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1 Och det begaf sig på en af de dagar, att han lärde folket i templet, och predikade Evangelium; då församlade sig de öfverste Presterna, och de Skriftlärde, med de Äldsta;
One day [during that week, Jesus] was teaching the people in the Temple [courtyard] and telling them [God’s] good message. As he was doing that, the chief priests, the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, and [other Jewish] elders came to him.
2 Och sade till honom: Säg oss, af hvad magt gör du detta? Eller ho är den som hafver gifvit dig denna magten?
They asked him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do things [like you did here yesterday]?”
3 Svarade Jesus, och sade till dem: Jag vill ock spörja eder ett ord; svarer I mig:
He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me,
4 Var Johannis döpelse af himmelen, eller af menniskor?
where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God [MTY/EUP] or from people?”
5 Då begynte de tänka vid sig, sägande: Sägom vi, af himmelen; då säger han: Hvi trodden I icke honom då?
They discussed this among themselves. They said, “[If we(inc) say], ‘[It was] from God [MTY/EUP],’ he will say to us, ‘[Then] (you should have believed John’s [message]!/why did you not believe what John preached?) [RHQ]’
6 Men sägom vi, af menniskor då stenar oss allt folket; ty de hålla det ju så före, att Johannes var en Prophet.
But if we say, ‘It was [from] people,’ the people [here] will [kill us by] throwing stones at us, because they [all] believe that John was a prophet [from God].”
7 Ty svarade de, att de icke visste, hvadan den var.
So they replied, “We [(exc)] do not know where [John got his authority].”
8 Då sade Jesus till dem: Icke heller säger jag eder, med hvad magt jag detta gör.
Then Jesus said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do those things [here yesterday].”
9 Och han begynte säga till folket denna liknelsen: En man planterade en vingård, och fick honom ut vingårdsmannom, och for bort i främmande land i lång tid.
Then Jesus told the people this parable [to illustrate what God would do to the Jews who rejected the former prophets and himself]: “A [certain] man planted a vineyard. He rented the vineyard to some men [to care for it and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went to another country and stayed there several years.
10 När tid var, sände han en tjenare till vingårdsmännerna, att de skulle låta honom få af vingårdsens frukt; men vingårdsmännerna hudflängde honom, och sänden ifrå sig med tomma händer.
When [the vines started producing] grapes, he sent a servant to the men who were taking care of the vineyard. He expected that they would give him some of the grapes that the vineyard had produced. But [after the servant arrived], they beat him and they did not give him any grapes. They [just] sent him away.
11 Sedan sände han ock en annan tjenare; den hudflängde de ock, och försmädde honom, och sänden ifrå sig med tomma händer.
[Later], [the owner] sent another servant. But they beat him and mistreated him [also]. They sent him away without giving him any grapes.
12 Åter sände han den tredje; den gjorde de ock såran, och drefvo honom ut.
[Still later, the owner] sent another servant. That one they wounded and threw him out [of the vineyard].
13 Då sade vingårdsherren: Hvad skall jag göra? Jag vill sända min älskeliga son; kan hända att, då de se honom, hafva de försyn för honom.
So the owner of the vineyard thought to himself, ‘(I do not know what to do!/What shall I do?) [RHQ]’ [Then he had an idea. He thought to himself], ‘I will send my son, [whom I] love [very much]. Perhaps they will respect him [and give him my share of the grapes].’
14 Då vingårdsmännerna fingo se honom, tänkte de vid sig sjelfva, sägande: Denne är arfvingen; kommer, vi vilje slå honom ihjäl, att arfvedelen må blifva vår.
[So he sent his son], but when the men who were caring for the vineyard saw him [coming], they said to each other, ‘Here [comes] the man who will [some day] inherit [the vineyard]. Let’s kill him so that this vineyard will be ours!’
15 Och så drefvo de honom utu vingården, och dråpo honom. Hvad skall nu vingårdsherren göra dem samma?
So they dragged him outside the vineyard and they killed him. So (I will tell you what the owner of the vineyard will do to them!/do you know what the owner of the vineyard will do to them?) [RHQ]
16 Han skall komma, och förgöra dessa vingårdsmännerna, och utfå vingården androm. När de detta hörde, sade de: Bort det.
He will come and kill those men who were taking care of the vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.” When the people listening to Jesus heard that, they said, “[We would] not do anything like those wicked men did!”
17 Då såg han på dem, och sade: Hvad är då det som skrifvet står: Den stenen, som byggningsmännerna bortkastade, han är vorden en hörnsten?
But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “You can say that, [but think about] the meaning of these words that are written {which [a prophet] wrote} [RHQ] [in the Scriptures], The men who were building a house rejected a certain stone. But others put that same stone in its proper place, and it has become the most important stone in the building [MET].
18 Hvilken som faller uppå den stenen, han varder krossad; men den han uppå faller, honom slår han all sönder i stycken.
[That stone represents me, the Messiah], and those who reject me are [like people who fall on this stone]. Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces {This stone will break to pieces everyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
19 Och öfverste Presterna, med de Skriftlärda, sökte efter att de kunde få taga fatt på honom i samma stunden; men de räddes för folket; ty de förstodo, att han hade sagt denna liknelsen emot dem.
The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws realized that he was accusing them when he told the parable [about what those wicked men did]. So they immediately tried to find a way to seize [MTY] him, but [they did not seize him, because] they were afraid of [what] the people [there would do if they did that].
20 Och de aktade på honom, och sände ut väktare, som låtos vara rättfärdige; på det de skulle taga honom vid orden, och öfverantvarda honom herrskapet, och i landsherrans våld.
So they watched him carefully. They also hired (spies/secret agents) who pretended to be sincere. [But] they really wanted to get him to say something for [which they could accuse] him. They wanted to be able to turn him over to the authority of the governor [of the province. But they also knew that the Jews were disgusted with having to pay taxes to the government].
21 Och de frågade honom, sägande: Mästar, vi vete att du säger och lärer det rätt är, och ser icke till personen, utan lärer Guds väg rätt.
[So] one of them asked Jesus, “Teacher, we [(exc)] know that you [(sg)] speak and teach what is right. You tell the truth even if important people do not like it. You teach truthfully what God wants us to do.
22 Är det rätt, att vi gifve Kejsaren skatt, eller ej?
[So tell us what you think about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
23 Då han förmärkte deras illfundighet, sade han till dem: Hvi fresten I mig?
But Jesus knew that they were trying to trick him [to get him into trouble, either with the Jews, who hated to pay those taxes, or with the Roman government]. So he said to them,
24 Låter mig få se penningen; hvars beläte och öfverskrift hafver han? Svarade de, och sade: Kejsarens.
“Show me a [Roman] coin. [Then tell me] whose picture is on it. And [tell me whose] name is on it.” They [showed him a coin and] said, “It has the picture and name of Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].”
25 Sade han till dem: Så gifver nu Kejsarenom det Kejsarenom tillhörer, och Gudi det Gudi tillhörer.
He said to them, “In that case, give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
26 Och de kunde icke straffa hans tal, för folket; utan förundrade sig på hans svar, och tigde.
While the people were there, the [spies] were unable to find fault with him for what he said. And they were amazed at his answer. So they said nothing.
27 Då gingo någre fram till honom af de Sadduceer, hvilke der neka uppståndelsen, och frågade honom,
Some Sadducees came to [Jesus]. They are a Jewish sect who do not believe that people will become alive again after they die.
28 Sägande: Mästar, Moses hafver skrifvit oss, att om någors mans broder blifver död, den hustru hafver, och dör barnlös, att hans broder skall taga hans hustru, och uppväcka sinom broder säd.
They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question [in order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again]. One of them said [to Jesus], “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] about situations where a man who has a wife but no children. If the man dies, his brother should marry the [dead man’s] widow so that she can have a child by him. People [will consider] that the child is the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].
29 Så voro nu sju bröder; och den förste tog sig hustru, och blef död barnlös.
Well, there were seven brothers in one family. The oldest one married, but he and his wife did not bear any children. Later he died.
30 Och den andre tog henne, och blef ock desslikes död barnlös.
The second [brother followed this law and married the widow, but the same thing happened to him].
31 Den tredje tog henne; sammalunda ock alle sju, och läto inga barn efter sig, och blefvo döde.
Then the third [brother] married her, [but the same thing happened again]. All seven [brothers, one by one, married that woman], [but] they had no children, and [one by one] they died.
32 Sist, efter dem alla, blef ock qvinnan död.
Afterwards, the woman died, too.
33 Uti uppståndelsen, hvilkensderas hustru skall hon vara, efter det sju hade haft henne till hustru?
Therefore, [if it is true that there will be a time] when dead people will become alive again, whose wife [do you think that woman] will be [then]? ([Keep in mind that she was married to all seven brothers!/It will be impossible to decide because] she was married to all seven brothers!) [RHQ]”
34 Då svarade Jesus, och sade till dem: Denna verldenes barn taga sig hustrur och gifvas mannom. (aiōn g165)
Jesus replied to them, “Men who live here in this world take wives, or are given wives [by their parents] {their [parents] choose wives [for them]}. (aiōn g165)
35 Men de som varda värdige till den verldena, och till uppståndelsen ifrå de döda, de hvarken taga hustrur, eller gifvas manne; (aiōn g165)
But the men whom God considers worthy of [being in heaven after] they become alive again will not be married. (aiōn g165)
36 Och ej heller kunna de mera dö; ty de varda like med Änglarna, och äro Guds barn, medan de äro uppståndelsens barn.
[You need to know also that] they cannot die any more, because they will be [immortal] [SIM] like angels. [The fact that God has caused] them to be alive again [will show] that they are God’s children.
37 Men att de döde uppstå, bevisade Moses vid buskan, då han kallade Herran Abrahams Gud, och Isaacs Gud, och Jacobs Gud.
But [as for people] becoming alive again after they die, Moses wrote something about that. In the place where [he wrote about] the [burning] bush, he mentions the Lord as being the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].
38 Gud är icke de dödas, utan de lefvandes Gud; ty honom lefva alle.
It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we(inc) know their spirits were still alive]! All [people] whose [spirits] are alive [again after they die continue to live to honor God]!”
39 Då svarade någre af de Skriftlärda, sägande: Mästar, du sade rätt.
Some of the men who taught the [Jewish] laws replied, “Teacher, you [(sg)] have answered very well!”
40 Och de djerfdes icke yttermera något fråga honom.
After that, they no longer dared to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
41 Men han sade till dem: Huru säga de Christum vara Davids Son?
Then Jesus said to them, “I will show you (OR, prove to you) that people [are wrong who] say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David! [RHQ]
42 Och sjelfver David säger i Psalmboken: Herren sade till min Herra: Sätt dig på mina högra hand;
Because David himself wrote [about the Messiah] in the book of Psalms, God said to my Lord, Sit [here beside me] on my right, [where I will highly honor you(sg)] [MTY].
43 Tilldess jag nederlägger dina ovänner dig till en fotapall.
[Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies.
44 Så kallar nu David honom Herra; huru är han då hans Son?
King David calls [the Messiah] ‘[my] Lord’! So ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from [King] David!/how can the Messiah be [just] someone descended from [King] David?) [RHQ] [What I just said proves that he is much greater than David, isn’t that right]?”
45 Då sade han till sina Lärjungar, uti allt folkens åhöro:
While all the [other] people were listening, [Jesus] said to his disciples,
46 Tager eder vara för de Skriftlärda, som vilja gå uti sid kläder, och vilja gerna varda helsade på torgen, och sitta främst i Synagogorna, och sitta främst i gästabåden.
“Beware that [you do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They like to put on long robes and walk around [to make people think that they are very important]. [They] also like [people to] greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces. They like [to sit in] the most important places in the Jewish meeting places. At dinner parties [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
47 De uppfräta enkors hus, förebärande långa böner; de skola få dess större fördömelse.
They swindle [MET] the houses [and property] of widows. [Then] they pretend they are good, as they pray [long] prayers [publicly. God] will [certainly] punish them very severely.”
