Lukas 14
1 Og det skete, da han kom ind i en af de øverste Farisæeres Hus paa en Sabbat for at holde Maaltid, at de toge Vare paa ham.
One (Jewish day of rest/Sabbath day), Jesus went to eat [SYN] at the house of an important Pharisee. Some [men who studied the Jewish] laws and other Pharisees who were there were watching him carefully [to see if he would do something for which they could accuse him].
2 Og se, der stod en vattersottig Mand foran ham.
Unexpectedly, there was a man in front of Jesus whose arms and legs were swollen.
3 Og Jesus tog til Orde og sagde til de lovkyndige og Farisæerne: „Er det tilladt at helbrede paa Sabbaten eller ej?‟
Jesus said to them, “Is it permitted in [our(inc)] Jewish laws to heal [someone] (on our Jewish rest day/on the Sabbath), or not?”
4 Men de tav. Og han tog paa ham og helbredte ham og lod ham fare.
[They knew that their laws permitted it, but they thought that healing was work, which they thought was wrong to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) (OR, [they knew that their laws permitted it, but they did not want to admit it]). So they did not reply. Then Jesus put his hands on the man and healed him. Then he told him to go [home].
5 Og han tog til Orde og sagde til dem: „Hvem er der iblandt eder, som ikke straks, naar hans Søn eller Okse falder i en Brønd, drager dem op paa Sabbatsdagen?‟
Then he said to the rest of them, “If you had a son or an ox that fell into a well on a (Sabbath/our day of rest), would you immediately [work to] pull him out, [or would you(sg) let him stay there until the next day]?”
6 Og de kunde ikke give Svar derpaa.
[They knew that they would immediately work to pull him out, even on their day of rest, so they could not justly say that Jesus did wrong by healing the man on that day. So] they said nothing in reply to Jesus.
7 Men han sagde en Lignelse til de budne, da han gav Agt paa, hvorledes de udvalgte sig de øverste Pladser ved Bordet, og sagde til dem:
Jesus noticed that those people who had been {whom [the Pharisee] had} invited [to the meal] chose [to sit in] the places where important [people usually sit]. Then he gave [this advice] to them:
8 „Naar du bliver buden af nogen til Bryllup, da sæt dig ikke øverst til Bords, for at ikke en fornemmere end du maatte være buden af ham,
“When one of you [(sg)] is invited by someone {someone invites one of you [(sg)]} to a wedding feast, do not sit in a place where important people sit. Perhaps the man [giving the feast] has invited a man more important than you [(sg)].
9 og han, som indbød dig og ham, maatte komme og sige til dig: Giv denne Plads, og du da med Skam komme til at sidde nederst.
[When that man comes], the man who invited both of you will come to you [(sg)] and say to you, ‘Let this man take your seat!’ Then you [(sg)] will have to take the most undesirable seat, and you will be ashamed.
10 Men naar du bliver buden, da gaa hen og sæt dig nederst, for at, naar han kommer, som har indbudt dig, han da maa sige til dig: Ven! sæt dig højere op; da skal du have Ære for alle dem, som sidde til Bords med dig.
Instead, when you are invited {[someone] invites one of you} [to a feast], go and sit in the most undesirable seat. Then when the man who invited everyone comes, he will say to you [(sg)], ‘Friend, sit in a better seat!’ Then all the people who are eating with you [(sg)] will see that he is honoring you.
11 Thi enhver, som ophøjer sig selv, skal fornedres; og den, som fornedrer sig selv, skal ophøjes.‟
Also, [remember this]: [God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
12 Men han sagde ogsaa til ham, som havde indbudt ham: „Naar du gør Middags- eller Aftensmaaltid, da byd ikke dine Venner, ej heller dine Brødre, ej heller dine Frænder, ej heller rige Naboer, for at ikke ogsaa de skulle indbyde dig igen, og du faa Vederlag.
[Jesus] also said to [the Pharisee] who had invited him to the meal, “When you [(sg)] invite people to a midday or evening meal, do not invite your friends or your family or your other relatives or your rich neighbors. They can later invite you [(sg) for a meal]. In that way they will repay you.
13 Men naar du gør et Gæstebud, da indbyd fattige, vanføre, lamme, blinde!
Instead, when you [(sg)] give a feast, invite poor [people], crippled [people], lame [people], or blind [people].
14 Saa skal du være salig; thi de have intet at gengælde dig med; men det skal gengældes dig i de retfærdiges Opstandelse.‟
They will be unable to repay you. [But God will bless you! He] will repay you [at the time] when [he causes] righteous people to become alive again.”
15 Men da en af dem, som sade med til Bords, hørte dette, sagde han til ham: „Salig er den, som holder Maaltid i Guds Rige.‟
One of those who were eating with Jesus heard him say that. He said to Jesus, “God [has truly] blessed [us Jews] who will eat [with the Messiah] when he starts to rule!”
16 Men han sagde til ham: „Der var en Mand, som gjorde en stor Nadvere og indbød mange.
But [to show that many Jews whom God had invited would not accept God’s invitation] [MET], Jesus replied to him, “One time a man [decided] to prepare a large feast. He invited many people to come.
17 Og han udsendte sin Tjener paa Nadverens Time for at sige til de budne: Kommer! thi nu er det beredt.
When it was the day for the feast, he sent his servant to tell those who had been {whom he had} invited, ‘Come [now] because everything is ready!’
18 Og de begyndte alle som een at undskylde sig. Den første sagde til ham: Jeg har købt en Mark og har nødig at gaa ud og se den; jeg beder dig, hav mig undskyldt!
But [when the servant did that], all of the people [whom he had invited] began to say why they did not want to come. The first [man the servant went to] said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please [ask your master to] forgive me for not coming!’
19 Og en anden sagde: Jeg har købt fem Par Okser og gaar hen at prøve dem; jeg beder dig, hav mig undskyldt!
Another person said, ‘I have just bought five pair of oxen, and I must go to examine them. Please [ask your master to] forgive me for not coming!’
20 Og en anden sagde: Jeg har taget mig en Hustru til Ægte, og derfor kan jeg ikke komme.
Another person said, ‘I have just been married. So I cannot come.’
21 Og Tjeneren kom og meldte sin Herre dette; da blev Husbonden vred og sagde til sin Tjener: Gaa hurtig ud paa Byens Stræder og Gader, og før de fattige og vanføre og lamme og blinde herind!
So the servant returned to his master and reported what [everyone had said]. The owner of the house was angry [when he heard the reasons they gave for not] coming. He said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city [and find] poor and crippled and blind and lame [people, and bring] them here into [my house]!’
22 Og Tjeneren sagde: Herre! det er sket, som du befalede, og der er endnu Rum.
[After the servant went and did that], he [came back and] said, ‘Sir, I have done what you [(sg)] told me to do, but there is still room [for more people].’
23 Og Herren sagde til Tjeneren: Gaa ud paa Vejene og ved Gærderne og nød dem til at gaa ind, for at mit Hus kan blive fuldt.
[So] his master said to him, ‘Then go [outside the city]. Search for people along the highways. Search also along the narrow roads with hedges beside them [where homeless people may be staying]. Strongly urge the people in those places to come to [my house]. I want it to be full of [people]!’”
24 Thi jeg siger eder, at ingen af hine Mænd, som vare budne, skal smage min Nadvere.‟
[Then Jesus said], “I tell you [(pl)] this: Very few of you [Jewish] people will enjoy my feast, even though [I] invited you [first to eat it with me when I become king].”
25 Men store Skarer gik med ham, og han vendte sig og sagde til dem:
Large groups of people were traveling with [Jesus]. He turned and said to them,
26 „Dersom nogen kommer til mig og ikke hader sin Fader og Moder og Hustru og Børn og Brødre og Søstre, ja endog sit eget Liv, kan han ikke være min Discipel.
“If anyone comes to me who loves his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters [more than] [HYP] [he loves me], he cannot be my disciple. He must even love me more than he loves his own life!
27 Den, som ikke bærer sit Kors og følger efter mig, kan ikke være min Discipel.
[People who are ready to execute a prisoner make] him carry his cross [MET] [to the place where others will nail him] on it. Only those who are willing [to allow others to hurt them and disgrace them] like that because of being my disciples, and who are willing to obey what I teach, can be my disciples.
28 Thi hvem iblandt eder, som vil bygge et Taarn, sætter sig ikke først hen og beregner Omkostningen, om han har nok til at fuldføre det,
[I will illustrate] [MET]. If one of you desired to build a (tower/big house), (you would surely first sit down and determine how much it would cost!/would you not first sit down and determine how much it would cost?) [RHQ] Then you would determine whether you had enough money to complete it.
29 for at ikke, naar han faar lagt Grunden og ej kan fuldende det, alle, som se det, skulle begynde at spotte ham og sige:
[If you did not do that], if you laid the foundation and were not able to finish [the rest of the tower], everyone who saw it would make fun of you.
30 Dette Menneske begyndte at bygge og kunde ikke fuldende det.
They would say, ‘This man started to build [a tower], but he was not able to finish it!’
31 Eller hvilken Konge, som drager ud for at gaa i Kamp imod en anden Konge, sætter sig ikke først hen og raadslaar, om han er mægtig til med ti Tusinde at møde den, som kommer imod ham med tyve Tusinde?
Or, if a king decided to [send his army to] war against another king, (he would surely first sit down [with those who] advised [him]./would he not first sit down [with those who] advised [him]?) [RHQ] They would determine whether [his army], which had only 10,000 soldiers, could defeat the [other army], which had 20,000 soldiers, and was about to attack his [army].
32 Men hvis ikke, sender han, medens den anden endnu er langt borte, Sendebud hen og underhandler om Fred.
If he [decided] that his army could not [defeat that army], he would send messengers to [the other king] while the other army was still far away. He would tell the messengers to say to that king, ‘What things must I do to have peace with your country?’
33 Saaledes kan da ingen af eder, som ikke forsager alt det, han ejer, være min Discipel.
So, similarly, if any one of you does not first decide that you [(sg)] are [willing to] give up all that you have, you cannot be my disciple.”
34 Saltet er altsaa godt; men dersom ogsaa Saltet mister sin Kraft, hvorved skal det da faa den igen?
[Jesus also said, “You are like] [MET] salt, which is useful [to put on food]. But (salt certainly cannot be made {[you] certainly cannot make salt} to taste salty again if it stops tasting salty!/can salt be made {can [you] make salt} to taste salty again if it quits tasting salty?) [RHQ]
35 Det er ikke tjenligt hverken til Jord eller til Gødning; man kaster det ud. Den, som har Øren at høre med, han høre!‟
[If salt does not taste salty any more], it is not good for the soil or even for the manure heap. [People] throw it away. [The same thing will happen to you if you become useless to God]. If you want to understand what I just said [IDM], you must consider [carefully] what you have heard!”
