John 3
1 Now there was a man among the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
Men der var en Mand af Farisæerne, han hed Nikodemus, en Raadsherre iblandt Jøderne.
2 He went to Jesus at night, and he said to him: “Rabbi, we know that you have arrived as a teacher from God. For no one would be able to accomplish these signs, which you accomplish, unless God were 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 responded and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn anew, he is not 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 could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be reborn?”
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 responded: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to 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 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Hvad der er født af Kødet, er Kød; og hvad der er født af Aanden, er Aand.
7 You should not be amazed that I said to you: You must be born anew.
Forundre dig ikke over, at jeg sagde til dig: I maa fødes paany.
8 The Spirit inspires where he wills. And you hear his voice, but you do not know where he comes from, or where he is going. So it is with all who are born of 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 responded and said to him, “How are these things able to be accomplished?”
Nikodemus svarede og sagde til ham: “Hvorledes kan dette ske?”
10 Jesus responded and said to him: “You are a teacher in Israel, and you are ignorant of these things?
Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: “Er du Israels Lærer og forstaar ikke dette?
11 Amen, amen, I say to you, that we speak about what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. But you 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 have spoken to you about earthly things, and you have not believed, then how will you believe, if I will speak to you about 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 one has ascended to heaven, except the one who descended from 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 desert, so also must the Son of man 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 so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may 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 did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may 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 Whoever believes in him is not judged. But whoever does not believe is already judged, because he does not believe 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 judgment: that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness more than light. For their works 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 everyone who does evil hates the Light and does not go toward the Light, so that his works may not be corrected.
Thi hver den, som øver ondt, hader Lyset og kommer ikke til Lyset, for at hans Gerninger ikke skulle revses.
21 But whoever acts in truth goes toward the Light, so that his works may be manifested, because they have been accomplished 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 went into the land of Judea. And he was living there with them and baptizing.
Derefter kom Jesus og hans Disciple ud i Judæas Land, og han opholdt sig der med dem og døbte.
23 Now John was also baptizing, at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water in that place. And they were arriving and being baptized.
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 had not yet been cast into prison.
Thi Johannes var endnu ikke kastet i Fængsel.
25 Then a dispute occurred between the disciples of John and the Jews, about purification.
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 one who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you offered testimony: behold, he is baptizing 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 John responded and said: “A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been 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 offer testimony for me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but that I have been sent before him.
I ere selv mine Vidner paa, at jeg sagde: Jeg er ikke Kristus, men jeg er udsendt foran ham.
29 He who holds the bride is the groom. But the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to Him, rejoices joyfully at the voice of the groom. And so, this, my joy, has been 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 He must increase, while I must decrease.
Han bør vokse, men jeg forringes.
31 He who comes from above, is above everything. He who is from below, is of the earth, and he speaks about the earth. He who comes from heaven is above everything.
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, about this he testifies. And no one accepts his testimony.
Og det, som han har set og hørt, vidner han; og ingen modtager hans Vidnesbyrd.
33 Whoever has accepted his testimony has certified that God is truthful.
Den, som har modtaget hans Vidnesbyrd, har beseglet, at Gud er sanddru.
34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words 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 he has given everything into his hand.
Faderen elsker Sønnen og har givet alle Ting i hans Haand.
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But whoever is unbelieving toward the Son shall not see life; instead the wrath of God remains upon him.” (aiōnios g166)
Den, som tror paa Sønnen, har et evigt Liv; men den, som ikke vil tro Sønnen, skal ikke se Livet, men Guds Vrede bliver over ham.” (aiōnios g166)
