马可福音 4
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撒种的比喻
4 耶稣又在海边教训人。有许多人到他那里聚集,他只得上船坐下。船在海里,众人都靠近海,站在岸上。 2 耶稣就用比喻教训他们许多道理。在教训之间,对他们说: 3 “你们听啊!有一个撒种的出去撒种。 4 撒的时候,有落在路旁的,飞鸟来吃尽了。 5 有落在土浅石头地上的,土既不深,发苗最快, 6 日头出来一晒,因为没有根,就枯干了。 7 有落在荆棘里的,荆棘长起来,把它挤住了,就不结实。 8 又有落在好土里的,就发生长大,结实有三十倍的,有六十倍的,有一百倍的。” 9 又说:“有耳可听的,就应当听!”
用比喻的因由
10 无人的时候,跟随耶稣的人和十二个门徒问他这比喻的意思。 11 耶稣对他们说:“神国的奥秘只叫你们知道,若是对外人讲,凡事就用比喻, 12 叫‘他们看是看见,却不晓得,听是听见,却不明白;恐怕他们回转过来,就得赦免’。”
解明撒种的比喻
13 又对他们说:“你们不明白这比喻吗?这样怎能明白一切的比喻呢? 14 撒种之人所撒的就是道。 15 那撒在路旁的,就是人听了道,撒旦立刻来,把撒在他心里的道夺了去。 16 那撒在石头地上的,就是人听了道,立刻欢喜领受, 17 但他心里没有根,不过是暂时的,及至为道遭了患难,或是受了逼迫,立刻就跌倒了。 18 还有那撒在荆棘里的,就是人听了道, 19 后来有世上的思虑、钱财的迷惑和别样的私欲进来,把道挤住了,就不能结实。 20 那撒在好地上的,就是人听道又领受,并且结实,有三十倍的,有六十倍的,有一百倍的。”
21 耶稣又对他们说:“人拿灯来,岂是要放在斗底下、床底下,不放在灯台上吗? 22 因为掩藏的事没有不显出来的,隐瞒的事没有不露出来的。 23 有耳可听的,就应当听!” 24 又说:“你们所听的要留心。你们用什么量器量给人,也必用什么量器量给你们,并且要多给你们。 25 因为有的,还要给他;没有的,连他所有的也要夺去。”
26 又说:“神的国如同人把种撒在地上, 27 黑夜睡觉,白日起来,这种就发芽渐长,那人却不晓得如何这样。 28 地生五谷是出于自然的,先发苗,后长穗,再后穗上结成饱满的子粒。 29 谷既熟了,就用镰刀去割,因为收成的时候到了。”
芥菜种的比喻
30 又说:“神的国,我们可用什么比较呢?可用什么比喻表明呢? 31 好像一粒芥菜种,种在地里的时候,虽比地上的百种都小, 32 但种上以后,就长起来,比各样的菜都大,又长出大枝来,甚至天上的飞鸟可以宿在它的荫下。”
33 耶稣用许多这样的比喻,照他们所能听的,对他们讲道。 34 若不用比喻,就不对他们讲;没有人的时候,就把一切的道讲给门徒听。
平静风和海
35 当那天晚上,耶稣对门徒说:“我们渡到那边去吧。” 36 门徒离开众人,耶稣仍在船上,他们就把他一同带去;也有别的船和他同行。 37 忽然起了暴风,波浪打入船内,甚至船要满了水。 38 耶稣在船尾上枕着枕头睡觉。门徒叫醒了他,说:“夫子!我们丧命,你不顾吗?” 39 耶稣醒了,斥责风,向海说:“住了吧!静了吧!”风就止住,大大地平静了。 40 耶稣对他们说:“为什么胆怯?你们还没有信心吗?” 41 他们就大大地惧怕,彼此说:“这到底是谁?连风和海也听从他了!”
Markus 4
En Levende Bok
Bildet om bonden som sådde såkorn
4 Noe seinere begynte Jesus på nytt å undervise nede ved sjøen. Folkemassen som samlet seg rundt ham var så stor at han ble tvunget til å stige om bord i en båt og sitte i den ute på vannet mens han talte til folket som sto på stranden. 2 Han underviste dem ved å fortelle mange bilder, som for eksempel dette. Han sa:
3 ”Lytt! En bonde gikk ut på åkeren sin for å så. 4 Da han sådde, falt noe av såkornet på veien langs åkeren, og fuglene kom og spiste det opp. 5 Noe korn falt der jorden var steinete og jordlaget tynt. Plantene vokste raskt opp, 6 men i den steikende solen visnet de og tørket bort, etter som røttene var grunne. 7 Andre korn falt blant tistlene. Da tistlene vokste opp, kvalte de kornplantene slik at de ikke ga noen avling.
8 Mest korn falt i den fruktbare jorden og vokste opp og ga rik avling. Noe ga 30, 60 og til og med 100 ganger så mye som den mengden såkorn som hadde blitt sådd.” 9 Jesus sa: ”Lytt nøye og forsøk å forstå!”
Jesus forklarer bildet om såkornet
10 Da Jesus seinere var alene med disiplene og de andre som fulgte ham, spurte de: ”Hva betyr dette som du fortalte?”
11 Han svarte: ”Dere har fått gaven til å forstå undervisningen min om hvordan Gud vil frelse menneskene og gjøre dem til sitt eget folk.[a] De som ikke tilhører Guds eget folk, oppfatter dette bare som bilder, 12 for at
’de skal se hva jeg gjør,
men likevel ikke fatte,
og høre hva jeg sier,
men likevel ikke forstå,
og derfor kan de ikke vende om til Gud og få syndene sine tilgitt.’[b]
13 Dersom dere nå ikke forstår dette bildet om såkornet, hvordan skal dere da kunne skjønne de andre bildene mine?
14 Det bonden sår, er budskapet fra Gud. 15 Den harde veien, der noe av såkornet falt, ligner hjertet til det menneske som hører budskapet, men som snaut nok har hørt det til ende før Satan kommer og forsøker å få den som lyttet, til å glemme alt sammen. 16 Den grunne og steinete jorden er lik hjertet til det menneske som hører budskapet og tar imot det med ekte glede, 17 men som ikke har særlig dybde i seg slik at røttene kan utvikle seg. Etter en tid, når vanskelighetene eller forfølgelsene dukker opp på grunn av troen, da avtar entusiasmen, og den som tok imot, forlater troen.
18 Jorden som var dekket av tistler, kan sammenlignes med det menneske som hører budskapet, 19 men lar de daglige bekymringene, lengselen etter å tjene mange penger og begjæret etter andre ting, få komme inn i hjertet og kvele budskapet, slik at det til slutt ikke påvirker livet i det hele tatt.
20 Den fruktbare jorden ligner hjertet til et menneske som hører budskapet, tar det til seg og lar det påvirke hele livet. Disse som hører og tar imot, gir en avling som er 30, 60 eller til og med 100 ganger så stor mengde korn som ble sådd i hjertets gode jord.”
Bildet om lampen
21 Videre sa Jesus: ”Ingen tar fram en lampe og hvelver en eske over den eller setter den under en stol. Tvert imot! En lampe setter alle høyt og fritt, slik at den kan gi lys og være til nytte. 22 På samme måten skal alt som nå er skjult, en dag bli ført fram i lyset og være synlig for alle. 23 Lytt nøye og forsøk å forstå! 24 Pass på at de ordene dere får høre, leder til handling. For jo mer dere omsetter ordene til praksis, desto mer kommer dere til å forstå hva jeg snakker om. 25 Ja, den som forstår undervisningen min, skal med tiden forstå mer og mer. Men den som forstår lite, skal til slutt miste også den minimale innsikten han hadde.”
Bildet om såkornet som vokser
26 Jesus fortalte også et annet bilde. Han sa: ”Der Gud regjerer, blir det som når[c] en bonde strør ut såkornet sitt på åkeren. 27 Mannen sover og våkner, og alt etter som dagene går, begynner såkornet å gro og spire uten hans hjelp. 28 Det er jorden som får såkornet til å gro. Først trenger spirene seg fram, så blir aksene formet, og til slutt er hveten moden. 29 Da kommer bonden med sin sigd og høster hveten, etter som tiden til å høste er kommet.”
Bildet om sennepsfrøet
30 Jesus sa: ”Hvordan kommer det til å bli der Gud regjerer[d]? Hvilket bilde skal jeg bruke? 31-32 Jo, der Gud regjerer, blir det som når noen sår et sennepsfrø. Til tross for at sennepsfrøet er det minste[e] av alle frø, vokser det opp og blir større enn alle andre krydderurter, og får så store greiner at fuglene kan bygge reir og finne ly mellom bladene.”
33 Jesus brukte titt og ofte slike bilder som dette for at folket skulle forstå, i den grad de nå var i stand til å forstå. 34 Ja, han talte faktisk aldri uten å fortelle noen bilder, men når han seinere ble alene med disiplene forklarte han bildene for dem.
Jesus stiller stormen
35 Da det ble kveld, sa Jesus til disiplene: ”Kom, nå drar vi over til den andre siden av sjøen.” 36 De trakk seg unna folket og reiste over sjøen i den båten der Jesus allerede satt. Flere andre båter fulgte også med. 37 Da de hadde kommet et stykke ut, blåste det opp en voldsom storm. Høye bølger slo inn i båten slik at den nesten ble fylt med vann. 38 Mens dette skjedde, lå Jesus og sov akter i båten med hodet på en pute. Disiplene vekket ham og ropte fortvilt: ”Mester, merker du ikke at vi holder på å synke?”
39 Da reiste han seg opp og snakket strengt til vinden og sjøen og sa: ”Ti! Bli stille!” Straks la sjøen seg, og det ble blikk stille.
40 Så spurte han disiplene: ”Hvorfor er dere redde? Har dere fortsatt vanskelig for å tro?”
41 Forskrekket sa de til hverandre: ”Hvem er han? Til og med vinden og sjøen er lydige mot ham.”
Mark 4
New King James Version
The Parable of the Sower(A)
4 And (B)again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. 2 Then He taught them many things by parables, (C)and said to them in His teaching:
3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds [a]of the air came and devoured it. 5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. 7 And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no [b]crop. 8 But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
9 And He said [c]to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
The Purpose of Parables(D)
10 (E)But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. 11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to (F)know the [d]mystery of the kingdom of God; but to (G)those who are outside, all things come in parables, 12 so that
(H)‘Seeing they may see and not perceive,
And hearing they may hear and not understand;
Lest they should turn,
And their sins be forgiven them.’ ”
The Parable of the Sower Explained(I)
13 And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 (J)The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble. 18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, 19 and the (K)cares of this world, (L)the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, [e]accept it, and bear (M)fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
Light Under a Basket(N)
21 (O)Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22 (P)For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. 23 (Q)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. (R)With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. 25 (S)For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 And He said, (T)“The kingdom of God is as if a man should [f]scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and (U)grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth (V)yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately (W)he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(X)
30 Then He said, (Y)“To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? 31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; 32 but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.”
Jesus’ Use of Parables
33 (Z)And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, (AA)He explained all things to His disciples.
Wind and Wave Obey Jesus(AB)
35 (AC)On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, (AD)“Teacher, (AE)do You not care that we are perishing?”
39 Then He arose and (AF)rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, (AG)“Peace,[g] be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? (AH)How[h] is it that you have no faith?” 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”
Mark 4
New International Version
The Parable of the Sower(A)(B)
4 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake.(C) The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables,(D) and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.(E) 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”(F)
9 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(G)
10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(H) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(I) everything is said in parables 12 so that,
“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a]”(J)
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word.(K) 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan(L) comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(M) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
A Lamp on a Stand
21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(N) 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.(O) 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.”(P)
24 “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.(Q) 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”(R)
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.(S) A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”(T)
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(U)
30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,(V) or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(W) 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(X) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
Jesus Calms the Storm(Y)
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat.(Z) There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”(AA)
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Footnotes
- Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10
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