John 15

1 I, am the real vine, and, my Father, is, the husbandman.

"Jeg er det sande Vintræ, og min Fader er Vingårdsmanden.

2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, He taketh it away; and, every one that beareth, fruit, He pruneth it, that, more fruit, it may bear.

Hver Gren på mig, som ikke bærer Frugt, den borttager han, og hver den, som bærer Frugt, renser han, for at den skal bære mere Frugt.

3 Already, ye, are, pure, because of the word which I have spoken unto you:

I ere allerede rene på Grund af det Ord, som jeg har talt til eder.

4 Abide in me, and, I, in you. Just as, the branch, cannot be bearing fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, so, neither, ye, except, in me, ye abide.

Bliver i mig, da bliver også jeg i eder. Ligesom Grenen ikke kan bære Frugt af sig selv, uden den bliver på Vintræet, således kunne I ikke heller, uden I blive i mig.

5 I, am the vine: Ye, are the branches. He that abideth in me and, I, in him, the same, beareth much fruit; because, apart from me, ye can bring forth, nothing.

Jeg er Vintræet, I ere Grenene. Den, som bliver i mig, og jeg i ham, han bærer megen Frugt; thi uden mig kunne I slet intet gøre.

6 If one abide not me, he is cast out as the branch, and withered, and they gather them, —and, into fire, they cast them, and they are burned.

Om nogen ikke bliver i mig, han bliver udkastet som en Gren og visner; man sanker dem og kaster dem i Ilden, og de brændes.

7 If ye abide in me, and, my sayings, in you, abide, whatsoever ye may be desiring, ask! and it shall be brought to pass for you.

Dersom I blive i mig, og mine Ord blive i eder, da beder, om hvad som helst I ville, og det skal blive eder til Del.

8 Herein, was my Father glorified, that, much fruit, ye should bear, and become my disciples.

Derved er min Fader herliggjort, at I bære megen Frugt, og I skulle blive mine Disciple.

9 Just as the Father loved me, I also, loved you: Abide ye in my love.

Ligesom Faderen har elsket mig, så har også jeg elsket eder; bliver i min Kærlighed!

10 If, my commandments, ye keep, ye shall abide in my love, —just as, I, the Father’s commandments, have kept, and abide in his love.

Dersom I holde mine Befalinger, skulle I blive i min Kærlighed, ligesom jeg har holdt min Faders Befalinger og bliver i hans Kærlighed.

11 These things, have I spoken unto you, that, my own joy, in you, may be, and, your joy, may be made full.

Dette har jeg talt til eder, for at min Glæde kan være i eder, og eders Glæde kan blive fuldkommen.

12 This, is my own commandment, That ye be loving one another, just as I loved you.

Dette er min Befaling, at I skulle elske hverandre, ligesom jeg har elsket eder.

13 Greater love than this, hath, no one, That, his life, one should lay down in behalf of his friends.

Større Kærlighed har ingen end denne, at han sætter sit Liv til for sine Venner.

14 Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you.

I ere mine Venner, dersom I gøre, hvad jeg befaler eder.

15 No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you.

Jeg kalder eder ikke længere Tjenere; thi Tjeneren ved ikke, hvad hans Herre gør; men eder har jeg kaldt Venner; thi alt det, som jeg har hørt af min Fader, har jeg kundgjort eder.

16 Not, ye, chose, me, but, I, chose you, and placed you, that ye should go your way and bear, fruit, —and, your fruit, should abide: that, whatsoever ye should ask the Father in my name, he might give unto you.

I have ikke udvalgt mig, men jeg har udvalgt eder og sat eder til, at I skulle gå hen og bære Frugt, og eders Frugt skal blive ved, for at Faderen skal give eder, hvad som helst I bede ham om i mit Navn.

17 These things, I command you, That ye be loving one another.

Dette befaler jeg eder, at I skulle elske hverandre.

18 If, the world, is hating, you, ye are getting to know that, me, before you, it hath hated.

Når Verden hader eder, da vid, at den har hadet mig førend eder.

19 If, of the world, ye had been, the world, of its own, had been fond; but, because, of the world, ye are not, on the contrary, I, chose you out of the world, therefore, the world, doth hate you.

Vare I af Verden, da vilde Verden elske sit eget; men fordi I ikke ere af Verden, men jeg har valgt eder ud af Verden, derfor hader Verden eder.

20 Remember the word which, I, spake unto you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If, me, they persecuted, you too, will they persecute, —If, my word, they kept, your own also, will they keep.

Kommer det Ord i Hu, som jeg har sagt eder: En Tjener er ikke større end sin Herre. Have de forfulgt mig, ville de også forfølge eder; have de holdt mit Ord, ville de også holde eders.

21 But, all these things, will they do unto you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.

Men alt dette ville de gøre imod eder for mit Navns Skyld, fordi de ikke kende den, som sendte mig.

22 Had I not come and spoken unto them, Sin, had they none; but, now, have they no, excuse, for their sin.

Dersom jeg ikke var kommen og havde talt til dem, havde de ikke Synd; men nu have de ingen Undskyldning for deres Synd.

23 He that hateth me, hateth, my Father also.

Den, som hader mig, hader også min Fader.

24 Had I not done among them, the works, which, no other, had done, sin, had they none; but, now, have they, both seen and hated both me and my Father.

Havde jeg ikke gjort de Gerninger iblandt dem, som ingen anden har gjort, havde de ikke Synd; men nu have de set dem og dog hadet både mig og min Fader.

25 But…that the word which, in their law, is written, might be fulfilled—They hated me without cause.

Dog, det Ord, som er skrevet i deres Lov, må opfyldes: De hadede mig uforskyldt.

26 Whensoever the Advocate shall come, Whom, I, will send unto you from the Father, The Spirit of truth, which, from the Father, cometh forth, He, will bear witness concerning me;

Men når Talsmanden kommer, som jeg skal sende eder fra Faderen, Sandhedens Ånd, som udgår fra Faderen, da skal han vidne om mig.

27 And do, ye also, bear witness, because, from the beginning, ye are, with me,

Men også I skulle vidne; thi I vare med mig fra Begyndelsen."