John 3 (ULK1902)

1Abele nerute le Faresaio, nei Nikodemo, Iudaia tarim le:Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2E ki ge Iesuim tabakeam, a abi detager, kega, Rabi, keriba umele ma ereuer le tarabu Adelam: abelelam nole nerute le umele ikeli abele gaire atamelam mama ikeli, ese Ade nole abi dog.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.”

3Iesu etkalu, a abi detager, kega, Ageakar, ageakar, kaka mari natagere, Ese nerute le nole iako esmeda, E umer kak Ade ra baselaia dasmer.Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

4Nikodemo abi detaut, kega, Nalugem aule umele ko eosmeda? nako E umele ko neisem badari taba apu kem ge, a iako esmeda?“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?”

5Iesu etkalu, kega, Ageakar, ageakar, kaka mari natager, Ese nerute le nole esmeda ni de a Lamar de, E nole umer kak Ade ra baselaia badari.Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6Abele gemlam esmeda, gem pedali; abele Lamarlam esmeda, lamar pedali.Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

7Nole amer kak abele mer kaka mari natagere, kega, Ido lu uaba iako esmerare.Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

8Uag uami abele uteb E laglag, ma bumer asoli, a nole ardar kak E nagelam, a E nagedim bakeam: mokakalam gaire le Lamar de esmerare.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.”

9Nikodemo etkalu, a abi detager, kega, Nako umele gaire lu pedali?“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10Iesu etkalu, a abi detager, kega, Nako, ma Isaraela ereuer le, a nole erdali abele gaire lu?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

11Ageakar, ageakar, kaka mari natager, kega, Keriba detagereda abele gaire lu keriba erdarda, a ageakarem abele gaire lu keriba dasmereda; epe uaba nole arpeir kak abele keriba ageakarem.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.

12Ese kaka uabi detagereda gaire lu geseb ge, a uaba nole oatur kak, nako uaba onatareda ese kaka uabi detagereda gaire lu kotor ge?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13Nole nerute le ogi kotorem, epe mamoro E kotorlam uatabu, abele Le la Uerem kotor ge emri.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

14Mokakalam Mose taba armem agisilu abele soge purge, pako mokakalam Le la Uerem ko arem agisilu:Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15Epe gaire le abim onatareda, ko nagri eded akaida.that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

16Abele absaimarsaimar Ade ra omare gesepem, gako E ikuar abara Uerem netate, epe nole eud kak, abele le abi oituli, mamoro E nagri eded aseamur kak.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.

17Ade nole emarida abara Uerem gesepem ko gesep mer barditug; epe mamoro gesep eded abielam.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

18Abele le abi oituli nole mer barditug abim: abele le nole oatur kak emetu mer barditug abim, abelelam E nole oatur kak abele nei Ade ra Uerem netate.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.

19Abele mer barditug, datki gesepem tabarki, gaire le kupkup laglag tumem datki, abelelam uiaba dorge adud.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.

20Gaire le adud ikereda, uiaba datki derarteda, a nole datkim tabakeuare, uiaba dorge akmelam.Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21Gaire le ageakar ikereda, uiaba datkim tabakeuare, ko uiaba dorge paret kak, abele emetu ikereda Adim.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.”

22Abele gaire lu iobaru, Iesu a abara kaimeg giz bakeuare Iudaia gedim, E uiabi kemem bamer, a bapataiso.After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

23Ege Ioane ko Ainonem bapataiso, abele maike Salim, abelelam au ni pedali: uiaba tabakeuare, a bapataisoem.Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

24Abelelam Ioane nole aziri kak au dubar meta.(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25Ioane ra kaimeg giz a nerute uiaba Iudaia le giz basardare abele tonar ogarup.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

26Uiaba Ioaneim tabakeuare, a abi detagereda, kega, Rabi, abele le mari dog, Ioridano apek, mama emetu abi ageakarem, dasmer, E ko bapataiso, a gaire le uridili abim tabakeuare.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.”

27Ioane etkalu, a detager, kega, Nerute le umer kak ko nerute lu erpeilu, ese nole abi ikuar kotorlam.John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28Uaba kari ageakarem, karielam detaut, kega, Kaka nole Keriso, epe kaka taramarida abi opem.You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

29Abele le kosker nagri emetu abim babeida, E dali ko ispida: abele le aspidar le la boai ekue, a abi asoli, au sererge abele le ispida ra kodo mer: abele kara sererge kemerkemer.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.

30E ko bataili, kaka ko ekekeli.He must increase; I must decrease.

31Le kotorlam uatabu, E tumem gaire lu uridili: le geseplam, E geseplam, a ko gesep mer atager: le kotorlam uatabu, E tumem gaire lu uridili.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.

32Abele lu E emetu dasmer a asoli, E ageakarem peik; a nole le abara ageakarem erpei.He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

33Abele le abara ageakarem erpei, E dedkomet, kega, Ade ageakar.Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34E dali Ade de temarida mer atagerem gaire Ade ra mer: abelelam E nole Lamar Zogo ikuar au tale lu ge de.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

35Abet abele Uerem omare, a gaire lu uridili abi tagem aisuer.The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

36Abele le Ueremem oituli, E nagri eded aseamur kak: abele le nole Ueremem asor kak, E nole eded asmer kak, epe Ade ra urker abi tumge dikmerik.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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