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.
Jesus fortsatte:”Jeg forsikrer dere at den som ikke går inn gjennom porten til saueflokken, men i stedet sniker seg inn en annen vei, han er en tyv og forbryter.
2 The man who enters [the pen] through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Gjeteren går inn gjennom porten.
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].
Portvakten åpner porten for ham, og sauene kjenner stemmen hans. Han vet navnet på hver sau og roper på den enkelte og leder alle ut på beite.
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.
Når han har sluppet ut sauene, går han foran, og de følger etter fordi de kjenner stemmen hans igjen.
5 But they will never follow a stranger. Instead, they will run away from him, because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
De ville aldri følge en fremmed, men flykte bort, etter som de ikke kjenner stemmen til den ukjente.”
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.
De som hørte Jesus fortelle dette bildet, forsto ikke hva han mente.
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].
Han forklarte derfor innholdet og sa:”Jeg forsikrer dere at jeg er porten inn til sauene.
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.
Alle som har kommet foran meg, er tyver og forbrytere, men sauene lyttet ikke til dem.
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].
Jeg er porten. Den som går inn gjennom meg, han skal bli frelst. Han skal bli en av sauene mine og kan gå inn og ut og finne beite på grønne gressmarker.
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].
Tyven kommer bare for å stjele, slakte og ødelegge. Men jeg har kommet for å gi liv, og liv i overflod.
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].
Jeg er den gode gjeteren. Den gode gjeteren gir livet sitt for sauene.
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.
Den som bare er innleid som tilfeldig avløser, rømmer sin vei når han ser ulven komme. Han forlater sauene, etter som han ikke er deres virkelige gjeter, og sauene ikke er hans. Så angriper ulven sauene og splitter flokken.
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].
Den innleide avløseren har ingen omsorg for sauene.
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
Jeg er den gode gjeteren, og jeg kjenner sauene mine. De kjenner meg
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].
på samme måten som min Far i himmelen kjenner meg, og jeg kjenner ham. Jeg gir livet mitt for sauene.
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.
Jeg har også andre sauer, som ikke hører til denne flokken. Også de skal jeg lede, og de skal høre stemmen min. Da skal det bli en saueflokk og en gjeter.
17 The reason [my] Father loves me is that I will sacrifice my life. But [after I do that], I will become alive again.
Min Far i himmelen elsker meg, derfor gir jeg livet mitt for seinere å ta det tilbake.
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.”
Ingen kan ta livet mitt fra meg, men jeg gir det frivillig. Jeg har rett til å gi livet mitt når jeg vil, og jeg har makt til å ta det tilbake. Det er det oppdraget jeg har fått av min Far i himmelen.”
19 After hearing these words [that Jesus said], the Jews were divided again.
Da han sa dette, begynte folket mer enn noen gang å diskutere med hverandre.
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]”
Mange sa:”Han er besatt av en ond Ånd og fullstendig sinnssyk. Hva tjener det til å høre mer på ham?”
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]”
Andre sa:”Nei, slik taler ikke den som er besatt av en ond Ånd. Kan en ond Ånd virkelig helbrede dem som er blinde?”
22 Then it was time for the celebration [to remember when our ancestors] rededicated [the Temple in Jerusalem]. It was in winter.
På denne tiden startet festen som blir feiret til minne om innvielsen av templet i Jerusalem. Det var vinter.
23 Jesus was in the Temple [courtyard], walking in [the place that people called King] Solomon’s porch.
Jesus spaserte rundt i den delen av templet som ble kalt Salomos buegang.
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!”
De religiøse lederne omringet ham og spurte:”Hvor lenge til vil du holde oss i spenning? Dersom du er Messias, den lovede kongen, da si det åpent ut.”
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].
Jesus svarte:”Jeg har allerede snakket om dette med dere, men dere vil ikke tro det jeg sier. De miraklene min Far i himmelen har sendt meg for å gjøre, beviser hvem jeg er.
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].
Dere tror meg ikke, etter som dere ikke hører til saueflokken min.
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.
Mine sauer kjenner stemmen min, og jeg kjenner sauene, og de følger meg.
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].
Min Far i himmelen har gitt dem til meg. Han har større makt enn noen andre, derfor kan ingen ta dem fra meg.
30 [My] father and I are equal.”
Jeg og min Far i himmelen er ett.”
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].
Da tok de religiøse lederne på nytt opp steiner for å kaste på ham.
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?”
Jesus sa:”Dere har sett mange mirakler som min Far i himmelen har sagt at jeg skal gjøre. For hvilket av disse miraklene tenker dere å steine meg?”
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!”
De svarte:”Det er ikke for noen mirakler vi vil steine deg, men fordi du spotter. Du, som er et vanlig menneske, påstår at du er Gud.”
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.’
Da sa Jesus:”Står det ikke i deres egen lov at Gud sa:’Jeg sier at dere er guder’?
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}.
Skriften, som ikke kan bli satt ut av kraft, kaller menneskene som fikk ta imot Guds budskap, for guder.
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]
Hvorfor kaller dere det da for spott når jeg sier:’Jeg er Guds sønn’. Er jeg ikke den som min Far i himmelen har sendt til verden med en unik oppgave?
37 If I were not doing the miracles that my Father [told me to do, I would not expect] you to believe in me.
Dersom jeg ikke gjør de miraklene som min Far i himmelen vil at jeg skal gjøre, da trenger dere ikke å tro på meg.
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.”
Men dersom jeg gjør miraklene, da må dere i det minste tro på miraklene, selv om dere ikke vil tro på meg. Da vil dere snart bli overbevist om at min Far i himmelen er i meg og jeg i ham.”
39 After they heard that, they tried to seize him again, but he got away from them.
Igjen forsøkte de å fange ham, men han klarte å komme seg unna.
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].
Jesus gikk enda en gang av sted til plassen på den andre siden Jordan, der døperen Johannes først hadde døpt. Der oppholdt han seg en stund.
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!”
Det var mange mennesker som kom etter ham. De sa til hverandre:”Johannes gjorde ingen mirakler, men alt han sa om Jesus var sant.”
42 Many people [who came] there believed ([that Jesus was the Messiah/that Jesus truly had come from God]).
Mange begynte å tro at Jesus var sendt av Gud.
