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.
En Hij begon door gelijkenissen tot hen te zeggen: Een mens plantte een wijngaard, en zette een tuin daarom, en groef een wijnpersbak, en bouwde een toren, en verhuurde dien aan de landlieden, en reisde buitenslands.
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.
En als het de tijd was, zond hij een dienstknecht tot de landlieden, opdat hij van de landlieden ontving van de vrucht des wijngaards.
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 zij namen en sloegen hem, en zonden hem ledig 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.
En hij zond wederom een anderen dienstknecht tot hen, en dien stenigden zij, en wondden hem het hoofd, en zonden hem henen, schandelijk behandeld zijnde.
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.
En wederom zond hij een anderen, en dien doodden zij; en vele anderen, waarvan zij sommigen sloegen, en sommigen doodden.
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].
Als hij dan nog een zoon had, die hem lief was, zo heeft hij ook dien ten laatste tot hen gezonden, zeggende: Zij zullen immers mijn zoon ontzien.
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 landlieden zeiden onder elkander: Deze is de erfgenaam; komt, laat ons hem doden, en de erfenis zal onze zijn.
8 They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
En zij namen en doodden hem, en wierpen hem uit, buiten den 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 dan de heer des wijngaards doen? Hij zal komen, en de landlieden verderven, en den 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 ook deze Schrift niet gelezen: De steen, dien de bouwlieden verworpen hebben, deze is geworden tot een hoofd des hoeks;
11 The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
Van den Heere is dit geschied, en het is wonderlijk 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.
En zij zochten Hem te vangen, maar zij vreesden de schare; want zij verstonden, dat Hij die gelijkenis op hen sprak; en zij verlieten Hem en gingen weg.
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].
En zij zonden tot Hem enigen der Farizeen en der Herodianen, opdat zij Hem in Zijn rede vangen zouden.
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?”
Dezen nu kwamen en zeiden tot Hem: Meester, wij weten, dat Gij waarachtig zijt, en naar niemand vraagt; want Gij ziet den persoon der mensen niet aan, maar Gij leert den weg Gods in der waarheid; is het geoorloofd, den keizer schatting te geven, of niet? Zullen wij geven, of niet geven?
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.”
En Hij, wetende hun geveinsdheid, zeide tot hen: Wat verzoekt gij Mij? Brengt Mij een penning, dat Ik hem zie.
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].”
En zij brachten een. En Hij zeide tot hen: Wiens is dit beeld, en het opschrift? En zij zeiden tot Hem: Des keizers.
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].
En Jezus, antwoordende, zeide tot hen: Geeft dan den keizer, dat des keizers is, en Gode, dat Gods is. En zij verwonderden zich 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,
En de Sadduceen kwamen tot Hem, welke zeggen, dat er geen opstanding is, en vraagden Hem, zeggende:
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! Mozes heeft ons geschreven: Indien iemands broeder sterft, en een vrouw achterlaat, en geen kinderen nalaat, dat zijn broeder deszelfs vrouw nemen zal en zijn broeder zaad 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.
Er waren nu zeven broeders, en de eerste nam een vrouw, en stervende liet geen zaad na.
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 ook, en is gestorven, en ook deze liet geen zaad na; en de derde desgelijks.
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 al de zeven namen dezelve, en lieten geen zaad na; de laatste van allen is ook de vrouw gestorven.
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]?)”
In de opstanding dan, wanneer zij zullen opgestaan zijn, wiens vrouw zal zij van dezen zijn? Want die zeven hebben haar tot een 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].
En Jezus, antwoordende, zeide tot hen: Dwaalt gij niet, daarom, dat gij de Schriften niet weet, noch de kracht Gods?
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 als zij uit de doden zullen opgestaan zijn, zo trouwen zij niet, noch worden ten huwelijk gegeven; maar zij zijn gelijk engelen, die in de hemelen zijn.
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].’
Doch aangaande de doden, dat zij opgewekt zullen worden, hebt gij niet gelezen in het boek van Mozes, hoe God in het doornenbos tot hem gesproken heeft, zeggende: Ik ben de God Abrahams, en de God Izaks, en de God Jakobs?
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.”
God is niet een God der doden, maar een God der levenden. Gij dwaalt dan zeer.
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?”
En een der Schriftgeleerden horende, dat zij te zamen in woorden waren, en wetende, dat Hij hun wel geantwoord had, kwam tot Hem, en vraagde Hem: Welk is het eerste gebod van allen?
29 Jesus answered, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, [you people of] Israel! [You must worship] the Lord, our God, our only Lord.
En Jezus antwoordde hem: Het eerste van al de geboden is: Hoor, Israel, de Heere, onze God, is een enig Heere.
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!’
En gij zult den Heere, uw God, liefhebben uit geheel uw hart, en uit geheel uw ziel, en uit geheel uw verstand, en uit geheel uw kracht. Dit is het eerste gebod.
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!”
En het tweede aan dit gelijk, is dit: Gij zult uw naaste liefhebben als uzelven. Er is geen ander gebod, groter dan deze.
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].
En de schriftgeleerde zeide tot Hem: Meester, Gij hebt wel in der waarheid gezegd, dat er een enig God is, en er is geen ander dan Hij;
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 Hem lief te hebben uit geheel het hart, en uit geheel het verstand, en uit geheel de ziel, en uit geheel de kracht; en den naaste lief te hebben als zichzelven, is meer dan al de brandofferen en de slachtofferen.
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].
En Jezus ziende, dat hij verstandelijk geantwoord had, zeide tot hem: Gij zijt niet verre van het Koninkrijk Gods. En niemand durfde Hem meer vragen.
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]
En Jezus antwoordde en zeide, lerende in den tempel: Hoe zeggen de Schriftgeleerden, dat de Christus een 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]’
Want David zelf heeft door den Heiligen Geest gezegd: De Heere heeft gezegd tot mijn Heere: Zit aan Mijn rechter hand, totdat Ik Uw vijanden zal gezet hebben tot een voetbank Uwer 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 dan zelf noemt Hem zijn Heere, en hoe is Hij zijn Zoon? En de menigte der schare hoorde Hem gaarne.
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.
En Hij zeide tot hen in Zijn leer: Wacht u voor de schriftgeleerden, die daar gaarne willen wandelen in lange klederen, en gegroet zijn op de markten;
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.
En de voorgestoelten hebben in de synagogen, en de vooraanzittingen in de maaltijden;
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!”
Welke de huizen der weduwen opeten, en dat onder den schijn van lang te bidden. Dezen zullen zwaarder oordeel ontvangen.
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 Jezus, gezeten zijnde tegenover de schatkist, zag, hoe de schare geld wierp in de schatkist; en vele rijken wierpen veel daarin.
42 Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
En er kwam een arme weduwe, die twee kleine penningen daarin wierp, hetwelk is een oort.
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!”
En Jezus, Zijn discipelen tot Zich geroepen hebbende, zeide tot hen: Voorwaar, Ik zeg u, dat deze arme weduwe meer ingeworpen heeft, dan allen, die in de schatkist geworpen hebben.
Want zij allen hebben van hun overvloed daarin geworpen; maar deze heeft van haar gebrek, al wat zij had, daarin geworpen, haar ganse leeftocht.
