その裁きというのはこうである。光が世に来ているのに、人々は光よりやみを愛した。その行いが悪かったからである。

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English Translation

And 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.

Furigana

その裁(さば)きというのはこうである。光(ひかり)が世(よ)に来(き)ているのに、人々(ひとびと)は光(ひかり)よりやみを愛(あい)した。その行(おこな)いが悪(わる)かったからである。

Romanji

Sono sabaki toiu no wa kō de aru. hikari ga yo ni kiteiru noni, hitobito wa hikari yori yami o aishita. sono okonai ga warukatta kara de aru.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

裁き (さばき)

judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

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 ...

光 (ひかり)

light

が (が)

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

世 (よ)

world; society; age; generation

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

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

闇 (やみ)

darkness; the dark; dark; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness; black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table

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.

愛す (あいす)

to love

行い (おこない)

deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour; asceticism

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

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