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.
Och han begynte tala till dem i liknelser: "En man planterade en vingård och satte stängsel däromkring och högg ut ett presskar och byggde ett vakttorn; därefter lejde han ut den åt vingårdsmän och for utrikes.
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.
När sedan rätta tiden var inne, sände han en tjänare till vingårdsmännen, för att denne av vingårdsmännen skulle uppbära någon del av vingårdens frukt.
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.
Men de togo fatt på honom och misshandlade honom och läto honom gå tomhänt tillbaka.
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.
Åter sände han till dem en annan tjänare. Honom slogo de i huvudet och skymfade.
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.
Sedan sände han åstad ännu en annan, men denne dräpte de. Likaså gjorde de med många andra: somliga misshandlade de, och andra dräpte de.
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 hade han ock en enda son, vilken han älskade. Honom sände han slutligen åstad till dem, ty han tänkte: 'De skola väl hava försyn för min son.'
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!’
Men vingårdsmännen sade till varandra: 'Denne är arvingen; kom, låt oss dräpa honom, så bliver arvet vårt.'
8 They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
Och de togo fatt på honom och dräpte honom och kastade honom ut ur vingården. --
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.
Vad skall nu vingårdens herre göra? Jo, han skall komma och förgöra vingårdsmännen och lämna vingården åt andra.
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]!
Haven I icke läst detta skriftens ord: 'Den sten som byggningsmännen förkastade, den har blivit en hörnsten;
11 The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
av Herren har den blivit detta, och underbar är den i våra ögon'?"
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.
De hade nu gärna velat gripa honom, men de fruktade för folket; ty de förstodo att det var om dem som han hade talat i denna liknelse. Så läto de honom vara och gingo sin väg.
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].
Därefter sände de till honom några fariséer och herodianer, för att dessa skulle fånga honom genom något hans ord.
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?”
Dessa kommo nu och sade till honom: "Mästare, vi veta att du är sannfärdig och icke frågar efter någon, ty du ser icke till personen, utan lär om Guds väg vad sant är. Är det lovligt att giva kejsaren skatt, eller är det icke lovligt? Skola vi giva skatt, eller icke giva?"
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.”
Men han förstod deras skrymteri och sade till dem: "Varför söken I att snärja mig? Tagen hit en penning, så att jag får se den."
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].”
Då lämnade de fram en sådan. Därefter frågade han dem: "Vems bild och överskrift är detta?" De svarade honom: "Kejsarens."
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].
Då sade Jesus till dem: "Så given kejsaren vad kejsaren tillhör, och Gud vad Gud tillhör." Och de förundrade sig högeligen över honom.
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,
Sedan kommo till honom några av sadducéerna, vilka mena att det icke gives någon uppståndelse. Dessa frågade honom och sade:
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].
"Mästare, Moses har givit oss den föreskriften, att om någon har en broder som dör, och som efterlämnar hustru, men icke lämnar barn efter sig, så skall han taga sin broders hustru till äkta och skaffa avkomma åt sin broder.
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 voro här sju bröder. Den förste tog sig en hustru, men dog utan att lämna någon avkomma efter sig.
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].
Då tog den andre i ordningen henne, men också han dog utan att lämna någon avkomma efter sig; sammalunda den tredje.
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.
Så skedde med alla sju: ingen av dem lämnade någon avkomma efter sig. Sist av alla dog ock hustrun.
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]?)”
Vilken av dem skall nu vid uppståndelsen, när de uppstå, få henne till hustru? De hade ju alla sju tagit henne till hustru."
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 svarade dem: "Visar icke eder fråga att I faren vilse och varken förstån skrifterna, ej heller Guds kraft?
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].
Efter uppståndelsen från de döda taga män sig icke hustrur, ej heller givas hustrur åt män, utan de äro då såsom änglarna i himmelen.
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].’
Men vad nu det angår, att de döda uppstå, haven I icke läst i Moses' bok, på det ställe där det talas om törnbusken, huru Gud sade till honom så: 'Jag är Abrahams Gud och Isaks Gud och Jakobs Gud'?
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.”
Han är en Gud icke för döda, utan för levande. I faren mycket vilse."
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?”
Då trädde en av de skriftlärde fram, en som hade hört deras ordskifte och förstått att han hade svarat dem väl. Denne frågade honom: "Vilket är det förnämsta av alla buden?"
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 svarade: "Det förnämsta är detta: 'Hör, Israel! Herren, vår Gud, Herren är en.
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!’
Och du skall älska Herren, din Gud, av allt ditt hjärta och av all din själ och av allt ditt förstånd och av all din kraft.'
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!”
Därnäst kommer detta: 'Du skall älska din nästa såsom dig själv.' Intet annat bud är större än dessa."
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].
Då svarade den skriftlärde honom: "Mästare, du har i sanning rätt i vad du säger, att han är en, och att ingen annan är än han.
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.”
Och att älska honom av allt sitt hjärta och av allt sitt förstånd och av all sin kraft och att älska sin nästa såsom sig själv, det är 'förmer än alla brännoffer och slaktoffer'."
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].
Då nu Jesus märkte att han hade svarat förståndigt, sade han till honom: "Du är icke långt ifrån Guds rike." Sedan dristade sig ingen att vidare ställa någon fråga på honom.
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]
Medan Jesus undervisade i helgedomen, framställde han denna fråga: "Huru kunna de skriftlärde säga att Messias är Davids son?
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 själv har ju sagt genom den helige Andes ingivelse: 'Herren sade till min herre: Sätt dig på min högra sida, till dess jag har lagt dina fiender dig till en fotapall.'
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].
Så kallar nu David själv honom 'herre'; huru kan han då vara hans son?" Och folkskarorna hörde honom gärna.
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.
Och han undervisade dem och sade till dem: "Tagen eder till vara för de skriftlärde, som gärna gå omkring i fotsida kläder och gärna vilja bliva hälsade på torgen
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.
och gärna sitta främst i synagogorna och på de främsta platserna vid gästabuden --
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!”
detta under det att de utsuga änkors hus, medan de för syns skull hålla långa böner. De skola få en dess hårdare dom."
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].
Och han satte sig mitt emot offerkistorna och såg huru folket lade ned penningar i offerkistorna. Och många rika lade dit mycket.
42 Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
Men en fattig änka kom och lade ned två skärvar, det är ett öre.
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!”
Då kallade han sina lärjungar till sig och sade till dem: "Sannerligen säger jag eder: Denna fattiga änka lade dit mer än alla de andra som lade något i offerkistorna.
Ty dessa lade alla dit av sitt överflöd, men hon lade dit av sitt armod allt vad hon hade, så mycket som fanns i hennes ägo."
