”
Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again?
5 Yesu nso buaa no se, “Mereka nokware akyerɛ wo se sɛ wɔamfi nsu ne Honhom mu anwo obi a, ɔrentumi nkɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu.
Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
6 Nea wofi ɔhonam mu awo no no yɛ ɔhonam na nea wofi Honhom mu awo no no yɛ honhom.
That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
7 Mma ɛnyɛ wo nwonwa sɛ maka se ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwo wo foforo!
Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
8 Sɛnea wote mframa nka, nanso wuntumi nkyerɛ faako a efi ba ne faako a ɛbɔ kɔ no, saa ara na Honhom mu awo no nso te.”
The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.
9 Nikodemo bisaa no se, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na eyi aba mu?”
And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
10 Yesu buaa no se, “Wo, ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo a wudi mu wɔ Israel na wonte eyi ase?
And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?
11 Nea yenim ne nea yɛahu na yɛreka akyerɛ mo yi, nanso munnye yɛn nni.
Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.
12 Sɛ meka asase yi so nsɛm kyerɛ mo na munnye nni a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na sɛ meka ɔsoro nsɛm kyerɛ mo a mubegye adi?
If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
13 Obiara nkɔɔ ɔsoro da agye nea ofi ɔsoro bae no—Onipa Ba no.
And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
14 Sɛnea Mose maa ɔwɔ sɛso a wɔde kɔbere ayɛ no so sɛn dua so wɔ sare so no, saa ara na me nso wɔbɛma me so,
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up:
So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 “Na sɛnea Onyankopɔn dɔɔ wiase ni, sɛ ɔde ne Ba a ɔwoo no koro no mae, na obiara a ogye no di no nyera na wanya nkwa a enni awiei. (aiōnios g166)
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Onyankopɔn ansoma ne Ba amma wiase sɛ ommebu wiase atɛn, na mmom ɔsomaa no se ommegye wiase nkwa.
God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
18 Obiara a ogye ɔba no di no, wɔremmu no atɛn; na nea onnye no nni no, wɔabu no atɛn dedaw, efisɛ wannye Onyankopɔn Ba koro no anni.
The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.
19 Nea Onyankopɔn gyina so bu atɛn ne sɛ: Hann no aba wiase nanso nnipa ani gye sum ho sen Hann no, efisɛ wɔn nneyɛe nyinaa yɛ bɔne.
And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
20 Ɔdebɔneyɛni biara mpɛ Hann no, na ɔremmɛn Hann no, efisɛ osuro sɛ ne nneyɛe bɔne no bɛda adi.
The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
21 Na nea ɔyɛ Onyame apɛde no ba Hann no mu na obiara ahu sɛ ɔyɛ Onyame apɛde.”
But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.
22 Eyi akyi no Yesu ne nʼasuafo no fii Yerusalem kɔɔ Yudea akuraa bi ase kɔtenaa hɔ kakra bɔɔ asu wɔ hɔ.
After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
23 Saa bere no ara na Yohane nso rebɔ asu wɔ Ainon a ɛbɛn Salim, efisɛ na nsuwansuwa wɔ hɔ. Nnipa pii baa ne nkyɛn ma ɔbɔɔ wɔn asu.
Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
24 Saa bere no na wɔmfaa Yohane ntoo afiase ɛ.
For at this time John had not been put into prison.
25 Da bi, Yohane akyidifo bi ne Yudani bi gyee akyinnye faa ahodwira ho.
Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
26 Enti asuafo no kɔɔ Yohane nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, ɔbarima bi a na ɔwɔ wo nkyɛn wɔ Yordan fa nohɔ no a wudii ne ho adanse no nso rebɔ asu na nnipa pii rekɔ ne nkyɛn.”
And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.
27 Yohane buae se, “Obi rentumi nni dwuma a ɛte saa gye sɛ Onyame ka ne ho.
And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
28 Mo ara mudi me adanse sɛ meka kyerɛɛ mo se, ‘Ɛnyɛ me ne Kristo no na mmom wɔasoma me adi nʼanim kan.’
You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
29 Adamfo a ɔboa ayeforokunu no wɛn nʼaso twɛn no na sɛ ɔte ne nne a, nʼani gye. Ɛno nti na mʼanigye wie pɛyɛ no.
He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.
30 Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ɔkɛse na me nso meyɛ ɔketewa.
He has to become greater while I become less.
31 “Nea ofi ɔsoro aba no yɛ ɔkɛse sen obiara; Nea ofi asase so no yɛ wiaseni na ɔkasa sɛ wiaseni.
He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.
32 Ɔsoroni no ka nea wahu ne nea wate, nanso obiara nnye no nni.
He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.
33 Wɔn a wogye no di no di adanse sɛ, Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔnokwafo.
He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.
34 Nea Onyankopɔn asoma no no ka Onyankopɔn asɛm, efisɛ Onyankopɔn de ne Honhom ahyɛ no ma.
For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
35 Agya no dɔ ne Ba no nti ɔde biribiara so tumi ahyɛ ne nsa.
The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
