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Matthew 8
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Matthew 8
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Jesus Cleanses a Leper
8 When he came down from the mountain, (A)great crowds followed him. 2 (B)And behold, a leper[a] came to him and (C)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 3 And Jesus[b] stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, (D)“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, (E)show yourself to the priest and (F)offer the gift that Moses commanded, (G)for a proof to them.”
The Faith of a Centurion
5 (H)When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” 7 And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but (I)only say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant,[c] ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, (J)he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with (K)no one in Israel[d] have I found such faith. 11 I tell you, (L)many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 (M)while the sons of the kingdom (N)will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place (O)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you (P)as you have believed.” (Q)And the servant was healed at that very moment.
Jesus Heals Many
14 (R)And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw (S)his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. 15 He (T)touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. 16 That evening they brought to him many who were (U)oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits (V)with a word and healed all who were sick. 17 (W)This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: (X)“He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”
The Cost of Following Jesus
18 Now (Y)when Jesus saw a crowd around him, (Z)he gave orders to go over to the other side. 19 (AA)And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 21 Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave (AB)the dead to bury their own dead.”
Jesus Calms a Storm
23 (AC)And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but (AD)he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, (AE)“Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you (AF)afraid, (AG)O you of little faith?” Then he rose and (AH)rebuked the winds and the sea, and (AI)there was a great calm. 27 And the men (AJ)marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even (AK)winds and sea obey him?”
Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons
28 (AL)And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes,[e] two (AM)demon-possessed[f] men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. 29 And behold, they (AN)cried out, “What have you to do with us, (AO)O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us (AP)before the time?” 30 Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. 31 And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” 32 And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. 33 The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the (AQ)demon-possessed men. 34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, (AR)they begged him to leave their region.
Footnotes
- Matthew 8:2 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
- Matthew 8:3 Greek he
- Matthew 8:9 Or bondservant
- Matthew 8:10 Some manuscripts not even in Israel
- Matthew 8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; some Gerasenes
- Matthew 8:28 Greek daimonizomai (demonized); also verse 33; elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons
Matteusevangeliet 8
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Matteusevangeliet 8
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jesus botar en spetälsk
8 När han gick ner från berget följde stora skaror efter honom. 2 (A) Då kom en spetälsk[a] fram och föll ner för honom och sade: "Herre, om du vill, så kan du göra mig ren." 3 Jesus räckte ut handen och rörde vid honom och sade: "Jag vill. Bli ren!" Genast blev mannen ren från sin spetälska.
4 Jesus sade till honom: "Se till att du inte berättar det för någon. Gå i stället och visa dig för prästen[b] och bär fram den offergåva som Mose har föreskrivit. Det blir ett vittnesbörd för dem."
En hednisk officers tro
5 (B) När Jesus var på väg in i Kapernaum, kom en officer[c] fram och bad honom: 6 "Herre, min tjänare[d] ligger förlamad där hemma i svåra plågor." 7 Jesus sade till honom: "Jag kommer och botar honom[e]." 8 Officeren svarade: "Herre, jag är inte värd att du går in under mitt tak. Men säg bara ett ord, så blir min tjänare frisk. 9 Jag är själv en man som står under befäl, och jag har soldater under mig. Säger jag till en: Gå, så går han, och till en annan: Kom, så kommer han, och till min tjänare: Gör det här, så gör han det."
10 När Jesus hörde detta, blev han förundrad och sade till dem som följde honom: "Jag säger er sanningen: Inte hos någon i Israel har jag funnit en så stark tro. 11 (C) Och jag säger er: Många ska komma från öster och väster och ligga till bords[f] med Abraham och Isak och Jakob i himmelriket. 12 (D) Men rikets barn ska kastas ut i mörkret utanför. Där ska man gråta och gnissla tänder."
13 Till officeren sade Jesus: "Gå. Så som du trott ska det ske för dig." Och i samma stund blev hans tjänare frisk.
Jesus botar sjuka
14 (E) Jesus kom hem till Petrus hus och såg att Petrus svärmor låg sjuk i feber. 15 Han rörde vid hennes hand, och då släppte febern. Hon steg upp och betjänade honom.
16 (F) När det blev kväll kom man till honom med många besatta. Och han drev ut de onda andarna med sitt ord och botade alla som var sjuka, 17 för att det som var sagt genom profeten Jesaja skulle uppfyllas: Han tog på sig våra svagheter och bar våra sjukdomar.[g]
Lärjungaskapets krav
18 När Jesus såg att det samlades mycket folk omkring honom, befallde han att man skulle ta sig över till andra sidan sjön. 19 (G) Då kom en skriftlärd fram och sade till honom: "Mästare[h], jag vill följa dig vart du än går." 20 Jesus sade till honom: "Rävarna har lyor och himlens fåglar har bon, men Människosonen[i] har ingenstans att vila sitt huvud."
21 En annan av hans lärjungar sade till honom: "Herre, låt mig först gå bort och begrava min far[j]." 22 Jesus svarade: "Följ mig, och låt de döda[k] begrava sina döda."
Jesus stillar stormen
23 (H) Jesus steg i båten, och hans lärjungar följde med honom. 24 Då blåste det upp till full storm på sjön så att vågorna slog upp över båten. Men han sov. 25 De kom då fram och väckte honom och sade: "Herre, rädda oss, vi går under!" 26 Han sade till dem: "Varför är ni rädda? Så lite tro ni har!" Sedan reste han sig och talade strängt till vindarna och sjön, och det blev alldeles stilla. 27 Männen häpnade och sade: "Vem är han? Till och med vindarna och sjön lyder ju honom!"
Jesus botar två besatta
28 (I) När Jesus kom över till gadarenernas område[l] på andra sidan sjön, möttes han av två besatta[m] som kom ut från gravarna. De var så våldsamma att ingen kunde ta sig förbi den vägen. 29 Nu skrek de: "Vad har du med oss att göra, du Guds Son? Har du kommit hit för att plåga oss i förtid?"
30 En bit därifrån gick en stor svinhjord och betade. 31 De onda andarna bad honom: "Om du driver ut oss, skicka då in oss i svinhjorden." 32 Han sade till dem: "Far i väg!" Då kom andarna ut och for in i svinen, och hela hjorden rusade utför branten ner i sjön och omkom i vattnet.
33 De som vaktade dem flydde in i staden och berättade allt, också om de besatta. 34 Då gick hela staden ut för att möta Jesus, och när de fick se honom bad de att han skulle lämna deras område.
Footnotes
- 8:2 spetälsk Bärare av en smittsam, långsamt dödande hudsjukdom. Den drabbade ansågs som "oren" och var därför utestängd från folkgemenskapen (3 Mos 13:45f).
- 8:4 visa dig för prästen för att bli friskförklarad och återupptagen i folkets gemenskap (jfr 3 Mos 14:2f).
- 8:5 officer Romersk centurion med befäl över cirka 100 man.
- 8:6 tjänare Annan översättning: "pojke" (jfr möjlig parallell i Joh 4:46). Ordet syftar på någon som står under familjefaderns auktoritet (jfr ordet "dräng" som på danska betyder "pojke").
- 8:7 Jag kommer och botar honom Annan översättning: "Ska jag komma och bota honom?"
- 8:11 ligga till bords Vid finare måltider åt man halvliggande på divaner enligt grekisk sed.
- 8:17 Jes 53:4. Annan översättning: "… bar bort våra sjukdomar".
- 8:19 Mästare Annan översättning: "Lärare" (en hederstitel, jfr latinets "magister").
- 8:20 Människosonen Jesu dubbeltydiga titel: ordet är synonymt med "människa" (jfr Ps 8:5) men syftar också på profetians himmelska kungagestalt (Dan 7:13f).
- 8:21 begrava min far En sons plikt (jfr 1 Mos 46:4, 3 Mos 21:1f). Kanske innebar mannens önskan att han ville skjuta upp lärjungaskapet så länge fadern ännu levde.
- 8:22 de döda Människor som ännu inte har fått liv genom evangeliet (jfr Luk 15:24, Joh 5:25, Ef 2:1).
- 8:28 gadarenernas område Gadara var en grekisk stad strax sydost om Galileiska sjön.
- 8:28 två besatta Jfr Mark 5:2 och Luk 8:27, som fokuserar på den mer aktive av de två.
Matthew 8
New International Version
Matthew 8
New International Version
Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy(A)
8 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy[a](B) came and knelt before him(C) and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone.(D) But go, show yourself to the priest(E) and offer the gift Moses commanded,(F) as a testimony to them.”
The Faith of the Centurion(G)
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed,(H) suffering terribly.”
7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”
8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.(I) 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.(J) 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west,(K) and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.(L) 12 But the subjects of the kingdom(M) will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”(N)
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.”(O) And his servant was healed at that moment.
Jesus Heals Many(P)
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.
16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.(Q) 17 This was to fulfill(R) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
The Cost of Following Jesus(T)
18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.(U) 19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man(V) has no place to lay his head.”
21 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me,(W) and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Jesus Calms the Storm(X)(Y)
23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26 He replied, “You of little faith,(Z) why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.(AA)
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men(AB)
28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,[c] two demon-possessed(AC) men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. 29 “What do you want with us,(AD) Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”(AE)
30 Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. 33 Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.(AF)
Footnotes
- Matthew 8:2 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
- Matthew 8:17 Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)
- Matthew 8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes
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