Johannes 5
1 Därefter inföll en av judarnas högtider, och Jesus for upp till Jerusalem.
Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem when the Jews were having [another] celebration.
2 Vid Fårporten i Jerusalem ligger en damm, på hebreiska kallad Betesda, och invid den finnas fem pelargångar.
At one of the gates [into the city] called the Sheep Gate, there is a pool. In our language we call it Bethzatha. [Around the pool] were five open areas with roofs over them.
3 I dessa lågo många sjuka, blinda, halta, förtvinade.
Many people were lying there. They were people who were blind, lame, or paralyzed.
5 Där fanns nu en man som hade varit sjuk i trettioåtta år.
One of those who was there had been paralyzed for 38 years.
6 Då Jesus fick se denne, där han låg, och fick veta att han redan lång tid hade varit sjuk, sade han till honom: "Vill du bliva frisk?"
Jesus saw him lying there and found out that the man had been like that for a long time. He said to the man, “Do you want to become well?”
7 Den sjuke svarade honom: "Herre, jag har ingen som hjälper mig ned i dammen, när vattnet har kommit i rörelse; och så stiger en annan ditned före mig, medan jag ännu är på väg."
The paralyzed man replied to him, “[Yes], sir, [I want to get well, but] there is no one to help me get down into the pool when the water is stirred {stirs}. While I am trying to get [to the pool], someone else always gets there before me.”
8 Jesus sade till honom: "Stå upp, tag din säng och gå."
Jesus said to him, “Get up! Then pick up your mat and walk!”
9 Och strax blev mannen frisk och tog sin säng och gick. Men det var sabbat den dagen.
The man immediately was healed. He picked up his mat and started walking! The day on which this happened was a Jewish day of rest.
10 Därför sade judarna till mannen som hade blivit botad: "Det är sabbat; det är icke lovligt för dig att bära sängen."
So the Jewish [leaders] said to the man who had been healed, “Today is (the Sabbath/our rest day), and [in our Jewish] laws [it is written that people should not work on our] ([Sabbath/rest day]), so you should not be carrying your mat!”
11 Men han svarade dem: "Den som gjorde mig frisk, han sade till mig: 'Tag din säng och gå.'"
The man replied to them, “The man who healed me, he himself said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk!’”
12 Då frågade de honom: "Vem var den mannen som sade till dig att du skulle taga sin säng och gå?"
They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick it up and walk!’?”
13 Men mannen som hade blivit botad visste icke vem det var; ty Jesus hade dragit sig undan, eftersom mycket folk var där på platsen. --
But since Jesus had disappeared in the crowd [without telling the man his name], the man did not know who it was [who had healed him].
14 Sedan träffade Jesus honom i helgedomen och sade till honom: "Se, du har blivit frisk; synda icke härefter, på det att icke något värre må vederfaras dig."
Later, Jesus found the man in the Temple [courtyard]. He [told the man his name, and] said to him, “Listen! You are healed! So stop sinning! If you do not stop sinning, something will happen to you that will be worse [than the illness you had before]!”
15 Mannen gick då bort och omtalade för judarna, att det var Jesus som hade gjort honom frisk.
The man went away and told the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] that it was Jesus who had healed him.
16 Därför förföljde nu judarna Jesus, eftersom han gjorde sådant på sabbaten.
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] started to harass Jesus, because Jesus was doing these things (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day).
17 Men han svarade dem: "Min Fader verkar ännu alltjämt; så verkar ock jag."
Then Jesus replied to them, “My Father has always been working every day, [including] ([the Sabbath/the day of rest]), up until now. I am doing the same thing!”
18 Och därför stodo judarna ännu mer efter att döda honom, eftersom han icke allenast ville göra sabbaten om intet, utan ock kallade Gud sin Fader och gjorde sig själv lik Gud.
The Jewish leaders [SYN] considered that he was disobeying their rules about (the Sabbath/the day of rest), and that by saying that God was his Father, he was making himself equal with God. And they considered that both these things were grounds for killing him. So they tried even harder to find a way to kill him.
19 Då talade Jesus åter och sade till dem: "Sannerligen, sannerligen säger jag eder: Sonen kan icke göra något av sig själv, utan han gör allenast vad han ser Fadern göra; ty vad han gör, det gör likaledes ock Sonen.
Jesus replied to them by saying, “You need to know this: I can do nothing by my own [authority]. I do only the [kind of] things that I see [my] Father doing. Whatever kinds of things my Father is doing, those are the things I am doing.
20 Ty Fadern älskar Sonen och låter honom se allt vad han själv gör; och större gärningar, än dessa äro, skall han låta honom se, så att I skolen förundra eder.
[My] Father loves me, and he shows me everything that he is doing. He will show me [the miracles] that [he wants me to do] that will be greater than the ones that [you have already seen me do], so that you may be amazed.
21 Ty såsom Fadern uppväcker döda och gör dem levande, så gör ock Sonen levande vilka han vill.
[For example], just like [my] Father causes people who have died to become alive again, I will give [eternal] life to everyone that I want to.
22 Icke heller dömer Fadern någon, utan all dom har han överlåtit åt Sonen,
Furthermore, [my] Father is not the one who judges people [concerning their sins]. Instead, he has given to me the work of judging people,
23 för att alla skola ära Sonen såsom de ära Faderns. Den som icke ärar Sonen, han ärar icke heller Fadern, som har sänt honom.
in order that all people may honor me, just like they honor [my] Father. [My] Father [considers that] anyone who does not honor me is not honoring [him], the one who sent me.
24 Sannerligen, sannerligen säger jag eder: Den som hör mina ord och tror honom som har sänt mig, han har evigt liv och kommer icke under någon dom, utan har övergått från döden till livet. (aiōnios g166)
Listen to this carefully: Those who hear my message and believe that [God] is the one who sent me have eternal life. [God will] not (condemn them/say that he will punish them). They are no longer separated from God. Instead, they have [eternal] life. (aiōnios g166)
25 Sannerligen säger jag eder: Den stund kommer, jag, den är redan inne, så de döda skola höra Guds Sons röst, och de som höra den skola bliva levande.
Listen to this carefully: There will be a time when those who are (spiritually dead/separated from God) will hear the voice of me, (the Son of God/the man who is also God). In fact, it is that time already. Those who hear [and pay attention to my message] will have [eternal] life.
26 Ty såsom Fadern har liv i sig själv, så har han ock givit åt Sonen att hava liv i sig själv.
[My] Father has [power to] make things live. Similarly, he has given me the [power to enable] people to live [eternally].
27 Och han har givit honom makt att hålla dom, eftersom han är Människoson.
Because I am the one who came from heaven, he has given me the authority to judge people [concerning their sins].
28 Förundren eder icke över detta. Ty den stund kommer, då alla som äro i gravarna skola höra hans röst
Do not be surprised about that, because there will be a time when all people who have died will hear my voice,
29 och gå ut ur dem: de som hava gjort vad gott är skola uppstå till liv, och de som hava gjort vad ont är skola uppstå till dom.
and they will become alive again. Those who have lived good [lives] will rise [from their graves] and live forever. But those who have lived evil lives will rise, and I will (condemn them/declare that I will punish them [for their sins]).
30 Jag kan icke göra något av mig själv. Såsom jag hör, så dömer jag; och min dom är rättvis, ty jag söker icke min vilja, utan dens vilja, som har sänt mig.
I do not do anything [like that] by my own authority. I judge people only according to what I hear [my Father tell me]. I will judge people fairly, because I do not want to please only myself. Instead, I want to please [my Father], who sent me.
31 Om jag själv vittnar om mig, så gäller icke mitt vittnesbörd.
If I were the [only] one to tell people about myself, [people could rightly say that] what I say is not true.
32 Men det är en annan som vittnar om mig, och jag vet att hans vittnesbörd om mig är sant.
But there is someone else who tells people about me. And I know that what he tells people about me is true.
33 I haven sänt bud till Johannes, och han har vittnat för sanningen,
As for you, when you sent messengers to John [the Baptizer to ask about me], he told the truth [about me].
34 Dock, det är icke av någon människa som jag tager emot vittnesbörd om mig; men jag säger detta, för att I skolen bliva frälsta.
I do not [need that] people tell others [about me]. But instead, I am reminding [you about what John told people about me], in order that you will [believe it and] be saved {[God] will save you}.
35 Han var den brinnande, skinande lampan, och för en liten stund villen I fröjdas i dess ljus.
[John’s message about me] (OR, [John]) [MET] was [like] a lamp that shines brightly. For a short while you were willing to be made happy [by that message] {to let [that message] make you happy}.
36 Men jag har ett vittnesbörd om mig, som är förmer än Johannes' vittnesbörd: de gärningar som Fadern har givit mig att fullborda, just de gärningar som jag gör, de vittna om mig, att Fadern har sänt mig.
But there is something else that tells you about me. [It should prove who I am] more than what John [said about me]. The miracles [PRS] that [my] Father told me to do, the miracles that I am performing, show (OR, prove) to people that my Father sent me.
37 Ja, Fadern, som har sänt mig, han har själv vittnat om mig. Hans röst haven I aldrig någonsin hört, ej heller haven I sett hans gestalt,
Furthermore, [my] Father, who sent me, tells people about me. You have never heard his voice or seen him.
38 och hans ord haven I icke låtit förbliva i eder. Ty den han har sänt, honom tron I icke.
Furthermore, you have not believed in [me], the one he sent. So you have not [believed] his message in your inner beings.
39 I rannsaken skrifterna, därför att I menen eder i dem hava evigt liv; och det är dessa som vittna om mig. (aiōnios g166)
You carefully study (OR, Study) the Scriptures, because you think that by [studying] them you will [find the way to] have eternal life. And those Scriptures tell people about me! (aiōnios g166)
40 Men I viljen icke komma till mig för att få liv.
But you refuse (to come to me/to believe my message) in order that you may have [eternal] life.
41 Jag tager icke emot pris av människor;
It does not [matter to] me whether people praise me.
42 men jag känner eder och vet att I icke haven Guds kärlek i eder.
But you [want people to praise you]. I know that within yourselves you do not love God.
43 Jag har kommit i min Faders namn, och I tagen icke emot mig; kommer en annan i sitt eget namn, honom skolen I nog mottaga.
Although I have come to earth with my Father’s authority [MTY], you do not accept me. But if someone else comes with his own authority [MTY], you accept him!
44 Huru skullen I kunna tro, I som tagen emot pris av varandra och icke söken det pris som kommer från honom som allena är Gud?
You accept your praising each other, but you do not try to do things that will result in God himself praising you. So (there is no way you can believe [in me]!/how can you believe [my message]?) [RHQ]
45 Menen icke att det är jag som skall anklaga eder hos Fadern. Den som anklagar eder är Moses, han till vilken I sätten edert hopp.
But do not think that I am the one who will accuse you while [my] Father is listening! No, it is Moses who will accuse you! You thought that he would [defend you].
46 Trodden I Moses, så skullen I ju tro mig, ty om mig har han skrivit.
Moses wrote about me, so if you had believed what he [wrote], you would have believed what I [said]
47 Men tron I icke hans skrifter, huru skolen I då kunna tro mina ord?"
But because you did not believe what he wrote [about me], (you will certainly not believe what I say!/how will you believe what I say?) [RHQ]”
