John 10
1 [Jesus continued by saying to us], “Listen carefully to what I say. Anyone who does not enter [the sheep pen] through the gate, if he climbs in some other way, he is a thief or a bandit.
„Sá sem ekki vill ganga inn um dyrnar til að komast inn í sauðabyrgið, heldur klifrar yfir vegginn, hlýtur að vera þjófur.
2 The man who enters [the pen] through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Hirðirinn kemur alltaf inn um dyrnar.
3 The man who watches the gate at [night] opens the gate for him. The sheep recognize the shepherd’s voice. He summons his own sheep by [calling out] the names [he has given] them. Then he leads them outside [the pen].
Dyravörðurinn opnar fyrir honum og sauðirnir heyra rödd hans og koma til hans. Síðan kallar hann á sauðina með nafni og fer út með þá.
4 After he has brought out all his own [sheep], he goes in front of them. His sheep follow him because they recognize [and pay attention to] his voice.
Hann gengur á undan þeim og þeir fylgja honum, því að þeir þekkja rödd hans.
5 But they will never follow a stranger. Instead, they will run away from him, because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
Ókunnugum fylgja þeir ekki, heldur forðast þá, því að þeir þekkja ekki rödd þeirra.“
6 Jesus said that [MET] [to illustrate the difference between himself and the Pharisees, who were deceiving the people]. But they did not understand what he was telling them.
Þeir sem heyrðu Jesú segja þessa dæmisögu skildu hana ekki,
7 So Jesus spoke to them again. He said, “Listen carefully to what I am saying. I am [like] [MET] a gate for the sheep [to enter the sheepfold, because I am the one who allows people to enter God’s presence].
og því útskýrði hann hana fyrir þeim: „Ég er dyr sauðanna, “sagði hann.
8 All of [your religious leaders] who have come previously [without my authority] are [like] [MET] thieves and bandits [because they act violently and dishonestly for their own benefit]. But [just like] sheep do not [obey strangers, God’s people do not] pay attention to them.
„Allir sem komu á undan mér voru þjófar og ræningjar og sauðirnir hlýddu þeim ekki.
9 I am [like] a gate. Those will be saved {[God] will save all those} who come [to God] by [trusting in] me. [Just like sheep] go in and out [through the gate safely] to find pasture [MET], [I will provide for them and protect them].
Ég er dyrnar. Þeir sem koma inn um mig munu frelsast, ganga inn og út og fá gott fóður.
10 Thieves come [to a sheep pen] only to steal or kill or destroy [sheep] [MET]. [Similarly, your religious leaders injure God’s people spiritually]. But I have come in order that people may have [eternal/spiritual] life, and that they may have abundantly [all they need to sustain them spiritually].
Þjófurinn ætlar sér að stela; drepa og eyðileggja, en ég kom til að veita líf og nægtir.
11 I am [like] a good shepherd. A good shepherd [is willing to] die to save the sheep [MET]. [Similarly, I am ready to sacrifice myself to save those who belong to me].
Ég er góði hirðirinn. Góði hirðirinn leggur líf sitt í sölurnar fyrir sauðina.
12 A worker whom someone has hired [to look after the sheep] is not [like] the shepherd or the one who owns the sheep. So when he sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock of sheep and [seizes one sheep and] causes [the others] to scatter.
Þegar leiguliðinn sér úlfinn koma, þá flýr hann og yfirgefur sauðina, því að hann á þá ekki. Og úlfurinn ræðst á hjörðina og hún tvístrast.
13 The worker runs away because he is [only] a man whom someone has hired. He is not [really] concerned about [what happens to] the sheep [MET]. [Similarly, your religious teachers do not really care what happens to you].
Þá flýr leiguliðinn, því að hann hugsar aðeins um launin, en honum er ekki annt um hjörðina.
14 I am [like] a good shepherd. [Just like a good shepherd knows his] sheep [MET], I know those who belong to me, and they know me
Ég er góði hirðirinn og þekki mína og þeir þekkja mig,
15 in the same way as [my] Father knows me and I know [my] Father. Furthermore, I am [ready to] sacrifice myself for [those who belong to me].
rétt eins og faðirinn þekkir mig og ég föðurinn. Ég fórna lífi mínu fyrir sauðina.
16 And I have other people [who are not Jews] who [will some day] belong to me. They will be [like] [MET] sheep from another sheep pen. I must bring them [to God/myself] also. They will pay attention to what I say, and eventually [all those who belong to me] will be [like] one flock, and [I] will be [like] [MET] their one shepherd.
Ég á líka aðra sauði í annarri rétt. Ég verð einnig að leiða þá og þeir munu hlýða rödd minni, það verður ein hjörð og einn hirðir.
17 The reason [my] Father loves me is that I will sacrifice my life. But [after I do that], I will become alive again.
Faðirinn elskar mig vegna þess að ég legg líf mitt í sölurnar til þess síðan að fá það aftur.
18 No one is causing me to die. Instead, I [have chosen to] sacrifice myself. I have authority to sacrifice myself and I have authority to become alive again. That is what my Father has commanded me to do.”
Enginn getur tekið líf mitt án míns samþykkis – ég legg það sjálfviljuglega í sölurnar. Ég hef vald til að gefa það þegar ég vil og ég hef einnig vald til að taka það aftur. Þennan rétt hefur faðir minn gefið mér.“
19 After hearing these words [that Jesus said], the Jews were divided again.
Við þessi orð Jesú urðu leiðtogar Gyðinganna enn einu sinni ósammála í skoðunum sínum um hann.
20 Many of them said, “A demon is [controlling] him and has caused him to become crazy. (It is useless to listen to him!/Why should we listen to him?) [RHQ]”
Sumir þeirra sögðu: „Annað hvort hefur hann illan anda eða er brjálaður. Hvað þýðir að hlusta á slíkan mann?“
21 But others said, “What he is saying is not something a man whom a demon is controlling would say. (No demon could enable a blind man to see [like he did!/] How could a demon enable a blind man to see [like he did]?) [RHQ]”
Aðrir sögðu: „Okkur virðist hann ekki hafa illan anda. Getur illur andi opnað augu blindra?“–
22 Then it was time for the celebration [to remember when our ancestors] rededicated [the Temple in Jerusalem]. It was in winter.
Nú var vetur og Jesús var í Jerúsalem á vígsluhátíðinni. Hann var á gangi í súlnagöngum Salómons í musterinu.
23 Jesus was in the Temple [courtyard], walking in [the place that people called King] Solomon’s porch.
24 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] gathered around him and said, “How long will you keep us from knowing for sure [if you are the Messiah]? If you are the Messiah, tell us clearly!”
Þá umkringdu leiðtogar þjóðarinnar hann og spurðu: „Hversu lengi ætlar þú að halda okkur í óvissu? Ef þú ert Kristur, segðu okkur það þá hreinskilnislega.“
25 Jesus answered them, “I have told you [that I am the Messiah], but you do not believe me! You should know who I am because of the miracles I do with my Father’s authority [MTY].
„Ég hef þegar sagt ykkur það, “svaraði Jesús, „en þið trúið mér ekki. Kraftaverkin, sem ég geri í nafni föður míns, bera mér vitni.
26 But instead, you do not believe in me because you do not belong to [me. You are like] [MET] sheep [who belong to a different shepherd].
Þið trúið mér ekki af því að þið tilheyrið ekki minni hjörð.
27 [Just like sheep] heed the voice [of their true shepherd] [MET], my [people pay attention to what I say]. I know them, and they have become my disciples.
Mínir sauðir þekkja mína rödd og ég þekki þá og þeir fylgja mér.
29 [Those] that my Father has given to me are more precious than anything else (OR, My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than anything that opposes them). So no one can pull them away from belonging to him [MTY].
því faðir minn, sem hefur gefið mér þá, er máttugri en nokkur annar. Enginn skal ræna þeim frá mér.
30 [My] father and I are equal.”
Ég og faðirinn erum eitt.“
31 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] again picked up stones to throw at Jesus [and kill him because they were angry at his saying that he was equal with God].
Þegar leiðtogarnir heyrðu þetta tóku þeir enn einu sinni upp steina til að grýta hann.
32 But Jesus said to them, “You have seen me perform many miracles that my Father [told me to do. You should realize from seeing them that I am equal with God]. So, because of which of these miracles [IRO] are you wanting to [kill me by] throwing stones at me?”
Þá sagði Jesús: „Mörg góðverk sýndi ég ykkur frá Guði, fyrir hvert þeirra grýtið þið mig nú?“
33 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied, “We are [wanting to] throw stones at you not because you performed a great miracle. Instead, [we are wanting to do it] because you are dishonoring God. You are just a man, but you are saying that you are God!”
„Við grýtum þig ekki fyrir góðverk, heldur guðlast, “svöruðu þeir. „Þú, sem ert bara venjulegur maður, segist vera Guð!“
34 Jesus replied to them, “In the Scriptures it is written {([someone/the Psalmist]) has written} [RHQ] [what God said to the rulers whom he had appointed], ‘I have said that you are [like] gods.’
„Stendur ekki í lögmálinu að menn séu guðir?“svaraði Jesús. „Fyrst Biblían, sem ekki getur farið með ósannindi, segir að þeir sem fengu boðskap frá Guði séu guðir í augum manna, hvernig getið þið þá kallað það guðlast þegar sá sem faðirinn helgaði og sendi í heiminn, segir: „Ég er sonur Guðs?“
35 God said that [to those leaders when he appointed them. No one objected to that]. And nothing that is in Scripture can be set aside {no one can set aside anything that is in Scripture}.
36 But I am the one [my] Father set apart to completely belong to him. He sent me here into this world. So (why are you angry with me for saying that [I am equal with God when I say] that I am the man who is also God?/you should not be angry with me for saying that [I am equal with God when I say] that I am the person who is both God and man!) [RHQ]
37 If I were not doing the miracles that my Father [told me to do, I would not expect] you to believe in me.
Þið trúið mér ekki nema ég geri guðdómleg kraftaverk,
38 But because I perform these miracles, believe [what] these miracles [show about me], even though you do not believe what I [say]. If you do that, then you will know and understand that [my] Father has a close relationship with me, and I have a close relationship with [my] Father.”
en reynið þá að trúa þeim, þótt þið trúið mér ekki, og sannfærist um að faðirinn sé í mér og ég í föðurnum.“
39 After they heard that, they tried to seize him again, but he got away from them.
Þegar þeir heyrðu þetta reyndu þeir aftur að handtaka hann en misstu af honum.
40 Then Jesus went, along [with us], back across [to the east side of] the Jordan [River]. We went to the place where John was previously baptizing [people]. He/We stayed there [for a few weeks].
Jesús fór austur yfir Jórdan, til staðarins þar sem Jóhannes skírði fyrst. Þar dvaldist hann og margir komu til hans. „Jóhannes gerði að vísu engin kraftaverk, “sagði fólkið sín á milli, „en allir spádómar hans um þennan mann hafa ræst.“
41 Many people came to Jesus. They were saying, “John never performed a miracle, [but this man has performed many miracles]! Everything that John said about this man is true!”
42 Many people [who came] there believed ([that Jesus was the Messiah/that Jesus truly had come from God]).
Þarna gerðust margir trúaðir á að Jesús væri Kristur.
