Markus 8
1 På nytt var mye folk samlet, og de hadde ikke noe å spise. Jesus ba da disiplene komme bort til seg og sa:
During those days, a large crowd of people gathered again. [After they had been there a couple days], they had no food to eat. So Jesus summoned the disciples [to come closer] and then he said to them,
2 ”Jeg føler sterkt med folket. De har vært hos meg i tre dager og har ikke noe å spise.
“This is the third day that these people have been with me, and they have nothing [left] to eat, so now I feel very sorry for them.
3 Dersom jeg sender dem hjem uten at de har fått mat, kan de besvime av utmattelse langs veien. Noen av dem bor jo langt herfra.”
Furthermore, if I send them home [while they are still] hungry, [some of] them will faint on the way home, because some of them have come from far away.”
4 Disiplene svarte:”Hvor skal vi få tak i nok mat til alle disse menneskene her i ødemarken?”
[Knowing that he was suggesting that they give the people something to eat, one of] his disciples replied, “(We cannot possibly find food to satisfy this crowd, here in this place where no people live!/How can we find food to satisfy this crowd, here in this place where no people live?)” [RHQ]
5 Jesus spurte:”Hvor mange brød har dere?””Sju”, svarte de.
Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They replied, “[We have] seven [flat loaves].”
6 Da ba Jesus folket å slå seg ned på bakken. Han tok de sju brødene, takket Gud for maten og brøt dem i biter. Bitene ga han til disiplene, som i sin tur delte dem ut til folket.
Jesus commanded the crowd, “Sit down on the ground!” [After they sat down], he took the seven loaves, he thanked [God for them], he broke them [into pieces] and started giving them to his disciples in order that they might distribute them [to the people].
7 I tillegg hadde de noen små fisker. Jesus takket Gud også for dem og ba disiplene å dele ut.
[They found that] they [also] had a few small [dried] fish. So after he thanked God for these, he told the disciples, “Distribute these also.” [After they distributed the bread and fish to the crowd],
8 Alle spiste og ble mette. Da de til slutt samlet sammen det som var til overs, ble det sju fulle kurver.
the people ate this food and they had plenty [to] satisfy [them]. [The disciples] collected the pieces of food that were left over. [They filled] seven large baskets full of those pieces.
9 Det var omkring 4 000 personer til stede. Etterpå sendte Jesus folket hjem.
[They estimated that] there were about 4,000 people [who ate on that day].
10 Han steg ombord i en båt og dro til distriktet ved Dalmanuta sammen med disiplene.
Then Jesus dismissed the crowd. Immediately after that, he got into the boat along with his disciples, and they went [around Lake Galilee] to Dalmanutha district.
11 Da fariseerne fikk vite at Jesus var der, kom de for å diskutere med ham. De forlangte at han skulle gi dem et tegn fra Gud som bevis på hvem han var.
[In those days some] Pharisees came to Jesus. They asked him [to perform] a miracle [that would show that] God [had sent him]. They wanted to [find a way by which they could] convince the people to reject him. [So] they started to argue with him.
12 Jesus ble dypt skuffet da han hørte dette og sukket:”Hvorfor må denne slekten se tegn for å kunne tro? Nei, jeg forsikrer dere at Gud skal ikke la dere få se noe tegn.”
Jesus sighed quietly to himself, and then he said, “I am disgusted that [RHQ], [even though] you people have seen how I [have healed people], you keep asking me to perform miracles! Note this: Such a miracle will certainly not be shown {I will certainly not show such a miracle} [just] for you people!”
13 Så dro han fra dem og steg i båten igjen og dro over til den andre siden av sjøen.
Then he left them. He got into the boat again, along [with his disciples], and they went further around [Lake Galilee].
14 Disiplene oppdaget nå at de hadde glemt å skaffe seg mat før de dro. Et eneste brød var alt de hadde med seg i båten.
The disciples had forgotten to bring along [enough] food. Specifically, they had only one flat loaf of bread with them in the boat.
15 Jesus begynte å advare dem og sa:”Ta dere nøye i vare både for fariseerne og kong Herodes sin deig som ligger og gjærer.”
[As they were going], Jesus warned them against [the attitudes the Pharisees and Herod Antipas had, attitudes that were having a bad effect on other people. He did this by telling them a parable]. He said, “Be careful! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!”
16 ”Hva mener han?” spurte disiplene hverandre. De trodde han sa dette fordi de hadde glemt å ta med seg brød.
[The disciples misunderstood him]. So they said to one another, “[He must have said that] because we have no bread.”
17 Da Jesus hørte dem diskutere dette, sa han:”Hvorfor er dere så urolige for at dere ikke har brød med dere? Forstår dere fortsatt ingenting? Er dere så trege til å fatte?
Jesus knew [what they were discussing among themselves]. So he said to them, “([I am disappointed that you are] discussing about your not having enough bread!/Why are you discussing about your not having enough bread?) [RHQ] (You should understand by now [that I can provide miraculously for you if you need food!/Why do you not yet perceive or understand that I can provide miraculously for you if you need food]?) [RHQ] (You are not thinking!/Why are you not thinking?) [RHQ]
18 Dere har øyne å se med og ser likevel ingenting, og øre å høre med og hører likevel ingenting. Har dere glemt
(I am also disappointed that, although you have eyes, you do not [understand what you] see!/Why is it that, although you have eyes, you do not [understand what you] see?) [RHQ] You have ears, but you do not understand [what I say] [RHQ]!” [Then he asked], “Do you not remember [what happened]
19 at jeg mettet mer enn 5 000 personer med bare fem brød? Hvor mange fulle kurver med rester plukket dere opp den gangen?””Tolv”, sa de.
when I broke [only] five loaves [and fed] the 5.000 people [RHQ]? [Not only was everyone satisfied, but there was food left over] How many baskets full of pieces of bread [that were left over] did you collect?” They replied, “We collected twelve baskets full.”
20 ”Da jeg mettet mer enn 4 000 personer med sju brød, hvor mange kurver fikk dere da til overs?””Sju”, svarte de.
Then he asked, “When I broke the seven loaves in order to [feed] the 4,000 people, [again when everyone had plenty to eat], how many large baskets [of pieces of bread that were left over] did you collect?” They replied, “[We collected] seven [large baskets full].”
21 Jesus sa:”Forstår dere fortsatt ingenting?”
Then he kept saying to them, “([I am disappointed that] you do not understand yet [that you should never worry that you do not have enough food]!/Why do you not understand yet [that you should never worry that you do not have enough food]?)” [RHQ]
22 Da de kom over til Betsaida, førte de en blind mann til Jesus og ba at han måtte røre ved mannen og helbrede han.
They arrived [in the boat] at Bethsaida [town]. People brought to Jesus a blind man and earnestly requested that Jesus touch him [in order to heal him].
23 Jesus tok da den blinde mannen ved hånden og førte ham ut av byen. Der spyttet han på øynene hans og la hendene sine på ham.”Kan du se noe?” spurte Jesus.
Jesus took the hand of the blind man, led him outside the town, he put his saliva on the man’s eyes, he put his hands on the man, and then he asked him, “Do you see anything?”
24 Mannen så seg omkring.”Ja”, sa han,”jeg ser folk. Men de ser ut som trær som går omkring!”
The man looked up and then he said, “[Yes], I see people! They are walking around, but I cannot see them [clearly]. They look like trees!”
25 Da la Jesus hendene sine på mannens øyne en gang til. Og nå ble mannen helt helbredet og kunne se igjen, og han så alle ting klart som dagen.
Then Jesus again touched the eyes of the blind man. The man looked intently and at that moment he was completely healed! He could see everything clearly.
26 Senere sendte Jesus mannen hjem med denne henstillingen:”Gå ikke inn i byen på veien hjem.”
Jesus said to him, “Do not go into the town! [First go straight home and tell the people there about what I did]!” Then he sent the man to his home.
27 Jesus og disiplene dro fra Galilea og gikk nordover til byene rundt Cæsarea Filippi. Mens de gikk langs veien, spurte han:”Hvem sier folk at jeg er?”
Jesus and the disciples [left Bethsaida town and went to the villages near Caesarea Philippi town]. On the way he questioned them, “Who do people say that I [really] am?”
28 ”Noen sier at du er døperen Johannes”, svarte disiplene,”noen sier at du er Elia, og andre at du er en annen av profetene som før i tiden bar fram Guds budskap.”
They replied, “[Some people say] that you are John the Baptizer, [who has come back to life again]. Others say [that you are the prophet] Elijah [who has returned from heaven as God promised]. And others say that you are one of the [other former] prophets [who has come back to life again].”
29 Da spurte han:”Hvem tror dere at jeg er?” Peter svarte:”Du er Messias, den lovede kongen.”
He asked them, “What about you? Who do you say that I am?” Peter replied to him, “[We believe that] you are the Messiah!”
30 Men Jesus forbød dem strengt å snakke med noen om dette.
Then Jesus warned them strongly that they should not tell anyone [yet that he was the Messiah].
31 Etter dette begynte Jesus å undervise disiplene om at han, Menneskesønnen, måtte lide mye. Han forklarte at folkets ledere, øversteprestene og de skriftlærde ville ta avstand fra ham og stå bak at han ble drept, men at han etter tre dager skulle stå opp igjen fra de døde.
Then Jesus began to teach them, “[Even though] I am the one who came from heaven, it is necessary that I suffer very much. It is also necessary that I be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the men who teach the [Jewish] laws {that the elders, the chief priests, and the men who teach the [Jewish] laws reject me}, and that I be killed {they kill me}. But on the third day [after I am killed I] will become alive again.”
32 Dette sa han helt åpent. Peter dro han da til sides og begynte å protestere.
He said this to them clearly. But Peter took Jesus aside and then, [because he assumed that the Messiah would never die], he started to rebuke Jesus [for talking about dying].
33 Jesus vendte seg om og så bort mot disiplene og sa strengt til Peter:”Gå bort fra meg, Satan! Det du nå tenker, er mennesketanker og kommer ikke fra Gud.”
Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples. Then he rebuked Peter, saying, “Stop thinking like that! Satan [is causing you to talk like that! Instead] of wanting what God wants [me to do, you are wanting] me to do [only] what [most] people [would want me to do].”
34 Så kalte han disiplene til seg og ba folket å komme. Og han sa til dem:”Om noen vil bli disiplene mine, da kan han ikke lenger tenke på seg selv, men må følge mitt eksempel og være beredt til å dø.
Then he summoned the crowd along with his disciples [so that they might listen to him]. He told them, “If any one [of you] wants to be my disciple, you must not do [only] what you yourself want to do. Specifically, you must [be willing to allow people to hurt you and to disgrace you. That is what they do to criminals] who are forced to carry crosses [MET] [to the places where they will be crucified]. That is what anyone who wants to be my disciple must do.
35 Ja, den som klamrer seg fast til livet, skal til sist miste det, men den som mister livet sitt for min skyld for å spre budskapet om meg, han skal berge det.
[You must do that], because those who try to save their lives [by denying that they belong to me when people want to kill them for believing in me] will not live [eternally], but those who are killed because of being my [disciples] and [because of telling others my] good message will live [forever with me].
36 Hva vinner et menneske om hele verden blir gitt ham, dersom han samtidig mister det evige livet?
People might get everything [they want] in this world, but (they are really gaining nothing if they do not get eternal life [because they do not become my disciples!]/what will they gain if they do not get eternal life [because they do not become my disciples]?) [RHQ]
37 Ingen penger i hele verden kan hjelpe et menneske til å få livet tilbake.
([Think carefully about the fact that] there is absolutely nothing that people can give [to God] that would enable them to gain eternal life!/Is there anything that a person can give [to God] in order to gain eternal life?) [RHQ]
38 Den som innfor vår tids gudløse og syndige mennesker skammer seg over meg og budskapet mitt, han skal jeg, Menneskesønnen, skamme meg over når jeg vender tilbake til min Fars herlighet sammen med englene hans.”
And think about this: Those who refuse [to say that they belong to] me and who reject what I say in these days when many people have turned away [from God] and are very sinful, I, the one who came from heaven, will also refuse [to say that they belong to me] when I come back with the holy angels and have the glorious brightness that my Father has!”
