Luke 16
1 [Jesus] also said to his disciples, “Once there was a rich man who had a household manager. [One day] he was told {[someone] told him} that [the manager] was managing the rich man’s money badly.
Han sagde og til læresveinarne: «Det var ein gong ein rik mann som hadde ein hushaldar. Og folk kom til honom og klaga på hushaldaren, og sagde at han øydde burt midelen hans.
2 So he summoned [his manager] and said to him, ‘(It is terrible what they are saying about you [(sg)]!/Is it true what they are saying about you [(sg)] [RHQ]?) Give me a written account of [the funds] you have been managing, because you can no longer be my [household] manager!’
Då kalla han hushaldaren fyre seg og sagde til honom: «Kva er det no eg høyrer um deg? Gjer rekneskap for styringi di, for du kann ikkje standa fyre huset mitt lenger!»
3 Then the manager thought to himself, ‘My master is going to fire me, so (I do not know what to do./what shall I do [RHQ]?) I am not strong enough to [work by] digging ditches, and I am ashamed to beg [for money].’
Hushaldaren tenkte med seg: «Kva skal eg gjera, sidan herren min segjer meg ut or tenesta? Eg orkar ikkje å grava, eg skjemmest ved å tigga.
4 [Suddenly he had an idea]. ‘I know what I will do, so that people will take me into their houses [and provide for me] after I am dismissed {after my master dismisses me} from my work!’
Jau, no veit eg kva eg vil gjera, so dei skal taka meg til seg når eg vert avsett!»
5 So [one by one] he summoned the people who owed his master money. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you [(sg)] owe my master?’
So kalla han skuldmennerne åt herren sin til seg, ein for ein, og sagde til den fyrste: «Kor mykje er du skuldig husbonden min?»
6 The man replied, ‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down and quickly change it to 400 [gallons]!’
«Hundrad anker olje, » svara han. «Her hev du skuldbrevet ditt, » sagde hushaldaren; «set deg ned og skriv snøgt: femti!»
7 He said to another man, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A thousand bushels of wheat.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to 800 [bushels]!’ [He did similar things for the others who owed his master money].
So spurde han ein annan: «Enn du, kor mykje er du skuldig?» - «Hundrad tunnor kveite, » svara han. «Her hev du skuldbrevet ditt; skriv: åtteti!» sagde hushaldaren.
8 When his master [heard what the manager had done], he admired the dishonest manager for the clever thing he had done. [The truth] is that the ungodly people in this world act more wisely toward other people than godly people [MET] act. (aiōn g165)
Og Herren rosa uærlege hushaldaren for di han hadde fare klokt åt. For denne verdsens born er klokare til å stella seg med sine jamlikar enn ljossens born er. (aiōn g165)
9 [So] I tell you [(pl)] this: Use the money that you have [here] on earth to help others so that they will become your friends. Then when [you die and] you cannot [take] any money with you, [God and his angels] will welcome you into a home [in heaven] that will last forever. (aiōnios g166)
Og eg segjer dykk: Vinn dykk vener med den urettferdige Mammon, so dei kann taka imot dykk i dei ævelege heimarne når han tryt! (aiōnios g166)
10 People who faithfully manage small [matters] will also faithfully manage important [matters]. People who are dishonest in [the way they handle] small [matters] will be dishonest [in the way they handle] important [matters].
Den som er tru i smått, er og tru i stort, og den som er uærleg i smått, er og uærleg i stort.
11 So if you have not faithfully handled the money that [God has given you here] on earth, (he will certainly not allow you to possess the true [spiritual] riches [in heaven!]/would he allow you to possess the true [spiritual] riches [in heaven]?) [RHQ]
Hev de no ikkje vore true med den urettferdige Mammon, kven vil då tru den rette rikdomen åt dykk?
12 And if you have not faithfully managed things that belong to other people, ([God] will certainly not allow you to receive [treasures in heaven that] would belong to you!/would God allow you to receive [treasures in heaven that] would belong to you?) [RHQ]
Og hev de ikkje vore true med det som høyrer andre til, kven vil då gjeva dykk noko de sjølve kann eiga?
13 No servant is able to serve two [different] bosses [at the same time. If he tried to do that], he would prefer one of them more than the other one; he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one. [Similarly], you cannot [devote your life] to worshipping God and [worshipping] money and material goods [at the same time].”
Ingen tenar kann tena tvo herrar; for anten vil han hata den eine og elska den andre, eller halda seg til den eine og vanvyrda hin. De kann ikkje tena både Gud og Mammon.»
14 There were some Pharisees [there]. They loved [to acquire] money. When they heard Jesus say that, they ridiculed him.
Alt dette høyrde farisæarane på, og pengekjære som dei var, frynte dei åt honom.
15 But he said to them, “You try to make other people think that you are righteous, but God knows your (inner beings/hearts). [So he will reject you. Keep in mind that many] things that people think are important, God thinks are detestable.
Då sagde han til deim: «De er dei som fær folk til å tru at de er rettferdige; men Gud kjenner hjarta dykkar; for det som er høgt i folkeaugo, er ein styggedom for Gud.
16 The laws that [God gave Moses] and what the prophets [MTY] [wrote] were ([in effect/what you needed to obey]) until John [the Baptizer] came. Since then [I] have been preaching about how God wants to [rule people’s lives in a new way], and many people are [accepting that message and] very eagerly asking God to control [their lives. But that does not mean that God has abolished the laws that he established previously].
Lovi og profetarne rådde alt til Johannes kom; frå den tid hev fagnadbodet um Guds rike vore kunngjort, og kvar og ein bryt seg inn i det med magt.
17 [All of God’s] laws, [even those that seem] insignificant, are more permanent than heaven and earth.
Men det vil lettare henda at himmelen og jordi forgjengst enn at ein einaste prikk i lovi fell burt.
18 [For example, because God considers that a marriage lasts until either the husband or the wife dies, he considers that] any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman is committing adultery. He also [considers that] any man who marries a woman who has been divorced by her husband {whose husband has divorced her} is [also] committing adultery.”
Kvar den som skil seg frå kona si og giftar seg med ei onnor, gjer hor, og den som gifter seg med ei fråskild, gjer hor.
19 [Jesus also said] [MET], “Once there was a rich man who wore [expensive] purple linen [garments]. He ate luxuriously every day.
Det var ein gong ein rik mann; han klædde seg i purpur og fint lin, og heldt gaman og fest dag etter dag.
20 And every day a poor man whose name was Lazarus was laid {[some people also] laid a poor man whose name was Lazarus} at the gate of the rich man’s [house]. Lazarus’ body was covered with sores.
Og ein fatig mann som heitte Lasarus, låg utmed porten hans, full av verkjesår,
21 He [was so hungry that he] wanted to eat the scraps [of food] that fell from the table where the rich man [ate]. Furthermore, [to make things worse], dogs came and licked his sores.
og stunda etter å få metta seg med det som fall frå bordet åt rikingen; men jamvel hundarne kom og sleikte såri hans.
22 [Eventually] the poor man died. Then he was taken by the angels {the angels took him} to [start feasting] next to his [ancestor] Abraham. The rich man also died, and his body was buried {[some people] buried his body}.
So hende det at den fatige døydde, og englarne bar honom av stad og lagde honom ved Abrahams barm. Den rike døydde og, og vart gravlagd.
23 In the place where dead people wait [for God to judge them], he was suffering great pain. He looked up and saw Abraham far away, and he saw Lazarus sitting close to Abraham. (Hadēs g86)
Som han no slo upp augo sine i helheimen, der han låg og pintest, ser han Abraham langt burte, og Lasarus innmed barmen hans. (Hadēs g86)
24 So he shouted, ‘Father Abraham, I am suffering very much in this fire! So [please] pity me, and send Lazarus [here] so that he can dip his finger in water [and touch] my tongue to cool it!’
Då ropa han: «Fader Abraham, gjer sælebot på meg! Send Lasarus so han kann duppa fingertuppen sin i vatn og svala tunga mi! For eg lid fælt i den logen.»
25 But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that while you [(sg)] were alive [on earth] you enjoyed [many] good things. But Lazarus was miserable. Now [it is fair that] he is happy here, and you are suffering.
«Kom i hug, min son, » svara Abraham, «at du fekk det gode du ynskte deg i di livetid, og Lasarus like eins det som vondt var. Men no vert han trøysta her, og du lid vondt.
26 Besides that, there is a huge ravine between you [(sg)] and us. So those who want to go from here to where you [(sg)] are, are not able to. Furthermore, no one can cross from there to where we [(exc)] are.’
Og attåt alt det er det lagt ein stor avgrunn millom oss og dykk, so dei som vil fara herifrå yver til dykk, dei kann ikkje; ikkje heller kann nokon koma derifrå yver til oss.»
27 Then the rich man said, ‘If that is so, father [Abraham], I ask you [(sg)] to send [Lazarus] to my father’s house.
«So bed eg deg, fader, » sagde den rike, «at du vil senda han til farshuset mitt!
28 I have five brothers [who live there]. Tell him to warn them [to turn away from their sinful behavior so that] they do not also come to this place, where [we(exc)] suffer great pain!’
Eg hev fem brør, lat honom vitna for deim, so ikkje dei og skal koma til denne pinslestaden!»
29 But Abraham replied, ‘[No, I will not do that, because your brothers] are able to [go to the Jewish meeting places where the priests] read what Moses and the prophets [wrote]. They should listen to what Moses and the prophets [MTY] [wrote]!’
«Dei hev Moses og profetarne, » svara Abraham; «dei kann høyra på deim.»
30 But the rich man replied, ‘No, father Abraham, [that will not be enough] But if someone from those who have died goes back to them [and warns them], they will turn from their sinful behavior.’
«Å nei, fader Abraham!» sagde han; «men kjem nokon til deim frå dei daude, so gjer dei bot.»
31 [Abraham] said to him, ‘No! If they do not listen to [what] [MTY] Moses and the prophets [MTY] [wrote], even if someone would become alive again [and go and warn them], they would not be convinced {he could not convince them} [that they should turn from their sinful behavior].’”
Då sagde Abraham: «Høyrer dei ikkje på Moses og profetarne, so trur dei ikkje heller um nokon stend upp frå dei daude.»»
