¹Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

¹Da imidlertid mange Tusinde Mennesker havde samlet sig, så at de trådte på hverandre, begyndte han at sige til sine Disciple: "Tager eder først og fremmest i Vare for Farisæernes Surdejg, som er Hykleri.

² But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.

²Men intet er skjult, som jo skal åbenbares, og intet er lønligt, som jo skal blive kendt.

³ Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

³Derfor, alt hvad I have sagt i Mørket, skal høres i Lyset; og hvad I have talt i Øret i Kamrene, skal blive prædiket på Tagene.

⁴ “I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

⁴Men jeg siger til eder, mine Venner! frygter ikke for dem, som slå Legemet ihjel og derefter ikke formå at gøre mere.

⁵ But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. or, Hell Yes, I tell you, fear him.

⁵Men jeg vil vise eder, for hvem I skulle frygte: Frygter for ham, som har Magt til, efter at have slået ihjel, at kaste i Helvede; ja, jeg siger eder: Frygter for ham!

⁶ “Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins An assarion was a small copper coin worth about an hour’s wages for an agricultural laborer. ? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

⁶Sælges ikke fem Spurve for to Penninge? og ikke een af dem er glemt hos Gud.

⁷ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

⁷Ja, endog Hårene på eders Hoved ere alle talte; frygter ikke, I ere mere værd end mange Spurve.

⁸ “I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God;

⁸Men jeg siger eder: Enhver, som vedkender sig mig for Menneskene, ham vil også Menneskesønnen vedkende sig for Guds Engle.

⁹ but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

⁹Og den, som har fornægtet mig for Menneskene, skal fornægtes for Guds Engle.

¹⁰ Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

¹⁰Og enhver, som taler et Ord imod Menneskesønnen, ham skal det forlades; men den, som har talt bespotteligt imod den Helligånd, ham skal det ikke forlades.

¹¹ When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;

¹¹Men når de føre eder frem for Synagogerne og Øvrighederne og Myndighederne, da bekymrer eder ikke for, hvorledes eller hvormed I skulle forsvare eder, eller hvad I skulle sige.

¹² for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”

¹²Thi den Helligånd skal lære eder i den samme Time, hvad I bør sige."

¹³One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

¹³Men en af Skaren sagde til ham: "Mester! sig til min Broder, at han skal dele Arven med mig."

¹⁴But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

¹⁴Men han sagde til ham: "Menneske! hvem har sat mig til Dommer eller Deler over eder?"

¹⁵He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

¹⁵Og han sagde til dem: "Ser til og vogter eder for al Havesyge; thi ingens Liv beror på, hvad han ejer, selv om han har Overflod."

¹⁶He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

¹⁶Og han sagde en Lignelse til dem: "Der var en rig Mand, hvis Mark havde båret godt.

¹⁷ He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’

¹⁷Og han tænkte ved sig selv og sagde: Hvad skal jeg gøre? thi jeg har ikke Rum, hvori jeg kan samle min Afgrøde.

¹⁸ He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

¹⁸Og han sagde: Dette vil jeg gøre, jeg vil nedbryde mine Lader og bygge dem større, og jeg vil samle deri al min Afgrøde og mit Gods;

¹⁹ I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.”’

¹⁹og jeg vil sige til min Sjæl: Sjæl! du har mange gode Ting liggende for mange År; slå dig til Ro, spis, drik, vær lystig!

²⁰ “But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’

²⁰Men Gud sagde til ham: Du Dåre! i denne Nat kræves din Sjæl af dig; men hvem skal det høre til. som du har beredt?

²¹ So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

²¹Således er det med den, som samler sig Skatte og ikke er rig i Gud."

²²He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.

²²Men han sagde til sine Disciple: "Derfor siger jeg eder: Bekymrer eder ikke for Livet, hvad I skulle spise; ikke heller for Legemet, hvad I skulle iføre eder.

²³ Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

²³Livet er mere end Maden, og Legemet mere end Klæderne.

²⁴ Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

²⁴Giver Agt på Ravnene, at de hverken så eller høste og de have ikke Forrådskammer eller Lade, og Gud føder dem; hvor langt mere værd end Fuglene ere dog I?

²⁵ Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?

²⁵Og hvem af eder kan ved at bekymre sig lægge en Alen til sin Vækst?

²⁶ If then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?

²⁶Formå I altså ikke engang det mindste, hvorfor bekymre I eder da for det øvrige?

²⁷ Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

²⁷Giver Agt på Lillierne, hvorledes de vokse; de arbejde ikke og spinde ikke; men jeg siger eder: End ikke Salomon i al sin Herlighed var klædt som en af dem.

²⁸ But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

²⁸Klæder da Gud således det Græs på Marken, som i Dag står og i Morgen kastes i Ovnen, hvor meget mere eder, I lidettroende!

²⁹ Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

²⁹Og I, spørger ikke efter, hvad I skulle spise, og hvad I skulle drikke; og værer ikke ængstelige!

³⁰ For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.

³⁰Thi efter alt dette søge Hedningerne i Verden; men eders Fader ved, at I have disse Ting nødig.

³¹ But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.

³¹Men søger hans Rige, så skulle disse Ting gives eder i Tilgift.

³² Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

³²Frygt ikke, du lille Hjord! thi det var eders Fader velbehageligt at give eder Riget.

³³ Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

³³Sælger, hvad I eje, og giver Almisse! Gører eder Punge, som ikke ældes, en Skat i Himlene, som ikke slipper op, der hvor ingen Tyv kommer nær, og intet Møl ødelægger.

³⁴ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

³⁴Thi hvor eders Skat er, der vil også eders Hjerte være.

³⁵ “Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.

³⁵Eders Lænder være omgjordede, og eders Lys brændende!

³⁶ Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.

³⁶Og værer I ligesom Mennesker, der vente på deres Herre, når han vil bryde op fra Brylluppet, for at de straks, når han kommer og banker på, kunne lukke op for ham.

³⁷ Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.

³⁷Salige ere de Tjenere, som Herren finder vågne, når han kommer. Sandelig, siger jeg eder, at han skal binde op om sig og sætte dem til Bords og gå om og varte dem op,

³⁸ They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so.

³⁸Og dersom han kommer i den anden Nattevagt og kommer i den tredje Nattevagt og finder det således, da ere disse Tjenere salige.

³⁹ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into.

³⁹Men dette skulle I vide, at dersom Husbonden vidste, i hvilken Time Tyven vilde komme, da vågede han og tillod ikke, at der skete Indbrud i hans Hus.

⁴⁰ Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’t expect him.”

⁴⁰Vorder også I rede; thi Menneskesønnen kommer i den Time, som I ikke mene."

⁴¹Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?”

⁴¹Men Peter sagde til ham: "Herre! siger du denne Lignelse til os eller også til alle?"

⁴²The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

⁴²Og Herren sagde: "Hvem er vel den tro og forstandige Husholder, som Herren vil sætte over sit Tyende til at give dem den bestemte Kost i rette Tid?

⁴³ Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.

⁴³Salig er den Tjener, hvem hans Herre, når han kommer, finder handlende således.

⁴⁴ Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.

⁴⁴Sandelig, siger jeg eder, han skal sætte ham over alt, hvad han ejer.

⁴⁵ But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,

⁴⁵Men dersom hin Tjener siger i sit Hjerte: "Min Herre tøver med at komme" og så begynder at slå Karlene og Pigerne og at spise og drikke og beruse sig,

⁴⁶ then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’t expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn’t know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.

⁴⁶da skal den Tjeners Herre komme på den Dag, han ikke venter, og i den Time, han ikke ved, og hugge ham sønder og give ham hans Lod sammen med de utro:

⁴⁷ That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

⁴⁷Men den Tjener, som har kendt sin Herres Villie og ikke har truffet Forberedelser eller handlet efter hans Villie, skal have mange Hug;

⁴⁸ but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

⁴⁸men den, som ikke har kendt den og har gjort, hvad der er Hug værd, skal have få Hug. Enhver, hvem meget er givet, af ham skal man kræve meget; og hvem meget er betroet, af ham skal man forlange mere.

⁴⁹ “I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled.

⁴⁹Ild er jeg kommen at kaste på Jorden, og hvor vilde jeg, at den var optændt allerede!

⁵⁰ But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

⁵⁰Men en Dåb har jeg at døbes med, og hvor ængstes jeg, indtil den er fuldbyrdet!

⁵¹ Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.

⁵¹Mene I, at jeg er kommen for at give Fred på Jorden? Nej, siger jeg eder, men Splid,

⁵² For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

⁵²Thi fra nu af skulle fem i eet Hus være i Splid indbyrdes, tre imod to, og to imod tre.

⁵³ They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.” Micah 7:6

⁵³De skulle være i Splid, Fader med Søn og Søn med Fader, Moder med Datter og Datter med Moder, Svigermoder med sin Svigerdatter og Svigerdatter med sin Svigermoder."

⁵⁴ He said to the multitudes also, “When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it happens.

⁵⁴Men han sagde også til Skarerne: "Når I se en Sky komme op i Vester, sige I straks: Der kommer Regn, og det sker således.

⁵⁵ When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.

⁵⁵Og når I se en Søndenvind blæse, sige I: Der kommer Hede: og det sker.

⁵⁶ You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don’t interpret this time?

⁵⁶I Hyklere! Jordens og Himmelens Udseende vide I at skønne om; men hvorfor have I da intet Skøn om den nærværende Tid?

⁵⁷ Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

⁵⁷Og hvorfor dømme I ikke også fra eder selv, hvad der er det rette?

⁵⁸ For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

⁵⁸Thi medens du går hen med din Modpart til Øvrigheden, da gør dig Flid på Vejen for at blive forligt med ham, for at han ikke skal trække dig for Dommeren, og Dommeren skal overgive dig til Slutteren, og Slutteren skal kaste dig i Fængsel.

⁵⁹ I tell you, you will by no means get out of there, until you have paid the very last penny. literally, lepton. A lepton is a very small brass Jewish coin worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker’s daily wages. ”

⁵⁹Jeg siger dig: Du skal ingenlunde komme ud derfra, førend du får betalt endog den sidste Skærv."