Johannes 3
1 Men der var en Mand af Farisæerne, han hed Nikodemus, en Rådsherre iblandt Jøderne.
There was a man named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish religious council. He belonged to the Pharisee [religious sect].
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."
He went to see Jesus at night, [to talk to him about God’s kingdom]. He said to Jesus, “Teacher, [we believe that] you are a teacher who has come from God. [We believe this because] we know that someone could perform the miracles you are doing only if God were helping 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 replied to him, “Listen to this carefully: Unless people are born again and [have a new life from God], they cannot even see the place where God rules [MET]!”
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?"
Then Nicodemus said to him, “(No one can be born when he is old!/How can anyone be born when he is old?) [RHQ] (There is no way he can enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time!/How can he enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time?) [RHQ]”
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, “Note this: Being born naturally is not [enough]; people need to also be born [spiritually] by God’s Spirit. If that does not happen, they cannot experience God ruling [MET] [their lives].
6 Hvad der er født af Kødet, er Kød; og hvad der er født af Ånden, er Ånd.
Humans give birth to humans. But those who are born [again] as a result of what [God’s] Spirit [does receive a new] spiritual [nature from God].
7 Forundre dig ikke over, at jeg sagde til dig: I må fødes på ny.
Do not be surprised about my telling you that you must be born again [and have a new life from God].
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."
[Let me illustrate]: The wind blows wherever it wants to blow. You hear its sound, but you do not know where the wind comes from or where it is going. Similarly, those [who do not know God cannot understand/control/predict] how people are born again as a result of what God’s spirit [does].”
9 Nikodemus svarede og sagde til ham: "Hvorledes kan dette ske?"
Nicodemus replied to him, “How can that happen?”
10 Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: "Er du Israels Lærer og forstår ikke dette?
Jesus replied to him, “You [(sg)] are a [well-known] teacher among [us] Israelite people, so (I am surprised that you do not understand these things!/how is it that you do not understand these things?) [RHQ]
11 Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg dig vi tale det, vi vide, og vidne det, vi have set; og I modtage ikke vort Vidnesbyrd.
Listen to this carefully: (My disciples and I/I) tell you [(pl)] about the things that my disciples and I have seen and know [are true], but you [(pl)] do not admit that what my disciples and I are saying [is true].
12 Når jeg siger eder de jordiske Ting, og I ikke tro, hvorledes skulle I da tro, når jeg siger eder de himmelske?
I have told you about the things [that happen here] on earth that are true, but you [(pl)] do not believe me. So if I tell you [(sg)] about things [that happen] in heaven, (you certainly will not believe me!/how will you believe me?) [RHQ]
13 Og ingen er faren op til Himmelen, uden han, som for ned fra Himmelen, Menneskesønnen, som er i Himmelen.
I am the only one who has gone up to heaven; no one else has gone up there. I am also the one who came down from heaven. [So I know what happens there].
14 Og ligesom Moses ophøjede Slangen i Ørkenen, således bør Menneskesønnen ophøjes,
[Long ago when the Israelite people rebelled against God] in the desolate area, [God sent poisonous snakes to bite them]. But when Moses lifted up [on a pole] the [model of a] poisonous snake, [everyone who looked at that model was healed from their snake bites]. Similarly, [even though I] am the one who came from heaven, [some day people] will lift me up [on a cross to kill me].
As a result, everyone who believes/trusts in me will 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)
God loved us people [MTY] in the world so much that he gave his only Son [as a sacrifice for us], in order that everyone who believes in him would not be separated from God forever. Instead, they would 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.
When God sent his Son into the world, his purpose was not to punish the [people in] [MTY] the world for their sins. Instead, he sent him in order that they might be saved by him {he might save them} [from being] ([guilty/punished]) [for their sins].
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.
Everyone who trusts in his Son, [God says that they] will not be punished {that he will not punish them}. But God has already [said that] everyone who does not trust in his Son will be punished {that he will punish everyone who does not trust in his Son}, because they have not trusted in what his only Son [has done for them].
19 Og dette er Dommen, at Lyset er kommet til Verden, og Menneskene elskede Mørket mere end Lyset; thi deres Gerninger vare onde.
The [one who was like a] light [MET] [to reveal God’s truth to us] came into the world. But people loved doing what was [evil, like] darkness [MET] [is evil], instead of loving the [one who was like a] light. That is the reason [God will] judge people [and condemn them].
20 Thi hver den, som øver ondt, hader Lyset og kommer ikke til Lyset, for at hans Gerninger ikke skulle revses.
Everyone who does what is evil hates the [one who is like a] light, and they will not come to the [one who is like a] light, because it would be shown {[the one who is like a light] would show} that their deeds [are evil, and he would rebuke them].
21 Men den, som gør Sandheden, kommer til Lyset, for at hans Gerninger må blive åbenbare; thi de ere gjorte i Gud."
But those who live according to [God’s] truth come to the [one who is like a] light, in order that it may be seen clearly {that people may see clearly} that the things they have done, they did them because [they have depended] on God.
22 Derefter kom Jesus og hans Disciple ud i Judæas Land, og han opholdt sig der med dem og døbte.
Some time later Jesus and we disciples went to Judea district. He stayed with us there and [directed us as we] baptized people.
23 Men også Johannes døbte i Ænon, nær ved Salem, fordi der var meget Vand der; og man kom derhen og lod sig døbe.
John [the Baptizer] was also baptizing people. He was doing that at Aenon [village] near Salim [town in Samaria district], because there were many springs in that area. [Many] people kept coming [to John] and were being baptized {he was baptizing them}.
24 Thi Johannes var endnu ikke kastet i Fængsel.
That happened before John was put {they put John} in prison.
25 Da opkom der en Strid imellem Johannes's Disciple og en Jøde om Renselse.
Then some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew started arguing about the Jewish rituals of washing things [to make them acceptable to God].
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."
Then those disciples went to John and said to him, “Teacher, [do you remember] the man who was with you when you were baptizing people on the other side of the Jordan River? He is the one you were telling us about. Well, now he is baptizing people, and many people are going to him [instead of coming to us]!”
27 Johannes svarede og sagde: "Et Menneske kan slet intet tage, uden det er ham givet fra Himmelen.
John replied, “A person can become [important] only if God [MTY] permits it. [So] we [should not be jealous about Jesus being popular]!
28 I ere selv mine Vidner på, at jeg sagde: Jeg er ikke Kristus, men jeg er udsendt foran ham.
You yourselves can verify what I said. I told you that I am not (the Messiah/God’s promised king). Instead, I [told you that] I was sent {that [God] sent me} to prepare the way for 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.
[Let me illustrate] [MET]: [He is like a] ([bridegroom/man who is being married]), [and I am like his friend]. The friend of the bridegroom stands there and waits [for him to come]. That friend is very happy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice [when he arrives]. Similarly, I am very happy [about what you have told me].
30 Han bør vokse, men jeg forringes.
It is necessary for Jesus to become more important [by making more disciples than I have], and for me to become less [important].”
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.
[Jesus] came from heaven. He is more important than anyone else. Those who are born from [parents here] on earth [MTY] are just humans, and they speak about things [that happen here] on the earth. But since Jesus came from heaven, his [words are] more important than anyone else’s.
32 Og det, som han har set og hørt, vidner han; og ingen modtager hans Vidnesbyrd.
He tells people what he has seen and what he heard [in heaven], but very few people [HYP] listen to what he says.
33 Den, som har modtaget hans Vidnesbyrd, har beseglet, at Gud er sanddru.
Those who have accepted what he has said verify that what God has said is true.
34 Thi han, hvem Gud udsendte, taler Guds Ord; Gud giver nemlig ikke Ånden efter Mål.
[We know it is true] because [Jesus], the one God sent, speaks the message of God. [That is also true] because God causes his Spirit to live [in Jesus] to completely [direct everything he says and does].
35 Faderen elsker Sønnen og har givet alle Ting i hans Hånd.
God loves his Son, and has caused him to have control/power over everything.
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)
Those who trust in [God’s] Son have eternal life. But those who reject God’s Son will never have [eternal] life. Instead, God is angry with them [and he will surely punish them]. (aiōnios g166)
