Matteusevangeliet 21
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jesus rider in i Jerusalem
21 (A) När de närmade sig Jerusalem och kom till Betfage vid Olivberget, sände Jesus i väg två lärjungar 2 och sade till dem: "Gå in i byn där framför er. Där ska ni genast finna en åsna som står bunden med ett föl[a] bredvid sig. Ta loss dem och led dem till mig. 3 Och om någon säger något till er, ska ni svara: Herren behöver dem. Och han ska strax skicka i väg dem[b]." 4 Detta hände för att det som var sagt genom profeten skulle uppfyllas:
5 Säg till dottern Sion:
Se, din kung kommer till dig,
ödmjuk och ridande på en åsna,
på en arbetsåsnas föl.[c]
6 (B) Lärjungarna gav sig i väg och gjorde som Jesus hade befallt dem. 7 (C) De hämtade åsnan och fölet och lade sina mantlar på dem, och han satt upp. 8 (D) Den stora folkmassan bredde ut sina mantlar på vägen, andra skar kvistar från träden och strödde på vägen. 9 (E) Och folket, både de som gick före honom och de som följde efter, ropade: Hosianna[d], Davids son! Välsignad är han som kommer i Herrens namn. Hosianna i höjden!
10 När han drog in i Jerusalem kom hela staden i rörelse, och man frågade: "Vem är han?" 11 (F) Folket svarade: "Det är Profeten[e], Jesus från Nasaret i Galileen."
Jesus i templet
12 (G) Jesus kom in på tempelplatsen och drev ut alla som sålde och köpte där i templet[f]. Han välte växlarnas bord och duvförsäljarnas stolar 13 (H) och sade till dem: "Det står skrivet: Mitt hus ska kallas ett bönens hus. Men ni har gjort det till ett rövarnäste!"[g]
14 På tempelplatsen[h] kom blinda och lama fram till honom, och han botade dem. 15 När översteprästerna och de skriftlärda såg de under han gjorde och barnen som ropade i templet: "Hosianna, Davids son!", blev de upprörda 16 och sade till honom: "Hör du vad de säger?" Jesus svarade dem: "Ja, har ni aldrig läst: Av barns och spädbarns mun har du berett en lovsång?"[i] 17 Sedan lämnade han dem och gick ut ur staden till Betania, där han övernattade.
Jesus förbannar fikonträdet
18 (I) När Jesus tidigt på morgonen var på väg tillbaka till staden blev han hungrig. 19 Han såg ett fikonträd vid vägen och gick fram till det, men fann inget annat än blad på det. Då sade han: "Aldrig mer ska det komma frukt från dig." Och genast vissnade fikonträdet.
20 När lärjungarna såg det, blev de förundrade och frågade: "Hur kunde fikonträdet vissna så plötsligt?" 21 (J) Jesus svarade dem: "Jag säger er sanningen: Om ni har tro och inte tvivlar, så kan ni göra inte bara sådant som med fikonträdet. Ni ska till och med kunna säga till det här berget: Lyft dig och kasta dig i havet, och det ska ske. 22 (K) Allt vad ni ber om i er bön ska ni få, när ni tror."
Jesu fullmakt ifrågasätts
23 (L) Jesus gick upp till templet och undervisade. Då kom översteprästerna och folkets äldste fram till honom och frågade: "Vad har du för fullmakt att göra detta? Och vem har gett dig den fullmakten?" 24 Jesus svarade dem: "Jag vill också fråga er en sak. Svarar ni mig på den, så ska jag säga er vad jag har för fullmakt att göra det här. 25 Johannes dop, varifrån kom det? Från himlen eller från människor?"
De samrådde med varandra och sade: "Säger vi: Från himlen, så säger han: Varför trodde ni då inte på honom? 26 (M) Men säger vi: Från människor, så måste vi akta oss för folket. Alla anser ju att Johannes var en profet." 27 Därför svarade de: "Vi vet inte." Jesus sade till dem: "Då säger inte heller jag till er vad jag har för fullmakt att göra det här."
Liknelsen om de båda sönerna
28 "Vad tänker ni om detta? En man hade två söner. Han gick till den förste och sade: Min son, gå och arbeta i vingården i dag. 29 Jag vill inte, svarade han. Men längre fram ångrade han sig och gick. 30 (N) Sedan kom mannen till den andre och sade samma sak. Han svarade: Ja, herre. Men han gick inte. 31 (O) Vem av de två gjorde faderns vilja?" De svarade: "Den förste."
Jesus sade till dem: "Jag säger er sanningen: Tullindrivare och prostituerade ska gå före er in i Guds rike. 32 (P) Johannes kom till er på rättfärdighetens väg och ni trodde inte på honom, men tullindrivarna och de prostituerade trodde på honom. Och trots att ni såg det, ångrade ni er inte ens senare och trodde på honom.
Liknelsen om de onda vinodlarna
33 (Q) Lyssna på en annan liknelse: En husbonde planterade en vingård. Han satte stängsel runt den, högg ut en vinpress[j] och byggde ett vakttorn. Sedan arrenderade han ut den till vinodlare och reste bort.
34 När skördetiden närmade sig, sände han sina tjänare till vinodlarna för att få sin del av frukten. 35 Men vinodlarna tog fast hans tjänare. En slog de, en annan dödade de och en tredje stenade de. 36 Återigen sände han andra tjänare, fler än de förra. Men de gjorde på samma sätt med dem.
37 Till sist sände han sin son till dem och sade: Min son kommer de att ha respekt för. 38 (R) Men när vinodlarna fick se sonen sade de till varandra: Här är arvtagaren! Kom, vi dödar honom så får vi hans arv. 39 Och de tog fast honom, kastade ut honom ur vingården och dödade honom. 40 När nu vingårdens herre kommer, vad ska han då göra med dessa vinodlare?"
41 De svarade honom: "Han ska ge de onda en ond död och arrendera ut vingården till andra vinodlare som ger honom frukten i rätt tid." 42 (S) Jesus sade till dem: "Har ni aldrig läst i Skrifterna:[k]
Stenen som husbyggarna förkastade
har blivit en hörnsten.
Herren har gjort den till detta,
underbart är det i våra ögon.
43 Därför säger jag er: Guds rike ska tas ifrån er och ges åt ett folk som bär dess frukt. 44 Den som faller på den stenen blir krossad, och den som stenen faller på blir söndersmulad."[l]
45 Översteprästerna och fariseerna hörde hans liknelser, och de förstod att det var dem som han talade om. 46 De ville gripa honom men var rädda för folket, eftersom man ansåg att han var en profet.
Footnotes
- 21:2 åsna … med ett föl De övriga evangelisterna nämner endast fölet som Jesus red på. Troligen var modern en trygghet för det ovana fölet (Mark 11:2). Åsnan var fredens djur (jfr t ex Dom 5:10), till skillnad från hästen som förknippades med krig (5 Mos 20:1, Ps 33:17).
- 21:3 Och han ska strax skicka i väg dem Syftar antingen på ägaren, som släpper åsnorna, eller på Herrens löfte att sända tillbaka dem (jfr Mark 11:3).
- 21:5 Sak 9:9. "Dottern Sion" var en bild för Jerusalem och dess folk (jfr t ex Mika 4:8).
- 21:9 Hosianna Hebr. "Fräls!" (Ps 118:25), ett bönerop som med tiden blev ett liturgiskt hyllningsrop.
- 21:11 Profeten Se not till Joh 1:21.
- 21:12 alla som sålde och köpte där i templet Pilgrimer kunde växla till den lokala valutan och köpa offerdjur (5 Mos 14:26) i butiker utanför själva tempelplatsen. När affärsverksamheten flyttade in i templet, störde det rabbinernas undervisning (Luk 2:46) och hedningarnas böner (Jes 56:7).
- 21:13 Jes 56:7, Jer 7:11.
- 21:14 tempelplatsen De blinda och lama höll till här på "hedningarnas förgård" (jfr 2 Sam 5:8).
- 21:16 Ps 8:3, citerat efter grekiska Septuaginta. Där översätts hebreiskans "makt" med "lovsång" för att förklara hur Gud kunde bereda en "makt" av barnens mun.
- 21:33 vinpress Vinpressen bestod av två små bassänger uthuggna i klippan. I den övre trampade man druvorna (Amos 9:13) så att druvsaften rann ner i den nedre (Hagg 2:17).
- 21:42 Ps 118:22f. Annan översättning: "… underbar är den i våra ögon".
- 21:44 Vers 44 saknas i några handskrifter (återfinns i Luk 20:18).
Matthew 21
New King James Version
The Triumphal Entry(A)
21 Now (B)when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to [a]Bethphage, at (C)the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. 3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
4 [b]All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 “Tell(D) the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
6 (E)So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, (F)laid their clothes on them, [c]and set Him on them. 8 And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; (G)others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
(H)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Hosanna in the highest!”
10 (I)And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
11 So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, (J)the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Jesus Cleanses the Temple(K)
12 (L)Then Jesus went into the temple [d]of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the (M)money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 And He said to them, “It is written, (N)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a (O)‘den of thieves.’ ”
14 Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the (P)Son of David!” they were [e]indignant 16 and said to Him, “Do You hear what these are saying?”
And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read,
(Q)‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have perfected praise’?”
17 Then He left them and (R)went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.
The Fig Tree Withered(S)
18 (T)Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. 19 (U)And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away.
The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree(V)
20 (W)And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”
21 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, (X)if you have faith and (Y)do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, (Z)but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. 22 And (AA)whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
Jesus’ Authority Questioned(AB)
23 (AC)Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and (AD)said, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?”
24 But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things: 25 The (AE)baptism of (AF)John—where was it from? From heaven or from men?”
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we (AG)fear the multitude, (AH)for all count John as a prophet.” 27 So they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.”
And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my (AI)vineyard.’ 29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. 30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?”
They said to Him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, (AJ)“Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. 32 For (AK)John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; (AL)but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward [f]relent and believe him.
The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers(AM)
33 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner (AN)who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and (AO)went into a far country. 34 Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. 35 (AP)And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. 36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them. 37 Then last of all he sent his (AQ)son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, (AR)‘This is the heir. (AS)Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’ 39 (AT)So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?”
41 (AU)They said to Him, (AV)“He will destroy those wicked men miserably, (AW)and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will [g]render to him the fruits in their seasons.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
(AX)‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 “Therefore I say to you, (AY)the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. 44 And (AZ)whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, (BA)it will grind him to powder.”
45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they [h]perceived that He was speaking of them. 46 But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they (BB)feared the multitudes, because (BC)they took Him for a prophet.
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:1 M Bethsphage
- Matthew 21:4 NU omits All
- Matthew 21:7 NU and He sat
- Matthew 21:12 NU omits of God
- Matthew 21:15 angry
- Matthew 21:32 regret it
- Matthew 21:41 give
- Matthew 21:45 knew
Matthew 21
Expanded Bible
Jesus Enters Jerusalem as a King(A)
21 As Jesus and his ·followers [disciples] ·were coming closer to [approached] Jerusalem, they ·stopped at [L came to] Bethphage ·at [or on] the Mount of Olives. From there Jesus sent two of his ·followers [disciples] 2 and said to them, “Go to the town ·you can see there [ahead of you; or opposite you]. When you enter it, you will ·quickly [immediately] find a donkey tied there with its colt. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone asks you ·why you are taking the donkeys [L anything], say that ·the Master [the Lord; or its Owner] needs them, and ·he will send them at once [or the Lord will return it soon; see Mark 11:3].”
4 This was to ·bring about [fulfill] what ·the prophet had said [L had been spoken through the prophet]:
5 “Tell ·the people of Jerusalem [L the daughter of Zion; C a metaphor for Israel],
‘[L Look; T Behold,] Your king is coming to you.
He is ·gentle [humble] and ·riding [mounted] on a donkey,
on the colt of a donkey [Is. 62:11; Zech. 9:9].’”
6 [So] The ·followers [disciples] went and did what Jesus ·told them to do [instructed; commanded]. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt to Jesus and laid their ·coats [cloaks] on them, ·and Jesus sat on them. 8 ·Many people [A very large crowd; or Most of the crowd] spread their coats on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The ·people [crowds] were walking ahead of Jesus and ·behind [following] him, shouting,
“·Praise [L Hosanna! C a Hebrew word originally used in praying for help, but by this time a joyful shout of praise to God] to the Son of David [C a title for the Messiah]!
·God bless [Blessed is] the One who comes in the name of the Lord [Ps. 118:26]!
·Praise to God in heaven [L Hosanna in the highest; C either “in highest heaven” or “to the Most High God”]!”
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, all the city was ·filled with excitement [stirred up; in an uproar]. The people asked, “Who is this man?”
11 The crowd said, “This man is Jesus, the prophet from the town of Nazareth in Galilee.”
Jesus Goes to the Temple(B)
12 Jesus went into the ·Temple [temple complex; C the large temple area, not the inner building where only the priests could go] and ·threw [drove] out all the people who were buying and selling there. He turned over the tables of ·those who were exchanging different kinds of money [L the moneychangers], and he upset the benches of those who were selling doves [or pigeons; C moneychangers provided particular coins needed for the temple tax; doves or pigeons were sold for sacrifices; Lev. 5:7]. 13 Jesus said to ·all the people there [L them], “It is written in the Scriptures, ‘My ·Temple [L House] will be called a house for prayer [Is. 56:7].’ But you are ·changing [making] it into a ·hideout for robbers [T den of thieves; Jer. 7:11].”
14 The blind and ·crippled people [lame] came to Jesus in the Temple [courts; v. 12], and he healed them. 15 [L But when] The ·leading [T chief] priests and the ·teachers of the law [scribes] saw that Jesus was doing wonderful things and that the children were praising him in the Temple [courts; v. 12], saying, “·Praise [L Hosanna; v. 9] to the Son of David [C a title for the Messiah; v. 9].” All these things made the priests and the ·teachers of the law [scribes] ·very angry [indignant].
16 They asked Jesus, “Do you hear the things these children are saying?”
Jesus answered, “Yes. Haven’t you read in the Scriptures, ·‘You have taught children and babies to sing praises’ [L ‘From the mouths of infants and nursing babes you have prepared/created praise’; Ps. 8:2 LXX]?”
17 Then Jesus left and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.
The Power of Faith(C)
18 Early the next morning, as Jesus was going back to the city, he became hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree beside the road, Jesus went to it, but ·there were no figs [L he found nothing] on the tree, only leaves [Is. 5:1–7]. So Jesus said to the tree, “·You will [May you] never again have fruit.” The tree immediately ·dried up [withered].
20 When his ·followers [disciples] saw this, they were amazed. They asked, “How did the fig tree ·dry up [wither] ·so quickly [immediately]?”
21 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will be able to do what I did to this tree and even more. You will be able to say to this mountain, ‘·Go, fall [L Be lifted up and thrown] into the sea.’ And if you have faith, it will ·happen [be done]. 22 If you ·believe [have faith], you will get anything you ask for in prayer.”
Leaders Doubt Jesus’ Authority(D)
23 Jesus went to the Temple [courts], and while he was teaching there, the ·leading [T chief] priests and the elders of the people came to him. They said, “What authority do you have to do these things? [L And] Who gave you this authority?”
24 Jesus answered, “I also will ask you a question. If you answer me, then I will tell you what authority I have to do these things. 25 Tell me: When John baptized people, did that come from ·God [L heaven; C a reverential Jewish way of referring to God] or just from ·other people [human beings]?”
They argued about Jesus’ question, saying, “If we answer, ‘John’s baptism was from ·God [L heaven],’ Jesus will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘It was from ·people [human beings],’ we are afraid of what the crowd will do because they all ·believe [think; hold] that John was a prophet.”
27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus said to them, “Then I won’t tell you what authority I have to do these things.
A Story About Two Sons
28 “Tell me what you think about this: A man had two sons. He went to the ·first [elder] son and said, ‘Son, go and work today in ·my [the] vineyard.’ 29 The son answered, ‘I will not go.’ But later the son ·changed his mind [regretted/thought better of it] and went. 30 Then the father went to the other son and said, ·‘Son, go and work today in my vineyard’ [L the same thing]. The son answered, ‘Yes, sir, I will,’ but he did not go. 31 Which of the two sons ·obeyed [L did the will of] his father?”
·The priests and leaders [L They] answered, “The first son.”
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes ·will enter [are going into] the kingdom of God ·before you do [ahead of you]. 32 [L For] John came to show you the ·right way to live [the way/path of righteousness]. You did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes believed him. Even after seeing this, you still refused to ·change your ways [change your mind; repent] and believe him.
The Story of the Evil Farmers(E)
33 “Listen to ·this story [another parable]: There was a ·man who owned [landowner who planted] a vineyard. He put a wall around it and dug a ·hole [vat; pit] for a winepress and built a tower [C to protect against thieves; see Is. 5:1–7 for the background to this parable]. Then he leased the land to some [C tenant] farmers and left for a trip [C the owner represents God, the farmers are Israel’s religious leaders]. 34 When it was time for the grapes to be picked, he sent his ·servants [slaves] to the farmers to get his share of the grapes. 35 But the farmers grabbed the ·servants [slaves], beat one, killed another, and then ·killed a third servant with stones [L stoned a third]. 36 So the man sent some other ·servants [slaves] to the farmers, even more than he sent the first time. But the farmers did the same thing to them that they had done before [C the servants represent the prophets God sent to Israel]. 37 ·So [L Finally; Last of all] the man sent his son to the farmers [C the son represents Jesus]. He said, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This son will inherit the vineyard. Let’s kill him, and we will get his inheritance!’ 39 Then the farmers grabbed the son, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 So what will the ·owner [lord] of the vineyard do to these farmers when he comes?”
41 ·The priests and leaders [L They] said, “He will ·surely kill those evil men [bring those wretches/evil men to a wretched/evil end]. Then he will lease the vineyard to some other farmers who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time [C referring to the sinners who were responding to Jesus’ call for repentance, and eventually to the Gentiles who would be saved].”
42 Jesus said to them, “·Surely you have read [L Haven’t you ever read…?] this in the Scriptures:
‘The stone that the builders rejected
became the cornerstone [capstone; keystone; L head of the corner; C the meaning is uncertain, but clearly refers to the most important stone in the building; Jesus is the rejected stone].
The Lord did this,
and it is ·wonderful [amazing; marvelous] ·to us [for us to see; L in our eyes; Ps. 118:22–23].’
43 “·So [For this reason; Therefore] I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to ·people [a nation] who ·do the things God wants in his kingdom [L will produce its fruit]. 44 The person who ·falls on [stumbles over] this stone will be ·broken [shattered], and on whomever that stone falls, that person will be crushed.”[a]
45 When the ·leading [T chief] priests and the Pharisees heard these ·stories [parables], they knew Jesus was talking about them. 46 They ·wanted [were seeking/trying] to arrest him, but they were afraid of the ·people [crowds], because the people believed that Jesus was a prophet.
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:44 The … crushed. Some Greek copies do not have verse 44.
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