1 Og han dro derfra og kom til sin by, og disiplene hans fulgte med ham.

And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him.

2 Da sabbaten kom, underviste han i synagogen. Mange som hørte ham, ble overrasket og sa: Hvor har denne mannen fått alt dette fra? Hva er det for en visdom han har fått, og hvilke mektige gjerninger blir utført av hans hender?

And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?

3 Er ikke dette tømmermannen, Marias sønn, bror til Jakob, Joses, Judas og Simon? Og er ikke søstrene hans her hos oss? Og de ble forarget på ham.

Is not this the woodworker, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were bitter against him.

4 Jesus sa til dem: En profet er ikke foraktet noe annet sted enn i sitt land, blant sine slektninger og i sitt eget hus.

And Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among his relations, and in his family.

5 Og han kunne ikke gjøre noen mektige gjerninger der, unntatt at han la hendene på noen få syke og helbredet dem.

And he was unable to do any work of power there, but only to put his hands on one or two persons who were ill, and make them well.

6 Og han undret seg over at de ikke hadde tro. Så gikk han rundt i landsbyene og underviste.

And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching.

7 Og han samlet de tolv og sendte dem ut to og to, og ga dem makt over de urene ånder.

And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

8 Han sa til dem at de ikke skulle ta noe med seg på veien, bortsett fra en stav; ikke brød, ikke veske, ikke penger i beltet,

And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no money in their pockets;

9 og at de skulle gå med vanlige sandaler og ikke ta med to kjortler.

They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats.

10 Og han sa til dem: Hvor dere enn går inn i et hus, bli der til dere drar videre.

And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away.

11 Og hvor de ikke tar imot dere eller vil lytte til dere, så gå bort derfra og rist støvet av føttene som et vitnesbyrd mot dem.

And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.

12 Og de dro ut og forkynte at folk måtte vende om.

And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.

13 De drev ut mange onde ånder, salvet mange syke med olje og helbredet dem.

And they sent out a number of evil spirits, and put oil on a great number who were ill, and made them well.

14 Og kong Herodes fikk høre om ham, for hans navn var blitt kjent, og han sa: Døperen Johannes er stått opp fra de døde, og derfor virker disse mektige kreftene i ham.

And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.

15 Men noen sa: Det er Elia. Og andre sa: Det er en profet, som en av de gamle profetene.

But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

16 Men da Herodes hørte dette, sa han: Johannes, som jeg lot henrette, er stått opp fra de døde.

But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.

17 For Herodes hadde sendt ut folk og arrestert Johannes og kastet ham i fengsel på grunn av Herodias, hustruen til hans bror Filip, som han hadde tatt til ekte.

For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.

18 For Johannes hadde sagt til Herodes: Det er ikke lovlig for deg å ha din brors kone.

For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.

19 Og Herodias var sint på ham og ønsket å drepe ham, men kunne ikke.

And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;

20 For Herodes fryktet Johannes, han visste at han var en rettferdig og hellig mann, og han beskyttet ham. Og når han hørte på ham, ble han i stor tvil, men han lyttet gjerne til ham.

For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.

21 En passende anledning kom seg da Herodes feiret sin fødselsdag og holdt et festmåltid for sine fornemme, høytstående offiserer og de fremtredende mennene i Galilea.

And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

22 Da kom datteren til Herodias inn og danset, og hun behaget Herodes og de som satt til bords med ham. Kongen sa til piken: Be om hva du vil, så skal jeg gi deg det.

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.

23 Og han sverget til henne: Hva enn du ber om, skal jeg gi deg, til og med halve kongeriket mitt.

And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.

24 Hun gikk ut og spurte sin mor: Hva skal jeg be om? Og hun svarte: Døperen Johannes' hode.

And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

25 Straks gikk hun hastig inn til kongen og sa: Jeg vil at du straks gir meg på et fat hodet til døperen Johannes.

And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

26 Kongen ble dypt bedrøvet, men på grunn av sine eder og på grunn av gjestene ville han ikke si nei til henne.

And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.

27 Straks sendte kongen ut en av sine livvakter med ordre om å hente Johannes' hode. Han gikk og halshugget ham i fengselet,

And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,

28 bragte hodet hans på et fat og ga det til piken, og piken ga det til sin mor.

And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

29 Da disiplene hans hørte om dette, kom de og hentet liket hans og la det i en grav.

And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.

30 Og apostlene samlet seg hos Jesus og fortalte ham alt de hadde gjort og alt de hadde undervist om.

And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.

31 Og han sa til dem: Kom med meg til et øde sted hvor vi kan være alene, og hvil dere litt. For det var så mange folk som kom og gikk at de ikke engang hadde tid til å spise.

And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

32 Så dro de bort i båten til et øde sted for seg selv.

And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves.

33 Men folk så dem dra, og mange kjente dem igjen. De skyndte seg til fots fra alle byene og kom fram før dem.

And the people saw them going, and a number of them, having knowledge who they were, went running there together on foot from all the towns, and got there before them.

34 Da han steg i land, så han en stor folkemengde og fikk medfølelse med dem, for de var som sauer uten gjeter, og han begynte å undervise dem lenge.

And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

35 Da det var blitt sent, kom disiplene til ham og sa: Dette er et øde sted, og det er sent på dagen.

And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:

36 Send dem bort, så de kan dra til de omkringliggende gårdene og landsbyene for å kjøpe seg noe å spise.

Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.

37 Men han svarte dem: Gi dere dem noe å spise. De sa til ham: Skal vi gå og kjøpe brød for to hundre denarer og gi dem å spise?

But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

38 Han sa til dem: Hvor mange brød har dere? Gå og se. Da de hadde funnet ut, sa de: Fem brød og to fisker.

And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.

39 Han ba dem da om å la alle sette seg ned gruppevis i det grønne gresset.

And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.

40 De satte seg ned i grupper på hundre og femti.

And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.

41 Han tok de fem brødene og de to fiskene, så opp mot himmelen og velsignet dem. Så brøt han brødene og ga dem til disiplene til å dele ut, og også fiskene fordelt han blant alle.

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 the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.

42 Alle fikk spise og ble mette.

And they all took of the food and had enough.

43 Og de samlet opp tolv kurver fulle av brødstykker og fiske.

And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.

44 De som hadde spist brødene, var fem tusen menn.

And those who took of the bread were five thousand men.

45 Straks etterpå fikk han disiplene inn i båten for å dra i forveien over til Betsaida, mens han selv sendte folk hjem.

And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.

46 Deretter gikk han opp i fjellet for å be.

And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.

47 Da det ble kveld, var båten midt på sjøen, mens han var alene på land.

And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.

48 Han så at de hadde vanskeligheter med å ro, fordi vinden var imot dem. Rundt den fjerde nattevakt kom han til dem, gående på sjøen, og han ville passere dem.

And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;

49 Men da de så ham gå på sjøen, trodde de at det var et spøkelse, og de ropte høyt.

But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:

50 Alle så ham og ble forskrekket. Straks talte han til dem og sa: Vær ved godt mot! Det er meg. Frykt ikke.

For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

51 Han gikk opp til dem i båten, og vinden stilnet. De ble helt overveldet,

And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves;

52 for de hadde ikke forstått det med brødene, fordi hjertene deres var forherdede.

For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard.

53 Da de var kommet over, gikk de i land på Gennesaret.

And when they had gone across, they came to Gennesaret, and got their boat to land.

54 Så snart de steg ut av båten, kjente folk ham igjen.

And when they had got out of the boat, the people quickly had news of him,

55 De løp rundt i hele området og begynte å bære syke på bårene dit de hørte han var.

And went running through all the country round about, and took on their beds those who were ill, to where it was said that he was.

56 Hvor han enn gikk, enten i landsbyer, byer eller på landsbygda, la de syke på torgene og ba om å få røre ved bare kanten av kappen hans. Og alle som rørte ved ham, ble helbredet.

And wherever he went, into small towns, or great towns, or into the country, they took those who were ill into the market-places, requesting him that they might put their hands even on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.