John 2
1 Two days later there was a wedding [celebration] in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. Jesus’ mother was there.
To dager seinere ble det holdt et bryllup i byen Kana i Galilea. Maria, mor til Jesus, var der.
2 Jesus and [we] his disciples [were also there, because] we had been invited {someone had invited us} also.
Jesus og disiplene var også innbudt.
3 When the guests had drunk all the wine [that was there], Jesus’ mother said to him, “The wine is all gone; [can you do something about that]?”
Midt under bryllupsfesten tok vinen slutt. Maria gikk da til Jesus og fortalte ham dette.
4 Jesus said to her, “Ma’am/Woman, (do not [tell] me [what to do]!/why do you [tell] me [what to do]?) [RHQ] It is not yet time [MTY] [to show] that I am [the Messiah by working miracles].”
”La meg være i fred, mor”, svarte han.”Den tiden som Gud har bestemt til å gjøre kjent hvorfor jeg er kommet, er ennå ikke inne.”
5 Then Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!”
Mor hans sa til tjenerne:”Gjør nøyaktig det han sier til dere.”
6 There were six [empty] stone jars there. The Jews [habitually put water in them] to use for washing things [to make them acceptable to God]. Each jar held (20 to 30 gallons/80 to 120 liters).
I huset var det seks store krukker hogget i stein. De ble brukt ved de jødiske seremoniene for renselse og rommet omkring 100 liter hver.
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water!” So they filled the jars to the brim.
Jesus sa nå til tjenerne:”Fyll krukkene med vann”, og da alle seks var helt fulle, sa han:”Slå opp litt og gi det til verten for bryllupet.” Tjenerne gjorde som han sa.
8 Then he told them, “Now, ladle out some [of it] and take it (to the head waiter/to the master of ceremonies).” So the servants did that.
9 (The head waiter/The master of ceremonies) tasted the water, which had now become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who had ladled out the wine knew. [The wine was delicious]! So he called the bridegroom over,
Verten smakte på vannet, som nå hadde blitt forandret til vin. Etter som han ikke visste hvor det kom fra, bare tjenerne kjente til det, kalte han på brudgommen og sa:
10 and said to him, “Everyone [else] serves the best wine first. Then when the guests have drunk so much [that they cannot tell the difference], [they serve] the cheap wine. But you [have not done what others do]. You have kept the best wine until now!”
”Dette er en utsøkt vin. Du gjør virkelig ikke som alle andre og venter med den dårlige vinen til gjestene begynner bli påvirket. Du har spart den beste vinen til slutt.”
11 That was the first miracle that Jesus did. He did it in Cana [town], in Galilee [district]. By doing it he showed how awesome he is, and as a result, [we] his disciples believed that he [truly was the Messiah].
Gjennom dette miraklet i Kana i Galilea viste Jesus for første gang offentlig sin guddommelige makt, og disiplene ble overbevist om at han var sendt av Gud.
12 Jesus then went down to Capernaum [city] with his mother and [younger] brothers and [us] his disciples. We stayed there several days.
Etter bryllupet gikk Jesus til Kapernaum sammen med sin mor, sine brødre og disiplene. De stanset der noen dager.
13 Later, when it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], Jesus [and we his disciples] went up to Jerusalem.
Da den jødiske påskehøytiden nærmet seg, gikk Jesus til Jerusalem.
14 There, in the Temple [courtyard], he saw some men who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons [for sacrifices]. He also saw men who were sitting at tables, [making a big profit as they] gave people [Temple tax] coins in exchange for [their Roman] coins.
På tempelplassen fikk han se kjøpmennene som solgte okser, sauer og duer, og de som satt og vekslet penger.
15 Then Jesus made a whip from some cords and [used it to] chase out the sheep and cattle from the Temple [courtyard]. By overturning their tables he scattered the coins of the men who were exchanging them.
Jesus surret seg en pisk av tau og drev alle selgerne ut fra tempelplassen sammen med sauene og oksene. Han raste pengestablene til vekslerne og veltet bordene deres,
16 He said to those who were selling doves, “Take these doves away [from here]! Stop [defiling] my Father’s Temple [by] making it a market!”
Så gikk han bort til mennene som solgte duer og sa:”Ta med alt dere har dratt inn og forsvinn herfra! Gjør ikke huset til min Far i himmelen om til en markedsplass!”
17 Then [we] disciples remembered that these words had been written {that [someone/David] had written [these words]} [in the Scriptures prophesying what the Messiah would say]: “Others [PRS] will strongly oppose me because I greatly desire that [people respect] your Sacred Tent.”
Da kom disiplene til å huske at det står i Skriften:”Omsorgen for ditt hus skal brenne som en ild i meg.”
18 So [one of] the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “What miracle will you perform to show us that [you have authority from God] to do these things?”
De religiøse lederne sa til Jesus:”Om Gud virkelig har gitt deg i oppdrag å gjøre dette, da må du bevise det ved å gjøre et mirakel.”
19 Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
”Det skal jeg gjøre”, svarte Jesus.”Riv ned dette templet, og jeg skal bygg det opp igjen på tre dager.”
20 So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said, “We have been building this Temple for 46 years [and it is not finished yet]! So (there is no way you will build it within three days!/how will you build it within three days?) [RHQ]”
”Hva!” ropte de.”Det tok 46 år å bygge dette templet, og du påstår at du kan gjenreise det på tre dager.”
21 But when Jesus said that about the temple, [he was really talking about] his own body.
Men det templet som Jesus snakket om, var hans egen kropp.
22 [Later], after Jesus had [died and had] become alive again, [we] his disciples remembered the words he had said. As a result, we believed [what had been prophesied in] the Scriptures [about the Messiah becoming alive again], and we believed that what Jesus said [was true].
Da han seinere sto opp fra de døde, kom disiplene til å huske på at han hadde sagt dette, og de trodde på det som Gud hadde forutsagt i Skriften og på det budskapet de hadde hørt fra Jesus selv.
23 While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many people came to believe [that he was the Messiah] because they saw the miracles he was performing.
Takket være de miraklene han gjorde i Jerusalem i påskehøytiden, begynte mange å tro at han virkelig var sendt av Gud.
24 But he did not let them tell him what he should do [as the Messiah], because he knew within himself what they were all [thinking].
Jesus stolte ikke på noen, for han kjente så altfor godt til deres innerste tanker. Ingen behøvde å fortelle ham om hvor upålitelige menneskene kan være.
25 He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were [thinking and wanting].
