Matthæus 21
1 Og da de nærmede sig Jerusalem og kom til Bethfage ved Oliebjerget, da udsendte Jesus to Disciple og sagde til dem:
When they had almost reached Jerusalem, having come as far as Bethphage, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent on two disciples.
2 "Går hen i den Landsby, som ligger lige for eder; og straks skulle I finde en Aseninde bunden og et Føl hos hende; løser dem og fører dem til mig!
“Go to the village facing you,” he said, “and you will immediately find a donkey tethered, with a foal by her side; untie her, and lead her here for me.
3 Og dersom nogen siger noget til eder, da siger, at Herren har Brug for dem, så skal han straks sende dem."
And, if anyone says anything to you, you are to say this – ‘The Master wants them’; and he will send them at once.”
4 Men dette er sket, for at det skulde opfyldes, der er talt ved Profeten, som siger:
This happened in fulfillment of these words in the prophet –
5 "Siger til Zions Datter: Se, din Konge kommer til dig, sagtmodig og ridende på et Asen og på et Trældyrs Føl."
‘Say to the people of Zion – “Your King is coming to you, gentle, and riding on a donkey, and on the foal of a beast of burden.”’
6 Men Disciplene gik hen og gjorde, som Jesus befalede dem;
So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
7 og de hentede Aseninden og Føllet og lagde deres Klæder på dem, og han satte sig derpå.
They led the donkey and the foal back, and, when they had put their cloaks on them, he seated himself on them.
8 Men de fleste af Folkeskaren bredte deres Klæder på Vejen, andre huggede Grene af Træerne og strøede dem på Vejen.
The immense crowd of people spread their cloaks in the road, while some cut branches off the trees, and spread them on the road.
9 Men Skarerne, som gik foran ham og fulgte efter, råbte og sagde: "Hosanna Davids Søn! velsignet være den, som kommer, i Herrens Navn! Hosanna i det højeste!"
The crowds that led the way, as well as those that followed behind, kept shouting, “God save the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! God save him from on high!”
10 Og da han drog ind i Jerusalem, kom hele Staden i Bevægelse og sagde: "Hvem er denne?"
When he had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, and asked –
11 Men Skarerne sagde: "Det er Profeten Jesus fra Nazareth i Galilæa."
“Who is this?”, to which the crowd replied – “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”
12 Og Jesus gik ind i Guds Helligdom og uddrev alle dem, som solgte og købte i Helligdommen, og han væltede Vekselerernes Borde og Duekræmmernes Stole.
Jesus went into the Temple Courts, and drove out all those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers, and the seats of the pigeon-dealers,
13 Og han siger til dem: "Der er skrevet: Mit Hus skal kaldes et Bedehus; men I gøre det til en Røverkule."
and said to them, “Scripture says ‘My house will be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a den of robbers.”
14 Og der kom blinde og lamme til ham i Helligdommen, og han helbredte dem.
While he was still in the Temple Courts, some blind and some lame people came up to him, and he cured them.
15 Men da Ypperstepræsterne og de skriftkloge så de Undergerninger, som han gjorde, og Børnene, som råbte i Helligdommen og sagde: "Hosanna Davids Søn!" bleve de vrede og sagde til ham:
But, when the chief priests and the teachers of the Law saw the wonderful things that Jesus did, and the boys who were calling out in the Temple Courts “God save the Son of David!”, they were indignant,
16 "Hører du, hvad disse sige?" Men Jesus siger til dem: "Ja! have I aldrig læst: Af umyndiges og diendes Mund har du beredt dig Lovsang?"
and said to him, “Do you hear what these boys are saying?” “Yes,” answered Jesus, “but did you never read the words – ‘Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings you have called forth perfect praise’?”
17 Og han forlod dem og gik uden for Staden til Bethania og overnattede der.
Then he left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
18 Men da han om Morgenen igen gik ind til Staden, blev hen hungrig.
The next morning, in returning to the city, Jesus became hungry;
19 Og han så et Figentræ ved Vejen og gik hen til det, og han fandt intet derpå uden Blade alene. Og han siger til det: "Aldrig i Evighed skal der vokse Frugt mere på dig!" Og Figentræet visnede straks. (aiōn g165)
and, noticing a solitary fig tree by the roadside, he went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. So he said to it, “Never again will fruit be gathered off you.” And suddenly the fruit tree withered up. (aiōn g165)
20 Og da Disciplene så det, forundrede de sig og sagde: "Hvorledes kunde Figentræet straks visne?"
When the disciples saw this, they exclaimed in astonishment, “How suddenly the fig tree withered up!”
21 Men Jesus svarede og sagde til dem: "Sandelig, siger jeg eder, dersom I have Tro og ikke tvivle, da skulle I ikke alene kunne gøre det med Figentræet, men dersom I endog sige til dette Bjerg: Løft dig op og kast dig i Havet, da skal det ske.
“I tell you,” replied Jesus, “if you have faith, without ever a doubt, you will do what not only what has been done to the fig tree, but, even if you should say to this hill ‘Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!’ it would be done.
22 Og alt, hvad I begære i Bønnen troende, det skulle I få."
And whatever you ask for in your prayers will, if you have faith, be granted you.”
23 Og da han kom ind i Helligdommen, kom Ypperstepræsterne og Folkets Ældste hen til ham, medens han lærte, og de sagde: "Af hvad Magt gør du disse Ting, og hvem har givet dig denne Magt?"
After Jesus had come into the Temple Courts, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “What authority have you to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
24 Men Jesus svarede og sagde til dem: "Også jeg vil spørge eder om een Ting, og dersom I sige mig det, vil også jeg sige eder, af hvad Magt jeg gør disse Ting.
“I, too,” said Jesus in reply, “will ask you one question; if you will give me an answer to it, then I, also, will tell you what authority I have to act as I do.
25 Johannes's Dåb, hvorfra var den? Fra Himmelen eller fra Mennesker?" Men de tænkte ved sig selv og sagde: "Sige vi: Fra Himmelen, da vil han sige til os: Hvorfor troede I ham da ikke?
It is about John’s baptism. What was its origin? Divine or human?” But they began arguing among themselves, “If we say ‘divine,’ he will say to us ‘Why then didn’t you believe him?’
26 Men sige vi: Fra Mennesker, frygte vi for Mængden; thi de holde alle Johannes for en Profet."
But if we say ‘human,’ we are afraid of the people, for everyone regards John as a prophet.”
27 Og de svarede Jesus og sagde: "Det vide vi ikke." Da sagde også han til dem: "Så siger ikke heller jeg eder, af hvad Magt jeg gør disse Ting.
So the answer they gave Jesus was – “We do not know.” “Then I,” he said, “refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things.
28 Men hvad tykkes eder? En Mand havde to Børn; og han gik til den første og sagde: Barn! gå hen, arbejd i Dag i min Vingård!
What do you think of this? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the elder and said ‘Go and work in the vineyard today my son.’
29 Men han svarede og sagde: Nej, jeg vil ikke; men bagefter fortrød han det og gik derhen.
‘Yes, sir,’ he answered; but he did not go.
30 Og han gik til den anden og sagde ligeså. Men han svarede og sagde: Ja, Herre! og gik ikke derhen.
Then the father went to the second son, and said the same. ‘I will not,’ he answered; but afterward he was sorry and went.
31 Hvem af de to gjorde Faderens Villie?" De sige: "Den første." Jesus siger til dem: "Sandelig, siger jeg eder, at Toldere og Skøger gå forud for eder ind i Guds Rige.
Which of the two sons did as his father wished?” “The second,” they said. “I tell you,” added Jesus, “that tax collectors and prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God before you.
32 Thi Johannes kom til eder på Retfærdigheds Vej, og I troede ham ikke, men Toldere og Skøger troede ham; men endskønt I så det, fortrøde I det alligevel ikke bagefter, så I troede ham.
For when John came to you, walking in the path of righteousness, you did not believe him, but tax collectors and prostitutes did; and yet you, though you saw this, even then were not sorry, nor did you believe him.
33 Hører en anden Lignelse: Der var en Husbond, som plantede en Vingård og satte et Gærde omkring den og gravede en Perse i den og byggede et Tårn; og han lejede den ud til Vingårdsmænd og drog udenlands.
“Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.
34 Men da Frugttiden nærmede sig, sendte han sine Tjenere til Vingårdsmændene for at få dens Frugter.
When the time for the grape harvest drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive his share of the produce.
35 Og Vingårdsmændene grebe hans Tjenere, og en sloge de, en dræbte de, og en stenede de.
But the tenants seized his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
36 Atter sendte han andre Tjenere hen, flere end de første; og de gjorde ligeså med dem.
A second time the owner sent some servants, a larger number than before, and the tenants treated them in the same way.
37 Men til sidst sendte han sin Søn til dem og sagde: De ville undse sig for min Søn.
As a last resource he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 Men da Vingårdsmændene så Sønnen, sagde de til hverandre: Det er Arvingen; kommer lader os slå ham ihjel og få hans Arv!
But the tenants, on seeing his son, said to each other ‘Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.’
39 Og de grebe ham og kastede ham ud af Vingården og sloge ham ihjel.
So they seized him, and threw him outside the vineyard, and killed him.
40 Når da Vingårdens Herre kommer, hvad vil han så gøre med disse Vingårdsmænd?"
Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 De sige til ham: "Ilde vil han ødelægge de onde og leje sin Vingård ud til andre Vingårdsmænd, som ville give ham Frugterne i deres Tid."
“Miserable wretches!” they exclaimed, “he will put them to a miserable death, and he will let out the vineyard to other tenants, who will pay him his share of the produce at the proper times.”
42 Jesus siger til dem: "Have I aldrig læst i Skrifterne: Den Sten, som Bygningsmændene forkastede, den er bleven til en Hovedhjørnesten; fra Herren er dette kommet, og det er underligt for vore Øjne.
Then Jesus added, “Have you never read in the scriptures? – ‘The stone which the builders despised – has now itself become the cornerstone. This cornerstone has come from the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes.’
43 Derfor siger jeg eder, at Guds Rige skal tages fra eder og gives til et Folk, som bærer dets Frugter.
That, I tell you, is why the kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation that does produce the fruit of the kingdom.
44 Og den, som falder på denne Sten, skal slå sig sønder; men hvem den falder på, ham skal den knuse."
Yes, and he who falls on this stone will be dashed to pieces, while anyone on whom it falls – it will scatter him as dust.”
45 Og da Ypperstepræsterne og Farisæerne hørte hans Lignelser, forstode de, at han talte om dem.
After listening to these parables, the chief priests and the Pharisees saw that it was about them that he was speaking;
46 Og de søgte at gribe ham, men frygtede for Skarerne; thi de holdt ham for en Profet.
yet, although eager to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, who regarded him as a prophet.
