Etter at han hadde avsluttet alle sine ord i folkets hørsel, gikk han inn i Kapernaum.

After he had come to the end of all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.

En viss kaptein hadde en tjener som var svært verdifull for ham; denne tjeneren var syk og nær døden.

And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.

Da han hadde hørt om Jesus, sendte han noen jødiske ledere til ham, med bønn om at han skulle komme og helbrede tjeneren hans.

And when news of Jesus came to his ears, he sent to him rulers of the Jews, requesting that he would come and make his servant well.

Da de kom til Jesus, ba de ham ivrig og sa,

And they, when they came to Jesus, made their request warmly, saying,

Det er rett at du gjør dette for ham, fordi han er en venn av vårt folk, og har selv bygget en synagoge for oss.

It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up a Synagogue for us.

Og Jesus gikk med dem. Da han var nær huset, sendte mannen venner til ham og sa: Herre, ikke bry deg med å komme, for jeg er ikke verdig til at du kommer inn i mitt hus.

And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:

Jeg følte at jeg ikke engang var god nok til å komme til deg, men si bare et ord, så blir tjeneren min frisk.

And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well.

For jeg er selv en mann under autoritet, med soldater under meg; og jeg sier til en: Gå, og han går; og til en annen: Kom, og han kommer; og til min tjener: Gjør dette, og han gjør det.

For I, myself, am a man under authority, having men under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

Da Jesus hørte dette, ble han forundret, og vendte seg til folkemengden som fulgte ham og sa: Jeg har ikke funnet en slik tro, nei, ikke i Israel.

And when these things were said to Jesus, he was surprised, and, turning to the mass of people coming after him, said, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.

Og da de som var sendt, kom tilbake til huset, fant de tjeneren frisk.

And when those who were sent came back to the house they saw that the servant was well.

En stund etter dro han til en by kalt Nain; og disiplene hans dro med ham, sammen med en stor folkemengde.

And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.

Da han nærmet seg byporten, ble en død mann båret ut, hans mors eneste sønn, og hun var enke; en stor skare fra byen fulgte henne.

Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

Da Herren så henne, fikk han medfølelse med henne og sa: Ikke vær trist.

And when the Lord saw her, he had pity on her and said to her, Be not sad.

Han gikk bort og rørte ved båren, og de som bar den, stanset. Han sa: Unge mann, jeg sier deg, reis deg opp.

And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

Den døde mannen satte seg opp og begynte å tale, og Jesus ga ham til hans mor.

And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.

Da ble de alle grepet av frykt, og de priste Gud og sa: En stor profet er blant oss, og Gud har omsorg for sitt folk.

And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.

Og denne fortellingen om ham spredte seg gjennom hele Judea og de omliggende områdene.

And this story about him went through all Judaea and the places round about.

Og Johannes' disipler fortalte ham om alle disse tingene.

And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

Da sendte Johannes to av sine disipler til Herren for å spørre: Er du den som skal komme, eller skal vi vente på en annen?

Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

Da mennene kom til ham, sa de: Døperen Johannes har sendt oss til deg for å si: Er du den som skal komme, eller skal vi vente på en annen?

And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

Akkurat da gjorde han mange frie fra deres sykdommer og smerter, og fra onde ånder; og til andre som var blinde, ga han synet tilbake.

At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.

Han svarte dem og sa: Gå tilbake og fortell Johannes hva dere har sett og hørt: blinde ser, lamme går, spedalske blir renset, døve får hørselen tilbake, døde reises opp, og evangeliet forkynnes for de fattige.

And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

Salig er den som ikke tviler på meg.

And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.

Da mennene Johannes hadde sendt, dro bort, begynte han å tale til folket om Johannes: Hva gikk dere ut i ødemarken for å se? Et siv som vaier i vinden?

And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

Men hva gikk dere ut for å se? En mann i fine klær? Se, de som har vakre klær og delikate måltider, er i kongenes palasser.

But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing and delicate food are in kings' houses.

Men hva gikk dere ut for å se? En profet? Ja, jeg sier dere, og mer enn en profet.

But what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

Dette er han det er skrevet om: Se, jeg sender min budbærer foran deg, som skal forberede veien for deg.

This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

Jeg sier dere, blant dem som er født av kvinner, er det ingen større enn Johannes; men den minste i Guds rike er større enn han.

I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

(Og hele folket, og tollerne, som Johannes hadde døpt, priste Gud da de hørte dette.

(And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.

Men fariseerne og de lovkyndige avviste Guds plan for dem selv, siden de ikke hadde latt seg døpe av ham.)

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.)

Hva skal jeg sammenligne denne generasjonens mennesker med? Hva er de like?

What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?

De er som barn som sitter på torget og roper til hverandre: Vi spilte musikk for dere, men dere danset ikke; vi klaget og gråt, men dere sørget ikke.

They are like children who are seated in the market-place, crying out to one another, and saying, We made music for you, but you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow, but you were not sad.

For døperen Johannes kom; han verken spiste brød eller drakk vin, og dere sier: Han har en ond ånd.

For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.

Menneskesønnen kom; han spiste og drakk, og dere sier: Se, en mat- og vindrikker, en venn av tollere og syndere.

The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.

Men visdommen rettferdiggjøres av alle sine barn.

But wisdom is judged to be right by all her children.

En av fariseerne inviterte ham til å spise med ham. Og han gikk inn i fariseerens hus og satte seg til bords.

And one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and took his seat at the table.

Og det var en kvinne i byen som var en synder, og da hun fikk høre at han var gjest i fariseerens hus, tok hun med seg en flaske med salve.

And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

Hun gikk inn og stilte seg bak ham, ved hans føtter, gråtende, så tårene falt på føttene hans, og med håret sitt tørket hun dem, kysset føttene og smurte dem med salven.

And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.

Da fariseeren som hadde invitert ham så dette, sa han til seg selv: Hvis denne mannen var en profet, ville han vite hva slags kvinne dette er som berører ham, at hun er en synder.

Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.

Og Jesus, svarte, sa: Simon, jeg har noe å si deg. Og han sa: Mester, si det.

And Jesus, answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.

To menn skyldte en viss pengeutlåner: den ene skyldte fem hundre denarer, og den andre femti.

And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

Da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, etterga han dem begge gjelden. Hvilken av dem vil nå elske ham mest?

When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?

Simon svarte: Jeg antar det var han som fikk ettergitt mest. Og han sa: Du har rett.

Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.

Og han vendte seg mot kvinnen og sa til Simon: Ser du denne kvinnen? Jeg kom inn i ditt hus; du ga meg ikke vann til føttene, men hun har vasket mine føtter med tårer og tørket dem med sitt hår.

And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.

Du ga meg ikke noe kyss, men hun har kysset mine føtter stadig siden jeg kom inn.

You did not give me a kiss: but she, from the time when I came in, has gone on kissing my feet.

Du smurte ikke mitt hode med olje, men hun har smurt føttene mine med salve.

You put no oil on my head: but she has put perfume on my feet.

Derfor sier jeg deg, hennes synder, som er mange, er blitt tilgitt, for hun har elsket mye. Men den som lite er tilgitt, elsker lite.

And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

Og han sa til henne: Dine synder er tilgitt.

And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.

De som satt til bords med ham, begynte å si til seg selv: Hvem er denne som til og med tilgir synder?

And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?

Og han sa til kvinnen: Din tro har frelst deg; gå i fred.

And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.