John 3
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
Men der var en Mand af Farisæerne, han hed Nikodemus, en Raadsherre iblandt Jøderne.
2 This man came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou have come a teacher from God, for no man can do these signs that thou do if God is not with him.
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.‟
3 Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: „Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg dig, uden nogen bliver født paany, kan han ikke se Guds Rige.‟
4 Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be begotten, being old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's belly, and be born?
Nikodemus siger til ham: „Hvorledes kan et Menneske fødes, naar han er gammel? Mon han kan anden Gang komme ind i sin Moders Liv og fødes?‟
5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from water and Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Jesus svarede: „Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg dig, uden nogen bliver født af Vand og Aand, kan han ikke komme ind i Guds Rige.
6 That which is begotten from the flesh is flesh, and that which is begotten from the Spirit is spirit.
Hvad der er født af Kødet, er Kød; og hvad der er født af Aanden, er Aand.
7 Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be begotten from above.
Forundre dig ikke over, at jeg sagde til dig: I maa fødes paany.
8 The wind blows where it will, and thou hear the sound of it, but know not from where it comes, and where it goes. So is every man who is begotten from the Spirit.
Vinden blæser, hvorhen den vil, og du hører dens Susen, men du ved ikke, hvorfra den kommer, og hvor den farer hen; saaledes er det med hver den, som er født af Aanden.‟
9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things happen?
Nikodemus svarede og sagde til ham: „Hvorledes kan dette ske?‟
10 Jesus answered and said to him, Thou are the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?
Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: „Er du Israels Lærer og forstaar ikke dette?
11 Truly, truly, I say to thee, we speak that which we know, and testify of what we have seen, and ye do not accept our testimony.
Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg dig, vi tale det, vi vide, og vidne det, vi have set; og I modtage ikke vort Vidnesbyrd.
12 If I told you earthly things, and ye do not believe, how will ye believe if I should tell you heavenly things?
Naar jeg siger eder de jordiske Ting, og I ikke tro, hvorledes skulle I da tro, naar jeg siger eder de himmelske?
13 And no man has ascended into heaven, except he who came down out of heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.
Og ingen er faren op til Himmelen, uden han, som for ned fra Himmelen, Menneskesønnen, som er i Himmelen.
14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up,
Og ligesom Moses ophøjede Slangen i Ørkenen, saaledes bør Menneskesønnen ophøjes,
15 so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
for at hver den, som tror, skal have et evigt Liv i ham. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Thi saaledes elskede Gud Verden, at han gav sin Søn den enbaarne, for at hver den, som tror paa ham, ikke skal fortabes, men have et evigt Liv. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God sent the Son into the world not that he might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
Thi Gud sendte ikke sin Søn til Verden, for at han skal dømme Verden, men for at Verden skal frelses ved ham.
18 He who believes in him is not condemned. He who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Den, som tror paa ham, dømmes ikke; men den, som ikke tror, er allerede dømt, fordi han ikke har troet paa Guds enbaarne Søns Navn.
19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil.
Og dette er Dommen, at Lyset er kommet til Verden, og Menneskene elskede Mørket mere end Lyset; thi deres Gerninger vare onde.
20 For every man who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.
Thi hver den, som øver ondt, hader Lyset og kommer ikke til Lyset, for at hans Gerninger ikke skulle revses.
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, so that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God.
Men den, som gør Sandheden, kommer til Lyset, for at hans Gerninger maa blive aabenbare; thi de ere gjorte i Gud.‟
22 After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the Judean country. And he remained there with them and immersed.
Derefter kom Jesus og hans Disciple ud i Judæas Land, og han opholdt sig der med dem og døbte.
23 And John also was immersing in Aenon near Salim because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed.
Men ogsaa Johannes døbte i Ænon, nær ved Salem, fordi der var meget Vand der; og man kom derhen og lod sig døbe.
24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
Thi Johannes var endnu ikke kastet i Fængsel.
25 Therefore a debate developed from John's disciples with the Jews about purification.
Da opkom der en Strid imellem Johannes's Disciple og en Jøde om Renselse.
26 And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, about whom thou have testified, behold, this man immerses, and all men come to him.
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.‟
27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from heaven.
Johannes svarede og sagde: „Et Menneske kan slet intet tage, uden det er ham givet fra Himmelen.
28 Ye yourselves testify that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent ahead of that man.
I ere selv mine Vidner paa, at jeg sagde: Jeg er ikke Kristus, men jeg er udsendt foran ham.
29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This therefore my joy is fulfilled.
Den, som har Bruden, er Brudgom; men Brudgommens Ven, som staar og hører paa ham, glæder sig meget over Brudgommens Røst. Saa er da denne min Glæde bleven fuldkommen.
30 It is necessary for that man to increase, but me to decrease.
Han bør vokse, men jeg forringes.
31 He who comes from above is above all things. He who is of the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all things.
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.
32 And what he has seen and heard, of this he testifies, and no man receives his testimony.
Og det, som han har set og hørt, vidner han; og ingen modtager hans Vidnesbyrd.
33 He who has received his testimony has set a seal that God is true.
Den, som har modtaget hans Vidnesbyrd, har beseglet, at Gud er sanddru.
34 For he whom God sent speaks the sayings of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
Thi han, hvem Gud udsendte, taler Guds Ord; Gud giver nemlig ikke Aanden efter Maal.
35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
Faderen elsker Sønnen og har givet alle Ting i hans Haand.
