Lukas 12
1 Da imidlertid mange Tusinde Mennesker havde samlet sig, så at de trådte på hverandre, begyndte han at sige til sine Disciple: "Tager eder først og fremmest i Vare for Farisæernes Surdejg, som er Hykleri.
Meanwhile when myriads of the multitudes were thronging around him so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples, first of all. "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisee, which is hypocrisy.
2 Men intet er skjult, som jo skal åbenbares, og intet er lønligt, som jo skal blive kendt.
"There is nothing hidden which shall not be revealed; nothing concealed that shall not be known.
3 Derfor, alt hvad I have sagt i Mørket, skal høres i Lyset; og hvad I have talt i Øret i Kamrene, skal blive prædiket på Tagene.
"So that what you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light; and what you have whispered in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed from the housetops.
4 Men jeg siger til eder, mine Venner! frygter ikke for dem, som slå Legemet ihjel og derefter ikke formå at gøre mere.
"But I say to you who are my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.
5 Men jeg vil vise eder, for hvem I skulle frygte: Frygter for ham, som har Magt til, efter at have slået ihjel, at kaste i Helvede; ja, jeg siger eder: Frygter for ham! (Geenna g1067)
"I will warn you whom you ought to fear. Fear him who, after he was after he has killed, has power to throw you into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him. (Geenna g1067)
6 Sælges ikke fem Spurve for to Penninge? og ikke een af dem er glemt hos Gud.
"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? Yet not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God!
7 Ja, endog Hårene på eders Hoved ere alle talte; frygter ikke, I ere mere værd end mange Spurve.
"But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not! You are of more value than many sparrow!
8 Men jeg siger eder: Enhver, som vedkender sig mig for Menneskene, ham vil også Menneskesønnen vedkende sig for Guds Engle.
"And I tell you that whoever confesses me before men, the Son of man will confess him before the angels of God;
9 Og den, som har fornægtet mig for Menneskene, skal fornægtes for Guds Engle.
"and whoever disowns me before men, shall be disowned before the angels of God.
10 Og enhver, som taler et Ord imod Menneskesønnen, ham skal det forlades; men den, som har talt bespotteligt imod den Helligånd, ham skal det ikke forlades.
"If any one shall speak a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but he who is blasphemes against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.
11 Men når de føre eder frem for Synagogerne og Øvrighederne og Myndighederne, da bekymrer eder ikke for, hvorledes eller hvormed I skulle forsvare eder, eller hvad I skulle sige.
"And when they are bringing you before the synagogues and the rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you shall answer; or what you shall say;
12 Thi den Helligånd skal lære eder i den samme Time, hvad I bør sige."
"for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what you ought to say."
13 Men en af Skaren sagde til ham: "Mester! sig til min Broder, at han skal dele Arven med mig."
Then one of the crowd said to him, "Master, tell my brother to give me my share of our inheritance."
14 Men han sagde til ham: "Menneske! hvem har sat mig til Dommer eller Deler over eder?"
"Man," said he, "who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?"
15 Og han sagde til dem: "Ser til og vogter eder for al Havesyge; thi ingens Liv beror på, hvad han ejer, selv om han har Overflod."
And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses."
16 Og han sagde en Lignelse til dem: "Der var en rig Mand, hvis Mark havde båret godt.
Then he spoke to them in a parable. "The ground of a certain rich man bore heavy crops.
17 Og han tænkte ved sig selv og sagde: Hvad skal jeg gøre? thi jeg har ikke Rum, hvori jeg kan samle min Afgrøde.
"So he debated with himself saying, ‘What shall I do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.’
18 Og han sagde: Dette vil jeg gøre, jeg vil nedbryde mine Lader og bygge dem større, og jeg vil samle deri al min Afgrøde og mit Gods;
"And he said to himself. ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones in which I will store all my wheat and my goods.
19 og jeg vil sige til min Sjæl: Sjæl! du har mange gode Ting liggende for mange År; slå dig til Ro, spis, drik, vær lystig!
"‘And I will say to my soul, "‘Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years! Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.’
20 Men Gud sagde til ham: Du Dåre! i denne Nat kræves din Sjæl af dig; men hvem skal det høre til. som du har beredt?
"But God said to him. ‘Foolish man! This very night your soul is wanted! And these things you have prepared, whose shall they be?
21 Således er det med den, som samler sig Skatte og ikke er rig i Gud."
"So is he that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich toward God."
22 Men han sagde til sine Disciple: "Derfor siger jeg eder: Bekymrer eder ikke for Livet, hvad I skulle spise; ikke heller for Legemet, hvad I skulle iføre eder.
Then he said to his disciples. "For this is the reason I say to you. Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor yet your body what shall you wear.
23 Livet er mere end Maden, og Legemet mere end Klæderne.
"For the life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.
24 Giver Agt på Ravnene, at de hverken så eller høste og de have ikke Forrådskammer eller Lade, og Gud føder dem; hvor langt mere værd end Fuglene ere dog I?
"Consider the ravens; they neither sow nor reap; they have no storehouse nor barn. And yet God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?
25 Og hvem af eder kan ved at bekymre sig lægge en Alen til sin Vækst?
"And which of you by taking anxious thought can add a cubit to his height?
26 Formå I altså ikke engang det mindste, hvorfor bekymre I eder da for det øvrige?
"If then you cannot do even that which is least, why are you anxious concerning the rest?
27 Giver Agt på Lillierne, hvorledes de vokse; de arbejde ikke og spinde ikke; men jeg siger eder: End ikke Salomon i al sin Herlighed var klædt som en af dem.
"Consider the lilies how they grow! They toil not, neither do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28 Klæder da Gud således det Græs på Marken, som i Dag står og i Morgen kastes i Ovnen, hvor meget mere eder, I lidettroende!
"Now if God so clothe the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
29 Og I, spørger ikke efter, hvad I skulle spise, og hvad I skulle drikke; og værer ikke ængstelige!
"So do not be asking what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, and be not of doubtful mind.
30 Thi efter alt dette søge Hedningerne i Verden; men eders Fader ved, at I have disse Ting nødig.
"For all these things the nations of the world are seeking; but your Father knows that you have need of these things.
31 Men søger hans Rige, så skulle disse Ting gives eder i Tilgift.
"But seek his kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.
32 Frygt ikke, du lille Hjord! thi det var eders Fader velbehageligt at give eder Riget.
"Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 Sælger, hvad I eje, og giver Almisse! Gører eder Punge, som ikke ældes, en Skat i Himlene, som ikke slipper op, der hvor ingen Tyv kommer nær, og intet Møl ødelægger.
"Sell what you have and give alms. Provide yourselves with purses which do not grow old, a treasure inexhaustible in the heavens, where no thief draws near, nor does moth destroy.
34 Thi hvor eders Skat er, der vil også eders Hjerte være.
"For where your treasure is there will your heart be also.
35 Eders Lænder være omgjordede, og eders Lys brændende!
"Let your loins be girded about and your lamps burning;
36 Og værer I ligesom Mennesker, der vente på deres Herre, når han vil bryde op fra Brylluppet, for at de straks, når han kommer og banker på, kunne lukke op for ham.
"and be yourselves like men who are looking for the Lord, on his return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they may at once open the door for him.
37 Salige ere de Tjenere, som Herren finder vågne, når han kommer. Sandelig, siger jeg eder, at han skal binde op om sig og sætte dem til Bords og gå om og varte dem op,
"Happy are those slaves whom their master shall find watching when he comes. I tell you truly that will gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and come and serve them.
38 Og dersom han kommer i den anden Nattevagt og kommer i den tredje Nattevagt og finder det således, da ere disse Tjenere salige.
"And whether it be in the second watch, or in the third, that he comes, and so finds them, happy are those slaves.
39 Men dette skulle I vide, at dersom Husbonden vidste, i hvilken Time Tyven vilde komme, da vågede han og tillod ikke, at der skete Indbrud i hans Hus.
"However, you know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
40 Vorder også I rede; thi Menneskesønnen kommer i den Time, som I ikke mene."
"Do you also be ready, for in an hour that you think not the Son of man is coming."
41 Men Peter sagde til ham: "Herre! siger du denne Lignelse til os eller også til alle?"
"Master," said Peter, "are you speaking this parable to us or to all alike?"
42 Og Herren sagde: "Hvem er vel den tro og forstandige Husholder, som Herren vil sætte over sit Tyende til at give dem den bestemte Kost i rette Tid?
The Lord answered. "Who then is that faithful steward, the wise man whom his Lord will put in charge of the rations in due time?
43 Salig er den Tjener, hvem hans Herre, når han kommer, finder handlende således.
"Blessed is that slave whom his master on his coming shall find so doing.
44 Sandelig, siger jeg eder, han skal sætte ham over alt, hvad han ejer.
"Of a truth I tell you that he will put him in charge of his possessions.
45 Men dersom hin Tjener siger i sit Hjerte: "Min Herre tøver med at komme" og så begynder at slå Karlene og Pigerne og at spise og drikke og beruse sig,
"But if that slave should say to himself, ‘My master delays his coming,’ and should begin to beat the men and the maids, and to eat and drink and to get drunk,
46 da skal den Tjeners Herre komme på den Dag, han ikke venter, og i den Time, han ikke ved, og hugge ham sønder og give ham hans Lod sammen med de utro:
"that slave’s master will arrive on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour when he knows not, and will surely scourge him, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.
47 Men den Tjener, som har kendt sin Herres Villie og ikke har truffet Forberedelser eller handlet efter hans Villie, skal have mange Hug;
"The slave who knew his Lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, will be beaten with many lashes,
48 men den, som ikke har kendt den og har gjort, hvad der er Hug værd, skal have få Hug. Enhver, hvem meget er givet, af ham skal man kræve meget; og hvem meget er betroet, af ham skal man forlange mere.
"but he who did not know, but did things worthy of a beating, will receive few lashes. To whom much has been given, from him much will be required, and to whom much is entrusted, of him they will ask the more.
49 Ild er jeg kommen at kaste på Jorden, og hvor vilde jeg, at den var optændt allerede!
"I came to build a fire upon the earth; what is my desire?
50 Men en Dåb har jeg at døbes med, og hvor ængstes jeg, indtil den er fuldbyrdet!
"Would it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I straitened till it is accomplished!
51 Mene I, at jeg er kommen for at give Fred på Jorden? Nej, siger jeg eder, men Splid,
"Do you think that I am come to make peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather dissension.
52 Thi fra nu af skulle fem i eet Hus være i Splid indbyrdes, tre imod to, og to imod tre.
"From this time there will be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three;
53 De skulle være i Splid, Fader med Søn og Søn med Fader, Moder med Datter og Datter med Moder, Svigermoder med sin Svigerdatter og Svigerdatter med sin Svigermoder."
"father against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter- in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
54 Men han sagde også til Skarerne: "Når I se en Sky komme op i Vester, sige I straks: Der kommer Regn, og det sker således.
Then he said to the crowd also. "When you see a cloud rising in the west you at once say, ‘There is going to be a shower,’ and it comes to pass.
55 Og når I se en Søndenvind blæse, sige I: Der kommer Hede: og det sker.
"And when you feel the south winds blowing you say, ‘There will be a hot wind,’ and it comes to pass.
56 I Hyklere! Jordens og Himmelens Udseende vide I at skønne om; men hvorfor have I da intet Skøn om den nærværende Tid?
"Hypocrites! you know how to read the face of the earth and of the sky; but how is it that you do not know how to read the signs of the present time?
57 Og hvorfor dømme I ikke også fra eder selv, hvad der er det rette?
"And why do you not, even yourselves, judge what is right?
58 Thi medens du går hen med din Modpart til Øvrigheden, da gør dig Flid på Vejen for at blive forligt med ham, for at han ikke skal trække dig for Dommeren, og Dommeren skal overgive dig til Slutteren, og Slutteren skal kaste dig i Fængsel.
"For as you go before the magistrate with your opponent do your utmost to get quit of him, lest he drag you before the judge, and the judge delivers you over to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.
59 Jeg siger dig: Du skal ingenlunde komme ud derfra, førend du får betalt endog den sidste Skærv."
"You shall by no means come out of there until you have paid the very last farthing."
