John 4 (BGG) · Opened

1Pharisithek è yoi, Isu ne Jon è de yang ne bajo Khowo phiramuii ro.When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

2(Zai, Isu è ne hanyie shii de khowo aphi ro, airo samoythek è phi bie ro.)(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),

3Nyie yao phaji ne Isu yoi mage shii, ai Judea thoh srane iidoh Galili hà dun din marui;He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

4ji duiine ai de Samaria è dong ne dun pha rey.Now He had to pass through Samaria.

5Chiih-è ai Samaria pha thiig Sykhar beng pha ithua Jakhob è awai dufuii Joseph shii phi pha raig è lumuii ruang asi pha ji hà wuii thog.So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

6Jakhob ro khabang de thiichiih shii um iang, chiih-è Isu lua srane jid ne thiichiih khabang shii dugdun, ji è rek shii hanai duchoi rey sha.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

7Samarithan pha hò-amuii jia kho chau pha wuii thog shii, Isu è ji pha hò-amuii ji shii yao, “Gu shii de kho niing pha phi bo.”When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

8(Ji pha ishak shii airo samoythek yi michie pheg pha bajarai hà wuii dun.)(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9Chiih-è hò-amuii è chang, na ne Jew ro, chiih-è gune Samarithan ro—ji-è na ne gu shii kho niing pha khi è lia mage phlei? (Nyieliishii Jew ne Samarithan è giong pha shiikhiia nane gog shii agiong ro)“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

10Isu è chang, “Hamangkhung-aphuii è nyie phi pha ji na ne ìd arone, na shii kho lia pha ji ne hanyie na ne thieg ne, aishii na ne lia ruii phro, chiih-è ai è na shii chai phi pha kho phi ruii phro.”Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

11Hò-amuii è aishii yao, “Masdo,” Na shii ne kho chao pha sikhen de oi, chiih-è khabang de bajo bucho hà. Ji-è na ne chai phi pha kho khi è mua mage phlei?“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?

12Hì pha khabang ne gathek ro blang Jakhob è phi marui ro; ai nane airo dufuii chiih-è airo miiram de ji pha khabang è niing ro. Chiih-è na ne Jakhob è de boh ba rone yao ne bey?Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”

13Isu è chang, “Hanyie magungde hì pha kho niing arone dinne gahang-ahang sha phro.”Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

14Jishii gu è phi pha kho yi hanyie è niing ai ne dinne gakhang-ahang phro. Gu è aishii phi pha kho jine gasuang duiine noi ruii phro, ji pha kho niing arone khuchung de gahang-ahang pha aishii ne idang pha chai phi ruii phro.But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

15Chiih-è ji pha hò-amuii è chang, “Masdo,” Chiihphado ji pha kho gu shii de phi bo! Chiih-è khuchung de gahang-ahang sha phro, chiih-è dinne ichiih shii kho han phade awuii sha chid phro.The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

16Isu è hò-amuii jishii yao, “Chiihphado na gey shii noh srane iidoh wuii din ruii bo.”Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

17Ai è chang, “Gune thuh de gey oi ba ro.” Isu è hò-amuii jishii yao, na è gey oi ba rone yao pha ji ne izai chak ro.“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.

18Na ne bran guii shii geyjong ro, chiih-è thuh shii na rog shii um pha bran ji de na ro izai gey asi ro, jiè na miyao ji ne izai chak ro.In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”

19Hò-amuii è yao, “Masdo” gu riig shii na ne chaig ro.“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.

20Guro Samarithan blangthek è ne Hamangkhung-aphuii yi phiing shii sia, jimagungde Jewthek nathek miyao ne Hamangkhung-aphuii shii sia pha ithua ne Jerusalem shii ro è yao.Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21Isu è Hò-amuii shii yao, na ne gu shii migi now bo, doh jia shii ji è rek pha ishak thog ruii phro, bran ne phiing lakhung shii de Aphuii shii asia chid phro, chiih-è Jerusalem shii de asia chid phro.“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

22Samarithan nathek è sia pha jishii ne nathek è athieg, chiih-è Jewthek gathek è sia pha ji shii ne gathek è thieg, nyieliieshii giawo rey phane gathek Jewthek è thog ro.You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

23Jishii ishak de thog sha ruii ro, chiih-è thuh shii de ji rek pha ishak ne umjong ro, chiih-è bran ne Hamangkhung-aphuii pha ragung pha blu izai Aphuii shii sia mage shii, ai nyie khi è chid pha ji izai misia ji aishii zid ruii phro.But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.

24Hamangkhung-aphuii ne Ragung ro, chiih-è Ragung pha blu è bran ne ai duiine izai è sia mua ruii phro.God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

25Chiih-è hò-amuii jiè aishii yao, “Gu ne thieg Masi ne wuii ruii, chiih-è ai wuii thog srane zab miyao yao ruii phro.The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”

26Isu è chang, gu na rog shii muloramuii pha ji ne ji ro.”Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”

27Ji-è rekramuii shii Isu ro samoythek iidoh dun thog, chiih-è Isu yi hò-amuii rog shii mulo pha ji riig srane bajo wiengphleg dun. Jishii ithek è, na nyie chid phlei? “Hanyie de hò-amuii shii nyie de ayao,” “Chiih-è ithek nyie rek ne hì pha hò-amuii rog shii mulo phlei ne de asai ro?”Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

28Chiihphado hò-amuii jiè awairo kho jariie thiichiih thoh marui srane iidoh thawun hà dun ne bran shii yao,Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

29Thawuii ne ji pha bran shii riig bo, gu è nyie rek pha ji ne, ai è zab yao ro. Yang ne Masi ne ai asi bey?“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

30Ji-è ai thawun shii thoh srane Isu hà wuii dun.So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.

31Hanai duchoi rey mage shii samoythek è Isu shii khung ne yao, Masdo, nyie magunde chie bo!Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

32Jishii ai è chang, “Gu shii ne ji rek pha michie um ro, nathek ne athieg ba ro.”But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

33Ji-è samoythek è awaithek chung yao rai, “Aishii gai è michie yi rey ne bey?”So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

34Isu è aishii chang, “Gu michie ne ji ro,” hanyie è gu shii thoh ge pha airo miyao nuii ne lua, chiih-è ai è phi pha blia ji zab rek phi pha ji ro.Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

35Nathek ne hì è yao? Raig pha ishak ne habie wi um ba ro. Jishii gu nathek shii yao, raig shii wie è riig mage bo, yamiing chiig pha ishak reyjong sha ro.Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.

36Ji-è yamiing chiig pho ne riinang mua ne idang pha chai iwoi chiig ruii phro, nyieliieshii raig hai pha Ithong nane raig chiig pha bran ne bajo ò shii sang ruii phro.Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

37Hì è yao pha miyao ne izai chak ro, bran jia yi hai, chiih-è gai bran yi chiig.For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.

38Gu è nathek shii khi hà blia arek pha gai è rek pha raig shii yamiing chiig pha thoh ge ruii phro ro, nyieliieshii nathek ne gai è blia rek pha raig è de phua yi.I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”

39Samarithan thawun pha bajo bran è Isu shii migi rek, nyieliieshii hò-amuii ji è yao, Isu è gu è rek pha ji zab yao.Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

40Ji-è Samarithanthek è Isu shii wuii ne khung srane ai rog shii rai bo è yao, jiè Isu ai rog shii inai danyi rai.So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

41Isu mua ji è dinne branthek de aishii migi rek,And many more believed because of His message.

42Chiih-è bran è ji pha hò-amuii jishii yao na miyao ji jia è migi now bie pha asi ro, nyieliieshii gathek è de ai miyao ji yoijong ro, chiih-è gathek ne thieg jong hì ai ne sohjambling shii ragia rek pha izai ji chak ro.They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

43Thiisa hà danyi rai marui pha iidoh, Isu yi ithek shii thoh maruii srane Galili hà wuii dun.After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.

44Awai è yao, “Chaigthek shii ne awai soh hà ne khuchung magunde ilab aphi ro.”Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

45Ai Galili hà thog mage shii, Galili pho è ilab rek ne ho iang, nyieliieshii Hiìadun Sai pha ishak shii Jerusalem hà ai è rek pha blia wie ji ithek è riig.Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.

46Chiihphado ai è kho è phuii rab muii pha ithua Galili pha thawun Khana shii iidoh wuii thog mage shii, thiisa hà Khaphernaum pha badri pha dumuii jia ro ani rad ne um iang.So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

47Ai è Isu yi Judea è Galili hà wuii thog pha yoi mage shii, Isu shii wuii thog srane yao, Khaphernaum hà wuii ne gu dufuii shii gang rek phi bo, nyieliieshii ai ne iy sha pha rek muii ro.When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

48Isu è aishii yao, “Na ne buangthek pha blia ariig sapho shii ne migi arek ro.”Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

49Ophis pha dumuii jiè chang, “Masdo,” gu dufuii a-iy ba pha ibi shii gu rog wuii gieng bo.“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

50Isu è aishii yao, dun sha bo, “Na ro dufuii ne wie rey ge ro!” Chiihphado ji pha bran è Isu miyaogamthek ji migi now srane dun dun.“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.

51Ji-è rek ne ai dunramuii shii airo khiaothek si ne mua yao iang, “Naro dufuii ne wiejong sha ro!”And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

52Chiih-è ji pha bran è aishii sai nyie ishak shii gu dufuii ne wie rey ge phlei? Chiihphado ai è chang, “Diyu ishak jia rey shii airo khrug rak pha ji ne wie rey ge ro.”So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”

53Chiihphado ai aphuii è nowkhlei, ji pha ishak ne diyu Isu è airo dufuii wie rey sha ro è yao pha ishak ji ro. “Ji-è ai nane airo hòpho zab migi rek dun.”Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.

54Judea è Galili hà wuii pha iidoh Isu è buang pha blia yi nyi chiieng rek sha ro.This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.

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