NASB: "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
AYT: Angin bertiup ke mana pun ia mau dan kamu mendengar bunyinya, tetapi kamu tidak tahu dari mana asalnya dan ke mana ia akan pergi. Begitu juga dengan setiap orang yang dilahirkan dari Roh.
Assamese: বায়ুৱে যি দিশলৈ ইচ্ছা কৰে সেই দিশলৈকে বয়। আপুনি তাৰ শব্দ শুনিবলৈ পায়, কিন্তু ক’ৰ পৰা আহে বা ক’লৈনো যায়, সেই বিষয়ে আপুনি নাজানে। আত্মাৰ পৰা যি সকলৰ জন্ম হয়, তেওঁলোক সকলোৰে তেনেকুৱা হয়।”
Bengali: বাতাস যে দিকে ইচ্ছা করে সেই দিকে বয়ে চলে। তুমি শুধু তার শব্দ শুনতে পাও কিন্তু কোন দিক থেকে আসে অথবা কোন দিকে চলে যায় তা জান না; আত্মা থেকে যারা জন্ম নেয় প্রত্যেক জন সেইরকম।
Gujarati: પવન જ્યાં ચાહે છે ત્યાં વાય છે અને તું તેનો આવાજ સાંભળે છે, પણ તે ક્યાંથી આવે છે અને ક્યાં જાય છે, તે તું જાણતો નથી; દરેક જે આત્માથી જન્મેલું છે તે તેના જેવું જ છે.'
Hindi: हवा जिधर चाहती है उधर चलती है, और तू उसकी आवाज़ सुनता है, परन्तु नहीं जानता, कि वह कहाँ से आती और किधर को जाती है? जो कोई आत्मा से जन्मा है वह ऐसा ही है।” (सभो. 11:5)
Kannada: ಗಾಳಿಯು ಇಷ್ಟ ಬಂದ ಕಡೆ ಬೀಸುತ್ತದೆ. ನೀನು ಅದರ ಶಬ್ದವನ್ನು ಕೇಳುತ್ತೀ, ಆದರೆ ಅದು ಎಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಬರುತ್ತದೋ ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತದೋ ನಿನಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯದು. ಆತ್ಮನಿಂದ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಅದರಂತೆಯೇ>> ಎಂದನು.
Malayalam: കാറ്റു ഇഷ്ടമുള്ളേടത്തു ഊതുന്നു; അതിന്റെ ശബ്ദം നീ കേൾക്കുന്നു; എങ്കിലും അത് എവിടെനിന്നു വരുന്നു എന്നും എവിടേക്കു പോകുന്നു എന്നും അറിയുന്നില്ല; ആത്മാവിനാൽ ജനിച്ചവൻ എല്ലാം അതുപോലെ ആകുന്നു.
Marathi: वारा पाहिजे तिकडे वाहतो आणि त्याचा आवाज तुम्ही ऐकता, पण तो कोठून येतो आणि कोठे जातो हे तुम्हाला कळत नाही. जो कोणी आत्म्यापासून जन्मलेला आहे त्याचे असेच आहे.”
Odiya: ବାୟୁ ଯେଉଁ ଦିଗରେ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରେ, ସେହି ଦିଗରେ ବହେ, ଆଉ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତାହାର ଶବ୍ଦ ଶୁଣିଥାଅ, କିନ୍ତୁ ତାହା କେଉଁଠାରୁ ଆସେ ପୁଣି, କେଉଁଠାକୁ ଯାଏ, ତାହା ଜାଣ ନାହିଁ; ଆତ୍ମାଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଜାତ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଲୋକ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧରେ ସେହି ପ୍ରକାର ।
Punjabi: ਹਵਾ ਉਸ ਪਾਸੇ ਹੀ ਚੱਲਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਧਰ ਉਹ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ । ਤੁਸੀਂ ਹਵਾ ਦੇ ਚੱਲਣ ਦੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਸੁਣ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ । ਪਰ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਤਾ ਕਿ ਹਵਾ ਕਿੱਧਰੋਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਕਿੱਧਰ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ । ਆਤਮਾ ਤੋਂ ਜਨਮੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਇਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਹੈ ।”
Tamil: காற்றானது தனக்கு விருப்பமான இடத்திலே வீசுகிறது, அதின் சத்தத்தைக் கேட்கிறாய், ஆனாலும் அது இந்த இடத்திலிருந்து வருகிறது என்றும், இந்த இடத்திற்குப் போகிறது என்றும் உனக்குத் தெரியாது; ஆவியினால் பிறந்தவன் எவனோ அவனும் அப்படியே இருக்கிறான் என்றார்.
Telugu: గాలి తనకిష్టమైన వైపుకు వీస్తుంది. నువ్వు దాని శబ్దాన్ని మాత్రం వినగలవు, కానీ అది ఎక్కడి నుండి వస్తుందో ఎక్కడికి వెళ్తుందో నీకు తెలియదు. ఆత్మ మూలంగా పుట్టినవాడు అలాగే ఉన్నాడు.”
Urdu: हवा जिधर चाहती है चलती है और तू उसकी आवाज़ सुनता है, मगर नहीं जनता कि वो कहाँ से आती और कहाँ को जाती है | जो कोई रूह से पैदा हुआ ऐसा ही है |"
NETBible: The wind blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
HCSB: The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
LEB: The wind blows wherever it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.
NIV: The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
ESV: The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
NRSV: The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
REB: The wind blows where it wills; you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born from the Spirit.”
NKJV: "The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
KJV: 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.
NLT: Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit."
GNB: The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. It is like that with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
ERV: The wind blows wherever it wants to. You hear it, but you don’t know where it is coming from or where it is going. It is the same with everyone who is born from the Spirit.”
EVD: The wind blows where it wants to go. You hear the wind blow. But you don’t know where the wind comes from or where the wind is going. It is the same with every person that is born from the Spirit.”
BBE: The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.
MSG: You know well enough how the wind blows this way and that. You hear it rustling through the trees, but you have no idea where it comes from or where it's headed next. That's the way it is with everyone 'born from above' by the wind of God, the Spirit of God."
Phillips NT: The wind blows where it likes, you can hear the sound of it but you have no idea where it comes from or where it goes. Nor can you tell how a man is born by the wind of the Spirit."
CEV: Only God's Spirit gives new life. The Spirit is like the wind that blows wherever it wants to. You can hear the wind, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going.
CEVUK: Only God's Spirit gives new life. The Spirit is like the wind that blows wherever it wants to. You can hear the wind, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going.
GWV: The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you don’t know where the wind comes from or where it’s going. That’s the way it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
NET [draft] ITL: The wind <4151> blows <4154> wherever <3699> it will <2309>, and <2532> you hear <191> the sound <5456> it makes, but <235> do <1492> not <3756> know <1492> where <4159> it comes from <2064> and <2532> where <4226> it is going <5217>. So <3779> it is <1510> with everyone <3956> who is born <1080> of <1537> the Spirit <4151>.”
