John 15
1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
„Jeg er det sande Vintræ, og min Fader er Vingaardsmanden.
2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit he cleanseth, that it may bear more fruit.
Hver Gren paa mig, som ikke bærer Frugt, den borttager han, og hver den, som bærer Frugt, renser han, for at den skal bære mere Frugt.
3 Ye are clean already, by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.
I ere allerede rene paa Grund af det Ord, som jeg har talt til eder.
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, if it abide not in the vine, so neither can ye, unless ye abide in me.
Bliver i mig, da bliver ogsaa jeg i eder. Ligesom Grenen ikke kan bære Frugt af sig selv, uden den bliver paa Vintræet, saaledes kunne I ikke heller, uden I blive i mig.
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit; for apart from me ye can do nothing.
Jeg er Vintræet, I ere Grenene. Den, som bliver i mig, og jeg i ham, han bærer megen Frugt; thi uden mig kunne I slet intet gøre.
6 If any one abideth not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather it, and cast it into the fire, and it is burned.
Om nogen ikke bliver i mig, han bliver udkastet som en Gren og visner; man sanker dem og kaster dem i Ilden, og de brændes.
7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever ye will, and it shall be done for you.
Dersom I blive i mig, og mine Ord blive i eder, da beder, om hvad som helst I ville, og det skal blive eder til Del.
8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and ye will become my disciples.
Derved er min Fader herliggjort, at I bære megen Frugt, og I skulle blive mine Disciple.
9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.
Ligesom Faderen har elsket mig, saa har ogsaa jeg elsket eder; bliver i min Kærlighed!
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye will abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
Dersom I holde mine Befalinger, skulle I blive i min Kærlighed, ligesom jeg har holdt min Faders Befalinger og bliver i hans Kærlighed.
11 These things have I spoken to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.
Dette har jeg talt til eder, for at min Glæde kan være i eder, og eders Glæde kan blive fuldkommen.
12 This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Dette er min Befaling, at I skulle elske hverandre, ligesom jeg har elsket eder.
13 Greater love hath no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
Større Kærlighed har ingen end denne, at han sætter sit Liv til for sine Venner.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do what I command you.
I ere mine Venner, dersom I gøre, hvad jeg befaler eder.
15 No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things which I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
Jeg kalder eder ikke længere Tjenere; thi Tjeneren ved ikke, hvad hans Herre gør; men eder har jeg kaldt Venner; thi alt det, som jeg har hørt af min Fader, har jeg kundgjort eder.
16 Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever ye ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
I have ikke udvalgt mig, men jeg har udvalgt eder og sat eder til, at I skulle gaa hen og bære Frugt, og eders Frugt skal blive ved, for at Faderen skal give eder, hvad som helst I bede ham om i mit Navn.
17 This I command you, that ye love one another.
Dette befaler jeg eder, at I skulle elske hverandre.
18 If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you.
Naar Verden hader eder, da vider, at den har hadet mig før end eder.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Vare I af Verden, da vilde Verden elske sit eget; men fordi I ikke ere af Verden, men jeg har valgt eder ud af Verden, derfor hader Verden eder.
20 Remember what I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my words, they will keep yours also.
Kommer det Ord i Hu, som jeg har sagt eder: En Tjener er ikke større end sin Herre. Have de forfulgt mig, ville de ogsaa forfølge eder; have de holdt mit Ord, ville de ogsaa holde eders.
21 But all these things will they do to you on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
Men alt dette ville de gøre imod eder for mit Navns Skyld, fordi de ikke kende den, som sendte mig.
22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Dersom jeg ikke var kommen og havde talt til dem, havde de ikke Synd; men nu have de ingen Undskyldning for deres Synd.
23 He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.
Den, som hader mig, hader ogsaa min Fader.
24 If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Havde jeg ikke gjort de Gerninger iblandt dem, som ingen anden har gjort, havde de ikke Synd; men nu have de set dem og dog hadet baade mig og min Fader.
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their Law: “They hated me without a cause.”
Dog, det Ord, som er skrevet i deres Lov, maa opfyldes: De hadede mig uforskyldt.
26 When the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he will bear witness of me.
Men naar Talsmanden kommer, som jeg skal sende eder fra Faderen, Sandhedens Aand, som udgaar fra Faderen, da skal han vidne om mig.
27 And ye also are witnesses, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
Men ogsaa I skulle vidne; thi I vare med mig fra Begyndelsen.”
