< John 5 >
1 After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
Derefter var det Jødernes Højtid, og Jesus gik op til Jerusalem.
2 and there is in Jerusalem by the sheep -[gate] a pool that is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches,
Men der er i Jerusalem ved Faareporten en Dam, som paa Hebraisk kaldes Bethesda, og den har fem Søjlegange.
3 in these were lying a great multitude of the ailing, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water,
I dem laa der en Mængde syge, blinde, lamme, visne, [som ventede paa, at Vandet skulde røres.
4 for a messenger at a set time was going down in the pool, and was troubling the water, the first then having gone in after the troubling of the water, became whole of whatever sickness he was held.
Thi paa visse Tider for en Engel ned i Dammen og oprørte Vandet. Den, som da, efter at Vandet var blevet oprørt, steg først ned, blev rask, hvilken Sygdom han end led af.]
5 and there was a certain man there being in ailment thirty and eight years,
Men der var en Mand, som havde været syg i otte og tredive Aar.
6 him Jesus having seen lying, and having known that he is already a long time, he saith to him, 'Dost thou wish to become whole?'
Da Jesus saa ham ligge der og vidste, at han allerede havde ligget i lang Tid, sagde han til ham: „Vil du blive rask?”
7 The ailing man answered him, 'Sir, I have no man, that, when the water may be troubled, he may put me into the pool, and while I am coming, another doth go down before me.'
Den syge svarede ham: „Herre! jeg har ingen, som kan bringe mig ned i Dammen, naar Vandet bliver oprørt; men naar jeg kommer, stiger en anden ned før mig.”
8 Jesus saith to him, 'Rise, take up thy couch, and be walking;'
Jesus siger til ham: „Staa op, tag din Seng og gaa!”
9 and immediately the man became whole, and he took up his couch, and was walking, and it was a sabbath on that day,
Og straks blev Manden rask, og han tog sin Seng og gik. Men det var Sabbat paa den Dag;
10 the Jews then said to him that hath been healed, 'It is a sabbath; it is not lawful to thee to take up the couch.'
derfor sagde Jøderne til ham, som var bleven helbredet: „Det er Sabbat; og det er dig ikke tilladt at bære Sengen.”
11 He answered them, 'He who made me whole — that one said to me, Take up thy couch, and be walking;'
Han svarede dem: „Den, som gjorde mig rask, han sagde til mig: Tag din Seng og gaa!”
12 they questioned him, then, 'Who is the man who is saying to thee, Take up thy couch and be walking?'
Da spurgte de ham: „Hvem er det Menneske, som sagde til dig: Tag din Seng og gaa?”
13 But he that was healed had not known who he is, for Jesus did move away, a multitude being in the place.
Men han, som var bleven helbredet, vidste ikke, hvem det var; thi Jesus havde unddraget sig, da der var mange Mennesker paa Stedet.
14 After these things, Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, 'Lo, thou hast become whole; sin no more, lest something worse may happen to thee.'
Derefter finder Jesus ham i Helligdommen, og han sagde til ham: „Se, du er bleven rask; synd ikke mere, for at ikke noget værre skal times dig!”
15 The man went away, and told the Jews that it is Jesus who made him whole,
Manden gik bort og sagde til Jøderne, at det var Jesus, som havde gjort ham rask.
16 and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.
Og derfor forfulgte Jøderne Jesus, fordi han havde gjort dette paa en Sabbat.
17 And Jesus answered them, 'My Father till now doth work, and I work;'
Men Jesus svarede dem: „Min Fader arbejder indtil nu; ogsaa jeg arbejder.”
18 because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
Derfor tragtede da Jøderne end mere efter at slaa ham ihjel, fordi han ikke alene brød Sabbaten, men ogsaa kaldte Gud sin egen Fader og gjorde sig selv Gud lig.
19 Jesus therefore responded and said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;
Saa svarede Jesus og sagde til dem: „Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, Sønnen kan slet intet gøre af sig selv, uden hvad han ser Faderen gøre; thi hvad han gør, det gør ogsaa Sønnen ligesaa.
20 for the Father doth love the Son, and doth shew to him all things that He himself doth; and greater works than these He will shew him, that ye may wonder.
Thi Faderen elsker Sønnen og viser ham alt det, han selv gør, og han skal vise ham større Gerninger end disse, for at I skulle undre eder.
21 'For, as the Father doth raise the dead, and doth make alive, so also the Son doth make alive whom he willeth;
Thi ligesom Faderen oprejser de døde og gør levende, saaledes gør ogsaa Sønnen levende, hvem han vil.
22 for neither doth the Father judge any one, but all the judgment He hath given to the Son,
Thi heller ikke dømmer Faderen nogen, men har givet Sønnen hele Dommen,
23 that all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.
for at alle skulle ære Sønnen, ligesom de ære Faderen. Den, som ikke ærer Sønnen, ærer ikke Faderen, som udsendte ham.
24 'Verily, verily, I say to you — He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life. (aiōnios )
Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, den, som hører mit Ord og tror den, som sendte mig, har et evigt Liv og kommer ikke til Dom, men er gaaet over fra Døden til Livet. (aiōnios )
25 'Verily, verily, I say to you — There cometh an hour, and it now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those having heard shall live;
Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, den Time kommer, ja den er nu, da de døde skulle høre Guds Søns Røst, og de, som høre den, skulle leve.
26 for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself,
Thi ligesom Faderen har Liv i sig selv, saaledes har han ogsaa givet Sønnen at have Liv i sig selv.
27 and authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man.
Og han har givet ham Magt til at holde Dom, efterdi han er Menneskesøn.
28 'Wonder not at this, because there doth come an hour in which all those in the tombs shall hear his voice,
Undrer eder ikke herover; thi den Time kommer, paa hvilken alle de, som ere i Gravene, skulle høre hans Røst,
29 and they shall come forth; those who did the good things to a rising again of life, and those who practised the evil things to a rising again of judgment.
og de skulle gaa frem, de, som have gjort det gode, til Livets Opstandelse, men de, som have gjort det onde, til Dommens Opstandelse.
30 'I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.
Jeg kan slet intet gøre af mig selv; saaledes som jeg hører, dømmer jeg, og min Dom er retfærdig; thi jeg søger ikke min Villie, men hans Villie, som sendte mig.
31 'If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;
Dersom jeg vidner om mig selv, er mit Vidnesbyrd ikke sandt.
32 another there is who is testifying concerning me, and I have known that the testimony that he doth testify concerning me is true;
Det er en anden, som vidner om mig, og jeg ved, at det Vidnesbyrd er sandt, som han vidner om mig.
33 ye have sent unto John, and he hath testified to the truth.
I have sendt Bud til Johannes, og han har vidnet for Sandheden.
34 'But I do not receive testimony from man, but these things I say that ye may be saved;
Dog, jeg henter ikke Vidnesbyrdet fra et Menneske; men dette siger jeg, for at I skulle frelses.
35 he was the burning and shining lamp, and ye did will to be glad, for an hour, in his light.
Han var det brændende og skinnende Lys, og I have til en Tid villet fryde eder ved hans Lys.
36 'But I have the testimony greater than John's, for the works that the Father gave me, that I might finish them, the works themselves that I do, they testify concerning me, that the Father hath sent me.
Men det Vidnesbyrd, som jeg har, er større end Johannes's; thi de Gerninger, som Faderen har givet mig at fuldbyrde, selve de Gerninger, som jeg gør, vidne om mig, at Faderen har udsendt mig.
37 'And the Father who sent me Himself hath testified concerning me; ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor His appearance have ye seen;
Og Faderen, som sendte mig, han har vidnet om mig. I have aldrig hverken hørt hans Røst eller set hans Skikkelse,
38 and His word ye have not remaining in you, because whom He sent, him ye do not believe.
og hans Ord have I ikke blivende i eder; thi den, som han udsendte, ham tro I ikke.
39 'Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me; (aiōnios )
I ransage Skrifterne, fordi I mene i dem at have evigt Liv; og det er dem, som vidne om mig. (aiōnios )
40 and ye do not will to come unto me, that ye may have life;
Og I ville ikke komme til mig, for at I kunne have Liv.
41 glory from man I do not receive,
Jeg tager ikke Ære af Mennesker;
42 but I have known you, that the love of God ye have not in yourselves.
men jeg kender eder, at I have ikke Guds Kærlighed i eder.
43 'I have come in the name of my Father, and ye do not receive me; if another may come in his own name, him ye will receive;
Jeg er kommen i min Faders Navn, og I modtage mig ikke; dersom en anden kommer i sit eget Navn, ham ville I modtage.
44 how are ye able — ye — to believe, glory from one another receiving, and the glory that [is] from God alone ye seek not?
Hvorledes kunne I tro, I, som tage Ære af hverandre, og den Ære, som er fra den eneste Gud, søge I ikke?
45 'Do not think that I will accuse you unto the Father; there is who is accusing you, Moses — in whom ye have hoped;
Tænker ikke, at jeg vil anklage eder for Faderen; der er en, som anklager eder, Moses, til hvem I have sat eders Haab.
46 for if ye were believing Moses, ye would have been believing me, for he wrote concerning me;
Thi dersom I troede Moses, troede I mig; thi han har skrevet om mig.
47 but if his writings ye believe not, how shall ye believe my sayings?'
Men tro I ikke hans Skrifter, hvorledes skulle I da tro mine Ord?”