John 3

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

Te gen yon nonm yo te rele Nikodèm ki te fè pati gwoup farizyen yo. Se te yonn nan chèf jwif yo.

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

Yon jou lannwit, li vin bò kot Jezi, li di l' konsa: Mèt, nou konnen se Bondye ki voye ou moutre nou tout bagay sa yo. Paske, pesonn pa ka fè tout mirak w'ap fè yo si Bondye pa avèk li.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Jezi reponn li: Sa m'ap di ou la a, se vre wi: Pesonn pa kapab wè Pèyi kote Bondye Wa a si li pa fèt yon dezyèm fwa.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Nikodèm di li: Ki jan yon nonm ki fin granmoun ka fèt yon dezyèm fwa? Li pa ka tounen nan vant manman l', pou l' fèt yon lòt fwa ankò.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Jezi reponn li: Sa m'ap di ou la a, se vre wi: Pesonn pa ka antre nan Peyi kote Bondye Wa a si li pa fèt nan dlo ak nan Sentespri.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Lachè soti nan lachè, lespri soti nan Lespri Bondye.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Pa sezi si mwen di ou: se pou nou fèt yon dezyèm fwa.

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Van an soufle kote l' vle. Ou tande bri l'ap fè. Men, ou pa konnen ki bò l' soti, ni ki bò l' prale. Se menm jan an pou tout moun ki fèt nan Lespri Bondye.

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

Lè sa a Nikodèm di li: Ki jan sa ka fèt menm?

Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

Jezi reponn li: Ou se yon gwo mèt k'ap moutre pèp Izrayèl la anpil bagay, epi ou pa konn bagay sa yo?

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

Sa m'ap di ou la a, se vre wi: mwen menm, mwen pale sa m' konnen, mwen di sa m' te wè. Men nou menm, nou pa vle asepte sa m'ap di a.

If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

Nou pa kwè m' lè m'ap pale nou bagay k'ap pase isit sou latè. Ki jan n'a fè kwè m' lè m'a pale nou bagay k'ap pase nan syèl la?

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

Pesonn pa janm moute nan syèl la, esepte Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a ki desann soti nan syèl la.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

Menm jan Moyiz te leve sèpan ki te fèt an bwonz lan byen wo sou yon poto nan mitan dezè a, konsa tou yo gen pou yo leve Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a byen wo tou.

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Tout moun ki mete konfyans yo nan li va gen lavi ki p'ap janm fini an.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Paske, Bondye sitèlman renmen lèzòm li bay sèl Pitit li a pou yo. Tout moun ki va mete konfyans yo nan li p'ap pedi lavi yo. Okontrè y'a gen lavi ki p'ap janm fini an.

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Bondye pa voye Pitit li a sou latè pou kondannen lèzòm, men pito pou l' te kapab delivre yo.

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Pitit Bondye a p'ap kondannen. Men, moun ki pa kwè nan li, yo deja kondannen, paske yo pa t' gen konfyans nan sèl Pitit Bondye a.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Men ki bò kondannasyon an soti pou yo: limyè a te vini nan lemonn, men lèzòm te pito fènwa a pase limyè a, paske sa y'ap fè a mal.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

Lè yon moun ap fè sa ki mal, li pa vle wè limyè a, li p'ap vini kote limyè a ye, paske li pè pou move zak li yo pa parèt aklè.

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Men, moun ki fè sa ki bon vre, se nan limyè a menm l'ap vini, pou moun ka wè aklè se obeyi l'ap obeyi Bondye nan sa l'ap fè a.

After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

Apre sa, Jezi ale ansanm ak disip li yo nan peyi Jide. Li rete kèk tan la ak yo, li t'ap batize moun.

And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

Jan Batis menm t'ap batize moun tou nan Enon, toupre Salim, paske te gen anpil dlo la. Anpil moun te vin jwenn li la pou l' li te batize yo.

For John was not yet cast into prison.

(Lè sa a, yo pa t' ankò mete Jan Batis nan prizon.)

Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

De twa nan patizan Jan yo tonbe diskite ak yon jwif sou regleman relijyon an ki mande pou moun lave kò yo.

And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

Y' ale bò kot Jan, yo di l' konsa: Mèt, ou chonje nonm ki te avè ou lòt bò larivyè Jouden an, moun ou t'ap pale nou an? Enben, l'ap batize koulye a. Tout moun al jwenn li.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

Jan reponn yo: Pesonn pa ka gen anyen si se pa Bondye nan syèl la ki ba li li.

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

Nou menm, nou ka di mwen te di nou sa: Se pa mwen ki Kris la, se voye Bondye voye m' pran devan li.

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

Nan yon maryaj, lamarye se pou nonm k'ap marye a. Zanmi nonm k'ap marye a kanpe toupre l', l'ap koute. Li pa manke kontan lè li tande vwa nonm k'ap marye a. Se konsa, mwen menm, mwen kontan nèt koulye a.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Li fèt pou li vin pi gran, pou mwen menm, mwen vin pi piti toujou.

He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

Moun ki soti anwo a pi gran pase nou tout. Moun ki soti sou latè, se pou latè li ye, l'ap pale nou bagay ki sou latè. Moun ki soti anwo nan syèl la, li pi wo pase nou tout.

And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

L'ap di sa l' wè, sa l' tande. Men, pesonn pa asepte mesaj li.

He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

Moun ki asepte sa l'ap di a, li rekonèt sa Bondye di a se vre.

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

Moun Bondye voye a, se pawòl Bondye l'ap pale, paske Bondye ba li Sentespri san mezi.

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

Papa a renmen Pitit la, li ba li pouvwa sou tout bagay.

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Pitit la, yo gen lavi ki p'ap janm fini an. Moun ki desobeyi Pitit la, yo p'ap gen lavi sa a. Se kòlè Bondye k'ap tonbe sou yo.