¹In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”

¹I den samme Stund kom Disciplene hen til Jesus og sagde: "Hvem er da den største i Himmeriges Rige?"

²Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in their midst,

²Og han kaldte et lille Barn til sig og stillede det midt iblandt dem

³and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

³og sagde: "Sandelig, siger jeg eder, uden I omvende eder og blive som Børn, komme I ingenlunde ind i Himmeriges Rige.

⁴ Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

⁴Derfor, den, som fornedrer sig selv som dette Barn, han er den største i Himmeriges Rige.

⁵ Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,

⁵Og den, som modtager et eneste sådant Barn for mit Navns Skyld, modtager mig.

⁶ but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

⁶Men den, som forarger een af disse små, som tro på mig, ham var det bedre, at der var hængt en Møllesten om hans Hals, og han var sænket i Havets Dyb.

⁷ “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

⁷Ve Verden for Forargelserne! Thi vel er det nødvendigt, at Forargelserne komme; dog ve det Menneske, ved hvem Forargelsen kommer!

⁸ If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

⁸Men dersom din Hånd eller din Fod forarger dig, da hug den af, og kast den fra dig! Det er bedre for dig at gå lam eller som en Krøbling ind til Livet end at have to Hænder og to Fødder og blive kastet i den evige Ild.

⁹ If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna or, Hell of fire.

⁹Og dersom dit Øje forarger dig, da riv det ud, og kast det fra dig! Det er bedre for dig at gå enøjet ind til Livet end at have to Øjne og blive kastet i Helvedes Ild.

¹⁰ See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

¹⁰Ser til, at I ikke foragte en eneste af disse små; thi jeg siger eder: Deres Engle i Himlene se altid min Faders Ansigt, som er i Himlene.

¹¹ For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.

¹¹Thi Menneskesønnen er kommen for at frelse det fortabte.

¹² “What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

¹²Hvad tykkes eder? Om et Menneske har hundrede Får, og eet af dem farer vild, forlader han da ikke de ni og halvfemsindstyve og går ud i Bjergene og leder efter det vildfarne?

¹³ If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.

¹³Og hænder det sig, at han finder det, sandelig, siger jeg eder, han glæder sig mere over det end over de ni og halvfemsindstyve, som ikke ere farne vild.

¹⁴ Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

¹⁴Således er det ikke eders himmelske Faders Villie, at en eneste af disse små skal fortabes.

¹⁵ “If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

¹⁵Men om din Broder synder imod dig, da gå hen og revs ham mellem dig og ham alene; hører han dig, da har du vundet din Broder.

¹⁶ But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. Deuteronomy 19:15

¹⁶Men hører han dig ikke, da tag endnu een eller to med dig, for at "hver Sag må stå fast efter to eller tre Vidners Mund."

¹⁷ If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.

¹⁷Men er han dem overhørig, da sig det til Menigheden; men er han også Menigheden overhørig, da skal han være for dig ligesom en Hedning og en Tolder.

¹⁸ Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

¹⁸Sandelig, siger jeg eder, hvad som helst I binde på Jorden, skal være bundet i Himmelen; og hvad som helst I løse på Jorden, skal være løst i Himmelen.

¹⁹ Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

¹⁹Atter siger jeg eder, at dersom to af eder blive enige på Jorden om hvilken som helst Sag, hvorom de ville bede, da skal det blive dem til Del fra min Fader, som er i Himlene.

²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.”

²⁰Thi hvor to eller tre ere forsamlede om mit Navn, der er jeg midt iblandt dem."

²¹Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”

²¹Da trådte Peter frem og sagde til ham: "Herre! hvor ofte skal jeg tilgive min Broder, når han synder imod mig? mon indtil syv Gange?"

²²Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

²²Jesus siger til ham: "Jeg siger dig: ikke indtil syv Gange, men indtil halvfjerdsindstyve Gange syv Gange.

²³ Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

²³Derfor lignes Himmeriges Rige ved en Konge, som vilde holde Regnskab med sine Tjenere.

²⁴ When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. Ten thousand talents represents an extremely large sum of money, equivalent to about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius was typical of one day’s wages for agricultural labor.

²⁴Men da han begyndte at holde Regnskab, blev en, som var ti Tusinde Talenter skyldig, ført frem for ham.

²⁵ But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

²⁵Og da han intet havde at betale med, bød hans Herre, at han og hans Hustru og Børn og alt det, han havde, skulde sælges, og Gælden betales.

²⁶ The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’

²⁶Da faldt Tjeneren ned for ham, bønfaldt ham og sagde: Herre, vær langmodig med mig, så vil jeg betale dig det alt sammen.

²⁷ The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

²⁷Da ynkedes samme Tjeners Herre inderligt over ham og lod ham løs og eftergav ham Gælden.

²⁸ “But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, 100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent. and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’

²⁸Men den samme Tjener gik ud og traf en af sine Medtjenere, som var ham hundrede Denarer skyldig; og han greb fat på ham og var ved at kvæle ham og sagde: Betal, hvad du er skyldig!

²⁹ “So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’

²⁹Da faldt hans Medtjener ned for ham og bad ham og sagde: Vær langmodig med mig, så vil jeg betale dig.

³⁰ He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.

³⁰Men han vilde ikke, men gik hen og kastede ham i Fængsel, indtil han betalte, hvad han var skyldig.

³¹ So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.

³¹Da nu hans Medtjenere så det, som skete, bleve de såre bedrøvede og kom og forklarede for deres Herre alt, hvad der var sket.

³² Then his lord called him in, and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.

³²Da kalder hans Herre ham for sig og siger til ham: Du onde Tjener! al den Gæld eftergav jeg dig, fordi du bad mig.

³³ Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’

³³Burde ikke også du forbarme dig over din Medtjener, ligesom jeg har forbarmet mig over dig.

³⁴ His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him.

³⁴Og hans Herre blev vred og overgav ham til Bødlerne, indtil han kunde få betalt alt det, han var ham skyldig.

³⁵ So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”

³⁵Således skal også min himmelske Fader gøre mod eder, om I ikke af Hjertet tilgive, enhver sin Broder."