¹Now there was a certain [man] sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister.

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

²It was [the] Mary who 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.)

³The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

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

⁴But when Jesus heard [it], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.

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 therefore he heard, He is sick, he remained two days then in the place where he was.

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

⁷Then after this he says to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

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

⁸The disciples say to him, Rabbi, [even but] now the Jews 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 one walk in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees 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 any one walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.

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

¹¹These things said he; and after this he says to them, Lazarus, our friend, is fallen asleep, 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."

¹²The disciples therefore said to him, Lord, if he be fallen asleep, he will get well.

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

¹³But Jesus spoke of his death, but *they* thought that he spoke of the rest of sleep.

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

¹⁴Jesus therefore then said to them plainly, Lazarus has died.

¹⁴Basi, Yesu akawaambia waziwazi, "Lazaro amekufa;

¹⁵And I rejoice on your account that I was not there, in order that ye may believe. But let us go to him.

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

¹⁶Thomas therefore, called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let *us* also go, that we may die with him.

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

¹⁷Jesus therefore [on] arriving found him to have been four days already in the tomb.

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

¹⁸Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia off,

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

¹⁹and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, that they might console them concerning their brother.

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

²⁰Martha then, when she heard Jesus is coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.

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

²¹Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;

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

²²but even now I know, that whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.

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

²³Jesus says to her, Thy brother shall rise again.

²³Yesu akamwambia, "Kaka yako atafufuka."

²⁴Martha says to him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection in the last day.

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

²⁵Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;

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

²⁶and every one who lives and believes on me shall never die. Believest thou this?

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

²⁷She says to him, Yea, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world.

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

²⁸And having said this, she went away and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, The teacher is come and calls thee.

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

²⁹She, when she heard [that], rises up quickly and comes to him.

²⁹Naye aliposikia hivyo, akainuka mara, akamwendea Yesu.

³⁰Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha came to meet him.

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

³¹The Jews therefore who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, She goes to the tomb, that she may weep there.

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

³²Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, seeing him, fell at his feet, saying to 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!"

³³Jesus therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, was deeply moved in 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 put him? They say to him, Lord, come and see.

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

³⁵Jesus wept.

³⁵Yesu akalia machozi.

³⁶The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!

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

³⁷And some of them said, Could not this [man], who has opened the eyes of the blind [man], have caused that this [man] also should not have died?

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

³⁸Jesus therefore, again deeply moved in himself, comes to the tomb. Now 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 says, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, says to him, Lord, he stinks already, for he is four days [there].

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

⁴⁰Jesus says to her, Did I not say to thee, that if thou shouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

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

⁴¹They took therefore the stone away. And Jesus lifted up his eyes on high 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.

⁴²but I knew that thou always hearest me; but on account of the crowd who stand around I have 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 having said this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

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

⁴⁴And the dead came forth, bound feet and hands with graveclothes, and his face was bound round with a handkerchief. Jesus says to 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."

⁴⁵Many therefore of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what he had done, believed on him;

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

⁴⁶but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

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

⁴⁷The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.

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 will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.

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

⁴⁹But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, Ye know nothing

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

⁵⁰nor consider that it is profitable for you that one man die for the people, and not that the whole nation perish.

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

⁵¹But this he did not say of himself; but, being high priest that year, prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the 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 the nation only, but that he should also gather together into one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

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

⁵³From that day therefore they took counsel that they might kill him.

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

⁵⁴Jesus therefore walked no longer openly among the Jews, but went away thence into the country near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he sojourned with the 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.

⁵⁵But the passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, that they might purify themselves.

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

⁵⁶They sought therefore Jesus, and said among themselves, standing in the temple, What do ye think? 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 the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment that if any one knew where he was, he should make it known, that they might take him.

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