Matthew 21
1 As [we] approached Jerusalem, we came near Bethphage [village], near Olive [Tree] Hill. Jesus said to two [of his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead of us. As soon as you enter [it], you will see a donkey and her foal that are {someone has} tied [up]. Untie them and bring them [here] to me.
Då dei var komne til Betfage, til Oljeberget, og ikkje hadde langt att til Jerusalem, då sende Jesus tvo læresveinar i veg og sagde til deim:
«Gakk inn i den grendi som ligg beint framfor dykk! Der finn de straks ei asna som stend bundi, og ein fole attmed henne; dei skal de løysa og leida hit til meg.
3 If anyone says anything to you [about your doing that], tell [him], ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will [then allow you to] lead them away.”
Og er det nokon som talar til dykk, so seg: «Herren treng um deim; » då sender han deim hit med ein gong.»
4 When all this happened, what was written by a prophet {what a prophet wrote about} was fulfilled {happened}. The prophet wrote, “Tell the people who live in Jerusalem [SYN], ‘Look! Your king is coming to you! He will come humbly. He [will show that he is humble, because he will be] riding on a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
Dette hende av di det laut sannast det som er tala gjenom profeten, når han segjer:
«Seg til Sions dotter: Sjå, her kjem din konge til deg. Mjuk i åndi rid han på eit asen, folen åt eit klyvdyr.»
6 So the [two] disciples went and did what Jesus told them to do.
Læresveinarne gjekk og gjorde som Jesus hadde sagt.
7 They brought the donkey and its colt [to Jesus]. They placed their cloaks on them [to make something for him to sit on]. Then Jesus [mounted the colt] and sat on the cloaks.
Dei henta asna og folen, og lagde kjolarne sine på deim, og so sette han seg uppå.
8 Then a large crowd spread [some of] their clothing on the road, and other [people] cut off branches from [palm] trees and spread them on the road. [They did those things to decorate the road in order to honor Jesus].
Og størsteparten av folket breidde klædi sine på vegen; andre braut kvister av trei og strådde på vegen.
9 The crowds that walked in front of him and those who walked behind him were shouting things like, “Praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” “May the Lord [God] bless [this one] who comes as [God’s] representative and with [God’s] authority [MTY].” “Praise God, who is in the highest [heaven]!”
Og folkehoparne som gjekk fyre og fylgde etter, ropa: «Hosianna Davids son! Velsigna vere han som kjem i Herrens namn! Hosianna i det høgste!»
10 As Jesus entered Jerusalem, a crowd of people [MTY] from all [over the city] became excited and were saying, “Why [are they honoring] this man [like that]?”
Då han so drog inn i Jerusalem, vart det eit heilt oppstyr i byen; dei spurde: «Kven er dette?»
11 The crowd [that was already following him] said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee!”
Og folkehoparne svara: «Det er profeten, Jesus frå Nasaret i Galilæa.»
12 Then Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard] and chased out all of those who were buying and selling things there. He also overturned the tables of those who were giving [Temple tax money in exchange for Roman] coins, and he overturned the seats of those who were selling pigeons [for sacrifices].
So gjekk Jesus inn i Guds tempel og dreiv ut alle som handla i heilagdomen; han velte bordi åt pengevekslarane og krakkarne åt deim som selde duvor,
13 Then he said to them, “It is {([Jeremiah/A prophet]) has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be called a place where [people] pray’, but you bandits have made it [MET] your hideout!”
og sagde til deim: «Det stend skrive: «Mitt hus skal kallast eit bønehus, » men de gjer det til eit røvarbol.»
14 After that, [many] blind [people] and lame [people] came to Jesus in the temple [in order that he would heal them], and he healed them.
I templet kom det blinde og halte til honom, og han gjorde deim gode att.
15 The high priests and the men who taught the people the [Jewish] laws saw the wonderful deeds that Jesus did. [They also saw and] heard the children shouting in the Temple, “We praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” The religious leaders were indignant [because they did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah].
Men då dei øvste prestarne og dei skriftlærde såg underi han gjorde, og høyrde borni som ropa i templet: «Hosianna Davids son!» so vart dei arge og sagde til honom:
16 [They thought that Jesus should not be allowing the children to say that], so they asked him, “[How can you tolerate] this [RHQ]? Do you hear what these [children] are shouting?” Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, I [hear them, but] if you [remembered what] you have read [in the Scriptures about children praising me, you would know that God is pleased] [RHQ] [with them]. [The psalmist] wrote, [saying to God], ‘You have taught infants and other children to praise you perfectly.’”
«Høyrer du kva desse segjer?» «Ja!» svara han. «Hev de aldri lese: «Av småsveins mål og sogbarns låt hev du ein lovsong laga deg?»»
17 Then Jesus left the city. We [disciples] went [with him] to Bethany [town], and we slept there [that night].
So gjekk han frå deim og ut or byen, til Betania, og var der med natti.
18 Early [the next morning], when we were returning to the city, [Jesus] was hungry.
Då han gjekk inn til byen att um morgonen, vart han svolten.
19 He saw a fig tree near the road. [So he went over to it to pick some figs to eat]. But when he got close, he saw that there were no [figs on the tree]. There were only leaves on it. So [to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel], he said to the fig tree, “May you never again produce figs!” As a result, the fig tree withered that night. (aiōn g165)
Då fekk han sjå eit einsleg fiketre attmed vegen. Han gjekk der burt, men fann’kje anna på treet enn lauv. Då sagde han til det: «Aldri i verdi skal det koma frukt på deg meir.» Og straks turka fiketreet. (aiōn g165)
20 [The next day] when we disciples saw [what had happened to the tree], we marveled, and we said [to Jesus], “(It is astonishing that the fig tree withered so quickly!/How is it that the fig tree dried up so quickly?)” [RHQ]
Då læresveinarne såg det, undra dei seg og sagde: «Korleis kunde det hava seg at fiketreet turka so brått?»
21 Jesus said to us, “Think about this: If you believe [that God has power to do what you ask him to] and you do not doubt [that], you will be able to do [things like what I have] done to this fig tree. You will even be able to do [marvelous deeds like] saying to a nearby hill, ‘Uproot yourself and throw yourself into the sea’, and it will happen!
Jesus svara: «Det segjer eg dykk for sant: Dersom de trur og ikkje tvilar, so skal de gjera større ting enn det med fiketreet, ja, um de so segjer til dette fjellet: «Lyft deg upp og kasta deg ut i havet!» so skal det verta so.
22 In addition [to that], whenever you ask [God for something] when you pray [to him, if you] believe [that he will give it to you], you will receive [it from him].”
Og alt de bed um, skal de få, so sant de trur.»
23 After that, Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard]. While he was teaching [the people], the chief priests and the elders of the Jewish Council approached him. They asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do what you did [here yesterday] [DOU]?”
So gjekk han inn i templet, og med han lærde folket, kom dei øvste prestarne og styresmennerne for lyden burt til honom og sagde: «Kva rett hev du til å gjera dette, og kven gav deg den retten?»
24 Jesus said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and if you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do these things.
«No vil eg og spyrja dykk um ein ting, » sagde Jesus; «svarar de meg på det, so skal eg segja dykk kva rett eg hev til å gjera dette:
25 Where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God or from people? [MTY/EUP]” The chief priests and elders debated among themselves [about what they should answer]. [They said to each other], “If we say, ‘[It was] [MTY/EUP] from God’, he will say to us, ‘Then (you should have believed his [message]!/why did you not believe [John’s message]?) [RHQ]’
Kvar var dåpen åt Johannes ifrå - frå himmelen eller frå menneskje?» Då sagde dei seg imillom: «Svarar me: «Frå himmelen, » so segjer han: «Kvi trudde de honom då ikkje?»
26 If we say, ‘It was from people’, we are afraid that the crowd [will react violently], because all [the people] believe that John was a prophet [sent by God].”
Og svarar me: «Frå menneskje, » då må me ræddast folket; for alle held Johannes for ein profet.»
27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got his authority].” Then he said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do the things I did [here yesterday].”
So svara dei: «Det veit me ikkje.» «Då vil ikkje eg heller segja dykk kva rett eg hev til å gjera dette, » svara Jesus.
28 [Then Jesus said to the chief priests and elders], “Tell me [RHQ] what you think [about what I am about to tell you]. There was a man who had two sons. He went to his older son and said, ‘My son, go and work in my vineyard today!’
«Men kva meiner de um det: Det var ein mann som hadde tvo søner. Han kom til den eine og sagde: «Gakk burt i vingarden, og arbeid der i dag, son min!»
29 But the son said [to his father], ‘I do not want to [go and work in your vineyard today]!’ But later he changed his mind, and he went to the vineyard [and worked].
«Nei, eg vil ikkje, » svara han, men sidan angra han på det og gjekk.
30 Then the father approached his younger son and said what he had said to his older son. That son said, ‘Sir, I will [go and work in the vineyard today.’] But he did not go there.
So kom faren til den andre, og sagde det same med honom. «Ja, herre, det skal eg, » svara han, men han gjekk ikkje.
31 So which of the man’s two sons did what their father desired?” They answered, “The older son.” Jesus [explained to them what that parable meant] by saying, “Think about this: [It is more likely that other people, including] tax collectors and prostitutes, [whom you think are very sinful], will enter where God rules, than it is that you [Jewish leaders] will enter.
Kven av dei tvo gjorde no det faren vilde?» «Den fyrste, » svara dei. Då sagde Jesus til deim: «Det segjer eg dykk for sant: Tollmenner og skjøkjor kjem fyrr inn i Gudsrike enn de.
32 I [say this to you] because, even though John [the Baptizer] explained to you how to live righteously, you did not believe his message. But tax collectors and prostitutes believed his [message, and they turned away from their sinful behavior]. In contrast, you, even though you saw what they did, refused to turn away from your sinful behavior, and you did not believe [John’s message].”
For Johannes kom til dykk på rettferdsvegen, men de trudde honom ikkje. Tollmennerne og skjøkjorne dei trudde honom; men endå de såg det, kom de ikkje på andre tankar, og trudde honom ikkje då heller.
33 “Listen to another parable [that I will tell you]. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it. He dug a hole in the ground [inside the fence]. He placed [in the hole] a stone tank to [collect the juice that would be] pressed out of the grapes. He also built a tower [inside that fence that someone would sit in to guard that vineyard]. He arranged for some men [to care for] the vineyard [and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went away to another country.
Høyr no ei onnor likning: Det var ein gong ein husbonde, som laga ein vingard, og sette gjerde kringum, og stelte til ei vinpersa, og bygde eit tårn; so leigde han hagen burt til brukarar og for ut or landet.
34 When it was time to harvest the grapes, the landowner sent some of his servants to the men who were taking care of the vineyard to get his share of the grapes [that the vineyard had produced].
Då det no leid til at dei skulde hausta av hagen, sende han sveinarne sine til brukarane etter avlingi han skulde hava.
35 But the renters seized the servants. They beat one of them, they killed another one, and [killed] another one of them [by throwing] stones at him.
Men brukarane greip sveinarne hans: ein skamslo dei, og ein drap dei, og ein steina dei.
36 [So the landowner] sent more servants than [he had sent] the first [time]. The renters treated those servants the same way that [they had treated the other servants].
So sende han andre sveinar, fleire enn fyrste gongen; men dei gjorde like eins med deim.
37 Later, [knowing this], [the landowner] sent his son to [the renters to get his share of the grapes]. When he sent him, he said [to himself], ‘They will certainly respect my son [and give him some of the grapes].’
Sist so sende han son sin til deim og sagde: «Dei hev no vel age for son min!»
38 But when the renters saw his son [arriving], they said to each other, ‘This is the man who will inherit [this vineyard]! Let’s kill him and divide the property [among ourselves].’
Men då brukarane såg sonen, sagde dei seg imillom: «Sjå der er ervingen! Kom, lat oss slå honom i hel og eigna til oss arven hans!»
39 So they grabbed him, dragged him outside the vineyard, and killed him.
So tok dei honom og støytte honom ut or vingarden og slo honom i hel.
40 [Now I ask you], when the landowner returns to his vineyard, what [do you think] he will do to those renters?”
Når no vingardseigaren kjem, kva skal han då gjera med desse brukarane?»
41 [The chief priests and elders] replied, “He will thoroughly destroy those wicked [renters]! Then he will rent the vineyard to others. They will give him [his share of] the grapes when they are ripe.”
«Med vondt skal han løna desse vonde mennerne, » svara dei; «han skal gjera ende på deim, og vingarden skal han leiga burt til andre brukarar, som gjev han avlingi i rette tid.»
42 Jesus said to them, “[That is right, so you need to think carefully about these words which] you have read [RHQ] in the Scriptures: The builders rejected a certain stone. [But others put] that same stone [in its proper place, and it] has become the most important stone [of the] building [MET]. The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.
Då sagde Jesus til dei: «Hev de aldri lese i skrifterne: «Den steinen som byggjarane vanda, den var det som vart hyrnestein; D’er Herren sjølv som so hev gjort det; for oss er det eit under stort?»
43 So, [because you reject me], I am going to tell you this: God will no longer let you [Jews] be the people over whom he rules. Instead, he will let [non-Jews] be the people over whom he rules, and they will do [IDM] what he asks them to do.
Difor segjer eg dykk at Gudsriket skal takast ifrå dykk og gjevast til eit folk som ber dei frukterne som høyrer til der.
44 [The important stone in the building represents me, the Messiah, and those who reject me are like people who fall on this stone]. Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken into pieces {This cornerstone will break into pieces anyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
Og den som fell på steinen, han skal slå seg sund, men den som steinen fell på, skal han smuldra til dust.»
45 When the chief priests and the [elders who were] Pharisees heard this parable, they realized that he was accusing them [because they did not believe that he was the Messiah].
Då dei øvste prestarne og farisæarane høyrde likningarne hans, skyna dei at det var deim han tala um.
46 They wanted to seize him, but [they did not do so] because they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that], because [the crowds] considered that Jesus was a prophet.
Og dei tenkte på å gripa honom, men torde ikkje for folket; for dei heldt honom for ein profet.
