¹After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

¹Baada ya hayo kulikuwa na sikukuu ya Wayahudi, naye Yesu akaenda Yerusalemu.

²and there is in Jerusalem by the sheep-[gate] a pool that is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches,

²Huko Yerusalemu, karibu na mlango uitwao Mlango wa Kondoo, kulikuwa na bwawa la maji liitwalo kwa Kiebrania Bethzatha, ambalo lilikuwa na baraza tano zenye matao.

³in these were lying a great multitude of the ailing, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water,

³Humo barazani mlikuwa na wagonjwa wengi wamekaa: vipofu, viwete na waliopooza. Walikuwa wakingojea maji yatibuliwe,

⁴for a messenger at a set time was going down in the pool, and was troubling the water, the first then having gone in after the troubling of the water, became whole of whatever sickness he was held.

⁴maana mara kwa mara malaika alishuka majini nyakati fulani na kuyatibua. Mtu yeyote aliyekuwa wa kwanza kuingia majini baada ya maji kutibuliwa, alipona ugonjwa wowote aliokuwa nao.

⁵and there was a certain man there being in ailment thirty and eight years,

⁵Basi, hapo palikuwa na mtu mmoja aliyekuwa mgonjwa kwa muda wa miaka thelathini na minane.

⁶him Jesus having seen lying, and having known that he is already a long time, he saith to him, `Dost thou wish to become whole?`

⁶Naye alipomwona huyo mtu amelala hapo, akatambua kwamba alikuwa amekaa hapo kwa muda mrefu, akamwuliza, "Je, wataka kupona?"

⁷The ailing man answered him, `Sir, I have no man, that, when the water may be troubled, he may put me into the pool, and while I am coming, another doth go down before me.`

⁷Naye akajibu, "Mheshimiwa, mimi sina mtu wa kunipeleka majini wakati yanapotibuliwa. Kila nikijaribu kuingia, mtu mwingine hunitangulia."

⁸Jesus saith to him, `Rise, take up thy couch, and be walking;`

⁸Yesu akamwambia, "Inuka, chukua mkeka wako utembee."

⁹and immediately the man became whole, and he took up his couch, and was walking, and it was a sabbath on that day,

⁹Mara huyo mtu akapona, akachukua mkeka wake, akatembea. Jambo hili lilifanyika siku ya Sabato.

¹⁰the Jews then said to him that hath been healed, `It is a sabbath; it is not lawful to thee to take up the couch.`

¹⁰Kwa hiyo baadhi ya Wayahudi wakamwambia huyo mtu aliyeponywa, "Leo ni Sabato, si halali kubeba mkeka wako."

¹¹He answered them, `He who made me whole — that one said to me, Take up thy couch, and be walking;`

¹¹Lakini yeye akawaambia, "Yule mtu aliyeniponya ndiye aliyeniambia: Chukua mkeka wako, tembea."

¹²they questioned him, then, `Who is the man who is saying to thee, Take up thy couch and be walking?`

¹²Nao wakamwuliza, "Huyo mtu aliyekwambia: Chukua mkeka wako, tembea, ni nani?"

¹³But he that was healed had not known who he is, for Jesus did move away, a multitude being in the place.

¹³Lakini yeye hakumjua huyo mtu aliyemponya, maana Yesu alikuwa amekwisha ondoka mahali hapo, kwani palikuwa na umati mkubwa wa watu.

¹⁴After these things, Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, `Lo, thou hast become whole; sin no more, lest something worse may happen to thee.`

¹⁴Basi, baadaye Yesu alimkuta huyo aliyeponywa Hekaluni, akamwambia, "Sasa umepona; usitende dhambi tena, usije ukapatwa na jambo baya zaidi."

¹⁵The man went away, and told the Jews that it is Jesus who made him whole,

¹⁵Huyo mtu akaenda, akawaambia viongozi wa Wayahudi kwamba Yesu ndiye aliyemponya.

¹⁶and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.

¹⁶Kwa vile Yesu alifanya jambo hilo siku ya Sabato, Wayahudi walianza kumdhulumu.

¹⁷And Jesus answered them, `My Father till now doth work, and I work;`

¹⁷Basi, Yesu akawaambia, "Baba yangu anafanya kazi daima, nami pia nafanya kazi."

¹⁸because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

¹⁸Kwa sababu ya maneno haya, viongozi wa Wayahudi walizidi kutafuta njia ya kumwua Yesu: si kwa kuwa aliivunja Sheria ya Sabato tu, bali pia kwa kuwa alisema kwamba Mungu ni Baba yake, na hivyo akajifanya sawa na Mungu.

¹⁹Jesus therefore responded and said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;

¹⁹Yesu akawaambia, "Kweli nawaambieni, Mwana hawezi kufanya kitu peke yake; anaweza tu kufanya kile anachomwona Baba akikifanya. Maana kile anachofanya Baba, Mwana hukifanya vilevile.

²⁰for the Father doth love the Son, and doth shew to him all things that He himself doth; and greater works than these He will shew him, that ye may wonder.

²⁰Baba ampenda Mwana, na humwonyesha kila kitu anachokifanya yeye mwenyewe, tena atamwonyesha mambo makuu kuliko haya, nanyi mtastaajabu.

²¹`For, as the Father doth raise the dead, and doth make alive, so also the Son doth make alive whom he willeth;

²¹Kama vile Baba huwafufua wafu na kuwapa uzima, vivyo hivyo naye Mwana huwapa uzima wale anaopenda.

²²for neither doth the Father judge any one, but all the judgment He hath given to the Son,

²²Baba hamhukumu mtu yeyote; shughuli yote ya hukumu amemkabidhi Mwana,

²³that all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.

²³ili watu wote wamheshimu Mwana kama vile wanavyomheshimu Baba. Asiyemheshimu Mwana hamheshimu Baba ambaye amemtuma.

²⁴`Verily, verily, I say to you — He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.

²⁴"Kweli nawaambieni, anayesikia neno langu, na kumwamini yule aliyenituma, anao uzima wa milele. Hatahukumiwa kamwe, bali amekwisha pita kutoka kifo na kuingia katika uzima.

²⁵`Verily, verily, I say to you — There cometh an hour, and it now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those having heard shall live;

²⁵Kweli nawaambieni, wakati unakuja, tena umekwisha fika, ambapo wafu wataisikia sauti ya Mwana wa Mungu, nao watakaoisikia, wataishi.

²⁶for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself,

²⁶Kama vile Baba alivyo asili ya uhai, ndivyo pia alivyomjalia Mwanawe kuwa asili ya uhai.

²⁷and authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man.

²⁷Tena amempa mamlaka ya kuhukumu kwa sababu yeye ni Mwana wa Mtu.

²⁸`Wonder not at this, because there doth come an hour in which all those in the tombs shall hear his voice,

²⁸Msistaajabie jambo hili; maana wakati unakuja ambapo wote waliomo makaburini wataisikia sauti yake,

²⁹and they shall come forth; those who did the good things to a rising again of life, and those who practised the evil things to a rising again of judgment.

²⁹nao watafufuka: wale waliotenda mema watafufuka na kuishi, na wale waliotenda maovu watafufuka na kuhukumiwa.

³⁰`I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

³⁰"Mimi siwezi kufanya kitu kwa uwezo wangu mwenyewe. Mimi nina hukumu kama ninavyosikia kutoka kwa Baba, nayo hukumu yangu ni ya haki. Nia yangu si kufanya nipendavyo mwenyewe, bali apendavyo yule aliyenituma.

³¹`If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;

³¹Nikijishuhudia mimi mwenyewe, ushahidi wangu hauwezi kukubaliwa kuwa wa kweli.

³²another there is who is testifying concerning me, and I have known that the testimony that he doth testify concerning me is true;

³²Lakini yuko mwingine ambaye hutoa ushahidi juu yangu, nami najua kwamba yote anayosema juu yangu ni ya kweli.

³³ye have sent unto John, and he hath testified to the truth.

³³Ninyi mlituma ujumbe kwa Yohane naye aliushuhudia ukweli.

³⁴`But I do not receive testimony from man, but these things I say that ye may be saved;

³⁴Si kwamba mimi nautegemea ushahidi wa wanadamu, lakini nasema mambo haya ili mpate kuokolewa.

³⁵he was the burning and shining lamp, and ye did will to be glad, for an hour, in his light.

³⁵Yohane alikuwa kama taa iliyokuwa ikiwaka na kuangaza, nanyi mlikuwa tayari kufurahia mwanga huo kwa kitambo.

³⁶`But I have the testimony greater than John`s, for the works that the Father gave me, that I might finish them, the works themselves that I do, they testify concerning me, that the Father hath sent me.

³⁶Lakini mimi nina ushahidi juu yangu ambao ni mkuu zaidi kuliko ule wa Yohane. Kwa maana kazi ninazofanya, kazi alizonipa Baba nizifanye, ndizo zinazonishuhudia kwamba Baba ndiye aliyenituma.

³⁷`And the Father who sent me Himself hath testified concerning me; ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor His appearance have ye seen;

³⁷Naye Baba aliyenituma hunishuhudia. Ninyi hamjapata kamwe kusikia sauti yake, wala kuuona uso wake,

³⁸and His word ye have not remaining in you, because whom He sent, him ye do not believe.

³⁸na ujumbe wake haukai ndani yenu maana hamkumwamini yule aliyemtuma.

³⁹`Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;

³⁹Ninyi huyachunguza Maandiko Matakatifu mkidhani kwamba ndani yake mtapata uzima wa milele; na kumbe maandiko hayohayo yananishuhudia!

⁴⁰and ye do not will to come unto me, that ye may have life;

⁴⁰Hata hivyo, ninyi hamtaki kuja kwangu ili mpate uzima.

⁴¹glory from man I do not receive,

⁴¹"Shabaha yangu si kupata sifa kutoka kwa watu.

⁴²but I have known you, that the love of God ye have not in yourselves.

⁴²Lakini nawajua ninyi, najua kwamba upendo kwa Mungu haumo mioyoni mwenu.

⁴³`I have come in the name of my Father, and ye do not receive me; if another may come in his own name, him ye will receive;

⁴³Mimi nimekuja kwa mamlaka ya Baba yangu, lakini hamnipokei; bali mtu mwingine akija kwa mamlaka yake mwenyewe, mtampokea.

⁴⁴how are ye able — ye — to believe, glory from one another receiving, and the glory that [is] from God alone ye seek not?

⁴⁴Mwawezaje kuamini, hali ninyi mnapenda kupokea sifa kutoka kwenu ninyi wenyewe, wala hamtafuti sifa kutoka kwake yeye aliye peke yake Mungu?

⁴⁵`Do not think that I will accuse you unto the Father; there is who is accusing you, Moses — in whom ye have hoped;

⁴⁵Msifikiri kwamba mimi nitawashtaki kwa Baba. Mose ambaye ninyi mmemtumainia ndiye atakayewashtaki.

⁴⁶for if ye were believing Moses, ye would have been believing me, for he wrote concerning me;

⁴⁶Kama kweli mngemwamini Mose, mngeniamini na mimi pia; maana Mose aliandika juu yangu.

⁴⁷but if his writings ye believe not, how shall ye believe my sayings?`

⁴⁷Lakini hamuyaamini yale aliyoandika, mtawezaje basi, kuamini maneno yangu?"