Matteus 23
1 Senere talte Jesus til folket og disiplene og sa:
Then Jesus said to the crowd and to us his disciples,
2 ”Disse skriftlærde og fariseere ser det som oppgaven sin å forklare alle budene i Moseloven.
“Moses was the [renowned] teacher who taught [the people the laws that God gave him] [MTY]. Now, the Pharisees and the men who teach our [Jewish] laws have made themselves the ones who interpret those laws [IDM].
3 Derfor skal dere lyde og følge det de sier, men ta dere i vare så dere ikke følger deres praktiske liv, for de snakker gjerne, men praktiserer slett ikke sine egne ord.
Consequently, you should do whatever they tell you that you must do. But do not do what they do, because they themselves do not do what they tell [you that you must do].
4 De stiller umulige krav mot dere, men gjør ikke noe for å hjelpe dere til å oppfylle dem.
They [require you to obey many rules that are difficult to obey]. But they themselves [do not help anyone obey those rules. It is] as if they are tying up loads that are hard to carry and putting them on your shoulders [MET] [for you to carry. But they] themselves [do not desire to help anyone obey those laws. They are like] people who do not want to lift [even the slightest load] that they [could lift] [MET]
5 Alt de gjør, gjør de for å vise seg fram. De går omkring med ekstra brede bønneremmer på armene og setter lange minnedusker på kappene sine for å vise at de er lydige mot Gud.
[with] one finger. Whatever they do, they do it to be seen by other people {so that other people will see them doing that}. [For example], they make extra wide the tiny boxes containing portions of Scripture that they wear on their arms. They enlarge the tassels on their robes, [to make others think that they are pious].
6 De elsker å sitte på hedersplassene ved bordet under festmåltidene, og i gudstjenestene tar de plassene på fremste rekken.
[They want people to honor them. For example], at dinner parties they sit in the seats where the most important people sit. In the places of worship [they want to sit] in the seats where the most honored people sit.
7 De vil gjerne bli hilst med respekt på torget og bli kalt’mester’ av folket.
Also, [they want people to] greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces and to honor them by calling them ‘Teacher’.
8 Men la aldri noen opphøye dere og kalle dere’mester’, for bare en er deres læremester. Dere er alle søsken og står på samme nivået.
But you [who are my disciples] should not allow people to address you [honorably] as ‘Rabbi’, [which means ‘teacher]’. I [am the] only one who is [really] your teacher, which means that you are all [equal, like] brothers and sisters, [and none of you should act superior to another, as the Pharisees do].
9 Kall heller ikke noen her på jorden for’Far’, for bare en er deres Far, og det er Gud i himmelen.
Do not [honor anyone] on earth [by] addressing him as ‘Father’, because God, your Father in heaven, is the only [spiritual] father of all of you.
10 La ingen kalle dere’lærer’, for bare en er deres lærer, og det er Messias, den lovede kongen.
Do not [allow people to] call you ‘Instructors’, because I, the Messiah, am the one instructor who [teaches all of] you.
11 Den som vil bli betydningsfull blant dere, må bli tjener for de andre.
In contrast, everyone among you who wants [God to consider them] to be important must serve others as servants do.
12 Den som opphøyer seg selv, skal bli ydmyket, men den som ydmyker seg selv, skal bli opphøyet.”
[God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
13 Jesus fortsatte:”Ulykken skal ramme dere skriftlærde og fariseere, dere som er falske mennesker og bare later som om dere er lydige mot Gud. Dere hindrer andre fra å gjøre Guds vilje, slik at de ikke får tilhøre Guds eget folk. Selv kommer dere aldri til å bli regnet med blant dem.
[Then Jesus said to the religious leaders], “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees are hypocrites! There will be terrible punishment for [you, because by teaching what is false], you [prevent people] [MTY/HYP] [who are thinking about letting] God rule their lives [from doing that] [MET]. [What you are doing is like] closing a gate [MET] [so that people who] are wanting to enter [a city cannot go in]. As for you, [you do not let] God [rule your lives. Neither do you allow] other people [to let God rule their lives. What you do is like] not going into a [house] yourselves, and not allowing others to enter it [either] [MET].”
15 Ja, ulykken skal ramme dere, dere som bare later som om dere er lydige mot Gud! Dere kan reise over hav og land for å få noen til å tro på Gud, men etterpå gjør dere den arme stakkaren til et helvetes barn, dobbelt verre enn dere selv. (Geenna g1067)
“You are hypocrites, you men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees! Your punishment will be terrible, because you exert yourselves very much to get [even] one person to believe what you teach. For instance, you travel across seas and lands [to distant places] in order to do that. And [as a result], when one person [believes what you teach], you make that person much more deserving to go to hell than you yourselves [deserve to].” (Geenna g1067)
16 Ulykken skal ramme dere, dere som er blinde ledere! Dere påstår at om noen sverger’ved Guds tempel’, ja, så betyr det ingenting, for den eden har dere lov til å bryte. Men om noen sverger’ved gullet i templet’ da er det forpliktende!
“You [Jewish leaders], your punishment will be terrible! You are [like people who are] blind [MET] who are trying to lead others. You say, ‘[In the case of] those who promise to [do] something and then ask the Temple [to affirm what they have promised], it means nothing [if they do not do what] they have promised. But if they ask the gold that is in the Temple [to affirm what they have promised], they must do what they promised.’
17 Blinde dårer! Hva er det viktigste, gullet, eller templet som tilhører Gud og derfor gjør gullet hellig?
You are fools, and you are [like people who are] blind [MET]! The gold [that is in the Temple] is important, but [the Temple] is even more important [RHQ], because it is the Temple that the gold is in that sets the gold apart for a special use for God.
18 Dere sier også at om noen sverger’ved alteret’ da betyr det ingenting, men om noen sverger’ved gavene på alteret’ da er det forpliktende!
Also [you say], ‘In the case of those who promise to [do] something and then ask [the altar to affirm what they have promised], it means nothing [if they do not do what they have promised]. But if they ask the gift [that] they have put on the altar [to support what they have promised], they must do [what they promised].’
19 Blinde dårer! Hva er størst, gaven på alteret, eller alteret som tilhører Gud og derfor gjør gaven hellig?
[You are like people who are] blind [MET]. The gift [that is offered] on the altar is important, but the altar is even more important [RHQ] because it is the altar on which the offering is offered that sets it apart for a special use for God.
20 Når dere sverger’ved alteret’, sverger dere både ved alteret og ved alt som er på det.
So, those who promise to do something, and then ask the altar [to affirm what they have promised] are asking everything on the altar [to support what they promised].
21 Når dere sverger’ved templet’, sverger dere både ved templet og ved den Gud som bor i det.
Those who promise to do something, and then ask the Temple [to affirm what they promised], are asking that [God], to whom the Temple belongs, [will affirm what they have promised].
22 Når dere sverger’ved himmelen’, sverger dere ved Guds trone og ved Gud selv.
Those who promise to do something and then ask heaven [to affirm what they promised] are asking the throne of God and [God], who sits on that throne, [to affirm what they promised].”
23 Ja, ulykken skal ramme dere, dere skriftlærde og fariseere, som bare later som om dere er lydige mot Gud. Dere gir Gud en tiendedel av den minste urt blant krydderplantene, som mynte, dill og karve, men dere bryr dere ikke om det som er langt viktigere: Rettferdighet, barmhjertighet og troskap. Visst skal dere gi Gud en tiendedel av alt, men ikke glem det som er det aller viktigste.
“You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites because, [even though] you give [to God] a tenth of [the herbs you produce, such as] mint, dill, and cummin, you do not [obey God’s] laws that are more important. [For example, you do not act] justly toward others, you do not act mercifully toward people, and you are not trustworthy. It is good to [give a tenth of your herbs] to God, but you should also [obey] these other [more important laws].
24 Dere blinde ledere! Dere siler bort myggen, men svelger kamelene.
You [leaders are like] blind people [who are trying to lead others. According to your laws you say that touching gnats and camels makes you unacceptable to God. What you are doing is like] straining a gnat [out of a jar of water so that you do not swallow it and thereby become unacceptable to God], and [at the same time] swallowing a camel [with the water] [MET]!”
25 Ulykken skal ramme dere, dere skriftlærde og fariseere, som bare later som om dere er lydige mot Gud! På utsiden er dere like sterilt rene som de beger og fat dere vasker så grundig før dere drikker og spiser av dem. Men innvendig stinker livet av griskhet og begjær.
“You men who teach people the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites! You are greedy and selfish, but you [make yourselves appear holy. You are like] cups and plates that have been cleaned on the outside, but on the inside [they are very filthy].
26 Blinde fariseere! Se først til at dere får det rett med Gud på innsiden, for da vil også utsiden bli ren og fin.
You blind Pharisees! First you must [stop being greedy and selfish]. [Then you will be able to do what] is [righteous. That will be like] cleaning the inside of a cup first. Then when you clean [MET] the outside [of the cup], [the cup will truly be clean].”
27 Uykken skal ramme dere, dere skriftlærde og fariseere! Dere viser fram en fin fasade, men dere er som hvitmalte graver. De er vakre på utsiden, men innvendig er de fylt med skjelettene fra døde kropper, smuss og råttenskap.
“You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites! You are like tombs [SIM] that are painted white [so that people can see them and avoid touching them]. The outside surfaces are beautiful, but inside they are full of dead people’s bones and filth.
28 Dere gjør alt for at menneskene skal tro at dere følger Guds vilje, men i virkeligheten er dere fulle av falskhet og synd.
You are [like those tombs]. When people look at you, they think that you are righteous, but in your (inner beings/hearts) you are hypocrites and you disobey [God’s] commands.”
29 Ja, ulykken skal ramme dere, dere skriftlærde og fariseere, som bare later som om dere er lydige mot Gud! Dere bygger monumenter over profetene som bar fram Guds budskap, og dere smykker gravene til dem som fulgte Guds vilje.
“You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees are hypocrites! Your punishment will be terrible! You rebuild the tombs of the [prophets whom others killed long ago]. You decorate the monuments [that honor] righteous [people].
30 Og dere sier:’Dersom vi hadde levd på forfedrenes tid, da ville vi aldri ha drept noen profeter.’
You say, ‘If we had [lived] when our ancestors [MET] [lived], we would not have helped [MET] those who killed [MTY] the prophets.’
31 Men når dere sier dette, medgir dere at dere er etterkommere til dem som myrdet profetene.
Thus [you recognize that you should honor the prophets, but you disregard the word of God that other men whom God has sent teach you. In that way] you testify against yourselves that you are descendants and disciples [MET] of those who killed the prophets.
32 Så fortsett bare med å gå i fotsporene til forfedrene deres, og gjør ferdig det de startet på!
You are as ready to murder people as [MET] your ancestors were!
[You people are so wicked] You are [as dangerous as poisonous] snakes [DOU, MET]! (You [foolishly] think that you will escape being punished in hell!/Do you [foolishly] think that you will escape when [God] punishes [wicked people] in hell?) [RHQ] (Geenna g1067)
34 Jeg sender dere profeter som bærer fram Guds budskap, og visemenn og lærere som forklarer Skriften for dere. En av dem kommer dere til å drepe og spikre fast til et kors. Andre kommer dere til å piske til blods i synagogene deres og forfølge fra by til by.
Take note that this is why I will send prophets, wise men, and other men who will teach you [my message]. You will kill some of them by nailing them to crosses, and you will kill some in other ways. You will whip some of them in the places where you worship, and [you will] chase them from city to city.
35 På grunn av dette skal dere få stå til rette for alle mordene på dem som fulgte Guds vilje, helt fra Abel til Sakarja, som var sønn til Barakia, han dere myrdet mellom templet og alteret.
As a result, God will consider that you are guilty for killing [SYN] all the righteous [people], including killing [MTY] [Adam’s son] Abel, who was a righteous man [SYN], and Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you [are guilty of] killing [in the holy place] between the Temple and the altar, and for killing [all the prophets] who lived between [the times that those two men lived].
36 Ja, jeg forsikrer dere at alle disse dommene skal ramme denne slekten som ikke vil tro.
Think about this: You people who have observed my ministry, it is you whom [God] will punish [for killing all] those [prophets]!”
37 Å, dere Jerusalems innbyggere, dere som dreper profetene og steiner andre som Gud sender til dere med budskapet sitt. Hvor ofte har jeg ikke ønsket å samle dere, som når en høne samler kyllingene sine under vingene, men dere lot meg ikke gjøre det.
“O [people of] Jerusalem [MTY, APO], you killed the prophets [who lived long ago], and you killed others whom [God] sent to you. You killed them by throwing stones at them [DOU]! Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you], like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings [MET]. But you did not want [me to do that].
38 Nå får dere selv ta hånd om deres tempel som blir lagt øde.
So listen to this: Your city [SYN] will [soon] become an uninhabited place.
39 Ja, jeg sier dere, nå får dere ikke se meg igjen før dere roper:’Vi ærer deg, du som er sendt av Herren.’”
Keep this in mind: You will see me again only when I [return], and you say [about me], ‘[God] is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY].’”
