1 Johannes 3
1 Ser, hvor stor en Kærlighed Faderen har givet os, at vi skulle kaldes Guds Børn og vi ere det. Derfor kender Verden os ikke, fordi den ikke har kendt ham.
See what great love the Father has lavished upon us, that we should be called children of God! The reason the world does not know you is that it did not know him.
2 I elskede! nu ere vi Guds Børn, og det er endnu ikke åbenbaret, hvad vi skulle vorde. Vi vide, at når det åbenbares, da skulle vi vorde ham lige; thi i skulle se ham, som han er.
Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when he appears, we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.
3 Og hver den, som har dette Håb til ham, renser sig selv, ligesom han er ren.
Everyone who places this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
4 Hver den, som gør Synden, begår også Overtrædelse af Loven, og Synden er Lovens Overtrædelse.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
5 Og I vide, at han blev åbenbaret for at han skulde borttage Synderne; og der er ikke Synd i ham
But you know that he appeared in order to take away our sins, and in him there is no sin.
6 Hver den, som bliver i ham, synder ikke; hver den, som synder, har ikke set ham og kender ham ej heller.
No one who abides in him continues in sin; no one who continues in sin has either seen him or known him.
7 Mine Børn, ingen forføre eder! Den, som gør Retfærdigheden, er retfærdig, ligesom han er retfærdig.
Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.
8 Den, som gør Synden, er af Djævelen; thi Djævelen har syndet fra Begyndelsen. Dertil blev Guds Søn åbenbaret, for at han skulde nedbryde Djævelens Gerninger.
Whoever practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
9 Hver den, som er født af Gud, gør ikke Synd, fordi hans Sæd bliver i ham, og han kan ikke synde, fordi han er født af Gud.
No one who has been born of God continues in sin, because God's seed abides in him; he cannot continue in sin, because he has been born of God.
10 Derved blive Guds Børn og Djævelens Børn åbenbare. Hver den, som ikke gør Retfærdighed, er ikke af Gud, og ligeså den, som ikke elsker sin Broder.
By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
11 Thi dette er det Budskab, som I have hørt fra Begyndelsen, at vi skulle elske hverandre;
For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 ikke som Kain, der var af den onde og myrdede sin Broder. Og hvorfor myrdede han ham? Fordi hans Gerninger vare onde, men hans Broders retfærdige.
We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil, but the deeds of his brother were righteous.
13 Undrer eder ikke, mine Brødre! om Verden hader eder.
Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.
14 Vi vide, at vi ere gåede over fra Døden til Livet, thi vi elske Brødrene. Den, som ikke elsker, bliver i Døden.
We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love his brother abides in death.
15 Hver den, som hader sin Broder, er en Manddraber; og I vide, at ingen Manddraber har evigt Liv blivende i sig. (aiōnios g166)
Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
16 Derpå kende vi Kærligheden, at han har sat sit Liv til for os; også vi ere skyldige at sætte Livet til for Brødrene.
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
17 Men den, som bar Verdens Gods og ser sin Broder lide Nød og lukker sit Hjerte for ham, hvorledes bliver Guds Kærlighed i ham?
If anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need but closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
18 Mine Børn! lader os ikke elske med Ord, ej heller med Tungen, men i Gerning og Sandhed!
My little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in deed and truth.
19 Og derpå kunne vi kende, at vi ere af Sandheden, og da kunne vi for hans Åsyn stille vore Hjerter tilfreds,
By this we know that we are of the truth and can reassure our hearts before him:
20 hvad end vort Hjerte måtte fordømme os for; thi Gud er større end vort Hjerte og kender alle Ting.
If our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts and knows all things.
21 I elskede! dersom vort Hjerte ikke fordømmer os, have vi Frimodighed for Gud,
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God
22 og hvad vi end bede om, det få vi af ham, fordi vi holde hans Bud og gøre det, som er velbehageligt for ham.
and receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight.
23 Og dette er hans Bud; at vi skulle tro hans Søns Jesu Kristi Navn og elske hverandre efter det Bud, han gav os.
And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he commanded.
24 Og den, som holder hans Bud, han bliver i Gud, og Gud i ham; og derpå kende vi, at han bliver i os; af den Ånd, som han gav os.
Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God abides in him. And we know that he abides in us because of the Spirit he has given us.
