The Bible in India

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 আদিতে আমাদের স্বর্গীয় পিতা আকাশমণ্ডল ও পৃথিবী সৃষ্টি করলেন।

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 আর পৃথিবী ছিল আকারহীন ও শূন্য, গভীর জলরাশির উপরে অন্ধকার ছিল, এবং আমাদের পিতার আত্মা জলরাশির উপরে ভাসছিলেন।

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 তখন আমাদের পিতা বললেন, “আলো হোক,” আর আলো হল।

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 তিনি দেখলেন যে আলো উত্তম, আর তিনি আলোকে অন্ধকার থেকে পৃথক করলেন।

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 তিনি আলোকে “দিন” এবং অন্ধকারকে “রাত” নাম দিলেন। আর সন্ধ্যা হল, আর সকাল হল—প্রথম দিন।

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 আর আমাদের পিতা বললেন, “জলরাশির মধ্যে এক বিস্তার হোক, যেন তা জল থেকে জলকে পৃথক করে।”

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 তাই তিনি সেই বিস্তার তৈরি করলেন এবং বিস্তারের নিচের জলকে তার উপরের জল থেকে পৃথক করলেন। আর তাই হল।

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 তিনি সেই বিস্তারকে “আকাশ” নাম দিলেন। আর সন্ধ্যা হল, আর সকাল হল—দ্বিতীয় দিন।

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 তখন আমাদের পিতা বললেন, “আকাশের নিচের জল এক জায়গায় একত্র হোক, আর শুকনো ভূমি প্রকাশ পাক।” আর তাই হল।

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 তিনি শুকনো ভূমিকে “স্থল” এবং একত্রিত জলরাশিকে “সমুদ্র” নাম দিলেন। আর তিনি দেখলেন যে তা উত্তম।

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 তখন তিনি বললেন, “স্থল তৃণলতা উৎপন্ন করুক: বীজবিশিষ্ট গাছপালা এবং বীজবিশিষ্ট ফল ধরে এমন বৃক্ষ, প্রত্যেকটি তার নিজ জাতি অনুসারে।” আর তাই হল।

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 স্থল তৃণলতা উৎপন্ন করল: নিজ নিজ জাতি অনুসারে বীজবিশিষ্ট গাছপালা এবং নিজ নিজ জাতি অনুসারে বীজবিশিষ্ট ফল ধরে এমন বৃক্ষ। আর আমাদের পিতা দেখলেন যে তা উত্তম।

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 আর সন্ধ্যা হল, আর সকাল হল—তৃতীয় দিন।

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 আর আমাদের পিতা বললেন, “আকাশের বিস্তারে জ্যোতি হোক, যেন তা দিনকে রাত থেকে পৃথক করে, এবং ঋতু, দিন ও বৎসর নির্ধারণের চিহ্নরূপে কাজ করে,”

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 “আর সেগুলি আকাশের বিস্তারে জ্যোতিরূপে থাকুক, যেন পৃথিবীতে আলো দেয়।” আর তাই হল।

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 আমাদের পিতা দুটি মহাজ্যোতি তৈরি করলেন: দিনের উপর কর্তৃত্ব করার জন্য বৃহত্তর জ্যোতি এবং রাতের উপর কর্তৃত্ব করার জন্য ক্ষুদ্রতর জ্যোতি। তিনি তারকামণ্ডলও তৈরি করলেন।

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 তিনি সেগুলিকে আকাশের বিস্তারে স্থাপন করলেন, যেন পৃথিবীতে আলো দেয়,

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 যেন দিন ও রাতের উপর কর্তৃত্ব করে এবং আলোকে অন্ধকার থেকে পৃথক করে। আর তিনি দেখলেন যে তা উত্তম।

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 আর সন্ধ্যা হল, আর সকাল হল—চতুর্থ দিন।

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 তখন আমাদের পিতা বললেন, “জল প্রাণবন্ত জীবে পরিপূর্ণ হোক, আর পাখিরা আকাশের বিস্তার জুড়ে পৃথিবীর উপরে উড়ুক।”

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 তাই তিনি বৃহৎ সামুদ্রিক জীব এবং জলে চলমান ও পরিপূর্ণ প্রত্যেক জীবন্ত প্রাণী, প্রত্যেকটি তার নিজ জাতি অনুসারে, এবং প্রত্যেক পক্ষবিশিষ্ট পাখি তার নিজ জাতি অনুসারে সৃষ্টি করলেন। আর তিনি দেখলেন যে তা উত্তম।

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 আমাদের পিতা তাদের আশীর্বাদ করে বললেন, “বহুপ্রজ ও বংশবৃদ্ধি কর এবং সমুদ্রের জল পরিপূর্ণ কর, আর পাখিরা পৃথিবীতে বংশবৃদ্ধি করুক।”

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 আর সন্ধ্যা হল, আর সকাল হল—পঞ্চম দিন।

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 আর আমাদের পিতা বললেন, “স্থল নিজ নিজ জাতি অনুসারে জীবন্ত প্রাণী উৎপন্ন করুক: গৃহপালিত পশু, মাটিতে বুকে হেঁটে চলা প্রাণী এবং বন্য পশু, প্রত্যেকটি তার নিজ জাতি অনুসারে।” আর তাই হল।

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 তিনি নিজ নিজ জাতি অনুসারে বন্য পশু, নিজ নিজ জাতি অনুসারে গৃহপালিত পশু এবং নিজ নিজ জাতি অনুসারে মাটিতে বুকে হেঁটে চলা সমস্ত প্রাণী তৈরি করলেন। আর তিনি দেখলেন যে তা উত্তম।

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 তখন আমাদের পিতা বললেন, “আমরা আমাদের প্রতিমূর্তিতে, আমাদের সাদৃশ্যে মানবজাতিকে সৃষ্টি করি, যেন তারা সমুদ্রের মাছের উপর, আকাশের পাখির উপর, গৃহপালিত পশুর উপর, সমস্ত পৃথিবীর উপর এবং মাটিতে বুকে হেঁটে চলা প্রত্যেক প্রাণীর উপর কর্তৃত্ব করে।”

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 তাই আমাদের পিতা মানবজাতিকে নিজেদের প্রতিমূর্তিতে সৃষ্টি করলেন; পিতা, পুত্র ও পবিত্র আত্মার প্রতিমূর্তিতে তিনি তাদের সৃষ্টি করলেন; পুরুষ ও নারী করে তিনি তাদের সৃষ্টি করলেন।

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 আমাদের পিতা তাদের আশীর্বাদ করে বললেন, “বহুপ্রজ ও বংশবৃদ্ধি কর; পৃথিবী পরিপূর্ণ কর ও তা বশীভূত কর। সমুদ্রের মাছের উপর, আকাশের পাখির উপর এবং মাটিতে চলমান প্রত্যেক জীবন্ত প্রাণীর উপর কর্তৃত্ব কর।”

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 তখন তিনি বললেন, “আমি সমস্ত পৃথিবীর উপরিভাগে থাকা প্রত্যেক বীজবিশিষ্ট গাছপালা এবং বীজবিশিষ্ট ফল ধরে এমন প্রত্যেক বৃক্ষ তোমাদের দিচ্ছি। সেগুলি খাদ্যরূপে তোমাদের হবে।

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 “আর পৃথিবীর সমস্ত পশু, আকাশের সমস্ত পাখি এবং মাটিতে বুকে হেঁটে চলা সমস্ত প্রাণী—যাদের মধ্যে জীবনের নিঃশ্বাস আছে এমন প্রত্যেকের জন্য—আমি প্রত্যেক সবুজ গাছপালা খাদ্যরূপে দিচ্ছি।” আর তাই হল।

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 আমাদের পিতা তাঁর তৈরি করা সমস্ত কিছু দেখলেন, আর তা অতি উত্তম ছিল। আর সন্ধ্যা হল, আর সকাল হল—ষষ্ঠ দিন।

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

1 ফরীশীদের মধ্যে নীকদীম নামে একজন লোক ছিলেন, যিনি যিহূদীদের একজন নেতা।

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 এই লোকটি রাতের বেলা যীশুর কাছে এসে তাঁকে বললেন, “রব্বি, আমরা জানি যে আপনি আমাদের পিতার কাছ থেকে আসা একজন গুরু, কারণ আমাদের পিতা যাঁর সঙ্গে না থাকেন, তিনি ছাড়া আর কেউই আপনার করা এই চিহ্নকার্যগুলি করতে পারে না।”

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 যীশু তাঁকে উত্তরে বললেন, “সত্য, সত্য, আমি তোমাকে বলছি, কেউ নতুন করে জন্ম না নিলে সে আমাদের পিতার রাজ্য দেখতে পায় না।”

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 নীকদীম তাঁকে বললেন, “মানুষ বৃদ্ধ হলে কেমন করে জন্ম নিতে পারে? সে কি দ্বিতীয়বার তার মায়ের গর্ভে প্রবেশ করে জন্ম নিতে পারে?”

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 যীশু উত্তর দিলেন, “সত্য, সত্য, আমি তোমাকে বলছি, কেউ জল ও পবিত্র আত্মা থেকে জন্ম না নিলে সে আমাদের পিতার রাজ্যে প্রবেশ করতে পারে না।”

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 মাংস থেকে যা জন্মে তা মাংস, আর পবিত্র আত্মা থেকে যা জন্মে তা আত্মা।

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 ‘তোমাদের নতুন করে জন্ম নিতে হবে,’ এই কথা আমি তোমাকে বললাম বলে আশ্চর্য হোয়ো না।

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 বাতাস যেখানে ইচ্ছা সেখানেই বয়, আর তুমি তার শব্দ শোন, কিন্তু তা কোথা থেকে আসে বা কোথায় যায় তা তুমি জান না। পবিত্র আত্মা থেকে জন্ম নেওয়া প্রত্যেকের ক্ষেত্রেও তেমনই হয়।

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 নীকদীম তাঁকে বললেন, “এসব কেমন করে হতে পারে?”

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 যীশু তাঁকে উত্তর দিলেন, “তুমি ইস্রায়েলের গুরু হয়েও এসব বুঝতে পার না?

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 সত্য, সত্য, আমি তোমাকে বলছি, আমরা যা জানি তা-ই বলি, আর যা দেখেছি তারই সাক্ষ্য দিই, কিন্তু তোমরা আমাদের সাক্ষ্য গ্রহণ কর না।

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

12 আমি তোমাদের পার্থিব বিষয়ের কথা বললে যদি তোমরা বিশ্বাস না কর, তবে স্বর্গীয় বিষয়ের কথা বললে কেমন করে বিশ্বাস করবে?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 যিনি স্বর্গ থেকে নেমে এসেছেন, সেই মনুষ্যপুত্র ছাড়া আর কেউ স্বর্গে ওঠেনি।

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

14 আর মোশি যেমন প্রান্তরে সাপটিকে উঁচুতে তুলেছিলেন, তেমনই মনুষ্যপুত্রকেও উঁচুতে তোলা আবশ্যক,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 যেন যে কেউ তাঁতে বিশ্বাস করে সে অনন্ত জীবন পায়।

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

16 কারণ আমাদের পিতা জগৎকে এতই ভালোবাসলেন যে, তিনি তাঁর একমাত্র পুত্রকে দান করলেন, যেন যে কেউ তাঁতে বিশ্বাস করে সে বিনষ্ট না হয়, কিন্তু অনন্ত জীবন পায়।

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 কারণ আমাদের পিতা জগৎকে দোষী সাব্যস্ত করার জন্য তাঁর পুত্রকে জগতে পাঠাননি, কিন্তু যেন তাঁর মাধ্যমে জগৎ পরিত্রাণ পায়।

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 যে তাঁতে বিশ্বাস করে সে দোষী সাব্যস্ত হয় না, কিন্তু যে বিশ্বাস করে না সে ইতিমধ্যেই দোষী সাব্যস্ত হয়েছে, কারণ সে আমাদের পিতার একমাত্র পুত্রের নামে বিশ্বাস করেনি।

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 আর বিচার এই: আলো জগতে এসেছে, কিন্তু মানুষ আলোর চেয়ে বরং অন্ধকারকে ভালোবাসল, কারণ তাদের কাজগুলি মন্দ ছিল।

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 কারণ যে কেউ মন্দ কাজ করে সে আলোকে ঘৃণা করে এবং আলোর কাছে আসে না, পাছে তার কাজগুলি প্রকাশ পেয়ে যায়।

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 কিন্তু যে সত্য কাজ করে সে আলোর কাছে আসে, যেন স্পষ্টভাবে দেখা যায় যে তার কাজগুলি আমাদের পিতাতে সম্পন্ন হয়েছে।

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 এরপর যীশু ও তাঁর শিষ্যরা যিহূদিয়া অঞ্চলে গেলেন, আর সেখানে তিনি তাদের সঙ্গে থেকে বাপ্তিস্ম দিচ্ছিলেন।

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 যোহনও শালীমের কাছে ঐনোনে বাপ্তিস্ম দিচ্ছিলেন, কারণ সেখানে প্রচুর জল ছিল, আর লোকেরা এসে বাপ্তিস্ম নিচ্ছিল,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 কারণ যোহনকে তখনও কারাগারে দেওয়া হয়নি।

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 তখন যোহনের কয়েকজন শিষ্য ও একজন যিহূদীর মধ্যে শুচিকরণ নিয়ে এক আলোচনা উঠল।

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 আর তারা যোহনের কাছে এসে তাঁকে বলল, “রব্বি, যিনি যর্দনের ওপারে আপনার সঙ্গে ছিলেন, যাঁর বিষয়ে আপনি সাক্ষ্য দিয়েছিলেন—দেখুন, তিনি বাপ্তিস্ম দিচ্ছেন, আর সকলেই তাঁর কাছে যাচ্ছে।”

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 যোহন উত্তরে বললেন, “স্বর্গ থেকে দেওয়া না হলে মানুষ একটি জিনিসও পেতে পারে না।

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 তোমরা নিজেরাই সাক্ষ্য দিতে পার যে আমি বলেছিলাম, ‘আমি খ্রীষ্ট নই, কিন্তু আমাকে তাঁর আগে পাঠানো হয়েছে।’

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 যাঁর কাছে কনে আছে তিনিই বর—যীশু। বরের বন্ধু, যে দাঁড়িয়ে তাঁর কথা শোনে, সে বরের কণ্ঠস্বরে মহা আনন্দিত হয়। তাই আমার এই আনন্দ এখন পরিপূর্ণ হয়েছে।

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 তাঁকে অবশ্যই বৃদ্ধি পেতে হবে, কিন্তু আমাকে অবশ্যই হ্রাস পেতে হবে।

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 যিনি ঊর্ধ্ব থেকে আসেন তিনি সকলের ঊর্ধ্বে। যে পৃথিবীর সে পৃথিবীরই, আর সে পার্থিব ভাবে কথা বলে। যিনি স্বর্গ থেকে আসেন তিনি সকলের ঊর্ধ্বে।

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 তিনি যা দেখেছেন ও শুনেছেন তারই সাক্ষ্য দেন, তবুও কেউ তাঁর সাক্ষ্য গ্রহণ করে না।

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 যে তাঁর সাক্ষ্য গ্রহণ করে সে এই সত্যকে প্রতিষ্ঠিত করে যে আমাদের পিতা সত্যময়।

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 কারণ আমাদের পিতা যাঁকে পাঠিয়েছেন তিনি আমাদের পিতার বাক্য বলেন, কারণ তিনি অপরিমিতভাবে পবিত্র আত্মা দান করেন।

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

35 আমাদের পিতা পুত্রকে ভালোবাসেন এবং সমস্ত কিছু তাঁর হাতে সমর্পণ করেছেন।

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 যে পুত্রে বিশ্বাস করে সে অনন্ত জীবন পেয়েছে; কিন্তু যে পুত্রের আজ্ঞা মানে না সে জীবন দেখতে পাবে না, বরং আমাদের পিতার ক্রোধ তার উপরে অবস্থিত থাকে।

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 આરંભમાં, આપણા સ્વર્ગીય પિતાએ આકાશ અને પૃથ્વી ઉત્પન્ન કર્યાં.

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 હવે પૃથ્વી નિરાકાર અને શૂન્ય હતી, ઊંડાણની સપાટી પર અંધકાર છવાયેલો હતો, અને આપણા પિતાનો આત્મા પાણીની સપાટી પર ફરી રહ્યો હતો.

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 પછી આપણા પિતાએ કહ્યું, “પ્રકાશ થાય,” અને પ્રકાશ થયો.

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 તેમણે જોયું કે પ્રકાશ સારો છે, અને તેમણે પ્રકાશને અંધકારથી જુદો કર્યો.

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 તેમણે પ્રકાશને “દિવસ” કહ્યો, અને અંધકારને તેમણે “રાત” કહ્યું. અને સાંજ થઈ, અને સવાર થઈ—પહેલો દિવસ.

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 અને આપણા પિતાએ કહ્યું, “પાણીની વચ્ચે એક અંતરિક્ષ થાય જે પાણીને પાણીથી જુદું પાડે.”

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 તેથી તેમણે અંતરિક્ષ બનાવ્યું અને અંતરિક્ષની નીચેના પાણીને તેની ઉપરના પાણીથી જુદું કર્યું. અને એમ જ થયું.

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 તેમણે અંતરિક્ષને “આકાશ” કહ્યું. તેથી સાંજ થઈ, અને સવાર થઈ—બીજો દિવસ.

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 પછી આપણા પિતાએ કહ્યું, “આકાશ નીચેનું પાણી એક જગ્યાએ ભેગું થાય, અને કોરી જમીન દેખાય.” અને એમ જ થયું.

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 તેમણે કોરી જમીનને “ભૂમિ” કહી, અને ભેગાં થયેલાં પાણીને તેમણે “સમુદ્રો” કહ્યાં. અને તેમણે જોયું કે તે સારું છે.

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 પછી તેમણે કહ્યું, “ભૂમિ વનસ્પતિ ઉગાડે: બીજવાળા છોડ અને બીજવાળું ફળ આપનારાં વૃક્ષો, દરેક પોતપોતાની જાત પ્રમાણે.” અને એમ જ થયું.

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 ભૂમિએ વનસ્પતિ ઉગાડી: પોતપોતાની જાત પ્રમાણે બીજવાળા છોડ અને પોતપોતાની જાત પ્રમાણે બીજવાળું ફળ આપનારાં વૃક્ષો. અને આપણા પિતાએ જોયું કે તે સારું છે.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 અને સાંજ થઈ, અને સવાર થઈ—ત્રીજો દિવસ.

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 અને આપણા પિતાએ કહ્યું, “આકાશના અંતરિક્ષમાં જ્યોતિઓ થાય જે દિવસને રાતથી જુદો પાડે, અને તેઓ ઋતુઓ, દિવસો અને વર્ષોને ચિહ્નિત કરવા માટે ચિહ્નો તરીકે કામ આપે,”

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 “અને તેઓ આકાશના અંતરિક્ષમાં જ્યોતિઓ થઈને પૃથ્વી પર પ્રકાશ આપે.” અને એમ જ થયું.

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 આપણા પિતાએ બે મોટી જ્યોતિઓ બનાવી: દિવસ પર અધિકાર ચલાવવા માટે મોટી જ્યોતિ અને રાત પર અધિકાર ચલાવવા માટે નાની જ્યોતિ. તેમણે તારાઓ પણ બનાવ્યા.

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 પૃથ્વી પર પ્રકાશ આપવા માટે તેમણે તેઓને આકાશના અંતરિક્ષમાં ગોઠવ્યાં,

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 જેથી તેઓ દિવસ અને રાત પર અધિકાર ચલાવે, અને પ્રકાશને અંધકારથી જુદો કરે. અને તેમણે જોયું કે તે સારું છે.

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 તેથી સાંજ થઈ, અને સવાર થઈ—ચોથો દિવસ.

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 પછી આપણા પિતાએ કહ્યું, “પાણી જીવજંતુઓથી ઊભરાય, અને પક્ષીઓ આકાશના અંતરિક્ષમાં પૃથ્વી ઉપર ઊડે.”

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 તેથી તેમણે મોટાં દરિયાઈ પ્રાણીઓ અને પાણીમાં હાલતાચાલતાં તથા ઊભરાતાં દરેક જીવજંતુને, દરેક પોતપોતાની જાત પ્રમાણે, અને દરેક પાંખવાળા પક્ષીને તેની જાત પ્રમાણે ઉત્પન્ન કર્યાં. અને તેમણે જોયું કે તે સારું છે.

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 આપણા પિતાએ તેઓને આશીર્વાદ આપ્યો અને કહ્યું, “સફળ થાઓ અને વધો અને સમુદ્રોમાંનું પાણી ભરી દો, અને પક્ષીઓ પૃથ્વી પર વધે.”

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 અને સાંજ થઈ, અને સવાર થઈ—પાંચમો દિવસ.

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 અને આપણા પિતાએ કહ્યું, “ભૂમિ પોતપોતાની જાત પ્રમાણે જીવજંતુઓ ઉત્પન્ન કરે: પાલતુ પશુઓ, જમીન પર સરકતાં પ્રાણીઓ, અને જંગલી પ્રાણીઓ, દરેક પોતપોતાની જાત પ્રમાણે.” અને એમ જ થયું.

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 તેમણે જંગલી પ્રાણીઓને તેઓની જાત પ્રમાણે, પાલતુ પશુઓને તેઓની જાત પ્રમાણે, અને જમીન પર સરકતાં સર્વ પ્રાણીઓને તેઓની જાત પ્રમાણે બનાવ્યાં. અને તેમણે જોયું કે તે સારું છે.

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 પછી આપણા પિતાએ કહ્યું, “આપણે માણસજાતને આપણા સ્વરૂપમાં, આપણી પ્રતિમા પ્રમાણે બનાવીએ, જેથી તેઓ સમુદ્રની માછલીઓ અને આકાશનાં પક્ષીઓ પર, પાલતુ પશુઓ પર, સમગ્ર પૃથ્વી પર, અને જમીન પર સરકતા દરેક પ્રાણી પર અધિકાર ચલાવે.”

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 તેથી આપણા પિતાએ માણસજાતને પોતાના સ્વરૂપમાં ઉત્પન્ન કરી; પિતા, પુત્ર, અને પવિત્ર આત્માના સ્વરૂપમાં તેમણે તેઓને ઉત્પન્ન કર્યાં; નર અને નારી તરીકે તેમણે તેઓને ઉત્પન્ન કર્યાં.

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 આપણા પિતાએ તેઓને આશીર્વાદ આપ્યો અને તેઓને કહ્યું, “સફળ થાઓ અને વધો; પૃથ્વીને ભરી દો અને તેને વશ કરો. સમુદ્રની માછલીઓ અને આકાશનાં પક્ષીઓ પર, અને જમીન પર હાલતા દરેક જીવજંતુ પર અધિકાર ચલાવો.”

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 પછી તેમણે કહ્યું, “આખી પૃથ્વીની સપાટી પરનો દરેક બીજવાળો છોડ અને બીજવાળું ફળ આપનારું દરેક વૃક્ષ હું તમને આપું છું. તે તમારે માટે ખોરાક થશે.

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 “અને પૃથ્વીનાં સર્વ પ્રાણીઓને, આકાશનાં સર્વ પક્ષીઓને, અને જમીન પર સરકતાં સર્વ પ્રાણીઓને—જેઓમાં જીવનનો શ્વાસ છે તે દરેકને—ખોરાક માટે હું દરેક લીલો છોડ આપું છું.” અને એમ જ થયું.

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 આપણા પિતાએ પોતે જે કંઈ બનાવ્યું હતું તે સર્વ જોયું, અને તે ઘણું જ સારું હતું. તેથી સાંજ થઈ, અને સવાર થઈ—છઠ્ઠો દિવસ.

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

1 હવે ફરોશીઓમાંનો નિકોદેમસ નામે એક માણસ હતો, જે યહૂદીઓનો અધિકારી હતો.

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 આ માણસ રાત્રે ઈસુ પાસે આવ્યો અને તેમને કહ્યું, “રાબ્બી, અમે જાણીએ છીએ કે તમે આપણા પિતા તરફથી આવેલા ઉપદેશક છો, કેમ કે જે ચમત્કારો તમે કરો છો તે, જો આપણા પિતા તેની સાથે ન હોય તો, કોઈ કરી શકે નહિ.”

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 ઈસુએ તેને જવાબમાં કહ્યું, “હું તને સાચે સાચ કહું છું, જ્યાં સુધી કોઈ નવેસરથી જન્મ ન પામે, ત્યાં સુધી તે આપણા પિતાનું રાજ્ય જોઈ શકતો નથી.”

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 નિકોદેમસે તેમને કહ્યું, “માણસ વૃદ્ધ થયા પછી તે કેવી રીતે જન્મ પામી શકે? શું તે બીજી વાર પોતાની માતાના ગર્ભમાં પ્રવેશીને જન્મ પામી શકે?”

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 ઈસુએ ઉત્તર આપ્યો, “હું તને સાચે સાચ કહું છું, જ્યાં સુધી કોઈ પાણી અને પવિત્ર આત્માથી જન્મ ન પામે, ત્યાં સુધી તે આપણા પિતાના રાજ્યમાં પ્રવેશી શકતો નથી.

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 જે દેહથી જન્મેલું છે તે દેહ છે, અને જે પવિત્ર આત્માથી જન્મેલું છે તે આત્મા છે.

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 ‘તમારે નવેસરથી જન્મ પામવો જ જોઈએ,’ એમ મેં તને કહ્યું તેથી તું આશ્ચર્ય ન પામ.

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 પવન જ્યાં ચાહે છે ત્યાં વાય છે, અને તું તેનો અવાજ સાંભળે છે, પણ તે ક્યાંથી આવે છે અને ક્યાં જાય છે તે તું જાણતો નથી. પવિત્ર આત્માથી જન્મેલા દરેકનું એમ જ છે.

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 નિકોદેમસે તેમને કહ્યું, “આ બધું કેવી રીતે બની શકે?”

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 ઈસુએ તેને ઉત્તર આપ્યો, “શું તું ઇઝરાયલનો ઉપદેશક છે અને છતાં આ બધું સમજતો નથી?

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 હું તને સાચે સાચ કહું છું, જે અમે જાણીએ છીએ તે અમે કહીએ છીએ, અને જે અમે જોયું છે તેની સાક્ષી આપીએ છીએ, પણ તમે અમારી સાક્ષી સ્વીકારતા નથી.

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

12 જો મેં તમને પૃથ્વી પરની વાતો કહી અને તમે વિશ્વાસ કરતા નથી, તો જો હું તમને સ્વર્ગની વાતો કહું તો તમે કેવી રીતે વિશ્વાસ કરશો?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 જે સ્વર્ગમાંથી ઊતર્યો, એટલે કે માણસનો દીકરો, તેના સિવાય કોઈ સ્વર્ગમાં ચઢ્યું નથી.

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

14 અને જેમ મૂસાએ અરણ્યમાં સાપને ઊંચો કર્યો, તેમ માણસના દીકરાને પણ ઊંચો કરવો જ જોઈએ,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 જેથી જે કોઈ તેના પર વિશ્વાસ કરે તેને અનંતજીવન મળે.

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

16 કેમ કે આપણા પિતાએ જગત પર એટલો બધો પ્રેમ કર્યો કે તેમણે પોતાનો એકનો એક દીકરો આપ્યો, જેથી જે કોઈ તેના પર વિશ્વાસ કરે તેનો નાશ ન થાય પણ તેને અનંતજીવન મળે.

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 કેમ કે આપણા પિતાએ પોતાના દીકરાને જગતમાં જગતનો ન્યાય કરવા માટે મોકલ્યો નહોતો, પણ એ માટે કે તેના દ્વારા જગતનો ઉદ્ધાર થાય.

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 જે કોઈ તેના પર વિશ્વાસ કરે છે તેનો ન્યાય થયો નથી, પણ જે વિશ્વાસ કરતો નથી તેનો ન્યાય તો અગાઉથી જ થઈ ચૂક્યો છે, કેમ કે તેણે આપણા પિતાના એકના એક દીકરાના નામ પર વિશ્વાસ કર્યો નથી.

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 અને ન્યાય આ છે: પ્રકાશ જગતમાં આવ્યો, અને લોકોએ પ્રકાશને બદલે અંધકારને ચાહ્યો, કેમ કે તેઓનાં કામ ભૂંડાં હતાં.

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 કેમ કે જે કોઈ દુષ્ટ કાર્યો કરે છે તે પ્રકાશને ધિક્કારે છે અને પ્રકાશ પાસે આવતો નથી, રખેને તેનાં કામ ઉઘાડાં પડે.

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 પણ જે કોઈ સત્ય આચરે છે તે પ્રકાશ પાસે આવે છે, જેથી સ્પષ્ટ દેખાય કે તેનાં કામ આપણા પિતામાં કરવામાં આવ્યાં છે.

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 એ પછી, ઈસુ અને તેમના શિષ્યો યહૂદિયાના ગ્રામ્ય પ્રદેશમાં ગયા, અને ત્યાં તે તેઓની સાથે રહ્યા અને બાપ્તિસ્મા આપતા હતા.

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 યોહાન પણ સાલીમ પાસેના ઐનોનમાં બાપ્તિસ્મા આપતો હતો, કેમ કે ત્યાં પુષ્કળ પાણી હતું, અને લોકો આવીને બાપ્તિસ્મા પામતા હતા,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 કેમ કે યોહાનને હજુ બંદીખાનામાં નાખવામાં આવ્યો નહોતો.

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 હવે યોહાનના કેટલાક શિષ્યો અને એક યહૂદી વચ્ચે શુદ્ધિકરણ વિશે વાદવિવાદ ઊભો થયો.

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 અને તેઓ યોહાન પાસે આવ્યા અને તેને કહ્યું, “રાબ્બી, જે યર્દનને પેલે પાર તારી સાથે હતો, જેને વિશે તેં સાક્ષી આપી—જો, તે બાપ્તિસ્મા આપે છે, અને સહુ તેની પાસે જઈ રહ્યા છે.”

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 યોહાને જવાબમાં કહ્યું, “જ્યાં સુધી સ્વર્ગમાંથી માણસને ન અપાય, ત્યાં સુધી તે એક પણ વસ્તુ પામી શકતો નથી.

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 ‘હું ખ્રિસ્ત નથી, પણ મને તેની આગળ મોકલવામાં આવ્યો છે,’ એમ મેં કહ્યું તેની તમે પોતે સાક્ષી આપી શકો છો.

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 જેની પાસે કન્યા છે તે વર છે—ઈસુ. વરનો મિત્ર, જે ઊભો રહીને તેને સાંભળે છે, તે વરના અવાજથી ઘણો આનંદ પામે છે. માટે મારો આ આનંદ હવે સંપૂર્ણ થયો છે.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 તે વધવા જ જોઈએ, પણ મારે ઘટવું જ જોઈએ.

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 જે ઉપરથી આવે છે તે સહુથી ઉપર છે. જે પૃથ્વીનો છે તે પૃથ્વીનો છે અને પૃથ્વી પ્રમાણે બોલે છે. જે સ્વર્ગમાંથી આવે છે તે સહુથી ઉપર છે.

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 જે તેણે જોયું અને સાંભળ્યું છે તેની તે સાક્ષી આપે છે, છતાં કોઈ તેની સાક્ષી સ્વીકારતું નથી.

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 જે કોઈ તેની સાક્ષી સ્વીકારે છે તે ખાતરી કરે છે કે આપણા પિતા સત્ય છે.

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 કેમ કે જેને આપણા પિતાએ મોકલ્યો છે તે આપણા પિતાનાં વચન બોલે છે, કેમ કે તે પવિત્ર આત્માને માપ વગર આપે છે.

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

35 આપણા પિતા દીકરા પર પ્રેમ કરે છે અને તેમણે સર્વ વસ્તુઓ તેના હાથમાં સોંપી છે.

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 જે કોઈ દીકરા પર વિશ્વાસ કરે છે તેને અનંતજીવન છે; જે કોઈ દીકરાનું માનતો નથી તે જીવન જોશે નહિ, પણ આપણા પિતાનો કોપ તેના પર રહે છે.

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 आदि में हमारे स्वर्गीय पिता ने आकाश और पृथ्वी की सृष्टि की।

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 पृथ्वी बेडौल और सुनसान थी, और गहरे जल के ऊपर अंधकार छाया हुआ था; और हमारे पिता का आत्मा जल के ऊपर मँडरा रहा था।

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 तब हमारे पिता ने कहा, "उजियाला हो," और उजियाला हो गया।

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 उन्होंने देखा कि उजियाला अच्छा है, और उन्होंने उजियाले को अंधकार से अलग किया।

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 उन्होंने उजियाले को "दिन" कहा, और अंधकार को "रात" कहा। और सांझ हुई, फिर भोर हुआ—पहला दिन।

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 और हमारे पिता ने कहा, "जल के बीच एक अंतर हो, जो जल को जल से अलग करे।"

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 इसलिए उन्होंने अंतर को बनाया और अंतर के नीचे के जल को उसके ऊपर के जल से अलग किया। और ऐसा ही हो गया।

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 उन्होंने उस अंतर को "आकाश" कहा। तब सांझ हुई, फिर भोर हुआ—दूसरा दिन।

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 तब हमारे पिता ने कहा, "आकाश के नीचे का जल एक स्थान में इकट्ठा हो जाए, और सूखी भूमि दिखाई दे।" और ऐसा ही हो गया।

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 उन्होंने सूखी भूमि को "धरती" कहा, और इकट्ठे हुए जल को "समुद्र" कहा। और उन्होंने देखा कि यह अच्छा है।

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 तब उन्होंने कहा, "धरती हरियाली उगाए: बीज देनेवाले पौधे और ऐसे वृक्ष जो बीजवाले फल लाएँ, हर एक अपनी-अपनी जाति के अनुसार।" और ऐसा ही हो गया।

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 धरती ने हरियाली उगाई: बीज देनेवाले पौधे अपनी-अपनी जाति के अनुसार, और बीजवाले फल लानेवाले वृक्ष अपनी-अपनी जाति के अनुसार। और हमारे पिता ने देखा कि यह अच्छा है।

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 और सांझ हुई, फिर भोर हुआ—तीसरा दिन।

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 और हमारे पिता ने कहा, "आकाश के अंतर में ज्योतियाँ हों जो दिन को रात से अलग करें, और वे चिन्हों के रूप में हों जो ऋतुओं, दिनों और वर्षों को ठहराएँ,"

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 "और वे आकाश के अंतर में ज्योतियाँ हों जो पृथ्वी पर प्रकाश दें।" और ऐसा ही हो गया।

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 हमारे पिता ने दो बड़ी ज्योतियाँ बनाईं: बड़ी ज्योति दिन पर अधिकार करने के लिए और छोटी ज्योति रात पर अधिकार करने के लिए। उन्होंने तारों को भी बनाया।

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 उन्होंने उन्हें आकाश के अंतर में रखा, ताकि वे पृथ्वी पर प्रकाश दें,

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 और दिन तथा रात पर अधिकार करें, और उजियाले को अंधकार से अलग करें। और उन्होंने देखा कि यह अच्छा है।

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 तब सांझ हुई, फिर भोर हुआ—चौथा दिन।

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 तब हमारे पिता ने कहा, "जल जीवित प्राणियों से भर जाए, और पक्षी पृथ्वी के ऊपर आकाश के अंतर में उड़ें।"

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 इसलिए उन्होंने बड़े-बड़े जलजन्तुओं को, और हर एक जीवित प्राणी को जो जल में चलता और भरा रहता है, हर एक को उसकी जाति के अनुसार, और हर पंखवाले पक्षी को उसकी जाति के अनुसार सृजा। और उन्होंने देखा कि यह अच्छा है।

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 हमारे पिता ने उन्हें आशीष दी और कहा, "फूलो-फलो और बढ़ो और समुद्रों के जल को भर दो, और पक्षी पृथ्वी पर बढ़ें।"

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 और सांझ हुई, फिर भोर हुआ—पाँचवाँ दिन।

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 और हमारे पिता ने कहा, "धरती जीवित प्राणियों को उनकी-उनकी जाति के अनुसार उत्पन्न करे: घरेलू पशु, भूमि पर रेंगनेवाले प्राणी, और जंगली पशु, हर एक अपनी-अपनी जाति के अनुसार।" और ऐसा ही हो गया।

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 उन्होंने जंगली पशुओं को उनकी जातियों के अनुसार, घरेलू पशुओं को उनकी जातियों के अनुसार, और भूमि पर रेंगनेवाले सब प्राणियों को उनकी जातियों के अनुसार बनाया। और उन्होंने देखा कि यह अच्छा है।

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 तब हमारे पिता ने कहा, "हम मनुष्य को अपने स्वरूप में, अपनी समानता में बनाएँ, ताकि वे समुद्र की मछलियों और आकाश के पक्षियों पर, घरेलू पशुओं पर, सारी पृथ्वी पर, और भूमि पर रेंगनेवाले हर प्राणी पर अधिकार रखें।"

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 इसलिए हमारे पिता ने मनुष्य को अपने ही स्वरूप में सृजा; पिता, पुत्र और पवित्र आत्मा के स्वरूप में उन्होंने उन्हें सृजा; नर और नारी करके उन्होंने उन्हें सृजा।

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 हमारे पिता ने उन्हें आशीष दी और उनसे कहा, "फूलो-फलो और बढ़ो; पृथ्वी को भर दो और उसे अपने वश में करो। समुद्र की मछलियों और आकाश के पक्षियों पर, और भूमि पर चलनेवाले हर जीवित प्राणी पर अधिकार रखो।"

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 तब उन्होंने कहा, "मैं तुम्हें सारी पृथ्वी की सतह पर का हर बीज देनेवाला पौधा और हर वृक्ष जो बीजवाला फल लाता है, देता हूँ। वे भोजन के लिए तुम्हारे होंगे।

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 "और पृथ्वी के सब पशुओं को, आकाश के सब पक्षियों को, और भूमि पर रेंगनेवाले सब प्राणियों को—हर उसको जिसमें जीवन का श्वास है—मैं हर हरा पौधा भोजन के लिए देता हूँ।" और ऐसा ही हो गया।

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 हमारे पिता ने जो कुछ बनाया था, उस सब को देखा, और वह बहुत ही अच्छा था। तब सांझ हुई, फिर भोर हुआ—छठा दिन।

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

1 अब फरीसियों में से नीकुदेमुस नामक एक मनुष्य था, जो यहूदियों का एक प्रधान था।

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 यह रात के समय यीशु के पास आया और उनसे कहा, "रब्बी, हम जानते हैं कि आप एक ऐसे गुरु हैं जो हमारे पिता की ओर से आए हैं, क्योंकि जो चिन्ह आप दिखाते हैं, उन्हें कोई नहीं दिखा सकता जब तक हमारे पिता उसके साथ न हों।"

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 यीशु ने उसे उत्तर दिया, "मैं तुझ से सच-सच कहता हूँ, जब तक कोई नये सिरे से न जन्मे, वह हमारे पिता के राज्य को देख नहीं सकता।"

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 नीकुदेमुस ने उनसे कहा, "मनुष्य जब बूढ़ा हो गया हो, तो वह कैसे जन्म ले सकता है? क्या वह दूसरी बार अपनी माता के गर्भ में प्रवेश करके जन्म ले सकता है?"

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 यीशु ने उत्तर दिया, "मैं तुझ से सच-सच कहता हूँ, जब तक कोई जल और पवित्र आत्मा से न जन्मे, वह हमारे पिता के राज्य में प्रवेश नहीं कर सकता।"

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 जो शरीर से जन्मा है, वह शरीर है, और जो पवित्र आत्मा से जन्मा है, वह आत्मा है।

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 अचम्भा मत करो कि मैंने तुझ से कहा, 'तुम्हें नये सिरे से जन्म लेना अवश्य है।'

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 वायु जिधर चाहती है उधर बहती है, और तू उसका शब्द सुनता है, परन्तु नहीं जानता कि वह कहाँ से आती और कहाँ को जाती है। हर एक के साथ ऐसा ही है जो पवित्र आत्मा से जन्मा है।

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 नीकुदेमुस ने उनसे कहा, "ये बातें कैसे हो सकती हैं?"

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 यीशु ने उसे उत्तर दिया, "तू इस्राएल का गुरु होकर भी इन बातों को नहीं समझता?"

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 मैं तुझ से सच-सच कहता हूँ, हम जो जानते हैं वही कहते हैं, और जो हमने देखा है उसी की गवाही देते हैं, परन्तु तुम लोग हमारी गवाही ग्रहण नहीं करते।

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

12 जब मैंने तुम से पृथ्वी की बातें कहीं और तुमने विश्वास नहीं किया, तो यदि मैं तुम से स्वर्ग की बातें कहूँ तो तुम कैसे विश्वास करोगे?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 कोई स्वर्ग पर नहीं चढ़ा, केवल वही जो स्वर्ग से उतरा, अर्थात् मनुष्य का पुत्र।

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

14 और जैसे मूसा ने जंगल में साँप को ऊँचे पर चढ़ाया, वैसे ही मनुष्य के पुत्र को भी ऊँचे पर चढ़ाया जाना अवश्य है,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 ताकि जो कोई उस पर विश्वास करे, अनन्त जीवन पाए।

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

16 क्योंकि हमारे पिता ने जगत से इतना प्रेम किया कि उन्होंने अपना एकलौता पुत्र दे दिया, ताकि जो कोई उस पर विश्वास करे वह नाश न हो, परन्तु अनन्त जीवन पाए।

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 क्योंकि हमारे पिता ने अपने पुत्र को जगत में इसलिए नहीं भेजा कि वह जगत को दोषी ठहराए, परन्तु इसलिए कि जगत उसके द्वारा उद्धार पाए।

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 जो उस पर विश्वास करता है, वह दोषी नहीं ठहरता, परन्तु जो विश्वास नहीं करता, वह तो दोषी ठहर चुका है, क्योंकि उसने हमारे पिता के एकलौते पुत्र के नाम पर विश्वास नहीं किया।

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 और दण्ड की आज्ञा यह है: ज्योति जगत में आई है, और लोगों ने ज्योति से अधिक अंधकार से प्रेम किया, क्योंकि उनके काम बुरे थे।

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 क्योंकि जो कोई बुरे काम करता है, वह ज्योति से बैर रखता है और ज्योति के पास नहीं आता, ऐसा न हो कि उसके काम प्रगट हो जाएँ।

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 परन्तु जो सच्चाई पर चलता है, वह ज्योति के पास आता है, ताकि स्पष्ट रूप से देखा जाए कि उसके काम हमारे पिता में किए गए हैं।

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 इसके बाद यीशु और उनके चेले यहूदिया के देहात में गए, और वहाँ वे उनके साथ रहकर बपतिस्मा देते रहे।

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 यूहन्ना भी सालेम के निकट ऐनोन में बपतिस्मा देता था, क्योंकि वहाँ जल बहुत था, और लोग आकर बपतिस्मा लेते थे,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 क्योंकि यूहन्ना उस समय तक बन्दीगृह में नहीं डाला गया था।

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 अब यूहन्ना के कुछ चेलों और एक यहूदी के बीच शुद्धिकरण के विषय में विवाद उठा।

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 और वे यूहन्ना के पास आए और उससे कहा, "रब्बी, जो यरदन के पार आपके साथ था, जिसकी आपने गवाही दी थी—देखिए, वह बपतिस्मा देता है, और सब उसके पास जाते हैं।"

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 यूहन्ना ने उत्तर दिया, "मनुष्य एक वस्तु भी नहीं पा सकता, जब तक वह उसे स्वर्ग से न दी जाए।"

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 तुम स्वयं इस बात के गवाह हो कि मैंने कहा था, 'मैं मसीह नहीं हूँ, परन्तु उसके आगे भेजा गया हूँ।'

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 जिसकी दुल्हन है, वही दूल्हा है—यीशु। दूल्हे का मित्र, जो खड़ा होकर उसकी सुनता है, दूल्हे का शब्द सुनकर बहुत आनन्दित होता है। इसलिए अब मेरा यह आनन्द पूरा हो गया है।

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 अवश्य है कि वह बढ़े, और मैं घटूँ।

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 जो ऊपर से आता है, वह सबसे ऊपर है। जो पृथ्वी का है, वह पृथ्वी का है और पृथ्वी की बातें करता है। जो स्वर्ग से आता है, वह सबसे ऊपर है।

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 जो कुछ उसने देखा और सुना है, उसी की वह गवाही देता है, फिर भी कोई उसकी गवाही ग्रहण नहीं करता।

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 जो उसकी गवाही ग्रहण करता है, वह इस बात पर मुहर लगाता है कि हमारे पिता सच्चे हैं।

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 क्योंकि जिसे हमारे पिता ने भेजा है, वह हमारे पिता की बातें कहता है, क्योंकि वे पवित्र आत्मा को नाप-तौलकर नहीं देते।

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

35 हमारे पिता पुत्र से प्रेम करते हैं और उन्होंने सब कुछ उसके हाथ में सौंप दिया है।

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 जो पुत्र पर विश्वास करता है, अनन्त जीवन उसका है; परन्तु जो पुत्र की आज्ञा नहीं मानता, वह जीवन को नहीं देखेगा, परन्तु हमारे पिता का क्रोध उस पर बना रहता है।

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 ஆதியிலே நம்முடைய பரலோகப் பிதா வானத்தையும் பூமியையும் சிருஷ்டித்தார்.

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 பூமியோ ஒழுங்கின்றியும் வெறுமையாயும் இருந்தது; ஆழத்தின் மேற்பரப்பின்மேல் இருள் சூழ்ந்திருந்தது; நம்முடைய பிதாவின் ஆவியானவர் தண்ணீர்களின் மேற்பரப்பின்மேல் அசைவாடிக்கொண்டிருந்தார்.

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 அப்பொழுது நம்முடைய பிதா, "வெளிச்சம் உண்டாகட்டும்" என்றார்; வெளிச்சம் உண்டாயிற்று.

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 வெளிச்சம் நல்லதென்று அவர் கண்டார்; வெளிச்சத்தை இருளிலிருந்து அவர் பிரித்தார்.

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 வெளிச்சத்திற்கு "பகல்" என்றும், இருளுக்கு "இரவு" என்றும் அவர் பெயரிட்டார். மாலையும் காலையும் உண்டாயின—முதலாம் நாள்.

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 மேலும் நம்முடைய பிதா, "தண்ணீரைத் தண்ணீரிலிருந்து பிரிக்கும்படி தண்ணீர்களுக்கு நடுவே ஒரு விரிவு உண்டாகட்டும்" என்றார்.

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 அப்படியே அவர் அந்த விரிவை உண்டாக்கி, விரிவுக்குக் கீழே உள்ள தண்ணீரை அதற்கு மேலே உள்ள தண்ணீரிலிருந்து பிரித்தார். அப்படியே ஆயிற்று.

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 அந்த விரிவுக்கு "வானம்" என்று அவர் பெயரிட்டார். ஆகவே மாலையும் காலையும் உண்டாயின—இரண்டாம் நாள்.

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 அப்பொழுது நம்முடைய பிதா, "வானத்திற்குக் கீழே உள்ள தண்ணீர் ஒரே இடத்தில் சேரட்டும், காய்ந்த தரை காணப்படட்டும்" என்றார்; அப்படியே ஆயிற்று.

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 காய்ந்த தரைக்கு "பூமி" என்றும், சேர்ந்த தண்ணீர்களுக்கு "கடல்கள்" என்றும் அவர் பெயரிட்டார். அது நல்லதென்று அவர் கண்டார்.

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 பின்பு அவர், "பூமி பயிர்களை முளைப்பிக்கட்டும்: விதைதரும் தாவரங்களையும், விதையுள்ள கனிதரும் மரங்களையும், ஒவ்வொன்றும் தன்தன் வகையின்படி முளைப்பிக்கட்டும்" என்றார்; அப்படியே ஆயிற்று.

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 பூமி பயிர்களை முளைப்பித்தது: விதைதரும் தாவரங்களை அவைகளின் வகைகளின்படியும், விதையுள்ள கனிதரும் மரங்களை அவைகளின் வகைகளின்படியும் முளைப்பித்தது. அது நல்லதென்று நம்முடைய பிதா கண்டார்.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 மாலையும் காலையும் உண்டாயின—மூன்றாம் நாள்.

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 மேலும் நம்முடைய பிதா, "பகலை இரவிலிருந்து பிரிக்கும்படி வானத்தின் விரிவிலே ஒளிகள் உண்டாகட்டும்; அவைகள் காலங்களையும், நாட்களையும், வருடங்களையும் குறிக்கும் அடையாளங்களாய் இருக்கட்டும்;"

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 "பூமியின்மேல் வெளிச்சம் தரும்படி அவைகள் வானத்தின் விரிவிலே ஒளிகளாய் இருக்கட்டும்" என்றார். அப்படியே ஆயிற்று.

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 நம்முடைய பிதா இரண்டு பெரிய ஒளிகளை உண்டாக்கினார்: பகலை ஆளும்படி பெரிய ஒளியையும், இரவை ஆளும்படி சிறிய ஒளியையும் உண்டாக்கினார். நட்சத்திரங்களையும் அவர் உண்டாக்கினார்.

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 பூமியின்மேல் வெளிச்சம் தரும்படி அவைகளை வானத்தின் விரிவிலே அவர் வைத்தார்,

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 பகலையும் இரவையும் ஆளவும், வெளிச்சத்தை இருளிலிருந்து பிரிக்கவும் வைத்தார். அது நல்லதென்று அவர் கண்டார்.

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 ஆகவே மாலையும் காலையும் உண்டாயின—நான்காம் நாள்.

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 அப்பொழுது நம்முடைய பிதா, "தண்ணீர் உயிருள்ள ஜீவன்களால் நிறையட்டும்; பறவைகள் பூமிக்கு மேலே வானத்தின் விரிவிலே பறக்கட்டும்" என்றார்.

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 அப்படியே அவர் பெரிய கடல் ஜந்துக்களையும், தண்ணீரில் அசைந்து நிறைந்திருக்கிற உயிருள்ள ஒவ்வொரு ஜீவனையும் அவைகளின் வகைகளின்படியும், சிறகுள்ள ஒவ்வொரு பறவையையும் அதன் வகையின்படியும் சிருஷ்டித்தார். அது நல்லதென்று அவர் கண்டார்.

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 நம்முடைய பிதா அவைகளை ஆசீர்வதித்து, "பலுகி, பெருகி, கடல்களிலுள்ள தண்ணீரை நிரப்புங்கள்; பறவைகள் பூமியில் பெருகட்டும்" என்றார்.

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 மாலையும் காலையும் உண்டாயின—ஐந்தாம் நாள்.

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 மேலும் நம்முடைய பிதா, "பூமி உயிருள்ள ஜீவன்களை அவைகளின் வகைகளின்படி உண்டாக்கட்டும்: நாட்டுமிருகங்களையும், தரையில் ஊரும் ஜந்துக்களையும், காட்டுமிருகங்களையும், ஒவ்வொன்றும் தன்தன் வகையின்படி உண்டாக்கட்டும்" என்றார்; அப்படியே ஆயிற்று.

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 காட்டுமிருகங்களை அவைகளின் வகைகளின்படியும், நாட்டுமிருகங்களை அவைகளின் வகைகளின்படியும், தரையில் ஊரும் எல்லா ஜந்துக்களையும் அவைகளின் வகைகளின்படியும் அவர் உண்டாக்கினார். அது நல்லதென்று அவர் கண்டார்.

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 அப்பொழுது நம்முடைய பிதா, "நமது சாயலாக, நமது ரூபத்தின்படி மனுக்குலத்தை உண்டாக்குவோமாக; அவர்கள் கடலின் மீன்களையும், ஆகாயத்தின் பறவைகளையும், நாட்டுமிருகங்களையும், பூமி முழுவதையும், தரையில் ஊரும் ஒவ்வொரு ஜந்துவையும் ஆளட்டும்" என்றார்.

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 அப்படியே நம்முடைய பிதா மனுக்குலத்தைத் தமது சாயலாக சிருஷ்டித்தார்; பிதா, குமாரன், பரிசுத்த ஆவியானவர் ஆகியவர்களின் சாயலாக அவர்களை சிருஷ்டித்தார்; ஆணும் பெண்ணுமாக அவர்களை சிருஷ்டித்தார்.

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 நம்முடைய பிதா அவர்களை ஆசீர்வதித்து, அவர்களை நோக்கி, "பலுகி, பெருகுங்கள்; பூமியை நிரப்பி, அதைக் கீழ்ப்படுத்துங்கள். கடலின் மீன்களையும், ஆகாயத்தின் பறவைகளையும், தரையில் அசையும் உயிருள்ள ஒவ்வொரு ஜீவனையும் ஆளுங்கள்" என்றார்.

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 பின்பு அவர், "இதோ, பூமி முழுவதின் மீதிலுமுள்ள விதைதரும் ஒவ்வொரு தாவரத்தையும், விதையுள்ள கனிதரும் ஒவ்வொரு மரத்தையும் உங்களுக்குத் தருகிறேன். அவைகள் உங்களுக்கு உணவாயிருக்கும்.

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 "பூமியிலுள்ள எல்லா மிருகங்களுக்கும், ஆகாயத்திலுள்ள எல்லா பறவைகளுக்கும், தரையில் ஊரும் எல்லா ஜந்துக்களுக்கும்—உயிர்மூச்சை உள்ளடக்கிய ஒவ்வொன்றுக்கும்—பசுமையான ஒவ்வொரு தாவரத்தையும் உணவாகக் கொடுக்கிறேன்" என்றார். அப்படியே ஆயிற்று.

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 நம்முடைய பிதா தாம் உண்டாக்கின யாவையும் பார்த்தார், அது மிகவும் நல்லதாயிருந்தது. ஆகவே மாலையும் காலையும் உண்டாயின—ஆறாம் நாள்.

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

1 நிக்கொதேமு என்னும் பெயருள்ள பரிசேயரில் ஒருவன் இருந்தான்; அவன் யூதர்களுடைய தலைவனாயிருந்தான்.

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 இவன் இரவிலே இயேசுவினிடத்தில் வந்து, அவரை நோக்கி, "ரபீ, நீர் நம்முடைய பிதாவினிடத்திலிருந்து வந்த போதகர் என்று அறிந்திருக்கிறோம்; ஏனெனில் நம்முடைய பிதா ஒருவருடன் இல்லாவிட்டால், நீர் செய்கிற இந்த அடையாளங்களை ஒருவனும் செய்யக்கூடாது" என்றான்.

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 இயேசு அவனுக்குப் பிரதியுத்தரமாக, "மெய்யாகவே மெய்யாகவே நான் உனக்குச் சொல்லுகிறேன், ஒருவன் மறுபடியும் பிறவாவிட்டால், அவன் நம்முடைய பிதாவின் ராஜ்யத்தைக் காணமாட்டான்" என்றார்.

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 நிக்கொதேமு அவரை நோக்கி, "ஒரு மனிதன் முதிர்வயதுள்ளவனாயிருக்கும்போது எப்படிப் பிறக்கக்கூடும்? அவன் இரண்டாம்முறை தன் தாயின் கர்ப்பத்தில் பிரவேசித்துப் பிறக்கக்கூடுமோ?" என்றான்.

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 இயேசு பிரதியுத்தரமாக, "மெய்யாகவே மெய்யாகவே நான் உனக்குச் சொல்லுகிறேன், ஒருவன் தண்ணீராலும் பரிசுத்த ஆவியானவராலும் பிறவாவிட்டால், அவன் நம்முடைய பிதாவின் ராஜ்யத்தில் பிரவேசிக்கமாட்டான்" என்றார்.

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 மாம்சத்தினால் பிறந்தது மாம்சமாயிருக்கும், பரிசுத்த ஆவியானவராலே பிறந்தது ஆவியாயிருக்கும்.

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 'நீங்கள் மறுபடியும் பிறக்கவேண்டும்' என்று நான் உனக்குச் சொன்னதற்காக ஆச்சரியப்படவேண்டாம்.

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 காற்று தனக்கு விருப்பமான இடத்தில் வீசுகிறது, அதின் சத்தத்தைக் கேட்கிறாய், ஆனால் அது எங்கிருந்து வருகிறது, எங்கே போகிறது என்று அறியாயிருக்கிறாய். பரிசுத்த ஆவியானவராலே பிறந்த ஒவ்வொருவனும் அப்படியே இருக்கிறான்.

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 நிக்கொதேமு அவரை நோக்கி, "இவைகள் எப்படி ஆகக்கூடும்?" என்றான்.

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 இயேசு அவனுக்குப் பிரதியுத்தரமாக, "நீ இஸ்ரவேலின் போதகனாயிருந்தும் இவைகளை அறியாதிருக்கிறாயோ?" என்றார்.

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 மெய்யாகவே மெய்யாகவே நான் உனக்குச் சொல்லுகிறேன், நாங்கள் அறிந்திருக்கிறதைப் பேசி, கண்டிருக்கிறதைச் சாட்சியாகச் சொல்லுகிறோம்; ஆனாலும் எங்கள் சாட்சியை நீங்கள் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுகிறதில்லை.

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

12 பூமிக்குரியவைகளை நான் உங்களுக்குச் சொல்லியும் நீங்கள் விசுவாசியாவிட்டால், பரலோகத்துக்குரியவைகளை உங்களுக்குச் சொன்னால் எப்படி விசுவாசிப்பீர்கள்?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 பரலோகத்திலிருந்து இறங்கினவராகிய மனுஷகுமாரனைத் தவிர, ஒருவனும் பரலோகத்திற்கு ஏறினதில்லை.

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

14 மோசே வனாந்தரத்தில் சர்ப்பத்தை உயர்த்தினதுபோல, மனுஷகுமாரனும் உயர்த்தப்படவேண்டியதாயிருக்கிறது,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 அவரிடம் விசுவாசிக்கிற எவனும் நித்தியஜீவனை அடையும்படிக்கே.

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

16 நம்முடைய பிதா உலகத்தை அந்தளவாய் நேசித்தார், அதனால் தம்முடைய ஒரே பேறான குமாரனைத் தந்தருளினார்; அவரிடம் விசுவாசிக்கிற எவனும் கெட்டுப்போகாமல் நித்தியஜீவனை அடையும்படிக்கே இப்படிச் செய்தார்.

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 நம்முடைய பிதா உலகத்தை ஆக்கினைக்குள்ளாகத் தீர்க்கும்படி தம்முடைய குமாரனை உலகத்தில் அனுப்பாமல், அவராலே உலகம் இரட்சிக்கப்படும்படியே அனுப்பினார்.

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 அவரிடம் விசுவாசிக்கிறவன் ஆக்கினைக்குள்ளாகத் தீர்க்கப்படமாட்டான்; விசுவாசியாதவனோ, நம்முடைய பிதாவின் ஒரே பேறான குமாரனுடைய நாமத்தில் விசுவாசியாததினால், ஏற்கெனவே ஆக்கினைக்குள்ளாகத் தீர்க்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறான்.

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 ஆக்கினைத்தீர்ப்பின் காரணம் இதுவே: வெளிச்சம் உலகத்தில் வந்திருந்தும், மனிதர் தங்கள் கிரியைகள் பொல்லாதவைகளாயிருந்தபடியால் வெளிச்சத்தைப் பார்க்கிலும் இருளையே நேசித்தார்கள்.

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 பொல்லாங்கு செய்கிற எவனும், தன் கிரியைகள் வெளிப்படுத்தப்படும் என்று பயந்து, வெளிச்சத்தைப் பகைத்து, வெளிச்சத்தண்டை வருகிறதில்லை.

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 சத்தியத்தின்படி செய்கிறவனோ, தன் கிரியைகள் நம்முடைய பிதாவுக்குள் செய்யப்பட்டிருக்கின்றன என்று வெளிப்படையாய்க் காணப்படும்படிக்கு, வெளிச்சத்தண்டை வருகிறான்.

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 இதற்குப்பின்பு, இயேசுவும் அவருடைய சீஷர்களும் யூதேயா நாட்டுப் பகுதிக்குச் சென்றார்கள்; அங்கே அவர் அவர்களோடு தங்கி, ஞானஸ்நானம் கொடுத்துக்கொண்டிருந்தார்.

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 சாலீமுக்குச் சமீபமான ஆயினோனிலே தண்ணீர் ஏராளமாயிருந்தபடியால், யோவானும் அங்கே ஞானஸ்நானம் கொடுத்துக்கொண்டிருந்தான்; மக்கள் வந்து ஞானஸ்நானம் பெற்றுக்கொண்டிருந்தார்கள்,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 ஏனெனில் யோவான் இன்னும் சிறையில் அடைக்கப்படவில்லை.

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 அப்பொழுது யோவானுடைய சீஷர்களில் சிலருக்கும் ஒரு யூதனுக்கும் சுத்திகரிப்பைக் குறித்து ஒரு விவாதம் எழுந்தது.

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 அவர்கள் யோவானிடம் வந்து, அவனை நோக்கி, "ரபீ, யோர்தானுக்கு அக்கரையில் உம்மோடிருந்தவரும், நீர் சாட்சியிட்டவருமானவர்—இதோ, அவர் ஞானஸ்நானம் கொடுக்கிறார், எல்லாரும் அவரிடம் போகிறார்கள்" என்றார்கள்.

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 யோவான் பிரதியுத்தரமாக, "பரலோகத்திலிருந்து ஒருவனுக்குக் கொடுக்கப்படாவிட்டால், அவன் ஒன்றையும் பெற்றுக்கொள்ளக்கூடாது" என்றான்.

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 'நான் கிறிஸ்து அல்ல, அவருக்கு முன்னாக அனுப்பப்பட்டவன்' என்று நான் சொன்னேன் என்பதற்கு நீங்களே சாட்சிகள்.

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 மணமகளை உடையவரே மணமகன்—அவரே இயேசு. மணமகனருகே நின்று அவருக்குச் செவிகொடுக்கிற தோழனோ, மணமகனுடைய சத்தத்தைக் கேட்டு மிகவும் மகிழ்கிறான். ஆகவே என்னுடைய இந்த மகிழ்ச்சி இப்பொழுது நிறைவடைந்திருக்கிறது.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 அவர் பெருகவும், நான் சிறுகவும் வேண்டும்.

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 உயரத்திலிருந்து வருகிறவர் எல்லாருக்கும் மேலானவர். பூமியிலிருந்து உண்டானவன் பூமிக்குரியவனாயிருந்து, பூமிக்குரிய விதமாய்ப் பேசுகிறான். பரலோகத்திலிருந்து வருகிறவர் எல்லாருக்கும் மேலானவர்.

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 தாம் கண்டதையும் கேட்டதையும் அவர் சாட்சியாகச் சொல்லுகிறார், ஆனாலும் அவருடைய சாட்சியை ஒருவனும் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுகிறதில்லை.

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 அவருடைய சாட்சியை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுகிறவன், நம்முடைய பிதா சத்தியமுள்ளவர் என்று உறுதிப்படுத்துகிறான்.

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 நம்முடைய பிதா அனுப்பினவர் நம்முடைய பிதாவின் வார்த்தைகளைப் பேசுகிறார்; ஏனெனில் அவர் பரிசுத்த ஆவியானவரை அளவில்லாமல் கொடுக்கிறார்.

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

35 நம்முடைய பிதா குமாரனை நேசிக்கிறார், எல்லாவற்றையும் அவருடைய கையில் ஒப்புக்கொடுத்திருக்கிறார்.

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 குமாரனிடம் விசுவாசிக்கிறவன் நித்தியஜீவனை உடையவனாயிருக்கிறான்; குமாரனுக்குக் கீழ்ப்படியாதவனோ ஜீவனைக் காணமாட்டான், நம்முடைய பிதாவின் கோபம் அவன்மேல் நிலைத்திருக்கும்.

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 ابتدا میں ہمارے آسمانی باپ نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو خلق کیا۔

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 اور زمین بے ہیئت اور سُونی تھی، اور گہرے پانی کی سطح پر اندھیرا چھایا ہوا تھا، اور ہمارے باپ کا روح پانی کی سطح پر منڈلا رہا تھا۔

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 پھر ہمارے باپ نے فرمایا، ”روشنی ہو جائے،“ اور روشنی ہو گئی۔

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 اُس نے دیکھا کہ روشنی اچھی ہے، اور اُس نے روشنی کو اندھیرے سے جدا کیا۔

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 اُس نے روشنی کو ”دن“ کہا، اور اندھیرے کو اُس نے ”رات“ کہا۔ اور شام ہوئی اور صبح ہوئی—پہلا دن۔

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 اور ہمارے باپ نے فرمایا، ”پانیوں کے درمیان ایک وُسعت ہو جو پانی کو پانی سے جدا کرے۔“

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 چنانچہ اُس نے وُسعت کو بنایا اور وُسعت کے نیچے کے پانی کو اُس کے اوپر کے پانی سے جدا کیا۔ اور ایسا ہی ہوا۔

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 اُس نے وُسعت کو ”آسمان“ کہا۔ سو شام ہوئی اور صبح ہوئی—دوسرا دن۔

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 پھر ہمارے باپ نے فرمایا، ”آسمان کے نیچے کا پانی ایک جگہ جمع ہو جائے، اور خشک زمین ظاہر ہو جائے۔“ اور ایسا ہی ہوا۔

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 اُس نے خشک زمین کو ”زمین“ کہا، اور جمع شدہ پانیوں کو اُس نے ”سمندر“ کہا۔ اور اُس نے دیکھا کہ یہ اچھا ہے۔

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 پھر اُس نے فرمایا، ”زمین ہریالی اُگائے: بیج دار پودے اور درخت جو اپنی اپنی نوع کے مطابق بیج دار پھل لاتے ہوں۔“ اور ایسا ہی ہوا۔

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 زمین نے ہریالی اُگائی: اپنی اپنی نوع کے مطابق بیج دار پودے اور اپنی اپنی نوع کے مطابق بیج دار پھل لانے والے درخت۔ اور ہمارے باپ نے دیکھا کہ یہ اچھا ہے۔

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 اور شام ہوئی اور صبح ہوئی—تیسرا دن۔

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 اور ہمارے باپ نے فرمایا، ”آسمان کی وُسعت میں روشنیاں ہوں جو دن کو رات سے جدا کریں، اور وہ نشانوں کے طور پر کام آئیں تاکہ موسموں، دنوں اور برسوں کو مقرر کریں،“

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 ”اور وہ آسمان کی وُسعت میں روشنیاں ہوں تاکہ زمین پر روشنی دیں۔“ اور ایسا ہی ہوا۔

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 ہمارے باپ نے دو بڑی روشنیاں بنائیں: بڑی روشنی دن پر حکومت کرنے کے لیے اور چھوٹی روشنی رات پر حکومت کرنے کے لیے۔ اُس نے ستارے بھی بنائے۔

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 اُس نے اُنہیں آسمان کی وُسعت میں رکھا تاکہ زمین پر روشنی دیں،

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 اور دن اور رات پر حکومت کریں، اور روشنی کو اندھیرے سے جدا کریں۔ اور اُس نے دیکھا کہ یہ اچھا ہے۔

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 سو شام ہوئی اور صبح ہوئی—چوتھا دن۔

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 پھر ہمارے باپ نے فرمایا، ”پانی جاندار مخلوقات سے بھر جائے، اور پرندے زمین کے اوپر آسمان کی وُسعت میں اُڑیں۔“

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 چنانچہ اُس نے سمندر کے بڑے جانوروں کو، اور ہر اُس جاندار مخلوق کو جو پانی میں چلتی اور بھری ہوئی ہے، اپنی اپنی نوع کے مطابق خلق کیا، اور ہر پر دار پرندے کو اُس کی نوع کے مطابق۔ اور اُس نے دیکھا کہ یہ اچھا ہے۔

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 ہمارے باپ نے اُنہیں برکت دی اور فرمایا، ”پھلو اور بڑھو اور سمندروں کے پانی کو بھر دو، اور پرندے زمین پر بڑھیں۔“

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 اور شام ہوئی اور صبح ہوئی—پانچواں دن۔

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 اور ہمارے باپ نے فرمایا، ”زمین اپنی اپنی نوع کے مطابق جاندار مخلوقات پیدا کرے: مویشی، زمین پر رینگنے والے جانور، اور جنگلی جانور، ہر ایک اپنی نوع کے مطابق۔“ اور ایسا ہی ہوا۔

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 اُس نے جنگلی جانوروں کو اُن کی انواع کے مطابق، مویشیوں کو اُن کی انواع کے مطابق، اور زمین پر رینگنے والی تمام مخلوقات کو اُن کی انواع کے مطابق بنایا۔ اور اُس نے دیکھا کہ یہ اچھا ہے۔

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 پھر ہمارے باپ نے فرمایا، ”آؤ ہم انسان کو اپنی صورت پر، اپنی شبیہ کے مطابق بنائیں، تاکہ وہ سمندر کی مچھلیوں اور آسمان کے پرندوں پر، مویشیوں پر، ساری زمین پر، اور زمین پر رینگنے والی ہر مخلوق پر حکومت کریں۔“

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 چنانچہ ہمارے باپ نے انسان کو اُن ہی کی صورت پر خلق کیا؛ باپ، بیٹے اور روحُ القُدس کی صورت پر اُس نے اُنہیں خلق کیا؛ نر اور مادہ اُس نے اُنہیں خلق کیا۔

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 ہمارے باپ نے اُنہیں برکت دی اور اُن سے فرمایا، ”پھلو اور بڑھو؛ زمین کو بھر دو اور اُسے اپنے تابع کر لو۔ سمندر کی مچھلیوں اور آسمان کے پرندوں پر، اور زمین پر چلنے والی ہر جاندار مخلوق پر حکومت کرو۔“

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 پھر اُس نے فرمایا، ”میں تمہیں ساری زمین کی سطح پر ہر بیج دار پودا اور ہر وہ درخت دیتا ہوں جو بیج دار پھل لاتا ہے۔ وہ تمہاری خوراک کے لیے ہوں گے۔

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 ”اور زمین کے سب جانوروں کو، آسمان کے سب پرندوں کو، اور زمین پر رینگنے والی سب مخلوقات کو—ہر اُس چیز کو جس میں زندگی کا دم ہے—میں خوراک کے لیے ہر ہرا پودا دیتا ہوں۔“ اور ایسا ہی ہوا۔

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 ہمارے باپ نے جو کچھ بنایا تھا اُس سب کو دیکھا، اور وہ بہت اچھا تھا۔ سو شام ہوئی اور صبح ہوئی—چھٹا دن۔

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

1 اب فریسیوں میں سے ایک آدمی تھا جس کا نام نِیکُدیمُس تھا، جو یہودیوں کا ایک سردار تھا۔

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 یہ آدمی رات کے وقت یسوع کے پاس آیا اور اُس سے کہا، ”اے رَبّی، ہم جانتے ہیں کہ آپ ایک اُستاد ہیں جو ہمارے باپ کی طرف سے آئے ہیں، کیونکہ کوئی بھی یہ نشان جو آپ دکھاتے ہیں نہیں دکھا سکتا جب تک ہمارا باپ اُس کے ساتھ نہ ہو۔“

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 یسوع نے اُسے جواب دیا، ”میں تجھ سے سچ سچ کہتا ہوں، جب تک کوئی نئے سرے سے پیدا نہ ہو وہ ہمارے باپ کی بادشاہی کو دیکھ نہیں سکتا۔“

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 نِیکُدیمُس نے اُس سے کہا، ”آدمی بوڑھا ہونے پر کیونکر پیدا ہو سکتا ہے؟ کیا وہ دوسری بار اپنی ماں کے پیٹ میں داخل ہو کر پیدا ہو سکتا ہے؟“

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 یسوع نے جواب دیا، ”میں تجھ سے سچ سچ کہتا ہوں، جب تک کوئی پانی اور روحُ القُدس سے پیدا نہ ہو، وہ ہمارے باپ کی بادشاہی میں داخل نہیں ہو سکتا۔“

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 جو جسم سے پیدا ہوا ہے وہ جسم ہے، اور جو روحُ القُدس سے پیدا ہوا ہے وہ روح ہے۔

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 تُو حیران نہ ہو کہ میں نے تجھ سے کہا، ’تم سب کو نئے سرے سے پیدا ہونا ضروری ہے۔‘

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 ہوا جدھر چاہتی ہے چلتی ہے، اور تُو اُس کی آواز سنتا ہے، لیکن تُو نہیں جانتا کہ وہ کہاں سے آتی ہے یا کہاں جاتی ہے۔ ہر اُس شخص کا یہی حال ہے جو روحُ القُدس سے پیدا ہوا ہے۔

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 نِیکُدیمُس نے اُس سے کہا، ”یہ باتیں کیونکر ہو سکتی ہیں؟“

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 یسوع نے اُسے جواب دیا، ”کیا تُو اسرائیل کا اُستاد ہے اور پھر بھی ان باتوں کو نہیں سمجھتا؟“

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 میں تجھ سے سچ سچ کہتا ہوں، ہم اُسی کی بات کرتے ہیں جسے ہم جانتے ہیں، اور اُسی کی گواہی دیتے ہیں جسے ہم نے دیکھا ہے، لیکن تم لوگ ہماری گواہی قبول نہیں کرتے۔

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

12 اگر میں نے تم سے زمینی باتیں کہی ہیں اور تم ایمان نہیں لاتے، تو اگر میں تم سے آسمانی باتیں کہوں تو تم کیونکر ایمان لاؤ گے؟

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 کوئی آسمان پر نہیں چڑھا سوائے اُس کے جو آسمان سے اُترا، یعنی ابنِ آدم۔

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

14 اور جس طرح موسیٰ نے بیابان میں سانپ کو اونچا کیا، اُسی طرح ضرور ہے کہ ابنِ آدم بھی اونچا کیا جائے،

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 تاکہ جو کوئی اُس پر ایمان لائے ہمیشہ کی زندگی پائے۔

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

16 کیونکہ ہمارے باپ نے دنیا سے ایسی محبت رکھی کہ اُس نے اپنا اکلوتا بیٹا بخش دیا، تاکہ جو کوئی اُس پر ایمان لائے ہلاک نہ ہو بلکہ ہمیشہ کی زندگی پائے۔

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 کیونکہ ہمارے باپ نے اپنے بیٹے کو دنیا میں اِس لیے نہیں بھیجا کہ دنیا پر سزا کا حکم لگائے، بلکہ اِس لیے کہ دنیا اُس کے وسیلے سے نجات پائے۔

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 جو اُس پر ایمان لاتا ہے اُس پر سزا کا حکم نہیں لگتا، لیکن جو ایمان نہیں لاتا اُس پر سزا کا حکم پہلے ہی لگ چکا ہے، کیونکہ وہ ہمارے باپ کے اکلوتے بیٹے کے نام پر ایمان نہیں لایا۔

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 اور سزا کا حکم یہ ہے: روشنی دنیا میں آ چکی ہے، مگر لوگوں نے روشنی کی نسبت اندھیرے سے محبت رکھی کیونکہ اُن کے کام بُرے تھے۔

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 کیونکہ ہر وہ شخص جو بُرے کام کرتا ہے روشنی سے نفرت رکھتا ہے اور روشنی کے پاس نہیں آتا، اِس ڈر سے کہ اُس کے کام کھل نہ جائیں۔

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 لیکن جو سچائی پر عمل کرتا ہے وہ روشنی کے پاس آتا ہے، تاکہ صاف ظاہر ہو جائے کہ اُس کے کام ہمارے باپ میں کیے گئے ہیں۔

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 اِس کے بعد یسوع اور اُس کے شاگرد یہودیہ کے دیہات میں گئے، اور وہاں وہ اُن کے ساتھ رہا اور بپتسمہ دیتا رہا۔

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 یوحنا بھی سالِم کے قریب عینون میں بپتسمہ دے رہا تھا، کیونکہ وہاں پانی کثرت سے تھا، اور لوگ آتے اور بپتسمہ پاتے تھے،

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 کیونکہ یوحنا ابھی تک قید میں نہیں ڈالا گیا تھا۔

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 اب یوحنا کے بعض شاگردوں اور ایک یہودی کے درمیان طہارت کے بارے میں بحث چھڑ گئی۔

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 اور وہ یوحنا کے پاس آئے اور اُس سے کہا، ”اے رَبّی، جو شخص یردن کے پار آپ کے ساتھ تھا، جس کی آپ نے گواہی دی تھی—دیکھیں، وہ بپتسمہ دے رہا ہے، اور سب لوگ اُس کے پاس جا رہے ہیں۔“

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 یوحنا نے جواب دیا، ”کوئی شخص ایک چیز بھی حاصل نہیں کر سکتا جب تک وہ اُسے آسمان سے نہ دی جائے۔“

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 تم خود گواہی دے سکتے ہو کہ میں نے کہا، ’میں مسیح نہیں ہوں، بلکہ مجھے اُس سے پہلے بھیجا گیا ہے۔‘

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 جس کے پاس دلہن ہے وہی دولہا ہے—یسوع۔ دولہے کا دوست، جو کھڑا ہو کر اُس کی سنتا ہے، دولہے کی آواز سے نہایت خوش ہوتا ہے۔ پس میری یہ خوشی اب پوری ہو چکی ہے۔

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 ضرور ہے کہ وہ بڑھے، اور میں گھٹوں۔

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 جو اوپر سے آتا ہے وہ سب سے اوپر ہے۔ جو زمین سے ہے وہ زمین کا ہے اور زمینی طور پر بات کرتا ہے۔ جو آسمان سے آتا ہے وہ سب سے اوپر ہے۔

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 وہ اُسی کی گواہی دیتا ہے جو اُس نے دیکھا اور سنا ہے، پھر بھی کوئی اُس کی گواہی قبول نہیں کرتا۔

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 جو اُس کی گواہی قبول کرتا ہے وہ اِس بات کی تصدیق کرتا ہے کہ ہمارا باپ سچا ہے۔

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 کیونکہ جسے ہمارے باپ نے بھیجا ہے وہ ہمارے باپ کی باتیں کہتا ہے، کیونکہ وہ روحُ القُدس بے انتہا عطا کرتا ہے۔

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

35 ہمارا باپ بیٹے سے محبت رکھتا ہے اور اُس نے سب کچھ اُس کے ہاتھ میں دے دیا ہے۔

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 جو بیٹے پر ایمان لاتا ہے اُس کے پاس ہمیشہ کی زندگی ہے؛ جو بیٹے کی فرمانبرداری نہیں کرتا وہ زندگی کو نہ دیکھے گا، بلکہ ہمارے باپ کا غضب اُس پر قائم رہتا ہے۔

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 प्रारंभी, आपल्या स्वर्गीय पित्याने आकाश व पृथ्वी निर्माण केली.

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 पृथ्वी आकारहीन व रिकामी होती, खोल पाण्याच्या पृष्ठभागावर अंधार होता, आणि आपल्या पित्याचा आत्मा पाण्याच्या पृष्ठभागावर तरंगत होता.

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 तेव्हा आपला पिता म्हणाला, “प्रकाश होवो,” आणि प्रकाश झाला.

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 प्रकाश चांगला आहे हे त्याने पाहिले, आणि त्याने प्रकाश अंधारापासून वेगळा केला.

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 प्रकाशाला त्याने “दिवस” म्हटले, आणि अंधाराला त्याने “रात्र” म्हटले. संध्याकाळ झाली व सकाळ झाली—पहिला दिवस.

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 आणि आपला पिता म्हणाला, “पाण्यांमध्ये अंतराळ होवो, जे पाण्याला पाण्यापासून वेगळे करील.”

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 मग त्याने अंतराळ बनवले आणि अंतराळाखालच्या पाण्याला त्याच्यावरच्या पाण्यापासून वेगळे केले. आणि तसे झाले.

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 अंतराळाला त्याने “आकाश” म्हटले. मग संध्याकाळ झाली व सकाळ झाली—दुसरा दिवस.

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 तेव्हा आपला पिता म्हणाला, “आकाशाखालचे पाणी एका ठिकाणी एकत्र होवो, आणि कोरडी भूमी दिसो.” आणि तसे झाले.

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 कोरड्या भूमीला त्याने “जमीन” म्हटले, आणि एकत्र झालेल्या पाण्याला त्याने “समुद्र” म्हटले. आणि ते चांगले आहे हे त्याने पाहिले.

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 तेव्हा तो म्हणाला, “जमीन हिरवळ उपजवो: बीज देणारी झाडेझुडपे आणि बीज असलेली फळे देणारे वृक्ष, प्रत्येक आपापल्या जातीप्रमाणे.” आणि तसे झाले.

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 जमिनीने हिरवळ उपजवली: आपापल्या जातीप्रमाणे बीज देणारी झाडेझुडपे आणि आपापल्या जातीप्रमाणे बीज असलेली फळे देणारे वृक्ष. आणि ते चांगले आहे हे आपल्या पित्याने पाहिले.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 आणि संध्याकाळ झाली व सकाळ झाली—तिसरा दिवस.

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 आणि आपला पिता म्हणाला, “दिवसाला रात्रीपासून वेगळे करण्यासाठी आकाशाच्या अंतराळात ज्योती होवोत, आणि त्या ऋतू, दिवस व वर्षे दर्शविण्यासाठी चिन्हे म्हणून असोत,”

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 “आणि पृथ्वीवर प्रकाश देण्यासाठी त्या आकाशाच्या अंतराळात ज्योती होवोत.” आणि तसे झाले.

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 आपल्या पित्याने दोन मोठ्या ज्योती बनवल्या: दिवसावर अधिकार चालवण्यासाठी मोठी ज्योत आणि रात्रीवर अधिकार चालवण्यासाठी लहान ज्योत. त्याने तारेही बनवले.

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 पृथ्वीवर प्रकाश देण्यासाठी त्याने त्या आकाशाच्या अंतराळात ठेवल्या,

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 दिवसावर व रात्रीवर अधिकार चालवण्यासाठी, आणि प्रकाशाला अंधारापासून वेगळे करण्यासाठी. आणि ते चांगले आहे हे त्याने पाहिले.

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 मग संध्याकाळ झाली व सकाळ झाली—चौथा दिवस.

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 तेव्हा आपला पिता म्हणाला, “पाणी जिवंत प्राण्यांनी भरून जावो, आणि पक्षी पृथ्वीवर आकाशाच्या अंतराळात उडोत.”

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 मग त्याने समुद्रातील मोठे प्राणी आणि पाण्यात फिरणारा व भरून जाणारा प्रत्येक जिवंत प्राणी, प्रत्येक आपापल्या जातीप्रमाणे, आणि पंख असलेला प्रत्येक पक्षी आपापल्या जातीप्रमाणे निर्माण केला. आणि ते चांगले आहे हे त्याने पाहिले.

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 आपल्या पित्याने त्यांना आशीर्वाद दिला आणि म्हणाला, “फलदायी व्हा आणि बहुगुणित व्हा आणि समुद्रांतील पाणी भरून टाका, आणि पक्षी पृथ्वीवर बहुगुणित होवोत.”

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 आणि संध्याकाळ झाली व सकाळ झाली—पाचवा दिवस.

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 आणि आपला पिता म्हणाला, “जमीन आपापल्या जातीप्रमाणे जिवंत प्राणी उपजवो: पाळीव गुरेढोरे, जमिनीवर सरपटणारे प्राणी, आणि रानटी पशू, प्रत्येक आपापल्या जातीप्रमाणे.” आणि तसे झाले.

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 त्याने रानटी पशू आपापल्या जातीप्रमाणे, पाळीव गुरेढोरे आपापल्या जातीप्रमाणे, आणि जमिनीवर सरपटणारे सर्व प्राणी आपापल्या जातीप्रमाणे बनवले. आणि ते चांगले आहे हे त्याने पाहिले.

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 तेव्हा आपला पिता म्हणाला, “आपण आपल्या प्रतिरूपात, आपल्या स्वरूपात मानवजात बनवू, यासाठी की त्यांनी समुद्रातील मासे व आकाशातील पक्षी यांच्यावर, पाळीव गुरांढोरांवर, सर्व पृथ्वीवर, आणि जमिनीवर सरपटणाऱ्या प्रत्येक प्राण्यावर अधिकार चालवावा.”

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 म्हणून आपल्या पित्याने मानवजात आपल्याच प्रतिरूपात निर्माण केली; पिता, पुत्र व पवित्र आत्मा यांच्या प्रतिरूपात त्याने त्यांना निर्माण केले; नर व नारी असे त्याने त्यांना निर्माण केले.

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 आपल्या पित्याने त्यांना आशीर्वाद दिला आणि त्यांना म्हणाला, “फलदायी व्हा आणि बहुगुणित व्हा; पृथ्वी भरून टाका व ती ताब्यात आणा. समुद्रातील मासे व आकाशातील पक्षी यांच्यावर, आणि जमिनीवर फिरणाऱ्या प्रत्येक जिवंत प्राण्यावर अधिकार चालवा.”

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 तेव्हा तो म्हणाला, “संपूर्ण पृथ्वीच्या पृष्ठभागावरील बीज देणारी प्रत्येक वनस्पती आणि बीज असलेली फळे देणारा प्रत्येक वृक्ष मी तुम्हांला देतो. ती तुमच्या अन्नासाठी असतील.

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 “आणि पृथ्वीवरील सर्व पशूंना, आकाशातील सर्व पक्ष्यांना, आणि जमिनीवर सरपटणाऱ्या सर्व प्राण्यांना—ज्या प्रत्येकात जीवनाचा श्वास आहे त्या प्रत्येकाला—मी अन्नासाठी प्रत्येक हिरवी वनस्पती देतो.” आणि तसे झाले.

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 आपल्या पित्याने जे काही बनवले होते ते सर्व पाहिले, आणि ते अति उत्तम होते. मग संध्याकाळ झाली व सकाळ झाली—सहावा दिवस.

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

1 आता परूश्यांपैकी निकदेम नावाचा एक मनुष्य होता, जो यहूद्यांचा एक अधिकारी होता.

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 हा मनुष्य रात्री येशूकडे आला आणि त्याला म्हणाला, “रब्बी, आम्हांला ठाऊक आहे की आपण आपल्या पित्याकडून आलेले शिक्षक आहात, कारण आपला पिता ज्याच्याबरोबर असतो त्याच्याशिवाय आपण करता ती चिन्हे कोणीही करू शकत नाही.”

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 येशूने त्याला उत्तर दिले, “मी तुला खरे खरे सांगतो, कोणी पुन्हा जन्मला नाही तर तो आपल्या पित्याचे राज्य पाहू शकत नाही.”

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 निकदेम त्याला म्हणाला, “मनुष्य म्हातारा झाल्यावर त्याचा जन्म कसा होऊ शकेल? तो दुसऱ्यांदा आपल्या आईच्या उदरात शिरून पुन्हा जन्म घेऊ शकेल काय?”

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 येशूने उत्तर दिले, “मी तुला खरे खरे सांगतो, कोणी पाणी व पवित्र आत्मा यांच्यापासून जन्मला नाही तर तो आपल्या पित्याच्या राज्यात प्रवेश करू शकत नाही.

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 देहापासून जे जन्मले ते देह आहे, आणि पवित्र आत्म्यापासून जे जन्मले ते आत्मा आहे.

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 ‘तुम्हांला पुन्हा जन्म घेतलाच पाहिजे’ असे मी तुला म्हणालो याचे आश्चर्य करू नकोस.

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 वारा जिकडे इच्छितो तिकडे वाहतो, आणि तू त्याचा आवाज ऐकतोस, पण तो कोठून येतो व कोठे जातो हे तुला कळत नाही. पवित्र आत्म्यापासून जन्मलेल्या प्रत्येकाचे असेच आहे.

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 निकदेम त्याला म्हणाला, “या गोष्टी कशा होऊ शकतात?”

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 येशूने त्याला उत्तर दिले, “तू इस्राएलाचा शिक्षक असून तरीही तुला या गोष्टी समजत नाहीत काय?

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 मी तुला खरे खरे सांगतो, जे आम्हांला ठाऊक आहे त्याविषयी आम्ही बोलतो, आणि जे आम्ही पाहिले त्याची साक्ष देतो, पण तुम्ही आमची साक्ष स्वीकारत नाही.

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

12 मी तुम्हांला पृथ्वीवरील गोष्टी सांगितल्या तरी तुम्ही विश्वास ठेवत नाही, तर मी तुम्हांला स्वर्गीय गोष्टी सांगितल्या तर तुम्ही कसा विश्वास ठेवाल?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 स्वर्गातून उतरलेल्या मनुष्याच्या पुत्राशिवाय कोणीही स्वर्गात चढून गेला नाही.

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

14 आणि जसे मोशेने रानात सर्प उंच केला, तसेच मनुष्याच्या पुत्राला उंच केले जाणे आवश्यक आहे,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 यासाठी की जो कोणी त्याच्यावर विश्वास ठेवतो त्याला सार्वकालिक जीवन मिळावे.

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

16 कारण आपल्या पित्याने जगावर इतके प्रेम केले की त्याने आपला एकुलता एक पुत्र दिला, यासाठी की जो कोणी त्याच्यावर विश्वास ठेवतो त्याचा नाश होऊ नये तर त्याला सार्वकालिक जीवन मिळावे.

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 कारण आपल्या पित्याने आपल्या पुत्राला जगाचा न्यायदंड करण्यासाठी जगात पाठवले नाही, तर त्याच्याद्वारे जगाचे तारण व्हावे म्हणून पाठवले.

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 जो त्याच्यावर विश्वास ठेवतो त्याचा न्यायदंड होत नाही, पण जो विश्वास ठेवत नाही त्याचा न्यायदंड आधीच झाला आहे, कारण त्याने आपल्या पित्याच्या एकुलत्या एका पुत्राच्या नावावर विश्वास ठेवला नाही.

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 आणि न्यायदंडाचे कारण हे आहे: प्रकाश जगात आला, पण लोकांनी प्रकाशापेक्षा अंधाराला अधिक प्रिय मानले, कारण त्यांची कृत्ये दुष्ट होती.

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 कारण जो कोणी दुष्ट कृत्ये करतो तो प्रकाशाचा द्वेष करतो आणि प्रकाशाकडे येत नाही, या भीतीने की त्याची कृत्ये उघडकीस येतील.

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 पण जो सत्य आचरतो तो प्रकाशाकडे येतो, यासाठी की त्याची कृत्ये आपल्या पित्यामध्ये केली गेली आहेत हे स्पष्टपणे दिसून यावे.

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 यानंतर, येशू व त्याचे शिष्य यहूदीयाच्या ग्रामीण भागात गेले, आणि तेथे तो त्यांच्याबरोबर राहिला व बाप्तिस्मा देत होता.

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 योहानही सालीमजवळच्या एनोन येथे बाप्तिस्मा देत होता, कारण तेथे भरपूर पाणी होते, आणि लोक येऊन बाप्तिस्मा घेत होते,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 कारण योहानाला तोपर्यंत तुरुंगात टाकले नव्हते.

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 आता योहानाच्या काही शिष्यांमध्ये व एका यहूद्यामध्ये शुद्धीकरणाविषयी वाद उद्भवला.

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 आणि ते योहानाकडे येऊन त्याला म्हणाले, “रब्बी, जो यार्देनेपलीकडे आपल्याबरोबर होता, ज्याच्याविषयी आपण साक्ष दिली—पाहा, तो बाप्तिस्मा देत आहे, आणि सर्व जण त्याच्याकडे जात आहेत.”

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 योहानाने उत्तर दिले, “स्वर्गातून दिले गेल्याशिवाय मनुष्याला एकही गोष्ट प्राप्त होऊ शकत नाही.

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 ‘मी ख्रिस्त नाही, तर त्याच्यापुढे पाठवलेला आहे’ असे मी म्हणालो याची तुम्ही स्वतः साक्ष देऊ शकता.

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 ज्याच्याजवळ वधू आहे तोच वर—येशू. वराचा मित्र, जो उभा राहून त्याचे ऐकतो, तो वराच्या वाणीने अत्यंत आनंदित होतो. म्हणून माझा हा आनंद आता पूर्ण झाला आहे.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 त्याची वृद्धी होणे आवश्यक आहे, पण माझी घट होणे आवश्यक आहे.

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 जो वरून येतो तो सर्वांहून श्रेष्ठ आहे. जो पृथ्वीचा आहे तो पृथ्वीचा असून पृथ्वीप्रमाणे बोलतो. जो स्वर्गातून येतो तो सर्वांहून श्रेष्ठ आहे.

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 जे त्याने पाहिले व ऐकले त्याची तो साक्ष देतो, तरी कोणीही त्याची साक्ष स्वीकारत नाही.

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 जो त्याची साक्ष स्वीकारतो तो आपला पिता सत्य आहे यावर शिक्कामोर्तब करतो.

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 कारण ज्याला आपल्या पित्याने पाठवले आहे तो आपल्या पित्याची वचने बोलतो, कारण तो पवित्र आत्मा मापाशिवाय देतो.

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

35 आपला पिता पुत्रावर प्रेम करतो आणि त्याने सर्व काही त्याच्या हाती दिले आहे.

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 जो पुत्रावर विश्वास ठेवतो त्याला सार्वकालिक जीवन आहे; जो पुत्राचे ऐकत नाही तो जीवन पाहणार नाही, तर आपल्या पित्याचा क्रोध त्याच्यावर राहतो.

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 ਆਦ ਵਿੱਚ, ਸਾਡੇ ਸਵਰਗੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਅਤੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਜਿਆ।

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 ਹੁਣ ਧਰਤੀ ਬੇਡੌਲ ਅਤੇ ਸੁੰਨੀ ਸੀ, ਡੂੰਘਿਆਈ ਦੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਹਨੇਰਾ ਸੀ, ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਆਤਮਾ ਪਾਣੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਮੰਡਰਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ।

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 ਤਦ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਚਾਨਣ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ,” ਅਤੇ ਚਾਨਣ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 ਉਹ ਨੇ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਚਾਨਣ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਚਾਨਣ ਨੂੰ ਹਨੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ।

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 ਉਹ ਨੇ ਚਾਨਣ ਨੂੰ “ਦਿਨ” ਆਖਿਆ, ਅਤੇ ਹਨੇਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਉਹ ਨੇ “ਰਾਤ” ਆਖਿਆ। ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਹੋਈ, ਅਤੇ ਸਵੇਰ ਹੋਈ—ਪਹਿਲਾ ਦਿਨ।

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਪਾਣੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਅੰਬਰ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ ਜੋ ਪਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਕਰੇ।”

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 ਸੋ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਅੰਬਰ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਬਰ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰਲੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ। ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 ਉਹ ਨੇ ਅੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ “ਅਕਾਸ਼” ਆਖਿਆ। ਸੋ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਹੋਈ, ਅਤੇ ਸਵੇਰ ਹੋਈ—ਦੂਜਾ ਦਿਨ।

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 ਤਦ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਲਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਇੱਕ ਥਾਂ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ, ਅਤੇ ਸੁੱਕੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦਿੱਸ ਪਵੇ।” ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 ਉਹ ਨੇ ਸੁੱਕੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਨੂੰ “ਭੋਂ” ਆਖਿਆ, ਅਤੇ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਹੋਏ ਪਾਣੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਹ ਨੇ “ਸਮੁੰਦਰ” ਆਖਿਆ। ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ।

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 ਤਦ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਭੋਂ ਹਰਿਆਲੀ ਉਗਾਵੇ: ਬੀਜ ਵਾਲੇ ਬੂਟੇ ਅਤੇ ਫਲ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਰੁੱਖ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਫਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੀਜ ਹੋਵੇ, ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ।” ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 ਭੋਂ ਨੇ ਹਰਿਆਲੀ ਉਗਾਈ: ਬੀਜ ਵਾਲੇ ਬੂਟੇ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਬੀਜ ਵਾਲੇ ਫਲ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਰੁੱਖ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ। ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ।

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਹੋਈ, ਅਤੇ ਸਵੇਰ ਹੋਈ—ਤੀਜਾ ਦਿਨ।

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਅੰਬਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋਤਾਂ ਹੋ ਜਾਣ ਜੋ ਦਿਨ ਨੂੰ ਰਾਤ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ, ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਰੁੱਤਾਂ, ਦਿਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ,”

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 “ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਅੰਬਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋਤਾਂ ਹੋਣ ਜੋ ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਚਾਨਣ ਦੇਣ।” ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਦੋ ਵੱਡੀਆਂ ਜੋਤਾਂ ਬਣਾਈਆਂ: ਵੱਡੀ ਜੋਤ ਜੋ ਦਿਨ ਉੱਤੇ ਰਾਜ ਕਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਛੋਟੀ ਜੋਤ ਜੋ ਰਾਤ ਉੱਤੇ ਰਾਜ ਕਰੇ। ਉਹ ਨੇ ਤਾਰੇ ਵੀ ਬਣਾਏ।

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 ਉਹ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਅੰਬਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਟਿਕਾਇਆ ਜੋ ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਚਾਨਣ ਦੇਣ,

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 ਜੋ ਦਿਨ ਅਤੇ ਰਾਤ ਉੱਤੇ ਰਾਜ ਕਰਨ, ਅਤੇ ਚਾਨਣ ਨੂੰ ਹਨੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ। ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ।

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 ਸੋ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਹੋਈ, ਅਤੇ ਸਵੇਰ ਹੋਈ—ਚੌਥਾ ਦਿਨ।

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 ਤਦ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਪਾਣੀ ਜੀਉਂਦੇ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰ ਜਾਵੇ, ਅਤੇ ਪੰਛੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਅੰਬਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਡਣ।”

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 ਸੋ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਦੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਜੀਵ ਅਤੇ ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਜੀਉਂਦਾ ਜੀਵ ਜੋ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਿਰਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਭਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ, ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ, ਅਤੇ ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਖੰਭਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਪੰਛੀ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਸਾਜਿਆ। ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ।

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਰਕਤ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਫਲਦਾਰ ਹੋਵੋ ਅਤੇ ਵਧੋ ਅਤੇ ਸਮੁੰਦਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਭਰ ਦਿਓ, ਅਤੇ ਪੰਛੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਵਧਣ।”

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਹੋਈ, ਅਤੇ ਸਵੇਰ ਹੋਈ—ਪੰਜਵਾਂ ਦਿਨ।

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਭੋਂ ਜੀਉਂਦੇ ਜੀਵ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰੇ: ਡੰਗਰ, ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਉੱਤੇ ਘਿਸਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਜੀਵ, ਅਤੇ ਜੰਗਲੀ ਜਾਨਵਰ, ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ।” ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 ਉਹ ਨੇ ਜੰਗਲੀ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ, ਡੰਗਰ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ, ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਉੱਤੇ ਘਿਸਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਜੀਵ ਆਪੋ-ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਬਣਾਏ। ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ।

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 ਤਦ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਆਓ ਆਪਾਂ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ, ਆਪਣੀ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਬਣਾਈਏ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਉਹ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਮੱਛੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਉੱਤੇ, ਡੰਗਰ ਉੱਤੇ, ਸਾਰੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ, ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਉੱਤੇ ਘਿਸਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਜੀਵ ਉੱਤੇ ਰਾਜ ਕਰਨ।”

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 ਸੋ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਜਿਆ; ਪਿਤਾ, ਪੁੱਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਆਤਮਾ ਦੇ ਸਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਜਿਆ; ਨਰ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਰੀ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਜਿਆ।

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਰਕਤ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਫਲਦਾਰ ਹੋਵੋ ਅਤੇ ਵਧੋ; ਧਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਭਰ ਦਿਓ ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਵੱਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਰੋ। ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਮੱਛੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਉੱਤੇ, ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਉੱਤੇ ਫਿਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਜੀਉਂਦੇ ਜੀਵ ਉੱਤੇ ਰਾਜ ਕਰੋ।”

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 ਤਦ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਸਾਰੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੀ ਪਰਤ ਉੱਤੇ ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਬੀਜ ਵਾਲਾ ਬੂਟਾ ਅਤੇ ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਰੁੱਖ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਫਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੀਜ ਹੈ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। ਉਹ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਖਾਣ ਲਈ ਹੋਣਗੇ।

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 “ਅਤੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ, ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ, ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਉੱਤੇ ਘਿਸਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ—ਹਰ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਸਾਹ ਹੈ—ਮੈਂ ਖਾਣ ਲਈ ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਹਰਾ ਬੂਟਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।” ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਉਹ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਜੋ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਸੀ, ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਚੰਗਾ ਸੀ। ਸੋ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਹੋਈ, ਅਤੇ ਸਵੇਰ ਹੋਈ—ਛੇਵਾਂ ਦਿਨ।

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

1 ਹੁਣ ਫ਼ਰੀਸੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਸੀ ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਨਿਕੁਦੇਮੁਸ ਸੀ, ਜੋ ਯਹੂਦੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਆਗੂ ਸੀ।

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 ਇਹ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਯਿਸੂ ਕੋਲ ਆਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਰੱਬੀ, ਅਸੀਂ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਤੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈਂ ਜੋ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਆਇਆ ਹੈਂ, ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਤੂੰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈਂ ਉਹ ਕੋਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਜੇ ਸਾਡਾ ਪਿਤਾ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ।”

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 ਯਿਸੂ ਨੇ ਉਹ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਤਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ, “ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸੱਚ-ਮੁੱਚ ਆਖਦਾ ਹਾਂ, ਜਿੰਨਾ ਚਿਰ ਕੋਈ ਨਵੇਂ ਸਿਰਿਓਂ ਨਾ ਜੰਮੇ ਉਹ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਰਾਜ ਨਹੀਂ ਵੇਖ ਸਕਦਾ।”

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 ਨਿਕੁਦੇਮੁਸ ਨੇ ਉਹ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਮਨੁੱਖ ਬੁੱਢਾ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਜੰਮ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ? ਕੀ ਉਹ ਦੂਜੀ ਵਾਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਕੁੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਜੰਮ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ?”

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 ਯਿਸੂ ਨੇ ਉੱਤਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ, “ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸੱਚ-ਮੁੱਚ ਆਖਦਾ ਹਾਂ, ਜਿੰਨਾ ਚਿਰ ਕੋਈ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਤੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਆਤਮਾ ਤੋਂ ਨਾ ਜੰਮੇ, ਉਹ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੇ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਵੜ ਸਕਦਾ।”

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 ਜੋ ਸਰੀਰ ਤੋਂ ਜੰਮਿਆ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਸਰੀਰ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਆਤਮਾ ਤੋਂ ਜੰਮਿਆ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਆਤਮਾ ਹੈ।

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 ਹੈਰਾਨ ਨਾ ਹੋ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, ‘ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਨਵੇਂ ਸਿਰਿਓਂ ਜੰਮਣਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ।’

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 ਪੌਣ ਜਿੱਧਰ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਉੱਧਰ ਵਗਦੀ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਤੂੰ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈਂ, ਪਰ ਤੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਕਿੱਥੋਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹਰ ਉਸ ਨਾਲ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਆਤਮਾ ਤੋਂ ਜੰਮਿਆ ਹੈ।

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 ਨਿਕੁਦੇਮੁਸ ਨੇ ਉਹ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ?”

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 ਯਿਸੂ ਨੇ ਉਹ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਤਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ, “ਕੀ ਤੂੰ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈਂ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਵੀ ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਮਝਦਾ?”

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸੱਚ-ਮੁੱਚ ਆਖਦਾ ਹਾਂ, ਅਸੀਂ ਉਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਜੋ ਅਸੀਂ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਹਾਂ, ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਗਵਾਹੀ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਜੋ ਅਸੀਂ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸਾਡੀ ਗਵਾਹੀ ਨੂੰ ਕਬੂਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ।

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

12 ਜੇ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਦੱਸੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ, ਤਾਂ ਜੇ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਸਵਰਗ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਦੱਸਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰੋਗੇ?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਜੋ ਸਵਰਗੋਂ ਉੱਤਰਿਆ, ਅਰਥਾਤ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਕੋਈ ਸਵਰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਚੜ੍ਹਿਆ।

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

14 ਅਤੇ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮੂਸਾ ਨੇ ਉਜਾੜ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੱਪ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਚਾ ਕੀਤਾ, ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਦਾ ਉੱਚਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਹਰ ਕੋਈ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਸਦੀਪਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਪਾਵੇ।

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

16 ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਇੰਨਾ ਪਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਇਕਲੌਤਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਦੇ ਦਿੱਤਾ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਹਰ ਕੋਈ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਨਾਸ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਸਗੋਂ ਸਦੀਪਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਪਾਵੇ।

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਘੱਲਿਆ ਕਿ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਠਹਿਰਾਏ, ਸਗੋਂ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਬਚਾਇਆ ਜਾਵੇ।

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 ਜੋ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਠਹਿਰਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ, ਪਰ ਜੋ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਉਹ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਠਹਿਰਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਚੁੱਕਾ ਹੈ, ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੇ ਇਕਲੌਤੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਦੇ ਨਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ।

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 ਅਤੇ ਨਿਆਂ ਇਹ ਹੈ: ਚਾਨਣ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਆ ਚੁੱਕਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੇ ਚਾਨਣ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਹਨੇਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਧ ਪਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੰਮ ਬੁਰੇ ਸਨ।

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਹਰ ਕੋਈ ਜੋ ਬੁਰੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਚਾਨਣ ਨਾਲ ਵੈਰ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਚਾਨਣ ਕੋਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ, ਇਸ ਡਰ ਤੋਂ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਕੰਮ ਨੰਗੇ ਹੋ ਜਾਣ।

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 ਪਰ ਜੋ ਸੱਚ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੱਲਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਚਾਨਣ ਕੋਲ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਸਾਫ਼ ਦਿੱਸ ਪਵੇ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਕੰਮ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ।

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਮਗਰੋਂ ਯਿਸੂ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਚੇਲੇ ਯਹੂਦੀਆ ਦੇ ਦੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਏ, ਅਤੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਉਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਅਤੇ ਬਪਤਿਸਮਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਰਿਹਾ।

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 ਯੂਹੰਨਾ ਵੀ ਸਾਲੇਮ ਦੇ ਕੋਲ ਐਨੋਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਪਤਿਸਮਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਸੀ, ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਉੱਥੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੀ, ਅਤੇ ਲੋਕ ਆ ਕੇ ਬਪਤਿਸਮਾ ਲੈ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਯੂਹੰਨਾ ਅਜੇ ਕੈਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ।

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 ਹੁਣ ਯੂਹੰਨਾ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਚੇਲਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਯਹੂਦੀ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ ਬਾਰੇ ਬਹਿਸ ਛਿੜ ਪਈ।

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਯੂਹੰਨਾ ਕੋਲ ਆਏ ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਰੱਬੀ, ਜੋ ਯਰਦਨ ਦੇ ਪਾਰ ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੀ, ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਤੂੰ ਗਵਾਹੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ—ਵੇਖ, ਉਹ ਬਪਤਿਸਮਾ ਦੇ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਉਸ ਕੋਲ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ।”

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 ਯੂਹੰਨਾ ਨੇ ਉੱਤਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ, “ਮਨੁੱਖ ਇੱਕ ਚੀਜ਼ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਜਿੰਨਾ ਚਿਰ ਉਹ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸਵਰਗੋਂ ਨਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਵੇ।

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪ ਗਵਾਹੀ ਦੇ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਆਖਿਆ ਸੀ, ‘ਮੈਂ ਮਸੀਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ, ਸਗੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਘੱਲਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹਾਂ।’

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 ਜਿਸ ਕੋਲ ਲਾੜੀ ਹੈ ਉਹੀ ਲਾੜਾ ਹੈ—ਯਿਸੂ। ਲਾੜੇ ਦਾ ਮਿੱਤਰ, ਜੋ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਲਾੜੇ ਦੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਉੱਤੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਮੇਰੀ ਇਹ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ੀ ਹੁਣ ਪੂਰੀ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਹੈ।

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 ਉਸ ਦਾ ਵਧਣਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਮੇਰਾ ਘਟਣਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ।

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 ਜੋ ਉੱਪਰੋਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਹੈ। ਜੋ ਧਰਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਧਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਵਾਂਗ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਹੈ। ਜੋ ਸਵਰਗੋਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਹੈ।

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 ਜੋ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਣਿਆ ਹੈ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਉਹ ਗਵਾਹੀ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਕੋਈ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਗਵਾਹੀ ਨੂੰ ਕਬੂਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ।

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 ਜੋ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਗਵਾਹੀ ਨੂੰ ਕਬੂਲ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਪੱਕਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਸਾਡਾ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੱਚਾ ਹੈ।

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੇ ਘੱਲਿਆ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਹੈ, ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਉਹ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਆਤਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਮਿਣਤੀ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

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

35 ਸਾਡਾ ਪਿਤਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨਾਲ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਹੱਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ।

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 ਜੋ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸਦੀਪਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਹੈ; ਜੋ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦਾ ਉਹ ਜੀਵਨ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਵੇਖੇਗਾ, ਸਗੋਂ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਕਹਿਰ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 ఆదియందు మన పరలోకపు తండ్రి ఆకాశమును భూమిని సృజించెను.

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 భూమి నిరాకారముగాను శూన్యముగాను ఉండెను; అగాధజలముల ఉపరితలముపై అంధకారము కమ్మియుండెను; మన తండ్రి ఆత్మ నీళ్ల ఉపరితలముపై సంచరించుచుండెను.

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 అప్పుడు మన తండ్రి, "వెలుగు కలుగును గాక" అని పలికెను, వెలుగు కలిగెను.

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 ఆ వెలుగు మంచిదని ఆయన చూచెను; వెలుగును అంధకారమునుండి ఆయన వేరుపరచెను.

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 వెలుగును "పగలు" అని ఆయన పిలిచెను; అంధకారమును "రాత్రి" అని పిలిచెను. సాయంకాలమాయెను, ఉదయమాయెను—మొదటి దినము.

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 మన తండ్రి, "నీళ్లను నీళ్లనుండి వేరుపరచుటకు జలముల మధ్య ఒక విశాలమైన అంతరిక్షము కలుగును గాక" అని పలికెను.

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 కాబట్టి ఆయన ఆ అంతరిక్షమును చేసి, అంతరిక్షము క్రింది నీళ్లను దాని పైనున్న నీళ్లనుండి వేరుపరచెను. ఆలాగే ఆయెను.

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 ఆ అంతరిక్షమును "ఆకాశము" అని ఆయన పిలిచెను. కాబట్టి సాయంకాలమాయెను, ఉదయమాయెను—రెండవ దినము.

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 అప్పుడు మన తండ్రి, "ఆకాశము క్రింది నీళ్లు ఒక చోటికి సమకూడును గాక, ఆరిన నేల కనబడును గాక" అని పలికెను. ఆలాగే ఆయెను.

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 ఆరిన నేలను "భూమి" అని ఆయన పిలిచెను; సమకూడిన నీళ్లను "సముద్రములు" అని పిలిచెను. అది మంచిదని ఆయన చూచెను.

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 అప్పుడు ఆయన, "భూమి పచ్చని చెట్లను—విత్తనములిచ్చు మొక్కలను, విత్తనములు కలిగిన ఫలములనిచ్చు వృక్షములను, ప్రతి దానిని దాని జాతిని బట్టి—మొలిపించును గాక" అని పలికెను. ఆలాగే ఆయెను.

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 భూమి పచ్చని చెట్లను మొలిపించెను—తమ జాతుల ప్రకారము విత్తనములిచ్చు మొక్కలను, తమ జాతుల ప్రకారము విత్తనములు కలిగిన ఫలములనిచ్చు వృక్షములను. అది మంచిదని మన తండ్రి చూచెను.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 సాయంకాలమాయెను, ఉదయమాయెను—మూడవ దినము.

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 మన తండ్రి, "పగటిని రాత్రినుండి వేరుపరచుటకు ఆకాశాంతరిక్షమందు జ్యోతులు కలుగును గాక; అవి కాలములను, దినములను, సంవత్సరములను సూచించుటకు గురుతులుగా ఉండును గాక," అని పలికెను;

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 "మరియు భూమిమీద వెలుగిచ్చుటకు అవి ఆకాశాంతరిక్షమందు జ్యోతులుగా ఉండును గాక." ఆలాగే ఆయెను.

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 మన తండ్రి రెండు గొప్ప జ్యోతులను చేసెను: పగటిని ఏలుటకు పెద్ద జ్యోతిని, రాత్రిని ఏలుటకు చిన్న జ్యోతిని. ఆయన నక్షత్రములను కూడ చేసెను.

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 భూమిమీద వెలుగిచ్చుటకు ఆయన వాటిని ఆకాశాంతరిక్షమందు ఉంచెను,

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 పగటిని రాత్రిని ఏలుటకును, వెలుగును అంధకారమునుండి వేరుపరచుటకును ఉంచెను. అది మంచిదని ఆయన చూచెను.

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 కాబట్టి సాయంకాలమాయెను, ఉదయమాయెను—నాల్గవ దినము.

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 అప్పుడు మన తండ్రి, "జీవముగల ప్రాణులతో నీళ్లు నిండును గాక, ఆకాశాంతరిక్షమందు భూమిపై పక్షులు ఎగురును గాక" అని పలికెను.

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 కాబట్టి ఆయన గొప్ప సముద్రజంతువులను, నీళ్లలో కదలి నిండియుండు జీవముగల ప్రతి ప్రాణిని తమ తమ జాతుల ప్రకారము, రెక్కలుగల ప్రతి పక్షిని దాని జాతి ప్రకారము సృజించెను. అది మంచిదని ఆయన చూచెను.

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 మన తండ్రి వాటిని ఆశీర్వదించి, "మీరు ఫలించి అభివృద్ధిపొంది సముద్రములలోని నీళ్లను నింపుడి, పక్షులు భూమిపై అభివృద్ధిపొందును గాక" అని పలికెను.

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 సాయంకాలమాయెను, ఉదయమాయెను—అయిదవ దినము.

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 మన తండ్రి, "భూమి జీవముగల ప్రాణులను తమ తమ జాతుల ప్రకారము పుట్టించును గాక: పశువులను, నేలమీద ప్రాకు ప్రాణులను, అడవి జంతువులను, ప్రతి దానిని దాని జాతి ప్రకారము" అని పలికెను. ఆలాగే ఆయెను.

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 ఆయన అడవి జంతువులను తమ జాతుల ప్రకారము, పశువులను తమ జాతుల ప్రకారము, నేలమీద ప్రాకు ప్రాణులన్నిటిని తమ జాతుల ప్రకారము చేసెను. అది మంచిదని ఆయన చూచెను.

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 అప్పుడు మన తండ్రి, "మన స్వరూపమందు, మన పోలికెచొప్పున మనుష్యజాతిని చేయుదము; వారు సముద్రములోని చేపలమీదను, ఆకాశపు పక్షులమీదను, పశువులమీదను, భూమి అంతటిమీదను, నేలమీద ప్రాకు ప్రతి ప్రాణిమీదను ఏలుదురు గాక" అని పలికెను.

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 కాబట్టి మన తండ్రి తమ స్వరూపమందు మనుష్యజాతిని సృజించెను; తండ్రి, కుమారుడు, పరిశుద్ధాత్మ యొక్క స్వరూపమందు వారిని సృజించెను; మగవానిగాను ఆడుదానిగాను వారిని సృజించెను.

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 మన తండ్రి వారిని ఆశీర్వదించి వారితో, "మీరు ఫలించి అభివృద్ధిపొందుడి; భూమిని నింపి దానిని లోపరచుకొనుడి. సముద్రములోని చేపలమీదను, ఆకాశపు పక్షులమీదను, నేలమీద కదలాడు ప్రతి జీవిమీదను ఏలుడి" అని పలికెను.

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 అప్పుడు ఆయన, "భూమి అంతటి ఉపరితలముపై విత్తనములిచ్చు ప్రతి మొక్కను, విత్తనములు కలిగిన ఫలములనిచ్చు ప్రతి వృక్షమును నేను మీకిచ్చుచున్నాను. అవి మీకు ఆహారముగా ఉండును.

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 "మరియు భూమిలోని జంతువులన్నిటికిని, ఆకాశపు పక్షులన్నిటికిని, నేలమీద ప్రాకు ప్రాణులన్నిటికిని—జీవశ్వాస కలిగిన ప్రతి దానికిని—ప్రతి పచ్చని మొక్కను ఆహారముగా ఇచ్చుచున్నాను." ఆలాగే ఆయెను.

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 మన తండ్రి తాను చేసిన దానినంతటిని చూచెను, అది బహు మంచిదిగా ఉండెను. కాబట్టి సాయంకాలమాయెను, ఉదయమాయెను—ఆరవ దినము.

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

1 పరిసయ్యులలో నీకొదేము అను ఒక మనుష్యుడుండెను; అతడు యూదుల అధికారి.

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 అతడు రాత్రివేళ యేసునొద్దకు వచ్చి ఆయనతో, "రబ్బీ, మీరు మన తండ్రియొద్దనుండి వచ్చిన బోధకుడని మేము ఎరుగుదుము; ఏలయనగా మన తండ్రి తనకు తోడుగా ఉంటేనే తప్ప మీరు చేయుచున్న ఈ సూచకక్రియలను ఎవడును చేయలేడు" అని చెప్పెను.

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 యేసు అతనితో, "నేను మీతో నిశ్చయముగా నిశ్చయముగా చెప్పుచున్నాను, ఒకడు తిరిగి జన్మించితేనే తప్ప మన తండ్రి రాజ్యమును చూడలేడు" అని పలికెను.

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 నీకొదేము ఆయనతో, "ముసలివాడైన మనుష్యుడు ఎట్లు జన్మించగలడు? అతడు రెండవమారు తన తల్లి గర్భములో ప్రవేశించి జన్మించగలడా?" అనెను.

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 యేసు, "నేను మీతో నిశ్చయముగా నిశ్చయముగా చెప్పుచున్నాను, ఒకడు నీళ్లవలనను పరిశుద్ధాత్మవలనను జన్మించితేనే తప్ప మన తండ్రి రాజ్యములో ప్రవేశింపలేడు" అని ఉత్తరమిచ్చెను.

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 శరీరమువలన జన్మించినది శరీరమే, పరిశుద్ధాత్మవలన జన్మించినది ఆత్మయే.

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 'మీరు తిరిగి జన్మింపవలెను' అని నేను మీతో చెప్పినందుకు ఆశ్చర్యపడకుడి.

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 గాలి తనకిష్టమైన చోటికి విసరును, దాని శబ్దము నీవు విందువు గాని అది ఎక్కడనుండి వచ్చునో, ఎక్కడికి వెళ్లునో నీకు తెలియదు. పరిశుద్ధాత్మవలన జన్మించిన ప్రతివాడును అట్లే ఉండును.

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 నీకొదేము ఆయనతో, "ఇవి ఎట్లు సంభవించును?" అనెను.

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 యేసు అతనితో, "నీవు ఇశ్రాయేలుకు బోధకుడవై యుండియు ఈ సంగతులు ఎరుగవా?" అని ఉత్తరమిచ్చెను.

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 నేను నీతో నిశ్చయముగా నిశ్చయముగా చెప్పుచున్నాను, మాకు తెలిసినదానిని మేము పలుకుదుము, మేము చూచినదానిని గూర్చి సాక్ష్యమిచ్చుదుము; అయితే మీరు మా సాక్ష్యమును అంగీకరింపరు.

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

12 భూసంబంధమైన సంగతులు నేను మీతో చెప్పినప్పుడు మీరు నమ్మకపోతే, పరలోకసంబంధమైన సంగతులు నేను మీతో చెప్పినప్పుడు మీరు ఎట్లు నమ్ముదురు?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 పరలోకమునుండి దిగివచ్చిన మనుష్యకుమారుడు తప్ప ఎవడును పరలోకమునకు ఎక్కిపోలేదు.

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

14 మోషే అరణ్యములో సర్పమును ఎత్తినట్లు, మనుష్యకుమారుడును అట్లే ఎత్తబడవలెను,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 ఆయనయందు విశ్వాసముంచు ప్రతివాడును నిత్యజీవమును పొందునట్లు.

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

16 మన తండ్రి లోకమును ఎంతో ప్రేమించెను; కాబట్టి ఆయనయందు విశ్వాసముంచు ప్రతివాడును నశింపక నిత్యజీవమును పొందునట్లు ఆయన తన అద్వితీయ కుమారుని ఇచ్చెను.

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 మన తండ్రి లోకమునకు తీర్పు తీర్చుటకు తన కుమారుని లోకములోనికి పంపలేదు గాని, ఆయన ద్వారా లోకము రక్షింపబడునట్లు ఆయనను పంపెను.

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 ఆయనయందు విశ్వాసముంచువానికి తీర్పు తీర్చబడదు; విశ్వాసముంచనివాడు మన తండ్రి అద్వితీయ కుమారుని నామమందు విశ్వాసముంచనందున, ఇంతకుముందే వానికి తీర్పు తీర్చబడెను.

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 తీర్పు ఇదే: వెలుగు లోకములోనికి వచ్చెను గాని మనుష్యుల క్రియలు చెడ్డవైనందున వారు వెలుగుకంటె అంధకారమునే ప్రేమించిరి.

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 దుష్కార్యములు చేయు ప్రతివాడును తన క్రియలు బయలుపడునేమో అని వెలుగును ద్వేషించి వెలుగునొద్దకు రాడు.

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 అయితే సత్యము ననుసరించి నడుచువాడు, తన క్రియలు మన తండ్రియందు చేయబడెనని స్పష్టముగా కనబడునట్లు వెలుగునొద్దకు వచ్చును.

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 ఇది జరిగిన తరువాత యేసును ఆయన శిష్యులును యూదయ దేశమునకు వెళ్లిరి; అక్కడ ఆయన వారితో ఉండి బాప్తిస్మమిచ్చుచుండెను.

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 సలీముకు సమీపమందున్న ఏనోనులో నీళ్లు సమృద్ధిగా ఉన్నందున యోహానును అక్కడ బాప్తిస్మమిచ్చుచుండెను; జనులు వచ్చి బాప్తిస్మము పొందుచుండిరి,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 ఏలయనగా యోహాను అప్పటికి చెరసాలలో వేయబడియుండలేదు.

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 అప్పుడు యోహాను శిష్యులలో కొందరికిని ఒక యూదునికిని శుద్ధీకరణమునుగూర్చి వాదము కలిగెను.

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 వారు యోహానునొద్దకు వచ్చి అతనితో, "రబ్బీ, యొర్దాను అవతల నీతో ఉండి, నీవు ఎవరిగూర్చి సాక్ష్యమిచ్చితివో ఆయన—ఇదిగో, బాప్తిస్మమిచ్చుచున్నాడు, అందరును ఆయనయొద్దకు వెళ్లుచున్నారు" అని చెప్పిరి.

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 యోహాను, "పరలోకమునుండి ఇయ్యబడితేనే తప్ప మనుష్యుడు ఒక్క దానినైనను పొందలేడు" అని పలికెను.

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 'నేను క్రీస్తును కాను గాని ఆయనకు ముందుగా పంపబడితిని' అని నేను చెప్పినట్లు మీరే నాకు సాక్షులు.

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 పెండ్లికుమార్తె కలవాడే పెండ్లికుమారుడు—యేసు. పెండ్లికుమారుని స్నేహితుడు, నిలిచి ఆయన మాట వినుచు, పెండ్లికుమారుని స్వరమునుబట్టి అత్యధికముగా సంతోషించును. కాబట్టి నా ఈ సంతోషము ఇప్పుడు సంపూర్ణమాయెను.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 ఆయన అభివృద్ధిపొందవలెను, నేను తగ్గవలెను.

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 పైనుండి వచ్చువాడు అందరికంటె పైనున్నవాడు. భూమినుండి వచ్చినవాడు భూసంబంధుడై భూసంబంధముగా మాటలాడును. పరలోకమునుండి వచ్చువాడు అందరికంటె పైనున్నవాడు.

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 ఆయన చూచిన దానిగూర్చియు విన్న దానిగూర్చియు సాక్ష్యమిచ్చును, అయినను ఆయన సాక్ష్యమును ఎవడును అంగీకరింపడు.

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 ఆయన సాక్ష్యమును అంగీకరించువాడు మన తండ్రి సత్యవంతుడని ధృవపరచును.

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 మన తండ్రి పంపినవాడు మన తండ్రి మాటలను పలుకును; ఏలయనగా ఆయన పరిమితి లేకుండ పరిశుద్ధాత్మను అనుగ్రహించును.

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

35 మన తండ్రి కుమారుని ప్రేమించి, సమస్తమును ఆయన చేతికి అప్పగించెను.

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 కుమారునియందు విశ్వాసముంచువానికి నిత్యజీవము కలదు; కుమారునికి విధేయత చూపనివాడు జీవమును చూడడు గాని, మన తండ్రి ఉగ్రత వానిమీద నిలిచియుండును.