1 Det var en mann som het Lasarus, som var syk; han var fra Betania, byen til Maria og hennes søster Marta.

Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

2 (Maria, hvis bror Lasarus var syk, var den samme Maria som salvet Herren med olje og tørket føttene hans med sitt hår.)

(The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)

3 Søstrene sendte bud til ham og sa: Herre, din kjære venn er syk.

So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.

4 Da Jesus hørte det, sa han: Denne sykdommen fører ikke til død, men til Guds ære, slik at Guds Sønn kan bli æret gjennom den.

When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.

5 Jesus hadde kjærlighet i sitt hjerte for Marta, hennes søster og Lasarus.

Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

6 Da han fikk høre at Lasarus var syk, ble han likevel værende der han var i to dager.

So when the news came to him that Lazarus was ill, he did not go from the place where he was for two days.

7 Deretter sa han til disiplene: La oss dra tilbake til Judea.

Then after that time he said to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

8 Disiplene sa til ham: Mester, jødene prøvde å steine deg for kort tid siden, og nå vil du dra dit igjen?

The disciples said to him, Master, the Jews were attempting only the other day to have you stoned, and are you going back there again?

9 Jesus svarte: Er det ikke tolv timer på dagen? Den som går om dagen snubler ikke, fordi han ser lyset i denne verden.

Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.

10 Men den som går om natten snubler, for lyset er ikke i ham.

But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.

11 Etter at han hadde sagt dette, sa han til dem: Vår venn Lasarus har sovnet, men jeg går for å vekke ham opp.

These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.

12 Hans disipler sa da til ham: Herre, hvis han sover, vil han bli frisk.

Then his disciples said to him, Lord, if he is resting he will get well.

13 Men Jesus hadde talt om hans død, men de trodde han snakket om vanlig søvn.

Jesus, however, was talking of his death: but they had the idea that he was talking about taking rest in sleep.

14 Da sa Jesus rett ut til dem: Lasarus er død.

Then Jesus said to them clearly, Lazarus is dead.

15 Og for deres skyld er jeg glad for at jeg ikke var der, så dere kan tro; men la oss gå til ham.

And because of you I am glad I was not there, so that you may have faith; but let us go to him.

16 Da sa Tomas, som ble kalt Tvillingen, til de andre disiplene: La oss også gå, så vi kan dø med ham.

Then Thomas, who was named Didymus, said to the other disciples, Let us go so that we may be with him in death.

17 Da Jesus kom, fikk han vite at Lasarus allerede hadde ligget i graven i fire dager.

Now when Jesus came, he made the discovery that Lazarus had been put into the earth four days before.

18 Betania lå nær Jerusalem, omtrent to mil unna.

Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;

19 Mange jøder var kommet til Marta og Maria for å trøste dem i sorgen over broren.

And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.

20 Da Marta hørte at Jesus var på vei, gikk hun ut for å møte ham, men Maria ble sittende hjemme.

When Martha had the news that Jesus was on the way, she went out to him, but Mary did not go from the house.

21 Marta sa til Jesus: Herre, hadde du vært her, ville ikke min bror vært død.

Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

22 Men enda nå vet jeg at Gud vil gi deg hva du enn ber ham om.

But I am certain that, even now, whatever request you make to God, God will give it to you.

23 Jesus sa til henne: Din bror skal stå opp igjen.

Jesus said to her, Your brother will come to life again.

24 Marta sa til ham: Jeg vet han skal stå opp i oppstandelsen på den siste dag.

Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.

25 Jesus sa til henne: Jeg er oppstandelsen og livet; den som tror på meg, skal leve om han enn dør.

Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;

26 Og hver den som lever og tror på meg, skal aldri i evighet dø. Tror du dette?

And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?

27 Hun sa til ham: Ja, Herre, jeg tror at du er Kristus, Guds Sønn, som skulle komme til verden.

She said to him, Yes, Lord: my faith is that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.

28 Da hun hadde sagt dette, gikk hun og kalte på sin søster Maria i skjul og sa: Mesteren er her og kaller på deg.

And having said this, she went away and said secretly to her sister Mary, The Master is here and has sent for you.

29 Da Maria hørte det, reiste hun seg straks og gikk ut til ham.

And Mary, hearing this, got up quickly and went to him.

30 Jesus var ennå ikke kommet inn i landsbyen, men var fortsatt på stedet der Marta hadde møtt ham.

Now Jesus had not at this time come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha had seen him.

31 Jødene som var inni huset hos henne og trøstet henne, så da Maria reiste seg hastig og gikk ut. De fulgte etter henne, i den tro at hun gikk til graven for å gråte der.

Then the Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, when they saw Mary get up quickly and go out, went after her in the belief that she was going to the place of the dead and would be weeping there.

32 Da Maria kom dit Jesus var og så ham, falt hun ned for hans føtter og sa: Herre, hadde du vært her, ville ikke min bror vært død.

When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

33 Da Jesus så henne gråte, og jødene som fulgte med henne gråte, ble han dypt beveget i sin ånd og opprørt,

And when Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews weeping who came with her, his spirit was moved and he was troubled,

34 og sa: Hvor har dere lagt ham? De svarte: Herre, kom og se.

And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.

35 Jesus gråt.

And Jesus himself was weeping.

36 Jødene sa da: Se hvor høyt han elsket ham!

So the Jews said, See how dear he was to him!

37 Men noen av dem sa: Kunne ikke han som åpnet den blindes øyne, også ha gjort at denne mannen ikke døde?

But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?

38 Jesus ble igjen dypt beveget i sitt hjerte og kom til graven. Det var en hule, og en stein lå foran åpningen.

So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the place of the dead. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening.

39 Jesus sa: Ta bort steinen. Marta, den dødes søster, sa: Herre, han lukter allerede, for han har vært død i fire dager.

Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.

40 Jesus sa til henne: Sa jeg ikke at hvis du trodde, skulle du få se Guds herlighet?

Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you had faith you would see the glory of God?

41 Da tok de bort steinen. Og Jesus løftet blikket mot himmelen og sa: Far, jeg takker deg for at du har hørt meg.

So they took away the stone. And Jesus, looking up to heaven, said, Father, I give praise to you for hearing me.

42 Jeg visste at du alltid hører meg, men jeg sa det for folkets skyld som står her, for at de skal tro at du har sendt meg.

I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.

43 Og da han hadde sagt dette, ropte han med høy røst: Lasarus, kom ut!

Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!

44 Den døde kom ut, bundet med likklær rundt hender og føtter, og med en duk over ansiktet. Jesus sa til dem: Løs ham og la ham gå.

And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.

45 Mange av de jødene som hadde kommet til Maria og sett hva Jesus hadde gjort, trodde nå på ham.

Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.

46 Men noen av dem gikk til fariseerne og fortalte hva Jesus hadde gjort.

But some of them went to the Pharisees with the news of what Jesus had done.

47 Da kalte yppersteprestene og fariseerne sammen rådet og sa: Hva skal vi gjøre? For denne mannen gjør mange tegn.

Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

48 Hvis vi lar ham fortsette slik, vil alle tro på ham, og romerne vil komme og ta både vårt sted og vårt folk.

If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.

49 Men en av dem, Kaifas, som var yppersteprest det året, sa til dem: Dere forstår ingenting,

But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You have no knowledge of anything;

50 og tenker ikke på at det er bedre for dere at ett menneske dør for folket, så ikke hele nasjonen går til grunne.

You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.

51 Dette sa han ikke av seg selv, men fordi han var yppersteprest det året, talte han profetisk om at Jesus skulle dø for nasjonen.

He did not say this of himself, but being the high priest that year he said, as a prophet, that Jesus would be put to death for the nation;

52 Og ikke bare for den nasjonen, men også for å samle til ett de Guds barn som er spredt over hele verden.

And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.

53 Fra den dagen la de planer om å drepe ham.

And from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.

54 Derfor gikk ikke Jesus lenger åpent blant jødene, men dro derfra til landet nær ørkenen, til en by som heter Efraim, og der var han en tid sammen med disiplene.

So Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near to the waste land, to a town named Ephraim, where he was for some time with the disciples.

55 Jødenes påske var nær, og mange dro opp fra landet til Jerusalem for å rense seg før påsken.

Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and numbers of people went up from the country to Jerusalem to make themselves clean before the Passover.

56 De lette etter Jesus og spurte hverandre i templet: Hva tror dere? Kommer han ikke til festen?

They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another while they were in the Temple, What is your opinion? Will he not come to the feast?

57 Yppersteprestene og fariseerne hadde gitt ordre om at hvis noen visste hvor han var, skulle de gi beskjed, så de kunne arrestere ham.

Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.