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1 När han en gång uppehöll sig på ett ställe för att bedja och hade slutat sin bön, sade en av hans lärjungar till honom: "Herre, lär oss att bedja, såsom ock Johannes lärde sina lärjungar."
One day Jesus was somewhere praying. When he finished [praying], one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us [what to say when] we [(exc)] pray, as John [the Baptizer] taught his disciples!”
2 Då sade han till dem: "När I bedjen, skolen I säga så: 'Fader, helgat varde ditt namn; tillkomme ditt rike;
He said to them, “When you pray, say [things like this]: ‘Father, we want you [(sg)] [MTY] to be honored/revered. [We want people to let you(sg)] [MTY, MET] rule over their lives.
3 vårt dagliga bröd giv oss var dag;
Give us [(exc)] each day the food [SYN] that we need.
4 och förlåt oss våra synder, ty också vi förlåta var och en som är oss något skyldig; och inled oss icke i frestelse.'"
Forgive us [for] the wrong things that we have done, because we forgive people for the wrong things that they do to us. Do not let us do wrong things when we are tempted {[someone or something] tempts us}.’”
5 Ytterligare sade han till dem: "Om någon av eder har en vän och mitt i natten kommer till denne och säger till honom: 'Käre vän, låna mig tre bröd;
Then he said to them, “Suppose that one of you goes to the house of a friend at midnight. Suppose that you [(sg) stand outside and] call out to him, ‘My friend, please lend me three buns!
6 ty en av mina vänner har kommit resande till mig, och jag har intet att sätta fram åt honom'
Another friend of mine who is traveling has just arrived [at my house], but I have no food [ready] to give to him!’
7 så svarar kanske den andre inifrån huset och säger: 'Gör mig icke omak; dörren är redan stängd, och både jag och mina barn hava gått till sängs; jag kan icke stå upp och göra dig något.'
Suppose that he answers you from inside [his house], ‘Do not bother me! The door has been locked {[We(exc)] have locked the door} and all my family are in bed. [So] I cannot get up and give you [(sg)] anything!’
8 Men jag säger eder: Om han än icke, av det skälet att han är hans vän, vill stå upp och giva honom något, så kommer han likväl, därför att den andre är så påträngande, att stå upp och giva honom så mycket han behöver.
I will tell you that even if he does not [want to] get up and give you [any food], to avoid being ashamed [for not helping you] because you are his friend (OR, if without being ashamed you continue asking him to do that), he certainly will get up and give you whatever you need.
9 Likaså säger jag till eder: Bedjen, och eder skall varda givet; söken, och I skolen finna; klappen, och för eder skall varda upplåtet.
So I tell you this: Keep asking [God for what you need]. If you do that, [he] will give it to you [(pl)]. Confidently keep expecting [God to give you the things that you need], and [he] will give them to you [MET]. [It will be like] looking for what you need and finding it. Keep on [praying urgently to God. Then God will answer you. It will be like] knocking [on a door] so that [God] will open [the way] for you [to get what you pray for].
10 Ty var och en som beder, han får; och den som söker, han finner; och för den som klappar skall varda upplåtet.
Remember that [God] will give things to everyone who continues to ask [him for them]. [He] will give things to whoever confidently keeps asking. [He] will open [the way] for people [to get the things that they keep urgently praying for].
11 Finnes bland eder någon fader, som när hans son beder honom om en fisk, i stallet för en fisk räcker honom en orm,
If one of you had a son who asked you [(sg)] for a fish [to eat], (you [(sg)] certainly would not give him a [poisonous] snake instead!/would you give him a [poisonous] snake instead?) [RHQ]
12 eller som räcker honom en skorpion, när han beder om ett ägg?
If he asked you for an egg, (you [(sg)] certainly would not give him a scorpion!/would you give him a scorpion?) [RHQ]
13 Om nu I, som ären onda, förstån att giva edra barn goda gåvor, huru mycket mer skall icke då den himmelske Fadern giva helig ande åt dem som bedja honom!"
Even though you people are evil, you know how to give good things to your children. So your Father in heaven will certainly [give good things] to those who ask him, [including] giving the Holy Spirit, [who is the best gift].”
14 Och han drev ut en ond ande som var dövstum. Och när den onde anden hade blivit utdriven, talade den dövstumme; och folket förundrade sig.
[One day there was a man there who, because a demon controlled him] [MTY], was unable to speak. After [Jesus expelled] the demon, the man [began to] talk. [Most of] the people [there] were amazed.
15 Men några av dem sade: "Det är med Beelsebul, de onda andarnas furste, som han driver ut de onda andarna."
But some of them said, “It is Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables [this man] to expel demons!”
16 Och några andra ville sätta honom på prov och begärde av honom ett tecken från himmelen.
Other [people there] asked Jesus to perform a miracle [to prove (he was the Messiah/that he had come] from God) [MTY/EUP]. They wanted to trap him [into not being able to perform a miracle or into doing something ridiculous].
17 Men han förstod deras tankar och sade till dem: "Vart rike som har kommit i strid med sig självt bliver förött, så att hus faller på hus.
But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “If [the people in] one nation fight against each other, their nation will be destroyed {[they] will destroy their nation}. If [the people in] [MTY] one house are divided, they will cease to remain as one [family].
18 Om nu Satan har kommit i strid med sig själv, huru kan då hans rike hava bestånd? I sägen ju att det är med Beelsebul som jag driver ut de onda andarna.
[Similarly], if Satan [and his demons] were fighting against each other, (his rule over them would [certainly] not last!/how would his rule over them last?) [RHQ] [I say this] because you are saying that I am expelling demons by [the power of] the ruler of [his own demons]
19 Men om det är med Beelsebul som jag driver ut de onda andarna, med vem driva då edra egna anhängare ut dem? De skola alltså vara edra domare.
Furthermore, if [it is true that] Satan enables me to expel demons, [is it also true that] your disciples [who] expel demons [do so] by [Satan’s] power [RHQ]? [No, that is not true]. So they will show that you [are not thinking logically].
20 Om det åter är med Guds finger som jag driver ut de onda andarna, så har ju Guds rike kommit till eder. --
But because it is by the power [MTY] of God [that I expel demons], I am showing you [that the power of] God to [MET] rule [people’s lives] has come to you.”
21 När en stark man, fullt väpnad, bevakar sin gård, då äro hans ägodelar fredade.
Then, [to show that by expelling evil spirits he was making it clear that he was much more powerful than Satan, Jesus said] [MET], “When a strong man who has many weapons guards his own house, no one can steal the things in his house.
22 Men om någon som är starkare än han angriper honom och övervinner honom, så tager denne ifrån honom alla vapnen, som han förtröstade på, och skiftar ut bytet efter honom.
But when someone else who is stronger attacks that man and subdues him, he is able to take away the weapons in which the man trusted. Then he can take from that man’s house anything he [wants to].
23 Den som icke är med mig, han är emot mig, och den som icke församlar med mig, han förskingrar.
[No one can be neutral]. Those who do not help me [are opposing] me, and those who do not gather [people to become] my [disciples] are causing [those people] to go away [from me].”
24 När en oren ande har farit ut ur en människa, vandrar han omkring i ökentrakter och söker efter ro. Men då han icke finner någon, säger han: 'Jag vill vända tillbaka till mitt hus, som jag gick ut ifrån.'
[Then Jesus said this]: “[Sometimes when] an evil spirit leaves someone, it wanders around in desolate areas seeking [someone in whom it can] rest. If it does not find anyone, it says [to itself], ‘I will return to the person in whom I used to live!’
25 Och när han kommer dit och finner det fejat och prytt,
So it goes back and finds that [the Spirit of God is not in control of that person’s life. The person’s life is like] a house that has been {that someone has} swept clean and everything put {put everything} in order, [but a house that is empty].
26 då går han åstad och tager med sig sju andra andar, som äro värre än han själv, och de gå ditin och bo där; och så bliver för den människan det sista värre än det första."
Then [this evil spirit] goes and gets seven other spirits that are [even] more evil than it is. They [all] enter [that person] and [begin] living there. [So], [although] that person’s condition [was bad] before, it became much worse.”
27 När han sade detta, hov en kvinna in folkhopen upp sin röst och ropade till honom: "Saligt är det moderssköte som har burit dig, och de bröst som du har diat."
When Jesus said that, a woman who was listening called out [to him], “[God is] pleased with the woman who gave birth to you [(sg)] and let you nurse [at her breasts]!”
28 Men han svarade: "Ja, saliga är de som höra Guds ord och gömma det."
But he replied, “God [is] much more pleased with those who hear his message and obey it!”
29 Men när folket strömmade till tog han till orda och sade: "Detta släkte är ett ont släkte Det begär ett tecken, men intet annat tecken skall givas det än Jonas' tecken.
When the group of people around [Jesus] got larger, he said, “[Many of] you people who have been observing my ministry are evil. You want [me to perform] a miracle [to prove that I have come from God], but the only miracle that [I] will perform for you is one [like happened to] Jonah.
30 Ty såsom Jonas blev ett tecken för nineviterna, så skall ock Människosonen vara ett tecken för detta släkte.
[After Jonah was inside a huge fish for three days, God performed] a miracle [to restore] Jonah. [Jonah then went and testified about that] to the people in Nineveh [city. God will perform] a similar miracle [for me], the one who came from heaven. [When you people have seen that miracle, you will believe my message].
31 Drottningen av Söderlandet skall vid domen träda fram tillsammans med detta släktes män och bliva dem till dom. Ty hon kom från jordens ända för att höra Salomos visdom; och se, har är vad som är mer än Salomo.
[Long ago the] queen from [Sheba], [far] south [of Israel, traveled a long distance to hear Solomon speak many] wise things. But now [I, a man] who [is much] greater [and wiser] than Solomon, am here, [but you have not listened to what I have told you]. Therefore, at the time when [God] judges [all people], the queen from [Sheba] will stand there, [along] with you people, and will condemn you.
32 Ninevitiska män skola vid domen träda fram tillsammans med detta släkte och bliva det till dom. Ty de gjorde bättring vid Jonas' predikan; och se, här är vad som är mer än Jonas.
The people who lived in Nineveh [city] turned from their sinful ways when Jonah preached to them. But now I, who am greater than Jonah, have come [and preached to you], [but you have not turned from your sinful ways]. Therefore, at the time when God judges [all people], the people who lived in Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you.”
33 Ingen tänder ett ljus och sätter det på en undangömd plats eller under skäppan, utan man sätter det på ljusstaken, för att de som komma in skola se skenet.
[Then, to show them that they did not need more miracles, but that they needed only to understand better what he had already told them, he said to them] [MET], “People who light a lamp do not then hide it, or put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so that those who enter [their house] can see [things from] its light. [Similarly, I have not concealed God’s truth. I have revealed it to you].
34 Ditt öga är kroppens lykta. När ditt öga är friskt, då har ock hela din kropp ljus; men när det är fördärvat, då är ock din kropp höljd i mörker.
Your eyes [MET] are like a lamp for your body, because they enable you to see things. If your eyes are healthy, you are able to see everything well [MET]. [Similarly, if you(sg) accept my teaching, you will be able to know all that God wants you to know]. But if your eyes are bad, you are not able to see anything. It is like being in darkness [MET]. [And similarly, if you(pl) do not accept what I teach, you will not be able to know all the things that God wants you to know].
35 Se därför till, att ljuset som du har i dig icke är mörker.
Therefore, [you(pl) do not need to see more miracles. You need to think carefully about what I have already] told you, so that the things that you have heard from others do not cause you to remain in spiritual darkness [MET].
36 Om så hela din kropp får ljus och icke har någon del höljd i mörker, då har den ljus i sin helhet, såsom när en lykta lyser dig med sitt klara sken."
If you [live completely according to God’s truth, you will be able to know everything that God wants you to know. It will be like] being in a room with a lamp shining brightly, enabling you to see everything clearly.”
37 Under det att han så talade, inbjöd en farisé honom till måltid hos sig; och han gick ditin och tog plats vid bordet.
While Jesus finished saying those things, a Pharisee invited him to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to [his house] and ate with him.
38 Men när fariséen såg att han icke tvådde sig före måltiden, förundrade han sig.
The Pharisee was surprised when he saw that Jesus did not follow the Pharisees’ ritual by washing his hands before eating. [The Pharisees washed their hands in a certain way to be cleansed from anything that might have contaminated them. They were afraid that God might reject them if they] had [touched something unacceptable to God].
39 Då sade Herren till honom: "I fariséer, I gören nu det yttre av bägaren och fatet rent, medan edert inre är fullt av rofferi och ondska.
The Lord [Jesus] said to him, “You Pharisees are [concerned about things that are outside your bodies, not with what is in your] ([inner beings/hearts]) [MET]. You wash the outside of cups and dishes [before you eat because you think that doing that will make you acceptable to God], but within yourselves you are very greedy and wicked.
40 I dårar, har icke han som har gjort det yttre också gjort det inre?
You foolish people! [God] is concerned about things that are outside [our bodies], but (he is certainly also concerned about our inner [beings]!/isn’t he also concerned about our hearts?) [RHQ]
41 Given fastmer såsom allmosa vad inuti kärlet är; först då bliver allt hos eder rent.
Give [money] to those who are poor. [Give according to what you know within] your (inner [/heart]) [that you should give]. Then you [will be surprised to realize that] you will be acceptable [to God without having to perform all those rituals about washing].
42 Men ve eder, I fariséer, som given tionde av mynta och ruta och alla slags kryddväxter, men icke akten på rätten och på kärleken till Gud! Det ena borden I göra, men icke underlåta det andra.
But there will be terrible punishment for you Pharisees! You give to God a tenth of [all you produce, even] the various herbs that you grow, but you do not [remember that you must act] justly [toward others] and love God! It is good to [give a tenth of your income to God], but you ought to do these other things also!
43 Ve eder, I fariséer, som gärna viljen sitta främst i synagogorna och gärna viljen bliva hälsade på torgen!
There will be terrible punishment for you Pharisees, because you like [to sit in] the best seats in our worship places [so that people will think highly of you], and you like people to greet you [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
44 Ve eder, I som ären lika gravar som ingen kan märka, och över vilka människorna gå fram utan att veta det!"
There will be terrible punishment for you, because you are like ground where there is no marker [to indicate that there is a] grave [underneath]. People walk there, but they cannot see [what is rotten down below] [MET]! [Similarly, people who see you do not realize how polluted you are within yourselves].”
45 Då tog en av de lagkloke till orda och sade till honom: "Mästare, när du så talar, skymfar du också oss."
One of those who taught the [Jewish] laws replied, “Teacher, by saying this you [(sg)] are criticizing us [also]!”
46 Han svarade: "Ja, ve ock eder, I lagkloke, som på människorna läggen bördor, svåra att bära, men själva icke viljen med ett enda finger röra vid de bördorna!
Jesus said, “It will be terrible also for you who teach the [Jewish] laws! You require people [to obey many rules that are difficult to obey] [MET]. [That is like making them] carry heavy burdens on their backs. But you yourselves do not obey the laws [that you require others to obey]. (OR, you do not do anything to help [others to obey the laws].)
47 Ve eder, I som byggen upp profeternas gravar, deras som edra fäder dräpte!
There will be terrible punishment for you! You decorate the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed, [but you do not live according to what the prophets taught].
48 Så bären I då vittnesbörd om edra fäders gärningar och gillen dem; ty om de dräpte profeterna, så byggen I upp deras gravar.
So you are declaring that you approve of what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you [are not honoring the prophets! You just] decorate their tombs!
49 Därför har ock Guds vishet sagt: 'Jag skall sända till dem profeter och apostlar, och somliga av dem skola de dräpa, och andra skola de förfölja.
So God, who is very wise [PRS], said, ‘I will send prophets and apostles [to you Jews]. [You] will kill some of them and cause some of them to suffer greatly.
50 Och så skall av detta släkte utkrävas alla profeters blod, allt det som är utgjutet från världens begynnelse,
[As a result, I] will consider that many of you people [who have observed my Son’s ministry] will be guilty [MTY] [of murder, as if you had] killed all the prophets that other people have killed, from the time I created the world,
51 ända ifrån Abels blod intill Sakarias' blod, hans som förgjordes mellan altaret och templet.' Ja, jag säger eder: Det skall utkrävas av detta släkte.
starting from [Adam’s son Cain] killing [his brother] Abel and continuing until they killed the prophet Zechariah [in the holy place] between the altar and the temple.’ Yes, what I am saying [is true] [MTY]. [God] will punish you people who have observed my ministry, you people whom [he] considers to be guilty [MTY] for [killing] all those prophets!
52 Ve eder, I lagkloke, som haven tagit bort nyckeln till kunskapen! Själva haven I icke kommit ditin och för dem som ville komma dit haven I lagt hinder."
There will be terrible punishment for you men who teach the [Jewish] laws, because you have [not let people] know [God’s truth] [MET]! [It is as though you are] taking away a key [to a house]. You are not going into [the house] yourselves, and you are not letting other people enter it, either.”
53 När han inför allt folket sade detta till dem, blevo fariséerna och de lagkloke mycket förbittrade och gåvo sig i strid med honom om många stycken;
After Jesus finished saying those things, he left there. Then the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the Pharisees began to act in a very hostile way toward him. They tried to make him say what he thought about many things.
54 de sökte nämligen efter tillfälle att kunna anklaga honom.
They kept waiting for him to say something [wrong] for which they could accuse him.
