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.
Hér eru nokkrar af dæmisögunum sem Jesús sagði fólkinu þessa daga: „Maður nokkur gerði sér víngarð. Hann hlóð vegg umhverfis garðinn, bjó til þró til að pressa í vínberin og reisti eftirlitsturn. Að því búnu leigði hann vínyrkjubændum garðinn og fluttist sjálfur í annað land.
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.
Þegar uppskerutíminn kom, sendi hann einn af mönnum sínum til að ná í sinn hluta uppskerunnar.
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.
En bændurnir börðu manninn og sendu hann heim tómhentan.
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.
Eigandinn sendi þá annan mann, en sá fékk jafnvel enn verri útreið, því að þeir börðu hann í höfuðið og særðu hann.
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.
Sá þriðji sem hann sendi, var drepinn, og seinna voru fleiri ýmist barðir eða drepnir.
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].
Nú átti víngarðseigandinn aðeins einkason sinn eftir. Hann ákvað að senda hann, því hann taldi að þeir myndu áreiðanlega sýna honum virðingu.
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!’
En þegar bændurnir sáu hann koma, sögðu þeir hver við annan: „Þessi er sonur víngarðseigandans og hann mun erfa víngarðinn þegar faðir hans deyr. Komið, við skulum drepa hann – og þá eigum við garðinn.“
8 They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
Og þeir gripu hann og myrtu og fleygðu líkinu út fyrir vegginn.
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.
Hvað haldið þið að eigandinn geri þegar hann fær fréttirnar? Hann kemur og drepur þá alla og leigir öðrum víngarðinn.
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]!
Munið þið eftir þessu versi í Biblíunni: „Steinninn, sem smiðirnir höfnuðu, var gerður að hornsteini og hlaut þar með mesta heiður allra steina í byggingunni.“
11 The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
Þetta gerði Drottinn og það er stórkostlegt að vita.“
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.
Leiðtogar þjóðarinnar vildu nú ólmir handtaka Jesú, því þeir skildu að dæmisagan var um þá – þeir voru bændaófétin í sögunni. Þeir þorðu samt ekki að taka hann, af ótta við uppþot. Þeir fóru því burt,
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 sendu aðra í staðinn – menn úr hópi faríseanna og flokki Heródesarsinna. Þessir reyndu nú að fá hann til að segja eitthvað sem hægt væri að handtaka hann fyrir.
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?”
„Meistari, við vitum að þú segir sannleikann, hver sem í hlut á!“sögðu þeir. „Þú lætur þig engu varða skoðanir eða viðhorf annarra, þú kennir veg Guðs í sannleika. Segðu okkur eitt: Er rétt af okkur að greiða Rómverjum skatta?“
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.”
Jesús sá slægð þeirra og sagði: „Sýnið mér peninginn sem þið borgið skattinn með og þá skal ég segja ykkur það.“
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].”
Þeir réttu honum myntina og hann spurði: „Hvaða mynd og nafn er á henni?“„Keisarans, “svöruðu þeir.
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].
„Nú, já“svaraði hann, „gjaldið þá keisaranum það sem keisarinn á og Guði það sem Guð á.“Þeir urðu undrandi. Á slíku svari áttu þeir síst von.
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,
Þá gengu saddúkearnir fram. Þeir álíta að upprisa dauðra sé ekki til. Spurning þeirra var á þessa leið:
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].
„Meistari! Móse setti lög sem segja að deyi maður barnlaus, skuli bróðir hans kvænast ekkjunni og eignast börn sem beri nafn látna bróðurins.
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.
Einu sinni voru sjö bræður. Sá elsti kvæntist og dó barnlaus. Annar bróðirinn kvæntist ekkjunni, en dó líka barnlaus stuttu síðar. Þriðji bróðirinn gekk einnig að eiga ekkjuna, en hann dó einnig barnlaus, og þannig gekk það koll af kolli þar til allir bræðurnir voru dánir, en enginn hafði látið eftir sig barn. Að lokum dó konan líka.
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].
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.
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]?)”
Nú langar okkur að vita hver þeirra muni fá hana fyrir eiginkonu í upprisunni, fyrst hún var gift þeim öllum!“
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].
Jesús svaraði: „Vandi ykkar er sá að þið þekkið ekki Biblíuna og skiljið því ekki mátt Guðs.
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].
Konan og bræðurnir sjö munu ekki ganga í hjónaband, þegar þau rísa upp frá dauðum, heldur munu þau verða eins og englarnir.
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 varðandi það hvort um upprisu verði að ræða, vil ég spyrja: Hafið þið aldrei lesið um logandi þyrnirunnann í annarri Mósebók? Guð sagði við Móse: „Ég er Guð Abrahams, ég er Guð Ísaks, og ég er Guð 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.”
Guð var að undirstrika fyrir Móse að þessir menn væru lifandi, enda þótt þeir hefðu dáið mörgum öldum áður, því væru þeir ekki á lífi, hefði hann ekki sagt: „Ég er Guð þeirra.“Þið hafið misskilið þetta hrapallega.“
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?”
Lögfræðingi nokkrum, sem þar stóð og hlustað hafði á samræðurnar, fannst Jesús hafa svarað vel. Hann spurði því Jesú: „Hvaða boðorð er mikilvægast?“
29 Jesus answered, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, [you people of] Israel! [You must worship] the Lord, our God, our only Lord.
„Þetta, “svaraði Jesús: „ „Heyr Ísrael! Drottinn, Guð þinn, er hinn eini og sanni Guð,
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!’
þú skalt elska hann af öllu hjarta þínu og allri sálu þinni, huga þínum og mætti.“
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!”
Því næst er þetta: „Þú skalt elska meðbræður þína eins og sjálfan þig.“Þetta eru æðstu boðorðin.“
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].
„Þetta var gott svar, herra, “sagði fræðimaðurinn. „Og satt er það að aðeins er til einn Guð og enginn annar.
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.”
Ég veit, að það að elska hann af öllu hjarta, huga og mætti og elska aðra eins og sjálfan sig, er langtum mikilvægara en færa allar þessar fórnir á altari musterisins.“
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].
Þegar Jesús sá hve skilningsríkur maðurinn var, sagði hann: „Þú ert ekki fjarri guðsríkinu.“Eftir þetta þorði enginn að spyrja hann neins.
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]
Seinna, þegar Jesús var að kenna fólkinu á musterissvæðinu, sagði hann: „Segið mér eitt. Hvers vegna segja fræðimenn ykkar að Kristur verði að vera afkomandi Davíðs konungs?
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]’
Davíð sagði fyrir áhrif heilags anda: „Guð sagði við minn Drottin, sittu mér til hægri handar, uns ég legg alla óvini þína að fótum þér.“
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].
Fyrst Davíð kallar hann „sinn Drottin“hvernig getur hann þá verið sonur hans?“Mannfjöldanum líkaði vel að heyra slíkar röksemdir og hlustaði á Jesú af miklum áhuga.
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.
Jesús hélt áfram að fræða fólkið og sagði: „Gætið ykkar á fræðimönnunum! Þeir hafa unun af að klæðast skikkjum að hætti ríkra menntamanna, og þegar þeir ganga um bæinn, vilja þeir að allir hneigi sig fyrir þeim.
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.
Þeir sækjast eftir að sitja í heiðurssætum samkomuhúsanna og við háborðið í veislunum.
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!”
Þeir flæma ekkjur út af heimilum þeirra og þykjast guðræknir með því að biðja langar bænir á almannafæri. Þess vegna munu þeir fá enn þyngri dóm.“
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].
Að því búnu fékk Jesús sér sæti hjá söfnunarbaukunum í musterinu og virti fyrir sér fólkið sem var að leggja í þá gjafir sínar. Sumir auðmenn gáfu mikið.
42 Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
Þá kom fátæk ekkja og gaf tvo smápeninga í samskotin.
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!”
Jesús kallaði þá á lærisveina sína og sagði: „Þessi fátæka ekkja gaf meira en allir auðmennirnir samanlagt! Þeir gáfu aðeins lítið brot af eigum sínum, en hún gaf aleiguna.“
