1.3 KiB
General Information:
This is the next event in the story, in which Jesus goes up to Jerusalem and heals a man. These verses give background information about the setting of the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
After this
This refers to after Jesus healed the official's son. See how you translated this in John 3:22.
there was a Jewish festival
"the Jews were celebrating a festival"
went up to Jerusalem
Jerusalem is located on the top of a hill. Roads to Jerusalem went up and down smaller hills. If your language has a different word for going up a hill than for walking on level ground, you may use it here.
pool
This was a hole in the ground that people filled with water. Sometimes they lined the pools with tiles or other stonework.
Bethesda
"Bethesda" means house of mercy. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
roofed porches
roofed structures with at least one wall missing and attached to buildings
A large number of people
"Many people"