# Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues speaking to his disciples.

# if he walks at night

Here "night" is a metaphor that refers to one's walking without God's light. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the light is not in him

Possible meanings are 1) "he cannot see" or "he does not have God's light."

# Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep

Here "fallen asleep" is an idiom that means Lazarus has died. If you have a way of saying this in your language, you may use it here. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# but I am going so that I may wake him out of sleep

The words "wake him out of sleep" form an idiom. Jesus is revealing his plan to bring Lazurus back to life. If you have an idiom for this in your language, you may use it here. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/stumble]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/light]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/lazarus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sleep]]