Matteus 8
1 När han nu gick neder af berget, följde honom mycket folk.
When Jesus went down from the hillside, large crowds followed him.
2 Och si, der kom en spitelsk man, och tillbad honom, och sade: Herre, vill du, så kan du göra mig renan.
[After he left the crowds], a man who had [the skin disease called] leprosy unexpectedly came and knelt before him. He said [to Jesus], “Lord/Sir, [please heal me, because I know] you are able to heal me if you are willing to.”
3 Då räckte Jesus ut sina hand, och tog på honom, sägandes: Jag vill, var ren; och straxt vardt han ren utaf sin spitelsko.
Then Jesus, [disregarding the religious law that forbade people to come close to lepers], stretched out his hand and touched the man. He said [to him], “I am willing to [heal you], and I heal you [now]!” Immediately the man was healed from his leprosy {he was no longer a leper}.
4 Och Jesus sade till honom: Se till, att du säger det för ingom; utan gack bort, och låt Presten se dig, och offra den gåfvo, som Mose budit hafver, till ett vittnesbörd öfver dem.
Then Jesus said to him, “Go and show yourself to a [nearby] priest [so that he can examine you and verify that you no longer have leprosy]. [Then], after he tells [the local people], they will know [that you no longer have leprosy], [and you will be able to associate with them again]. Make sure that [now] you do not report [about my healing you] to anyone [other than the priest]. Then go [to the Temple in Jerusalem and give the priest] the offering that Moses commanded [that people who have been healed from leprosy should offer] as a sacrifice to God.”
5 Men när Jesus gick in uti Capernaum, kom en höfvitsman till honom, och bad honom,
When Jesus went to Capernaum [city], a [Roman] officer who commanded 100 soldiers came to him. He begged Jesus [to help him].
6 Sägandes: Herre, min tjenare ligger hemma borttagen, och hafver stor vedermödo.
He said [to him], “Sir, my servant is lying [in bed] at home and is paralyzed, and he has severe pain.”
7 Då sade Jesus till honom: Jag vill komma, och bota honom.
Jesus said [to him], “I will go [to your house] and heal him.”
8 Då svarade höfvitsmannen, och sade: Herre, jag är icke värdig, att du skall gå in under mitt tak; utan säg allenast ett ord, så blifver min tjenare helbregda.
But the officer said [to him], “Lord/Sir, [do not bother to go. I am a non-Jew], so I am not worthy for you, [a Jew], to come into my house [MTY] [and associate with me]. Instead, [just] command [that] my servant [be healed], and he will be healed.
9 Ty jag är ock en menniska under annars mans våld, och hafver krigsknektar under mig; och jag säger till den ena: Gack; och han går; och till den andra: Kom; och han kommer; och till min dräng: Gör det; och han gör så.
I [believe this] because, as for me, I am a man under the authority of others, and I also have soldiers under my authority. When I say to one of them ‘Go!’ he goes. When I say to another ‘Come!’ he comes. When I say to my slave, ‘Do this!’ he does it. [And I believe that you speak with a similar kind of authority].”
10 När Jesus detta hörde, förundrade han sig, och sade till dem, som honom följde: Sannerliga säger jag eder, jag hafver icke funnit sådana tro i Israel.
When Jesus heard this, he marveled. He said to the crowd that was walking with him, “Listen to this: I have never before found anyone who has as firm a faith [in me as this non-Jewish man has]. Not even in Israel, [where I would expect people to believe in me], have I found anyone who has the kind of faith in me that he has!
11 Men jag säger eder, att månge varda kommande af östan och vestan, och skola sitta med Abraham, Isaac och Jacob i himmelriket.
I tell you truly that many [other non-Jewish people] who [will believe in me like this Roman officer] will come from [distant countries, including] those [far] to the east and far to the west [SYN], and they will sit down to eat with [MTY] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in heaven, where God rules.
12 Men riksens barn skola varda utkastade i det yttersta mörkret; der skall vara gråt och tandagnisslan.
But [the Jews] [IDM] [who should have allowed] God to rule over them will be sent to [hell, where there is] total darkness. And as a result, they will weep [because of their suffering] and will grind their teeth [because they will have severe pain] [MTY].” (questioned)
13 Och Jesus sade till höfvitsmannen: Gack, och som du tror, så ske dig; och i samma stundene blef hans tjenare helbregda.
Then Jesus said to the officer, “Go [home]. What you believed [would happen], [that I would heal your servant from a distance], will happen.” [Then the officer went home and found out that] his servant became well at the exact time [that Jesus told him that he would heal him].
14 Och när Jesus kom i Petri hus, och såg att hans svära låg, och hade skälfvosot;
When Jesus [and some of his disciples] went to the home of Peter, Jesus saw Peter’s mother-in-law. She was lying on a bed because she had a fever.
15 Då tog han på hennes hand, och skälfvosoten öfvergaf henne; och hon stod upp, och tjente dem.
He touched her hand, and as a result, [immediately] she no longer had a fever [PRS]. Then she got up and served them [some food].
16 Och när aftonen kom, hade de till honom många, som voro besatte; och han dref ut andarna med ord, och alla dem, som ondt hade, botade han;
That evening [when] ([the Sabbath/the Jewish rest day]) [ended and restrictions about traveling ended], many people who were controlled by demons {whom demons controlled} [and people who were sick] [MTY] [were] brought to Jesus. He caused the demons to leave just by speaking to them, and he healed all the people who were sick.
17 På det fullbordas skulle det som sagdt var genom Esaia Propheten, som säger: Han hafver tagit på sig våra skröplighet, och våra sjukdomar hafver han burit.
By doing this he fulfilled the words that had been said by the prophet Isaiah {that the prophet Isaiah had said} [about the Messiah]: “He healed people who had sicknesses and he cured them of their diseases.” [DOU]
18 Och när Jesus såg mycket folk omkring sig, böd han, att man skulle fara utöfver på hinsidon hafvet.
Jesus saw the crowd around him, but [he needed to rest]. So he told [his disciples to take him by boat] to the other side [of the lake].
19 Och kom en Skriftlärd till honom, och sade till honom: Mästar, jag vill följa dig ehvart du går.
[As they were walking toward the boat], a man who taught the [Jewish] laws came to him and said, “Teacher, I will go with you wherever you go.”
20 Då sade Jesus till honom: Räfvarne hafva kulor, och foglarna under himmelen näste; men menniskones Son hafver intet, der han må luta sitt hufvud till.
[In order that the man might know what he could expect if he went with him], Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes [in the ground in which to live], and birds have nests, but [even though I] am the one who came from heaven, I do not have a home where I can sleep [MTY].”
21 Och en annar af hans Lärjungar sade till honom: Herre, gif mig lof, att jag går först bort, och begrafver min fader.
Another man who was one of Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Sir/Lord, permit me first to go [home. After] my father [dies I will] bury him, [and then I will come with you].”
22 Då sade Jesus till honom: Följ du mig, och låt de döda begrafva sina döda.
But Jesus said to him, “Come with me [now]. [God considers that people who do not have eternal life are] dead [MET]. Let those people [do the work of] burying people who die.”
23 Och han steg i skeppet, och hans Lärjungar följde honom.
Then Jesus got into the boat. The disciples also got [in, and] they [started sailing close to the shoreline around Lake Galilee].
24 Och si, en stor storm växte upp i hafvet, så att vågen slog utöfver skeppet; och han sof.
Suddenly strong winds blew on the lake, and very high waves were splashing into the boat and filling it. But Jesus was sleeping.
25 Då gingo Lärjungarna till, och väckte honom upp, sägande: Herre, fräls oss, vi förgås.
They went and woke him up, and said [to him], “Sir/Lord, rescue [us!] We are about to drown!”
26 Då sade han till dem: I klentrogne, hvi rädens I? Och stod upp, och näpste vädret, och hafvet; och det vardt stilla lugnet.
He said [to them], “(You should not be terrified!/Why are you terrified?) [RHQ] I [am disappointed that in spite of all you have seen me do], (you do not believe very much [that I can rescue you./] you not believe [that I can rescue you]?) [RHQ]” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and told the waves to calm down. And [the wind stopped blowing and the lake] became calm.
27 Men menniskorna förundrade sig, och sade: Hvad är denne för en, att vädret och hafvet äro honom lydig?
[As a result], they were amazed, and they said [to one another], “This man is certainly an [extraordinary] person [RHQ]! [All things are under his control!] Even the winds and the waves obey him [PRS]!”
28 Och när han kom på hinsidon hafvet, uti de Gergeseners landsändar, kommo två besatte med djefvulen emot honom löpande, utgångne af grifter; och voro ganska gräselige, så att ingen kunde resa den vägen fram.
When they came to the [east] side [of the lake], they arrived in the region where the Gadarenes [lived]. [Jesus got out of the boat and began walking on the road. Then] two men who were controlled by demons {whom demons controlled} came out of the burial caves [where they were living]. Because they were extremely violent [and attacked people], no one dared to travel on the road [near where they were living].
29 Och si, de ropade, och sade: Ack! Jesu, Guds Son, hvad hafve vi med dig göra? Äst du kommen till att plåga oss förr än tid är?
Suddenly they shouted [to Jesus], “You are the Son of God! [Because] you have nothing in common with us [IDM, RHQ], [leave us alone] Have you come here [RHQ] to torture us before the time [MTY] [God has appointed to punish us]?”
30 Så gick der långt ifrån en stor svinahjord i bet.
There was a large herd of pigs not far away, digging for food with their noses.
31 Då bådo honom djeflarna, och sade: Är det så, att du drifver oss ut, så lofva oss, att vi farom uti den svinahjorden.
So the demons begged Jesus, saying, “You are going to cast us out of the men, so send us into the herd of pigs!”
32 Då sade han till dem: Farer. Då foro de ut, och foro in i svinahjorden; och si, hele svinahjorden lopp, och brådstörte sig i hafvet, och drunknade i vattnet.
Jesus said [to them], “[If that is what you want], go!” So the demons left [the men] and entered the pigs. Suddenly the whole herd [of pigs] rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
33 Men herdarne flydde bort, och gingo in i staden, och förkunnade alltsammans, och huru det var tillgånget med dem som besatte voro.
The men who were tending the pigs [became afraid and] ran into the town and reported everything [that had happened], including what had happened to the two men who had been controlled by demons {whom demons had controlled}.
34 Och si, då gick hela staden ut emot Jesum; och då de sågo honom, bådo de att han ville gå bort utu deras landsändar.
Then [it seemed as if] all [the people] [HYP] [who lived in] that town [MTY] went to meet Jesus. When they saw him [and the two men who had been controlled by the demons], they begged Jesus to leave their region [because they thought that he would destroy more things than just the pigs] (OR, [because they realized he must be very powerful]).
