John 3 (TDX) · Opened

1Teo t’indaty mpiamo Fariseoo, i Nikodemosy ty tahina’e, mpifehe amo Jiosio,Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2niheo mb’amy Iesoà mb’eo hàleñe, le nanoa’e ty hoe: O Talè, fohi’ay te mpañòke hirik’ aman’ Añahare irehe; amy te tsy eo ty hahatafetetse o viloñe anoe’oo naho tsy aman’ Añahare.He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”

3Hoe ty natoi’ Iesoà aze: Eka! To o itaroñakoo, naho tsy asamake indraike t’indaty, le tsy hahaoniñe i Fifehean’ Añaharey re.Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Aa hoe t’i Nikodemosy ama’e: Aia ty hahatolia’ ondaty, ie fa bey? Hahafimoake an-tron-drene’e ao fañindroe’e hao re hasamake?“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”

5Tinoi’ Iesoà: Eka! to t’itaroñako t’ie tsy asamak’ ami’ty rano naho amy Arofoy le tsy hahazilike amy Fifehean’ Añaharey.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Ze nasama’ ty nofotse ro nofotse, fe ze nasama’ i Arofoy ro arofo.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Ko ilatsà’o i nitaroñakoy ty hoe: Tsy mahay tsy asamake boak’ añ’abo nahareo.Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Mitiok’ amy ze nahi’e i tiokey, mahajanjiñe ty feo’e irehe, fe tsy oni’o ty nihirifa’e ndra ty handoaha’e; izay ka ze hene nasama’ i Arofoy.The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

9Hoe ty natoi’ i Nikodemosy, Aia ty hahamete izay?“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Hoe ty natoi’ Iesoà: Ihe mpañoke Israele hao ro tsy maharendreke o raha zao?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Eka! to t’itaroñako te volañe’ay o fohi’aio vaho talilie’ay o nitrea’aio, fe tsy antofe’ areo o taro’aio.Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

12Aa naho itaroñako raha an-tane atoio, fa tsy antofe’ areo, le aia ty hahatokisa’ areo te itaroñako rahan-dindìñe ao?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Toe tsy eo ty nionjoñe mb’andindìñe ey naho tsy i nizotso hirik’ andikerañey, toe i Ana’ Ondatiy.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14Manahake ty nañonjona’ i Mosè i mereñe am-patrambey añey, ro tsi-mete tsy hañengañe i Ana’ Ondatiy.Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15Soa te, hanan-kaveloñe nainai’e iaby naho tsy ho momoke ze miato ama’e.that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16Akore ty hakokoan’ Añahare ty voatse toy, kanao nitolora’e i lahy bako-toka’ey, soa tsy haito ze miato ama’e fa hanan-kaveloñe nainai’e.For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

17Tsy nirahen’ Añahare mb’ ami’ty voatse toy hamàtse ty voatse toy i Anakey; fa t’ie ho fandrombahañe ty voatse toy.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18Tsy hafàtse ze miato ama’e; fa nafàtse ka ty tsi-miato, amy te tsy natokisa’e ty tahina’ i Ana-dahi-bako tokan’ Añaharey.Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

19Zao o fàtseo, te nivotrak’ an-tane atoy i hazavàñey fe nitea’ ondatio o ieñeo te amy hazavàñey, ie raty sata.And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

20Heje’ ze hene mpanao ratio i hazavàñey, ie tsy miheo mb’amy hazavàñey tsy mone ho ventareñe o sata-rati’eo.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Fe mb’amo hazavàñeo ty manao to, hampidodeàñe o fitoloña’eo, t’ie nanoeñe aman’ Añahare.But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

22Ie añe, le nomb’an-tane’ Iehodà mb’eo t’Iesoà rekets’ o mpiama’eo le nitamañe añe miharo am’ iereo vaho nampilipotse.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Nampilipotse e Ainone marine i Saleime añe ka t’i Jaona, amy t’ie maro rano, le nimb’ama’e mb’eo iareo vaho nampiliporeñe.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24Mbe tsy nafetsak’ an-drohy ao hey t’i Jaona.(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Ie amy zao nifandietse amo fañaliovañeo o Tehodao naho o mpiamy Jaonao.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Aa le nimb’ amy Jaona iereo, nanao ty hoe: O Raby, i nindre ama’o alafe’ Iordaneiy, i nitalilie’oy, inao, ie ka ro mampilipotse, le kila mb’ama’e mb’eo.So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”

27Hoe ty natoi’ i Jaona: Tsy maha-rambe ndra inoñ’ inoñe t’indaty naho tsy natolots’aze boak’ andindìñe añe.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Inahareo ro valolombeloñe te nitaroñeko ty hoe, Tsy izaho i Norizañey, fa nahitrike ho fiaolo’e.You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Talè’ ty enga-vao ty mpañenga; mijohañe eo naho mitsendreñe aze ty rañe’ i mpañengay, le mahavaranehake aze ty fiarañanaña’ i mpañengay; izay ty mañeneke o haehakoo.The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

30Mahity te ie ty haonjoñe vaho izaho ty hareke.He must increase; I must decrease.

31Ambone’ ze he’e i hirik’ amboney. Le a ty tane toy ty hirik’an-tane atoy, vaho ty tane toy ro fisaontsie’e; lohà’ ze he’e i boak’ andindìñey.The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.

32Ze nivazoho’e naho nijanjiñe’e ro taroñe’e; fe tsy eo ty mandrambe i taro’ey.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33I niantoke i taro’eiy ty namolitomboke te to t’i Andrianañahare.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34Saontsie’ i nahitrin’ Añaharey o tsaran’ Añahareo, amy te tsy arañen’ Añahare ty fanolorañe i Arofoy.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Kokoan-dRae i Anakey vaho kila natolo’e am-pità’e.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Aman-kaveloñe nainai’e ty miato amy Anakey; fe tsy hahaisake i haveloñey ty manjehatse i Anakey, ie mb’e fehe’ ty haviñeran’ Añahare.Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

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