1 Han samlet de tolv og ga dem makt og myndighet over alle onde ånder og til å helbrede sykdommer.

And getting the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all evil spirits and over diseases, to make them well.

2 Og han sendte dem ut for å forkynne Guds rike og helbrede de syke.

And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.

3 Han sa til dem: Ta ingenting med på reisen, verken stav eller sekk eller brød eller penger, og heller ikke to kjortler.

And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats.

4 Og når dere kommer inn i et hus, la det huset være deres hvilested til dere drar videre.

And if you go into a house, let that house be your resting-place till you go away.

5 Og hvis noen ikke tar imot dere, så rist støvet av deres føtter når dere forlater byen, som et vitnesbyrd mot dem.

And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

6 Så dro de av gårde og reiste gjennom alle byene, forkynte det gode budskapet og helbredet folk alle steder.

And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free from diseases in all places.

7 Herodes, kongen, hørte om alt dette og var i tvil, for noen sa at Johannes hadde stått opp fra de døde.

Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;

8 Andre sa at Elia hadde kommet, og andre igjen sa at en av de gamle profetene hadde stått opp.

And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.

9 Herodes sa: Jeg slo Johannes ihjel, men hvem er denne som jeg hører slike ting om? Og han ønsket å se ham.

And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.

10 Da de tolv kom tilbake, fortalte de om alt de hadde gjort. Så tok han dem med seg til en by som heter Betsaida, vekk fra folkemengden.

And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.

11 Men folket fikk vite det og fulgte etter ham. Han tok vennlig imot dem, talte om Guds rike og helbredet dem som hadde behov for det.

But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.

12 Da dagen gikk mot slutten, kom de tolv til ham og sa: Send folket bort, så de kan dra til landsbyene og gårdene rundt omkring for å få seg husly og mat, for vi er her på et øde sted.

And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.

13 Men han sa: Gi dem mat dere. De svarte: Vi har bare fem brød og to fisker, dersom vi ikke skal gå og kjøpe mat til alle disse menneskene.

But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.

14 Det var omkring fem tusen menn. Da sa han til disiplene: Få dem til å sette seg i grupper på rundt femti.

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.

15 Og de gjorde slik og satte alle ned.

And they did so, and made them all be seated.

16 Han tok de fem brødene og de to fiskene, så opp mot himmelen, velsignet dem, brøt dem og ga dem til disiplene for å dele ut til folket.

And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them, and when they had been broken, he gave them to the disciples to give to the people.

17 Alle spiste, og de ble mette. Så samlet de opp de overflødige bitene, tolv kurver fulle.

And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.

18 En gang mens han var alene i bønn, og disiplene var med ham, spurte han dem: Hvem sier folket at jeg er?

And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?

19 De svarte: Johannes døperen, men andre sier Elia, og andre at en av de gamle profetene har stått opp.

And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

20 Da sa han: Men dere, hvem sier dere at jeg er? Peter svarte: Guds Messias.

And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.

21 Men han bød dem inntrengende å ikke si dette til noen.

But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man;

22 Han sa: Menneskesønnen må lide mye og bli forkastet av de eldste, overprestene og de skriftlærde, og bli drept, og oppstå på den tredje dagen.

Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.

23 Og han sa til alle: Hvis noen vil følge etter meg, må han fornekte seg selv, ta opp sitt kors hver dag og følge meg.

And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.

24 For den som vil berge sitt liv, skal miste det, men den som mister sitt liv for min skyld, skal berge det.

For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.

25 Hva gagner det et menneske å vinne hele verden, men tape seg selv eller gå til grunne?

For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?

26 For den som skammer seg over meg og mine ord, ham skal Menneskesønnen skamme seg over når han kommer i sin og Faderens og den hellige engels herlighet.

For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

27 Men sannheten sier jeg dere: Noen av dem som står her, skal ikke smake døden før de ser Guds rike.

But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.

28 Omkring åtte dager etter at han hadde sagt dette, tok han med seg Peter, Johannes og Jakob og gikk opp på fjellet for å be.

And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.

29 Mens han ba, ble hans ansikt forandret, og klærne hans ble hvite og skinnende.

And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining.

30 To menn, Moses og Elia, snakket med ham.

And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;

31 De viste seg i herlighet og talte om hans bortgang, som han skulle fullføre i Jerusalem.

Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem.

32 Peter og de som var med ham, var overveldet av søvn; men da de våknet fullt ut, så de hans herlighet og de to mennene som sto sammen med ham.

Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him.

33 Da de holdt på å forlate ham, sa Peter til Jesus: Mester, det er godt at vi er her. La oss sette opp tre telt, ett for deg, ett for Moses og ett for Elia. Men han visste ikke hva han sa.

And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.

34 Mens han talte dette, kom en sky og dekket dem, og de ble skremt da de gikk inn i skyen.

And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud.

35 Da lød det en røst fra skyen: Dette er min Sønn, den utvalgte, hør ham!

And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.

36 Da røsten hadde talt, var Jesus alene. De holdt dette for seg selv og fortalte ingen i de dagene noe av det de hadde sett.

And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.

37 Dagen etter, da de kom ned fra fjellet, møtte de en stor folkemengde.

And on the day after, when they came down from the mountain, a great band of people came to him.

38 En mann fra mengden ropte: Mester, jeg ber deg se på min sønn, for han er mitt eneste barn.

And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my son, for he is my only child:

39 En ånd tar ham, og plutselig skriker han og sliter vondt og fråder om munnen, og når ånden forlater ham, er han ille tilredt.

And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.

40 Jeg ba disiplene dine kaste den ut, men de kunne ikke.

And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it.

41 Jesus svarte: Å, du vantro og falske slekt! Hvor lenge skal jeg være hos dere og tåle dere? Bring sønnen din hit!

And Jesus said, O generation without faith and false in heart, how long will I have to be with you and put up with you? let your son come here.

42 Mens han nærmet seg, kastet ånden ham til bakken og forvridde ham. Men Jesus bød strengt den urene ånden, helbredet gutten og leverte ham tilbake til faren.

And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.

43 Alle ble slått av undring over Guds storhet. Mens alle undret seg over alt det han gjorde, sa han til disiplene sine,

And they were full of wonder at the great power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,

44 La disse ord gå dypt inn hos dere: Menneskesønnen skal gis i hendene på mennesker.

Let these words go deep into your ears, for the Son of man will be given up into the hands of men.

45 Men de forsto ikke dette, for det var skjult for dem, så de ikke skjønte det, og de fryktet for å spørre ham om dette.

But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.

46 Nå begynte de å diskutere seg imellom om hvem som var den største.

Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.

47 Jesus, som merket hva de tenkte i hjertene sine, tok et lite barn og stilte det ved siden av seg.

But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their hearts, he took a small child and put him by his side,

48 Og sa til dem: Den som tar imot dette barnet i mitt navn, tar imot meg; og den som tar imot meg, tar imot han som har sendt meg. For den minste blant dere alle, han er stor.

And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.

49 Johannes svarte: Mester, vi så en som drev ut onde ånder i ditt navn, og vi hindret ham fordi han ikke følger med oss.

And John, answering, said, Master, we saw a man driving out evil spirits in your name, and we did not let him do it, because he was not one of us.

50 Men Jesus sa til ham: Ikke hindrer han, for den som ikke er imot dere, er for dere.

But Jesus said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you.

51 Da tiden nærmet seg for at han skulle tas opp, vendte han ansiktet mot Jerusalem.

And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,

52 Han sendte budbringere foran seg. De gikk inn i en samaritansk landsby for å gjøre i stand for ham.

And he sent men before: and they came to a small town of Samaria to make ready for him.

53 Men de ville ikke ta imot ham fordi han hadde satt seg for å gå til Jerusalem.

But they would not have him there, because he was clearly going to Jerusalem.

54 Da hans disipler Jakob og Johannes så dette, sa de: Herre, vil du at vi skal by ild fra himmelen å fortære dem?

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

55 Men han snudde seg og irettesatte dem.

But turning round he said sharp words to them.

56 Så gikk de videre til en annen landsby.

And they went to another small town.

57 Mens de var på veien, sa en mann til ham: Jeg vil følge deg hvor du enn går.

And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.

58 Jesus sa: Reven har huler og fugler har reir, men Menneskesønnen har ikke noe sted å hvile sitt hode.

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.

59 Til en annen sa han: Følg meg! Men han svarte: Herre, la meg først gå og begrave min far.

And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

60 Jesus sa til ham: La de døde begrave sine døde; men gå du og forkynn Guds rike.

But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the kingdom of God.

61 En annen sa: Jeg vil følge deg, Herre, men la meg først ta farvel med min familie.

And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.

62 Jesus svarte: Ingen som legger hånd på plogen og ser seg tilbake, er skikket for Guds rike.

But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.