Matteus 20
1 "Ty med himmelriket är det, såsom när en husbonde bittida om morgonen gick ut för att leja åt sig arbetare till sin vingård.
“[In order to illustrate how God rewards people], I will compare [the way] God [MTY/EUP] rules his people with what the owner of an estate [did]. Early in the morning the owner of the estate went to [the market] where [people who wanted work gathered]. He went there to hire laborers to work in his vineyard.
2 Och när han hade kommit överens med arbetarna om en viss dagspenning, sände han dem till sin vingård.
He promised the men whom he hired that he would pay them the standard wage [for working] one day. Then he sent them to his vineyards.
3 När han sedan gick ut vid tredje timmen, fick han se några andra stå sysslolösa på torget;
At nine o’clock [that same morning] he went back [to the market]. There he saw more men who did not have work.
4 och han sade till dem: 'Gån ock I till min vingård, så skall jag giva eder vad skäligt är.'
He said to them, ‘Go to my vineyard as other men have done, [and work there]. I will pay you whatever is a just [wage].’ [So they also went to his vineyard and began to work].
5 Och de gingo. Åter gick han ut vid sjätte timmen och vid nionde och gjorde sammalunda.
At noon and at three o’clock he again went [to the market] and found [other laborers whom he promised to pay a fair wage].
6 Också vid elfte timmen gick han ut och fann då några andra stå där; och han sade till dem: 'Varför stån I här hela dagen sysslolösa?'
At five o’clock he went [to the market again] and saw other [men] standing [there who were not working]. He said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day and not working?’
7 De svarade honom: 'Därför att ingen har lejt oss.' Då sade han till dem: 'Gån ock I till min vingård.'
They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘[I will hire you]. Go to my vineyard as other men have done, [and work there.’ So they went].
8 När det så hade blivit afton, sade vingårdens herre till sin förvaltare: 'Kalla fram arbetarna och giv dem deras lön, men begynn med de sista och gå så tillbaka ända till de första.'
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Tell the men to come so that you can give them their wages. First, pay the men who started working last, and pay the men last who started working first.’
9 Då nu de kommo fram, som voro lejda vid elfte timmen, fick var och en av dem full dagspenning.
The [manager] paid the standard daily wage to each of the men who did not start working until five o’clock [in the afternoon].
10 När sedan de första kommo, trodde de att de skulle få mer, men också var och en av dem fick samma dagspenning.
When the men who had begun working early [in the morning] went [to get their wages], they thought that they would receive more than the standard wage. But they also received only the standard wage.
11 När de så fingo, knorrade de mot husbonden.
So they complained to the owner of the vineyard [because they thought their payment was unfair].
12 och sade: 'Dessa sista hava arbetat allenast en timme, och du har ändå ställt dem lika med oss, som hava burit dagens tunga och solens hetta?'
They said [to him], ‘[You are not being fair!] The men who started working after [all of the rest of us started] worked for [only] one hour! You have [paid] them the same [wage] as [you paid] us! But we worked hard [all] day [IDM], [including working in the] hottest part of the day!’
13 Då svarade han en av dem och sade: 'Min vän, jag gör dig ingen orätt. Kom du icke överens med mig om den dagspenningen?
The owner of the vineyard said to one of those [who complained], ‘Friend, I did not treat you unfairly. You agreed with me [to work the whole day] for the standard wage [RHQ].
14 Tag vad dig tillkommer och gå. Men åt denne siste vill jag giva lika mycket som åt dig.
[Stop complaining to me]! Take your wage and go! I desire to give the same wage that I gave you to the men who began working after all of you [had begun working].
15 Har jag icke lov att göra såsom jag vill med det som är mitt? Eller skall du med onda ögon se på att jag är så god?' --
I certainly have a right to [spend my money] as I desire [RHQ], [including paying those laborers what I desire to pay them]. (You should not be envious about my being generous!/Are you angry [MET] because I am generous?) [RHQ]’”
16 Så skola de sista bliva de första, och de första bliva de sista."
[Then Jesus said to us], “Similarly, [God will reward] well [some] people who [seem to be] less important now, and he will not reward [some] people who [seem to be] more important [now].”
17 Då nu Jesus ville gå upp till Jerusalem, tog han till sig de tolv, så att de voro allena; och under vägen sade han till dem:
When Jesus was walking [on the road] up to Jerusalem, [along with us] twelve [disciples], he took us to a place by ourselves [in order that he could talk to us privately]. Then he said to us,
18 "Se, vi gå nu upp till Jerusalem, och Människosonen skall bliva överlämnad åt översteprästerna och de skriftlärde, och de skola döma honom till döden
“Listen carefully! We are [now] going up to Jerusalem. [While we are there, someone] will enable the chief priests and the men who teach the [Jewish] laws to seize [me], the one who came from heaven, [and they will put me on trial]. They will condemn me [and say] that I should be killed {the authorities should kill me}.
19 och överlämna honom åt hedningarna till att begabbas och gisslas och korsfästas; men på tredje dagen skall han uppstå igen."
[Then they] will put me in the hands of non-Jews so that they can make fun of me, whip me, [and kill me by] nailing me to a cross. But on the third day [after that], [God] will cause me to live again.”
20 Då trädde Sebedeus' söners moder fram till honom med sina söner och föll ned för honom och ville begära något av honom.
Then the mother of James and John brought her two sons to Jesus. She bowed down before Jesus and asked him to do her a favor.
21 Han frågade henne: "Vad vill du?" Hon svarade honom: "Säg att i ditt rike den ene av dessa mina två söner skall få sitta på din högra sida, och den andre på din vänstra."
Jesus said to her, “What do you want [me to do for you]?” She said to him, “Permit these two sons of mine to sit next to you (OR, Permit these two sons of mine to sit next to you at your right side and at your left side) [and rule with you] [MTY] when you become king.”
22 Men Jesus svarade och sade: "I veten icke vad I begären. Kunnen I dricka den kalk som jag skall dricka?" De svarade honom: "Det kunna vi."
Jesus said to [her and her sons], “You do not understand what you are asking for. Can you suffer like I am about to suffer [IDM]?” [James and John] answered him, “Yes, we are able [to do that].”
23 Då sade han till dem: "Ja, väl skolen I få dricka min kalk, men platsen på min högra sida och platsen på min vänstra tillkommer det icke mig att bortgiva, utan de skola tillfalla dem för vilka så är bestämt av min Fader."
Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, you will suffer as I will suffer [IDM]. But I am not the one who chooses the ones who [will] sit next to me [and rule with me]. [God], my Father, will give those places [MTY] to the ones whom he appoints.”
24 När de tio andra hörde detta, blevo de misslynta på de två bröderna.
When we ten [other disciples] heard [what James and John had requested], we became angry with them [because we also wanted to rule with Jesus in the highest positions].
25 Då kallade Jesus dem till sig och sade: "I veten att furstarna uppträda mot sina folk såsom herrar, och att de mäktige låta folken känna sin myndighet.
[So] Jesus called all of us together and said [to us], “You know that those who rule the non-Jews [enjoy] showing them that they are powerful. Their chief rulers [enjoy] commanding the people under them.
26 Så är det icke bland eder; utan den som vill bliva störst bland eder, han vare de andras tjänare,
You [should] not be like them. On the contrary, everyone among you who wants [God to consider] him great must become [like] a servant for [the rest of] you.
27 och den som vill vara främst bland eder, han vare de andras dräng,
And everyone among you who wants [God to consider him] to be the most important must become [like] a slave for [the rest of] you.
28 likasom Människosonen har kommit, icke för att låta tjäna sig, utan för att tjäna och giva sitt liv till lösen för många."
[You should imitate me]. [Even though I am] the one who came from heaven, I did not come to be served {in order that people would serve me}. On the contrary, I [came in order] to serve [others] and to [IDM] allow myself to be killed {other people to kill me}, so that [my dying would be like] a payment to rescue many [people from being punished for their sins].” [MTY]
29 När de sedan gingo ut ifrån Jeriko, följde honom mycket folk.
As we were leaving Jericho [city], a large crowd of people followed [us].
30 Och se, två blinda sutto där vid vägen. När dessa hörde att det var Jesus som gick där fram, ropade de och sade: "Herre, förbarma dig över oss, du Davids son."
[As we walked along, we saw] two blind men sitting alongside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they yelled [to him], “Lord, Descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah] Take pity on us!”
31 Och folket tillsade dem strängeligen att de skulle tiga; men de ropade dess mer och sade: "Herre, förbarma dig över oss, du Davids son."
[People in] the crowd scolded them [and] told them to be quiet. But the blind men yelled even louder, “Lord, Descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah] Have pity on us!”
32 Då stannade Jesus och kallade dem till sig och sade: "Vad viljen I att jag skall göra eder?"
Jesus stopped and called them [to come to him]. [Then] he said [to them], “What do you want me to do for you?”
33 De svarade honom: "Herre, låt våra ögon bliva öppnade."
They said to him, “Lord, heal our eyes [IDM] [so that we can see]!”
34 Då förbarmade sig Jesus över dem och rörde vid deras ögon, och strax fingo de sin syn och följde honom.
Jesus [felt] sorry [for them and] touched their eyes. Immediately they were able to see, and they went with Jesus.
