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Fortellingen om arbeiderne i vingården

20 Jesus fortsatte: ”Der Gud regjerer, blir det som i denne fortellingen:[a] En jordeier gikk tidlig på morgenen ut for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin. Som betaling ble han enig med dem om en normal daglønn[b], og arbeiderne gikk til vingården.

Klokken ni gikk jordeieren igjen ut og fikk se noen andre menn stå på torget uten å ha noe å gjøre. Også dem sendte han av sted til vingården og lovet at han ved dagens slutt skulle betale det som var rimelig. Midt på dagen, og ved tretiden på ettermiddagen, gjorde han det samme.

Klokken fem, en time før arbeidsdagen var slutt, var han der igjen. Også da sto noen menn ledige på torget. Han spurte dem: ’Hvorfor har dere ikke arbeidet i hele dag?’

’Fordi ingen har leid oss’, svarte de.

’Da kan dere gå av sted og arbeide sammen med de andre i vingården min’, sa han til dem.

Da kvelden kom, ba jordeieren formannen sin om å kalle på arbeiderne for å gi dem lønnen. Han fikk befaling om å begynne med de som hadde kommet sist. De mennene som begynte å arbeide klokka fem, kom da fram, og hver og en fikk en hel daglønn. 10 Da de som var leid først kom for å få sin lønn, trodde de naturlig nok at de skulle få mye mer. Men de fikk det samme beløpet.

11-12 Da begynte de å protestere: ’Disse dagdrivere har bare holdt på en time og likevel betaler du dem like mye som oss, til tross for at vi har arbeidet hele dagen i den intense varmen.’

13 ’Min venn’, svarte han, ’jeg har ikke handlet galt mot deg. Kom vi ikke overens om en normal daglønn? 14 Ta den og gå. Jeg tenker å gi alle lik lønn. 15 Har jeg ikke rett til å gjøre det jeg vil med mine egne penger? Eller blir du misunnelig for at jeg er sjenerøs?’ 16 Slik skal de som i dag har lav status være blant de fremste i Guds nye verden, mens andre, de som i dag er betydningsfulle, må holde seg i bakgrunnen.”

Jesus forutsier for tredje gang at han skal dø

17 Da Jesus var på vei til Jerusalem, samlet han sine tolv disipler rundt seg og sa til dem mens de gikk:

18 ”Vi er nå på vei til Jerusalem. Der kommer jeg, Menneskesønnen[c], til å bli forrådt og utlevert til øversteprestene og de skriftlærde[d]. De skal dømme meg til døden 19 og overgi meg til de romerske myndighetene[e]. Romerne kommer i sin tur til å håne og piske meg og henrette meg ved å spikre meg fast til et kors, men på den tredje[f] dagen skal jeg stå opp fra de døde igjen.”

Jakob og Johannes vil ha hedersplassene

20 Litt seinere kom moren til Jakob og Johannes, sønnene til Sebedeus, bort til Jesus sammen med sine to sønner og falt på kne for å be om noe.

21 ”Hva vil du?” undret han.

Hun svarte: ”Jeg vil at du skal la mine sønner få sitte på hedersplassene nærmest deg når du skal regjere som konge, en på høyre side og en på venstre.”[g] 22 Men Jesus sa: ”Dere vet ikke hva dere ber om!” Og så vendte han seg mot Jakob og Johannes og spurte: ”Kan dere holde ut de fryktelige lidelsene som jeg må holde ut?”

”Ja”, svarte de. ”Det kan vi!”

23 Da sa Jesus til dem: ”Dere kommer nok til å få lide akkurat som jeg, men jeg har ingen rett til å bestemme hvem som skal sitte på min høyre og på min venstre side. De plassene er reservert for dem som min Far i himmelen velger ut.”

24 Da de ti andre disiplene hørte det Jakob og Johannes ba om, ble de opprørt. 25 Men Jesus samlet dem og sa: ”I denne verden opptrer kongene som tyranner, og herskerne har all makt over dem som står under dem. 26 Slik skal det ikke være blant dere. Den av dere som vil være leder, må være de andre sin tjener. 27 Den som vil være den første blant dere, må være de andre sin slave. 28 Følg mitt eksempel. Jeg, Menneskesønnen[h], har ikke kommet for å bli betjent, men for selv å tjene andre. Jeg har kommet for å gi livet mitt og kjøpe menneskene fri fra slaveriet deres under synden.”

Jesus helbreder to blinde utenfor Jeriko

29 På vei mot Jerusalem gikk Jesus og disiplene gjennom byen Jeriko. Da de dro fra byen, fulgte mye folk med.

30 Akkurat da satt to blinde menn ved kanten av veien. Da de fikk høre at Jesus kom gående, begynte de å rope: ”Herre, du som skal arve kong Davids trone,[i] ha medfølelse med oss!”

31 Folket forsøkte å få dem til å holde stille, men de ropte bare enda høyere: ”Herre, du som skal arve kong Davids trone, ha medfølelse med oss!”

32 Da Jesus hørte dette, stanset han, kalte dem til seg og spurte: ”Hva vil dere jeg skal gjøre for dere?”

33 ”Herre”, sa de, ”at vi kan få se!”

34 Da fikk Jesus medfølelse for dem, og rørte ved øynene deres. Straks kunne de se! Etterpå fulgte de med ham.

Footnotes

  1. 20:1 På gresk: Himmelriket ligner nemlig…
  2. 20:2 På gresk: en daglønn på en denar. Det var den normale daglønnen.
  3. 20:18 ”Menneskesønnen” er et hebraisk ord for å si ”av mennesker”. Det var en tittel på Messias, den lovede kongen, hentet fra Daniel 7:13-14.
  4. 20:18 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.
  5. 20:19 På gresk: hedningene. Det var jødene sin måte å beskrive fremmed folk på.
  6. 20:19 I det greske språket, og på mange andre språk, regner de den dagen noe skjer, som dag nummer en. Jesus døde på en fredag og sto opp på søndagen.
  7. 20:21 På gresk: sitte på høyre og venstre siden av deg i ditt rike. Å sitte på høyre og venstre side innebar også en maktposisjon.
  8. 20:28 ”Menneskesønnen” er et hebraisk ord for å si ”av mennesker”. Det var en tittel på Messias, den lovede kongen, hentet fra Daniel 7:13-14.
  9. 20:30 På gresk: Davids sønn. Det var en tittel som jødene ga Messias, den lovede kongen.

葡萄園工人的比喻

20 耶穌接著說:「因為天國就像一個園主清早去外面請工人到他的葡萄園做工。 他跟工人講好一天的工錢是一個銀幣,然後派他們去葡萄園。

「大約上午九點鐘,園主出去看見一些人站在街市上無所事事, 就對他們說,『你們到我的葡萄園來工作吧,我會給你們合理的工錢。』

「他們便去了。正午和下午三點鐘,他又出去繼續請人到葡萄園做工。 到了下午五點鐘的時候,他再次出去,看見還有人閒站在那裡,就問他們,『為什麼你們整天站在這裡無所事事呢?』 他們回答說,『因為沒有人僱用我們。』園主說,『你們也到我的葡萄園來吧!』

「到了傍晚,園主對工頭說,『叫工人來領工錢吧,最晚來的先領,最先來的後領。』

「下午五點來的工人每人得了一個銀幣。 10 最早來的工人來領的時候,以為必定可以多得一點工錢,誰知也各得一個銀幣。

11 「他們拿著工錢滿腹牢騷地對園主說, 12 『那些最晚來的人只工作了一小時,而我們在烈日之下辛苦了一整天,怎麼會領同樣的工錢呢?』

13 「園主對他們當中的一個人說,『朋友,我並沒有欠你呀!我們不是講好付你一個銀幣嗎? 14 拿著你的工錢走吧。我給那後來的和你一樣的工錢,是我願意。 15 難道我不可隨意使用自己的錢嗎?因為我慷慨,你就眼紅嗎?』 16 因此,為首的將要殿後,殿後的將要為首。」

耶穌第三次預言自己受難

17 在去耶路撒冷的途中,耶穌把十二個門徒帶到一邊,對他們說: 18 「你們要留意,我們現在前往耶路撒冷,人子將被交給祭司長和律法教師。他們要判祂死刑, 19 把祂交給外族人,受嘲弄、鞭打,被釘在十字架上。但第三天祂必復活。」

一個母親的請求

20 當時,西庇太的妻子帶著兩個兒子上前,跪在耶穌面前,有事要求祂。

21 耶穌問她:「你要什麼呢?」

她說:「在你的國度,請讓我這兩個兒子一個坐在你右邊,一個坐在你左邊。」

22 耶穌回答說:「你們不知道自己在求什麼。我要喝的那一杯,你們能喝嗎?」

他們說:「我們能。」

23 耶穌對他們說:「我要喝的那一杯,你們也要喝。不過誰坐在我的左右不是我來定,而是我父為誰預備的,就讓誰坐。」

24 其他十個門徒聽見這事,都對他們兄弟二人十分惱火。 25 於是,耶穌把他們叫來,說:「外族人有君王統治他們,有大臣管理他們。但你們不可這樣。 26 你們中間,誰要當首領,誰就要做大家的僕人; 27 誰要居首位,誰就要做大家的奴僕。 28 正如人子不是來受人服侍,而是來服侍人,並且犧牲性命,作許多人的贖價。」

治好兩個瞎子

29 耶穌和祂的門徒離開耶利哥時,有一大群人跟著祂。 30 有兩個瞎子正坐在路旁,聽說耶穌經過,就高聲喊叫:「主啊,大衛的後裔啊,可憐我們吧!」 31 眾人責備他們,叫他們不要出聲,他們卻喊得更大聲了:「主啊,大衛的後裔啊,可憐我們吧!」

32 耶穌停下腳步,叫了他們來,問他們:「你們要我為你們做什麼?」 33 他們說:「主啊,我們想能夠看見。」 34 耶穌就動了慈心,摸他們的眼睛,他們立刻得見光明,並跟從了耶穌。

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.(B) He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

“About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went.

“He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’

“‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.

“He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’

“When evening came,(C) the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’

“The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. 10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began to grumble(D) against the landowner. 12 ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat(E) of the day.’

13 “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend.(F) Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’(G)

16 “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”(H)

Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time(I)

17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18 “We are going up to Jerusalem,(J) and the Son of Man(K) will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.(L) They will condemn him to death 19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged(M) and crucified.(N) On the third day(O) he will be raised to life!”(P)

A Mother’s Request(Q)

20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons(R) came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down,(S) asked a favor of him.

21 “What is it you want?” he asked.

She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”(T)

22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup(U) I am going to drink?”

“We can,” they answered.

23 Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup,(V) but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”

24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant(W) with the two brothers. 25 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(X) 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man(Y) did not come to be served, but to serve,(Z) and to give his life as a ransom(AA) for many.”

Two Blind Men Receive Sight(AB)

29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David,(AC) have mercy on us!”

31 The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

32 Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.

33 “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.”

34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 20:2 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer.

20 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,

12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,

18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,

19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.