en_tn_condensed/jhn/05/01.md

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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"

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