¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

¹A tungin Thu a om, Thu tuh Pathian kiangah a om, Thu tuh Pathian ahi.

²The same was in the beginning with God.

²Huai tuh a tungin Pathian kiangah a om hi.

³All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.

³Bangkim a vekin amah siam ahi; thil siam tengteng amah siam louh bangmah a om kei.

⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

⁴Amah ah hinna a om; huai hinna tuh mihingte vakna ahi.

⁵The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome The word translated “overcome” (katelaben) can also be translated “comprehended.” It refers to getting a grip on an enemy to defeat him. it.

⁵Vak tuh mial lakah a hongvaka; mialin huai tuh a zou kei hi.

⁶There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

⁶Pathian sawl mi khat a hongom, a min Johan ahi.

⁷The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.

⁷Huai mi tuh theisak dingin a hong, huai vak theisak din, amah jiaka mi tengtengin a gin theihna ding un.

⁸He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.

⁸Amah bel vak tuh ahi kei a, vak thu tuh theisak dinga hong ahi jaw hi.

⁹The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

⁹Vak dik mi chih hihvak nak a om a, khovel ah a honglel ahi.

¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.

¹⁰Amah tuh khovel ah a om, khovel amah siam ahi, ahihhangin khovelin amah a theikei hi.

¹¹He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

¹¹Amah a mite kiangah a honga, amah a miten a na kipahpih kei uh.

¹²But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

¹²Himahleh, amah kipahpih-a pom, a min gingtate, tengteng Pathian tate suahtheihna a pia;

¹³who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹³huai mite bel sisan suan ahi kei ua, sa deihna suan leng ahi kei ua, mihing deihna suan leng ahi sam kei ua, Pathian suan ahi jaw uhi.

¹⁴The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁴Huan, Thu tuh sa a hongsuaka, eite lakah a teng, hehpihna leh thutak-a dimin; a thupina Pa Tapa tang neihsun thupina bangbang, eiten i muta.

¹⁵John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”

¹⁵(Johanin amah theihpihna a piaa, Ka nunga hongpaipan honkheng, amah ka maa omsa him a hihmanin, chi-a a thu ka genpa hiai ahi, a chi hi. )

¹⁶From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

¹⁶Huan, eiten a tangchinna akipan i tangchiat, hehpihna tunga hehpih nawnsawnna.

¹⁷For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

¹⁷Banghanghiam chih leh, Danthu Mosi zanga piak ahi a; hehpihna leh thutak Jesu Kris-a hongpai ahi.

¹⁸No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, NU reads “God” who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

¹⁸Kuamahin chiklai mahin Pathian a mu ngei kei; Tapa tang, Pa angsunga om-in theih-in amah a bawlta.

¹⁹This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

¹⁹Huan, Judaten, Kua na hia? chia, dong dinga, Jerusalem khuaa kipana a kianga siampute leh Levi chia mite a sawl lai un hiaite Johan thu na theihsak tuh ahi uh:

²⁰He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

²⁰Panglouin a pulaka, Kris tuh ka hi kei hi, chiin, a pulaka.

²¹They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

²¹Huan, amau a kiangah, Kua na hia leh? Elija na hi hia? a chi ua, a dong ua. Huan aman, Ka hi kei, a chi a. Huai jawlnei kha’ na hi hia? a chi ua. Huan, aman, Hi lou e, a chi a, a dawng a.

²²They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

²²Huan, amau a kiangah, A hih leh, kua na hia? honsawlte ka dawn theihna ding un honhilh tanla. Na tanchin himhim bang ahia na gen ding? a chi ua.

²³He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ Isaiah 40:3 as Isaiah the prophet said.”

²³Huan, aman, Toupa lampi hihtang un, chia, gamdaia kikoupa aw ka hi, jawlnei Isai gen bangin, a chi a.

²⁴The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

²⁴A mi sawlte uh Pharisaite kianga kipan kuate hiam ahi ua.

²⁵They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

²⁵Huan, amau tuh a kiangah, Kris bek, Elija bek, jawlnei bek na hih kei ngal leh, bang achia baptis nak na hia leh? a chi ua, a dong nawn ua.

²⁶John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

²⁶Huan, Johanin a kiang uah, Ken tuiin ka baptis jel, na lak uah mi khat na theih louh uh a ding ahi, amah tuh ka nunga honjuipa hia,

²⁷He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

²⁷A khedap khau sut tak leng ka hi kei, a chi a, a dawnga.

²⁸These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁸Huai tuh Jordan gala Bethabaraa Johanin a baptisna muna thil-om ahi.

²⁹The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

²⁹Huan, a jingin Johanin Jesu a kiangah hongpaiin a mu a. Huan, a gen a; En un, Pathian Belamnou khovel khelhna lamangpa!

³⁰This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’

³⁰Hiai ahi Amah, Mi khat honkhengpan honjui, Ka maa omsa him ahi, ka chihpa.

³¹I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel.”

³¹Amah, lah ka nathei ngal keia; himahleh, Israelte kianga amah latsak ahihna dingin, tuia baptisin ka hongpai ahi, a chi a.

³²John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

³²Huan, Johanin a thu a theisaka, a gen a: Kha tuh vakhu bangin van akipana hongsuk ka mu a, a tungah a tu nilouh.

³³I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

³³Amah lah ka thei ngal keia; himahleh, tuia baptis dinga honsawlpan ka kianga, Kua tungah leng Kha hongsuka a tunga om na muh peuh, hiai tuh Kha Siangthoua baptispa ahi, a honchi a.

³⁴I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

³⁴Huai tuh ka muta a, hiai mipa tuh Pathian Tapa ahi chih ka theisakta, a chi a.

³⁵Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,

³⁵Huan, a jing nawnin Johan a dinga, a nungjui nihte toh; Huan, Jesu vial vakvak lai a en a,

³⁶and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”

³⁶En un, Pathian Belamnou, a chi a.

³⁷The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

³⁷Huan, a nungjui nihten a thu gen tuh a ja ua, Jesu a juita ua.

³⁸Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”

³⁸Huan, Jesu a kiheia, a honjui uh a mu a, a kiang uah, Bang na zong ua? a chi a. Huan, amau Rabbi, (huai tuh Sinsakpa, chihna ahi, ) kaw teng na hia? a chi ua.

³⁹He said to them, “Come, and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour. 4:00 PM.

³⁹Aman a kiang uah, Hong le uchin na mu ding uh, a chi a. Huchiin, a hong ua, a omna a mu ua; huai niin a kiangah a tam ua, nitakan huan hun phial a hihmanin.

⁴⁰One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

⁴⁰Johan thu gen jaa Jesu juite nih tuh a khat zopen Andru, Simon Peter unaupa ahi.

⁴¹He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ “Messiah” (Hebrew) and “Christ” (Greek) both mean “Anointed One”. ).

⁴¹Aman a masapenin amah unau Simon a mu a, a kiangah, Messia ka muta uh, a chi a, (Huai tuh Kris chihna ahi).

⁴²He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

⁴²Huchiin Jesun amah a na en a, Johan tapa Simon na hi, Kifa a honchii ding uh, a chi a (huai tuh Peter chihna hi).

⁴³On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”

⁴³Huan, a jingin Jesun Galili gama hoh a tum a, Philip amu a, a kiangah, Honjui in, a chi a.

⁴⁴Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

⁴⁴Philip bel Bethsaida khuaa ahi a, huai tuh Andru leh Peter omna khua mah ahi.

⁴⁵Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

⁴⁵Philipin Nathanael a mu a, a kiangah, A tanchin Mosiin dan laibu-a a gelh leh jawlneiten a gelh uh, amah ka muta uh, Nazaret Jesu, Joseph tapa tuh, a chi a.

⁴⁶Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

⁴⁶Huan, Nathanaelin a kiangah, Nazaret khuaah thil hoih a pawtthei ahia? achia. Philipin a kiangah, Hongpai inla, enin, a chi a.

⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

⁴⁷Jesun Nathanael a kianga hong dekin a mu a a tanchin a na gen a, En un, Israel mi tak, zekhemna himhim neilou, a chi a.

⁴⁸Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

⁴⁸Nathanaelin a kiangah, Nang bang chidana honthei na hia? a chi a. Jesun a kiangah, Philipin nang honsap ma a, theipi bula na om laiin, ka honmu hi a chi a, a dawnga.

⁴⁹Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”

⁴⁹Nathanaelin a kiangah, Rabbi, Pathian Tapa na hi, Israelte kumpipa na hi, chiin, a dawnga.

⁵⁰Jesus answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”

⁵⁰Jesun a kiangah, Theipi bula nang ka honmu hi, na kianga ka chih jiakin na gingta ahi maw? Hiaite sanga thil thupi jaw na mu lai ding, a chi a, a dawnga.Huan, Jesu mahin a kiangah, Chihtaktakin, chihtaktakin ka honhilh ahi, van kihonga, Pathian angelte Mihing Tapa tunga kah leh kum na mu ding, a chi a.

⁵¹He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

⁵¹Huan, Jesu mahin a kiangah, Chihtaktakin, chihtaktakin ka honhilh ahi, van kihonga, Pathian angelte Mihing Tapa tunga kah leh kum na mu ding, a chi a.