Ìwòsàn ní etí odò adágún
1Lẹ́yìn nǹkan wọ̀nyí, àjọ àwọn Júù kan kò; Jesu sì gòkè lọ sí Jerusalẹmu. 25.2: Ne 3.1; 12.39.Adágún omi kan sì wà ní Jerusalẹmu, létí bodè àgùntàn, tí a ń pè ní Betisaida ní èdè Heberu, tí ó ní ẹnu-ọ̀nà márùn-ún. 3Ní ẹ̀gbẹ́ odò yìí ni ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn abirùn ènìyàn máa ń gbé dùbúlẹ̀ sí, àwọn afọ́jú, arọ àti aláàrùn ẹ̀gbà, wọ́n sì ń dúró de rírú omi. 4Nítorí angẹli a máa sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sínú adágún náà, a sì máa rú omi rẹ̀: lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí ó bá ti rú omi náà tan ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá kọ́kọ́ wọ inú rẹ̀ a di alára dídá kúrò nínú ààrùnkárùn tí ó ní. 5Ọkùnrin kan wà níbẹ̀, ẹni tí ó tí wà ní àìlera fún ọdún méjì-dínlógójì. 6Bí Jesu ti rí i ní ìdùbúlẹ̀, tí ó sì mọ̀ pé ó pẹ́ tí ó ti wà bẹ́ẹ̀, ó wí fún un pé, “Ìwọ fẹ́ kí a mú ọ láradá bí?”
7Abirùn náà dá a lóhùn wí pé, “Arákùnrin, èmi kò ní ẹni tí ìbá gbé mi sínú adágún, nígbà tí a bá ń rú omi náà: bí èmi bá ti ń bọ̀ wá, ẹlòmíràn a sọ̀kalẹ̀ sínú rẹ̀ síwájú mi.”
85.8: Mk 2.11; Mt 9.6; Lk 5.24.Jesu wí fún un pé, “Dìde, gbé àkéte rẹ, kí o sì máa rìn.” 9Lọ́gán, a sì mú ọkùnrin náà láradá, ó sì gbé àkéte rẹ̀, ó sì ń rìn.
Ọjọ́ náà sì jẹ́ ọjọ́ ìsinmi. 105.10: Ne 13.19; Jr 17.21; Jh 7.23; 9.16; Mk 2.24.Nítorí náà àwọn Júù wí fún ọkùnrin náà tí a mú láradá pé, “Ọjọ́ ìsinmi ni òní; kò tọ́ fún ọ láti gbé àkéte rẹ.”
11Ó sì dá wọn lóhùn wí pé, “Ẹni tí ó mú mi láradá, ni ó wí fún mi pé, ‘Gbé àkéte rẹ, kí o sì máa rìn.’ ”
12Nígbà náà ni wọ́n bi í lérè wí pé, “Ọkùnrin wo ni ẹni tí ó wí fún ọ pé gbé àkéte rẹ, kí o sì máa rìn?”
13Ẹni tí a mú láradá náà kò sì mọ̀ ẹni tí ó jẹ́ nítorí Jesu ti kúrò níbẹ̀, àwọn ènìyàn púpọ̀ wà níbẹ̀.
145.14: Mk 2.5.Lẹ́yìn náà, Jesu rí i nínú tẹmpili ó sì wí fún un pé, “Wò ó, a mú ọ láradá: má ṣe dẹ́ṣẹ̀ mọ́, kí ohun tí ó burú ju èyí lọ má ba à bá ọ!” 15Ọkùnrin náà lọ, ó sì sọ fún àwọn Júù pé, Jesu ni ẹni tí ó mú òun láradá.
Àṣẹ ọmọ Ọlọ́run
16Nítorí èyí ni àwọn Júù ṣe inúnibíni sí Jesu, wọ́n sì ń wá ọ̀nà láti pa á, nítorí tí o ń ṣe nǹkan wọ̀nyí ní ọjọ́ ìsinmi. 175.17: Gẹ 2.3.Ṣùgbọ́n Jesu dá wọn lóhùn pé, “Baba mi ń ṣiṣẹ́ títí di ìsinsin yìí, èmi náà sì ń ṣiṣẹ́.” 185.18: Jh 7.1; 10.33.Nítorí èyí ni àwọn Júù túbọ̀ ń wá ọ̀nà láti pa á, kì í ṣe nítorí pé ó ba ọjọ́ ìsinmi jẹ́ nìkan ni, ṣùgbọ́n ó wí pẹ̀lú pé, Baba òun ni Ọlọ́run jẹ́, ó ń mú ara rẹ̀ bá Ọlọ́run dọ́gba.
195.19: Jh 5.30; 8.28; 14.10.Nígbà náà ni Jesu dáhùn, ó sì wí fún wọn pé, “Lóòótọ́, lóòótọ́ ni mo wí fún yín, ọmọ kò lè ṣe ohunkóhun fún ara rẹ̀, bí kò ṣe ohun tí ó bá rí pé Baba ń ṣe: nítorí ohunkóhun tí baba bá ń ṣe, ìwọ̀nyí ni ọmọ náà sì ń ṣe pẹ̀lú. 205.20: Jh 14.12.Nítorí Baba fẹ́ràn ọmọ, ó sì ti fi ohun gbogbo tí ó ń ṣe hàn án, òun yóò sì fi iṣẹ́ tí ó tóbi jù wọ̀nyí lọ hàn án, kí ẹnu lè yà yín. 215.21: Ro 4.17; 8.11; Jh 11.25.Nítorí pé gẹ́gẹ́ bí Baba ti ń jí òkú dìde, tí ó sì ń sọ wọ́n di alààyè: bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọmọ ń sọ àwọn tí ó fẹ́ di alààyè pẹ̀lú. 22Nítorí pé Baba kì í ṣe ìdájọ́ ẹnikẹ́ni, ṣùgbọ́n ó ti fi gbogbo ìdájọ́ lé ọmọ lọ́wọ́: 235.23: Lk 10.16; 1Jh 2.23.Kí gbogbo ènìyàn lè máa fi ọlá fún ọmọ gẹ́gẹ́ bí wọ́n ti ń fi ọlá fún Baba. Ẹnikẹ́ni tí kò bá fi ọlá fún ọmọ, kò fi ọlá fún Baba tí ó ran an.
245.24: Jh 3.18.“Lóòótọ́, lóòótọ́ ni mo wí fún yín, ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ mi, tí ó bá sì gba ẹni tí ó rán mi gbọ́, ó ní ìyè tí kò nípẹ̀kun, òun kì yóò sì wá sí ìdájọ́; ṣùgbọ́n ó ti ré ikú kọjá bọ́ sí ìyè. 255.25: Jh 4.21; 16.2,32.Lóòótọ́, lóòótọ́ ni mo wí fún yín, wákàtí náà ń bọ̀, ó sì dé tán nísinsin yìí, nígbà tí àwọn òkú yóò gbọ́ ohùn ọmọ Ọlọ́run: àwọn tí ó bá gbọ́ yóò sì yè. 26Nítorí pé gẹ́gẹ́ bí Baba ti ní ìyè nínú ara rẹ̀; gẹ́gẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó sì fi fún ọmọ láti ní ìyè nínú ara rẹ̀; 27Ó sì fún un ní àṣẹ láti máa ṣe ìdájọ́ pẹ̀lú, nítorí tí òun jẹ́ ọmọ ènìyàn.
28“Kí èyí má ṣe yà yín lẹ́nu; nítorí pé wákàtí ń bọ̀, nínú èyí tí gbogbo àwọn tí ó wà ní ibojì yóò gbọ́ ohun rẹ̀. 295.29: Da 12.2; Ap 24.15; Jh 11.24; Mt 25.46; 1Kọ 15.52.Wọn ó sì jáde wá; àwọn tí ó ṣe rere, sí àjíǹde ìyè; àwọn tí ó sì ṣe búburú sí àjíǹde ìdájọ́. 305.30: Jh 5.19; 8.16; 6.38.Èmi kò le ṣe ohun kan fún ara mi: bí mo ti ń gbọ́ ni, mo ń dájọ́: òdodo sì ni ìdájọ́ mi; nítorí èmi kò wá ìfẹ́ ti èmi fúnra mi, bí kò ṣe ìfẹ́ ti ẹni tí ó rán mi.
Àwọn ẹ̀rí nípa Jesu
315.31-37: Jh 8.14-18.“Bí èmi bá ń jẹ́rìí ara mi, ẹ̀rí mi kì í ṣe òtítọ́. 32Ẹlòmíràn ni ẹni tí ń jẹ́rìí mi; èmi sì mọ̀ pé, òtítọ́ ni ẹ̀rí mi tí ó jẹ́.
335.33: Jh 1.7,19.“Ẹ̀yin ti ránṣẹ́ lọ sọ́dọ̀ Johanu, òun sì ti jẹ́rìí sí òtítọ́. 345.34: 1Jh 5.9.Ṣùgbọ́n èmi kò gba jẹ́rìí lọ́dọ̀ ènìyàn: nǹkan wọ̀nyí ni èmi ń sọ, kí ẹ̀yin lè là. 35Òun ni fìtílà tí ó ń jó, tí ó sì ń tànmọ́lẹ̀: ẹ̀yin sì fẹ́ fún sá à kan láti máa yọ̀ nínú ìmọ́lẹ̀ rẹ̀.
365.36: Jh 10.25; 14.11; 15.24; Mt 11.4.“Ṣùgbọ́n èmi ní ẹ̀rí tí ó pọ̀jù ti Johanu lọ: nítorí iṣẹ́ tí Baba ti fi fún mi láti ṣe parí, iṣẹ́ náà pàápàá tí èmi ń ṣe náà ń jẹ́rìí mi pé, Baba ni ó rán mi. 37Àti Baba tìkára rẹ̀ tí ó rán mi ti jẹ́rìí mi. Ẹ̀yin kò gbọ́ ohùn rẹ̀ nígbà kan rí, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ẹ kò rí ìrísí rẹ̀. 38Ẹ kò sì ní ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ láti máa gbé inú yín: nítorí ẹni tí ó rán, òun ni ẹ̀yin kò gbàgbọ́. 395.39: Lk 24.27; Ap 13.27.Ẹ̀yin ń wá ìwé mímọ́ nítorí ẹ̀yin rò pé nínú wọn ni ẹ̀yin ní ìyè tí kò nípẹ̀kun. Wọ̀nyí sì ni àwọn tí ó ń jẹ́rìí mi. 40Ẹ̀yin kò sì fẹ́ láti wá sọ́dọ̀ mi, kí ẹ̀yin ba à lè ní ìyè.
41“Èmi kò gba ògo lọ́dọ̀ ènìyàn. 42Ṣùgbọ́n èmi mọ̀ pé, ẹ̀yin fúnrayín kò ní ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run nínú yín. 435.43: Mt 24.5.Èmi wá ní orúkọ Baba mi, ẹ̀yin kò sì gbà mí; bí ẹlòmíràn bá wá ní orúkọ ara rẹ̀, òun ni ẹ̀yin yóò gbà. 44Ẹ̀yin ó ti ṣe lè gbàgbọ́, ẹ̀yin tí ń gba ògo lọ́dọ̀ ara yín tí kò wá ògo tí ó ti ọ̀dọ̀ Ọlọ́run nìkan wá?
455.45: Jh 9.28; Ro 2.17.“Ẹ má ṣe rò pé, èmi ó fi yín sùn lọ́dọ̀ Baba: ẹni tí ń fi yín sùn wà, àní Mose, ẹni tí ẹ̀yin gbẹ́kẹ̀lé. 46Nítorí pé ẹ̀yin ìbá gba Mose gbọ́, ẹ̀yin ìbá gbà mí gbọ́: nítorí ó kọ ìwé nípa tèmi. 475.47: Lk 16.29,31.Ṣùgbọ́n bí ẹ̀yin kò bá gba ìwé rẹ̀ gbọ́, ẹ̀yin ó ti ṣe gbà ọ̀rọ̀ mi gbọ́?”
The Healing at the Pool
1Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda5:2 Some manuscripts Bethzatha; other manuscripts Bethsaida and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. 45:3,4 Some manuscripts include here, wholly or in part, paralyzed—and they waited for the moving of the waters. 4 From time to time an angel of the Lord would come down and stir up the waters. The first one into the pool after each such disturbance would be cured of whatever disease they had. 5One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
7“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”
8Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” 9At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.
The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, 10and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”
11But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’ ”
12So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?”
13The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.
14Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” 15The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.
The Authority of the Son
16So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.” 18For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
19Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed. 21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. 22Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 23that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.
24“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. 25Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
28“Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned. 30By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
Testimonies About Jesus
31“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. 32There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true.
33“You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. 34Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved. 35John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.
36“I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing—testify that the Father has sent me. 37And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, 38nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. 39You study5:39 Or 39 Study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, 40yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
41“I do not accept glory from human beings, 42but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God5:44 Some early manuscripts the Only One?
45“But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. 46If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”
