1 Og det skjedde etter en kort tid at han gikk gjennom byer og landsbyer og forkynte det gode budskapet om Guds rike, og med ham var de tolv,

And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,

2 og noen kvinner som hadde blitt helbredet fra onde ånder og sykdommer, Maria med tilnavnet Magdalena, som sju onde ånder hadde gått ut av,

And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,

3 og Johanna, hustru til Kusa, Herodes' forvalter, og Susanna og mange andre, som støttet ham med det de eide.

And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.

4 Da en stor mengde mennesker samlet seg, og folk fra hver by kom ut til ham, fortalte han dem en lignelse:

And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

5 En mann gikk ut for å så, og mens han sådde, falt noe ved veien, og det ble tråkket ned og fuglene åt det opp.

A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

6 Noe falt på steingrunn, og da det kom opp, visnet det bort fordi det manglet fuktighet.

And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

7 Noe falt blant torner, og tornene vokste opp sammen med det, og det ble kvalt.

And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.

8 Noe falt i god jord, og da det kom opp, ga det hundre ganger så mye frukt. Da han sa dette, ropte han: Den som har ører å høre med, la ham høre.

And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

9 Hans disipler spurte ham om betydningen av denne lignelsen.

And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

10 Han sa: Til dere er det gitt å kjenne Guds rikes mysterier, men til de andre blir det fortalt i lignelser, for at de skal se uten å se, og høre uten å forstå.

And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

11 Dette er betydningen av lignelsen: Såkornet er Guds ord.

Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

12 De ved veien er de som hører, men så kommer den onde og tar bort ordet fra hjertene deres, for at de ikke skal tro og bli frelst.

Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.

13 De på steingrunn er de som tar imot ordet med glede når de hører det; men de har ingen rot, de tror for en tid, og når prøvelser kommer, faller de fra.

And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

14 Det som falt blant torner, er de som hører, men når de går videre i livet, blir de kvalt av bekymring, rikdom og livets gleder, og de bærer ikke frukt.

And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

15 Men det som falt i god jord, er de som hører ordet, tar vare på det i et ærlig og godt hjerte, og bærer frukt med utholdenhet.

And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

16 Ingen tenner et lys og dekker det til eller setter det under en seng, men setter det i en lysestake, så de som går inn kan se lyset.

No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

17 For det finnes ingenting skjult som ikke skal bli åpenbart, og ingenting hemmelig som ikke skal komme for en dag.

For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

18 Vær derfor nøye med hvordan dere hører, for den som har, til ham skal det bli gitt mer, og fra den som ikke har, skal selv det han tror han har, bli tatt fra ham.

So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

19 Hans mor og brødre kom til ham, men de kunne ikke nå frem til ham på grunn av folkemengden.

And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they were not able to get near him because of the great number of people.

20 Noen sa til ham: Din mor og dine brødre står utenfor og ønsker å se deg.

And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you.

21 Han svarte dem: Min mor og mine brødre er de som hører Guds ord og gjør etter det.

But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it.

22 En dag gikk han om bord i en båt med disiplene sine, og han sa til dem: La oss dra over til den andre siden av sjøen. Og de satte ut.

Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.

23 Mens de seilte, sovnet han. En stor vindstorm kom over sjøen, båten ble fylt med vann, og de var i fare.

But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.

24 Da kom de til ham og vekket ham og sa: Mester, mester, vi går under! Han våknet og truet vinden og bølgene, og stormen la seg, og det ble stille.

Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.

25 Han sa til dem: Hvor er troen deres? Og i frykt og undring sa de til hverandre: Hvem er han? Selv vinden og vannet lyder hans ord!

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And fear and wonder overcame them, and they said to one another, Who then is this, who gives orders even to the winds and the water and they do what he says?

26 De kom til Gerasener-landet, som ligger rett overfor Galilea.

And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

27 Da han steg i land, kom en mann fra byen, besatt av onde ånder, mot ham; lenge hadde han ikke hatt klær på seg og bodde ikke i hus, men blant gravene.

And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.

28 Da han så Jesus, ropte han høyt, falt ned foran ham og sa i en høy røst: Hva har jeg med deg å gjøre, Jesus, Den høyeste Guds Sønn? Ikke plagg meg!

And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.

29 For han hadde befalt den onde ånden å fare ut av mannen. Mange ganger hadde ånden grepet ham, og han ble bundet med lenker og ført i forvaring; men han sprengte lenkene, og ble drevet av ånden ut i øde steder.

For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

30 Jesus spurte ham: Hva er ditt navn? Han svarte: Legion, for mange ånder hadde gått inn i ham.

And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him.

31 De ba ham om å ikke befale dem å gå ned i avgrunnen.

And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep.

32 Der var en stor flokk svin som gresset på fjellet, og de onde åndene ba ham om lov til å gå inn i dem; han ga dem lov.

Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

33 De onde åndene forlot mannen, gikk inn i svinene, og flokken styrtet seg ned fra skrenten i sjøen og druknet.

And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction.

34 Da sårene så hva som hadde skjedd, flyktet de og fortalte om det i byen og på landet.

And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country.

35 Folket kom ut for å se hva som hadde skjedd, og da de kom til Jesus, fant de mannen, som de onde åndene hadde forlatt, sittende ved Jesu føtter, kledd og ved sans og samling, og de ble fylt av frykt.

And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.

36 De som hadde sett det, fortalte dem hvordan han som var besatt, var blitt helbredet.

And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.

37 Og folket fra Gerasener-området ba Jesus om å dra bort fra dem, fordi de var fylt av frykt. Så han gikk om bord i båten og dro tilbake.

And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes made a request to him to go away from them; for they were in great fear: and he got into a boat and went back.

38 Mannen som de onde åndene hadde forlatt, ønsket å være med ham, men Jesus lot ham ikke,

But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,

39 og sa: Gå hjem og fortell alt det store Gud har gjort for deg. Og han gikk avsted og kunngjorde over hele byen hva Jesus hadde gjort for ham.

Go back to your house and let them have news of all the great things which God has done for you. And he went away, giving word through all the town of the great things which Jesus had done for him.

40 Da Jesus kom tilbake, tok folket vel imot ham, for de ventet på ham.

And when Jesus went back, the people were glad to see him, for they were all waiting for him.

41 En mann ved navn Jairus, som var forstander i synagogen, kom og falt ned for Jesu føtter og ba ham komme til huset hans,

Then there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler in the Synagogue: and he went down at the feet of Jesus, desiring him to come to his house;

42 for han hadde en eneste datter, omkring tolv år gammel, og hun lå for døden. Mens Jesus var på vei, trengte folkemengden seg rundt ham.

For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him.

43 En kvinne som hadde hatt blødninger i tolv år og brukt opp alt hun eide på leger uten å bli helbredet av noen,

And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had given all her money to medical men, and not one of them was able to make her well,

44 kom bakfra og rørte ved kanten av kappen hans, og straks stanset hennes blødninger.

Came after him and put her hand on the edge of his robe, and straight away the flowing of her blood was stopped.

45 Jesus spurte: Hvem rørte ved meg? Alle nektet, og Peter og de som var med ham sa: Mester, folkemengden trykker og presser deg fra alle kanter.

And Jesus said, Who was touching me? And when they all said, It is not I, Peter and those who were with him said, Master, the people are pushing round you on every side.

46 Men Jesus sa: Noen rørte ved meg, for jeg merket at en kraft gikk ut fra meg.

But Jesus said, Someone was touching me, for I had the feeling that power had gone out from me.

47 Da kvinnen så at hun ikke kunne skjule seg, kom hun skjelvende fram, falt ned for ham og fortalte for hele folket hvorfor hun hadde rørt ved ham, og hvordan hun straks ble helbredet.

And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.

48 Jesus sa til henne: Datter, din tro har frelst deg. Gå i fred.

And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.

49 Mens han talte enda, kom det en fra synagogeforstanderens hus og sa: Din datter er død. Bry læreren ikke lenger.

While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master.

50 Men Jesus hørte det og svarte: Frykt ikke, bare tro, så skal hun bli frelst.

But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well.

51 Da han kom til huset, tillot han ingen andre enn Peter, Johannes, Jakob og jentas foreldre å gå inn med ham.

And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.

52 Alle gråt og klaget over henne, men han sa: Gråt ikke! Hun er ikke død, men sover.

And all the people were weeping and crying for her; but he said, Do not be sad, for she is not dead, but sleeping.

53 De lo av ham, sikre på at hun var død.

And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

54 Men Jesus tok henne i hånden og sa: Barn, stå opp!

But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up.

55 Hennes ånd vendte tilbake, og hun reiste seg straks. Jesus ga ordre om at hun skulle få noe å spise.

And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.

56 Foreldrene ble helt forundret, men han ba dem om ikke å fortelle noen hva som hadde skjedd.

And her father and mother were full of wonder, but he gave orders to them to say nothing about it to anyone.