Johannes 11
1 Men der lå en Mand syg, Lazarus fra Bethania, den Landsby, hvor Maria og hendes Søster Martha boede.
Now a man named Lazarus, of Bethany, was lying ill; he belonged to the same village as Mary and her sister Martha.
2 Men Maria var den, som salvede Herren med Salve og tørrede hans Fødder med sit Hår; hendes Broder Lazarus var syg.
This Mary, whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who anointed the Master with perfume, and wiped his feet with her hair.
3 Da sendte Søstrene Bud til ham og lod sige: "Herre! se, den, du elsker, er syg."
The sisters, therefore, sent this message to Jesus – “Master, your friend is ill”;
4 Men da Jesus hørte dette, sagde han: "Denne Sygdom er ikke til Døden, men for Guds Herligheds Skyld, for at Guds Søn skal herliggøres ved den."
and, when Jesus heard it, he said, ‘This illness is not to end in death, but is to redound to the honour of God, in order that the Son of God may be honoured through it.’
5 Men Jesus elskede Martha og hendes Søster og Lazarus.
Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 Da han nu hørte, at han var syg, blev han dog to Dage på det Sted, hvor han var.
Yet, when he heard of the illness of Lazarus, he still stayed two days in the place where he was.
7 Derefter siger han så til Disciplene:"Lader os gå til Judæa igen!
Then, after that, he said to his disciples, ‘Let us go to Judea again.’
8 Disciplene sige til ham: "Rabbi! nylig søgte Jøderne at stene dig, og du drager atter derhen?"
‘Rabbi,’ they replied, ‘the authorities there were but just now seeking to stone you; and are you going there again?’
9 Jesus svarede: "Har Dagen ikke tolv Timer? Vandrer nogen om Dagen, da støder han ikke an; thi han ser denne Verdens Lys.
‘Are not there twelve hours in the day?’ answered Jesus. ‘If someone walks about in the daytime, they don’t stumble, because they can see the light of the sun;
10 Men vandrer nogen om Natten, da støder han an; thi Lyset er ikke i ham."
but, if they walk about at night, they stumble, because they have not the light.’
11 Dette sagde han, og derefter siger han til dem: "Lazarus, vor Ven, er sovet ind; men jeg går hen for at vække ham af Søvne."
And, when he had said this, he added, ‘Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may wake him.’
12 Da sagde Disciplene til ham: "Herre! sover han, da bliver han helbredt."
‘If he has fallen asleep, Master, he will get well,’ said the disciples.
13 Men Jesus havde talt om hans Død; de derimod mente, at han talte om Søvnens Hvile.
But Jesus meant that he was dead; they, however, supposed that he was speaking of natural sleep.
14 Derfor sagde da Jesus dem rent ud: "Lazarus er død!
Then he said to them plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead;
15 Og for eders Skyld er jeg glad over, at jeg ikke var der, for at I skulle tro; men lader os gå til ham!"
and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may learn to believe in me. But let us go to him.’
16 Da sagde Thomas (hvilket betyder Tvilling), til sine Meddisciple: "Lader os også gå, for at vi kunne dø med ham!"
At this, Thomas, who was called “The Twin,” said to his fellow disciples, ‘Let us go too, so that we may die with him.’
17 Da Jesus nu kom, fandt han, at han havde ligget i Graven allerede fire Dage.
When Jesus reached the place, he found that Lazarus had been four days in the tomb already.
18 Men Bethania var nær ved Jerusalem, omtrent femten Stadier derfra.
Bethany being only about two miles from Jerusalem,
19 Og mange af Jøderne vare komne til Martha og Maria for at trøste dem over deres Broder.
a number of the people had come there to comfort Martha and Mary because of their brother’s death.
20 Da Martha nu hørte, at Jesus kom, gik hun ham i Møde; men Maria blev siddende i Huset.
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat quietly at home.
21 Da sagde Martha til Jesus: "Herre! havde du været her, da var min Broder ikke død.
‘Master,’ Martha said to Jesus, ‘if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22 Men også nu ved jeg, at hvad som helst du beder Gud om, vil Gud give dig."
Even now, I know that God will grant you whatever you ask him.’
23 Jesus siger til hende: "Din Broder skal opstå."
‘Your brother will rise to life,’ said Jesus.
24 Martha siger til ham: "Jeg ved at han skal opstå i Opstandelsen på den yderste Dag."
‘I know that he will,’ replied Martha, ‘in the resurrection at the Last day.’
25 Jesus sagde til hende: "Jeg er Opstandelsen og Livet; den, som tror på mig, skal leve, om han end dør.
‘I am the resurrection and the life,’ said Jesus. ‘He who believes in me will live, though he die;
and he who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?’ (aiōn g165)
27 Hun siger til ham: "Ja, Herre! jeg tror, at du er Kristus, Guds Søn, den, som kommer til Verden."
‘Yes Master,’ she answered. ‘I have learned to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.’
28 Og da hun havde sagt dette, gik hun bort og kaldte hemmeligt sin Søster Maria og sagde: "Mesteren er her og kalder ad dig."
After saying this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, and whispered, ‘The teacher is here, and is asking for you.’
29 Da hun hørte det, rejste hun sig hastigt og gik til ham.
As soon as Mary heard that, she got up quickly, and went to meet him.
30 Men Jesus var endnu ikke kommen til Landsbyen, men var på det Sted, hvor Martha havde mødt ham.
Jesus had not then come into the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.
31 Da nu Jøderne, som vare hos hende i Huset og trøstede hende, så, at Maria stod hastigt op og gik ud, fulgte de hende, idet de mente, at hun gik ud til Graven for at græde der.
So the people, who were in the house with Mary, comforting her, when they saw her get up quickly and go out, followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
32 Da Maria nu kom derhen, hvor Jesus var, og så ham, faldt hun ned for hans Fødder og sagde til ham: "Herre! havde du været her da var min Broder ikke død."
When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she threw herself at his feet. ‘Master,’ she exclaimed, ‘if you had been here, my brother would not have died!’
33 Da nu Jesus så hende græde og så Jøderne, som vare komne med hende, græde, harmedes han i Ånden og blev heftig bevæget i sit Indre; og han sagde:
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping also, he groaned deeply, and was greatly distressed.
34 "Hvor have I lagt ham?" De sige til ham: "Herre! kom og se!"
‘Where have you buried him?’ he asked. ‘Come and see, Master,’ they answered.
35 Jesus græd.
Jesus burst into tears.
36 Da sagde Jøderne: "Se, hvor han elskede ham!"
‘How he must have loved him!’ the people exclaimed;
37 Men nogle af dem sagde: "Kunde ikke han, som åbnede den blindes Øjne, have gjort, at også denne ikke var død?"
but some of them said, ‘Could not this man, who gave sight to the blind man, have also prevented Lazarus from dying?’
38 Da harmes Jesus atter i sit Indre og går hen til Graven. Men det var en Hule, og en Sten lå for den.
Again groaning inwardly, Jesus came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against the mouth of it.
39 Jesus siger: "Tager Stenen bort!" Martha, den dødes Søster, siger til ham: "Herre! han stinker allerede; thi han har ligget der fire Dage:"
‘Move the stone away,’ said Jesus. ‘Master,’ said Martha, the sister of the dead man, ‘by this time the smell must be offensive, for this is the fourth day since his death.’
40 Jesus siger til hende: " Sagde jeg ikke, at dersom du tror, skal du se Guds Herlighed?"
‘Didn’t I tell you,’ replied Jesus, ‘that, if you would believe in me, you should see the glory of God?’
41 Da toge de Stenen bort. Men Jesus opløftede sine Øjne og sagde: "Fader! jeg takker dig, fordi du har hørt mig.
So they moved the stone away; and Jesus, with uplifted eyes, said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have heard my prayer;
42 Jeg vidste vel, at du altid hører mig; men for Skarens Skyld, som står omkring, sagde jeg det, for at de skulle tro, at du har udsendt mig."
I know that you always hear me; but I say this for the sake of the people standing near, so that they may believe that you has sent me as your messenger.’
43 Og da han havde sagt dette, råbte han med høj Røst: "Lazarus, kom herud!"
Then, after saying this, Jesus called in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus! Come out!’
44 Og den døde kom ud, bunden med Jordeklæder om Fødder og Hænder, og et Tørklæde var bundet om hans Ansigt, Jesus siger til dem: "Løser ham, og lader ham gå!"
The dead man came out, wrapped hand and foot in a winding-sheet; his face, too, had been wrapped in a cloth. ‘Set him free,’ said Jesus, ‘and let him go.’
45 Mange af de Jøder, som vare komne til Maria og havde set, hvad han havde gjort, troede nu på ham;
In consequence of this, many of the people, who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did, put their faith in him.
46 men nogle af dem gik hen til Farisæerne og sagde dem, hvad Jesus, havde gjort.
Some of them, however, went to the Pharisees, and told them what he had done.
47 Ypperstepræsterne og Farisæerne sammenkaldte da et Møde af Rådet og sagde: "Hvad gøre vi? thi dette Menneske gør mange Tegn.
The chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the High Council, and said, ‘What are we to do, now that this man is giving so many signs?
48 Dersom vi lade ham således blive ved, ville alle tro på ham, og Romerne ville komme og tage både vort Land og Folk."
If we allow him to continue as we are doing, everyone will believe in him; and the Romans will come and will take from us both our Temple and our nation.’
49 Men en af dem, Kajfas, som var Ypperstepræst i det År, sagde til dem:
One of them, however, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them,
50 "I vide intet; ej heller betænke I, at det er os gavnligt, at eet Menneske dør for Folket, og at ikke det hele Folk skal gå til Grunde."
‘You are utterly mistaken. You do not consider that it is better for you that one person should die for the people, rather than the whole nation should be destroyed.’
51 Men dette sagde han ikke af sig selv; men da han var Ypperstepræst i det År, profeterede han at Jesus skulde dø for Folket;
Now he did not say this of his own accord; but, as high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die for the nation –
52 og ikke for Folket alene, men for at han også kunde samle Guds adspredte Børn sammen til eet.
And not for the nation only, but also that he might unite in one body the children of God now scattered far and wide.
53 Fra den Dag af rådsloge de derfor om at ihjelslå ham.
So from that day they plotted to put Jesus to death.
54 Derfor vandrede Jesus ikke mere frit om iblandt jøderne, men gik bort derfra ud på Landet, nær ved Ørkenen, til en By, som kaldes Efraim; og han blev der med sine Disciple.
In consequence of this, Jesus did not go about publicly among the people any more, but left and went into the country bordering on the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.
55 Men Jødernes Påske var nær; og mange fra Landet gik op til Jerusalem før Påsken for at rense sig.
But the Jewish Festival of the Passover was near; and many people had gone up from the country to Jerusalem, for their purification, before the Festival began.
56 Da ledte de efter Jesus og sagde mellem hverandre, da de stode i Helligdommen: "Hvad mene I? Mon han ikke kommer til Højtiden?"
So they looked for Jesus there, and said to one another, as they stood in the Temple Courts, ‘What do you think? Do you think he will come to the Festival?’
57 Men Ypperstepræsterne og Farisæerne havde givet Befaling om at dersom nogen vidste, hvor han var, skulde han give det til Kende for at de kunde gribe ham.
The chief priests and the Pharisees had already issued orders that, if anyone learned where Jesus was, he should give information, so that they might arrest him.
