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Bildet om sauen som gikk seg vill

15 Tollere[a] og andre syndere som var beryktet, kom ofte for å høre på når Jesus talte. Dette irriterte fariseerne[b] og de skriftlærde[c] som kritiserte Jesus for at han hadde omgang med så tvilsomme mennesker. Ja, han til og med spiste sammen med dem. Da forklarte Jesus sine motiver ved å fortelle et bilde. Han sa: ”Om noen av dere har 100 sauer og plutselig oppdager at han mangler en av dem, vil han ikke da forlate de 99 andre i ødemarken og lete etter den som er forsvunnet til han finner den? Jo, og når han finner den, blir han glad og bærer sauen hjem på skuldrene sine. Etterpå samler han vennene og naboene sine for at de også kan glede seg over at han har funnet igjen sauen han hadde mistet.

Jeg forsikrer dere at på samme måten kommer de til å glede seg mer i himmelen over en eneste synder som vender om til Gud, enn over 99 som allerede følger Guds vilje og ikke trenger å vende tilbake til Gud.”

Bildet om mynten som var mistet

Jesus brukte også et annet eksempel: ”Om en kvinne har ti verdifulle sølvmynter og mister en av dem, vil hun ikke da tenne en lampe og feie gulvene i hele huset og lete i hver krik og krok til hun finner den? Etterpå samler hun sine venner og naboer for at de skal glede seg med henne? 10 På samme måten gleder Guds engler seg over hver eneste synder som vender om til Gud.”

Fortellingen om sønnen som forlot faren og hjemmet

11 Jesus fortalte videre et tredje bilde. Han sa: ”En mann hadde to sønner. 12 Den yngste sa til faren: ’Jeg vil ha min del av arven nå i stedet for å vente til du dør.’ Faren gikk med på å dele sin eiendom mellom sønnene.

13 Noen dager seinere hadde den yngste sønnen solgt alt han eide, og så ga han seg på vei til et fremmed land. Der levde han et vilt og umoralsk liv og gjorde snart slutt på alle pengene sine. 14 En alvorlig sultekatastrofe rammet landet, og han begynte å lide nød. 15 I sin fortvilelse ba han en bonde om å få jobb, og mannen sendte ham ut for å holde vakt over grisene sine. 16 Til slutt var han så sulten at han bare lengtet etter å få spise av maten til grisene, men ingen ga ham noe.

17 Endelig innså han hvor dum han hadde vært og sa til seg selv: ’Hjemme hos far har de ansatte mat i overflod, og her holder jeg på å sulte i hjel! 18 Jeg går hjem til far og sier: Far, jeg har syndet både mot Gud og deg. 19 Jeg er ikke verd å bli kalt din sønn lenger, men la meg i det minste få arbeide som en av dine tjenere.’ 20 Og så gikk han veien hjem til sin far.

Mens sønnen ennå var langt borte, så faren ham og ble fylt av kjærlighet og medfølelse. Han sprang imot sønnen sin og kastet seg om halsen på han og kysset ham.

21 Sønnen utbrøt: ’Far, jeg har syndet både mot Gud og deg. Jeg er ikke lenger verd til å bli kalt din sønn.’

22 Men faren sa til tjenerne: ’Skynd dere! Ta fram mine fineste klær og ha dem på ham. Sett en ring på fingeren hans og sko på føttene! 23 Hent gjøkalven og slakt den, for nå skal vi spise og ha en kjempefest. 24 Sønnen min var død, men er blitt levende igjen. Han var tapt, men er kommet tilbake til meg igjen.’ Så begynte festen og gleden.

25 Imens hadde den eldre sønnen vært ute på åkeren. Da han nå nærmet seg huset, hørte han på lang avstand lyden av musikk og dans. 26 Forskrekket spurte han en av tjenerne hva det var de feiret. 27 Tjeneren svarte: ’Broren din har kommet tilbake, og faren din har slaktet gjøkalven og ordnet med en fest for å feire at han har kommet hjem i god behold.’

28 Da ble den eldre sønnen rasende og ville ikke gå inn i huset. Faren gikk ut og forsøkte å overtale ham til å komme inn, 29 men han svarte: ’I alle disse årene har jeg arbeidet hardt og aldri noen gang har jeg nektet å gjøre det du har bedt meg om. Likevel har du ikke gitt meg et eneste kje for at jeg kunne ha fest sammen med vennene mine. 30 Men nå kommer denne døgenikten hjem, han som har gjort slutt på pengene dine sammen med prostituerte, og da feirer du det med å slakte gjøkalven!’

31 ’Ro deg ned, sønnen min,’ sa faren til ham. ’Du og jeg er alltid sammen, og alt jeg eier er ditt. 32 Men nå må vi være glade og feire det som har skjedd, for broren din var død, men er blitt levende igjen. Han var tapt, men er kommet tilbake til meg igjen.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. 15:1 Tollerne var jøder som arbeide med å kreve inn skatt til romerne, og de var foraktet av alle.
  2. 15:2 Fariseerne var et religiøst parti blant jødene.
  3. 15:2 Fariseerne var eksperter på loven, som er et annet navn for hele den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.

Споредба со загубената овца

(Матеј 18:12-14) 15 Голем број наплатувачи[a] на данок и други отпадници доаѓаа да Го слушаат Исус. А фарисеите и учителите по верски Закон почнаа да негодуваат, велејќи: „Овој човек се спријателува со отпадници, па и заедно со нив јаде!“ Тогаш Исус им ја кажа оваа споредба:

„Ако некој од вас има сто овци и една од нив се загуби во пустината, нема ли да ги остави деведесет и деветте и да тргне по загубената, сe додека не ја најде? А кога ќе ја најде, целиот радосен ја качува на рамото, и ја носи дома. Потоа ги повикува пријателите и соседите и им вели: ,Радосен сум што си ја најдов загубената овца! Ајде да го прославиме тоа заедно!‘ Ве уверувам, дека, на сличен начин, поголема е веселбата на небото за еден грешник кој преку покајание се враќа кај Бог, одошто за деведесет и девет праведници на кои не им е потребно покајание!“

Споредба со загубената пара

„Ако една жена има низа од десет сребреници и загуби еден од нив, нема ли да запали светло, да ја измете целата куќа и да го бара сребреникот, сe додека не го најде? Па кога ќе го најде, ги повикува пријателките и сосетките и им вели: ,Радосна сум што си го најдов сребреникот! Ајде да го прославиме тоа заедно!‘ 10 Ве уверувам, дека, на сличен начин, Божјите ангели се веселат за еден грешник кој преку покајание се враќа кај Бог.“

Споредба со бунтовниот син

11 Исус продолжи: „Еден човек имаше два сина. 12 Дојде кај него помладиот син и му рече: ,Татко, дај ми го мојот дел од имотот, сега!‘ И таткото им го раздели имотот. 13 По неколку дни помладиот син го продаде својот дел и замина со парите во далечна земја. Таму ги потроши сите пари, живеејќи во разврат. 14 Кога потроши сe што имаше, земјата ја зафати голем глад и тој се најде во немаштија. 15 Отиде како наемник кај еден тамошен човек, кој го прати в поле да му ги чува свињите. 16 Страден беше да си го наполни стомакот со желадите што ги јадеа свињите, но никој не му ги даваше.

17 Конечно, тој се свести и рече: ,Сите наемници кај татко ми имаат храна во изобилство, а јас овде гладувам! 18 Ќе станам, ќе појдам кај татко ми, и ќе му речам: ,Татко, ви згрешив и на Бог[b] и тебе! 19 Повеќе не сум достоен да се нарекувам твој син. Прими ме кај тебе како наемник!‘ 20 Така тој стана и се упати кај татка си. Додека тој беше уште далеку, таткото го здогледа како доаѓа. Му падна жал и му притрча во пресрет, го гушна и го бакна. 21 Синот почна да му зборува, велејќи: ,Татко, ви згрешив и на Бог и тебе! Повеќе не сум достоен да се нарекувам твој син ...‘ 22 Но таткото го прекина, заповедајќи им на своите слуги: ,Донесете ја бргу најдобрата облека и облечете го! Ставете му и прстен на раката и обувки на нозете! 23 Доведете го најдоброто теле, заколете го - да јадеме и да го прославиме ова, 24 зашто, овој син беше мртов за мене, а сега оживе; беше загубен, а сега е најден!‘ И така започна прославата.

25 Постариот син, пак, беше на нива. Враќајќи се дома, тој уште оддалеку слушна песни и игри, 26 па, повикувајќи еден од слугите, го праша што се случува. 27 ,Брат ти се врати‘ - му одговори слугата, ,па татко ти го закла најдоброто теле, радосен што го виде здрав.‘

28 Постариот брат се налути и не сакаше да влезе дома. Излезе татко му и почна да го моли. 29 Но тој му рече на татка си: ,Јас ти работев како роб сиве овие години и никогаш не ти бев непослушен, а ти ниеднаш не ми даде ни едно јаре за да се провеселам со пријателите. 30 А кога се врати овој твој син, кој по блудници го потроши сиот свој имот, за него го закла најдоброто теле!‘

31 Таткото му одговори: ,Сине, ти си секогаш овде, со мене, и сe што е мое е и твое. 32 Но треба да се радуваме и да прославиме, зашто брат ти беше мртов и оживе; беше загубен, но сега е најден.‘“

Footnotes

  1. Лука 15:1 Наплатувачи на данок за окупаторската римска власт. Затоа ги сметале за народни предавници и отпадници.
  2. Лука 15:18 Буквално: небото.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)

15 Now the tax collectors(B) and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(C)

Then Jesus told them this parable:(D) “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?(E) And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’(F) I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.(G)

The Parable of the Lost Coin

“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’(H) 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”(I)

The Parable of the Lost Son

11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.(J) 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’(K) So he divided his property(L) between them.

13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth(M) in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.(N) 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned(O) against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.(P)

21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.(Q) I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe(R) and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger(S) and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;(T) he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.(U)

25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

28 “The older brother became angry(V) and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property(W) with prostitutes(X) comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”(Y)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 15:8 Greek ten drachmas, each worth about a day’s wages

15 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)

15 Then (B)all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man [a]receives sinners (C)and eats with them.” So He spoke this parable to them, saying:

(D)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, (E)‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep (F)which was lost!’ I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (G)than over ninety-nine [b]just persons who (H)need no repentance.

The Parable of the Lost Coin

“Or what woman, having ten silver [c]coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The Parable of the Lost Son

11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them (I)his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with [d]prodigal living. 14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. 15 Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the [e]pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.

17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, (J)I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’

20 “And he arose and came to his father. But (K)when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven (L)and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22 “But the father said to his servants, [f]‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 24 (M)for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.

25 “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’

28 “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. 30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’

31 “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. 32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad, (N)for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 15:2 welcomes
  2. Luke 15:7 upright
  3. Luke 15:8 Gr. drachma, a valuable coin often worn in a ten-piece garland by married women
  4. Luke 15:13 wasteful
  5. Luke 15:16 carob pods
  6. Luke 15:22 NU Quickly bring