Johannes 11,1 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

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Jesus opvækker Lazarus fra de døde

1-2 Der var en mand ved navn Lazarus, som boede i landsbyen Betania sammen med sine søstre Maria og Marta. (Det var den Maria, der er kendt for at have hældt kostbar olie ud over Jesu fødder og tørret dem med sit hår). Nu skete der det, at Lazarus blev alvorligt syg. 3 De to søstre sendte derfor bud til Jesus om, at hans gode ven Lazarus var meget syg. 4 Da Jesus hørte det, sagde han: „Den sygdom ender ikke med døden, men Gud vil blive æret gennem det, der skal ske, og Guds Søn vil også blive æret derved.” 5 Jesus holdt meget af Marta, Maria og Lazarus. 6 Efter at have fået beskeden, blev han endnu to dage dér, hvor han var, 7 men så sagde han til disciplene: „Kom, lad os gå tilbage til Judæa!” 8 Disciplene protesterede: „Mester! For kort tid siden forsøgte de jødiske ledere at slå dig ihjel. Vil du nu derhen igen?” 9 Men Jesus sagde: „Har dagen ikke 12 timer, hvor vi må gøre Guds gerninger? De, der vandrer i lyset, falder ikke, for de ser verdens Lys.^[1] (Joh 8,12) 10 Men de, der vandrer i mørket, falder, for de har ikke lyset i sig.” 11 Så tilføjede han: „Vores ven Lazarus sover, men jeg vil gå hen og vække ham op.” 12 „Hvis han sover, kommer han sig nok,” sagde disciplene. 13 De troede nemlig, at Jesus havde talt om almindelig søvn, men han havde talt om Lazarus’ død. 14 Så sagde han rent ud: „Lazarus er død, 15 og for jeres skyld er jeg glad for, at jeg ikke var der, for hans død vil hjælpe jer til at tro. Men lad os nu komme af sted!” 16 Thomas, der også blev kaldt „Tvillingen”, sagde til de andre disciple: „Lad os bare gå med Jesus! Så dør vi i det mindste sammen!” 17 Da Jesus nåede frem til Betania, fik han at vide, at Lazarus var blevet begravet tre dage forinden. 18 Betania lå knap tre kilometer fra Jerusalem, 19 og mange venner fra hovedstaden var kommet for at trøste Marta og Maria i sorgen over deres bror. 20 Da nu Marta hørte, at Jesus var på vej, gik hun ham i møde. Maria derimod blev hjemme. 21 Da Marta nåede hen til ham, sagde hun: „Herre, hvis du havde været her, så var min bror ikke død. 22 Men selv nu ved jeg, at hvad du end beder Gud om, det vil han gøre for dig.” 23 „Din bror skal vende tilbage til livet,” sagde Jesus. 24 „Jeg ved, at han skal vende tilbage til livet på opstandelsens morgen,” svarede Marta. 25 Jesus fortsatte: „Jeg er opstandelsen og livet. De, der tror på mig, skal leve, selv om de dør; 26 og de, der lever i troen på mig, skal aldrig i evighed dø. Tror du på det, Marta?” 27 „Ja, Herre,” sagde hun, „jeg tror, at du er Messias, Guds Søn, som vi så længe har ventet skulle komme.” 28 Derefter løb Marta hjem til Maria og hviskede til hende: „Mesteren er kommet, og han vil gerne tale med dig.” 29 Maria rejste sig med det samme og gik ud for at møde ham. 30 Jesus var endnu ikke kommet ind i landsbyen, men var stadig på det sted, hvor Marta havde mødt ham. 31 Da de, der var i huset for at trøste Maria, lagde mærke til, at hun pludselig rejste sig og gik, troede de, hun ville ud til Lazarus’ grav for at græde. Derfor fulgte de efter hende. 32 Maria kom nu ud til det sted, hvor Jesus var, og hun faldt ned for hans fødder og udbrød: „Herre, hvis du havde været her, var min bror ikke død.” 33 Da Jesus så hende græde og hørte de andres gråd, blev han heftigt oprørt i sin ånd og spurgte: 34 „Hvor har I lagt ham?” „Herre, kom og se!” lød svaret. 35 Jesus brast i gråd. 36 „Se, hvor meget han holdt af Lazarus,” var der nogle, der sagde. 37 Men andre sagde: „Når han kunne helbrede en blind, kunne han så ikke også have forhindret denne mands død?” 38 Da blev Jesus igen oprørt i sit indre, og han gik hen mod gravstedet, som var en klippehule med en stor sten rullet for indgangen. 39 „Tag stenen bort!” beordrede han. „Herre,” sagde Marta, „det lugter ikke godt, for det er nu den fjerde dag, han ligger der.” 40 Jesus svarede: „Har jeg ikke sagt til dig, at hvis du tror, vil du få Guds forunderlige magt at se?” 41 Så fjernede de stenen fra indgangen. Jesus så op mod himlen og sagde: „Jeg takker dig, Far, fordi du har bønhørt mig. 42 Jeg ved godt, at du altid hører mig, men jeg siger det for de menneskers skyld, der står her omkring mig, for at de kan komme til tro på, at det er dig, som har sendt mig.” 43 Så råbte han med høj røst: „Lazarus, kom herud!” 44 Den døde kom ud—med hænder og fødder viklet ind i ligklæder og med et tørklæde om ansigtet. „Hjælp ham af med de ligklæder!” sagde Jesus.

Ypperstepræsterne beslutter at slå Jesus ihjel

45 Mange af dem, der var kommet for at trøste Maria og havde set, hvad Jesus gjorde, kom nu til tro på ham. (Matt 26,1; Mark 14,1; Luk 22,1) 46 Men nogle af dem skyndte sig hen til farisæerne for at fortælle, hvad der var sket. 47 Straks sammenkaldte ypperstepræsterne og farisæerne Det jødiske Råd for at drøfte situationen. „Hvad skal vi gøre?” spurgte de hinanden. „Den mand har udført mange mirakler. 48 Hvis vi lader ham fortsætte på den måde, ender det med, at hele folket slutter sig til ham, og så kommer de romerske hære og overtager vores land^[2] og udsletter os som folk.” 49 En af dem, Kajfas, der var ypperstepræst i det år, sagde: „Forstår I ingenting? 50 Kan I ikke se, at det er bedre for jer, at én mand lader livet for at redde folket, end at en hel nation går til grunde?” 51 Det sagde Kajfas ikke af sig selv. Men han var jo ypperstepræst det år, og det, han sagde, var faktisk en profeti om, at Jesus skulle dø for hele folket. 52 Ja, han skulle ikke bare dø for Israels folk, men han skulle samle Guds børn til ét folk, også dem, der bor rundt omkring i andre lande. 53 Fra den dag begyndte de jødiske ledere at planlægge, hvordan de kunne få Jesus slået ihjel. 54 Af den grund gik Jesus ikke mere åbenlyst omkring, men holdt sig fra Jerusalem og opholdt sig i udkanten af ørkenen. Da han kom til landsbyen Efraim, blev han dér en tid sammen med sine disciple. 55 Den jødiske påske var nært forestående, og mange mennesker fra hele landet kom ind til Jerusalem flere dage forinden for at gennemgå renselsesceremonien. 56 Folk ledte efter Jesus, og når de mødtes på tempelpladsen, spurgte de hinanden: „Mon ikke han kommer til påskehøjtiden?” 57 Imidlertid havde ypperstepræsterne og farisæerne givet befaling om, at hvis nogen vidste, hvor Jesus var, skulle de øjeblikkelig melde det, så man kunne få ham arresteret.

King James Version

1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. 7 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. 8 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. 11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. 13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. 16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. 21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. 23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? 27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. 28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. 31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. 32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. 45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; 52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. 54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. 55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. 56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.