Johannes 5
1 Derefter var det Jødernes Højtid, og Jesus gik op til Jerusalem.
After this, there was a Jewish festival so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
2 Men der er i Jerusalem ved Faareporten en Dam, som paa Hebraisk kaldes Bethesda, og den har fem Søjlegange.
Now near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem is a pool called Bethzatha in Hebrew, with five porches beside it.
3 I dem laa der en Mængde syge, blinde, lamme, visne, [som ventede paa, at Vandet skulde røres.
Crowds of sick people were lying in these porches—those who were blind, lame, or paralyzed.
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 sick for thirty-eight years. Jesus looked at him, knowing he had been lying there for long time, and asked him,
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?‟
“Do you want to be healed?”
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.‟
“Sir,” the sick man answered, “I don't have anyone to help me get into the pool when the water is stirred. While I'm trying to get there, someone always gets in before me.”
8 Jesus siger til ham: „Staa op, tag din Seng og gaa!‟
“Stand up, pick up your mat, and start walking!” Jesus told him.
9 Og straks blev Manden rask, og han tog sin Seng og gik. Men det var Sabbat paa den Dag;
Immediately the man was healed. He picked up his mat and started walking. Now the day that this happened was the Sabbath.
10 derfor sagde Jøderne til ham, som var bleven helbredet: „Det er Sabbat; og det er dig ikke tilladt at bære Sengen.‟
So the Jews said to the man who'd been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It's against the law to carry a mat!”
11 Han svarede dem: „Den, som gjorde mig rask, han sagde til mig: Tag din Seng og gaa!‟
“The man who healed me told me to pick up my mat and start walking,” he replied.
12 Da spurgte de ham: „Hvem er det Menneske, som sagde til dig: Tag din Seng og gaa?‟
“Who's this person who told you to carry your mat and walk?” they asked.
13 Men han, som var bleven helbredet, vidste ikke, hvem det var; thi Jesus havde unddraget sig, da der var mange Mennesker paa Stedet.
However, the man who'd been healed didn't know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the surrounding crowd.
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!‟
Later on Jesus found the man in the Temple, and told him, “Look, now you've been healed. So stop sinning 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 and told the Jews it was Jesus who had healed him.
16 Og derfor forfulgte Jøderne Jesus, fordi han havde gjort dette paa en Sabbat.
So the Jews started to harass Jesus because he was doing things on the Sabbath.
17 Men Jesus svarede dem: „Min Fader arbejder indtil nu; ogsaa jeg arbejder.‟
But Jesus told them, “My Father is still working, and so am I.”
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 was why the Jews tried even harder to kill him, for not only did he break the Sabbath but also called God his Father, making himself equal 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.
Jesus explained to them, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can only do what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does the Son does as well.
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 the Son, and reveals to him everything he does; and the Father will show to him even more incredible things that will completely amaze you.
21 Thi ligesom Faderen oprejser de døde og gør levende, saaledes gør ogsaa Sønnen levende, hvem han vil.
For just as the Father gives life to those he resurrects from the dead, in the same way the Son also gives life to those that he wants.
22 Thi heller ikke dømmer Faderen nogen, men har givet Sønnen hele Dommen,
The Father judges no one. He has given to the Son all the authority to judge,
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 honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who doesn't honor the Son doesn't honor 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)
I tell you the truth: those who follow what I say and trust the one who sent me have eternal life. They won't be condemned, but have gone from death to 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.
I tell you the truth: The time is coming—in fact it's here already—when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live!
26 Thi ligesom Faderen har Liv i sig selv, saaledes har han ogsaa givet Sønnen at have Liv i sig selv.
Just as the Father has life-giving power in himself, so has he given the Son the same life-giving power in himself.
27 Og han har givet ham Magt til at holde Dom, efterdi han er Menneskesøn.
The Father also granted the authority for judgment to him, for he is the Son of man.
28 Undrer eder ikke herover; thi den Time kommer, paa hvilken alle de, som ere i Gravene, skulle høre hans Røst,
Don't be surprised at this, for the time is coming when all those in the grave 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 rise again: those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of 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 by myself. I judge based on what I'm told, and my decision is right, for I'm not doing my own will but the will of the one who sent me.
31 Dersom jeg vidner om mig selv, er mit Vidnesbyrd ikke sandt.
If I were to make claims about myself, such claims wouldn't be valid;
32 Det er en anden, som vidner om mig, og jeg ved, at det Vidnesbyrd er sandt, som han vidner om mig.
but someone else gives evidence about me, and I know what he says about me is true.
33 I have sendt Bud til Johannes, og han har vidnet for Sandheden.
You asked John about me, and he told the truth,
34 Dog, jeg henter ikke Vidnesbyrdet fra et Menneske; men dette siger jeg, for at I skulle frelses.
but I don't need any human endorsement. I'm explaining this to you so you can be saved.
35 Han var det brændende og skinnende Lys, og I have til en Tid villet fryde eder ved hans Lys.
John was like a brightly-burning light, and you were willing to enjoy his light for a while.
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 evidence I'm giving is greater than John's. For I am doing the work that the Father gave me to do,
37 Og Faderen, som sendte mig, han har vidnet om mig. I have aldrig hverken hørt hans Røst eller set hans Skikkelse,
and this is the proof that the Father sent me. The Father who sent me, he himself speaks on my behalf. You've never heard his voice, and you've never seen what he looks like,
38 og hans Ord have I ikke blivende i eder; thi den, som han udsendte, ham tro I ikke.
and you don't accept what he says, because you don't trust in the one he sent.
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 through them you'll gain eternal life. But the evidence they give is in support of me! (aiōnios g166)
40 Og I ville ikke komme til mig, for at I kunne have Liv.
And yet you don't want to come to me so that you might live.
41 Jeg tager ikke Ære af Mennesker;
I'm not looking for human approval
42 men jeg kender eder, at I have ikke Guds Kærlighed i eder.
—I know you, and that you don't have God's love in you.
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.
For I've come to represent my Father, and you won't accept me; but if someone comes representing themselves, then you accept them!
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 trust in me when you look for praise from one another and yet you don't look for praise from the one true 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.
But don't think I will be making accusations about you to the Father. It's Moses who is accusing you, the one in whom you place such confidence.
46 Thi dersom I troede Moses, troede I mig; thi han har skrevet om mig.
For if you really trusted Moses you would trust in me, because he wrote about me.
47 Men tro I ikke hans Skrifter, hvorledes skulle I da tro mine Ord?‟
But since you don't trust what he said, why would you trust what I say?”
