1 Da han igjen kom inn i Kapernaum noen dager senere, spredte ryktet seg om at han var hjemme.

And when he came into Capernaum again after some days, the news went about that he was in the house.

2 Mange mennesker samlet seg, så det ikke lenger var plass, ikke engang utenfor døren, og han underviste dem.

And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.

3 Fire menn kom til ham med en lam mann på en seng.

And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving.

4 Da de ikke kunne nå fram til ham på grunn av folkemengden, tok de av taket rett over stedet der han var, og firte ned sengen med mannen.

And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.

5 Jesus så deres tro og sa til den lamme, Sønn, dine synder er tilgitt.

And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

6 Men noen av de skriftlærde satt der og tenkte i sine hjerter,

But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 Hvorfor sier denne mannen slike ting? Han håner Gud: Hvem kan tilgi synder utenom Gud alene?

Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

8 Jesus merket i sin ånd hva de tenkte og sa til dem, Hvorfor tenker dere slike ting i deres hjerter?

And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?

9 Hva er enklest, å si til den lamme, Dine synder er tilgitt, eller Reis deg, ta sengen din og gå?

Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?

10 Men for at dere skal vite at Menneskesønnen har makt til å tilgi synder på jorden, (sa han til den lamme)

But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)

11 Jeg sier deg, reis deg, ta sengen din og gå hjem.

I say to you, Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house.

12 Og han reiste seg, tok straks sengen og gikk ut foran dem alle, slik at de ble forundret og lovpriste Gud, og sa, Vi har aldri sett noe slikt.

And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.

13 Og han gikk igjen ut til sjøen; og hele folket kom til ham, og han underviste dem.

And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.

14 Da han gikk forbi tollboden, så han Levi, sønn av Alfeus, sitte der, og sa til ham, Følg meg. Og han reiste seg og fulgte ham.

And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.

15 Mens Jesus var til bords i hans hus, satt mange tollere og syndere til bords med ham og disiplene hans; for det var mange som fulgte ham.

And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

16 Da de skriftlærde blant fariseerne så at han spiste med tollerne og synderne, sa de til disiplene hans, Hvorfor spiser han med slike mennesker?

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

17 Jesus hørte det og sa til dem, De som er friske trenger ikke lege, men de som er syke. Jeg har ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere.

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.

18 Johannes' disipler og fariseerne fastet, og de kom og sa til ham, Hvorfor faster Johannes' disipler og fariseernes disipler, men dine disipler gjør det ikke?

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not?

19 Jesus sa til dem, Kan vennene til brudgommen faste mens han er hos dem? Så lenge de har ham hos seg, kan de ikke faste.

And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.

20 Men de dager kommer da brudgommen tas fra dem, og da vil de faste.

But the days will come when the husband will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.

21 Ingen setter en bit av nytt stoff på en gammel kappe, for det nye vil rive av det gamle og gjøre et verre hull.

No man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat: or the new, by pulling away from the old, makes a worse hole.

22 Og ingen fyller ny vin i gamle skinnsekker, for da vil sekkene revne og både vinen og sekkene vil bli ødelagt. Ny vin må fylles i nye skinnsekker.

And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.

23 Det skjedde at han en sabbat gikk gjennom kornåkrene; mens hans disipler gikk, begynte de å plukke aks.

And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain.

24 Fariseerne sa til ham, Hvorfor gjør de det som ikke er tillatt på sabbaten?

And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

25 Han sa til dem, Har dere ikke lest hva David gjorde da han var i nød og sulten, han og de som var med ham?

And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?

26 Hvordan han gikk inn i Guds hus da Abiatar var øversteprest, og tok de hellige brødene, som kun prestene kan spise, og ga dem til dem som var med ham?

How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

27 Og han sa til dem, Sabbaten ble til for menneskets skyld, ikke mennesket for sabbatens skyld;

And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;

28 Derfor er Menneskesønnen også herre over sabbaten.

So that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.