Johannes 3
1 Men der var en Mand af Farisæerne, han hed Nikodemus, en Raadsherre iblandt Jøderne.
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 Denne kom til ham om Natten og sagde til ham: „Rabbi! vi vide, at du er en Lærer kommen fra Gud; thi ingen kan gøre disse Tegn, som du gør, uden Gud er med ham.‟
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou hast come as a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou doest, unless God be with him.
3 Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: „Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg dig, uden nogen bliver født paany, kan han ikke se Guds Rige.‟
Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.
4 Nikodemus siger til ham: „Hvorledes kan et Menneske fødes, naar han er gammel? Mon han kan anden Gang komme ind i sin Moders Liv og fødes?‟
Nicodemus said to him: How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother’s womb the second time, and be born?
5 Jesus svarede: „Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg dig, uden nogen bliver født af Vand og Aand, kan han ikke komme ind i Guds Rige.
Jesus answered: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God.
6 Hvad der er født af Kødet, er Kød; og hvad der er født af Aanden, er Aand.
That which is begotten of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is begotten of the Spirit, is spirit.
7 Forundre dig ikke over, at jeg sagde til dig: I maa fødes paany.
Wonder not that I said to you, you must all be born again,
8 Vinden blæser, hvorhen den vil, og du hører dens Susen, men du ved ikke, hvorfra den kommer, og hvor den farer hen; saaledes er det med hver den, som er født af Aanden.‟
The Spirit breathes where he pleases, and you hear his voice, but you know not whence he comes, and whither he goes; so is every one that is begotten of the Spirit.
9 Nikodemus svarede og sagde til ham: „Hvorledes kan dette ske?‟
Nicodemus answered and said to him: How can these things be?
10 Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: „Er du Israels Lærer og forstaar ikke dette?
Jesus answered and said to him: Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?
11 Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg dig, vi tale det, vi vide, og vidne det, vi have set; og I modtage ikke vort Vidnesbyrd.
Verily, verily, I say to you, we speak that which we know, and testify to that which we have seen; and you receive not our testimony.
12 Naar jeg siger eder de jordiske Ting, og I ikke tro, hvorledes skulle I da tro, naar jeg siger eder de himmelske?
If I have told you of earthly things, and you believe not, how will you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 Og ingen er faren op til Himmelen, uden han, som for ned fra Himmelen, Menneskesønnen, som er i Himmelen.
And no man has ascended into heaven, but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.
14 Og ligesom Moses ophøjede Slangen i Ørkenen, saaledes bør Menneskesønnen ophøjes,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up;
that whoever believes on him may not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Thi saaledes elskede Gud Verden, at han gav sin Søn den enbaarne, for at hver den, som tror paa ham, ikke skal fortabes, men have et evigt Liv. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Thi Gud sendte ikke sin Søn til Verden, for at han skal dømme Verden, men for at Verden skal frelses ved ham.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through him, might be saved.
18 Den, som tror paa ham, dømmes ikke; men den, som ikke tror, er allerede dømt, fordi han ikke har troet paa Guds enbaarne Søns Navn.
He that believes on him is not condemned; but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 Og dette er Dommen, at Lyset er kommet til Verden, og Menneskene elskede Mørket mere end Lyset; thi deres Gerninger vare onde.
And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 Thi hver den, som øver ondt, hader Lyset og kommer ikke til Lyset, for at hans Gerninger ikke skulle revses.
For every one that does evil, hates the light, and comes not to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
21 Men den, som gør Sandheden, kommer til Lyset, for at hans Gerninger maa blive aabenbare; thi de ere gjorte i Gud.‟
But he that does the truth, comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest that they are done in God.
22 Derefter kom Jesus og hans Disciple ud i Judæas Land, og han opholdt sig der med dem og døbte.
After these things, Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea, and he remained there with them, and immersed.
23 Men ogsaa Johannes døbte i Ænon, nær ved Salem, fordi der var meget Vand der; og man kom derhen og lod sig døbe.
And John also was immersing in Ænon, near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed;
24 Thi Johannes var endnu ikke kastet i Fængsel.
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
25 Da opkom der en Strid imellem Johannes's Disciple og en Jøde om Renselse.
There arose, therefore, a dispute between some of John’s disciples and a Jew, about purification.
26 Og de kom til Johannes og sagde til ham: „Rabbi! han, som var hos dig hinsides Jordan, han, hvem du gav Vidnesbyrd, se, han døber, og alle komme til ham.‟
And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore testimony, behold, he immerses, and all are going to him.
27 Johannes svarede og sagde: „Et Menneske kan slet intet tage, uden det er ham givet fra Himmelen.
John answered and said: A man can receive nothing unless it be given to him from heaven.
28 I ere selv mine Vidner paa, at jeg sagde: Jeg er ikke Kristus, men jeg er udsendt foran ham.
You yourselves will testify for me, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 Den, som har Bruden, er Brudgom; men Brudgommens Ven, som staar og hører paa ham, glæder sig meget over Brudgommens Røst. Saa er da denne min Glæde bleven fuldkommen.
He that has the bride, is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly on account of the voice of the bridegroom. This, my joy, is therefore complete.
30 Han bør vokse, men jeg forringes.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 Den, som kommer ovenfra, er over alle; den, som er af Jorden, er af Jorden og taler af Jorden; den, som kommer fra Himmelen, er over alle.
He that comes from above, is over all. He that is from the earth, is from the earth, and speaks from the earth. He that comes from heaven, is over all;
32 Og det, som han har set og hørt, vidner han; og ingen modtager hans Vidnesbyrd.
and what he has seen and heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.
33 Den, som har modtaget hans Vidnesbyrd, har beseglet, at Gud er sanddru.
He that has received his testimony has solemnly declared that God is true.
34 Thi han, hvem Gud udsendte, taler Guds Ord; Gud giver nemlig ikke Aanden efter Maal.
For he whom God has sent, speaks the words of God; for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
35 Faderen elsker Sønnen og har givet alle Ting i hans Haand.
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
36 Den, som tror paa Sønnen, har et evigt Liv; men den, som ikke vil tro Sønnen, skal ikke se Livet, men Guds Vrede bliver over ham.‟ (aiōnios g166)
He that believes on the Son has eternal life. But he that believes not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. (aiōnios g166)
