Matteus 22
1 Och Jesus begynte åter tala till dem i liknelser och sade:
Then Jesus told [the Jewish leaders] other parables [in order to illustrate what will happen to the people who do not accept him as the King God promised to send]. [This is one of those parables: ]
2 "Med himmelriket är det, såsom när en konung gjorde bröllop åt sin son.
“[God] [MTY/EUP] [is like] a king [SIM] who [told his servants that they should] make a wedding feast for his son.
3 Han sände ut sina tjänare för att kalla till bröllopet dem som voro bjudna; men de ville icke komma.
[When] the feast [was ready], the king sent his servants to tell the people who had been {whom he had} invited that it was time for them to come to the wedding feast. [The servants did that]. But the people who had been invited did not want to come.
4 Åter sände han ut andra tjänare och befallde dem att säga till dem som voro bjudna: 'Jag har nu tillrett min måltid, mina oxar och min gödboskap äro slaktade, och allt är redo; kommen till bröllopet.'
So he sent other servants [to] again [tell the people whom he had invited that they should come to the feast]. He said [to those servants], ‘Say to the people whom I invited [to come to the feast], “The king says that he has prepared the food. The oxen and the fattened calves have been butchered [and cooked]. Everything is ready. It is time [now for you to] come to the wedding feast!’”’
5 Men de aktade icke därpå, utan gingo bort, den ene till sitt jordagods, den andre till sin köpenskap.
[But when the servants told them that, they] disregarded [what the servants said]. Some of them went to their own fields. Others went to their places of business.
6 Och de övriga grepo hans tjänare och misshandlade och dräpte dem.
The rest of them seized the king’s servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
7 Då blev konungen vred och sände ut sitt krigsfolk och förgjorde dråparna och brände upp deras stad.
[When the king heard what had happened], he became furious. He commanded his soldiers to go and kill those murderers and burn their cities.
8 Därefter sade han till sina tjänare: 'Bröllopet är tillrett, men de som voro bjudna voro icke värdiga.
[After his soldiers had done that], the king said to his other servants, ‘I have prepared the [wedding] feast, but the people who were {whom I} invited do not deserve to [come to it because they did not consider it an honor to have been invited].
9 Gån därför ut till vägskälen och bjuden till bröllopet alla som I träffen på.'
So, go to the intersections of the main streets. Tell whomever you find that they should come to the [wedding] feast.’
10 Och tjänarna gingo ut på vägarna och samlade tillhopa alla som de träffade på, både onda och goda, och bröllopssalen blev full av bordsgäster.
So the servants went there, and they gathered everyone they saw [who wanted to come to the feast]. They gathered [both people that were considered] to be evil and [those that were considered to be] good. They brought them into the hall where the wedding [feast took place]. The hall was filled with people.
11 Men när konungen nu kom in för att se på gästerna, fick han där se en man som icke var klädd i bröllopskläder.
But when the king went [into the hall] to see the guests who were there, he saw someone who was not wearing clothes [that had been provided for the guests to wear] at a wedding [feast].
12 Då sade han till honom: 'Min vän, huru har du kommit hitin, då du icke bär bröllopskläder?' Och han kunde intet svara.
The king said to him, ‘Friend, (you should never have entered this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that guests wear] at wedding [feasts]!/how did you enter this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that are appropriate for guests to wear] at a wedding [feast]?) [RHQ]’ The man did not say anything, [because he did not know what to say].
13 Då sade konungen till tjänarna: 'Gripen honom vid händer och fötter, och kasten honom ut i mörkret härutanför.' Där skall vara gråt och tandagnisslan.
Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie this person’s feet and hands and throw him outside where there is total darkness. People who are there cry out [because they are suffering] and they gnash their teeth [because of their severe pain].’”
14 Ty många äro kallade, men få utvalda."
[Then Jesus said, “The point of this story is that God] has invited many [to come to him], but only a few people are the ones whom he has chosen [to be there].”
15 Därefter gingo fariséerna bort och fattade det beslutet att de skulle söka snärja honom genom något hans ord.
After Jesus said that, the Pharisees met together in order to plan how they could cause him to say something that would enable them to accuse him.
16 Och de sände till honom sina lärjungar, tillika med herodianerna, och läto dem säga: "Mästare, vi veta att du är sannfärdig och lär om Guds väg vad sant är, utan att fråga efter någon; ty du ser icke till personen.
They sent to him some of their disciples, [who thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Jewish authorities required them to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod. [The members of that party thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Roman government required them to pay]. [Those who were sent came and] said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that you teach the truth about what God wants [us to do]. We also know that you do not change what you teach because of what someone says about you, even if it is an important person who does not like what you [IDM] teach.
17 Så säg oss då: Vad synes dig? Är det lovligt att giva kejsaren skatt, eller är det icke lovligt?"
So tell us what you think [RHQ] [about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
18 Men Jesus märkte deras ondska och sade: "Varför söken I att snärja mig, I skrymtare?
But Jesus knew that what they really wanted to do was evil. [They were wanting him to say something that would get him in trouble with either the Jewish authorities or the Roman authorities. So he said to them], “You are (hypocrites/pretending to ask a legitimate question), but you are just wanting [RHQ] me to say something for which you can accuse me.
19 Låten mig se skattepenningen." Då lämnade de fram till honom en penning.
Show me [one of] the coins with [which people pay] the [Roman] tax.” So they showed him [a coin called] a denarius.
20 Därefter frågade han dem: "Vems bild och överskrift är detta?"
He said to them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?”
21 De svarade: "Kejsarens." Då sade han till dem: "Så given då kejsaren vad kejsaren tillhör, och Gud vad Gud tillhör."
They answered, “[It has the picture and name of] Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].” Then he said to them, “Okay, give to the government what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
22 När de hörde detta, förundrade de sig. Och de lämnade honom och gingo sin väg.
When those men heard Jesus say that, they marveled [that his answer did not enable anyone to accuse him]. Then they left Jesus.
23 Samma dag trädde några sadducéer fram till honom och ville påstå att det icke gives någon uppståndelse; de frågade honom
During that same day, some Sadducees came to Jesus. [They are a Jewish sect who do not] believe that people will become alive again after they die. They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question.
24 och sade: "Mästare, Moses har sagt: 'Om någon dör barnlös, så skall hans broder i hans ställe äkta hans hustru och skaffa avkomma åt sin broder.'
[In order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again], they said [to him], “Teacher, Moses wrote [in the Scriptures], ‘If a man dies who did not have any children, his brother must marry the [dead man’s] widow in order that she can have a child by him. The child [will be considered] the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].’
25 Nu voro hos oss sju bröder. Den förste tog sig hustru och dog, och eftersom han icke hade någon avkomma, lämnade han sin hustru efter sig åt sin broder.
Well, there were seven boys in a family [living] near us. The oldest one married someone. He [and his wife] did not have any children, and he died. So the second brother married the widow. [But he also died without having a child].
26 Sammalunda ock den andre och den tredje, allt intill den sjunde.
The same thing [happened to] the third [brother], and also to the other four [brothers, who one by one married this same woman].
27 Sist av alla dog hustrun.
Last of all, the widow also died.
28 Vilken av de sju skall då vid uppståndelsen få henne till hustru? De hade ju alla äktat henne."
So, at the time when people are raised from the dead, which of the seven [brothers do you think] will be her husband? Keep in mind that they had all been married to her.”
29 Jesus svarade och sade till dem: "I faren vilse, ty I förstån icke skrifterna, ej heller Guds kraft.
Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [in what you are thinking]. You do not know [what is written in] the Scriptures. [You] also do not know [that] God has [the] power [to make people alive again].
30 Vid uppståndelsen taga män sig icke hustrur, ej heller givas hustrur åt män, utan de äro då såsom änglarna i himmelen.
The fact is that [the woman will not be the wife of any of them, because] after [God causes all dead] people [to] live again, no one will be married. Instead, [people] will be like the angels in heaven. [They do not marry].
31 Men vad nu angår de dödas uppståndelse, haven I icke läst vad eder är sagt av Gud:
But as for dead people becoming alive again, God said something about that. (I’m sure you have read it./Have you not read it?) [RHQ] [Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses],
32 'Jag är Abrahams Gud och Isaks Gud och Jakobs Gud'? Han är en Gud icke för döda, utan för levande."
‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob worships.’ 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 know their spirits were still alive]!”
33 När folket hörde detta, häpnade de över hans undervisning.
When the crowds of people heard [Jesus teach] that, they were amazed.
34 Men när fariséerna fingo höra att han hade stoppat munnen till på sadducéerna, samlade de sig tillhopa;
But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had answered the Sadducees in such a way that the Sadducees could not [think of anything that they might say to] respond to him, the Pharisees gathered together to [plan what they would say to him]. [Then they approached him].
35 och en av dem, som var lagklok, ville snärja honom och frågade:
One of them was a man who had studied well the laws [that God gave Moses]. He wanted to see if Jesus [could answer] his question well [or if he would say something wrong]. He asked him,
36 "Mästare, vilket är det yppersta budet i lagen?"
“Teacher, which commandment in the laws [that God gave Moses] is the most important?”
37 Då svarade han honom: "'Du skall älska HERREN, din Gud, av allt ditt hjärta och av all din själ och av allt ditt förstånd.'
Jesus [quoted the Scriptures as he replied], “‘You must love the Lord your God with all [IDM] your (inner being/heart). [Show that you love him] in all that you desire, in all that you feel, and in all that you think.’
38 Detta är det yppersta och förnämsta budet.
That is the most important commandment [in the laws that God gave Moses].
39 Därnäst kommer ett som är detta likt: 'Du skall älska din nästa såsom dig själv.'
The next most important commandment [that everyone must surely obey] is: ‘You must love the people you come in contact with as much as [you love] yourself.’
40 På dessa två bud hänger hela lagen och profeterna."
These two commandments are the basis of every law [that Moses wrote in the Scriptures] and also of all that the prophets [wrote].”
41 Men då nu fariséerna voro församlade, frågade Jesus dem
While the Pharisees were still gathered together [near] Jesus, he asked them,
42 och sade: "Vad synes eder om Messias, vems son är han?" De svarade honom: "Davids."
“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?” They said to him, “[He is] the descendant of [King] David.”
43 Då sade han till dem: "Huru kan då David, genom andeingivelse, kalla honom 'herre'? Han säger ju:
Jesus said to them, “[If the Messiah is King David’s descendant], then (David should not have called him ‘Lord’ when David was saying [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say./Why did David call the Messiah ‘Lord’ when David was speaking [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say?) [RHQ]
44 'Herren sade till min herre: Sätt dig på min högra sida, till dess jag har lagt dina fiender under dina fötter.'
[David wrote this in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: ‘God said to my Lord, “Sit [here beside me] on my right, [the place of greatest honor you] [MTY]. [Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies [MTY].”’
45 Om nu David kallar honom 'herre', huru kan han då vara hans son?"
So, since [King] David called [the Messiah] ‘my Lord’, ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from David!/how can he be [only] the descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]!”
46 Och ingen förmådde svara honom ett ord. Ej heller dristade sig någon från den dagen att vidare ställa någon fråga till honom.
No one [who heard what Jesus said] was able to think of even one word to say to him [in response]. And after that, no one else ever dared to ask him another question [to try to trap him].
