Markúsarguðspjall 11
Icelandic Bible
11 Þegar þeir nálgast Jerúsalem og koma til Betfage og Betaníu við Olíufjallið, sendir hann tvo lærisveina sína
2 og segir við þá: "Farið í þorpið hér framundan ykkur. Um leið og þið komið þangað, munuð þið finna fola bundinn, sem enginn hefur enn komið á bak. Leysið hann, og komið með hann.
3 Ef einhver spyr ykkur: ,Hvers vegna gjörið þið þetta?` Þá svarið: ,Herrann þarf hans við, hann sendir hann jafnskjótt aftur hingað."`
4 Þeir fóru og fundu folann bundinn við dyr úti á strætinu og leystu hann.
5 Nokkrir sem stóðu þar, sögðu við þá: "Hvers vegna eruð þið að leysa folann?"
6 Þeir svöruðu eins og Jesús hafði sagt, og þeir létu þá fara.
7 Síðan færðu þeir Jesú folann og lögðu á hann klæði sín, en hann settist á bak.
8 Og margir breiddu klæði sín á veginn, en aðrir lim, sem þeir höfðu skorið á völlunum.
9 Þeir sem á undan fóru og eftir fylgdu, hrópuðu: "Hósanna! Blessaður sé sá sem kemur, í nafni Drottins!
10 Blessað sé hið komandi ríki föður vors Davíðs! Hósanna í hæstum hæðum!"
11 Hann fór inn í Jerúsalem og í helgidóminn. Þar leit hann yfir allt, en þar sem komið var kvöld, fór hann til Betaníu með þeim tólf.
12 Á leiðinni frá Betaníu morguninn eftir kenndi hann hungurs.
13 Þá sá hann álengdar laufgað fíkjutré og fór að gá, hvort hann fyndi nokkuð á því. En þegar hann kom að því, fann hann ekkert nema blöð, enda var ekki fíknatíð.
14 Hann sagði þá við tréð: "Enginn neyti framar ávaxtar af þér að eilífu!" Þetta heyrðu lærisveinar hans.
15 Þeir komu til Jerúsalem, og hann gekk í helgidóminn og tók að reka út þá, sem voru að selja þar og kaupa, og hratt um borðum víxlaranna og stólum dúfnasalanna.
16 Og engum leyfði hann að bera neitt um helgidóminn.
17 Og hann kenndi þeim og sagði: "Er ekki ritað: ,Hús mitt á að vera bænahús fyrir allar þjóðir?` En þér hafið gjört það að ræningjabæli."
18 Æðstu prestarnir og fræðimennirnir heyrðu þetta og leituðu fyrir sér, hvernig þeir gætu ráðið hann af dögum. Þeim stóð ótti af honum, því að allur lýðurinn hreifst mjög af kenningu hans.
19 Þegar leið að kvöldi, fóru þeir úr borginni.
20 Árla morguns fóru þeir hjá fíkjutrénu og sáu, að það var visnað frá rótum.
21 Pétur minntist þess, sem gerst hafði, og segir við hann: "Rabbí, sjáðu! fíkjutréð, sem þú formæltir, er visnað."
22 Jesús svaraði þeim: "Trúið á Guð.
23 Sannlega segi ég yður: Hver sem segir við fjall þetta: ,Lyft þér upp, og steyp þér í hafið,` og efar ekki í hjarta sínu, heldur trúir, að svo fari sem hann mælir, honum mun verða að því.
24 Fyrir því segi ég yður: Hvers sem þér biðjið í bæn yðar, þá trúið, að þér hafið öðlast það, og yður mun það veitast.
25 Og þegar þér eruð að biðja, þá fyrirgefið, ef yður þykir nokkuð við einhvern, til þess að faðir yðar á himnum fyrirgefi einnig yður misgjörðir yðar. [
26 Ef þér fyrirgefið ekki, mun faðir yðar á himnum ekki heldur fyrirgefa misgjörðir yðar. ]"
27 Þeir koma aftur til Jerúsalem, og þegar hann var á gangi í helgidóminum, koma til hans æðstu prestarnir, fræðimennirnir og öldungarnir
28 og segja við hann: "Með hvaða valdi gjörir þú þetta? Hver gaf þér það vald, að þú gjörir þetta?"
29 Jesús sagði við þá: "Ég vil leggja eina spurningu fyrir yður. Svarið henni, og ég mun segja yður, með hvaða valdi ég gjöri þetta.
30 Var skírn Jóhannesar frá himni eða frá mönnum? Svarið mér!"
31 Þeir ráðguðust hver við annan um þetta og sögðu: "Ef vér svörum: Frá himni, spyr hann: Hví trúðuð þér honum þá ekki?
32 Eða ættum vér að svara: Frá mönnum?" _ það þorðu þeir ekki fyrir lýðnum, því allir töldu, að Jóhannes hefði verið sannur spámaður.
33 Þeir svöruðu Jesú: "Vér vitum það ekki." Jesús sagði við þá: "Ég segi yður þá ekki heldur, með hvaða valdi ég gjöri þetta."
Mark 11
New King James Version
The Triumphal Entry(A)
11 Now (B)when they drew near Jerusalem, to [a]Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; 2 and He said to them, “Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. 3 And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.”
4 So they went their way, and found [b]the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. 5 But some of those who stood there said to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?”
6 And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go. 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. 8 (C)And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna!
(D)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
That comes [c]in the name of the Lord!
(E)Hosanna in the highest!”
11 (F)And Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple. So when He had looked around at all things, as the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.
The Fig Tree Withered(G)
12 (H)Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. 13 (I)And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.”
And His disciples heard it.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple(J)
15 (K)So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold (L)doves. 16 And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. 17 Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, (M)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a (N)‘den of thieves.’ ”
18 And (O)the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because (P)all the people were astonished at His teaching. 19 When evening had come, He went out of the city.
The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree(Q)
20 (R)Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21 And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.”
22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23 For (S)assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24 Therefore I say to you, (T)whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Forgiveness and Prayer(U)
25 “And whenever you stand praying, (V)if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26 [d]But (W)if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
Jesus’ Authority Questioned(X)
27 Then they came again to Jerusalem. (Y)And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him. 28 And they said to Him, “By what (Z)authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?”
29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one question; then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things: 30 The (AA)baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me.”
31 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 But if we say, ‘From men’ ”—they feared the people, for (AB)all counted John to have been a prophet indeed. 33 So they answered and said to Jesus, “We do not know.”
And Jesus answered and said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Footnotes
- Mark 11:1 M Bethsphage
- Mark 11:4 NU, M a
- Mark 11:10 NU omits in the name of the Lord
- Mark 11:26 NU omits v. 26.
Mark 11
English Standard Version
The Triumphal Entry
11 (A)Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to (B)Bethphage and Bethany, at (C)the Mount of Olives, Jesus[a] sent (D)two of his disciples 2 and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, (E)on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” 4 And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. 5 And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6 And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. 8 And many (F)spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. 9 And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, (G)“Hosanna! (H)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is (I)the coming (J)kingdom of (K)our father (L)David! (M)Hosanna (N)in the highest!”
11 (O)And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, (P)he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
12 (Q)On the following day, when they came from Bethany, (R)he was hungry. 13 (S)And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for (T)it was not the season for figs. 14 And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
15 (U)And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of (V)the money-changers and the seats of those who sold (W)pigeons. 16 And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. 17 And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, (X)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But (Y)you have made it a den of robbers.” 18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and (Z)were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because (AA)all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. 19 (AB)And when evening came they[b] went out of the city.
The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree
20 (AC)As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. 21 And Peter remembered and said to him, (AD)“Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” 22 And Jesus answered them, “Have (AE)faith in God. 23 (AF)Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, (AG)‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not (AH)doubt in his heart, but (AI)believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, (AJ)whatever you ask in prayer, (AK)believe that you (AL)have received[c] it, and it will be yours. 25 And whenever (AM)you stand praying, (AN)forgive, (AO)if you have anything against anyone, so that (AP)your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”[d]
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
27 (AQ)And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, 28 and they said to him, (AR)“By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” 29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 Was the baptism of John (AS)from heaven or from man? Answer me.” 31 And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, (AT)‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—(AU)they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was (AV)a prophet. 33 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Footnotes
- Mark 11:1 Greek he
- Mark 11:19 Some manuscripts he
- Mark 11:24 Some manuscripts are receiving
- Mark 11:25 Some manuscripts add verse 26: But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses
by Icelandic Bible Society
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