Markus 4
1 Og han begyndte atter at lære ved Søen. Og en meget stor Skare samles om ham, saa at han maatte gaa om Bord og sætte sig i et Skib paa Søen; og hele Skaren var paa Land ved Søen.
Once again He began to teach beside the sea. And a large crowd was gathered to Him, so that He got into the boat and sat down, out on the water, while the whole crowd was on the land, at the water's edge.
2 Og han lærte dem meget i Lignelser og sagde til dem i sin Undervisning:
Then He began teaching them many things by parables and said to them in His teaching:
3 „Hører til: Se, en Sædemand gik ud at saa.
“Listen! Yes, a sower went out to sow.
4 Og det skete, idet han saaede, at noget faldt ved Vejen, og Fuglene kom og aade det op.
And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 Og noget faldt paa Stengrund, hvor det ikke havde megen Jord; og det voksede straks op, fordi det ikke havde dyb Jord.
Some fell on the rocky area where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil.
6 Og da Solen kom op, blev det svedet af, og fordi det ikke havde Rod, visnede det.
But upon the sun's rising it was scorched, and because it had no root it was withered up.
7 Og noget faldt iblandt Torne, og Tornene voksede op og kvalte det, og det bar ikke Frugt.
And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and smothered it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 Og noget faldt i god Jord og bar Frugt, som skød frem og voksede, og det bar tredive og tresindstyve og hundrede Fold.”
And some fell into the good ground, and coming up and growing it started to produce fruit—yielding thirty times as much, sixty times as much, even a hundred times as much.”
9 Og han sagde: „Den, som har Øren at høre med, han høre!”
Then He said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
10 Og da han blev ene, spurgte de, som vare om ham, tillige med de tolv ham om Lignelserne.
But when He was alone, those who were around Him, with the twelve, asked Him about the parable.
11 Og han sagde til dem: „Eder er Guds Riges Hemmelighed givet; men dem, som ere udenfor, meddeles alt ved Lignelser,
So He said to them: “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, everything is being given in parables,
12 for at de, skønt seende, skulle se og ikke indse og, skønt hørende, skulle høre og ikke forstaa, for at de ikke skulle omvende sig og faa Forladelse.”
so that: ‘Seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; so that they should not return and their sins be forgiven them.’”
13 Og han siger til dem: „Fatte I ikke denne Lignelse? Hvorledes ville I da forstaa alle de andre Lignelser?
Then He said to them: “Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
14 Sædemanden saar Ordet.
The sower sows the Word.
15 Men de ved Vejen, det er dem, hvor Ordet bliver saaet, og naar de høre det, kommer straks Satan og borttager Ordet, som er saaet i dem.
These are the ones where the Word is sown along the path: as soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the Word that was sown in their hearts.
16 Og ligeledes de, som blive saaede paa Stengrunden, det er dem, som, naar de høre Ordet, straks modtage det med Glæde;
Similarly, these are the ones sown on the rocky area: as soon as they hear the Word they receive it with joy,
17 og de have ikke Rod i sig, men holde kun ud til en Tid; derefter, naar der kommer Trængsel eller Forfølgelse for Ordets Skyld, forarges de straks.
but since they have no root in themselves they are temporary—when oppression or persecution comes because of the Word, they quickly fall away.
18 Og andre ere de, som blive saaede blandt Torne; det er dem, som have hørt Ordet,
And these are the ones sown among the thorns: they hear the Word,
19 og denne Verdens Bekymringer og Rigdommens Forførelse og Begæringerne efter de andre Ting komme ind og kvæle Ordet, saa det bliver uden Frugt. (aiōn g165)
but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the undue desires for other things come in and smother the Word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 Og de, der bleve saaede i god Jord, det er dem, som høre Ordet og modtage det og bære Frugt, tredive og tresindstyve og hundrede Fold.”
And these are the ones sown on the good ground: such people hear the Word, welcome it and produce fruit—thirty times as much, sixty times as much, even a hundred times as much.”
21 Og han sagde til dem: „Mon Lyset kommer ind for at sættes under Skæppen eller under Bænken? Mon ikke for at sættes paa Lysestagen?
Also He said to them: “The lamp is not brought to be put under a box or under a bed, is it? Is it not to be placed on its stand?
22 Thi ikke er noget skjult uden for at aabenbares; ej heller er det blevet lønligt uden for at komme for Lyset.
For there is no ‘hidden’ that may not be exposed, nor has anything been concealed but that it should come to light.
23 Dersom nogen har Øren at høre med, han høre!”
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
24 Og han sagde til dem: „Agter paa, hvad I høre! Med hvad Maal I maale, skal der tilmaales eder, og der skal gives eder end mere.
Then He said to them: “Pay attention to what you hear. With the same measure you use it will be measured to you in return; and to you who hear, more will be added.
25 Thi den, som har, ham skal der gives; og den, som ikke har, fra ham skal endog det tages, som han har.”
Because whoever has, to him more will be given; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
26 Og han sagde: „Med Guds Rige er det saaledes, som naar en Mand har lagt Sæden i Jorden
He also said: “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter the seed on the ground
27 og sover og staar op Nat og Dag, og Sæden spirer og bliver høj, han ved ej selv hvorledes.
and should sleep and get up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.
28 Af sig selv bærer Jorden Frugt, først Straa, derefter Aks, derefter fuld Kerne i Akset;
All by itself the earth produces fruit: first a shoot, then a head of grain, then full grain in the head.
29 men naar Frugten er tjenlig, sender han straks Seglen ud; thi Høsten er for Haanden.”
But as soon as the grain is ready, he sends in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 Og han sagde: „Hvormed skulle vi ligne Guds Rige, eller under hvilken Lignelse skulle vi fremstille det?
Again He said: “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or with what sort of parable should we illustrate it?
31 Det er som et Sennepskorn, som, naar det saas i Jorden, er mindre end alt andet Frø paa Jorden,
It is like a mustard seed, that when it is sown on the ground is the smallest of all such seeds,
32 og naar det er saaet, vokser det op og bliver større end alle Urterne og skyder store Grene, saa at Himmelens Fugle kunne bygge Rede i dets Skygge.”
yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden herbs and produces big branches, so that the birds of the air are able to rest in its shade.”
33 Og i mange saadanne Lignelser talte han Ordet til dem, efter som de kunde fatte det.
It was with many such parables that He was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 Men uden Lignelse talte han ikke til dem; men i Enrum udlagde han det alt sammen for sine Disciple.
But apart from a parable He did not speak to them; privately, however, He would explain everything to His disciples.
35 Og paa den Dag, da det var blevet Aften, siger han til dem: „Lader os fare over til hin Side!”
On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”
36 Og de forlade Folkeskaren og tage ham med, som han sad i Skibet; men der var ogsaa andre Skibe med ham.
Since He was already in the boat, they took off with Him, leaving the crowd behind (other little boats were also with Him).
37 Og der kommer en stærk Stormvind, og Bølgerne sloge ind i Skibet, saa at Skibet allerede var ved at fyldes.
Well a strong cyclonic wind came up, such that the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling up.
38 Og han var i Bagstavnen og sov paa en Hovedpude, og de vække ham og sige til ham: „Mester! bryder du dig ikke om, at vi forgaa?”
But He was on the poop deck, sleeping on the cushion; so they awakened Him and said to Him, “Teacher, don't you care that we are perishing?”
39 Og han stod op og truede Vinden og sagde til Søen: „Ti, vær stille!” og Vinden lagde sig, og det blev ganske blikstille.
Then, having been awakened, He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Shut up; be muzzled!” So the wind stopped and there was a complete calm.
40 Og han sagde til dem: „Hvorfor ere I saa bange? Hvorfor have I ikke Tro?”
And He said to them: “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
41 Og de frygtede saare og sagde til hverandre: „Hvem er dog denne, siden baade Vinden og Søen ere ham lydige?”
They were terrified and started saying to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!?”
