John 16
1 [Jesus continued by saying to us], “I have told you these things in order that you will not stop trusting in me [when people] ([cause you to suffer/persecute you]).
«Dette hev eg tala til dykk, av di eg vil at de ikkje skal koma til å styggjast.
2 They will not allow you to worship in (synagogues/[their] meeting places). In fact, there will be a time when anyone who kills you will think that he is serving God [by doing that].
Dei kjem til å støyta dykk ut or synagogorne; ja, det kjem ei tid då kvar den som drep dykk, trur at han tener Gud med det,
3 They will do such things because they have never known who I [really am], nor who [my] Father [is].
og det gjer dei av di dei ikkje kjenner Faderen og ikkje meg heller.
4 I have told you these things in order that when [they start] ([to cause you to suffer]/to [persecute you]) [MTY], you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you these things when you first started [to accompany me] [MTY] because I was with you, [and they were causing trouble for me, not for you].”
Men dette hev eg tala til dykk, so de, når den tidi kjem, skal koma i hug eg hev sagt dykk det; eg sagde det ikkje med dykk frå det fyrste, av di eg var hjå dykk.
5 “Now I am [about to] return to the one who sent me. But [I am disappointed that] none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’
Men no gjeng eg til den som hev sendt meg, og ingen av dykk spør meg: «Kvar gjeng du av?»
6 Instead, because I have told you these things, you are very sad.
men for di eg hev tala dette til dykk, er hjarta dykkar fullt av sorg.
7 But the truth is that it is good for you that I am going away, because if I do not go away, the [Holy Spirit], who will (encourage/be like a legal counsel for) you will not come to you. But when I go, I will send him to you.
Men eg segjer dykk som sant er: Det er til bate for dykk at eg gjeng burt. For gjeng eg ikkje burt, kjem målsmannen ikkje til dykk; men gjeng eg burt, so skal eg senda honom til dykk.
8 When he comes, he will prove that those who do not belong to God [MTY] [are wrong about what is] sinful and about who is really righteous and about whom [God will] judge [and condemn for their sin].
Og når han kjem, skal han yvertyda verdi um synd og um rettferd og um dom.
9 [He will tell people that their greatest] sin is that they do not believe in me.
Um synd av di dei ikkje trur på meg;
10 [He will tell people that] because I am going [back] to my Father, and you will no longer see me, [you will know that I am the one who was truly] righteous.
um rettferd av di eg gjeng til Faderen, og de ikkje ser meg meir;
11 [He will tell people that the fact] that [God] has already determined that [he] will punish [Satan], the one who rules this world, shows that [some day God] will also punish [those who do not belong to him].
um dom av di hovdingen yver denne verdi er dømd.
12 I have many more things that [I would like] to tell you, but you are not able to accept them now.
Endå hev eg mykje å segja dykk, men de kann ikkje bera det no.
13 But [God’s] Spirit is the one who will teach you [God’s] truth. When he comes, he will guide you so that you [understand] all [spiritual] truth. He will not speak from his own [authority]. Instead, it is the things that he hears [my Father say] that he will tell you. He will also tell you about things that will happen [later].
Men når han kjem, Sannings-Anden, skal han leida dykk fram til heile sanningi; for han skal ikkje tala av seg sjølv, men alt det han høyrer, skal han tala, og det som skal koma, skal han gjera kunnigt for dykk.
14 He will honor me by revealing my [truth] to you.
Han skal herleggjera meg; for det er av mitt han tek og lærer dykk.
15 Everything that [my] Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit is able to reveal my truth to you.”
Alt det Faderen hev, er mitt; difor sagde eg, at han tek av mitt og lærer dykk.
16 “After a short time [I will leave you, and] you will not see me. Then a short time [after that] you will see me [again].”
Um ei lita stund ser de meg ikkje, og um ei liti stund att skal de få sjå meg.»
17 [So] some of us said to each other, “What does he mean by saying ‘After a short time you will not see me,’ and ‘A short time after that you will see me again’? And [what does he mean by] ‘Because I am going back to [my] Father’?”
Då sagde nokre av læresveinarne seg imillom: «Kva meiner han med dette som han segjer til oss: «Um ei liti stund ser de meg ikkje, og um ei liti stund att skal de få sjå meg, » og: «Eg gjeng til Faderen?»
18 We kept asking each other, “What [does he mean by] saying ‘After a little while’? We do not understand what he is saying.”
Kva meiner han med det: ei liti stund, » sagde dei; «me veit ikkje kva han talar um.»
19 Jesus realized that we wanted to ask him [about that]. So he said to us, “You are asking [RHQ] each other [what I meant] when I said, ‘After a short time you will not see me, and then a short time [after that] you will see me [again].’
Jesus skyna at dei vilde spyrja honom, og han sagde til deim: «Er det det de dryfter med kvarandre, at eg sagde: «Um ei liti stund ser de meg ikkje, og um ei liti stund att skal de få sjå meg?»
20 Listen to this carefully: [After I] ([leave you/die]), those who oppose God [MTY] will be happy, but you will be sad. But [later] you will stop being sad and you will become joyful.
Det segjer eg dykk for visst og sant: De skal gråta og øya, men verdi skal gleda seg. De skal syrgja, men sorgi dykkar skal vendast til gleda.
21 A woman who is about to bear a child feels pain, because that is [what happens] [MTY] [at] that time. But after her baby is born, she forgets that pain, because she is very joyful that her child has been born.
Når ei kona skal eiga barn, er ho sutfull av di timen hennar er komen; men når ho hev fenge barnet, kjem ho ikkje lenger i hug kor vondt ho hev lide, so glad er ho for di eit menneskje er født til verdi.
22 It will be the same with you. [I will soon die and] you will be sad. But after that, I will see you again. Then you will be joyful, and no one will be able to stop you from being joyful.
Soleis er de og sutfulle no; men eg skal sjå dykk att; då vert de hjarteglade, og ingen tek gleda dykkar frå dykk.
23 When that happens, you will not ask me any questions [about anything]. Listen to this carefully: [After that happens, my] Father will do for you anything you ask, because of his relationship with me [MTY].
Den dagen skal de ikkje spyrja meg um noko. Det segjer eg dykk for visst og sant: Bed de Faderen um noko, so skal han gjeva dykk det i mitt namn.
24 Up to the present time, using my authority you have not asked [God to do] anything for you [MTY]. Now keep asking [him for things that you need. If you do that], you will receive them, and then you will be completely joyful.
Til dessa hev de ikkje bede um noko i mitt namn - bed, so skal de få, so gleda dykkar kann vera fullkomi!
25 Although I have been speaking these things using figurative language, there will soon be a time when I will no longer use that kind of language. Instead, I will tell you plainly (about my Father/what my Father [wants]).
Dette hev eg tala til dykk i likningar. Det kjem ei tid då eg ikkje skal tala til dykk i likningar lenger, men fortelja dykk ope og endefram um Faderen.
26 At that time, you will ask [him for things] (because you belong to me/with my authority) [MTY]. I will not [need to] ask [my] Father to do what you ask.
Den dagen skal de beda i mitt namn, og eg segjer dykk ikkje at eg vil beda Faderen for dykk;
27 [My] Father himself loves you because you have loved me and because you have believed that I came from God [my Father], [so he wants you to ask] him (OR, [so he does not need anyone to persuade] him [to help you])
for Faderen sjølv elskar dykk for di de hev elska meg og trutt at eg hev gjenge ut frå Gud.
28 I came from [my] Father into this world. Very soon I will be leaving this world and going [back] to my Father.”
Eg hev gjenge ut frå Faderen og er komen hit til verdi; no fer eg burt frå verdi att og gjeng til Faderen.»
29 Then [we], his disciples, said, “Now you are speaking plainly, without using figurative language.
Segjer so læresveinarne: «Sjå, no talar du endefram, og segjer ingi likning.
30 Now we understand that you know everything. You do not need anyone to ask you questions [about anything, because you know what we want to ask before we ask you]. That [also] leads us to believe that you came from God.”
No veit me at du veit alt, og ikkje treng at nokon skal spyrja deg; difor trur me at du er komen frå Gud.»
31 Jesus replied, “Now you [RHQ] say that you believe [that I came from God].
«No trur de!» svara Jesus;
32 But listen! There will soon be a time, and that time is already here, when you will all run away! Each of you will run away to your own home. You will leave me, and I will be alone. But I will not [really] be alone [at that time], because [my] Father is always with me.
«sjå, det kjem ei stund - ja, ho er alt komi - då de skal spreidast, kvar til sin heim, og lata meg vera att åleine. Men eg er ikkje åleine; far min er med meg.
33 I have told you these things in order that you may have [inner] peace because of your relationship with me. In this world you will have trouble. But be courageous! I have defeated those who are opposed to me [MTY], and [you can defeat them, too]!”
Dette hev eg tala til dykk, so de skal hava fred i meg. I verdi hev de trengsel; men ver hugheile! eg hev vunne yver verdi.»
