< Markus 8 >

1 I de Dage da der atter var en stor Skare, og de intet havde at spise, kaldte han sine Disciple til sig og siger til dem:
In those days, the multitude being very large and not having anything to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to them:
2 "Jeg ynkes inderligt over Skaren; thi de have allerede tøvet hos mig i tre Dage og have intet at spise.
“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me three days now and have nothing to eat.
3 Og dersom jeg lader dem gå fastende hjem, ville de vansmægte på Vejen, og nogle af dem ere komne langvejsfra."
If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will give out on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
4 Og hans Disciple svarede ham: "Hvorfra skal nogen kunne mætte disse med Brød her i en Ørken?"
His disciples answered Him, “From what source could anyone satisfy these people with bread here in a wilderness?”
5 Og han spurgte dem: "Hvor mange Brød have I?" Og de sagde:"Syv."
He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”
6 Og han byder Skaren af sætte sig ned på Jorden; og han tog de syv Brød, takkede, brød, dem og gav sine Disciple dem, at de skulde lægge dem for; og de lagde dem for Skaren.
So He told the crowd to sit down on the ground; then taking the seven loaves and giving thanks, He broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before the crowd, and they did.
7 Og de havde nogle få Småfisk; og han velsignede dem og sagde, af også disse skulde lægges for.
They also had a few small fish; so blessing them He said to distribute them as well.
8 Og de spiste og bleve mætte; og de opsamlede af tiloversblevne Stykker syv Kurve.
Well they ate and were filled; they even took up seven hampers of broken pieces that were left over.
9 Men de vare omtrent fire Tusinde; og han lod dem gå bort.
Now those who had eaten were about four thousand; and He sent them away.
10 Og straks gik han om Bord i Skibet med sine Disciple og kom til Dalmanuthas Egne.
Then He got right into the boat with His disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.
11 Og Farisæerne gik ud og begyndte at strides med ham og forlangte af ham et Tegn fra Himmelen for at friste ham.
The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, requesting of Him a sign from heaven, by way of testing Him.
12 Og han sukkede dybt i sin Ånd og siger: "Hvorfor forlanger denne Slægt et Tegn? Sandelig, siger jeg eder, der skal ikke gives denne Slægt noget Tegn!"
But He sighed deeply in His spirit and said: “Why does this generation seek a sign? I tell you emphatically, no sign shall be given to this generation!”
13 Og han forlod dem og gik atter om Bord og for over til hin Side.
Turning His back on them, He got back into the boat and went off to the other side.
14 Og de havde glemt at tage Brød med og havde kun eet Brød med sig i Skibet.
(His disciples had forgotten to take bread; they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.)
15 Og han bød dem og sagde: "Ser til, tager eder i Vare for Farisæernes Surdejg og Herodes's Surdejg!"
And He charged them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
16 Og de tænkte med hverandre: "Det er, fordi vi ikke have Brød."
So they started reasoning among themselves, saying, “It's because we have no bread.”
17 Og da han mærkede dette, siger han til dem: "Hvorfor tænke I på, at I ikke have Brød? Skønne I ikke endnu, og forstå I ikke? Er eders Hjerte forhærdet?
Being aware of it Jesus said to them: “Why are you reasoning because you have no bread? Do you still neither perceive nor understand? Do you still have hearts that have been hardened?
18 Have I Øjne og se ikke? Og have I Øren og høre ikke? Og komme I ikke i Hu?
Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear, and do you not remember?
19 Da jeg brød de fem Brød til de fem Tusinde, hvor mange Kurve fulde af Stykker toge I da op?" De sige til ham: "Tolv."
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you take up?” They say to Him, “Twelve.”
20 "Og da jeg brød de syv til de fire Tusinde, hvor mange Kurve fulde af Stykker toge I da op?" Og de sige til ham: "Syv."
“And when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many hampers full of pieces did you take up?” And they said, “Seven.”
21 Og han sagde til dem "Hvorledes forstå I da ikke?"
So He said to them, “How is it that you still don't understand?”
22 Og de komme til Bethsajda. Og man fører en blind til ham og beder ham om, at han vil røre ved ham.
Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him and begged Him to touch him.
23 Og han tog den blinde ved Hånden og førte ham uden for Landsbyen og spyttede på hans Øjne og lagde Hænderne på ham og spurgte ham, om han så noget.
So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; then spitting into his eyes and laying hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.
24 Og han så op og sagde: "Jeg ser Menneskene; thi jeg ser noget ligesom Træer gå omkring."
And looking up he said, “I do see men, only they look like walking trees.”
25 Derefter lagde han atter Hænderne på hans Øjne, og han blev klarsynet og var helbredt og kunde se alle Ting tydeligt.
Then He put His hands on his eyes again, and made him look up; and he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
26 Og han sendte ham hjem og sagde: "Du må ikke gå ind i Landsbyen, ej heller sige det til nogen i Landsbyen."
Then He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the village nor tell anyone in the village.”
27 Og Jesus og hans Disciple gik ud til Landsbyerne ved Kæsarea Filippi; og på Vejen spurgte han sine Disciple og sagde til dem: "Hvem sige Menneskene, at jeg er?"
Then Jesus and His disciples set out for the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who are people saying that I am?”
28 Og de sagde til ham: "Johannes Døberen; og andre: Elias; men andre: en af Profeterne."
So they answered, “John the Baptist; others Elijah; still others one of the prophets.”
29 Og han spurgte dem: "Men I, hvem sige I, at jeg er?" Peter svarede og siger til ham: "Du er Kristus."
He said to them, “And who do you say that I am?” So Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ!”
30 Og han bød dem strengt, at de ikke måtte sige nogen dette om ham.
Then He charged them that they should tell no one about Him.
31 Og han begyndte at lære dem, at Menneskesønnen skulde lide meget og forkastes af de Ældste og Ypperstepræsterne og de skriftkloge og ihjelslås og opstå efter tre Dage.
He then began to teach them that the Son of the Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 Og han talte dette frit ud. Og Peter tog ham til Side og begyndte at sætte ham i Rette.
He said these things quite plainly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
33 Men han vendte sig og så på sine Disciple og irettesatte Peter og siger: "Vig bag mig, Satan! thi du sanser ikke, hvad Guds er, men hvad Menneskers er."
But He turned, looked at His disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying: “Get behind me, Satan! You have in mind men's values, not God's values.”
34 Og han kaldte Skaren tillige med sine Disciple til sig og sagde til dem: "Den, som vil følge efter mig, han fornægte sig selv og tage sit Kors op og følge mig!
He summoned the crowd, along with His disciples, and said to them: “Whoever wants to follow along behind me must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
35 Thi den, som vil frelse sit Liv, skal miste det; men den, som mister sit Liv for min og Evangeliets Skyld, han skal frelse det.
Because whoever may resolve to ‘save’ his life will waste it; but whoever may ‘waste’ his life for my sake and the Gospel's, he will save it.
36 Thi hvad gavner det et Menneske at vinde den hele Verden og at bøde med sin Sjæl?
Well, what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?
37 Thi hvad kunde et Menneske give til Vederlag for sin Sjæl?
Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Thi den, som skammer sig ved mig og mine Ord i denne utro og syndige Slægt, ved ham skal også Menneskesønnen skamme sig, når han kommer i sin Faders Herlighed med de hellige Engle."
Yes, whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of the Man will also be ashamed of Him whenever He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy Angels.”

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