1 N ow there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

Na he tangata tera no nga Parihi, ko Nikorima tona ingoa, he rangatira no nga Hurai:

2 t he same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

Ka haere mai tenei ki a Ihu i te po, ka mea ki a ia, E Rapi, e matau ana matou i haere mai koe i te Atua hei kaiwhakaako, ina hoki e kore tetahi tangata e ahei te mea i enei merekara e meatia nei e koe, ki te kahore te Atua i a ia.

3 J esus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Ka whakahoki a Ihu, ka mea ki a ia, he pono, he pono, taku e mea nei ki a koe, Ki te kahore te tangata e whanau hou, e kore ia e ahei te kite i te rangatiratanga o te Atua.

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

Ka mea a Nikorima ki a ia, Me pehea ka whanau ai te tangata i tona koroheketanga? e taea ranei te tuarua o nga haerenga ki roto ki te kopu o tona whaea, whanau mai ai?

5 J esus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!

Ka whakahokia e Ihu, He pono, he pono taku e mea nei ki a koe, Ki te kahore te tangata e whanau i te wai, i te Wairua hoki, e kore ia e ahei te tomo ki te rangatiratanga o te Atua.

6 T hat which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Ko ta te kikokiko e whanau ai he kikokiko; ko ta te Wairua e whanau ai he wairua.

7 M arvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.

Aua ra e miharo ki taku i mea nei ki a koe, he mea tuturu tenei kia whanau hou koutou.

8 T he wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

E pupuhi ana te hau ki tana wahi e pai ai, ka rongo hoki koe ki tona haruru, otiia e kore e mohiotia e koe te wahi i puta mai ai, e tae atu ai ranei: ko te ritenga tenei ki te hunga katoa ka whanau i te Wairua.

9 N icodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

Ka whakahoki a Nikorima, ka mea ki a ia, Me pehea ka taea ai enei mea?

10 J esus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?

Ka whakahoki a Ihu, ka mea ki a ia, Ko koe te Kaiwhakaako o Iharaira, a kahore i matau ki enei mea?

11 V erily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

He pono, he pono taku e mea nei ki a koe, E korerotia ana e matou ta matou i matau ai, e whakaaturia ana ta matou i kite ai; heoi, e kore koutou e tango ki ta matou whakaaturanga.

12 I f I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?

Ki te mea kua korerotia e ahau ki a koutou nga mea o te whenua, a kahore koutou e whakapono, me pehea ka whakapono ai ki te korerotia e ahau ki a koutou nga mea o te rangi?

13 A nd no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven.

Kahore hoki he tangata i kake noa ki te rangi, ko ia anake i heke iho i te rangi, ara ko te Tama a te tangata, e noho mai nei i te rangi.

14 A nd as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;

Ka rite hoki ki ta Mohi whakairinga i te nakahi i te koraha, kua takoto te tikanga kia pera te whakairinga o te Tama a te tangata.

15 t hat whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.

Kia kahore ai e ngaro te tangata e whakapono ana ki a ia, engari kia whiwhi ai ki te ora tonu.

16 F or God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Koia ano te aroha o te Atua ki te ao, homai ana e ia tana Tama kotahi, kia kahore ai e ngaro te tangata e whakapono ana ki a ia, engari kia whiwhi ai ki te ora tonu.

17 F or God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

Kihai hoki te Atua i tono mai i tana Tama ki te ao ki te whakahe i te ao; engari kia ora ai te ao i a ia.

18 H e that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Ko ia e whakapono ana ki a ia, e kore e tau te he ki a ia: tena ko ia e kore e whakapono, kua whakahengia noatia ake, mona kihai i whakapono ki te ingoa o te Tama kotahi a te Atua.

19 A nd this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

Ko te whakahenga hoki tenei, no te mea kua tae mai nei te marama ki te ao, a nui atu to nga tangata aroha ki te pouri i to ratou ki te marama, he kino hoki no a ratou mahi.

20 F or every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

E kino ana hoki ki te marama nga kaimahi katoa i te kino, e kore ano hoki e haere mai ki te marama, kei whakakitea a ratou mahi.

21 B ut he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

Tena ko te kaimahi i te pono, e haere mai ana ki te marama, kia kitea ai ana mahi, he mea mahi i roto i te Atua.

22 A fter these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

A no muri i enei mea ka haere a Ihu, ratou ko ana akonga, ki te whenua o Huria; a noho tahi ana ratou ki reira, me tana iriiri ano.

23 A nd John also was baptizing in Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

Na i te iriiri ano hoki a Hoani ki Enona, ki tetahi wahi e tata ana ki Harema, no te mea he nui te wai o reira: a ka haere mai ratou, ka iriiria.

24 F or John was not yet cast into prison.

Kahore ano hoki a Hoani i panga ki te whare herehere.

25 T here arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying.

Na ka ara he totohe a nga akonga a Hoani ki tetahi Hurai mo te purenga.

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

A ka haere ratou ki a Hoani, ka mea ki a ia, E Rapi, ko te tangata i tawahi na korua o Horano, ko tau i whakaatu mai na, nana, kei te iriiri ia, e haere ana hoki te katoa ki a ia.

27 J ohn answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

Ka whakahoki a Hoani, ka mea, E kore tetahi mea e riro i te tangata, ki te kore e homai ki a ia i te rangi.

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

Ko koutou hei kaiwhakaae ki ahau, ki taku meatanga, Ehara ahau i a te Karaiti, engari i tonoa mai ahau i mua i a ia.

29 H e that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full.

Ko te tangata i te wahine marena hou, ko ia te tane marena hou: na ko te hoa o te tane marena hou, e tu ana, e rongo ana ki a ia, ka hari pu ki te reo o te tane marena hou: na reira i tutuki ai tenei hari oku.

30 H e must increase, but I must decrease.

Ko te tikanga tenei, ko ia kia nui haere, ko ahau kia iti haere.

31 H e that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

Ko ia e haere mai ana i runga, kei runga ake ia i te katoa: ko to te whenua no te whenua ia, no te whenua ano ana korero: ko ia e haere mai ana i te rangi, kei runga ake ia i te katoa.

32 W hat he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.

A ko tana i kite ai, i rongo ai, ko ia tana e whakaatu ai: kahore hoki tetahi tangata e tango atu ki tana whakaaturanga.

33 H e that hath received his witness hath set his seal to this, that God is true.

Ki te manako tetahi ki tana whakaaturanga, kua piri tana tohu ki te pono o ta te Atua.

34 F or he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.

Ko ta te Atua i tono mai ai, e korero ana ia i nga kupu a te Atua: kahore hoki te Wairua e homai e te Atua i runga i te mehua.

35 T he Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

E aroha ana te Matua ki te Tama, kua hoatu ano nga mea katoa ki tona ringa.

36 H e that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Ko ia e whakapono ana ki te Tama, he ora tonu tona: ko ia e kore e whakapono ki te Tama, e kore e kite i te ora; engari ka mau tonu te riri a te Atua ki a ia.