Og han gikk inn i Jeriko, og da han var på vei gjennom byen,

And he went into Jericho, and when he was going through it,

var det en mann ved navn Sakkeus, som var sjef for tollerne og en rik mann.

A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

Han forsøkte å se hvem Jesus var, men kunne ikke på grunn av folkemengden, fordi han var liten av vekst.

Made an attempt to get a view of Jesus, and was not able to do so, because of the people, for he was a small man.

Så løp han i forveien og klatret opp i et morbærtre for å få se Jesus, for han skulle gå den veien.

And he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way.

Og da Jesus kom til stedet, så han opp og sa: «Sakkeus, skynd deg og kom ned, for i dag må jeg komme til ditt hus.»

And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.

Han skyndte seg ned og tok imot ham med glede.

And he came down quickly, and took him into his house with joy.

Men da de så det, murret alle og sa: «Han har tatt inn til en synder.»

And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.

Men Sakkeus sto fram og sa til Herren: «Se, Herre, halvparten av det jeg eier, gir jeg til de fattige, og hvis jeg har tatt noe fra noen ved falske anklager, gir jeg det tilbake firedobbelt.»

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

Og Jesus sa til ham: «I dag er frelse kommet til dette huset, siden også han er en Abrahams sønn.

And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham.

For Menneskesønnen er kommet for å oppsøke og frelse det som var fortapt.»

For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

Mens de lyttet til dette, fortalte han en lignelse, fordi han var nær Jerusalem, og de trodde at Guds rike skulle komme straks.

And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away.

Så han sa: «En mann av høy byrd dro til et land langt borte for å få autoritet som konge, og deretter vende tilbake.

So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

Han kalte ti av sine tjenere og ga dem ti pund og sa: ‘Gjør forretninger med dette til jeg kommer tilbake.’

And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.

Men hans folk hatet ham og sendte en delegasjon etter ham med beskjed: ‘Vi vil ikke at denne mannen skal herske over oss.’

But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.

Da han kom tilbake, etter å ha fått kongemakten, beordret han at tjenerne han hadde gitt pengene til, skulle innkalles for å gi rapport om deres forretninger.

And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.

Den første kom og sa: ‘Herre, ditt pund har tjent ti pund.’

And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.

Han svarte: ‘Vel gjort, du gode tjener! Fordi du har vært trofast i en liten sak, skal du ha myndighet over ti byer.’

And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.

Den andre kom og sa: ‘Ditt pund har tjent fem pund.’

And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds.

Han sa til ham: ‘Du skal være over fem byer.’

And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.

En annen kom og sa: ‘Herre, her er ditt pund; jeg har gjemt det i et klede.

And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;

For jeg var redd deg, fordi du er en streng mann: Du tar det du ikke har lagt ned og høster der du ikke har sådd.’

Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

Han sa til ham: ‘Ut fra dine egne ord dømmer jeg deg, du onde tjener. Du visste at jeg er en streng mann, som tar det jeg ikke har lagt ned og høster der jeg ikke har sådd;’

He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;

hvorfor satte du da ikke pengene mine i banken, så jeg ved min tilbakekomst kunne ha fått dem med renter?’

Why then did you not put my money in a bank, so that when I came I would get it back with interest?

Så sa han til dem som stod der: ‘Ta pundet fra ham og gi det til ham som har ti pund.’

And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten.

De sa til ham: ‘Herre, han har allerede ti pund.’

And they say to him, Lord, he has ten pounds.

Jeg sier dere: Til enhver som har, skal det gis mer, men fra den som ikke har, skal selv det han har, bli tatt fra ham.

And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

Men disse mine fiender som ikke ville ha meg som konge over seg, før dem hit og drep dem foran meg.’»

And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.

Etter at han hadde sagt dette, gikk han foran dem og dro opp til Jerusalem.

And when he had said this, he went on in front of them, going up to Jerusalem.

Da han nærmet seg Betfage og Betania, ved det fjellet som kalles Oljeberget, sendte han to av disiplene sine av gårde,

And it came about that when he got near Beth-phage and Bethany by the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

og sa: «Gå inn i den landsbyen som ligger foran dere. Når dere kommer inn der, finner dere en eselfole som står bundet, som ingen noen gang har ridd på. Løs den og ta den hit.

Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him.

Og om noen spør dere hvorfor, skal dere si: ‘Herren trenger den.’»

And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him.

De gikk av sted og fant det akkurat som han hadde sagt dem.

And those whom he sent went away, and it was as he said.

Mens de løste eselfolen, spurte eierne dem: «Hvorfor tar dere eselfolen?»

And when they were getting the young ass, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass?

De svarte: «Herren trenger den.»

And they said, The Lord has need of him.

De førte den til Jesus, kastet klærne sine på eselfolen og lot Jesus sette seg opp.

And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him.

Mens han red fram, bredte de ut klærne sine på veien foran ham.

And while he went on his way they put their clothing down on the road in front of him.

Da han nærmet seg nedre delen av Oljeberget, begynte hele skaren av disipler å prise Gud med høy røst for alle de mektige gjerningene de hadde sett,

And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

og sa: «Velsignet er Han som kommer, kongen, i Herrens navn! Fred i himmelen og ære i det høyeste!»

Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.

Noen av fariseerne i folkemengden sa til ham: «Mester, refse disiplene dine.»

And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

Men han svarte: «Jeg sier dere: Om disse tier, skal steinene rope.»

And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.

Da han kom nærmere og så byen, gråt han over den

And when he got near and saw the town, he was overcome with weeping for it,

og sa: «Om du, ja du, hadde visst, selv i denne din dag, hva som tjener til din fred! Men nå er det skjult for dine øyne.

Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

For dager skal komme over deg da dine fiender skal bygge en voll omkring deg, omringe deg og holde deg innesperret på alle kanter.

For the time will come when your attackers will put a wall round you, and come all round you and keep you in on every side,

De skal jevne deg med jorden, og dine barn innenfor deg. De skal ikke etterlate en stein på en annen i deg, fordi du ikke kjente din besøkelsestid.»

And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.

Han gikk inn i tempelet og begynte å drive ut dem som drev handel der,

And he went into the Temple and put out those who were trading there,

og sa til dem: «Det står skrevet: Mitt hus skal være et bønnens hus, men dere har gjort det til en røverhule.»

Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

Hver dag var han i tempelet og underviste. Men overprestene, de skriftlærde og folkets ledere søkte å få ham drept;

And every day he was teaching in the Temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people were attempting to put him to death;

men de fant ikke noe de kunne gjøre, for hele folket hang ved ham og lyttet til ham.

But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.