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Sir, I do not have
Here the word "sir" is a polite form of address.
when the water is stirred up
This can be translated in an active form. AT: "when the angel moves the water" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
into the pool
This was a hole in the ground that people filled with water. Sometimes they lined the pools with tiles or other stonework. See how you translated "pool" in John 5:2.
another steps down before me
"someone else always goes down the steps into the water before me"