Matthæus 7
1 Dømmer ikke, for at I ikke skulle dømmes; thi med hvad Dom I dømme, skulle I dømmes,
“Do not judge and you will not be judged.
2 og med hvad Maal I maale, skal der tilmaales eder.
For, just as you judge others, you will yourselves be judged, and the standard that you use will be used for you.
3 Men hvorfor ser du Skæven, som er i din Broders Øje, men Bjælken i dit eget Øje bliver du ikke var?
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your friend’s eye, while you pay no attention at all to the plank of wood in yours?
4 Eller hvorledes kan du sige til din Broder: Lad mig drage Skæven ud af dit Øje; og se, Bjælken er i dit eget Øje.
How will you say to your friend ‘Let me take out the speck from your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own?
5 Du Hykler! drag først Bjælken ud af dit Øje, og da kan du se klart til at tage Skæven ud af din Broders Øje.
Hypocrite! Take out the plank from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the speck from your friend’s.
6 Giver ikke Hunde det hellige, kaster ikke heller eders Perler for Svin, for at de ikke skulle nedtræde dem med deres Fødder og vende sig og sønderrive eder.
“Do not give what is sacred to dogs; they will turn and maul you. Do not throw your pearls before pigs; they will trample them underfoot.
7 Beder, saa skal eder gives; søger, saa skulle I finde; banker paa, saa skal der lukkes op for eder.
Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
8 Thi hver den, som beder, han faar, og den, som søger, han finder, og den, som banker paa, for ham skal der lukkes op.
For the person who asks receives, the person who searches finds, and to the door will be opened to the person who knocks.
9 Eller hvilket Menneske er der iblandt eder, som, naar hans Søn beder ham om Brød, vil give ham en Sten?
Who among you, when their child asks them for bread, will give them a stone,
10 Eller naar han beder ham om en Fisk, mon han da vil give ham en Slange?
or when they ask for a fish, will give them a snake?
11 Dersom da I, som ere onde, vide at give eders Børn gode Gaver, hvor meget mere skal eders Fader, som er i Himlene, give dem gode Gaver, som bede ham!
If you, then, wicked though you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask him!
12 Altsaa, alt hvad I ville, at Menneskene skulle gøre imod eder, det skulle ogsaa I gøre imod dem; thi dette er Loven og Profeterne.
“Do to others whatever you would wish them to do to you; for that is the teaching of both the Law and the prophets.
13 Gaar ind ad den snævre Port; thi den Port er vid, og den Vej er bred, som fører til Fortabelsen, og de ere mange, som gaa ind ad den;
Go in by the small gate. The road that leads to destruction is broad and spacious, and many go in by it.
14 thi den Port er snæver, og den Vej er trang, som fører til Livet, og de ere faa, som finde den.
For the gate is small, and the road narrow, that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
15 Men vogter eder for de falske Profeter, som komme til eder i Faareklæder, men indvortes ere glubende Ulve.
“Beware of false teachers – people who come to you in the guise of sheep, but at heart they are ravenous wolves.
16 Af deres Frugter skulle I kende dem. Sanker man vel Vindruer af Torne eller Figener af Tidsler?
By the fruit of their lives you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
17 Saaledes bærer hvert godt Træ gode Frugter, men det raadne Træ bærer slette Frugter.
So, too, every sound tree bears good fruit, while a worthless tree bears bad fruit.
18 Et godt Træ kan ikke bære slette Frugter, og et raaddent Træ kan ikke bære gode Frugter.
A sound tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a worthless tree bear good fruit.
19 Hvert Træ, som ikke bærer god Frugt, omhugges og kastes i Ilden.
Every tree that fails to bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Altsaa skulle I kende dem af deres Frugter.
So it is by the fruit of their lives that you will know such people.
21 Ikke enhver, som siger til mig: Herre, Herre! skal komme ind i Himmeriges Rige, men den, der gør min Faders Villie, som er i Himlene.
Not everyone who says to me ‘Master! Master!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 Mange skulle sige til mig paa hin Dag: Herre, Herre! have vi ikke profeteret ved dit Navn, og have vi ikke uddrevet onde Aander ved dit Navn, og have vi ikke gjort mange kraftige Gerninger ved dit Navn?
On that day many will say to me ‘Master, Master, was not it in your name that we taught, and in your name that we drove out demons, and in your name that we did many miracles?’
23 Og da vil jeg bekende for dem: Jeg kendte eder aldrig; viger bort fra mig, I, som øve Uret!
And then I will say to them plainly ‘I never knew you. Go from my presence, you who live in sin.’
24 Derfor, hver den, som hører disse mine Ord og gør efter dem, ham vil jeg ligne ved en forstandig Mand, som byggede sit Hus paa Klippen,
“Everyone, therefore, who listens to this teaching of mine and acts on it may be compared to a prudent person, who built their house on the rock.
25 og Skylregnen faldt, og Floderne kom, og Vindene blæste og sloge imod dette Hus, og det faldt ikke; thi det var grundfæstet paa Klippen.
The rain poured down, the rivers rose, the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, for its foundations were on the rock.
26 Og hver den, som hører disse mine Ord og ikke gør efter dem, skal lignes ved en Daare, som byggede sit Hus paa Sandet,
Everyone who listens to this teaching of mine and does not act on it may be compared to a foolish person, who built their house on the sand.
27 og Skylregnen faldt, og Floderne kom, og Vindene blæste og stødte imod dette Hus, og det faldt, og dets Fald var stort.‟
The rain poured down, the rivers rose, the winds blew and struck against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
28 Og det skete, da Jesus havde fuldendt disse Ord, vare Skarerne slagne af Forundring over hans Lære;
By the time that Jesus had finished speaking, the crowd was filled with amazement at his teaching.
29 thi han lærte dem som en, der havde Myndighed, og ikke som deres skriftkloge.
For he taught them like one who had authority, and not like their teachers of the Law.
