¹Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

¹Ary nisy Fariseo anankiray atao hoe Nikodemosy, mpanapaka tamin'ny Jiosy.

²The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

²Izy nankao amin'i Jesosy nony alina ka nanao taminy hoe: Raby ô, fantatray fa mpampianatra avy amin'Andriamanitra Hianao; fa tsy misy olona mahay manao izao famantarana ataonao izao, raha tsy Andriamanitra no momba azy.

³Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, The word translated “anew” here and in John 3:7 (anothen) also means “again” and “from above”. he can’t see the Kingdom of God.”

³Jesosy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Lazaiko aminao marina dia marina tokoa: Raha tsy ateraka indray ny olona, dia tsy mahazo mahita ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra. [Na: ateraka avy ambony]

⁴Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”

⁴Hoy Nikodemosy taminy: Hataon'ny olona ahoana no hateraka rehefa lehibe; moa mahazo miditra any an-kibon-dreniny indray va izy ka hateraka?

⁵Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into the Kingdom of God!

⁵Jesosy namaly hoe: Lazaiko aminao marina dia marina tokoa: Raha misy olona tsy ateraky ny rano sy ny Fanahy, dia tsy mahazo miditra amin'ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra izy.

⁶ That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

⁶Izay ateraky ny nofo dia nofo; ary izay ateraky ny Fanahy dia fanahy.

⁷ Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’

⁷aza gaga noho ny nilazako taminao hoe: Tsy maintsy hateraka indray ianareo. [Na: hateraka avy any ambony]

⁸ The wind The same Greek word (pneuma) means wind, breath, and spirit. blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

⁸Ny rivotra mitsoka amin'izay tiany, ary renao ny feony, nefa tsy fantatrao izay ihaviany na izay alehany, dia tahaka izany izay rehetra ateraky ny Fanahy.

⁹Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”

⁹Nikodemosy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Hatao ahoana no hahatonga izany zavatra izany?

¹⁰Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things?

¹⁰Jesosy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Hianao va no mpampianatra ny Isiraely ka tsy mahalala izany zavatra izany?

¹¹ Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.

¹¹Lazaiko aminao marina dia marina tokoa: Izay fantatray no lazainay, ary izay hitanay no ambaranay; nefa ny fanambaranay tsy raisinareo.

¹² If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

¹²Raha ny zavatra etỳ an-tany aza no nolazaiko taminareo ka tsy inoanareo, ahoana no hinoanareo, raha milaza aminareo ny zavatra any an-danitra Aho?

¹³ No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

¹³Ary tsy nisy niakatra ho any an-danitra, afa-tsy Ilay nidina avy tany an-danitra, dia ny Zanak'olona, Izay any an-danitra.

¹⁴ As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

¹⁴Ary tahaka ny nanandratan'i Mosesy ny menarana tany an-efitra no tsy maintsy hanandratana ny Zanak'olona,

¹⁵ that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

¹⁵mba hanana fiainana mandrakizay izay rehetra mino Azy.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

¹⁶Fa toy izao no nitiavan' Andriamanitra izao tontolo izao: nomeny ny Zanani-lahy Tokana, mba tsy ho very izay rehetra mino Azy, fa hanana fiainana mandrakizay.

¹⁷ For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

¹⁷Fa Andriamanitra tsy naniraka ny Zanaka ho amin'izao tontolo izao hanameloka izao tontolo izao, fa mba hamonjeny izao tontolo izao. [Gr. hitsara]

¹⁸ He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.

¹⁸Izay mino Azy dia tsy helohina; fa izay tsy mino kosa dia efa voaheloka rahateo, satria tsy nino ny anaran'ny Zanaka-lahy Tokan'Andriamanitra izy. [Gr. tsaraina] [Gr. voatsara]

¹⁹ This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

¹⁹Ary izao no fanamelohana, fa tonga amin'izao tontolo izao ny mazava, nefa aleon'ny olona ny maizina toy izay ny mazava, satria ratsy ny asany. [Gr. voatsara]

²⁰ For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

²⁰Fa izay rehetra manao ratsy dia mankahala ny mazava sady tsy manatona ny mazava, fandrao hita miharihary ny asany.

²¹ But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”

²¹Fa izay manao ny marina kosa dia manatona ny mazava, mba haseho ny asany, fa atao amin'Andriamanitra izany.

²²After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized.

²²Rehefa afaka izany, dia tonga tany amin'ny tany Jodia Jesosy sy ny mpianany; ary niara-nitoetra taminy tao Izy sady nanao batisa.

²³John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized.

²³Ary Jaona koa nanao batisa tao Ainona, akaikin'i Saleima, satria nisy loharano maro tao; dia nankany ny olona ka nataony batisa.

²⁴For John was not yet thrown into prison.

²⁴Fa tsy mbola natao tao an-tranomaizina Jaona.

²⁵There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with some Jews about purification.

²⁵Ary nisy nifandiran'ny mpianatr'i Jaona tamin'ny Jiosy anankiray ny amin'ny fanadiovana;

²⁶They came to John, and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”

²⁶ary tonga tany amin'i Jaona ny mpianany ka nanao taminy hoe: Raby ô, Ilay tany aminao, tany an-dafin'i Jordana, Izay nambaranao, indro, manao batisa Izy, ary ny olona rehetra manatona Azy.

²⁷John answered, “A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven.

²⁷Jaona namaly ka nanao hoe: Tsy misy olona mahay mandray na inona na inona, raha tsy nomena azy avy any an-danitra izany.

²⁸You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’

²⁸Hianareo no vavolombeloko fa hoy izaho: Tsy izaho no Kristy, fa nirahiny hialoha Azy aho.

²⁹He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full.

²⁹Izay manana ny ampakarina no mpampakatra; fa ny sakaizan'ny mpampakatra, izay mitsangana sy mihaino azy, dia mifaly indrindra noho ny feon'ny mpampakatra; ary efa tanteraka izany fifaliako izany.

³⁰He must increase, but I must decrease.

³⁰Izy tsy maintsy mitombo, fa izaho kosa tsy maintsy mihena.

³¹He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

³¹Izay avy any ambony dia ambonin'izy rehetra; ary izay avy amin'ny tany dia avy amin'ny tany, ka ny momba ny etỳ an-tany ihany no lazainy; Izay avy any an-danitra dia ambonin'izy rehetra;

³²What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.

³²koa izay hitany sy reny no ambarany; ary tsy misy mandray ny fanambarany.

³³He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.

³³Izay mandray ny fanambarany dia nanisy tombo-kase fa marina Andriamanitra.

³⁴For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.

³⁴Fa Izay nirahin'Andriamanitra dia milaza ny teniny; fa tsy misy fetra ny fanomezan'Andriamanitra ny Fanahy.

³⁵The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.

³⁵Ny Ray tia ny Zanaka ka efa nanolotra ny zavatra rehetra ho eo an-tànany.Izay mino ny Zanaka manana fiainana mandrakizay; fa izay tsy mino ny Zanaka dia tsy hahita fiainana, fa ny fahatezeran'Andriamanitra no mitoetra eo aminy.

³⁶One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys The same word can be translated “disobeys” or “disbelieves” in this context. the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

³⁶Izay mino ny Zanaka manana fiainana mandrakizay; fa izay tsy mino ny Zanaka dia tsy hahita fiainana, fa ny fahatezeran'Andriamanitra no mitoetra eo aminy.