Johannes 5
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
5 Derefter var det en av jødenes høitider, og Jesus drog op til Jerusalem.
2 Men det er ved Fåreporten i Jerusalem en dam som på hebraisk heter Betesda og har fem bueganger;
3 i dem lå en mengde syke: blinde, halte, visne.
4 For en engel steg til visse tider ned i dammen og oprørte vannet. Den som da først steg ned efterat vannet var blitt oprørt, han blev helbredet, hvad sykdom han så led av.
5 Nu var der en mann som hadde vært syk i åtte og tretti år;
6 da Jesus så ham ligge der, og visste at han allerede hadde vært syk i lang tid, sa han til ham: Vil du bli frisk?
7 Den syke svarte ham: Herre! jeg har ingen til å kaste mig ned i dammen når vannet blir oprørt; og i det samme jeg kommer, stiger en annen ned før mig.
8 Jesus sier til ham: Stå op, ta din seng og gå!
9 Og straks blev mannen frisk og han tok sin seng og gikk. Men det var sabbat den dag.
10 Jødene sa da til ham som var blitt helbredet: Det er sabbat, og det er dig ikke tillatt å bære sengen.
11 Han svarte dem: Han som gjorde mig frisk, han sa til mig: Ta din seng og gå!
12 De spurte ham: Hvem er det menneske som sa til dig: Ta den og gå?
13 Men han som var blitt helbredet, visste ikke hvem det var; for Jesus hadde trukket sig tilbake, da det var meget folk på stedet.
14 Siden traff Jesus ham i templet og sa til ham: Se, du er blitt frisk; synd ikke mere, forat ikke noget verre skal vederfares dig!
15 Mannen gikk bort, og fortalte jødene at det var Jesus som hadde gjort ham frisk.
16 Og derfor forfulgte jødene Jesus, fordi han gjorde dette på en sabbat.
17 Men Jesus svarte dem: Min Fader arbeider inntil nu; også jeg arbeider.
18 Derfor stod da jødene ham enn mere efter livet, fordi han ikke bare brøt sabbaten, men også kalte Gud sin Fader og gjorde sig selv Gud lik.
19 Jesus svarte da og sa til dem: Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg eder: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noget av sig selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjør; for det han gjør, det gjør Sønnen likeså;
20 for Faderen elsker Sønnen, og viser ham alt det han selv gjør; og han skal vise ham større gjerninger enn disse, forat I skal undre eder.
21 For likesom Faderen opvekker de døde og gjør levende, således gjør også Sønnen levende hvem han vil.
22 For Faderen dømmer heller ikke nogen, men har gitt Sønnen hele dommen,
23 forat alle skal ære Sønnen, likesom de ærer Faderen. Den som ikke ærer Sønnen, ærer ikke Faderen, som har sendt ham.
24 Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg eder: Den som hører mitt ord og tror ham som har sendt mig, han har evig liv og kommer ikke til dom, men er gått over fra døden til livet.
25 Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg eder: Den time kommer, og er nu, da de døde skal høre Guds Sønns røst, og de som hører, skal leve.
26 For likesom Faderen har liv i sig selv, således har han også gitt Sønnen å ha liv i sig selv,
27 og han har gitt ham makt til å holde dom, fordi han er en menneskesønn.
28 Undre eder ikke over dette! For den time kommer da alle de som er i gravene, skal høre hans røst,
29 og de skal gå ut, de som har gjort godt, til livets opstandelse, de som har gjort ondt, til dommens opstandelse.
30 Jeg kan ikke gjøre noget av mig selv; som jeg hører, så dømmer jeg, og min dom er rettferdig; for jeg søker ikke min vilje, men hans vilje som har sendt mig.
31 Vidner jeg om mig selv, da er mitt vidnesbyrd ikke sant;
32 det er en annen som vidner om mig, og jeg vet at det vidnesbyrd han vidner om mig, er sant.
33 I har sendt bud til Johannes, og han har vidnet for sannheten;
34 jeg tar ikke imot vidnesbyrd av et menneske, men jeg sier dette forat I skal bli frelst.
35 Han var det brennende og skinnende lys, men I vilde bare en tid fryde eder i hans lys.
36 Men jeg har det vidnesbyrd som er større enn det Johannes har vidnet; for de gjerninger som Faderen har gitt mig å fullbyrde, selve disse gjerninger som jeg gjør, de vidner om mig at Faderen har utsendt mig.
37 Og Faderen, som har sendt mig, han har vidnet om mig; hverken har I nogensinne hørt hans røst eller sett hans skikkelse,
38 og hans ord har I ikke blivende i eder; for den han har sendt, ham tror I ikke.
39 I ransaker skriftene, fordi I tenker at i dem har I evig liv, og det er de som vidner om mig;
40 og I vil ikke komme til mig for å få liv.
41 Jeg tar ikke ære av mennesker;
42 men jeg kjenner eder og vet at I ikke har kjærligheten til Gud i eder.
43 Jeg er kommet i min Faders navn, og I tar ikke imot mig; kommer en annen i sitt eget navn, ham tar I imot.
44 Hvorledes kan I tro, I som tar ære av hverandre, og den ære som er av den eneste Gud, den søker I ikke?
45 I må ikke tenke at jeg vil anklage eder hos Faderen; det er en som anklager eder, Moses, han som I har satt eders håp til.
46 For hadde I trodd Moses, da hadde I trodd mig; for det er om mig han har skrevet;
47 men tror I ikke hans skrifter, hvorledes kan I da tro mine ord?
John 5
English Standard Version
The Healing at the Pool on the Sabbath
5 After this there was a (A)feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is in Jerusalem by (B)the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic[a] called Bethesda,[b] which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and (C)paralyzed.[c] 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” 7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” 8 Jesus said to him, (D)“Get up, take up your bed, and walk.” 9 (E)And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.
(F)Now that day was the Sabbath. 10 So the Jews[d] said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and (G)it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.” 11 But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, ‘Take up your bed, and walk.’” 12 They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for (H)Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! (I)Sin no more, (J)that nothing worse may happen to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. 16 And this was why the Jews (K)were persecuting Jesus, (L)because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”
Jesus Is Equal with God
18 This was why the Jews (M)were seeking all the more to kill him, (N)because not only was he (O)breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God (P)his own Father, (Q)making himself equal with God.
The Authority of the Son
19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (R)the Son (S)can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father[e] does, that the Son does likewise. 20 For (T)the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And (U)greater works than these will he show him, so that (V)you may marvel. 21 For as the Father (W)raises the dead and (X)gives them life, so (Y)also the Son gives life (Z)to whom he will. 22 (AA)For the Father judges no one, but (AB)has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son, just as they (AC)honor the Father. (AD)Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, (AE)whoever hears my word and (AF)believes him who sent me has eternal life. He (AG)does not come into judgment, but (AH)has passed from death to life.
25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, (AI)an hour is coming, and is now here, when (AJ)the dead will hear (AK)the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear (AL)will live. 26 (AM)For as the Father has life in himself, (AN)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he (AO)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this, for (AP)an hour is coming when (AQ)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, (AR)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
Witnesses to Jesus
30 (AS)“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and (AT)my judgment is just, because (AU)I seek not my own will (AV)but the will of him who sent me. 31 (AW)If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. 32 There is (AX)another who bears witness about me, and (AY)I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. 33 (AZ)You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Not that (BA)the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 He was a burning and (BB)shining lamp, and (BC)you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. 36 But (BD)the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For (BE)the works that the Father has given me (BF)to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, (BG)bear witness about me that (BH)the Father has sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me (BI)has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, (BJ)his form you have never seen, 38 and (BK)you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. 39 (BL)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and (BM)it is they that bear witness about me, 40 yet (BN)you refuse to come to me that you may have life. 41 (BO)I do not receive glory from people. 42 But (BP)I know that you do not have (BQ)the love of God within you. 43 I have come (BR)in my Father's name, and (BS)you do not receive me. (BT)If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and (BU)do not seek the glory that comes from (BV)the only God? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, (BW)on whom you have set your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for (BX)he wrote of me. 47 But (BY)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
Footnotes
- John 5:2 Or Hebrew
- John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethsaida
- John 5:3 Some manuscripts insert, wholly or in part, waiting for the moving of the water; 4 for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and stirred the water: whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had
- John 5:10 The Greek word Ioudaioi refers specifically here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, who opposed Jesus in that time; also verses 15, 16, 18
- John 5:19 Greek he
John 5
New King James Version
A Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda
5 After (A)this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus (B)went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem (C)by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, [a]Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, [b]paralyzed, [c]waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. 5 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”
7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”
8 Jesus said to him, (D)“Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
And (E)that day was the Sabbath. 10 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; (F)it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”
11 He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”
12 Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 But the one who was (G)healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. (H)Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”
15 The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
Honor the Father and the Son
16 For this reason the Jews (I)persecuted Jesus, [d]and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, (J)“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”
18 Therefore the Jews (K)sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, (L)making Himself equal with God. 19 Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (M)the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. 20 For (N)the Father loves the Son, and (O)shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. 21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, (P)even so the Son gives life to whom He will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but (Q)has committed all judgment to the Son, 23 that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. (R)He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
Life and Judgment Are Through the Son
24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, (S)he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, (T)but has passed from death into life. 25 Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when (U)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 For (V)as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have (W)life in Himself, 27 and (X)has given Him authority to execute judgment also, (Y)because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will (Z)hear His voice 29 (AA)and come forth—(AB)those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. 30 (AC)I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because (AD)I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
The Fourfold Witness
31 (AE)“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not [e]true. 32 (AF)There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. 33 You have sent to John, (AG)and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. 35 He was the burning and (AH)shining lamp, and (AI)you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. 36 But (AJ)I have a greater witness than John’s; for (AK)the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very (AL)works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. 37 And the Father Himself, who sent Me, (AM)has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, (AN)nor seen His form. 38 But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. 39 (AO)You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and (AP)these are they which testify of Me. 40 (AQ)But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
41 (AR)“I do not receive honor from men. 42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. 43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. 44 (AS)How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek (AT)the honor that comes from the only God? 45 Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; (AU)there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; (AV)for he wrote about Me. 47 But if you (AW)do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
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