Johannes 6
1 Derefter drog Jesus over til hin Side af Galilæas Sø, Tiberias-Søen.
Some time later, when Jesus was in Galilee district, near the time of the Jewish Passover celebration, Jesus went [with us disciples by boat] and crossed to another place along Galilee Lake. This lake is [also called] Tiberias Lake.
2 Og en stor Skare fulgte ham, fordi de saa de Tegn, som han gjorde paa de syge.
A large crowd of people kept following Jesus [on land] because they had been seeing the miracles he performed [by healing] sick people.
3 Men Jesus gik op paa Bjerget og satte sig der med sine Disciple.
Jesus went up on the hillside and sat down with [us] disciples [to teach us].
4 Men Paasken, Jødernes Højtid, var nær.
Then he looked up and saw a great crowd of people coming toward him.
5 Da Jesus nu opløftede sine Øjne og saa, at en stor Skare kom til ham, sagde han til Filip: „Hvor skulle vi købe Brød, for at disse kunne faa noget at spise?”
He said to Philip, “Where will we buy food for all these people to eat?”
6 Men dette sagde han for at prøve ham; thi han vidste selv, hvad han vilde gøre.
He asked this only to find out if Philip believed what [Jesus could do], because Jesus already knew what he himself was going to do.
7 Filip svarede ham: „Brød for to Hundrede Denarer er ikke nok for dem, til at hver kan faa noget lidet.”
Philip replied to him, “[Even if we had] the amount of money a man earns in eight months, that would not be enough to buy bread so that each person could have a little bit!”
8 En af hans Disciple, Andreas, Simon Peters Broder, siger til ham:
Another one of [us] disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter’s [younger] brother, said to Jesus,
9 „Her er en lille Dreng, som har fem Bygbrød og to Smaafisk; men hvad er dette til saa mange?”
“There is a boy here who has five small barley loaves and two [cooked] fish. But (they will not help much among so many people!/what good will that do among so many people?) [RHQ]”
10 Jesus sagde: „Lader Folkene sætte sig ned;” og der var meget Græs paa Stedet. Da satte Mændene sig ned, omtrent fem Tusinde i Tallet.
Jesus said, “Tell the people to sit down!” There was plenty of grass there, so they all sat down [comfortably]. There were about 5,000 men [among the crowd].
11 Saa tog Jesus Brødene og takkede og uddelte dem til dem, som havde sat sig ned; ligeledes ogsaa af Smaafiskene saa meget, de vilde.
Then Jesus took the small loaves and the fish and thanked [God] for them. Then he [gave them to us, and we] distributed the small loaves and the fish to all the people sitting on the ground. [Because God caused the food to keep increasing], everyone ate as much as they wanted.
12 Men da de vare blevne mætte, siger han til sine Disciple: „Samler de tiloversblevne Stykker sammen, for at intet skal gaa til Spilde.”
When everyone had all the food they wanted, he said to [us] disciples, “Gather up the pieces that are left over. Do not let anything be wasted!”
13 Da samlede de og fyldte tolv Kurve med Stykker, som bleve tilovers af de fem Bygbrød fra dem, som havde faaet Mad.
So we gathered up the pieces of the small loaves that were left over by those who had eaten. We filled twelve baskets with those pieces!
14 Da nu Folkene saa det Tegn, som han havde gjort, sagde de: „Denne er i Sandhed Profeten, som kommer til Verden.”
After the people saw that miracle that Jesus had performed, [many of] them started to say, “Surely this is the prophet [like Moses] that [God promised] to send to the world!”
15 Da Jesus nu skønnede, at de vilde komme og tage ham med Magt for at gøre ham til Konge, gik han atter op paa Bjerget, ganske alene.
So, because Jesus realized that they were about to come and seize him to make him [their] king, he left them again and went up into the hills by himself.
16 Men da det var blevet Aften, gik hans Disciple ned til Søen.
When it was evening, [we] disciples went down to [Galilee] Lake.
17 Og de gik om Bord i et Skib og vilde sætte over til hin Side af Søen til Kapernaum. Og det var allerede blevet mørkt, og Jesus var endnu ikke kommen til dem.
When it became dark and Jesus had still not joined us, [we] got into a boat and went across the lake towards Capernaum [city].
18 Og Søen rejste sig, da der blæste en stærk Vind.
A strong wind started to blow and caused the water (to become very rough/to have high waves).
19 Da de nu havde roet omtrent fem og tyve eller tredive Stadier, se de Jesus vandre paa Søen og komme nær til Skibet, og de forfærdedes.
After we had rowed (three or four miles/five or six kilometers), we saw Jesus coming near the boat; he was walking on the water! So we were terrified!
20 Men han siger til dem: „Det er mig; frygter ikke!”
But he said to us, “Do not be afraid! It is I!”
21 Da vilde de tage ham op i Skibet; og straks kom Skibet til Landet, som de sejlede til.
We were glad to take him into the boat. As soon as [we] did that, the boat reached the shore where [we] were going!
22 Den næste Dag saa Skaren, som stod paa hin Side af Søen, at der ikke havde været mere end eet Skib der, og at Jesus ikke var gaaet om Bord med sine Disciple, men at hans Disciple vare dragne bort alene,
The next day the crowd of people that had stayed on the other side of the lake [were perplexed about how Jesus had left that area]. They knew that there had been only one boat there [the previous day]. They knew that we had gone away in it by ourselves. They knew that Jesus had not gone with us.
23 (men der var kommet Skibe fra Tiberias nær til det Sted, hvor de spiste Brødet, efter at Herren havde gjort Taksigelse):
Then some [men came] from Tiberias [city] in boats. [They were hoping to take some of the crowd back to Tiberias]. They arrived near the place where the people had eaten the food after Jesus had given thanks [and caused it to multiply].
24 da Skaren nu saa, at Jesus ikke var der, ej heller hans Disciple, gik de om Bord i Skibene og kom til Kapernaum for at søge efter Jesus.
When the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor we disciples were there, [some of] them got into those boats and they sailed to Capernaum to find Jesus.
25 Og da de fandt ham paa hin Side af Søen, sagde de til ham: „Rabbi! naar er du kommen hid?”
When they found him [in Capernaum] further around the lake, they asked him, “Teacher, [since you(sg) did not come in a boat], when [and how] did you get here?”
26 Jesus svarede dem og sagde: „Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, I søge mig, ikke fordi I saa Tegn, men fordi I spiste af Brødene og bleve mætte.
Jesus replied to them, “Listen to this carefully: Do you know why you are looking for me? It is not because you saw [me perform] miracles [and as a result have realized who I really am]. No! You are looking for me [only] because you had plenty of bread to eat [after I provided it for you by performing a miracle].
27 Arbejder ikke for den Mad, som er forgængelig, men for den Mad, som varer til et evigt Liv, hvilken Menneskesønnen vil give eder; thi ham har Faderen, Gud selv, beseglet.” (aiōnios g166)
Stop desiring food that will soon spoil! Instead, desire to get [spiritual] food that will last forever! Yearn for eternal life! That is what I, the one who came from heaven, will give you. God [my] Father has shown that he approves of me [enabling me to do that].” (aiōnios g166)
28 Da sagde de til ham: „Hvad skulle vi gøre, for at vi kunne arbejde paa Guds Gerninger?”
Then the people asked him, “What things should we do [to please] God?”
29 Jesus svarede og sagde til dem: „Dette er Guds Gerning, at I tro paa den, som han udsendte.”
Jesus replied, “What God [wants you] to do is this: He wants you to believe that [I am] the one he has sent.”
30 Da sagde de til ham: „Hvad gør du da for et Tegn, for at vi kunne se det og tro dig? Hvad Arbejde gør du?
So they said to him, “Then perform [another] miracle so that we may see it and believe that [you came from God]. What miracle would you like to perform?
31 Vore Fædre aade Manna i Ørkenen, som der er skrevet: Han gav dem Brød fra Himmelen at æde.”
Our ancestors ate the [food called] manna [that God provided for them by a miracle] in the desolate area. This is written {[The Psalmist] wrote this} [in the Scriptures] about [what Moses caused to happen: ] ‘He gave them food from heaven to eat.’ [Will you perform a miracle like that]?”
32 Da sagde Jesus til dem: „Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, ikke Moses har givet eder Brødet fra Himmelen, men min Fader giver eder det sande Brød fra Himmelen.
So Jesus said to them, “The truth is that it was not Moses who gave your [ancestors] that food from heaven. No, it was my Father [who gave it to them. And my Father is the one] who gives you the true food from heaven.
33 Thi Guds Brød er det, som kommer ned fra Himmelen og giver Verden Liv.”
The true bread from God came down from heaven, and he is the one who will give [eternal] life to [the people of] the world [MTY].”
34 Da sagde de til ham: „Herre! giv os altid dette Brød!”
[Not understanding what he meant], they said to him, “Sir, give us that kind of bread all the time!”
35 Jesus sagde til dem: „Jeg er Livets Brød. Den, som kommer til mig, skal ikke hungre; og den, som tror paa mig, skal aldrig tørste.
Jesus said to them, “[Just like] food [MET] [sustains physical life], I am the [one who enables you to have spiritual] life. Those who [eat ordinary food and drinks will later be hungry and thirsty]. But those who come to me [to receive that life] will never again [lack anything spiritually].
36 Men jeg har sagt eder, at I have set mig og dog ikke tro.
I told you before that you have seen my [miracles, but after seeing them, instead of understanding who I am], you have not believed in me.
37 Alt, hvad Faderen giver mig, skal komme til mig; og den, som kommer til mig, vil jeg ingenlunde kaste ud.
All the people that [my] Father entrusts to me will come to me, and I will certainly (welcome/never send away) [LIT] anyone who comes to me.
38 Thi jeg er kommen ned fra Himmelen, ikke for at gøre min Villie, men hans Villie, som sendte mig.
When I came down from heaven, it was not to do what I want. Instead, I came to do what ([God/my Father]), who sent me, wants.
39 Men dette er hans Villie, som sendte mig, at jeg skal intet miste af alt det, som han har givet mig, men jeg skal oprejse det paa den yderste Dag.
What the one who sent me wants is that I (keep forever all/never lose any) [LIT] of those whom he has entrusted to me. He wants me to cause all of them to become alive again (on the last day/on the day [when I judge everyone]) [MTY].
40 Thi dette er min Faders Villie, at hver den, som ser Sønnen og tror paa ham, skal have et evigt Liv, og jeg skal oprejse ham paa den yderste Dag.” (aiōnios g166)
[Long ago in the desolate area when those who were bitten by snakes looked at the bronze replica of a snake, they were healed] [MET]. What my Father wants is that [similarly] everyone who looks at [what] I [have done] and believes in me will have eternal life. I will cause them to become alive again (on the last day/on the day [when I judge everyone]) [MTY].” (aiōnios g166)
41 Da knurrede Jøderne over ham, fordi han sagde: „Jeg er det Brød, som kom ned fra Himmelen,”
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the one who is [like] true bread who came down from heaven.”
42 og de sagde: „Er dette ikke Jesus, Josefs Søn, hvis Fader og Moder vi kende? Hvorledes kan han da sige: Jeg er kommen ned fra Himmelen?”
They said, “(This man is Jesus, the son of Joseph!/Isn’t this man the son of Joseph?) [RHQ] We know [the names of] both his father and his mother. [He certainly did not come from heaven], so (he is [lying] by saying ‘I came from heaven.’/why is he now saying, ‘I came from heaven?’) [RHQ]”
43 Jesus svarede og sagde til dem: „Knurrer ikke indbyrdes!
Jesus replied to them, “Stop grumbling among yourselves [about what I just said]!
44 Ingen kan komme til mig, uden Faderen, som sendte mig, drager ham; og jeg skal oprejse ham paa den yderste Dag.
[My] Father, who sent me, makes people want to come to me. No others will come to me [to receive eternal life]. Those who come to me are the only ones who will believe in me. I will (cause them to be alive again/raise them [from the dead]) (on the last day/on the [judgment] day).
45 Der er skrevet hos Profeterne: „Og de skulle alle være oplærte af Gud.” Hver den, som har hørt af Faderen og lært, kommer til mig.
It was written ([by one of the prophets/by the prophet Isaiah]) {([One of the prophets/The prophet Isaiah]) wrote} [about all those who will trust in me], ‘God will teach them all.’ Everyone who listens to what [my] Father [says] and learns from him will (come to/believe in) me.
46 Ikke at nogen har set Faderen, kun den, som er fra Gud, han har set Faderen.
I came from God. I am the only one who has seen [my] Father. No one else has seen him.
Listen to this carefully: Everyone who believes ([my message/in me]) has eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
48 Jeg er Livets Brød.
[Just like] food [MET] [sustains your physical life], I am the [one who enables you to have spiritual] life.
49 Eders Fædre aade Manna i Ørkenen og døde.
Even though your ancestors ate the manna [while they were traveling] in the desolate area, they died [anyway].
50 Dette er det Brød, som kommer ned fra Himmelen, at man skal æde af det og ikke dø.
But the bread [I am talking about] is something that came down from heaven. If people eat that bread, their [spirits] will never die.
51 Jeg er det levende Brød, som kom ned fra Himmelen; om nogen æder af dette Brød, han skal leve til evig Tid; og det Brød, som jeg vil give, er mit Kød, hvilket jeg vil give for Verdens Liv.” (aiōn g165)
I am the one who came down from heaven to enable people to have [spiritual] life. If people take what I will give them, they will live forever. What I will give them is my flesh, which I will give to [all the people in] [MTY] the world in order that they may have [spiritual] life.” (aiōn g165)
52 Da kivedes Jøderne indbyrdes og sagde: „Hvorledes kan han give os sit Kød at æde?”
Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] began to argue among themselves. They said, “(There is no way this man can give us his flesh to eat!/How can this man give us his flesh to eat?)” [RHQ]
53 Jesus sagde da til dem: „Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, dersom I ikke æde Menneskesønnens Kød og drikke hans Blod, have I ikke Liv i eder.
So, [speaking figuratively of the need for them to accept for themselves the benefits of his sacrificing himself and shedding his blood to atone for their sins] [MET], Jesus said to them, “Listen carefully to this: [Although] I am the one who came from heaven, if you do not eat my flesh and drink my blood, you will not have eternal life.
54 Den, som æder mit Kød og drikker mit Blod, har et evigt Liv, og jeg skal oprejse ham paa den yderste Dag. (aiōnios g166)
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will cause them to become alive again at (the last day/the [judgment] day), (aiōnios g166)
55 Thi mit Kød er sand Mad, og mit Blod er sand Drikke.
because my flesh and my blood are truly spiritual food.
56 Den, som æder mit Kød og drikker mit Blod, han bliver i mig, og jeg i ham.
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood will have a close relationship with me, and I will have a close relationship with them.
57 Ligesom den levende Fader udsendte mig, og jeg lever i Kraft af Faderen, ligesaa skal ogsaa den, som æder mig, leve i Kraft af mig.
[My] Father, who is the [source of everything that] lives, sent me, and I live because [my] Father has [given me life]. Similarly those who eat my [flesh] will live [eternally] because of what I [do for them].
58 Dette er det Brød, som er kommet ned fra Himmelen; ikke som eders Fædre aade og døde. Den, som æder dette Brød, skal leve evindelig.” (aiōn g165)
[I am] the true bread that came down from heaven. Although our ancestors ate [manna], they [later] died [anyway]. But those who eat this bread will live forever.” (aiōn g165)
59 Dette sagde han, da han lærte i en Synagoge i Kapernaum.
He said this while he was teaching people in (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place) in Capernaum.
60 Da sagde mange af hans Disciple, som havde hørt ham: „Dette er en haard Tale; hvem kan høre den?”
After they heard him say that, many of his disciples said, “What he is teaching is hard [to understand]; (it is very difficult for anyone to accept it!/how can anyone accept it?) [RHQ]”
61 Men da Jesus vidste hos sig selv, at hans Disciple knurrede derover, sagde han til dem: „Forarger dette eder?
Jesus was aware that his disciples were grumbling about it, so he said to them, “(I am sorry that this is offending you./Is this offending you?) [RHQ]
62 Hvad om I da faa at se, at Menneskesønnen farer op, hvor han var før?
([Perhaps you will believe my message] if you see me, the one who came from heaven, ascending [there] to where I was before!/[(What will you think if you see me], the one who came from heaven, ascending [there] to where I was before)?) [RHQ]
63 Det er Aanden, som levendegør, Kødet gavner intet; de Ord, som jeg har talt til eder, ere Aand og ere Liv.
[God’s] Spirit is the one who gives people [eternal] life. Human efforts are no help at all [for giving people eternal life]. The message I have spoken to you [gives spiritual] life (OR, [comes from] God’s Spirit [and gives eternal] life.)
64 Men der er nogle af eder, som ikke tro.” Thi Jesus vidste fra Begyndelsen, hvem det var, der ikke troede, og hvem den var, der skulde forraade ham.
But there are some of you who do not believe [my message.” Jesus said that] because he knew from the time he started [MTY] [his ministry] which of them would not believe his message. He also knew who would (betray him/enable his enemies to seize him).
65 Og han sagde: „Derfor har jeg sagt eder, at ingen kan komme til mig, uden det er givet ham af Faderen.”
Then he continued by saying, “That is why I told you that only those whom my Father has enabled [to believe in me] will come to me [and receive eternal life].”
66 Fra den Tid traadte mange af hans Disciple tilbage og vandrede ikke mere med ham.
From that [time], many of his disciples left him and no longer went with him.
67 Jesus sagde da til de tolv: „Mon ogsaa I ville gaa bort?”
So he said to [us] twelve [apostles], “You do not want to leave me also, do you?”
68 Simon Peter svarede ham: „Herre! til hvem skulle vi gaa hen? Du har det evige Livs Ord; (aiōnios g166)
Simon Peter replied to him, “Lord, [we] will not [leave you], [because] (there is no other person [like you] to whom we can go!/what other person is there like [you] to whom we can go?) [RHQ] You have the message about eternal life! (aiōnios g166)
69 og vi have troet og erkendt, at du er Guds Hellige.”
We have come to believe for certain that you are the holy one [who has come] from God!”
70 Jesus svarede dem: „Har jeg ikke udvalgt mig eder tolv, og en af eder er en Djævel?”
Then Jesus replied to us, “[You are saying that as though all] you twelve [men] whom I have chosen [RHQ] believe that. But one of you is [under the control of] Satan!”
71 Men han talte om Judas, Simon Iskariots Søn; thi det var ham, som siden skulde forraade ham, skønt han var en af de tolv.
He was talking about Judas, the [son] of Simon, from Kerioth [village]. [Even though] Judas was one of us twelve [apostles], he was about (to betray Jesus/to enable Jesus’ enemies to seize him).
