John 4
1 [At that time, many people were asking] Jesus to baptize them. He did not baptize people; it was [we] his disciples who were doing the baptizing. But when some of the Pharisee [religious group] heard [people say that] Jesus was making more disciples than John [the Baptizer] and was baptizing them, [they became very jealous].
Fariseerne fikk nå høre at Jesus vant flere disipler enn Johannes og døpte flere, skjønt det var ikke Jesus selv som døpte, men disiplene. Jesus dro derfor fra Judea og reiste tilbake til Galilea.
3 When the Lord [Jesus] heard about that, [so that the Pharisees would not cause trouble for him], he left Judea [district], and went again [with us disciples] to Galilee district.
4 [He] knew that God wanted him to travel through Samaria [district].
På veien dit ble han tvunget til å reise gjennom Samaria.
5 So we arrived at a town named Sychar in Samaria [district]. That was near the plot of ground that [our ancestor] Jacob had given to his son Joseph [long ago].
Etter en tid kom han til byen Sykar som ligger nær den jordteigen som Jakob ga sønnen sin Josef.
6 The well that [used to] belong to Jacob was on that plot of ground. Jesus was tired from walking. So while [we] disciples went into the town to buy some food, he sat down alongside the well. It was about noontime. A woman who [lived there] in Samaria came to get some water [from the well]. Jesus said to her, “Will you give me [from the well] some water [to drink]?” The [woman knew that] Jews did not like ([to touch things that belong to] Samaritans/[to] come near Samaritans), (OR, Jews did not like to associate with Samaritans, )
Der ligger også Jakobs brønn. Etter som det var mitt på dagen og Jesus var trøtt av den lange reisen, satte han seg ved brønnen.
Da kom en samaritansk kvinne for å hente vann. Jesus ba henne:”Gi meg litt å drikke.”
Han var alene akkurat da, for disiplene hadde gått inn i byen for å kjøpe mat.
9 so the woman said to him, “You are a Jew, and I am from Samaria. Furthermore, I am a woman. So ([I am surprised] that you are asking me for a drink [of water]!/how is it that you are asking me for a drink [of water]?) [RHQ]”
Kvinnen ble svært forbauset, for jødene ville ikke ha noe med samaritanene å gjøre. Hun sa:”Du som er jøde, hvorfor spør du en samaritansk kvinne om vann?”
10 Jesus replied to her, “If you [(sg)] knew what God [wanted to] give you, and if you knew who I am, the one who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked me, and I would have given you water that gives life.”
Jesus svarte:”Dersom du visste hvilken fantastisk gave Gud har i bakhånd for deg, og dersom du forsto hvem jeg er, da ville du i stedet ha spurt meg, og jeg ville ha gitt deg levende vann.”
11 She [thought he was talking about] ordinary [water. So she] said to him, “Sir, you do not have a bucket [or a rope with which to get water from the well], and the well is deep. So [since you cannot get water from this well], where can you get that life-giving water?
”Men, herre, du har jo verken tau eller bøtte”, sa hun,”og brønnen er dyp. Hvor skal du få levende vann fra?
12 Our ancestor Jacob left us this well. He drank water from it, and there was [enough good water] so that his sons and his flocks [of sheep] and goats drank from it also. [Do you claim that] you are greater than Jacob, [and because of that you can give us life-giving water]?”
Du er vel ikke større enn vår stamfar Jakob som ga oss denne brønnen? Kan du gi meg bedre vann enn det som han, sønnene og husdyrene hans drakk av?”
13 Jesus replied to her, “Everyone who drinks water from this [well] will later become thirsty again.
Jesus svarte:”Den som drikker av dette vannet, blir snart tørst igjen.
15 The woman [did not understand that Jesus was speaking figuratively about something that would sustain her spiritually. So she] said to him, “Sir, give me that kind of water so that I will not get thirsty again, and so that I will not have to keep returning here to get water!”
”Herre”, sa kvinnen.”Gi meg av det vannet, slik at jeg aldri mer blir tørst og kan slippe å gå ut hit for å hente vann.”
16 [Jesus knew that she did not understand, but he wanted to show her by his God-given knowledge of her personal life that because he was the Messiah he could supply her spiritual need. So] he said to her, “Woman, go and call your husband, and bring him here!”
Jesus sa:”Gå og hent mannen din.”
17 She replied, “I do not have a husband!” Jesus said to her, “You said that you do not have a husband, and that is true.
”Jeg har ingen mann”, svarte kvinnen.”Du har rett”, sa Jesus.”Du har levd sammen med fem menn, og den du nå lever med, er ikke din mann. Der holdt du deg til sannheten.”
18 It is also true that you have had five husbands [one by one]. And the man you are living with now is not your husband! What you have said is very true.”
19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive you must be a prophet [because you are] able [to know people’s secrets].
”Herre”, sa kvinnen.”Du må være en profet, etter som du med Guds hjelp kan avsløre noe slikt.
20 But [let me ask you a different question]: Our ancestors worshipped God here on [Gerizim Mountain], but you [Jews] say that Jerusalem is the place where we must worship [God. So who is right]?”
Si meg hvorfor dere jøder påstår at Jerusalem er det eneste stedet der vi kan tilbe Gud, mens vi som er samaritaner, sier at vi skal tilbe på dette fjellet der forfedrene våre alltid har tilbedt?”
21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me [when I say that] there will be a time when it will not [matter whether] you worship [God our] Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem [or somewhere else].
Jesus forklarte:”Tro meg, det kommer en dag da ingen lenger behøver å diskutere om det er på dette fjellet eller i Jerusalem vi skal tilbe vår Far i himmelen.
22 You [people from Samaria] do not know the one you are worshipping. But we [(exc) Jews] know whom we worship, because it is from [us] Jews that [God has sent the one who] will save people [from the guilt of their sins].
Det er ikke spørsmålet om hvor vi tilber som er det viktigste, heller hvordan vi skal tilbe. Virkelig tilbedelse er ekte og inspirert av Guds Ånd.
23 However, there will be a time when those who genuinely worship God will worship him as [God’s] Spirit [directs] and according to [God’s] truth. In fact, that time is now. Those are the kind of worshipers my Father seeks.
Det er slik Gud vil at vi skal tilbe ham, etter som Gud er Ånd. Og det kommer en dag, ja, den er allerede her, da menneskene skal tilbe Gud på denne måten.
24 God is a spiritual being. So it is necessary that those who worship him must worship him as his Spirit [directs] and [according to God’s] truth.”
Men dere som er samaritaner, vet lite om ham som dere tilber. Vi jøder derimot kjenner ham godt, for frelsen kommer fra jødene.”
25 The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming. When he comes, he will tell us everything [we need to know].” (‘Messiah’ and ‘Christ’ [both mean ‘God’s promised king]’.)
Kvinnen sa:”Ja, jeg vet at Messias, den lovede kongen, en gang skal komme, og når han kommer, vil han forklare alt for oss.”
26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am [the Messiah]!”
Jesus sa til henne:”Det er jeg, han som du snakker med.”
27 Just then [we] disciples returned [from town]. [Since it was contrary to our custom for Jewish religious teachers to converse with a woman they did not know], we were surprised that he was talking to a woman. However, none of us asked her, “What do you want?” and none of us asked him, “Why are you talking with her?”
I samme øyeblikk kom disiplene tilbake. De ble mer enn overrasket da de så at han snakket med en kvinne, men ingen spurte ham hvorfor han snakket med henne eller hva de pratet om.
28 The woman left her water jar there and went into the town. She said to the people there,
Kvinnen satte igjen sin vannbøtte ved brønnen og gikk tilbake til byen og sa til alle:
29 “Come and see a man who [was able to] tell me all about my past life [HYP], [even though I never met him before] Could this man be the Messiah?”
”Kom så får dere treffe en mann som var i stand til å si meg alt det jeg har gjort! Jeg undrer meg på om han ikke må være Messias, den lovede kongen.”
30 So [many people] left the town and started going to where Jesus was.
Folket strømmet ut fra byen for å treffe Jesus.
31 Meanwhile, we disciples were urging him, “Teacher, eat [some of the food we brought]!”
Imens ville disiplene gi Jesus noe å spise.
32 But he said to us, “I have food to eat that you do not know anything about!”
Men han sa:”Jeg har mat som dere ikke kjenner til.”
33 So we started saying to each other, “(Surely no one has brought him any food [when we] were not [here]!/Has anyone brought him any food [when we] were not [here]?) [RHQ]”
Disiplene sa da til hverandre:”Kan noen ha kommet hit og gitt ham mat?”
34 Jesus said to us, “Doing what [my Father] who sent me wants [me to do] and finishing the work he [gave me to do] is ([what sustains me/like] my food) [MET].
Da forklarte Jesus:”Min mat er å gjøre hans vilje som har sendt meg og å fullføre det oppdraget han har gitt meg.
35 [At this time of the year] you are saying (OR, your ancestors used to say), ‘There are four months left before we harvest [the crops].’ But I say to you, look carefully [at the non-Jewish people around here. God says, ‘They are ready to accept my message] [MET], [like crops in] fields that are ready for people to harvest.
Dere sier at kornet ikke er modent før om fire måneder. Men jeg sier: Se dere omkring. Åkrene har allerede lysnet i fargen og er modne for skuronnen.
36 [If you help them to accept my message], I will reward you [MET], [as an owner of a field] pays those who harvest the crops. Because of your work, people will gain eternal life.’ [I have been telling people God’s message. That is like] [MET] a man who plants seeds. [You will help people to accept my message. That will be like] [MET] harvesting crops. [When that happens], both you and I will rejoice. (aiōnios g166)
De høstfolkene som fører mennesker til evig liv skal få god lønn. Tenk hvilken glede som venter både den som sår og den som høster! (aiōnios g166)
37 As a result, this saying will become true: One person plants [seeds], but others harvest [the crops].
For her gjelder ordspråket: En sår og en annen høster.
38 I am sending you [to enable people to accept my message, but you will not be the first ones who tell them God’s message]. Others [previously] worked hard [to tell people God’s message], and now you will be harvesting the results of their work.”
Jeg har sendt dere ut for å høste der dere ikke har sådd. Andre har utført arbeidet, og dere skal få lønn for strevet dere har hatt.”
39 Many of the Samaria [district] people who [lived] in that town believed that Jesus [was the Messiah] because they heard what that woman said [about Jesus], “That man [was able to] tell me all about my past life [HYP]!”
Mange samaritaner fra byen Sykar hadde blitt overbeviste om at Jesus var sendt av Gud da de hørte kvinnen si:”Han var i stand til å si meg alt det jeg har gjort.”
40 So when those people of Samaria came to Jesus, they urged him to stay with them. So we stayed there two days.
Da de kom ut til ham, ba de om at han måtte stanse i byen, og han ble der i to dager.
41 Many more of those people believed ([in Jesus/that he was the Messiah]) because of what he said.
Da de fikk høre ordene fra hans egen munn, var det enda flere som begynte å tro på ham.
42 They told the woman, “We believe in Jesus [now], but not [just] because of what you told us. Now we have heard him ourselves. And now we know that this man truly is the one who [can] save [people] [MTY] [from the guilt of their sins].”
De sa til kvinnen:”Nå er det ikke lenger det du fortalte oss som får oss til å tro. Nei, nå har vi selv hørt ham og forstått at han virkelig er den som skal frelse menneskene.”
43 Jesus had said [previously] that people did not honor prophets [like himself when they tried to teach people] in their own home area. So, two days later, Jesus and [we] disciples left that area and went to [his own area in] Galilee [district, because he knew that people there would not think very highly of him, and as a result the Jewish leaders would not be jealous].
Etter to dager fortsatte Jesus til Galilea.
Han hadde selv sagt at en profet som bringer Guds budskap blir respektert over alt, bortsett fra på sitt eget hjemsted.
45 However, when we arrived in Galilee [district, many] of the people there welcomed him, because they had been in Jerusalem during the [Passover] celebration and had seen all the things he did there.
Nå tok galileerne imot ham med åpne armer, etter som de hadde vært i Jerusalem under påskehøytiden og sett alle miraklene hans.
46 Jesus went again to Cana in Galilee [district]. That was where he [previously] turned water into wine. There was one of the king’s officials who lived in Capernaum, whose son was very sick.
Mens han reiste rundt i Galilea, kom han også tilbake til byen Kana, der han en gang hadde forandret vann til vin. En mann i den kongelige tjenesten hadde på denne tiden en sønn som lå alvorlig syk i byen Kapernaum.
47 When that man heard [others say] that Jesus had returned to Galilee [district] from Judea [district], he went to Jesus [in Cana] and pleaded with him, “Please come down [to Capernaum] and heal my son, who is about to die!”
Da mannen fikk høre at Jesus hadde kommet fra Judea og var i Galilea, gikk han til Kana for å treffe Jesus. Han ba ham om å følge med til Kapernaum for å helbrede gutten hans som lå døende.
48 Jesus said to him, “You people will believe my message only if you see me perform [more] miracles!”
Jesus spurte:”Kan dere virkelig ikke tro på meg dersom dere ikke til stadighet får se mirakler?”
49 But the official said to him, “Sir, ([I] believe [in you/I believe that you came from God]). [So please] come down [to my home] before my son dies!”
Men mannen ba:”Herre, kom før gutten min dør.”
50 Jesus said to him, “Then you may go [home]. Your son (will live/not die)!” The man believed what Jesus said, and left.
Da sa Jesus til han:”Gå hjem igjen. Sønnen din lever.” Og mannen trodde på det Jesus sa og gikk hjem.
51 [The next day] while he was on the way home, his servants met him. They told him, “Your child is going to live!”
Mens han fortsatt var på veien ble han møtt av tjenerne sine som meldte at gutten levde og var frisk.
52 He asked them, “At what time did my son start to become well?” They said to him, “His fever ceased yesterday [afternoon] at one o’clock.”
Han spurte ved hvilken tid på dagen gutten hadde begynt bli bedre, og de svarte:”I går ettermiddag rundt klokka ett forsvant plutselig feberen.”
53 Then the boy’s father realized that this was the time Jesus told him, “Your son will (live/not die).” So he and all the people in his house believed [that Jesus was the Messiah].
Da forsto faren at det hadde skjedd i samme øyeblikk som Jesus hadde sagt til ham:”Din sønn lever.” Og tjenestemannen og alle i huset hans begynte å tro på Jesus.
54 That was the second miracle that Jesus performed in Galilee [district], after he had returned from Judea [district].
Dette var det andre miraklet Jesus gjorde, og han gjorde det mens han var på vei fra Judea til Galilea.
