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

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

²Now there is in Jerusalem, at the sheepgate, a pool, which 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 lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, [awaiting the moving of the water.

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

⁴For an angel descended at a certain season in the pool and troubled the water. Whoever therefore first went in after the troubling of the water became well, whatever disease he laboured under.]

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.

⁵But there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years.

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

⁶Jesus seeing this [man] lying [there], and knowing that he was [in that state] now a great length of time, says to him, Wouldest thou become well?

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

⁷The infirm [man] answered him, Sir, I have not a man, in order, when the water has been troubled, to cast me into the pool; but while I am coming another descends before me.

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

⁸Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch and walk.

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

⁹And immediately the man became well, and took up his couch and walked: and on that day was sabbath.

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

¹⁰The Jews therefore said to the healed [man], It is sabbath, it is not permitted thee to take up thy couch.

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

¹¹He answered them, He that made me well, *he* said to me, Take up thy couch and walk.

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

¹²They asked him [therefore], Who is the man who said to thee, Take up thy couch and walk?

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

¹³But he that had been healed knew not who it was, for Jesus had slidden away, there being a crowd 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 finds him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art become well: sin no more, that something worse do not 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 was Jesus who had made him well.

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

¹⁶And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.

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

¹⁷But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.

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

¹⁸For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with 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 answered and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself save whatever he sees the Father doing: for whatever things *he* does, these things also the Son does in like manner.

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 loves the Son and shews him all things which he himself does; and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may wonder.

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

²¹For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens [them], thus the Son also quickens whom he will:

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

²²for neither does the Father judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son;

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

²³that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who honours not the Son, honours not the Father who has sent him.

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

²⁴Verily, verily, I say unto you, that he that hears my word, and believes him that has sent me, has life eternal, and does not come into judgment, but is passed out of death into 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.

²⁵Verily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live.

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

²⁶For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself,

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

²⁷and has given him authority to execute judgment [also], because he is Son of man.

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

²⁸Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice,

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

²⁹and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.

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

³⁰I cannot do anything of myself; as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my will, but the will of him that has 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.

³¹If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true.

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

³²It is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears 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 has borne witness to the truth.

³³Ninyi mlituma ujumbe kwa Yohane naye aliushuhudia ukweli.

³⁴But I do not receive witness from man, but I say this that *ye* might be saved.

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

³⁵*He* was the burning and shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

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

³⁶But I have the witness [that is] greater than [that] of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me that the Father has 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.

³⁷And the Father who has sent me himself has borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor have seen his shape,

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

³⁸and ye have not his word abiding in you; for whom *he* hath sent, him ye do not believe.

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

³⁹Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;

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

⁴⁰and ye will not come to me that ye might have life.

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

⁴¹I do not receive glory from men,

⁴¹"Shabaha yangu si kupata sifa kutoka kwa watu.

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

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

⁴³I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not; if another 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 can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and seek not the glory which [comes] from God alone?

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

⁴⁵Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is [one] who accuses you, Moses, on whom ye trust;

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

⁴⁶for if ye had believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me.

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

⁴⁷But if ye do not believe his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

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