¹Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

¹Mtu mmoja aitwaye Lazaro, mwenyeji wa Bethania, alikuwa mgonjwa. (Kijiji cha Bethania kilikuwa mahali walipokaa Maria na Martha, dada yake.

²(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

²Maria ndiye yule aliyempaka Bwana marashi na kumpangusa kwa nywele zake. Lazaro, kaka yake, ndiye aliyekuwa mgonjwa.)

³Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

³Basi, hao dada wakatuma ujumbe huu kwa Yesu: "Bwana, rafiki yako ni mgonjwa!"

⁴When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

⁴Yesu aliposikia hivyo akasema, "Ugonjwa huo hautaleta kifo, ila ni kwa ajili ya kumtukuza Mungu; ameugua ili kwa njia hiyo Mwana wa Mungu atukuzwe."

⁵Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

⁵Yesu aliwapenda Martha, dada yake na Lazaro.

⁶When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

⁶Alipopata habari kwamba Lazaro ni mgonjwa, Yesu aliendelea kukaa mahali hapo alipokuwa kwa siku mbili zaidi.

⁷Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

⁷Kisha akawaambia wanafunzi wake, "Twendeni tena Yudea!"

⁸His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

⁸Wanafunzi wakamwambia, "Mwalimu! Muda mfupi tu umepita tangu Wayahudi walipotaka kukuua kwa mawe, nawe unataka kwenda huko tena?"

⁹Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

⁹Yesu akajibu, "Je, saa za mchana si kumi na mbili? Basi, mtu akitembea mchana hawezi kujikwaa kwa kuwa anauona mwanga wa ulimwengu huu.

¹⁰But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

¹⁰Lakini mtu akitembea usiku atajikwaa kwa maana mwanga haumo ndani yake."

¹¹These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

¹¹Yesu alipomaliza kusema maneno hayo, akawaambia, "Rafiki yetu Lazaro amelala, lakini mimi nitakwenda kumwamsha."

¹²Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

¹²Wanafunzi wake wakamwambia, "Bwana, ikiwa amelala, basi atapona."

¹³Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

¹³Wao walidhani kwamba alikuwa amesema juu ya kulala usingizi, kumbe alikuwa amesema juu ya kifo cha Lazaro.

¹⁴Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

¹⁴Basi, Yesu akawaambia waziwazi, "Lazaro amekufa;

¹⁵And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

¹⁵Lakini nafurahi kwa ajili yenu kwamba sikuwako huko, ili mpate kuamini. Haya, twendeni kwake."

¹⁶Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

¹⁶Thoma (aitwaye Pacha) akawaambia wanafunzi wenzake, "Twendeni nasi tukafe pamoja naye!"

¹⁷Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

¹⁷Yesu alipofika huko alikuta Lazaro amekwisha kaa kaburini kwa siku nne.

¹⁸Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

¹⁸Kijiji cha Bethania kilikuwa karibu na Yerusalemu umbali upatao kilomita tatu.

¹⁹And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

¹⁹Wayahudi wengi walikuwa wamefika kwa Martha na Maria kuwafariji kwa kifo cha kaka yao.

²⁰Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

²⁰Basi, Martha aliposikia kwamba Yesu alikuwa anakuja, akaenda kumlaki; lakini Maria alibaki nyumbani.

²¹Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

²¹Martha akamwambia Yesu, "Bwana, kama ungalikuwa hapa, kaka yangu hangalikufa!

²²But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

²²Lakini najua kwamba hata sasa chochote utakachomwomba Mungu, atakupa."

²³Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

²³Yesu akamwambia, "Kaka yako atafufuka."

²⁴Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

²⁴Martha akamjibu, "Najua kwamba atafufuka wakati wa ufufuo, siku ya mwisho."

²⁵Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

²⁵Yesu akamwambia, "Mimi ndimi ufufuo na uzima. Anayeniamini mimi hata kama anakufa, ataishi:

²⁶And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

²⁶na kila anayeishi na kuniamini, hatakufa kamwe. Je, waamini hayo?"

²⁷She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

²⁷Martha akamwambia, "Ndiyo Bwana! Naamini kwamba wewe ndiwe Kristo, Mwana wa Mungu, yule ajaye ulimwenguni."

²⁸And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

²⁸Baada ya kusema hayo, Martha alikwenda kumwita Maria, dada yake, akamwabia faraghani, "Mwalimu yuko hapa, anakuita."

²⁹As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

²⁹Naye aliposikia hivyo, akainuka mara, akamwendea Yesu.

³⁰Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

³⁰Yesu alikuwa hajaingia kijijini, ila alikuwa bado mahali palepale Martha alipomlaki.

³¹The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

³¹Basi, Wayahudi waliokuwa nyumbani pamoja na Maria wakimfariji walipomwona ameinuka na kutoka nje ghafla, walimfuata. Walidhani alikuwa anakwenda kaburini kuomboleza.

³²Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

³²Basi, Maria alipofika mahali pale Yesu alipokuwa na kumwona, alipiga magoti, akamwabia, "Bwana, kama ungalikuwa hapa, kaka yangu hangalikufa!"

³³When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.

³³Yesu alipomwona analia, na wale Wayahudi waliokuja pamoja naye wanalia pia, alijawa na huzuni na kufadhaika moyoni.

³⁴And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

³⁴Kisha akawauliza, "Mlimweka wapi?" Wakamwambia, "Bwana, njoo uone."

³⁵Jesus wept.

³⁵Yesu akalia machozi.

³⁶Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

³⁶Basi, Wayahudi wakasema, "Tazameni jinsi alivyompenda!"

³⁷And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

³⁷Lakini baadhi yao wakasema, "Je, huyu aliyemfumbua macho yule kipofu, hakuweza kumfanya Lazaro asife?"

³⁸Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

³⁸Basi, Yesu akiwa amehuzunika tena moyoni, akafika kaburini. Kaburi lenyewe lilikuwa pango, na lilikuwa limefunikwa kwa jiwe.

³⁹Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

³⁹Yesu akasema, "Ondoeni hilo jiwe!" Martha, dada yake huyo aliyekufa, akamwambia, "Bwana, amekwishaanza kunuka; amekaa kaburini siku nne!"

⁴⁰Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

⁴⁰Yesu akamwambia, "Je, sikukwambia kwamba ukiamini utaona utukufu wa Mungu?"

⁴¹Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

⁴¹Basi, wakaliondoa lile jiwe. Yesu akatazama juu mbinguni, akasema, "Nakushukuru Baba kwa kuwa wewe wanisikiliza.

⁴²And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

⁴²Najua kwamba unanisikiliza daima. Lakini nimesema hayo kwa ajili ya watu hawa waliopo hapa ili wapate kuamini kwamba wewe ndiwe uliyenituma."

⁴³And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

⁴³Alipokwisha sema hayo, akaita kwa sauti kubwa: "Lazaro! Toka nje!"

⁴⁴And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

⁴⁴Huyo aliyekuwa amekufa akatoka nje, huku amefungwa sanda miguu na mikono, na uso wake umefunikwa. Yesu akawaambia, "Mfungueni, mkamwache aende zake."

⁴⁵Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

⁴⁵Basi, Wayahudi wengi waliokuwa wamefika kwa Maria walipoona kitendo hicho alichokifanya Yesu wakamwamini.

⁴⁶But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

⁴⁶Lakini baadhi yao walikwenda kwa Mafarisayo wakatoa taarifa ya jambo hilo alilofanya Yesu.

⁴⁷Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

⁴⁷kwa hiyo makuhani wakuu na Mafarisayo wakafanya kikao cha Baraza kuu, wakasema, "Tufanye nini? Mtu huyu anafanya ishara nyingi mno.

⁴⁸If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

⁴⁸Tukimwacha tu watu wote watamwamini, nao Waroma watakuja kuliharibu Hekalu letu na taifa letu!"

⁴⁹And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

⁴⁹Hapo, mmoja wao aitwaye Kayafa, ambaye alikuwa Kuhani Mkuu mwaka huo, akawaambia, "Ninyi hamjui kitu!

⁵⁰Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

⁵⁰Je, hamwoni kwamba ni afadhali kwenu mtu mmoja afe kwa ajili ya watu, kuliko taifa zima liangamizwe?"

⁵¹And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

⁵¹Yeye hakusema hivyo kwa hiari yake mwenyewe, bali kwa vile alikuwa Kuhani Mkuu mwaka huo, alibashiri kwamba Yesu atakufa kwa ajili ya taifa lao;

⁵²And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

⁵²na wala si kwa ajili yao tu, bali pia apate kuwaleta pamoja watoto wa Mungu waliotawanyika.

⁵³Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

⁵³Basi, tangu siku hiyo viongozi wa Wayahudi walifanya mipango ya kumwua Yesu.

⁵⁴Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

⁵⁴Kwa hiyo, Yesu hakutembea tena hadharani kati ya Wayahudi, bali alitoka hapo, akaenda mahali karibu na jangwa, katika mji uitwao Efraimu. Akakaa huko pamoja na wanafunzi wake.

⁵⁵And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

⁵⁵Sikukuu ya Wayahudi ya Pasaka ilikuwa karibu, na watu wengi walikwenda Yerusalemu ili wajitakase kabla ya sikukuu hiyo.

⁵⁶Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

⁵⁶Basi, wakawa wanamtafuta Yesu; nao walipokusanyika pamoja Hekaluni wakaulizana, "Mwaonaje? Yaonekana kwamba haji kabisa kwenye sikukuu, au sivyo?"

⁵⁷Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

⁵⁷Makuhani wakuu na Mafarisayo walikuwa wametoa amri kwamba mtu akijua mahali aliko Yesu awaarifu kusudi wamtie nguvuni.