Matteus 13
1 Samma dag gick Jesus ut från huset där han bodde och satte sig vid sjön.
That same day Jesus, [along with us] disciples, left the house [where he was teaching and went] to [Galilee lake]. He sat down there,
2 Då församlade sig mycket folk omkring honom. Därför steg han i en båt; och han satt i den, medan allt folket stod på stranden.
and a very large crowd gathered around him to [listen to his teaching]. So, [in order that they would not jostle him] (OR, [to speak to the people better]), he got into a boat and sat down [to teach them]. The crowd stood on the shore [and was listening].
3 Och han talade till dem mycket i liknelser; han sade: "En såningsman gick ut för att så.
He was telling them many parables. [One of the parables] that he told them was this: “Listen! A man went out [to his field] to sow [some seeds].
4 Och när han sådde, föll somt vid vägen, och fåglarna kommo och åto upp det.
As he was scattering [them over the soil], some [of the] seeds fell on the path. Then some birds came and ate those seeds.
5 Och somt föll på stengrund, där det icke hade mycket jord, och det kom strax upp, eftersom det icke hade djup jord;
Other [seeds] fell on ground where there was not much soil [on top of the] rock. Those seeds sprouted very soon, [because the sun quickly warmed] the shallow soil.
6 men när solen hade gått upp, förbrändes det, och eftersom det icke hade någon rot, torkade det bort.
But when [the young plants came up], they were scorched by the sun, and they withered because they did not have [deep] roots.
7 Och somt föll bland törnen, och törnena sköto upp och förkvävde det.
Other seeds fell on [ground that contained roots of] thorny [weeds]. The thorny weeds grew [together with the young plants], and [they] crowded out [the plants].
8 Men somt föll i god jord, och det gav frukt, dels hundrafalt, dels sextiofalt, dels trettiofalt.
[But] other seeds fell on good soil, and [the plants grew and] produced [a lot of] grain. Some [plants produced] 100 times [as many seeds as were planted]. Some [plants produced] 60 times [as much]. Some [plants produced] 30 times [as much].
9 Den som har öron, han höre."
If you want to understand this [MTY], you should consider [carefully what I have just said].”
10 Då trädde lärjungarna fram och sade till honom: "Varför talar du till dem i liknelser?"
[We] disciples approached Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowd?”
11 Han svarade och sade: "Eder är givet att lära känna himmelrikets hemligheter, men dem är det icke givet.
He answered [us] saying, “God [EUP/MTY] is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about [how he wants to] rule [over people’s lives]. But he has not revealed it to others.
12 Ty den som har, åt honom skall varda givet, så att han får över nog; men den som icke har, från honom skall tagas också det han har.
Those who [think about what I say and] understand [it], God will enable them to understand more. But those who do not [think carefully about what I say] will forget even what they already know.
13 Därför talar jag till dem i liknelser, eftersom de med seende ögon intet se, och med hörande öron intet höra, och intet heller förstå.
That is why I use parables when I speak to people, because although they see [what I do], they do not perceive [what it means], and although they hear [what I say], they do not really understand [what it means].
14 Så fullbordas på dem Esaias' profetia, den som säger: 'Med hörande öron skolen I höra, och dock alls intet förstå, och med seende ögon skolen I se, och dock alls intet förnimma.
What these people do completely fulfills what [God told] the prophet Isaiah [to say long ago to the people who did not] try to understand what he said, You will hear [what I say], but you will not understand it. You will keep seeing [what I do], but you will not understand [what it means] [DOU].
15 Ty detta folks hjärta har blivit förstockat, och med öronen höra de illa, och sina ögon hava de tillslutit, så att de icke se med sina ögon, eller höra med sina öron, eller förstå med sina hjärtan, och omvända sig och bliva helade av mig.
[God also said to Isaiah], These people have become unresponsive [MTY] [to what they see me do and to what they hear me say]. They listen unwillingly [MTY] [to what I say], and they do not pay attention to [MTY] [what I do]. If it were not so, they would perceive [MTY] [what I am doing], they would understand [MTY] [what I say to them], and they would turn [away from their sinful lives] and turn [to me], and I would save them [from being punished for their sins] [MET].
16 Men saliga äro edra ögon, som se, och edra öron, som höra.
But as for you, God is pleased with you because you [SYN] have seen [what I have done] and because you [SYN] understand [what I say] [DOU].
17 Ty sannerligen säger jag eder: Många profeter och rättfärdiga män åstundade att se det som I sen, men fingo dock icke se det, och att höra det som I hören, men fingo dock icke höra det.
Note this: Many prophets and righteous people [who lived long ago] longed to see what you are seeing [me do], but they did not see it. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but they did not hear [what you hear me say].” [DOU]
18 Hören alltså I vad som menas med liknelsen om såningsmannen.
“[Since God wants] you [to understand what I am teaching you], listen as I [explain] the parable about the man who sowed [seeds in various kinds of soil].
19 När någon hör ordet om riket, men icke förstår det, då kommer den onde och river bort det som såddes i hans hjärta. Om en sådan människa kan det sägas att säden såddes vid vägen.
The people who hear about how God rules over people’s lives and do not understand [what they have heard] are [like] the path where [some of] the seeds fell. [Satan], the Evil One, comes and causes these people to forget [MET] what they have heard [MET].
20 Och att den såddes på stengrunden, det är sagt om den som väl hör ordet och strax tager emot det med glädje,
[Some people are like the] shallow soil on top of rock. When they hear God’s message, they immediately accept it joyfully.
21 men som icke har någon rot i sig, utan bliver beståndande allenast till en tid, och när bedrövelse eller förföljelse påkommer för ordets skull, då kommer han strax på fall.
[But because it does not penetrate deeply into their inner beings, they believe it for only] a [short] time. [They are like the plants that] did not have [deep] roots. When they are treated badly and caused to suffer because they believe [God’s message], they soon stop believing [it].
22 Och att den såddes bland törnena, det är sagt om den som väl hör ordet, men låter tidens omsorger och rikedomens bedrägliga lockelse förkväva det, så att han bliver utan frukt. (aiōn g165)
[Some people are like the soil that had the roots of] thorny [weeds] in it. They hear God’s message, but they desire to be rich, [so they] worry [only] about [MTY, PRS] material things. As a result, they [PRS] forget [God’s] message, and they do not do [IDM] the things that God wants them to do. (aiōn g165)
23 Men att den såddes i den goda jorden, det är sagt om den som både hör ordet och förstår det, och som jämväl bär frukt och giver dels hundrafalt, dels sextiofalt, dels trettiofalt."
But [some people are like the] good soil where [some of the seeds] fell. [Just like the plants that grew in this soil] produced a lot of grain, [these people] hear my message and understand it. [Some of them] do many things [IDM] [that please God, some do] even more [things that please God, and some do] very many [things that please God].”
24 En annan liknelse framställde han för dem; han sade: "Med himmelriket är det, såsom när en man sådde god säd i sin åker;
Jesus also told the crowd another parable, [by which he tried to explain that although] God [MTY/EUP] is a king, [he will not immediately judge and punish all the wicked people]. Jesus said, “[God] is like a landowner [who sent his servants] to sow good [wheat] seed in his field.
25 men när folket sov, kom hans ovän och sådde ogräs mitt ibland vetet och gick sedan sin väg.
While those servants were sleeping [and not watching the field], an enemy of the landowner came and scattered weed [seeds] in the midst of the wheat. Then he left.
26 När nu säden sköt upp och satte frukt, så visade sig ock ogräset.
After [the seeds] sprouted and the green plants [grew], the heads of grain began to form. But the weeds also grew.
27 Då trädde husbondens tjänare fram och sade till honom: 'Herre, du sådde ju god säd i din åker; varifrån har den då fått ogräs?
So the servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, you [RHQ] [gave us good seeds and those are the ones we] [RHQ] [planted] in your field. So where did the weeds come from?’
28 Han svarade dem: 'En ovän har gjort detta.' Tjänarna sade till honom: 'Vill du alltså att vi skola gå åstad och samla det tillhopa?'
The landowner said to them, ‘[My] enemy did this.’ His servants said to him, ‘So, do you want us to pull up [the weeds and] put them in a pile?’
29 Men han svarade: 'Nej; ty då kunden I rycka upp vetet jämte ogräset, när I samlen detta tillhopa.
He said [to them], ‘No, [do not do that, because] you might pull up [some of] the wheat at the same time.
30 Låten båda slagen växa tillsammans intill skördetiden; och när skördetiden är inne, vill jag säga till skördemännen: 'Samlen först tillhopa ogräset, och binden det i knippor till att brännas upp, och samlen sedan in vetet i min lada.'"
Let the wheat and the weeds grow together until harvest [time].’ At that time I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather the weeds, tie them into bundles to be burned. Then gather the wheat [and put it] into my barns.’”
31 En annan liknelse framställde han för dem; han sade: "Himmelriket är likt ett senapskorn som en man tager och lägger ned i sin åker.
Jesus also told this parable: “The [number of] (OR, [God’s influence in the lives of]) [people whose] lives God rules over [will continue to grow. It is very much] like mustard seeds grow after a man plants them in his field.
32 Det är minst av alla frön, men när det har växt upp, är det störst bland kryddväxter; ja, det bliver ett träd, så att himmelens fåglar komma och bygga sina nästen på dess grenar."
Although mustard seeds are among the smallest of all the seeds [that people plant, here in Israel they become large plants. When the plants have fully grown, they are larger than the other garden plants. They become shrubs that are large enough for birds to build nests in their branches.”]
33 En annan liknelse framställde han för dem: "Himmelriket är likt en surdeg som en kvinna tager och blandar in i tre skäppor mjöl, till dess alltsammans bliver syrat."
Jesus also told this parable: “[The way people who let] God [MTY/EUP] rule their lives [MET] [can influence the world] is like yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
34 Allt detta talade Jesus i liknelser till folket, och utan liknelser talade han intet till dem.
Jesus told the crowd parables [to teach them] all these things. When he spoke [HYP] to them, he habitually used such illustrations.
35 Ty det skulle fullbordas, som var sagt genom profeten som sade: "Jag vill öppna min mun till liknelser, uppenbara vad förborgat har varit från världens begynnelse."
By doing that, [he] fulfilled what [God told one of] the prophets to write [long ago]: I will speak [MTY] in parables; I will tell [parables to teach] what I have kept secret since I created the world.
36 Därefter lät han folket gå och gick själv hem. Och hans lärjungar trädde fram till honom och sade: "Uttyd för oss liknelsen om ogräset i åkern."
After Jesus dismissed the crowds, he went inside. Then [we] disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable about the weeds [that grew] in the [wheat] field.”
37 Han svarade och sade: "Den som sår den goda säden är Människosonen.
He answered, “The one who sows the good seed represents [me], the one who came from heaven.
38 Åkern är världen. Den goda säden, det är rikets barn, men ogräset är ondskans barn.
The field represents this world [MTY], [where people live]. The seeds [that grew] well represent the people who let God rule their lives [MET]. The weeds represent the people who do what [the devil], the Evil One, [tells them to do].
39 Ovännen, som sådde det, är djävulen. Skördetiden är tidens ände. Skördemännen är änglar. (aiōn g165)
The enemy who sowed the weed seeds represents the devil. The [time when the reapers will] harvest [the grain] represents the time when the world will end. The reapers represent the angels. (aiōn g165)
40 Såsom nu ogräset samlas tillhopa och brännes upp i eld, så skall det ock ske vid tidens ände. (aiōn g165)
The weeds are gathered and burned. {The reapers gather the weeds. Then they burn them.} That represents [the judging of people, which God will do] when the world will end. [It will be like this]: (aiōn g165)
41 Människosonen skall då sända ut sina änglar, och de skola samla tillhopa och föra bort ur hans rike alla dem som äro andra till fall, och dem som göra vad orätt är,
I, the one who came from heaven, will send my angels, and they will gather [from everywhere the people] who cause others to quit believing in me [MET] and all those who disobey [God’s] commands.
42 och skola kasta dem i den brinnande ugnen; där skall vara gråt och tandagnisslan.
They will throw those people into the fires of [hell]. There those people will weep and grind their teeth [because of the great pain that they are suffering]. (questioned)
43 Då skola de rättfärdiga lysa såsom solen, i sin Faders rike. Den som har öron, han höre.
[God’s] brightness will shine [on] the people who have lived as he wants them to. It will shine [on them as brightly] as the sun [shines]. It will shine on them in the place where [God], their Father, rules over them. If you want to understand this [MTY], you should think [carefully] about what I have just said.”
44 Himmelriket är likt en skatt som har blivit gömd i en åker. Och en man finner den, men håller det hemligt; och i sin glädje går han bort och säljer allt vad han äger och köper den åkern.
“[What people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what a certain man did to acquire a treasure]. A treasure was hidden in a field by someone {Someone hid a treasure in a field [and never dug it up again]}. When [another] man found it, he hid it [by burying it again in order that no one else would find it]. Being very happy [that he had found something very valuable, he went and] sold all his possessions [to obtain money to buy the field the treasure was in]. He then went and bought the field, [and so he was able to acquire that treasure].
45 Ytterligare är det med himmelriket, såsom när en köpman söker efter goda pärlor;
Also, what [people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what] a merchant [did who was] looking for good quality pearls [to buy].
46 och då han har funnit en dyrbar pärla, går han bort och säljer vad han äger och köper den.
When he found one very costly pearl [that was for sale], he sold all his possessions [to acquire enough money to buy that pearl]. Then he [went and] bought it.
47 Ytterligare är det med himmelriket, såsom när en not kastas i havet och samlar tillhopa fiskar av alla slag.
What God [MTY/EUP] [will do to people who falsely say that they are letting him] rule their lives is like what certain [fishermen] did [with the fish they caught] in a lake, using a large net. They caught all classes [of fish, both useful and worthless fish].
48 När den så bliver full, drager man upp den på stranden och sätter sig ned och samlar de goda i kärl, men de dåliga kastar man bort. --
When the net was full, the [fishermen] pulled it up onto the shore. Then they sat there and put the useful [fish] into buckets, and threw the worthless ones away.
49 Så skall det ock ske vid tidens ände: änglarna skola gå ut och skilja de onda från de rättfärdiga (aiōn g165)
[What they did in separating the good fish from the bad ones] is like [what will happen to people] when the world ends. The angels will come [to where God is judging people], and will separate the wicked [people] from the righteous [ones]. (aiōn g165)
50 och kasta dem i den brinnande ugnen; där skall vara gråt och tandagnisslan.
They will throw the wicked people into the fire [in hell]. And those wicked people will weep and gnash their teeth [because of the intense pain they are suffering].” (questioned)
51 Haven I förstått allt detta?" De svarade honom: "Ja."
[Then Jesus asked us], “Do you understand all these [parables I have told you]?” We said to him,
52 Då sade han till dem: "Så är nu var skriftlärd, som har blivit en lärjunge för himmelriket, lik en husbonde som ur sitt förråd bär fram nytt och gammalt."
“Yes, [we understand them].” Then he said to us, “Because [you understand all these parables], [you will understand the following parable: You, along with] all others, will teach people what [you heard me say] about God ruling people’s lives. [You will add that to what you formerly learned. You will be] like a manager of a household who takes both new things and old things out of his storage room.”
53 När Jesus hade framställt alla dessa liknelser, drog han bort därifrån.
When Jesus had finished [telling] these parables, he took [us] and left that [area].
54 Och han kom till sin fädernestad, och där undervisade han folket i deras synagoga, så att de häpnade och sade: "Varifrån har han fått denna vishet? Och hans kraftgärningar, varifrån komma de?
We went to [Nazareth, his hometown. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day]) he began to teach the people in the Jewish worship house. The result was that the people there were astonished. But [some] said, “[This man is just an ordinary person like us. So] how is it that he knows so much and understands so much [RHQ]? And how is it that he is able to do [such] miracles [RHQ]?
55 Är då denne icke timmermannens son? Heter icke hans moder Maria, och heta icke hans bröder Jakob och Josef och Simon och Judas?
(He is [just] the son of the carpenter!/Isn’t he [just] the son of the carpenter [that lived here]?) [RHQ] His mother is Mary, and his younger brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas [RHQ]!
56 Och hans systrar, bo de icke alla hos oss? Varifrån har han då fått allt detta?"
(And his sisters [also live] here in our [town]./Do not his sisters [live] in our [town]?) [RHQ] So how is he able to do all these [miracles]?”
57 Så blev han för dem en stötesten. Men Jesus sade till dem: "En profet är icke föraktad utom i sin fädernestad och i sitt eget hus."
The people were unable to accept [that] he [was the Messiah. So] Jesus said to them, “[People] honor [me and other] prophets [everywhere else we go], but in [our] hometowns [we are] not [honored], and [even] our own families do not [honor us!]”
58 Och för deras otros skull gjorde han där icke många kraftgärningar.
Jesus did not perform many miracles there because the people did not believe [that he was the Messiah].
