John 5 (LIN) · Opened

1Sima na yango, Yesu akendeki na Yelusalemi mpo na feti moko ya Bayuda.Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2Nzokande, kuna na Yelusalemi, pene ya Ekuke ya Bameme, ezalaki na liziba moko oyo, na lokota ya Arami, bazalaki kobenga « Betesida. » Liziba yango ezalaki na baveranda mitano zingazinga na yango.Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.

3Babeli mingi bazalaki kolala na baveranda yango : bakufi miso, bato oyo batambolaka tengu-tengu mpe bato oyo bakufa makolo. [Bazalaki kozela ete mayi eningana,On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.

4pamba te anjelu moko na Nkolo azalaki koya tango na tango na liziba yango mpo na koningisa mayi. Soki mayi eningani, moto oyo azalaki kokita moto ya liboso kati na liziba azalaki kobika ata soki pasi na ye ezali ndenge nini.]Not in the BSB

5Ezalaki wana na moto moko oyo awumelaki na bokono mibu tuku misato na mwambe.One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

6Lokola Yesu amonaki ye alala na mabele mpe ayokaki ete awumeli mikolo ebele na pasi yango, atunaki ye : — Olingi kobika ?When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

7Mobeli azongiselaki Ye : — Nkolo, nazali na moto te mpo na kokitisa ngai kati na liziba soki mayi eningani. Wana nabundanaka mpo na kokita na mayi, moto mosusu akitaka liboso na ngai.“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”

8Yesu alobaki na ye : — Telema, kamata etoko na yo mpe tambola.Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”

9Kaka na tango yango, moto yango abikaki ; akamataki etoko na ye mpe akomaki kotambola. Nzokande likambo yango esalemaki na mokolo ya Saba.Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,

10Boye, bakambi ya Bayuda balobaki na moto oyo abikisamaki : — Lelo ezali mokolo ya Saba ; ozali na ndingisa te ya komema etoko oyo.so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”

11Azongiselaki bango : — Moto oyo abikisi ngai alobi na ngai : « Kamata etoko na yo mpe tambola. »But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”

12Batunaki ye lisusu : — Nani alobi na yo bongo ?“Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.

13Kasi moto oyo abikaki ayebaki te soki moto oyo abikisaki ye azali nani, pamba te Yesu alimwaki kati na ebele ya bato oyo bazalaki wana.But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.

14Sima na mwa tango, Yesu amonaki, kati na lopango ya Tempelo, moto oyo abikaki. Alobaki na ye : — Tala, omoni ndenge okomi sik’oyo nzoto kolongono. Kosala lisusu masumu te, noki te likambo moko ya mabe koleka ekomela yo.Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

15Moto yango akendeki koyebisa bakambi ya Bayuda ete ezali Yesu nde abikisaki ye.And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

16Lokola Yesu azalaki kosala makambo wana na mokolo ya Saba, bakambi ya Bayuda bakomaki kofunda Ye.Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.

17Kasi Yesu alobaki na bango : « Tata na Ngai azali kosala kino sik’oyo, Ngai mpe nazali kosala. »But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”

18Mpo na yango, bakambi ya Bayuda bakomaki koluka nzela ya koboma Ye ; pamba te azalaki kotosa te mokolo ya Saba, azalaki koloba ete Nzambe azali Tata na Ye, mpe Ye akokani na Nzambe.Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

19Yesu alobaki na bango lisusu : Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo : Mwana akoki kosala eloko moko te na ndenge na Ye moko, kasi azali kosala kaka makambo oyo azali komona Tata na Ye kosala ; pamba te makambo nyonso oyo Tata asalaka, yango mpe Mwana asalaka.So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

20Boye lokola Tata alingaka Mwana, yango wana alakisaka Ye makambo nyonso oyo Ye moko Tata asalaka ; kutu, akolakisa Ye lisusu kosala makambo minene koleka oyo bosili komona kino sik’oyo, mpo ete bokamwa.The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.

21Ndenge kaka Tata asekwisaka bakufi mpe apesaka bango bomoi, ndenge wana mpe Mwana apesaka bomoi na moto oyo Ye alingi.For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

22Lisusu, Tata asambisaka bato te ; apesa bokonzi ya kosambisa bato na maboko ya Mwana,Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

23mpo ete bato nyonso bakumisa Mwana ndenge bakumisaka Tata. Moto oyo akumisaka Mwana te akumisaka mpe Tata te oyo atindaki Mwana.so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

24Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo : moto oyo azali koyoka maloba na Ngai mpe azali kondima Ye oyo atindaki Ngai, azali na bomoi ya seko mpe akosambisama te, kasi asili kolongwa na kufa mpe akomi na bomoi.Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

25Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo : tango ezali koya mpe esili kokoka oyo bakufi bakoyoka mongongo ya Mwana na Nzambe, mpe ba-oyo bakoyoka yango bakozala na bomoi ;Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

26pamba te lokola Tata azali etima ya bomoi, yango wana asalaki mpe ete Mwana azala etima ya bomoi ;For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

27mpe apesaki Ye bokonzi ya kosambisa bato, mpo ete azali Mwana na Moto.And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

28Bokamwa yango te, pamba te tango ezali koya, tango oyo bato nyonso oyo bazali kati na bakunda bakoyoka mongongo na YeDo not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

29mpe bakobima longwa kati na yango : ba-oyo basalaki malamu bakosekwa mpo na kozwa bomoi, kasi ba-oyo basalaki mabe bakosekwa mpo na kozwa etumbu.and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

30Nakoki kosala eloko moko te na ndenge na Ngai moko : nakataka makambo kolanda oyo nayokaka kowuta epai na Tata, mpe kosambisa na Ngai ezali sembo ; pamba te nalukaka te kosala mokano na Ngai moko, kasi mokano ya Ye oyo atindaki Ngai.I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

31Soki napesi litatoli mpo na Ngai moko, litatoli na Ngai ekozala ya solo te.If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

32Boye esengeli ete motatoli mosusu apesa yango mpo na Ngai ; mpe nayebi ete litatoli oyo akopesa na tina na Ngai ezali ya solo.There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.

33Botindaki bato epai ya Yoane, mpe ye atatolaki na tina na bosolo.You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

34Ngai, nandimaka litatoli ya moto te ; kasi nalobi bongo mpo ete bobika.Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

35Solo, Yoane azalaki lokola mwinda oyo bapelisi mpe ezali kongenga. Kasi bino, boponaki kosepela na kongenga na ye kaka mpo na mwa tango moke.John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

36Nzokande Ngai, nazali na litatoli moko ya monene na tina na Ngai moko koleka kutu oyo ya Yoane : misala oyo nazali kosala na Kombo ya Tata etatolaka na tina na Ngai ete ezali Tata nde atindaki Ngai.But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

37Ye moko, Tata, oyo atindaki Ngai atatolaki mpo na Ngai. Botikala nanu te koyoka mongongo na Ye mpe komona elongi na Ye ;And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

38mpe liloba na Ye ezali kati na bino te, pamba te bondima te Motindami na Ye.nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.

39Bokundolaka Makomi na bokebi, mpo ete bokanisaka ete bokozwa bomoi ya seko kati na yango ; nzokande, Makomi yango etatolaka na tina na Ngai,You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

40kasi boboyi na bino koya epai na Ngai mpo na kozwa bomoi.yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.

41Nalukaka na Ngai te lokumu oyo ewutaka na bato.I do not accept glory from men,

42Kutu nayebi bino malamu, nayebi ete, kati na mitema na bino, bozali na bolingo te mpo na Nzambe.but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

43Ngai, nayei na Kombo ya Tata na Ngai, kasi boboyi koyamba Ngai ! Nzokande, soki moto mosusu ayei na kombo na ye moko, bokoyamba ye.I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

44Lokola bolukaka kaka kopesana lokumu bino na bino mpe boboyaka lokumu oyo ewutaka kaka na Nzambe, ndenge nini bokoki kondima Ngai ?How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

45Bokanisa te ete Ngai nde nakofunda bino liboso ya Tata na Ngai, ezali Moyize oyo bondimaka nde akofunda bino.Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.

46Pamba te, soki penza bozalaki kondima Moyize, bolingaki mpe kondima Ngai ; pamba te akomaki na tina na Ngai.If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.

47Kasi soki bozali kondima ata makomi na ye te, ndenge nini bokondima maloba na Ngai ?But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”

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