1 Og han sa til dem: Sannelig sier jeg dere, noen av dere som er her, skal ikke smake døden før de ser Guds rike komme med kraft.

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

2 Etter seks dager tok Jesus med seg Peter, Jakob og Johannes opp på en høy fjell, alene med seg, og han ble forvandlet for deres øyne.

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

3 Hans klær ble strålende hvite, hvitere enn noen på jorden kan få dem til.

And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it.

4 Og foran dem kom Elia sammen med Moses, og de snakket med Jesus.

And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

5 Peter sa til Jesus: Mester, det er godt at vi er her; la oss lage tre telt, ett for deg, ett for Moses og ett for Elia.

And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

6 Han visste ikke riktig hva han skulle si, for de var svært redde.

Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear.

7 Så kom det en sky og overskygget dem, og en røst kom fra skyen: Dette er min elskede Sønn, hør ham.

And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.

8 Og med ett så de seg omkring og så ingen andre enn Jesus alene med dem.

And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any longer, but Jesus only with themselves.

9 Mens de gikk ned fra fjellet, befalte han dem å ikke fortelle noen om det de hadde sett, før Menneskesønnen var oppstått fra de døde.

And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead.

10 De holdt dette for seg selv, mens de undret seg over hva det å stå opp fra de døde betydde.

And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.

11 Og de spurte ham: Hvorfor sier de skriftlærde at Elia først må komme?

And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

12 Han svarte: Sannelig, Elia kommer først og gjenoppretter alt; men hvordan kan det stå skrevet om Menneskesønnen at han skal lide mye og bli foraktet?

And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?

13 Men jeg sier dere, Elia har allerede kommet, og de har gjort mot ham alt de måtte ønske, slik det står skrevet om ham.

But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.

14 Da de kom til disiplene, så de en stor mengde folk omkring dem, og skriftlærde som diskuterte med dem.

And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.

15 Og straks alle folket så ham, ble de fylt av undring, og de løp til ham og hyllet ham.

And straight away all the people, when they saw him, were full of wonder, and running to him, gave him worship.

16 Han spurte: Hva er det dere diskuterer med dem?

And he said, What are you questioning them about?

17 En fra mengden svarte ham: Mester, jeg kom til deg med min sønn, som har en ånd som gjør ham stum.

And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking;

18 Når den tar tak i ham, kaster den ham i bakken, og han skummer og skjærer tenner; og hans styrke svikter ham. Jeg ba dine disipler drive den ut, men de kunne ikke.

And wherever it takes him, it puts him down violently, streaming at the lips and twisted with pain; and his strength goes from him; and I made a request to your disciples to send it out, and they were not able.

19 Han svarte dem: Å, vantro slekt, hvor lenge skal jeg være med dere? Hvor lenge skal jeg tåle dere? Bring ham til meg.

And he said to them in answer, O generation without faith, how long will I have to be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come to me.

20 Og de førte ham til Jesus, og når ånden så ham, kastet den straks gutten ned, og han rullet på jorden og skummet.

And they took him to him: and when he saw him, the spirit in him straight away became violent; and he went down on the earth, rolling about and streaming at the lips.

21 Jesus spurte faren: Hvor lenge har dette vært med ham? Faren svarte: Fra han var barn.

And Jesus questioning the father said, How long has he been like this? And he said, From a child.

22 Ofte har den kastet ham i ild og vann for å ødelegge ham. Men hvis du kan gjøre noe, ha medfølelse med oss og hjelp oss.

And frequently it has sent him into the fire and into the water, for his destruction; but if you are able to do anything, have pity on us, and give us help.

23 Jesus sa til ham: Hvis du kan! Alt er mulig for den som tror.

And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith.

24 Straks ropte guttens far: Jeg tror! Hjelp min vantro.

Straight away the father of the child gave a cry, saying, I have faith; make my feeble faith stronger.

25 Da Jesus så at folkemengden strømmet til, truet han den urene ånden: Du stumme og døve ånd, jeg befaler deg, dra ut av ham og kom aldri mer inn i ham.

And when Jesus saw that the people came running together, he gave orders to the unclean spirit, saying to him, You, spirit, who are the cause of his loss of voice and hearing, I say to you, come out of him, and never again go into him.

26 Og etter å ha ropt og revet voldsomt i ham, dro ånden ut. Gutten ble som død, så mange sa: Han er død.

And after crying out and shaking him violently, it came out: and the child became like one dead; so that most of them said, He is dead.

27 Men Jesus tok ham i hånden og reiste ham opp, og han sto opp.

But Jesus took him by the hand, lifting him up; and he got up.

28 Da de var kommet inn i huset, spurte disiplene ham alene: Hvorfor kunne ikke vi drive den ut?

And when he had gone into the house, his disciples said to him privately, Why were we unable to send it out?

29 Han svarte: Denne sorten kan ikke drives ut uten ved bønn.

And he said to them, Nothing will make this sort come out but prayer.

30 De dro derfra og gikk gjennom Galilea, og han ønsket at ingen skulle vite det.

And they went out from there, through Galilee; and it was his desire that no man might have knowledge of it;

31 For han underviste sine disipler og sa: Menneskesønnen skal overgis i menneskers hender, og de skal drepe ham. Og når han er drept, skal han stå opp igjen etter tre dager.

For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead.

32 Men de forsto ikke dette ordet, og de fryktet å spørre ham.

But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.

33 De kom til Kapernaum, og da han var i huset, spurte han: Hva var det dere diskuterte på veien?

And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he put the question to them, What were you talking about on the way?

34 Men de tidde, for de hadde diskutert hvem av dem som var størst.

But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.

35 Han satte seg ned, kalte de tolv til seg og sa: Hvis noen vil være den første, skal han være den siste av alle og tjener for alle.

And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.

36 Han tok et lite barn, stilte det midt iblant dem, la armene rundt det og sa:

And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

37 Den som tar imot et slikt barn i mitt navn, tar imot meg; og den som tar imot meg, tar ikke imot meg, men ham som har sendt meg.

Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.

38 Johannes sa til ham: Mester, vi så en som drev ut onde ånder i ditt navn, og vi forbød ham, siden han ikke følger oss.

John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us.

39 Men Jesus sa: Dere skal ikke forby ham, for det er ingen som gjør et mektig verk i mitt navn og samtidig kan tale ondt om meg.

But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

40 Den som ikke er mot oss, er for oss.

He who is not against us is for us.

41 Den som gir dere et beger vann fordi dere hører til Kristus, sannelig sier jeg dere, han skal ikke miste sin lønn.

Whoever gives you a cup of water, because you are Christ's, truly I say to you, he will in no way be without his reward.

42 Og den som får en av disse små som tror på meg til å falle, det ville vært bedre for ham om en stor kvernstein var knyttet om halsen og han ble kastet i havet.

And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

43 Og hvis hånden din er årsak til at du faller, så hogg den av; det er bedre for deg å gå inn til livet med én hånd enn å ha begge hender og gå til helvete, til den evige ilden.

And if your hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off; it is better for you to go into life with one hand than to have two hands and go into hell, into the eternal fire.

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45 Og hvis foten din er årsak til at du faller, så hogg den av; det er bedre for deg å gå inn i livet med én fot enn å ha begge føtter og bli kastet i helvete.

And if your foot is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off: it is better for you to go into life with one foot than to have two feet and go into hell.

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47 Og hvis øyet ditt er årsak til at du faller, så riv det ut; det er bedre for deg å gå inn i Guds rike med ett øye enn å ha begge øyne og bli kastet i helvete,

And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out: it is better for you to go into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into hell,

48 hvor deres orm ikke dør og ilden ikke slokner.

Where their worm is ever living and the fire is not put out.

49 Alle skal saltes med ild.

Everyone will be salted with fire.

50 Salt er godt, men hvis saltet mister sin kraft, hvordan kan dere gi det salt igjen? Ha salt i dere selv, og lev i fred med hverandre.

Salt is good; but if the taste goes from it, how will you make it salt again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.