Lukas 16
1 Men han sagde også til Disciplene: "Der var en rig Mand, som havde en Husholder, og denne blev angiven for ham som en, der ødte hans Ejendom.
Jesus said to his disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward; and this steward was maliciously accused to him of wasting his estate.
2 Og han lod ham kalde og sagde til ham: Hvad er dette, jeg hører om dig? Aflæg Regnskabet for din Husholdning; thi du kan ikke længer være Husholder.
So the master called him and said ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give in your accounts, for you cannot act as steward any longer.’
3 Men Husholderen sagde ved sig selv: Hvad skal jeg gøre, efterdi min Herre tager Husholdningen fra mig? Jeg formår ikke at Grave, jeg skammer mig ved at tigge.
‘What am I to do,’ the steward asked himself, ‘now that my master is taking the steward’s place away from me? I have not strength to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
4 Nu ved jeg, hvad jeg vil gøre, for af de skulle modtage mig i deres Huse, når jeg bliver sat fra Husholdningen.
I know what I will do, so that, as soon as I am turned out of my stewardship, people may welcome me into their homes.’
5 Og han kaldte hver enkelt af sin Herres Skyldnere til sig og sagde til den første: Hvor meget er du min Herre skyldig?
One by one he called up his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked of the first.
6 Men han sagde: Hundrede Fade Olie. Og han sagde til ham: Tag dit Skyldbrev, og sæt dig hurtig ned og skriv halvtredsindstyve!
‘Four hundred and forty gallons of oil,’ answered the man. ‘Here is your agreement,’ he said; ‘sit down at once and make it two hundred and twenty.’
7 Derefter sagde han til en anden: Men du, hvor meget er du skyldig? Men han sagde: Hundrede Mål Hvede. Han siger til ham: Tag dit Skyldbrev og skriv firsindstyve!
And you, the steward said to the next, ‘how much do you owe?’ ‘Seventy quarters of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Here is your agreement,’ the steward said; ‘make it fifty-six.’
8 Og Herren roste den uretfærdige Husholder, fordi han havde handlet klogelig; thi denne Verdens Børn ere klogere end Lysets Børn imod deres egen Slægt. (aiōn g165)
His master complimented this dishonest steward on the shrewdness of his action. And indeed men of the world are shrewder in dealing with their fellow men than those who have the light. (aiōn g165)
9 Og jeg siger eder: Gører eder Venner ved Uretfærdighedens Mammon, for at de, når det er forbi med den, må modtage eder i de evige Boliger. (aiōnios g166)
And I say to you ‘Win friends for yourselves with your dishonest money,’ so that, when it comes to an end, there may be a welcome for you into the Eternal Home. (aiōnios g166)
10 Den, som er tro i det mindste, er også tro i meget, og den, som er uretfærdig i det mindste, er også uretfærdig i meget.
The person who is trustworthy in the smallest matter is trustworthy in a great one also; and the person who is dishonest in the smallest matter is dishonest in a great one also.
11 Dersom I da ikke have været tro i den uretfærdige Mammon, hvem vil da betro eder den sande?
So, if you have proved untrustworthy with the dishonest money, who will trust you with the true?
12 Og dersom I ikke have været tro i det, som andre eje, hvem vil da give eder noget selv at eje?
And, if you have proved untrustworthy with what does not belong to us, who will give you what is really our own?
13 Ingen Tjener kan tjene to Herrer; thi han vil enten hade den ene og elske den anden, eller holde sig til den ene og ringeagte den anden; I kunne ikke tjene Gud og Mammon."
No servant can serve two masters, for, either they will hate one and love the other, or else they will attach themselves to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
14 Men alt dette hørte Farisæerne, som vare pengegerrige, og de spottede ham.
All this was said within hearing of the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, and they began to sneer at Jesus.
15 Og han sagde til dem: "I ere de, som gøre eder selv retfærdige for Menneskene; men Gud kender eders Hjerter; thi det, som er højt iblandt Mennesker, er en Vederstyggelighed for Gud.
“You,” said Jesus, “are the ones who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among people may be an abomination in the sight of God.
16 Loven og Profeterne vare indtil Johannes; fra den Tid forkyndes Evangeliet om Guds Rige, og enhver trænger derind med Vold.
The Law and the prophets sufficed until the time of John. Since then the good news of the kingdom of God has been told, and everybody has been forcing their way into it.
17 Men det er lettere, at Himmelen og Jorden forgå, end at en Tøddel af Loven bortfalder.
It would be easier for the heavens and the earth to disappear than for one stroke of a letter in the Law to be lost.
18 Hver, som skiller sig fra sin Hustru og tager en anden til Ægte, bedriver Hor; og hver, som tager til Ægte en Kvinde, der er skilt fra sin Mand, bedriver Hor.
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is an adulterer, and the man who marries a divorced woman is an adulterer.
19 Men der var en rig Mand, og han klædte sig i Purpur og kostbart Linned og levede hver Dag i Fryd og Herlighed.
There was once a rich man, who dressed in purple robes and fine linen, and feasted every day in great splendor.
20 Men en fattig ved Navn Lazarus var lagt ved hans Port, fuld af Sår.
Near his gateway there had been laid a beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores,
21 Og han attråede at mættes af det, som faldt fra den Riges Bord; men også Hundene kom og slikkede hans Sår.
and who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 Men det skete, at den fattige døde, og at han blev henbåren af Englene i Abrahams Skød; men den rige døde også og blev begravet.
After a time the beggar died, and was taken by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.
23 Og da han slog sine Øjne op i Dødsriget, hvor han var i Pine, ser han Abraham langt borte og Lazarus i hans Skød. (Hadēs g86)
In Hades he looked up in his torment, and saw Abraham at a distance and Lazarus at his side. (Hadēs g86)
24 Og han råbte og sagde: Fader Abraham! forbarm dig over mig, og send Lazarus, for at han kan dyppe det yderste af sin Finger i Vand og læske min Tunge; thi jeg pines svarlig i denne Lue.
So he called out ‘Pity me, Father Abraham, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering agony in this flame.’
25 Men Abraham sagde: Barn! kom i Hu, at du har fået dit gode i din Livstid, og Lazarus ligeså det onde; men nu trøstes han her, og du pines.
‘Child,’ answered Abraham, ‘remember that you in your lifetime received what you thought desirable, just as Lazarus received what was not desirable; but now he has his consolation here, while you are suffering agony.
26 Og foruden alt dette er der fæstet et stort Svælg imellem os og eder, for at de, som ville fare herfra over til eder, ikke skulle kunne det, og de ikke heller skulle fare derfra over til os.
And not only that, but between you and us there lies a great chasm, so that those who wish to pass from here to you cannot, nor can they cross from there to us.’
27 Men han sagde: Så beder jeg dig, Fader! at du vil sende ham til min Faders Hus
‘Then, Father,’ he said, ‘I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house –
28 thi jeg har fem Brødre for at han kan vidne for dem, for at ikke også de skulle komme i dette Pinested.
For I have five brothers to warn them, so that they may not come to this place of torture also.’
29 Men Abraham siger til ham: De have Moses og Profeterne, lad dem høre dem!
‘They have the writings of Moses and the prophets,’ replied Abraham; ‘let them listen to them.’
30 Men han sagde: Nej, Fader Abraham! men dersom nogen fra de døde kommer til dem, ville de omvende sig.
‘But, Father Abraham,’ he urged, ‘if someone from the dead were to go to them, they would repent.’
31 Men han sagde til ham: Høre de ikke Moses og Profeterne, da lade de sig heller ikke overbevise, om nogen opstår fra de døde."
‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets,’ answered Abraham, ‘they will not be persuaded, even if someone were to rise from the dead.’”
