Johannes 13
1 Påskehøytiden skulle snart begynne. Jesus visste at den tiden som hans Far i himmelen hadde bestemt, nå var kommet. Han skulle forlate jorden og vende tilbake til sin Far i himmelen. Jesus ga derfor et siste bevis på hvor høyt han elsket disiplene.
When it was the evening before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that it was time for him to leave this world and [to return] to [his] Father [in heaven]. He loved us who [were his disciples]. He knew [we would continue to live here] in this world, so now he [showed us] how completely he loved us.
2 Jesus og disiplene var samlet for å spise sammen. Djevelen hadde allerede gitt Judas, han som var sønn til Simon Iskariot, den tanken at han skulle forråde Jesus.
We were eating [the Passover meal]. (The devil/Satan) had already suggested to Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), the son of Simon, that he should (betray Jesus/enable Jesus’ enemies to seize him).
3 Jesus visste at Far i himmelen hadde gitt alt over i hans hånd, og at han selv var kommet fra Gud og skulle vende tilbake til Gud.
But Jesus knew that his Father had given to him complete authority [to control the situation]. He knew that he had come from God and would soon return to God.
4 Jesus reiste seg fra bordet, tok av seg kappen og bandt et håndkle om livet.
[But before he left us, he wanted to show us how we should love each other]. [So] he got up from where he was eating. He took off his [outer] cloak and wrapped a [long] towel around his waist, [as a slave would do].
5 Han helte vann i et fat og begynte å vaske disiplene sine føtter og tørke dem med håndkleet som han hadde bundet om seg.
Then he poured some water in a basin. He began to wash our feet, and then dry them with the towel that he had wrapped around himself.
6 Da han kom til Simon Peter, sa Simon til ham:”Herre, du skal ikke vaske føttene mine.”
When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, it is not right for you [RHQ] to [humble yourself by] washing my feet!”
7 Da svarte Jesus:”Akkurat nå forstår du ikke det jeg gjør, men det kommer en dag du skal skjønne meningen med det.”
Jesus replied to him, “Now you do not understand [the meaning of] what I am doing, but you will understand later.”
8 ”Nei”, protesterte Peter,”aldri i livet om du skal vaske føttene mine!” Jesus sa til ham:”Dersom jeg ikke gjør deg ren, kan du ikke tilhøre meg.” (aiōn g165)
Peter said, “I will never, ever, [allow you to] wash my feet!” Jesus replied to him, “If I do not wash you, you cannot continue (to be my [disciple/to belong to] me).” (aiōn g165)
9 Da ropte Peter:”Herre, vask ikke bare føttene mine, men også hendene og hodet.”
So Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, [in that case], do not wash only my feet. Wash my hands and my head, [too]!”
10 Jesus sa til ham:”Den som har badet, trenger bare få føttene vasket for å være ordentlig ren. Dere er rene, men det gjelder ikke alle.”
[Then, to show him that after God had cleansed people from being guilty for sin, they needed only for God to forgive their daily sins] [MET], Jesus said to him, “Those who have recently bathed need only to have their feet washed, [because they get dirty very quickly on the dusty roads]. The [rest of their bodies are] clean. Similarly, I have made you [disciples] free/clean [from the guilt of your sins], although not all of you are free from guilt.”
11 Jesus visste nemlig hvem som skulle forråde ham. Det var derfor han sa at ikke alle var rene.
He knew which one [of us] was going to betray him. That is the reason he said, “Not all of you are free from guilt.”
12 Da Jesus hadde vasket føttene deres, tok han på seg kappen igjen og tok plass ved bordet. Han spurte dem:”Forstår dere det jeg har gjort med dere?
After he finished washing our feet, he put his cloak back on. Then he sat down and said to us, “Do you understand what I have done for you?
13 Dere kaller meg Mester og Herre, og det gjør dere rett i, for det er nettopp det jeg er.
You [show that you respect me by] calling me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord’. You are right to say that, because I am your teacher and your Lord.
14 Dersom nå jeg, som er deres Herre og Mester, har vasket føttene deres, da er også dere skyldige i å vaske føttene til hverandre.
But if I, who am your teacher and your Lord, have washed your feet, you ought to [serve each other by doing things like] washing each other’s feet.
15 Jeg har gitt dere et eksempel til å følge: Gjør som jeg har gjort mot dere.
I have made myself an example for you in order that you should [humbly serve each other] as I have done for you.
16 Jeg forsikrer dere at en tjener står ikke over sin herre, og en utsending står ikke over han som har sendt ham.
Listen to this carefully: A servant is not greater than his master. A messenger is not greater than the one who has sent him. [So, since you are not greater than I am, you should not be proud and unwilling to serve each other].
17 Når dere nå vet dette, da er dere lykkelige dersom dere også praktiserer det.”
Since you now know these things, [God will] be pleased with you if you do them.”
18 Jesus fortsatte:”Jeg snakker ikke om dere alle. Jeg kjenner dere som jeg har valgt ut til mine nærmeste disipler, men det må bli til virkelighet som Gud har forutsagt i Skriften:’Den som spiste sammen med meg, han har vendt seg mot meg.’
“I am not saying that [God will bless] all of you. I knew [what all of you were like when] I chose you. But [I also chose the one who will betray me], in order that what is written in Scripture might be fulfilled {to fulfill what someone/the psalmist wrote in Scripture}, ‘The one who is [acting like he is my friend by] eating with me has become my enemy [IDM].’
19 Jeg sier det allerede nå, for at når det skjer, skal dere kunne tro at jeg er den jeg er.
I am telling you [about someone betraying me] before it happens, in order that when it happens, you may continue to believe that I am ([the Messiah/who I say I am]).
20 Jeg forsikrer dere at den som tar imot dem som jeg sender, han tar imot meg. Og den som tar imot meg, han tar imot Gud, etter som Gud har sendt meg.”
Listen to this carefully: Those who accept any one of you whom I am sending out, [God will consider that] they are accepting me. And those who accept me, [God will consider that] they are accepting [my Father], who sent me.”
21 Da Jesus hadde sagt dette, ble han opprørt i sitt innerste og utbrøt:”Jeg skal si dere som sant er: En av dere kommer til å forråde meg!”
After Jesus said this, he was very troubled. He solemnly declared, “Listen to this carefully: One of you is going to enable [my enemies] to seize me.”
22 Disiplene så på hverandre og undret seg over hvem han mente.
We looked at each other. We had no way [to know] whom he was talking about.
23 En av disiplene, han som Jesus elsket, satt nærmest Jesus ved bordet.
[I], the [man other people call] ‘the one Jesus loved’, was sitting very close to Jesus.
24 Simon Peter gjorde derfor tegn til ham om å spørre Jesus hvem han snakket om.
Simon Peter motioned to me to indicate that I should ask Jesus whom he was talking about.
25 Disippelen bøyde seg da mot Jesus og spurte:”Herre, hvem er det?”
So I leaned close to Jesus and asked him, “Lord, who is it?”
26 Jesus svarte:”Det er ham som får den biten brød som jeg nå dypper i fatet.” Han dyppet biten og ga det til Judas, som var sønn til Simon Iskariot.
Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread after I dip it [in the sauce in the dish].” Then, [to show us that he knew who would enable his enemies to seize him], after he dipped the bread [in the sauce], he gave it to Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]).
27 I samme øyeblikk som Judas fikk brødet, for Satan inn i ham. Jesus sa:”Skynd deg, gjør det du skal!”
As soon as [Judas ate] the bread, Satan took control of him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.”
28 Ingen av de andre ved bordet forsto hvorfor Jesus sa det på denne måten til Judas.
But none of the rest of us who were sitting there knew why Jesus said that to him.
29 Noen trodde at han ba ham å gå ut og kjøpe det de trengte til påskehøytiden eller at han skulle gi noe til de fattige. Det var Judas som var kasserer for den felles pengebeholdningen de hadde.
Since Judas took care of the money [people gave us to help us], some thought Jesus was telling him to [go and] buy some things we needed for the [Passover] celebration. [Some thought he was telling him] to give some money to poor people.
30 Da Judas hadde fått brødet, reiste han seg straks og gikk ut. Og det var natt.
As soon as Judas had eaten the bread, he left. It was dark [outside], and it was dark [MET] [in his soul, too].
31 Så snart Judas hadde gått, sa Jesus:”Jeg, Menneskesønnen, skal nå vende tilbake til herligheten min i himmelen, og Gud skal bli opphøyd og æret ved det som hender meg.
After Judas left, Jesus said, “Now it will be shown {[my Father] will show} how wonderful I, the one who came from heaven, am. And by what I do it will be seen {people will see} how great God is.
32 Ja, Gud skal ganske snart la meg vende tilbake til herligheten min.
Since by what I do people will see how awesome God is, God himself will show people how awesome I am. And he will do that very soon.
33 Mine kjære barn, jeg skal bare være hos dere en kort tid til. Etterpå vil dere lete etter meg uten å finne meg, etter som jeg går til et sted der dere ikke kan komme. Det var det samme jeg sa til de religiøse lederne.
[You whom I love as though you were] my children, I will continue with you only a short time longer. Then you will look for me, but I will not be here. Just like I told the Jewish [leaders] [SYN], I am telling you now, that where I am going, you cannot come [yet].
34 Jeg gir dere instruks om noe nytt: At dere skal elske hverandre. Ja, elske hverandre like mye som jeg har elsket dere.
Now I am giving you a new commandment: You must love each other. You must love each other in the way that I have loved you.
35 Gjennom det at dere elsker hverandre skal menneskene skjønne at dere er disiplene mine.”
If you keep loving each other, everyone [who is aware of that] [HYP] will know that you are my disciples.”
36 Simon Peter spurte Jesus:”Herre, hvor går du?” Jesus svarte:”Dit jeg går, kan du ikke følge med nå, men seinere skal du følge meg.”
Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “The place where I am going, you cannot come with me now, but you will come there later.”
37 Peter undret:”Hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge med nå? Jeg er beredt til å dø for deg.”
Peter said, “Lord, why can I not come with you now? I [am ready] to die for you!”
38 Da svarte Jesus:”Dø for meg, sier du? Jeg forsikrer deg at før hanen rekker å gale i morgen tidlig, har du nektet tre ganger på at du kjenner meg!”
Jesus answered, “[You say] [RHQ] that you [are ready] to die for me. But the truth is that before the rooster crows [early tomorrow morning], you will say three times that you do not [know] me!”
