ヨハネの証言はこうである。ユダヤ人達が祭司とレビ人をエルサレムからヨハネのもとに遣わして、あなたは誰ですかと尋ねさせた。

Sentence Analyzer

ヨハネの証言はこうである。ユダヤ人達が祭司とれび人をエルサレムからヨハネのもとに遣わして、あなたは誰ですかと尋ねさせた。

English Translation

Now this is John's testimony, when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.

Furigana

ヨハネの証言(しょうげん)はこうである。ユダヤ人達(ひとたち)が祭司(さいし)とレビ人(じん)をエルサレムからヨハネのもとに遣(つか)わして、あなたは誰(だれ)ですかと尋(たず)ねさせた。

Romanji

Yohane no shōgen wa kō de aru. Yudaya hitotachi ga saishi to Rebijin o Erusaremu kara Yohane no moto ni tsukawashite, anata wa dare desu ka to tazunesaseta.

Words

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

証言 (しょうげん)

evidence; testimony

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

斯う (こう)

in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such; uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

猶太 (ユダヤ)

Judea (southern Palestine); Jews

人達 (ひとたち)

people

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

祭司 (さいし)

priest

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

レビ人 (レビじん)

Levite; member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (who served a religious function)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

元 (もと)

origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

遣わす (つかわす)

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

です (です)

be; is

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate