Lukas 18
1 Og han sa en lignelse til dem om at de alltid skulde bede og ikke bli trette.
[Jesus] told [his disciples] a parable to teach them that they always ought to pray confidently and not be discouraged [if God does not immediately answer their prayers].
2 Der var en dommer i en by, som ikke fryktet Gud og ikke undså sig for noget menneske.
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not revere God, and did not care about people, either.
3 Og det var en enke der i byen, og hun kom til ham og sa: Hjelp mig til å få rett over min motstander!
There was a widow in that city who kept coming to him, saying, ‘Please decide what is just [in the dispute between me and] the man who is opposing me [in court!’]
4 Og lenge vilde han ikke; men til sist sa han ved sig selv: Om jeg enn ikke frykter Gud og ikke undser mig for noget menneske,
For a long time the judge refused [to help her]. But later he thought to himself, ‘I do not revere God and I do not care about people,
5 vil jeg dog hjelpe denne enke til å få rett fordi hun gjør mig uleilighet, så hun ikke til slutt skal komme og legge hånd på mig.
but this widow keeps bothering me! So I will make sure that she is treated justly. [If I do not do that], she will exhaust me by continually coming to me!’”
6 Og Herren sa: Hør hvad den urettferdige dommer sier!
Then the Lord [Jesus] said, “[Even though] the judge was not a righteous man, think carefully about what he said!
7 Men skulde da ikke Gud hjelpe sine utvalgte til deres rett, dem som roper til ham dag og natt, og er han sen når det gjelder dem?
[Similarly], (God will certainly show that [what you] have done has been right!/will God not show that [what you] have done has been right?) [RHQ] He will do this for you whom he has chosen. [He will do this for you] who pray earnestly to him night and day, asking him to [help you]. He may delay [helping you].
8 Jeg sier eder at han skal skynde sig å hjelpe dem til deres rett. Men når Menneskesønnen kommer, mon han da vil finne troen på jorden?
But I tell you, [some day] he will show that what you did was right, and he will do it quickly. But when [I], the one who came from heaven, return to earth, (there may not be [many people who will still] be trusting [that I will vindicate them] (OR, who will still be trusting in me)./will there be [many people who will still] be trusting [that I will vindicate them] (OR, who will still be trusting in me)?) [RHQ]”
9 Han sa også denne lignelse til nogen som stolte på sig selv at de var rettferdige, og foraktet de andre:
[Jesus] also told a parable [to warn] people who mistakenly thought that they were doing things that made them acceptable to God. Besides, they also despised other people.
10 To menn gikk op til templet for å bede; den ene var en fariseer og den andre en tolder.
[He said this]: “Two men went up to the Temple [in Jerusalem] to pray. One was a Pharisee. The other was a tax collector.
11 Fariseeren stod for sig selv og bad således: Gud! jeg takker dig fordi jeg ikke er som andre mennesker: røvere, urettferdige, horkarler, eller og som denne tolder.
The Pharisee stood and prayed silently, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men. [Some] extort money [from others]; some treat others unjustly; some commit adultery. [I do not do such things. And I am certainly not] like this tax collector [who cheats people]!
12 Jeg faster to ganger om uken, jeg gir tiende av all min inntekt.
[Our law says that we(exc) should] (fast/abstain from food) [once a week], [but I do more than that. I] fast twice a week! I give [you] ten percent of all that I earn!’
13 Og tolderen stod langt borte og vilde ikke engang løfte sine øine mot himmelen, men slo sig for sitt bryst og sa: Gud! vær mig synder nådig!
But the tax collector stood far [from the other people in the Temple courtyard because he felt very unworthy]. He would not even look up toward heaven. Instead, he beat on his chest [to show that he was sorry for his sin]. He said, ‘God, I am a sinner; be merciful to me [and forgive me]!’”
14 Jeg sier eder: Denne gikk rettferdiggjort ned til sitt hus fremfor den andre; for hver den sig selv ophøier, skal fornedres, og den sig selv fornedrer, skal ophøies.
[Then Jesus said], “I tell you [(pl)] that as the tax collector went home, the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}, not that of the Pharisee. [Remember this]: Those who exalt themselves will be humbled {[God] will humble all those who exalt themselves}, but those who humble themselves will be exalted {[he] will exalt those who humble themselves}.”
15 De bar også sine små barn til ham, forat han skulde røre ved dem; men da disiplene så det, truet de dem.
[One day when many people were coming to Jesus], they were also bringing small children. They wanted him to put his hands on [the children and bless them]. When the disciples saw that, they rebuked [those who were bringing those children].
16 Men Jesus kalte dem til sig og sa: La de små barn komme til mig, og hindre dem ikke! for Guds rike hører sådanne til.
But Jesus called the children [to come to him]. He said to his disciples, “Let the children come to me! Do not stop them! It is people who are [humble and trusting] like they are who can experience God ruling [their lives].
17 Sannelig sier jeg eder: Den som ikke tar imot Guds rike som et lite barn, han skal ingenlunde komme inn i det.
Note this: Those who do not [trust God and] allow him to direct [their lives], as children [do], will not enter the [MET] place where God rules.”
A [Jewish] leader asked [Jesus], “Good teacher, what shall I do in order to have eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 Jesus sa til ham: Hvorfor kaller du mig god? Ingen er god uten én, det er Gud.
Jesus said to him, “Only God is good! No one [else] is good! (So you(sg) should consider carefully what [you are implying by] calling me good!/[Do you realize that you are implying that I am God by] calling me good?) [RHQ]
20 Budene kjenner du: Du skal ikke drive hor, du skal ikke slå ihjel, du skal ikke stjele, du skal ikke si falskt vidnesbyrd, hedre din far og din mor.
[But to answer your question], you [(sg)] know the commandments that [God gave Moses. He commanded such things as] ‘do not commit adultery, do not commit murder, do not steal, do not testify falsely [about what you have seen or heard], honor your father and mother.’”
21 Men han sa: Alt dette har jeg holdt fra min ungdom av.
The man said, “I have obeyed all those [commandments] ever since I was young. [So] ([there must be something else I have not done./is that enough]?)”
22 Da Jesus hørte det, sa han til ham: Ett fattes dig ennu: selg alt det du har, og del det ut til fattige, så skal du få en skatt i himmelen; kom så og følg mig!
When Jesus heard [him say] that, he replied to him, “There is one thing that you [(sg)] have not [done] yet. Sell all that you own. Then give [the money] to poor people. [The result will be that] you will have [spiritual] riches in heaven. Then come and be my disciple!”
23 Men da han hørte det, blev han meget bedrøvet; for han var meget rik.
The man became sad when he heard that, because he was very rich [and he did not want to give everything away].
24 Og da Jesus så det, sa han: Hvor vanskelig det er for de rike å komme inn i Guds rike!
Jesus looked at the man [as he left], and said, “It is very difficult for those who are wealthy [to decide] to let God rule [MET] their [lives].
25 For det er lettere for en kamel å gå gjennem et nåleøie enn for en rik å gå inn i Guds rike.
[You would say] that it is impossible for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. It is [almost] as difficult [HYP] for rich people [to decide] to let God rule their [lives].”
26 Da sa de som hørte det: Hvem kan da bli frelst?
[The Jews thought that God favored rich people, so they thought that if God did not save rich people, he would not save others, either]. So [one of the disciples] who heard him say that replied, “If that is so, it seems that no one will be saved {[that God] will not save anyone} [RHQ]!”
27 Men han sa: Det som er umulig for mennesker, er mulig for Gud.
But Jesus said, “It is impossible for people [to save themselves]. But [God can save them, because] God can do anything!”
28 Og Peter sa: Se, vi har forlatt alt vårt og fulgt dig.
Then Peter said, “[You know that we(exc) have left] everything we had and have become your disciples [RHQ]. [So what about us?] (OR, [So will God accept/save us?]”)
29 Da sa han til dem: Sannelig sier jeg eder: Det er ingen som har forlatt hus eller hustru eller brødre eller foreldre eller barn for Guds rikes skyld
He said to them, “Keep this in mind: Those who have left [their] homes, [their] wives, [their] brothers, [their] parents, [their] children, [or any other family members], [to tell others] about how God wants to rule [MET] [people’s lives],
31 Men han tok de tolv til sig og sa til dem: Se, vi går op til Jerusalem, og alt det som er skrevet av profetene om Menneskesønnen, skal fullbyrdes.
[Jesus] took the twelve [disciples] to a place by themselves and said to them, “Listen carefully! We [(inc)] are [now] going up to Jerusalem. [While we are there], everything that has been written by the prophets {that the prophets have written} about [me], the one who came from heaven, will be fulfilled {will occur}.
32 For han skal overgis til hedningene og bli spottet og hånet og spyttet på,
I will be put into the hands of {[My enemies] will hand me over to} non-Jews. [The non-Jews] will make fun of me and mistreat me and spit on me.
33 og de skal hudstryke ham og slå ham ihjel, og på den tredje dag skal han opstå.
They will whip me, and [then] they will kill me. But on the third day [after that] I will become alive again.”
34 Og de forstod ikke noget av dette, og dette ord var skjult for dem, og de skjønte ikke det han sa.
But [the disciples] did not understand any of those things that [he said]. They were prevented {[Something] prevented them} from understanding the meaning of what [he] was telling [them].
35 Og det skjedde da han kom nær til Jeriko, at en blind mann satt ved veien og tigget.
As [Jesus and his disciples] came near to Jericho [city], a blind man was sitting beside the road. [He was] begging [for money].
36 Da han hørte folk gå forbi, spurte han hvad dette var.
When he heard the crowd [of people] passing by, he asked someone, “What is happening?”
37 De fortalte ham da at Jesus fra Nasaret gikk forbi.
They told him, “Jesus, [the man] from Nazareth [town], is passing by.”
38 Og han ropte: Jesus, du Davids sønn! miskunn dig over mig!
He shouted, “Jesus, [you who are] descended from [King] David, [the Messiah], pity me!”
39 Og de som gikk foran, truet ham at han skulde tie. Men han ropte enda meget mere: Du Davids sønn! miskunn dig over mig!
Those who were [walking] at the front [of the crowd] scolded the man [and] told him to be quiet. But he shouted more loudly, “You who are descended from [King] David, [the Messiah], pity me!”
40 Da stod Jesus stille, og bød at han skulde føres til ham; og da han kom frem, spurte han ham:
Jesus stopped and told [people] to bring the man to him. When [the blind man] came near, Jesus asked him,
41 Hvad vil du jeg skal gjøre for dig? Han sa: Herre! at jeg må bli seende!
“What do you [(sg)] want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, enable me to see [again]!”
42 Og Jesus sa til ham: Bli seende! din tro har frelst dig.
Jesus said to him, “[Then] see! Because you have trusted [PRS] [in me], [I] have healed you!”
43 Og straks fikk han sitt syn igjen, og fulgte ham og lovet Gud; og alt folket som så det, priste Gud.
Immediately he was able to see! And he went with [Jesus], praising God. And when all the people who were [going with Jesus] saw it, they also praised God.
