Luukkaan 12
1 Kun sillä välin kansaa oli kokoontunut tuhatmäärin, niin että he polkivat toisiaan, rupesi hän puhumaan opetuslapsillensa: "Ennen kaikkea kavahtakaa fariseusten hapatusta, se on: ulkokultaisuutta.
While they were doing that, many thousands of people gathered [around Jesus]. There were so many that they were stepping on each other. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Beware of [becoming] hypocrites [like] the Pharisees. Their [evil influence] [MET] [spreads to others like] yeast [spreads its influence in dough].
2 Ei ole mitään peitettyä, mikä ei tule paljastetuksi, eikä mitään salattua, mikä ei tule tunnetuksi.
People will not be able to continue concealing the things that [they or other] people try to conceal now. [God] will [some day] cause the things that are hidden now to be known {[everyone] to know the things that they hide now}.
3 Sentähden, kaikki, mitä te pimeässä sanotte, joutuu päivänvalossa kuultavaksi, ja mitä korvaan puhutte kammioissa, se katoilta julistetaan.
All the things that you say in the dark [secretly, some day] will be heard {people will hear them} in the daylight. The things you have whispered [SYN] privately among yourselves in your rooms will be proclaimed {[people] will proclaim them} publicly.”
4 Mutta minä sanon teille, ystävilleni: älkää peljätkö niitä, jotka tappavat ruumiin, eivätkä sen jälkeen voi mitään enempää tehdä.
“My friends, listen [carefully]. Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill you, but after they kill you, there is nothing more that they can do [to hurt you].
5 Vaan minä osoitan teille, ketä teidän on pelkääminen: peljätkää häntä, jolla on valta tapettuansa syöstä helvettiin. Niin, minä sanon teille, häntä te peljätkää. (Geenna g1067)
But I will warn you about the one that you should truly be afraid of. You should be afraid of [God], because he not only has [the power to] cause people to die, he has the power to throw them into hell afterward! Yes, he is truly the one that you should be afraid of! (Geenna g1067)
6 Eikö viittä varpusta myydä kahteen ropoon? Eikä Jumala ole yhtäkään niistä unhottanut.
[Think about] the sparrows. [They are worth so little] that [you] can [RHQ] buy five of them for only two small coins. But not one of them is ever forgotten by God {God never forgets one of them}!
7 Ovatpa teidän päänne hiuksetkin kaikki luetut. Älkää peljätkö; te olette suurempiarvoiset kuin monta varpusta.
You are worth more [to God] than many sparrows. So do not be afraid [of what people can do to you! God] even knows how many hairs there are on each of your heads, [so that if you(sg) lose one hair, he knows about it. So nothing bad can happen to you without his knowing it].
8 Mutta minä sanon teille: jokaisen, joka tunnustaa minut ihmisten edessä, myös Ihmisen Poika tunnustaa Jumalan enkelien edessä.
I want to tell you also that if people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], [I], the one who came from heaven, will acknowledge before [God that they are my disciples]. [I will do that while] God’s angels listen.
9 Mutta joka kieltää minut ihmisten edessä, se kielletään Jumalan enkelien edessä.
But if people [are] afraid to say in front of others that they are [my disciples], [I] will say, while God’s angels listen, that they are not [my disciples].
10 Ja jokaiselle, joka sanoo sanan Ihmisen Poikaa vastaan, annetaan anteeksi; mutta sille, joka Pyhää Henkeä pilkkaa, ei anteeksi anneta.
[I will tell you] also that [God is willing to] forgive people who say bad things about me, the one who came from heaven, but [he] will not forgive anyone who says evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does].
11 Mutta kun he vievät teitä synagoogain ja hallitusten ja esivaltojen eteen, älkää huolehtiko siitä, miten tai mitä vastaisitte puolestanne tahi mitä sanoisitte;
[So] when people ask you in Jewish worship houses and in the presence of rulers and other authorities [about your trusting in me], do not worry about how you will answer them [when they accuse you]. Do not worry about what you should say,
12 sillä Pyhä Henki opettaa teille sillä hetkellä, mitä teidän on sanottava."
because the Holy Spirit will tell you at that very time what you should say.”
13 Niin muuan mies kansanjoukosta sanoi hänelle: "Opettaja, sano minun veljelleni, että hän jakaisi kanssani perinnön".
Then one of the people in the crowd said to [Jesus], “Teacher, tell my [older] brother to divide my father’s property and give me [the part that belongs] to me!”
14 Mutta hän vastasi hänelle: "Ihminen, kuka on minut asettanut teille tuomariksi tai jakomieheksi?"
But Jesus replied to him, “Man, (no one appointed me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property!/did anyone appoint me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property?) [RHQ]”
15 Ja hän sanoi heille: "Katsokaa eteenne ja kavahtakaa kaikkea ahneutta, sillä ei ihmisen elämä riipu hänen omaisuudestaan, vaikka sitä ylenpalttisesti olisi".
Then he said to the whole crowd, “Guard yourselves very carefully, in order that you do not desire other people’s things in any way! No one can make his life secure by [obtaining] many possessions.”
16 Ja hän puhui heille vertauksen sanoen: "Rikkaan miehen maa kasvoi hyvin.
Then Jesus told the people this illustration: “There was a certain rich man whose crops grew very well.
17 Niin hän mietti mielessään ja sanoi: 'Mitä minä teen, kun ei minulla ole, mihin viljani kokoaisin?'
[So] he said [to himself], ‘I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place [big enough] to store all my crops!’
18 Ja hän sanoi: 'Tämän minä teen: minä revin maahan aittani ja rakennan suuremmat ja kokoan niihin kaiken eloni ja hyvyyteni;
Then he thought to himself, ‘[I know] what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I will store all my wheat and other goods in [the big new bins].
19 ja sanon sielulleni: sielu, sinulla on paljon hyvää tallessa moneksi vuodeksi; nauti lepoa, syö, juo ja iloitse'.
[Then] I will say to myself [SYN], “Now I have plenty of goods stored up. [They will last] for many years. [So now] I will take life easy. I will eat and drink [all that I want to] and be happy [for a long time]!”’
20 Mutta Jumala sanoi hänelle: 'Sinä mieletön, tänä yönä sinun sielusi vaaditaan sinulta pois; kenelle sitten joutuu se, minkä sinä olet hankkinut?'
But God said to him, ‘You foolish [man]! Tonight you will die! (Then all [the goods] you have saved up [for yourself] will [belong to someone else, not to] you!/Do you think that you [will benefit from] all that you have stored up for yourself?) [RHQ]’”
21 Näin käy sen, joka kokoaa aarteita itselleen, mutta jolla ei ole rikkautta Jumalan tykönä."
[Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying], “That is what will happen to those who store up goods just for themselves, but who do not value the things [that] God [considers] valuable.”
22 Ja hän sanoi opetuslapsillensa: "Sentähden minä sanon teille: älkää murehtiko hengestänne, mitä söisitte, älkääkä ruumiistanne, mitä päällenne pukisitte.
Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “So I want to tell you this: Do not worry about [things you need] in order to live. Do not worry about [whether you will have enough food] to eat or [enough clothes] to wear.
23 Sillä henki on enemmän kuin ruoka, ja ruumis enemmän kuin vaatteet.
It is important to have sufficient food and clothing, but (the way you conduct your lives is more important./is not the way you conduct your lives more important?) [RHQ]
24 Katselkaa kaarneita: eivät ne kylvä eivätkä leikkaa, eikä niillä ole säilytyshuonetta eikä aittaa; ja Jumala ruokkii ne. Kuinka paljoa suurempiarvoiset te olette kuin linnut!
Think about the birds: They do not plant [seeds], and they do not harvest [crops]. They do not have rooms or buildings in which to store crops. But God provides food for them. [And] you are certainly much more valuable than birds. [So God will certainly provide what you need]!
25 Ja kuka teistä voi murehtimisellaan lisätä ikäänsä kyynäränkään vertaa?
(There is not a one of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it!/Is there any of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it?) [RHQ]
26 Jos siis ette voi sitäkään, mikä vähintä on, mitä te murehditte muusta?
Worrying is a small thing to do. So since you cannot add to your life, (you certainly should not worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live!]/why do you worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live]?) [RHQ]
27 Katselkaa kukkia, kuinka ne kasvavat: eivät ne työtä tee eivätkä kehrää. Kuitenkin minä sanon teille: ei Salomo kaikessa loistossansa ollut niin vaatetettu kuin yksi niistä.
Think about the way that flowers grow [in the fields]. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes. But I tell you that [even though King] Solomon, [who lived long ago, wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
28 Jos siis Jumala näin vaatettaa kedon ruohon, joka tänään kasvaa ja huomenna uuniin heitetään, kuinka paljoa ennemmin teidät, te vähäuskoiset!
God makes the flowers beautiful, but they grow in the fields for only a short time. Then [they are cut at the same time that the grass] is cut, and thrown into an oven [to be burned to make heat for baking] bread. [So they really are not worth very much. But you are very precious to] God, [and he] will [care for you] much more [than he cares for the grass by filling it with beautiful flowers]. So he will certainly provide clothes for you, who [live much longer than the grass. Why] [RHQ] [do you] trust him so little?
29 Älkää siis tekään etsikö, mitä söisitte ja mitä joisitte, älkääkä korkeita tavoitelko.
Do not always be concerned about having enough to eat and drink, and do not be worrying about those things.
30 Sillä näitä kaikkia maailman pakanakansat tavoittelevat; mutta teidän Isänne kyllä tietää teidän näitä tarvitsevan.
The people who do not know God are always worried about such things. But your Father [in heaven] knows that you need those things, [so you should not worry about them].
31 Vaan etsikää Jumalan valtakuntaa, niin myös nämä teille annetaan sen ohessa.
Instead, be concerned about letting [God] completely direct [your life]. Then [he] will also give you enough of the things [you need].
32 Älä pelkää, sinä piskuinen lauma; sillä teidän Isänne on nähnyt hyväksi antaa teille valtakunnan.
[You who are my disciples are like a] small flock of sheep, [and I am like your shepherd]. So you should not be afraid. Your Father [in heaven] wants to let you rule with him [in heaven].
33 Myykää, mitä teillä on, ja antakaa almuja; hankkikaa itsellenne kulumattomat kukkarot, loppumaton aarre taivaisiin, mihin ei varas ulotu ja missä koi ei turmele.
[So now] sell the things that you own. Give [the money that you get for those things] to poor people. [If you do that, it will be as though] you are providing for yourselves purses that will not wear out, and [God will give] you a treasure in heaven that will always be safe. There, no thief can come near [to steal it], and no termite can destroy it.
34 Sillä missä teidän aarteenne on, siellä on myös teidän sydämenne.
Remember that [the things] that you [think are the most] valuable are [the things] that you will be constantly concerned about.”
35 Olkoot teidän kupeenne vyötetyt ja lamppunne palamassa;
“Be always ready [for doing God’s work] [MET], like [people] who have put on their work clothes and are ready [during the day], with their lamps burning all night.
36 ja olkaa te niiden ihmisten kaltaiset, jotka herraansa odottavat, milloin hän palajaa häistä, että he hänen tullessaan ja kolkuttaessaan heti avaisivat hänelle.
Be [ready for me to return] [MET], like servants who are waiting for their master to return after being at a wedding feast [for several days]. They are [waiting to] open the door for him and [start working for him again] as soon as he arrives and knocks at the door.
37 Autuaat ne palvelijat, jotka heidän herransa tullessaan tapaa valvomasta! Totisesti minä sanon teille: hän vyöttäytyy ja asettaa heidät aterioimaan ja menee ja palvelee heitä.
If those servants are awake when he returns, [he will] be very pleased with them. I will tell you this: He will put on [the kind of clothes] that servants wear and tell them to sit down, and he will serve them a meal.
38 Ja jos hän tulee toisella yövartiolla tai kolmannella ja havaitsee heidän näin tekevän, niin autuaat ovat ne palvelijat.
[Even] if he comes between midnight and sunrise, if he finds that his servants are [awake and] ready [for him], he will be very pleased with them.
39 Mutta se tietäkää: jos perheenisäntä tietäisi, millä hetkellä varas tulee, hän ei sallisi taloonsa murtauduttavan.
But you must also remember this: If owners of a house knew what time a thief was coming, they [would stay awake and] would not allow their house to be broken into [and their goods to be stolen] {[the thief] to break into the house [and steal their goods]}.
40 Niin olkaa tekin valmiit, sillä sinä hetkenä, jona ette luule, Ihmisen Poika tulee."
Similarly, you must be ready [for me to return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will come [again] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
41 Niin Pietari sanoi: "Herra, meistäkö sinä sanot tämän vertauksen vai myös kaikista muista?"
Peter said, “Lord, are you [(sg)] speaking this illustration [only] for us or for everyone [else also]?”
42 Ja Herra sanoi: "Kuka siis on se uskollinen ja ymmärtäväinen huoneenhaltija, jonka hänen herransa asettaa pitämään huolta hänen palvelusväestään, antamaan heille ajallaan heidän ruokaosansa?
The Lord replied, “[I am saying it for you and for anyone else] [MET, RHQ] who is like a faithful and wise manager in his master’s house. His master appoints him to [supervise affairs in his house] and to give all the [other] servants their food at the proper time. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
43 Autuas se palvelija, jonka hänen herransa tullessaan havaitsee näin tekevän!
If the servant is doing that work when his master returns, [his master] will be very pleased with him.
44 Totisesti minä sanon teille: hän asettaa hänet kaiken omaisuutensa hoitajaksi.
I tell you this: His master will appoint him to supervise all of his affairs [permanently].
45 Mutta jos palvelija sanoo sydämessään: 'Herrani tulo viivästyy', ja rupeaa lyömään palvelijoita ja palvelijattaria sekä syömään ja juomaan ja päihdyttämään itseänsä,
But that servant might think to himself, ‘My master [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably will] not return soon [and find out what I am doing].’ [Then he might] start to beat the [other] servants, both male and female ones. [He might also start] to eat [a lot of food] and get drunk.
46 niin sen palvelijan herra tulee päivänä, jona hän ei odota, ja hetkenä, jota hän ei arvaa, ja hakkaa hänet kappaleiksi ja määrää hänelle saman osan kuin uskottomille.
[If he does that, and if] his master returns on a day when the servant does not expect him, then his master will (cut him into two pieces/punish him severely) [HYP] and put him [in the place where he puts all] those who do not [serve him] faithfully.
47 Ja sitä palvelijaa, joka tiesi herransa tahdon, mutta ei tehnyt valmistuksia eikä toiminut hänen tahtonsa mukaan, rangaistaan monilla lyönneillä.
Every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires will be beaten severely {[The master] will beat severely every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires}.
48 Sitä taas, joka ei tiennyt, mutta teki semmoista, mikä lyöntejä ansaitsee, rangaistaan vain muutamilla lyönneillä. Sillä jokaiselta, jolle on paljon annettu, myös paljon vaaditaan; ja jolle on paljon uskottu, siltä sitä enemmän kysytään.
But every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do, and who did things for which he deserved to be punished, will be beaten lightly {[the master] will beat lightly every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do and did the things for which he deserved that [his master] would beat him}. [God will treat his people similarly, because he] expects a lot from those people whom [he] has allowed [to understand a lot]. People who entrust things [to others’ care] expect those people [to care for those things] very well. Similarly, [God] expects a lot from those people whom he has allowed [to understand a lot]. Furthermore, he expects the most from people to whom he has given the most [ability].”
49 Tulta minä olen tullut heittämään maan päälle; ja kuinka minä tahtoisinkaan, että se jo olisi syttynyt!
“I came to earth to cause [there to be trials] [MET], [which will purify you as] fire [purifies metal] (OR, to cause judgment/divisions among you). I wish that the time when [you] will be purified {when [God] will purify you} (OR, when divisions will be caused {to cause divisions among people}) had already begun.
50 Mutta minä olen kasteella kastettava, ja kuinka minä olenkaan ahdistettu, kunnes se on täytetty!
I must soon suffer [IDM] greatly. I am distressed, and I will continue to be distressed until my suffering is finished.
51 Luuletteko, että minä olen tullut tuomaan maan päälle rauhaa? Ei, sanon minä teille, vaan eripuraisuutta.
Do you think that as a result of my coming to earth people will live together peacefully? No! I must tell you, [that is not what will happen! Instead, people] will be divided.
52 Sillä tästedes riitautuu viisi samassa talossa keskenään, kolme joutuu riitaan kahta vastaan ja kaksi kolmea vastaan,
Because some people in one house [will believe in me and some will not], they will be divided. [For example], three people in one house [who do not believe in me] will oppose two [who do believe], or two [who do not believe in me] will oppose three [who do believe].
53 isä poikaansa vastaan ja poika isäänsä vastaan, äiti tytärtänsä vastaan ja tytär äitiänsä vastaan, anoppi miniäänsä vastaan ja miniä anoppiansa vastaan."
A man will oppose his son, or a son will oppose his father. A woman will oppose her daughter, or a woman will oppose her mother. A woman will oppose her daughter-in-law, or a woman will oppose her mother-in-law.”
54 Ja hän sanoi myöskin kansalle: "Kun näette pilven nousevan lännestä, sanotte kohta: 'Tulee sade'; ja niin tuleekin.
He [also] said to the crowds, “[In this country], when you see a [dark] cloud forming in the west, you immediately say ‘It is going to rain!’ and that is what happens.
55 Ja kun näette etelätuulen puhaltavan, sanotte: 'Tulee helle'; ja niin tuleekin.
[In this region], when the wind blows from the south, you say, ‘It is going to be a very hot day!’ and that is what happens.
56 Te ulkokullatut, maan ja taivaan muodon te osaatte arvioida; mutta kuinka ette arvioitse tätä aikaa?
You hypocrites! By observing the clouds and the wind, you are able to discern what is happening regarding [the weather]. It is disgusting that you are not able to discern [what God is doing] at this present time [RHQ]!
57 Miksi ette jo itsestänne päätä, mikä oikeata on?
(Each of you ought to determine now what is the right thing for you to do, [while you still have time to do that]!/Why cannot each of you determine what is the right [thing for you to do now while you still have time to do that]?) [RHQ]
58 Kun kuljet riitapuolesi kanssa hallitusmiehen eteen, niin tee matkalla voitavasi päästäksesi hänestä sovussa eroon, ettei hän raastaisi sinua tuomarin eteen ja tuomari antaisi sinua oikeudenpalvelijalle, ja ettei oikeudenpalvelija heittäisi sinua vankeuteen.
[If you do not do that, God will punish you] [MET]. [It will be like what happens when] someone takes one of you to court, saying that you [(sg)] have done something very bad. You should try to settle things with him while you are still on the way to the court. If he forces you to go to the judge, the judge will decide that you are guilty and put you into the hands of the court officer. Then that officer will put you in prison.
59 Minä sanon sinulle: sieltä et pääse, ennenkuin maksat viimeisenkin rovon."
I tell you that if you go to prison, you will never get out, [because you will never be able to] pay every bit [of what the judge says you owe] [MET]. [Similarly, you ought to settle accounts with God before you die, too].”
