1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 ¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 ¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 ¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
22 ¶ After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23 ¶ And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 ¶ Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him . 35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. 36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
III.
Nikodems pi K. Jezus.
1 Storp farizejim beja vīns cylvāks, augstōs padūmes lūceklis, vōrdā Nikodems. 2 Tys atgōja pi Jō naktī, un Jam saceja: Mōceitōj, mes zynom, ka Tu kai skūlōtōjs atgōji nu Dīva; nivīns tadei navar dareit taidu breinumu, kaidus Tu dori, jo ar jū nabyutu Dīvs. 3 Jezus atbiļdēja un jam saceja: Patīši, patīši, Es tev soku, jo kas naatdzims nu jauna, tys Dīva vaļsteibas naredzēs. 4 Nikodems vaicōja: Kai gon cylvāks, byudams vacs, var atdzimt? Vai tad jys otkon var īīt sovas mōtes mīsā un pīdzimt? 5 Jezus atbiļdēja: Patīši, patīši, Es tev soku, kas naatdzims nu yudiņa un (Svātō) Gora, tys Dīva vaļsteibā īīt navar. 6 Kas paīt un mīsas, tys ir mīsa, kas nu Gora paīt, tys ir Gors. 7 Nasabreinoj, ka Es tev saceju: Jums ir nu jauna jōpīdzymst. 8 Vējs pyuš, kur grib; tu dzērdi jō šaļkšonu, bet nazini, nu kurīnes ceļās un uz kurīni traucās. Tai pat nūteik ar ikvīnu, kas pīdzymst nu Gora.
9 Nikodems atbyldādams Jam saceja: Kai tys var nūtikt? 10 Jezus atbiļdēja un jam saceja: Tu esi Izraeļa mōceitōjs un šytō nazini? 11 Patīši, patīši, Es tev soku, — mes runojam tū, kū zynom, un kū asam redzējuši, par tū līcynojam; bet jyus myusu līceibas nagrybat pījimt. 12 Jo jyus naticit tam, kū Es jums par vērszemes lītom stōstu, kai tad jyus ticēsit, ka Es jums par dabasu nūslāpumim runōšu?
13 Nivīns tadei nav uzkōpis dabasūs, izjamūt Tū, kas nu dabasim nūkōpe: Cylvāka Dāls (kurs ir dabasūs). 14 Kai Moizešs tuksnesī paaugstynōja čyusku, tai pat jōbyun paaugstynōtam Cylvāka Dālam, 15 lai ikvīns, kas Jam tic, (napazustu, bet) turātu myužeigū dzeivi.
16 Tadei Dīvs tai nūmīļōja pasauli, ka atdeve sovu vīnpīdzymušū Dālu, lai ikvīns, kas Jam tic, nazustu, bet turātu myužeigu dzeivi. 17 Tadei Dīvs sova Dāla nasyuteja uz pasauli, lai pasauli tīsōtu, bet gon, lai caur Jū pasauli izglōbtu. 18 Kas Jam tic, tys tīsōts natiks; bet kas natic, tys ir jau nūtīsōts, ka natic vīnpīdzymušō Dīva Dāla vōrdam. 19 Tys sprīdums pastōv tamā: uz pasauli atgōja gaisma, bet ļaudis vairōk nūmīļōja tymseibu na kai gaismu, jo ļauni beja jūs dorbi. 20 Tadei ikvīns, kas ļaunu dora, gaismas naīredz un pi gaismas naīt, lai natyktu palti jō dorbi. 21 Kas taisneigi dora, tys uz gaismu steidzās, ka jō dorbi toptu radzami, jo tī ikš Dīva padareiti.
K. Jezus Judeā.
22 Pēc tam Jezus ar sovim mōceklim aizgōja uz Judeas apgobolu, un tur, pi jim palīkūt, kristeja. 23 Ari Jōņs Enonā, Salima tyvumā, kristeja, jo tur beja daudz yudiņa, un ļaudis gōja un pījēme kristeibu. 24 Tūreiz Jōņs vēļ nabeja īslūdzeits cītumā.
25 Storp Jōņa mōceklim un jūdim izacēle streidi par škeisteišonu. 26 Jī atgōja pi Jōņa un jam saceja: Mōceitōj, Tys, kas pi tevis beja viņpus Jordana, kuram tu devi līceibu, raug, Tys ari krista, un visi īt uz Jū.
27 Jōņs atbiļdēja: Cylvāks nikō navar sasnēgt, jo jam nu dabasim nabyus dūts. 28 Jyus tadei poši varit aplīcynōt, ka es saceju: Es Kristus naasmu; es asmu tikai pyrms Jō syuteits. 29 Kam ir leigova, tys ir leigovaiņs. Leigovaiņa draugs, kas ir ar jū un klausōs, ļūti prīcojās par leigovaiņa bolsu. Taidu prīcu es atrodu vysā pylnumā. 30 Jam jōaug lelōkam, maņ jōsōc palikt mozokam.
31 Kas nu augstīnes nōk, tys ir par visim lelōks; bet kas paīt nu zemes, tys ir zemisks un zemiski runoj. Kas nu dabasim nōk, tys ir pōrōks par visim, 32 un kū ir dzērdējis un redzējis, tū līcynoj; bet tūmār jō līceibas nikas napījam. 33 Bet kas Jō līceibu pījam, tys aplīcynoj, ka Dīvs runoj taisneibu. 34 Kū Dīvs ir syutejis, Tys sludynoj Dīva vōrdus, jo Dīvs Goru dūd bez māra. 35 Tāvs mīļoj sovu Dālu un Jō rūkōs vysu ir atdevis. 36 Kas tic Dālam, tam ir myužeiga dzeivōšona; bet kas Dālam natic, tys dzeivōšonas naredzēs, bet gon Dīva dusme vērs jō paliks.
