Johannes 3
1 Men der var en Mand af Farisæerne, han hed Nikodemus, en Rådsherre iblandt Jøderne.
Now there was a man among the Pharisees whose name was 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."
The same went to Jesus at night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that you have come as a teacher from God, because no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: "Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg dig. uden nogen bliver født på ny, kan han ikke se Guds Rige."
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly I say to you, unless someone is begotten from Above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nikodemus siger til ham: "Hvorledes kan et Menneske fødes, når han er gammel? Mon han kan anden Gang komme ind i sin Moders Liv og fødes?"
Nicodemus says to Him: “How can a man be begotten, being old? He can't enter his mother's womb a second time and be born, can he?”
5 Jesus svarede: "Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg dig, uden nogen bliver født af Vand og Ånd, kan han ikke komme ind i Guds Rige.
Jesus answered: “Most assuredly I say to you, unless someone is begotten by water and Spirit he is not able to enter the kingdom of God.
6 Hvad der er født af Kødet, er Kød; og hvad der er født af Ånden, er Ånd.
That which has been begotten by the flesh is flesh, and that which has been begotten by the Spirit is spirit.
7 Forundre dig ikke over, at jeg sagde til dig: I må fødes på ny.
Do not be perplexed that I said to you, ‘You (pl) need to be begotten from Above.’
8 Vinden blæser, hvorhen den vil, og du hører dens Susen, men du ved ikke, hvorfra den kommer, og hvor den farer hen; således er det med hver den, som er født af Ånden."
The wind blows where it wishes, and you (sg) hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who has been begotten by 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 forstår ikke dette?
Jesus answered and said to Him: “You are the teacher of Israel, yet you 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.
Most assuredly I say to you, we speak what we know and testify to what we have seen, but you (pl) do not receive our testimony.
12 Når jeg siger eder de jordiske Ting, og I ikke tro, hvorledes skulle I da tro, når jeg siger eder de himmelske?
If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I should tell you the heavenly?
13 Og ingen er faren op til Himmelen, uden han, som for ned fra Himmelen, Menneskesønnen, som er i Himmelen.
No one has gone up into Heaven except the One who came down out of Heaven —the Son of the Man, who is in Heaven.
14 Og ligesom Moses ophøjede Slangen i Ørkenen, således bør Menneskesønnen ophøjes,
Also, just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, just so the Son of the Man must be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted, but should have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Thi således elskede Gud Verden, at han gav sin Søn den enbårne, for at hver den, som tror på ham, ikke skal fortabes, men have et evigt Liv. (aiōnios g166)
Because God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted, but should 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 did not send His Son into the world in order to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.
18 Den, som tror på ham, dømmes ikke; men den, som ikke tror, er allerede dømt, fordi han ikke har troet på Guds enbårne Søns Navn.
The one believing into Him is not condemned, but the one not believing has already been condemned, because he has not believed into 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.
“Now this is the basis for the condemning, that the Light has come into the world, but the people loved the darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were malignant.
20 Thi hver den, som øver ondt, hader Lyset og kommer ikke til Lyset, for at hans Gerninger ikke skulle revses.
For whoever practices evil hates the Light and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds may not be exposed.
21 Men den, som gør Sandheden, kommer til Lyset, for at hans Gerninger må blive åbenbare; thi de ere gjorte i Gud."
But whoever does the truth comes to the Light so that his deeds may be clearly seen, 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, with His disciples, went into the Judean countryside, and there He spent time with them and baptized.
23 Men også Johannes døbte i Ænon, nær ved Salem, fordi der var meget Vand der; og man kom derhen og lod sig døbe.
Now John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salem, because there was plenty of water there. And people were coming and being baptized;
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.
Then some of John's disciples had an argument with a Judean 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."
So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the One who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you have testified—well, here He is baptizing, and everyone is flocking 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 person can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from Heaven.
28 I ere selv mine Vidner på, at jeg sagde: Jeg er ikke Kristus, men jeg er udsendt foran ham.
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’
29 Den, som har Bruden, er Brudgom; men Brudgommens Ven, som står og hører på ham, glæder sig meget over Brudgommens Røst. Så er da denne min Glæde bleven fuldkommen.
He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and hears him, has great joy at the bridegroom's voice. So this my joy has been fulfilled.
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 who comes from Above is above all; he who is from the earth is earthly, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.
32 Og det, som han har set og hørt, vidner han; og ingen modtager hans Vidnesbyrd.
And to what He has seen and heard He testifies, yet no one receives His testimony.
33 Den, som har modtaget hans Vidnesbyrd, har beseglet, at Gud er sanddru.
The one who receives His testimony certifies that God is true.
34 Thi han, hvem Gud udsendte, taler Guds Ord; Gud giver nemlig ikke Ånden efter Mål.
For He whom God sent speaks God's words, because God does not give the Spirit by measure.
35 Faderen elsker Sønnen og har givet alle Ting i hans Hånd.
The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.
36 Den, som tror på Sønnen, har et evigt Liv; men den, som ikke vil tro Sønnen, skal ikke se Livet, men Guds Vrede bliver over ham." (aiōnios g166)
The one believing into the Son has eternal life, but the one disobeying the Son will not see the Life, but the wrath of God will remain upon him.” (aiōnios g166)
