John 3
1 Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
Men der var en Mand af Farisæerne, han hed Nikodemus, en Raadsherre iblandt Jøderne.
2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was 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 said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to 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 said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again?
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 said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go 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 has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
Hvad der er født af Kødet, er Kød; og hvad der er født af Aanden, er Aand.
7 Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
Forundre dig ikke over, at jeg sagde til dig: I maa fødes paany.
8 The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is 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 And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
Nikodemus svarede og sagde til ham: „Hvorledes kan dette ske?‟
10 And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?
Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: „Er du Israels Lærer og forstaar ikke dette?
11 Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.
Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg dig, vi tale det, vi vide, og vidne det, vi have set; og I modtage ikke vort Vidnesbyrd.
12 If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
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 one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
Og ingen er faren op til Himmelen, uden han, som for ned fra Himmelen, Menneskesønnen, som er i Himmelen.
14 As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up:
Og ligesom Moses ophøjede Slangen i Ørkenen, saaledes bør Menneskesønnen ophøjes,
for at hver den, som tror, skal have et evigt Liv i ham. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction 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 God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation 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 The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only 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 test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
Og dette er Dommen, at Lyset er kommet til Verden, og Menneskene elskede Mørket mere end Lyset; thi deres Gerninger vare onde.
20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
Thi hver den, som øver ondt, hader Lyset og kommer ikke til Lyset, for at hans Gerninger ikke skulle revses.
21 But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of 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 went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
Derefter kom Jesus og hans Disciple ud i Judæas Land, og han opholdt sig der med dem og døbte.
23 Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
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 at this time John had not been put into prison.
Thi Johannes var endnu ikke kastet i Fængsel.
25 Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
Da opkom der en Strid imellem Johannes's Disciple og en Jøde om Renselse.
26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going 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 And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
Johannes svarede og sagde: „Et Menneske kan slet intet tage, uden det er ham givet fra Himmelen.
28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
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 husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.
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 He has to become greater while I become less.
Han bør vokse, men jeg forringes.
31 He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.
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 He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.
Og det, som han har set og hørt, vidner han; og ingen modtager hans Vidnesbyrd.
33 He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.
Den, som har modtaget hans Vidnesbyrd, har beseglet, at Gud er sanddru.
34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
Thi han, hvem Gud udsendte, taler Guds Ord; Gud giver nemlig ikke Aanden efter Maal.
35 The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
Faderen elsker Sønnen og har givet alle Ting i hans Haand.
