井邊談道

1-3 耶穌得知法利賽人聽見祂收門徒、為人施洗比約翰還多,便離開猶太回加利利。其實不是耶穌親自施洗,而是祂的門徒施洗。 祂回加利利的路上必須經過撒瑪利亞。 於是,祂來到撒瑪利亞的一座城,名叫敘加,靠近雅各留給他兒子約瑟的那塊地。 雅各井就在那個地方。耶穌走路疲乏,坐在井旁休息。那時是中午時分, 7-8 門徒都進城買食物去了。有一個撒瑪利亞的婦人來打水,耶穌說:「請你給我一點水吧。」

撒瑪利亞婦人說:「你是個猶太人,怎麼向我這撒瑪利亞婦人要水喝?」原來猶太人和撒瑪利亞人互不往來。

10 耶穌回答說:「要是你知道上帝的恩賜,又知道向你要水喝的是誰,你早就求祂了,祂也早就把活水給你了。」

11 婦人說:「先生,你沒有打水的器具,井又深,你從哪裡得到活水呢? 12 我們的祖先雅各把這口井留給我們,他自己和他的兒女、牲畜都喝這井裡的水,難道你比他更偉大嗎?」

13 耶穌說:「人喝了這井裡的水,還會再渴, 14 但是喝了我所賜的活水,永遠不會再渴。我所賜的水要在他裡面成為生命的泉源,湧流不息,直到永生。」

15 婦人說:「先生,請你把這種水賜給我,我就不會再渴了,也用不著來打水了。」

16 耶穌說:「去叫你的丈夫來。」

17 婦人說:「我沒有丈夫。」耶穌說:「你說的對,你沒有丈夫, 18 因為你已經有過五個丈夫了,現在和你同居的也不是你的丈夫。你說的是實話。」

19 婦人說:「先生,你一定是先知。 20 我們的祖先一向都是在這山上敬拜上帝,你們卻說耶路撒冷才是敬拜的地方。」

21 耶穌回答說:「婦人,你當信我。時候快到了,你們將不在這山上,也不在耶路撒冷敬拜父。 22 你們不知道你們敬拜的是誰,我們知道我們敬拜的是誰,因為救恩是從猶太人出來的。 23 時候快到了,其實就是現在,真正敬拜父的,要用心靈按真理敬拜祂,因為父尋找的正是這樣敬拜祂的人。 24 上帝是靈,所以必須用心靈按真理敬拜祂。」

25 婦人說:「據我所知,那被稱為基督的彌賽亞要來。祂來了,會把一切都告訴我們。」

26 耶穌說:「我這跟你說話的人就是祂。」

27 這時,門徒回來了,看見耶穌和一個婦人談話,感到驚奇,可是沒有人問:「你想要什麼?」或問:「你為什麼和她說話?」

28 那婦人撇下水罐,回到城裡,對人們說: 29 「你們快來看啊!有一個人把我過去的事全部說了出來。莫非祂就是基督?」 30 眾人聽了就到城外去看耶穌。

撒種與收割

31 其間,門徒對耶穌說:「老師,請吃點東西吧。」

32 耶穌說:「我有食物吃,是你們不知道的。」

33 門徒彼此議論說:「難道有人給祂吃的了?」

34 耶穌說:「我的食物就是遵行差我來者的旨意,完成祂的工作。 35 你們不是說還有四個月才到收割的時候嗎?舉目向田觀看吧,莊稼已經熟了,可以收割了。 36 收割的人不但可以得到報酬,而且可以為永生收穫果實,叫撒種的和收割的一同快樂。 37 俗語說得好,『那人撒種,這人收割。』 38 我派你們去收割那些你們沒有勞作的莊稼,別人勞苦,你們享受他們勞苦的成果。」

39 那城裡有許多撒瑪利亞人信了耶穌,因為那婦人做見證說:「祂將我以前做的一切事情都說了出來。」 40 撒瑪利亞人來見耶穌,懇求祂留下來,祂就在那裡住了兩天。 41 因為耶穌傳的道,信的人更多了。 42 他們對那婦人說:「現在我們信,不再是因為你的話,而是我們親耳聽見了,知道祂真的是救世主。」

耶穌治好大臣的兒子

43 兩天後,耶穌動身前往加利利。 44 祂以前說過:「先知在他本鄉不受人尊敬。」 45 然而,祂回到加利利卻受到當地的人歡迎,因為他們上耶路撒冷過節時,看見了祂所做的一切。

46 祂又到了加利利的迦拿,就是祂從前把水變成酒的地方。有一個大臣的兒子在迦百農患了病。 47 大臣聽說耶穌從猶太來到加利利,立刻趕來見祂,求祂去醫治他病危的兒子。

48 耶穌對他說:「你們不看見神蹟奇事,總不相信。」

49 大臣說:「先生,趁我的孩子還沒死,求你趕快去!」

50 耶穌說:「回去吧,你的兒子好了。」他相信耶穌的話,就回去了。

51 他途中遇見奴僕來報信說他兒子好了, 52 就問什麼時候好的。僕人說:「昨天下午一點鐘,燒就退了。」

53 他想起正是那時候耶穌對他說:「你的兒子好了!」他和全家都信了。

54 這是耶穌從猶太回到加利利後所行的第二個神蹟。

Jesus og den samaritanske kvinde

1-2 Da farisæerne i Jerusalem fik meddelelse om, at Jesus fik flere disciple og døbte flere end Johannes— selv om det faktisk var Jesu disciple, der døbte—blev de vrede på ham. Da Jesus blev klar over det, brød han op fra Judæa for at vende tilbage til Galilæa.

Han vidste, at det var Guds plan, at han skulle rejse gennem Samaria. 5-6 Da han nærmede sig byen Sykar i Samaria, standsede han op ved den berømte Jakobs brønd. Den ligger på et stykke jord, som patriarken Jakob købte og senere gav i arv til sin søn Josef. Jesus var træt efter den lange vandring og satte sig udmattet ved brønden. Klokken var cirka seks om aftenen.[a]

Kort tid efter kom en samaritansk kvinde for at hente vand, og Jesus sagde til hende: „Vær venlig at give mig noget at drikke.” Han var alene, for hans disciple var gået ind til byen for at købe mad. Kvinden blev overrasket over, at en jøde henvendte sig til hende, for jøderne plejer ikke at ville have noget med samaritanere at gøre. „Hvordan kan det være, at du, som er jøde, beder mig, en samaritansk kvinde, om noget at drikke?” spurgte hun.

10 Jesus svarede: „Hvis du vidste, hvad Gud kan give dig, og hvis du forstod, hvem jeg er, så var det dig, der ville bede mig om noget at drikke—og så ville jeg give dig levende[b] vand.”

11 „Du har jo ingen spand,” sagde hun, „og brønden her er meget dyb. Hvordan vil du så skaffe det levende vand? 12 Du er vel ikke større end vores stamfar Jakob, som gav os denne brønd? Kan du give mig vand, der er bedre end det, både Jakob selv, hans familie og hans kvæg har drukket af?”

13 Jesus svarede: „Drikker man af det her almindelige vand, bliver man tørstig igen. 14 Men drikker man af det vand, jeg giver, vil man aldrig mere tørste. Det vand, jeg giver, bliver som en kilde, der vælder frem med evigt liv.”

15 „Åh, giv mig noget af det vand!” udbrød kvinden. „Tænk, hvis man aldrig mere skulle tørste og være nødt til at gå helt herud efter vand!”

16 „Gå hjem og hent din mand,” sagde Jesus.

17-18 „Jeg har ikke nogen mand,” svarede kvinden.

„Det har du ret i, for du har haft fem mænd; og ham, du nu bor sammen med, er du ikke gift med. Dér sagde du noget sandt.”

19 „Herre,” udbrød kvinden, „du må være en profet! 20 Kan du så forklare mig, hvorfor I jøder påstår, at det kun er i templet i Jerusalem, man kan tilbede Gud? Vi har jo fra gammel tid tilbedt Gud på det her bjerg.”

21 Jesus svarede: „Tro mig: Den tid kommer, hvor det ikke længere er væsentligt, hvor man tilbeder Gud—her eller i Jerusalem. 22 I samaritanere tilbeder det, som I ikke kender, men vi tilbeder det, vi kender, for frelsen udgår fra jøderne. 23 Men der kommer en tid, ja, den er allerede kommet, hvor de sande tilbedere skal tilbede Faderen i ånd og sandhed. Det er den slags tilbedere, Faderen søger. 24 Gud er ånd, og de, der tilbeder ham, skal tilbede i ånd og sandhed.”

25 Kvinden sagde: „Jeg ved, at Messias skal komme engang, og når han kommer, vil han forklare os alt.” 26 Da sagde Jesus til hende: „Han står her og taler med dig!”

27 I det samme kom disciplene tilbage. De blev overraskede over, at han talte med en kvinde, men ingen af dem spurgte ham, hvorfor han gjorde det, eller hvad han ville hende.

28 Kvinden lod nu sin vandkrukke stå ved brønden og løb tilbage til byen. 29 „Kom og se en mand, som har fortalt mig alt, hvad jeg har gjort!” råbte hun. „Mon ikke han er Messias?” 30 Straks løb en masse mennesker ud for at se, hvem det var, hun snakkede om.

Den åndelige, samaritanske „mark” er klar til at blive høstet

31 Da kvinden var gået, sagde disciplene til Jesus: „Mester, kom og få noget at spise.” 32 Men Jesus svarede: „Jeg har mad at spise, som I ikke kender til.” 33 Disciplene spurgte hinanden: „Hvem kan være kommet med mad til ham?”

34 Jesus svarede: „Min mad er at gøre hans vilje, som sendte mig, og at fuldføre den opgave, han gav mig. 35 I siger nok: ‚Der er stadig fire måneder, til høsten begynder.’ Men jeg siger jer: Luk øjnene op! ‚Markerne’ er hvide og parate til at blive høstet! 36 Høstfolkene er allerede begyndt at arbejde og få deres løn. De samler afgrøde ind til evigt liv. Den, som sår, skal glæde sig sammen med den, som høster, 37 for her gælder det ordsprog: ‚Én sår, og en anden høster.’ 38 Jeg har sendt jer ud for at høste det, som I ikke har arbejdet med. Andre har slidt i det før jer, men I skal fuldføre det, som de begyndte.”

Mange samaritanere kommer til tro på Jesus

39 Kvinden gik rundt og fortalte alle og enhver om, hvordan Jesus havde vidst ting om hende, som en fremmed ikke kunne vide. Som resultat heraf var der mange samaritanere fra den by, som kom til tro på ham.

40 Da samaritanerne kom ud til brønden, indbød de straks Jesus til at komme ind og overnatte i byen, og han blev hos dem i to dage. 41 I løbet af den tid kom mange til tro ved at lytte til hans ord, 42 og de sagde til kvinden: „Nu tror vi, fordi vi selv har hørt ham, og ikke kun på grund af det, du fortalte. Han er virkelig verdens Frelser, den Messias, vi har ventet på.[c]

Jesus helbreder en embedsmands søn

43 Da de to dage var gået, fortsatte Jesus sin rejse til Galilæa, dog ikke til sin hjemby, 44 for han havde jo selv sagt, at en profet ikke er anerkendt i sin egen by. 45 Men de øvrige galilæere tog imod ham med åbne arme. Mange havde nemlig været i Jerusalem under påskefesten og havde set de undere, han havde udført der.

46 Jesus slog sig foreløbig ned i Kana, hvor han havde gjort vand til vin.[d] I byen Kapernaum i nærheden boede der en højtstående embedsmand, hvis søn lå alvorligt syg. 47 Da han hørte, at Jesus var ankommet til Kana, tog han straks af sted, opsøgte Jesus og bad ham følge med til Kapernaum for at helbrede drengen, der lå for døden.

48 „I vil kun tro på mig, hvis I ser tegn og undere,” sagde Jesus.

49 „Herre,” bønfaldt embedsmanden, „du må komme, inden min lille dreng dør!”

50 „Du kan roligt gå hjem,” sagde Jesus, „din søn er helbredt.” Manden troede Jesus og gik. 51 Allerede på vejen hjem traf han nogle af sine tjenere, der var gået ham i møde for at fortælle ham, at hans søn nu var rask. 52 Han spurgte dem, hvornår drengen var begyndt at få det bedre. „I går aftes ved syvtiden[e] forsvandt feberen pludselig!” forklarede de. 53 Da forstod han, at det var sket i det øjeblik, Jesus havde sagt: „Din søn er helbredt.” Og han selv og hele hans familie kom til tro på Jesus.

54 Det var det andet mirakuløse tegn, som Jesus udførte i Galilæa, efter at han var vendt hjem fra turen til Judæa.

Footnotes

  1. 4,5-6 Som nævnt i noten til 1,39 bruger Johannesevangeliet sandsynligvis den officielle romerske tidsregning. Derfor betyder det græske udtryk „den sjette time” klokken 6 og ikke klokken 12.
  2. 4,10 På hebraisk betyder „levende vand” frisk eller rindende vand. Men Jesus bruger med vilje ordet i en dobbelt betydning.
  3. 4,42 Nogle håndskrifter mangler: „den Messias, vi har ventet på.”
  4. 4,46 Da Natanael var fra Kana, boede Jesus muligvis i hans hjem. Jf. 21,2.
  5. 4,52 Det græske udtryk „ved den syvende time” er her oversat som klokken 7, da Johannes formodentlig bruger romersk tidsregning, jf. noten til 1,39. Embedsmanden havde åbenbart først truffet Jesus om aftenen, og af sikkerhedsmæssige grunde ventede han så til næste morgen med at påbegynde den flere timer lange rejse fra Kana til Kapernaum, en strækning på 25-30 km. Man ved ikke med sikkerhed, hvor Kana lå, men sandsynligvis ca. 15 km nord for Nazaret.

A Samaritan Woman Meets Her Messiah

Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and (A)baptized more disciples than John (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), He left Judea and departed again to Galilee. But He needed to go through Samaria.

So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that (B)Jacob (C)gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.

Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For (D)Jews have no dealings with (E)Samaritans.

10 Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the (F)gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you (G)living water.”

11 The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? 12 Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?”

13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but (H)whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him (I)will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

15 (J)The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”

16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”

17 The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.”

Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.”

19 The woman said to Him, “Sir, (K)I perceive that You are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on (L)this mountain, and you Jews say that in (M)Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”

21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming (N)when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 You worship (O)what you do not know; we know what we worship, for (P)salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will (Q)worship the Father in (R)spirit (S)and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 (T)God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

25 The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah (U)is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, (V)He will tell us all things.”

26 Jesus said to her, (W)“I who speak to you am He.

The Whitened Harvest

27 And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?”

28 The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, 29 “Come, see a Man (X)who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” 30 Then they went out of the city and came to Him.

31 In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”

32 But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”

33 Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?”

34 Jesus said to them, (Y)“My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to (Z)finish His work. 35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes (AA)the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, (AB)for they are already white for harvest! 36 (AC)And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that (AD)both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. 37 For in this the saying is true: (AE)‘One sows and another reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; (AF)others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”

The Savior of the World

39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him (AG)because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of His own (AH)word.

42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for (AI)we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed [a]the Christ, the Savior of the world.”

Welcome at Galilee

43 Now after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee. 44 For (AJ)Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. 45 So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, (AK)having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; (AL)for they also had gone to the feast.

A Nobleman’s Son Healed

46 So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee (AM)where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain [b]nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. 47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. 48 Then Jesus said to him, (AN)“Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”

49 The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”

50 Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. 51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!”

52 Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” 53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household.

54 This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.

Footnotes

  1. John 4:42 NU omits the Christ
  2. John 4:46 royal official

Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman

Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John(A) although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. So he left Judea(B) and went back once more to Galilee.

Now he had to go through Samaria.(C) So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.(D) Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?”(E) (His disciples had gone into the town(F) to buy food.)

The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan(G) woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.[a])

10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”(H)

11 “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well(I) and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?”

13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.(J) Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water(K) welling up to eternal life.”(L)

15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty(M) and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

16 He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

17 “I have no husband,” she replied.

Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. 18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.”

19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet.(N) 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain,(O) but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”(P)

21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming(Q) when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.(R) 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know;(S) we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.(T) 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come(U) when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit(V) and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit,(W) and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ)(X) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”(Y)

The Disciples Rejoin Jesus

27 Just then his disciples returned(Z) and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”

28 Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, 29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did.(AA) Could this be the Messiah?”(AB) 30 They came out of the town and made their way toward him.

31 Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi,(AC) eat something.”

32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat(AD) that you know nothing about.”

33 Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?”

34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will(AE) of him who sent me and to finish his work.(AF) 35 Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.(AG) 36 Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests(AH) a crop for eternal life,(AI) so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. 37 Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’(AJ) is true. 38 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”

Many Samaritans Believe

39 Many of the Samaritans from that town(AK) believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”(AL) 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. 41 And because of his words many more became believers.

42 They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”(AM)

Jesus Heals an Official’s Son

43 After the two days(AN) he left for Galilee. 44 (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)(AO) 45 When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival,(AP) for they also had been there.

46 Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine.(AQ) And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. 47 When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea,(AR) he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.

48 “Unless you people see signs and wonders,”(AS) Jesus told him, “you will never believe.”

49 The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”

50 “Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.”

The man took Jesus at his word and departed. 51 While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. 52 When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.”

53 Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and his whole household(AT) believed.

54 This was the second sign(AU) Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee.

Footnotes

  1. John 4:9 Or do not use dishes Samaritans have used