Johannes 5
1 Derefter var det Jødernes Højtid, og Jesus gik op til Jerusalem.
Sometime after this there was a Jewish Festival; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Men der er i Jerusalem ved Faareporten en Dam, som paa Hebraisk kaldes Bethesda, og den har fem Søjlegange.
There is in Jerusalem, near the sheep-gate, a bath with five colonnades round it. It is called in Hebrew “Bethesda.”
3 I dem laa der en Mængde syge, blinde, lamme, visne, [som ventede paa, at Vandet skulde røres.
In these colonnades a large number of sick people were lying – blind, lame, and crippled.
4 Thi paa visse Tider for en Engel ned i Dammen og oprørte Vandet. Den, som da, efter at Vandet var blevet oprørt, steg først ned, blev rask, hvilken Sygdom han end led af.]
5 Men der var en Mand, som havde været syg i otte og tredive Aar.
One man who was there had been crippled for thirty-eight years.
6 Da Jesus saa ham ligge der og vidste, at han allerede havde ligget i lang Tid, sagde han til ham: „Vil du blive rask?‟
Jesus saw the man lying there, and, finding that he had been in this state a long time, said to him, ‘Do you wish to be cured?’
7 Den syge svarede ham: „Herre! jeg har ingen, som kan bringe mig ned i Dammen, naar Vandet bliver oprørt; men naar jeg kommer, stiger en anden ned før mig.‟
‘I have no one, Sir,’ the sick man answered, ‘to put me into the bath when there is a troubling of the water, and, while I am getting to it, someone else steps down before me.’
8 Jesus siger til ham: „Staa op, tag din Seng og gaa!‟
‘Stand up,’ said Jesus, ‘take up your mat, and walk.’
9 Og straks blev Manden rask, og han tog sin Seng og gik. Men det var Sabbat paa den Dag;
The man was cured immediately, and took up his mat and began walking.
10 derfor sagde Jøderne til ham, som var bleven helbredet: „Det er Sabbat; og det er dig ikke tilladt at bære Sengen.‟
Now it was the Sabbath. So the religious authorities said to the man who had been cured, ‘This is the Sabbath; you must not carry your mat.’
11 Han svarede dem: „Den, som gjorde mig rask, han sagde til mig: Tag din Seng og gaa!‟
‘The man who cured me,’ he answered, ‘said to me “Take up your mat and walk.”’
12 Da spurgte de ham: „Hvem er det Menneske, som sagde til dig: Tag din Seng og gaa?‟
‘Who was it,’ they asked, ‘that said to you “Take up your mat and walk”?’
13 Men han, som var bleven helbredet, vidste ikke, hvem det var; thi Jesus havde unddraget sig, da der var mange Mennesker paa Stedet.
But the man who had been restored did not know who it was; for Jesus had moved away, because there was a crowd there.
14 Derefter finder Jesus ham i Helligdommen, og han sagde til ham: „Se, du er bleven rask; synd ikke mere, for at ikke noget værre skal times dig!‟
Afterwards Jesus found the man in the Temple Courts, and said to him, ‘You are cured now; do not sin again, or something worse may happen to you.’
15 Manden gik bort og sagde til Jøderne, at det var Jesus, som havde gjort ham rask.
The man went away, and told the authorities that it was Jesus who had cured him.
16 Og derfor forfulgte Jøderne Jesus, fordi han havde gjort dette paa en Sabbat.
And that was why they began to persecute Jesus – because he did things of this kind on the Sabbath.
17 Men Jesus svarede dem: „Min Fader arbejder indtil nu; ogsaa jeg arbejder.‟
But Jesus replied, ‘My Father works to this very hour, and I work also.’
18 Derfor tragtede da Jøderne end mere efter at slaa ham ihjel, fordi han ikke alene brød Sabbaten, men ogsaa kaldte Gud sin egen Fader og gjorde sig selv Gud lig.
This made the authorities all the more eager to kill him, because not only was he doing away with the Sabbath, but he actually called God his own Father – putting himself on an equality with God.
19 Saa svarede Jesus og sagde til dem: „Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, Sønnen kan slet intet gøre af sig selv, uden hvad han ser Faderen gøre; thi hvad han gør, det gør ogsaa Sønnen ligesaa.
So Jesus made this further reply, ‘In truth I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself; he does only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does, the Son does also.
20 Thi Faderen elsker Sønnen og viser ham alt det, han selv gør, og han skal vise ham større Gerninger end disse, for at I skulle undre eder.
For the Father loves his Son, and shows him everything that he is doing; and he will show him still greater things – so that you will be filled with wonder.
21 Thi ligesom Faderen oprejser de døde og gør levende, saaledes gør ogsaa Sønnen levende, hvem han vil.
For, just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he pleases.
22 Thi heller ikke dømmer Faderen nogen, men har givet Sønnen hele Dommen,
The Father himself does not judge any one, but has entrusted the work of judging entirely to his Son,
23 for at alle skulle ære Sønnen, ligesom de ære Faderen. Den, som ikke ærer Sønnen, ærer ikke Faderen, som udsendte ham.
so that everyone may honour the Son, just as they honour the Father. The person who does not honour the Son fails to honour the Father who sent him.
24 Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, den, som hører mit Ord og tror den, som sendte mig, har et evigt Liv og kommer ikke til Dom, men er gaaet over fra Døden til Livet. (aiōnios g166)
In truth I tell you that the person who listens to my message and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and does not come under condemnation, but has already passed out of death into life. (aiōnios g166)
25 Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, den Time kommer, ja den er nu, da de døde skulle høre Guds Søns Røst, og de, som høre den, skulle leve.
In truth I tell you that a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the dead will listen to the voice of the Son of God, and when those who listen will live.
26 Thi ligesom Faderen har Liv i sig selv, saaledes har han ogsaa givet Sønnen at have Liv i sig selv.
For, just as the Father has inherent life within him, so also he has granted to the Son to have inherent life within him;
27 Og han har givet ham Magt til at holde Dom, efterdi han er Menneskesøn.
and, because he is Son of Man, he has also given him authority to act as judge.
28 Undrer eder ikke herover; thi den Time kommer, paa hvilken alle de, som ere i Gravene, skulle høre hans Røst,
Do not wonder at this; for the time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice,
29 og de skulle gaa frem, de, som have gjort det gode, til Livets Opstandelse, men de, som have gjort det onde, til Dommens Opstandelse.
and will come out – those who have done good rising to life, and those who have lived evil lives rising for condemnation.
30 Jeg kan slet intet gøre af mig selv; saaledes som jeg hører, dømmer jeg, og min Dom er retfærdig; thi jeg søger ikke min Villie, men hans Villie, som sendte mig.
I can do nothing of myself; I judge as I am taught; and the judgment that I give is just, because my aim is not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
31 Dersom jeg vidner om mig selv, er mit Vidnesbyrd ikke sandt.
‘If I bear testimony to myself, my testimony is not trustworthy;
32 Det er en anden, som vidner om mig, og jeg ved, at det Vidnesbyrd er sandt, som han vidner om mig.
it is another who bears testimony to me, and I know that the testimony which he bears to me is trustworthy.
33 I have sendt Bud til Johannes, og han har vidnet for Sandheden.
You have yourselves sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
34 Dog, jeg henter ikke Vidnesbyrdet fra et Menneske; men dette siger jeg, for at I skulle frelses.
But the testimony which I receive is not from people; I am saying this for your salvation.
35 Han var det brændende og skinnende Lys, og I have til en Tid villet fryde eder ved hans Lys.
He was the Lamp that was burning and shining, and you were ready to rejoice, for a time, in his light.
36 Men det Vidnesbyrd, som jeg har, er større end Johannes's; thi de Gerninger, som Faderen har givet mig at fuldbyrde, selve de Gerninger, som jeg gør, vidne om mig, at Faderen har udsendt mig.
But the testimony which I have is of greater weight than John’s; for the work that the Father has given me to carry out – the work that I am doing – is in itself proof that the Father has sent me as his messenger.
37 Og Faderen, som sendte mig, han har vidnet om mig. I have aldrig hverken hørt hans Røst eller set hans Skikkelse,
The Father who has sent me has himself borne testimony to me. You have neither listened to his voice, not seen his form;
38 og hans Ord have I ikke blivende i eder; thi den, som han udsendte, ham tro I ikke.
and you have not taken his message home to your hearts, because you do not believe him whom he sent as his messenger.
39 I ransage Skrifterne, fordi I mene i dem at have evigt Liv; og det er dem, som vidne om mig. (aiōnios g166)
You search the scriptures, because you think that you find in them immortal life; and, though it is those scriptures that bear testimony to me, (aiōnios g166)
40 Og I ville ikke komme til mig, for at I kunne have Liv.
you refuse to come to me to have life.
41 Jeg tager ikke Ære af Mennesker;
‘I do not receive honour from people,
42 men jeg kender eder, at I have ikke Guds Kærlighed i eder.
but I know this of you, that you have not the love of God in your hearts.
43 Jeg er kommen i min Faders Navn, og I modtage mig ikke; dersom en anden kommer i sit eget Navn, ham ville I modtage.
I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
44 Hvorledes kunne I tro, I, som tage Ære af hverandre, og den Ære, som er fra den eneste Gud, søge I ikke?
How can you believe in me, when you receive honour from one another and do not desire the honour which comes from the only God?
45 Tænker ikke, at jeg vil anklage eder for Faderen; der er en, som anklager eder, Moses, til hvem I have sat eders Haab.
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; your accuser is Moses, on whom you have been resting your hopes.
46 Thi dersom I troede Moses, troede I mig; thi han har skrevet om mig.
For, had you believed Moses, you would have believed me, for it was of me that Moses wrote;
47 Men tro I ikke hans Skrifter, hvorledes skulle I da tro mine Ord?‟
but, if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my teaching?’
