1 Etter dette var det en jødenes høytid, og Jesus dro opp til Jerusalem.

After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 Nær fåreporten i Jerusalem er det et bad som på hebraisk kalles Betesda. Det har fem søyleganger.

Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-market there is a public bath which in Hebrew is named Beth-zatha. It has five doorways.

3 I disse lå det en mengde syke mennesker: noen blinde, noen lamme og noen forkrøplede.

In these doorways there were a great number of people with different diseases: some unable to see, some without the power of walking, some with wasted bodies.

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5 Der var det en mann som hadde vært syk i trettiåtte år.

One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.

6 Da Jesus så ham ligge der, og skjønte at han hadde vært i denne tilstanden lenge, sa han til ham: Ønsker du å bli frisk?

When Jesus saw him there on the floor it was clear to him that he had been now a long time in that condition, and so he said to the man, Is it your desire to get well?

7 Den syke mannen svarte: Herre, jeg har ingen til å hjelpe meg ned i badet når vannet begynner å bevege seg, og mens jeg er på vei, går en annen forbi meg og kommer først ned.

The ill man said in answer, Sir, I have nobody to put me into the bath when the water is moving; and while I am on the way down some other person gets in before me.

8 Jesus sa til ham: Reis deg, ta sengen din og gå.

Jesus said to him, Get up, take your bed and go.

9 Og straks ble mannen frisk, tok sengen sin og gikk. Men det var sabbat den dagen.

And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.

10 Derfor sa jødene til ham som hadde blitt helbredet: Det er sabbat, og det er ikke lov å bære sengen.

So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.

11 Han svarte dem: Han som gjorde meg frisk, sa til meg: Ta opp sengen din og gå.

He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go.

12 Da spurte de ham: Hvem er denne mannen som sa til deg at du skulle ta den opp og gå?

Then they put to him the question: Who is the man who said to you, Take it up and go?

13 Men den helbredede mannen visste ikke hvem det var, for Jesus hadde trukket seg unna fordi det var så mange mennesker på stedet.

Now he who had been made well had no knowledge who it was, Jesus having gone away because of the number of people who were in that place.

14 Senere traff Jesus ham i tempelet og sa til ham: Se, du er blitt frisk, synd ikke mer, for at ikke noe verre skal skje med deg.

After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.

15 Mannen gikk bort og fortalte jødene at det var Jesus som hadde gjort ham frisk.

The man went away and said to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

16 Og på grunn av dette forfulgte jødene Jesus, fordi han gjorde slike ting på sabbaten.

And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

17 Men Jesus svarte dem: Min Far arbeider helt til nå, og jeg arbeider også.

But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

18 For dette ønsket jødene enda mer å drepe ham, for ikke bare brøt han sabbaten, men han sa også at Gud var hans egen Far, og gjorde seg selv lik Gud.

For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.

19 Da svarte Jesus og sa: Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre. Alt det Faderen gjør, gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.

So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

20 For Faderen elsker Sønnen og viser ham alt det han gjør. Og han vil vise ham større gjerninger enn disse, så dere vil undre dere.

For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder.

21 For slik Faderen reiser opp de døde og gir dem liv, slik gir også Sønnen liv til dem han vil.

In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.

22 For Faderen dømmer ingen, men har gitt all dom til Sønnen,

The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;

23 for at alle skal ære Sønnen slik de ærer Faderen. Den som ikke ærer Sønnen, ærer ikke Faderen, som har sendt ham.

So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

24 Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Den som hører mitt ord og tror på ham som har sendt meg, har evig liv og kommer ikke til dom, men er gått over fra døden til livet.

Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.

25 Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Den tid kommer, og den er nå, da de døde skal høre Guds Sønns røst, og de som hører, skal leve.

Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life.

26 For slik som Faderen har liv i seg selv, slik har han også gitt Sønnen å ha liv i seg selv.

For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.

27 Og han har gitt ham myndighet til å dømme, fordi han er Menneskesønnen.

And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man.

28 Ikke undre dere over dette, for den tid kommer da alle som er i gravene skal høre hans røst,

Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead,

29 og de skal komme ut, de som har gjort det gode, til livets oppstandelse, og de som har gjort det onde, til dommens oppstandelse.

And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.

30 Av meg selv kan jeg ikke gjøre noe, jeg dømmer slik som jeg hører, og min dom er rettferdig, fordi jeg ikke søker min egen vilje, men hans vilje som har sendt meg.

Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.

31 Hvis jeg vitner om meg selv, er mitt vitnesbyrd ikke gyldig.

If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true.

32 Det er en annen som vitner om meg, og jeg vet at vitnesbyrdet han gir om meg, er sant.

There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.

33 Dere sendte bud til Johannes, og han vitnet om sannheten.

You sent to John and he gave true witness.

34 Men jeg har ikke behov for noe vitnesbyrd fra et menneske, jeg sier dette for at dere skal bli frelst.

But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation.

35 Han var et brennende og skinnende lys, og for en tid var dere villige til å glede dere i hans lys.

He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.

36 Men det vitnesbyrd jeg har, er større enn Johannes', for gjerningene som Faderen har gitt meg å fullføre, de gjerningene jeg nå gjør, vitner om meg, at Faderen har sendt meg.

But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

37 Og Faderen selv, som har sendt meg, har vitnet om meg. Dere har aldri hørt hans røst eller sett hans skikkelse,

And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

38 og dere har ikke hans ord i dere, fordi dere ikke tror på ham som han har sendt.

And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

39 Dere gransker Skriftene, fordi dere mener dere har evig liv i dem. Og disse vitner om meg.

You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.

40 Men dere vil ikke komme til meg for å få liv.

And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.

41 Jeg tar ikke imot ære fra mennesker,

I do not take honour from men;

42 men jeg kjenner dere, at dere ikke har Guds kjærlighet i dere.

But I have knowledge of you that you have no love for God in your hearts.

43 Jeg er kommet i min Fars navn, og dere tar ikke imot meg. Hvis en annen kommer i sitt eget navn, vil dere ta imot ham.

I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.

44 Hvordan kan dere tro, dere som tar imot ære fra hverandre og ikke søker den ære som er fra den eneste Gud?

How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?

45 Tro ikke at jeg vil anklage dere for Faderen. Deres anklager er Moses, han som dere har satt deres håp til.

Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.

46 Hvis dere trodde Moses, ville dere tro meg, for han har skrevet om meg.

If you had belief in Moses you would have belief in me; for his writings are about me.

47 Men hvis dere ikke tror hans skrifter, hvordan kan dere tro mine ord?

If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?