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1Yesuus Yohaannis caalaa barattoota akka dabalatiisatti jiruu fi cuuphiisatti jiru worri Fariisaayotaa dhage'ane.When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

2Te'uu malee, ka cuuphe barattoota isaa ti malee, Yesuusii moti.(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),

3Maarre Yesuus waan jedhamiisatti jiru yennaa dhage'e, biyya Yihuda'aa lakkisee deebi'ee gara Galiila'aa dhaqe.He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

4Inni Yennaa achi dhaqu Samaariyaa keessa dabaruu qabaayyu.Now He had to pass through Samaria.

5Maarre Samaariyaa keessatti inni gara qachaa Siikaar jedhamuu, ka fichaa Yaaqoob ilma ifii Yoseefiif kennetti dhikaatuu tokko dhufe.So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

6Boolli bisaanii ta Yaaqoobii achi jirtiiyyu; Yesuus ideemiisaan dadhabee boolla bisaanii bira tee'e. Yennaan sun orraa gara saatii jaa ti.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

7Dubartiin Samaariya'aa takka bisaan woraabbatiisaaf yennaa dhutte, Yesuus isi'iin, «Bisaan uni'ii naa kenni!» jedheen.When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

8Yennaa san barattooti isaa sagalee bitiisaaf gara qacha'aa dhaqaneeran.(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9Dubartiin sun, «Ati nama Yihudi'ii teetee ana dubartii samaariya'aa attam bisaan uni'ii gaafatta?» jetteen. Yihudooti muduunu'uu fi qorii samaariyooti itti sooratanutti hin sooratanu.“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.)

10Yesuus deebisee, «Kennansa Waaqaatii fi ka bisaan uni'ii si gaafatiisatti jiru kun eennu akka te'e adoo beettee jiraattee, atinuu silaa isa gaafattee, inni bisaan jiru'uu si'iif kennaayyu» jedhe.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.”

11Dubartittiin, «Goottaa kiyya, ati waan ittiin woraabbattu hin qaddu; boollille qile'e; bisaan jiru'uu san eessaa fidda ree?“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?

12Ati abbaa keenna Yaaqoob ka boolla tana nu'uuf kenne, ka innii fi ijoolleen isaa, horiin isaa maraayyuu keessaa unane, hin caaltaa?» jetteen.Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”

13Yesuus deebisee, «Bisaan kana ka unu marti deebi'ee hin dheebota;Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

14bisaan ani isaaf kennu ka unu ammoo ijjumaa deebi'ee hin dheebotu. Bisaan ani isaaf kennu sun isa keessatti madda jiruu bara baraa burqu te'a» jedhe.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.”

15Dubartittiin, «Goottaa kiyya, akka ani ijjumaa hin dheebonnee fi bisaan woraabiisaaf akka ani as hin deebine, bisaan kana naaf kenni» jetteen.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.”

16Yesuus, «Dhaqiitii, abbaa manaa keeti waamii koy» jedheen.Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

17Dubartittiin, «Ani abbaa manaa hin qabu» jetteen. Yesuus, « ‹Abbaa manaa hin qabu› jedhiis keeti dhuga'a.“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.

18Ati nama shan heerumteerta; namichi ati amma woliin jirtu abbaa manaa keetii moti. Wonni ati jette dhuga'a» jedheen.In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”

19Dubartittiin, «Goottaa kiyya, akka ati raagaa teete dhagga.“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.

20Abbootiin teenna gaara kana irratti Waaqa waaqonfatane; isin ammoo Yihudooti addeen Waaqa itti waaqonfannu Yerusaalem te'uu qaba jettan» jetteen.Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21Yesuus, «Dubartii tana, gaara kana gubba'atti yookiin Yerusaalemitti yennaan kolbaan Abbaa hin waaqonfanne akka dhufaartu na dhugeeffadhu.“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

22Isin worri Samaariya'aa waan waaqonfattanu hin beettanu; nuuti ammoo Yihudooti fayyinni Yihudoota keessaa waan dhufuuf, waan waaqonfannu beenna.You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

23Yennaan worri dhuga'aan waaqonfatu, Ayyaanaa fi dhuga'aan Abbaa waaqonfattu ammoo hin dhutti; ammumaayyuu dhutteerti. Inni worra akkas dhuga'aan isa waaqonfatanu barbaada.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.

24Waaqi Ayyaana; worri isa waaqonfatulle Ayyaanaa fi dhuga'aan isa waaqonfatuu qaba» jedheen.God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

25Dubartittiin isaan, «Masiihiin Kiristoos jedhamu akka dhufu hin beeka; inni yennaa dhufe waan mara nu'utti hima» jetteen.The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”

26Yesuus deebisee, «Ani ka si woliin dubbatiisatti jiruuyyuu isa» jedheen.Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”

27Yennuma san barattooti Yesuusii deebi'anee dhufane; Yesuus dubartii woliin dubbatiisatti jiruun dhagganee masoonfatane; ammoo isaan keessaa nami tokkolle, «Maan barbaadde?» yookiin, «Maaf isii woliin dubbatta?» ka jedhe hin jiru.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?”

28Achiin duuba dubartittiin okkotee ifii ta bisaanii achitti lakkittee, gara qacha'aa deebitee dhaxxee, kolba'aan,Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

29«Namicha waan ani godhe mara natti hime kowa'aatii ilaala'a. Inni Masiihii te'innaa?» jette.“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

30Maarre isaan qachaa keessaa bayanee gara Yesuusii yaa'ane.So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.

31Yennuma san keessatti barattooti, «Barsiisa'a, woy nyaadhu!» jedhanee isa kadhatane.Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

32Inni ammoo, «Ani sagalee nyaadhu ta isin hin beenne qaba» jedhe.But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

33Maarre barattooti, «Nami woyii sagalee isaa fidee jiraatinaa?» jedhanee wol gagaafatane.So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

34Yesuus isaaniin, «Sagaleen tiyya, fedhii ka na ergee godhu'uu fi hujii isaa muummessu'u.Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

35Isin, ‹Ji'a afuritti hafeera; achiin duuba haammaan hin geetti› jettanii motii? Ani ammoo isinitti hima; me fichaa keessan miidhassa'aa ilaala'a; ammumaayyuu midhaan bilchaatee haamma'aaf geyeera!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.

36Worri haamu ammumaayyuu gatii fudhatiisatti jira; midhaalle jiruu bara baraatiif wolitti qabiisatti jira; kunille ka facaasuu fi ka haamu akka woliin gammaduuf te'a.Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

37Maarre mammaassi, ‹Tokko hin facaasa, kuun hin haama› jedhu dhuga'a.For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.

38Ani waan hin elowin akka haammattanu isin erge; worri dhibiin elowee, isin eloo isaanii irraa bu'aa dhaggattane» isaaniin jedhe.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.”

39Dubartittiin, «Waan ani godhe mara natti hime» jettee waan dhugaa baateef worri Samaariya'aa ka qachaa san keessaa hedduun isatti dhugeeffatane.Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

40Maarre worri samaariya'aa yennaa gara isaa dhufane, isaan woliin akka turuuf isa gaafatanee, Yesuus guyyaa lamaan isaan woliin achi ture.So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

41Sababa dubbii isaatiif namooti hedduun dhibiille dhugeeffatane;And many more believed because of His message.

42isaan dubartitti'iin, «Yoona nuuti wonni dhugeeffannuuf, waan ati jette calla'aaf adoo hin te'in, nuutinuu isa dhageenneerra; inni dhugumaan fayyisaa biyya lafaa akka te'e beenneerra» jedhane.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.”

43Guyyaa lamaan duuba, Yesuus ka'ee gara Galiila'aa dhaqe.After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.

44Inninuu, «Raagaan tokko biyya ifiititti hin ulfaatu» jedheera.Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

45Worri Galiila'aa Jila Irra Dabaramaatiif gara Yerusaalemii dhaqaneeranuun, yennaa jilaa sanitti waan inni godhe mara waan dhagganeeranuuf, yennaa inni Galiilaa geye isa fudhatane.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.

46Achiin duuba Yesuus, addee bisaan gara daadhii woyni'ii itti jijjiire, gara qachaa Qaana'aa ka lafa Galiila'aa keessaa, deebi'ee dhaqe. Qondaalli mootumma'aa ka Qifirnaahoomitti ilmi isaa dhibameeru tokko achi jiraayyu.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.

47Yesuus Yihudaa irraa gara Galiila'aa akka dhufeeru yennaa dhage'e, gara isaa dhaqee akka inni Qifirnaahoom deemee, ilma isaa ka dhibamee du'iisa geyeeru fayyisuuf isa gaafate.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.

48Yesuus isaan, «Isin bilbaasaa fi baasa dhaggittanu malee ijjumaa hin dhugeeffattanu» jedheen.Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

49Qondaaltichi mootumma'aalle, «Goottaa kiyya, ilmi kiyya adoo hin du'in maganne'ee koy!» jedheen.“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

50Yesuus isaan, «Gali; ilmi keeti hin jiraata!» jedheen. Namichille dubbii Yesuus dubbate dhugeeffatee deeme.“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.

51Adoo inni galiisatti jiruu, tajaajiltooti isaa karaa irratti dhagganee, ilmi isaa akka jiru itti himane.And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

52Inni saatii mucaan isaa itti goome isaan gaafatee jennaan, isaan, «Kalee saatii torbatti dhibeen nafa o'ittu sun isa lakkitte» jedhanee deebisane.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.”

53Achiin duuba abbaan muca'aa saatii Yesuus, «Ilmi keeti hin jiraata» jedhetti akka teete hubate. Tanaaf innii fi maatiin isaa maraa dhugeeffatane.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.

54Bilbaasi kun ka Yesuus Yihudaa irraa gara Galiila'aa deebi'ee dhufee, lammeessoo huje.This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.

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