Mark 12
1 Then Jesus told [those Jewish leaders] a parable. [He wanted to show what God would do to those who rejected the former prophets and himself. He said], “A certain man planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it [in order to protect it]. He made a stone tank [to collect the juice that] they would press [out of the grapes]. He also built a tower [for someone to sit in to guard his vineyard]. Then he leased the vineyard to some men to care for it and [to] give him some of the [grapes] in return. Then he went away to another country.
Toen begon Hij tot hen in parabels te spreken: Een man plantte een wijngaard, omringde hem met een muur, groef er een wijnpers in, en bouwde er een toren op. Daarna verpachtte hij hem aan landbouwers, en vertrok naar het buitenland.
2 When the time came to harvest the [grapes], he sent a servant to the men [who were taking care of the vineyard] in order to receive from them his share of the grapes that the vineyard had produced.
Op de vastgestelde tijd zond hij een knecht naar de landbouwers, om van de landbouwers zijn deel der vruchten van de wijngaard in ontvangst te nemen.
3 But [after the servant arrived], they grabbed him and beat him, and they did not give him any fruit. Then they sent him away.
Maar ze grepen en sloegen hem, en zonden hem met lege handen heen.
4 Later the one who owned the vineyard sent another servant to them. But they beat that one on his head, and they insulted him.
Weer stuurde hij hun een anderen knecht; dien sloegen ze op het hoofd, en beledigden hem.
5 Later he sent another servant. That man they killed. They mistreated many other servants [whom he sent]. Some they beat and some they killed.
Nog eens stuurde hij een andere; en hem doodden ze. Zo nog verschillende anderen; den een sloegen ze, den ander doodden ze.
6 The man still had one other [person with him]. It was his son. He loved him very much. So, finally he sent his son to them because he thought that they would respect him [and give him some of the grapes].
Nu had hij enkel nog zijn geliefden zoon. Ten laatste zond hij ook dezen tot hen, en sprak: Voor mijn zoon zullen ze wel ontzag hebben.
7 But [when they saw his son coming], those men who were looking after the vineyard said to each other, ‘Look! Here comes the man who will some day inherit the vineyard! So let’s kill him in order that this vineyard will be ours!’
Maar die landbouwers zeiden tot elkander: Dat is de erfgenaam; komt, laten we hem doden, dan zullen wij de erfenis krijgen.
8 They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
Ze grepen hem vast, doodden hem, en wierpen hem buiten de wijngaard.
9 So (do you know what the man who owns the vineyard will do?/I will tell you what the man who owns the vineyard will do [RHQ]). He will come, and he will kill those evil men who were taking care of his vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.
Wat zal nu de heer van de wijngaard doen? Hij zal de landbouwers gaan verdelgen, en de wijngaard aan anderen geven.
10 [Now think carefully about these words], which you have read [in] the Scriptures: The men who were building the building rejected one stone. But others [put that same stone in its proper place, and] it has become the most important stone in the building [MET]!
Hebt gij dit Schriftwoord niet gelezen: De steen, die de bouwlieden hebben verworpen, Is de hoeksteen geworden;
11 The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
De Heer heeft het gedaan: Een wonder is het in onze ogen.
12 Then [the Jewish leaders] realized that he was accusing them when he told this story [about what those wicked people did]. So they wanted to seize him. But they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that]. So they left him and went away.
Toen zochten ze zich van Hem meester te maken; maar ze vreesden het volk. Want ze begrepen, dat Hij met de parabel hen had bedoeld. Ze lieten Hem met rust, en gingen heen.
13 The [Jewish leaders] sent to [Jesus] some Pharisees [who thought that the Jews should pay only the tax that their own Jewish authorities required people to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod [Antipas and the Roman government]. They wanted to make Jesus say something wrong [that would make one of those groups very angry with him].
Daarop zonden ze enige farizeën en herodianen op Hem af, om Hem in zijn eigen woorden te verstrikken.
14 After they arrived, they said to him [deceivingly], “Teacher, we know that you [teach] the truth. We also know that you are not concerned about [what] people [say about you, even if an important person does not like what you say]. Instead, you teach truthfully what God wants [us to do]. So [tell us what you think about this matter: ] Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government, or not [MTY]? Should we pay the taxes, or should we not pay them?”
Ze kwamen, en zeiden tot Hem: Meester, we weten, dat Gij oprecht zijt, en niemand naar de ogen ziet; want Gij kent geen aanzien des persoons, maar leert naar waarheid de weg van God. Is het geoorloofd, den keizer belasting te betalen, of niet; moeten we betalen, of niet?
15 Jesus knew that they did not really want to know [what God wanted them to do]. So he said to them, “(I [know that] you are [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me./Why are you [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me?) [RHQ] [But I will answer your question anyway]. Bring me a coin so that I might [ask you something after] I look at it.”
Maar Hij doorzag hun list, en sprak tot hen: Wat stelt gij Mij op de proef? Laat Mij eens een tienling zien.
16 After they brought him a coin, he asked them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?” They replied, “It is a picture and the name of Caesar, [the man who rules the Roman government].”
Ze brachten er een. Hij zei hun: Wiens beeld en randschrift is dit? Ze zeiden Hem: Van den keizer.
17 Then Jesus said to them, “[That is correct, so] give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].” They were [frustrated at his answer but] amazed at what he said, [because they were not able to accuse him of anything because of what he said].
Jesus sprak tot hen: Geeft dan den keizer, wat den keizer toekomt; en geeft aan God, wat God toekomt. En ze stonden verbaasd over Hem.
18 [Men who belong to the] Sadducee [sect] deny that people become alive again after they die. [In order to discredit] Jesus [by ridiculing the idea that people will live again, some of] them came to him and asked him,
Ook de sadduceën, die de verrijzenis loochenen, kwamen op Hem af. Ze ondervroegen Hem:
19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] that if a man who has no children dies, his brother should marry the dead man’s widow. [Then if those two bear children, everyone will consider that those children are the] children of the man who died, [and in that way the dead man will continue to have descendants].
Meester, Moses heeft ons voorgeschreven, dat, wanneer iemands broer komt te sterven en een vrouw zonder kinderen achterlaat, zijn broer dan de vrouw moet nemen, en nakomelingschap voor zijn broer moet verwekken.
20 [So here is an example]. There were seven boys [in one family]. The oldest one married [a woman], but [he and his wife] did not bear any children. Then he [later] died.
Nu waren er zeven broers. De eerste nam een vrouw, en stierf zonder kinderen na te laten.
21 The second [brother followed this law and] married that woman and he, too, did not bear any children. Then he [later] died. The third [brother did] like [his other brothers did. But he also did not bear any children, and later died].
De tweede nam haar, en stierf; en ook deze liet geen kinderen na. Zo ook de derde,
22 Eventually all seven [brothers married that woman, one by one], but they had no children, and one by one they died. Afterwards the woman died, too.
en alle zeven, zonder kinderen na te laten. Het laatst van allen stierf de vrouw.
23 Therefore, [if it were true what some people say, that people will become alive again after they die], whose wife do you think that woman will be when people become alive again? ([Keep in mind that] she was married to all seven [brothers]!/She was married to all seven [brothers, so how can anyone decide] [RHQ]?)”
Wien van hen zal zij nu bij de verrijzenis, wanneer ze zullen opstaan, als vrouw toebehoren? Alle zeven hebben haar immers tot vrouw gehad.
24 Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [RHQ]. You do not know [what they have written in] the Scriptures [about this]. You also do not understand God’s power [to make people alive again].
Jesus sprak tot hen: Zoudt gij niet in dwaling zijn, omdat gij de Schriften niet kent, en evenmin de kracht van God?
25 [That woman will not be the wife of any of them], because when people have become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven, [who do not marry].
Want wanneer men opstaat van de doden, dan huwt men niet, noch wordt men gehuwd, maar dan zal men zijn als engelen in de hemel.
26 But as to people becoming alive again after they die, in the book that Moses [wrote, he said something about people who have died] that I am sure that you have read [RHQ]. When Moses [was looking at] the bush [that was burning], God said to him, ‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].’
En wat nu de verrijzenis der doden betreft, hebt gij in het boek van Moses bij het braambosverhaal niet gelezen, hoe God tot hem sprak: "Ik ben de God van Abraham, de God van Isaäk, de God van Jakob"?
27 It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]! So your [claim that dead people do not become alive again] is very wrong.”
Hij is toch geen God van doden, maar van levenden. Gij verkeert in grote dwaling.
28 A man who taught the [Jewish] laws heard their discussion. He knew that Jesus answered the question well. So he stepped forward and asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important?”
Een der schriftgeleerden hoorde hun woordenwisseling, en kwam naderbij. Daar hij inzag, dat Hij hun goed had geantwoord, vroeg hij Hem: Wat is het allereerste gebod?
29 Jesus answered, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, [you people of] Israel! [You must worship] the Lord, our God, our only Lord.
Jesus antwoordde hem: Het eerste is: Hoor Israël; de Heer, onze God, is de énige Heer;
30 [You must show that you love him in all the ways that you live] Show it in all that you want and feel, in all that you think, and in all that you do!’
gij zult den Heer uw God beminnen met heel uw hart, met heel uw ziel, met heel uw verstand en met heel uw kracht.
31 The next [most important commandment] is: ‘You must love people you come in contact with as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these two!”
Het tweede is dit: Gij zult uw naaste beminnen als uzelf. Groter dan deze geboden is er geen.
32 The man said to Jesus, “Teacher, [you have answered] well. You correctly said that he is the only [God] and that there is no other God [we must worship/obey].
De schriftgeleerde zeide Hem: Juist, Meester, Gij hebt naar waarheid gezegd, dat Hij één is, en dat er geen andere bestaat buiten Hem;
33 You have also said correctly that we ([should/must show that we]) love God by all that we are, by all that we think, and by the way that we live. And you have said correctly that we must love (people with whom we come in contact/others) as much as we love ourselves. And you have also implied that doing these things [pleases God] more than offering/giving animals to him or burning [other] sacrifices.”
en dat Hem te beminnen met heel het hart en heel het verstand en met heel de kracht, en den naaste te beminnen als zichzelf, veel beter is dan alle brand- en slachtoffers.
34 Jesus realized that this man had answered wisely. So he said to him, “[I perceive that] you will soon [decide to let] God rule your life.” After that, [the Jewish leaders] were afraid to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
Daar Jesus zag, dat hij verstandig geantwoord had, sprak Hij tot hem: Ge zijt niet ver van het koninkrijk Gods. Toen durfde niemand Hem meer ondervragen.
35 [Later], while he was teaching in the Temple [courtyard], Jesus said [to the people], “These men who teach the [Jewish] laws, (they must be wrong when they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David!/why do they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ]
Nu nam Jesus het woord, en sprak bij zijn onderricht in de tempel: Hoe kunnen de schriftgeleerden zeggen, dat de Christus de zoon van David is?
36 The Holy Spirit caused David himself to say [about the Messiah], God said to my Lord, ‘Sit here beside me at the place where I will highly honor you! Sit here while I completely defeat your enemies! [MTY]’
David zelf heeft in den Heiligen Geest gezegd: "De Heer heeft gesproken tot mijn Heer: Zet U aan mijn rechterhand, Totdat Ik uw vijanden leg Als een voetbank voor uw voeten."
37 Therefore, [because] David himself calls [the Messiah] ‘my Lord,’ (the Messiah cannot be [just] a man who descended [from King David!]/how can the Messiah be [just] a man who descended [from King David]?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]”! Many people listened to him gladly [as he taught those things].
David zelf noemt Hem dus Heer; hoe is Hij dan zijn zoon? En de grote menigte luisterde graag naar Hem.
38 While Jesus was teaching [the people], he said to them, “Beware that you [do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They [like people to honor them, so] they put on long robes and walk around [in order to show people how important they are]. They also like people to greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
Nog sprak Hij bij zijn onderricht: Wacht u voor de schriftgeleerden, die er van houden, in lange gewaden rond te lopen, en op de markt te worden begroet;
39 [They like to sit] in the most important seats in our (synagogue/Jewish meeting place). At festivals, [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
die de eerste zetels begeren in de synagogen, en de eerste plaatsen aan de gastmalen;
40 They (swindle/take for themselves) the houses [and property] of widows by cheating them. [Then] they pretend [that they are good] by praying long prayers [publicly. God] will certainly punish them severely!”
die het goed der weduwen verslinden, en voor de schijn lange gebeden verrichten. Ze zullen des te strenger worden gevonnist.
41 [Later], Jesus sat down [in the Temple courtyard opposite the boxes in which people put offerings. As he was sitting there], he watched as all the people put money in the box. Many rich people put in large amounts [of money].
En daar Hij tegenover de offerkist zat, zag Hij, hoe de menigte geld in de offerkist stortte. Een aantal rijken wierpen er veel in:
42 Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
maar er kwam ook een arme weduwe, die er twee penningen, dat is een vierling, in deed.
43 He gathered his disciples around him and said to them, “The truth is that these other people have a lot of money, [but] they gave [only a small part of it]. But this woman, who is very poor, has put in all the money that she had to pay for the things she needs. [So God considers that] this poor widow has put more money into the box than all the other people!”
Hij riep zijn leerlingen, en sprak tot hen: Voorwaar, Ik zeg u: Deze arme weduwe heeft meer in de offerkist gestort dan alle anderen.
Want allen hebben van hun overvloed geofferd, maar zij heeft van haar armoede alles gegeven, wat ze bezat, haar hele vermogen.
