Markusevangeliet 4
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Liknelsen om såningsmannen
4 (A) Sedan började han undervisa vid sjön igen. Då samlades så mycket folk runt honom att han steg i en båt och satt i den ute på sjön medan allt folket stod på stranden. 2 (B) Han lärde dem mycket i liknelser, och i sin undervisning sade han till dem:
3 (C) "Lyssna! En såningsman gick ut för att så. 4 När han sådde föll en del vid vägen, och fåglarna kom och åt upp det. 5 En del föll på stenig mark där det inte hade mycket mylla, och det kom upp snabbt eftersom det inte hade djup jord. 6 Men när solen steg sveddes det, och eftersom det saknade rot vissnade det bort. 7 En del föll bland tistlar, och tistlarna sköt upp och kvävde det så att det inte gav någon skörd. 8 Men en del föll i god jord, och det sköt upp och växte och gav skörd, trettiofalt och sextiofalt och hundrafalt[a]." 9 Och han sade: "Hör, du som har öron att höra med!"
10 (D) När han blev ensam, frågade de tolv och de andra som var med honom om liknelserna. 11 Då sade han till dem: "Ni har fått del i Guds rikes hemlighet. Men de som står utanför får allt i liknelser, 12 (E) för att de ska se och se och ändå inte se, och höra och höra och ändå inte förstå, så att de inte vänder om och får förlåtelse."[b]
Liknelsens innebörd
13 Han sade sedan till dem: "Förstår ni inte den här liknelsen? Hur ska ni då kunna förstå några liknelser alls? 14 Såningsmannen sår ordet. 15 De vid vägen är de hos vilka ordet sås, men när de hör det kommer genast Satan och tar bort ordet som är sått i dem. 16 De som sås på stenig mark är de som genast tar emot ordet med glädje när de hör det, 17 men de har ingen rot inom sig utan tror bara för en tid. När de sedan möter lidande eller förföljelse för ordets skull så kommer de genast på fall. 18 Hos andra sås säden bland tistlar. Det är de som hör ordet, 19 (F) men världsliga bekymmer, bedräglig rikedom och begär efter annat kommer in och kväver ordet så att det blir utan frukt. 20 Men de hos vilka säden faller i god jord, det är de som hör ordet och tar emot det och bär frukt, trettiofalt och sextiofalt och hundrafalt."
21 (G) Han sade också till dem: "Ett ljus[c] bärs väl inte in för att sättas under skäppan[d] eller under bänken[e]? Sätter man det inte på hållaren? 22 (H) Det finns inget dolt som inte ska uppenbaras, och inget gömt som inte ska bli synligt. 23 Hör, du som har öron att höra med!"
24 (I) Och han sade: "Var noga med vad ni hör! Med det mått som ni mäter med ska det mätas upp åt er. Och ännu mer ska ni få, 25 (J) för den som har ska få, men den som inte har ska bli fråntagen också det han har."
Liknelsen om den växande säden
26 Jesus sade: "Guds rike är som när en man sår säd i jorden. 27 Han sover och stiger upp, natt blir dag och säden växer och skjuter i höjden, han vet inte hur. 28 Av sig själv ger jorden gröda: först strå, sedan ax och sedan moget vete i axet. 29 Och när grödan är mogen låter han genast skäran gå, för skördetiden är inne."
Liknelsen om senapskornet
30 (K) Han sade också: "Vad ska vi likna Guds rike vid? Vilken liknelse ska vi använda? 31 Det är som ett senapskorn[f]. När man sår det är det minst av alla frön på jorden. 32 Men när det blivit sått, växer det upp och blir större än alla andra köksväxter och får så stora grenar att himlens fåglar kan bygga bo i dess skugga."
33 Med många sådana liknelser predikade han ordet för dem, på ett sådant sätt att de kunde förstå[g]. 34 (L) Han talade bara i liknelser till dem. Men när han var ensam med sina lärjungar förklarade han allt.
Jesus stillar stormen
35 (M) På kvällen samma dag sade Jesus till sina lärjungar: "Vi far över till andra sidan." 36 De lämnade folket och tog med honom i båten som han var[h]. Även andra båtar följde med.
37 Då kom en stark stormvind, och vågorna slog in i båten så att den höll på att fyllas. 38 Själv låg han i aktern på en dyna och sov. De väckte honom och sade: "Mästare[i]! Bryr du dig inte om att vi går under?" 39 Han vaknade och talade strängt till vinden och sade till sjön: "Tig! Var tyst!" Då lade sig vinden och det blev alldeles stilla. 40 Han sade till dem: "Varför är ni rädda? Har ni fortfarande ingen tro?" 41 (N) Då greps de av stor fruktan och sade till varandra: "Vem är han? Till och med vinden och sjön lyder ju honom!"
Footnotes
- 4:8 hundrafalt En övernaturligt rik skörd (jfr 1 Mos 26:12). I förmodern tid har svenska skördar normalt gett mindre än tiofalt jämfört med utsädet.
- 4:12 Jes 6:9-10.
- 4:21 Ett ljus Traditionell översättning. Troligen en oljelampa (vaxljus uppfanns först senare).
- 4:21 skäppan Ett sädesmått om ca 9 liter.
- 4:21 bänken Annan översättning: "sängen" eller "divanen".
- 4:31 senapskorn Det minsta (1-2 mm) av alla frön som såddes av jordbrukare i Israels land. Senapsplantan (brassica nigra) kan fullvuxen nå en höjd av nästan tre meter.
- 4:33 på ett sådant sätt att de kunde förstå Annan översättning: "så mycket som de klarade att höra".
- 4:36 som han var Annan översättning: "där han var" (i båten från vilken han predikade, jfr vers 1).
- 4:38 Mästare Annan översättning: "Lärare" (hederstitel, jfr latinets "magister").
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
English Standard Version
The Parable of the Sower
4 Again (A)he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, (B)so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 And (C)he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: 3 “Listen! Behold, (D)a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. 6 And (E)when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, (F)it withered away. 7 Other seed fell among (G)thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. 8 And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and (H)a hundredfold.” 9 And he said, (I)“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
The Purpose of the Parables
10 And (J)when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, (K)“To you has been given (L)the secret of the kingdom of God, but for (M)those outside everything is in parables, 12 (N)so that
“‘they (O)may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they (P)should turn and be forgiven.’”
13 (Q)And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 (R)The sower sows (S)the word. 15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. 16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it (T)with joy. 17 And they have no root in themselves, but (U)endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately (V)they fall away.[a] 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, 19 but (W)the cares of (X)the world and (Y)the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and (Z)bear fruit, (AA)thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”
A Lamp Under a Basket
21 (AB)And he said to them, (AC)“Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? 22 (AD)For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. 23 (AE)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” 24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: (AF)with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. 25 (AG)For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
The Parable of the Seed Growing
26 And he said, (AH)“The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; (AI)he knows not how. 28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the grain is ripe, at once (AJ)he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 (AK)And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? 31 It is like (AL)a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”
33 (AM)With many such parables he spoke (AN)the word to them, (AO)as they were able to hear it. 34 He did not speak to them (AP)without a parable, but (AQ)privately to his own disciples he (AR)explained everything.
Jesus Calms a Storm
35 (AS)On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves (AT)were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 And he awoke and (AU)rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and (AV)there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you (AW)so afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, (AX)“Who then is this, that even (AY)the wind and the sea obey him?”
Footnotes
- Mark 4:17 Or stumble
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