Matthew 20
King James Version
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.
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
6 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?
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
Matteusevangeliet 20
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Vingårdsarbetarnas lön
20 Himmelriket är som en husbonde som gick ut tidigt på morgonen för att leja arbetare till sin vingård. 2 Han kom överens med dem om en dagslön på en denar och skickade dem till sin vingård.
3 Vid tredje timmen[a] gick han ut och såg några andra stå sysslolösa på torget. 4 Han sade till dem: Gå till vingården, ni också! Jag ska ge er en rättvis lön. 5 Och de gick. Vid sjätte och nionde timmen gick han ut igen och gjorde likadant. 6 Även vid elfte timmen gick han ut och fann några andra som stod där, och han sade till dem: Varför står ni här sysslolösa hela dagen? 7 De svarade honom: Därför att ingen har lejt oss. Han sade då till dem: Gå till vingården, ni också!
8 På kvällen sade vingårdens herre till sin förvaltare: Kalla på arbetarna och ge dem deras lön, men börja med de sista och sluta med de första. 9 De som hade blivit lejda vid elfte timmen kom då fram och fick var sin denar. 10 När sedan de första kom trodde de att de skulle få mer, men de fick också en denar. 11 När de fick den, klagade de på husbonden och sade: 12 De där som kom sist har arbetat en enda timme, och du har jämställt dem med oss som har stått ut med dagens slit och hetta. 13 Han svarade en av dem: Min vän, jag är inte orättvis mot dig. Var du inte överens med mig om en denar? 14 Ta det som är ditt och gå. Men jag vill ge den siste lika mycket som jag gav dig. 15 (A) Får jag inte göra som jag vill med det som är mitt? Eller ser du med onda ögon[b] på att jag är god? 16 (B) Så ska de sista bli de första och de första bli de sista."
Jesus talar en tredje gång om sin död
17 (C) När Jesus var på väg upp till Jerusalem, tog han de tolv lärjungarna åt sidan och sade till dem där på vägen: 18 (D) "Se, vi går upp till Jerusalem, och Människosonen kommer att överlämnas till översteprästerna och de skriftlärda. De ska döma honom till döden 19 (E) och utlämna honom åt hedningarna till att hånas och gisslas och korsfästas. Och på tredje dagen ska han uppstå."
En mors begäran
20 (F) Då kom modern till Sebedeus söner fram till Jesus tillsammans med sina söner. Hon föll på knä och ville be honom om något. 21 Han frågade henne: "Vad vill du?" Hon sade till honom: "Lova att mina båda söner här får sitta bredvid dig i ditt rike, den ene på din högra sida och den andre på din vänstra."
22 (G) Jesus svarade: "Ni vet inte vad ni ber om. Kan ni dricka den bägare[c] som jag ska dricka?" De svarade: "Det kan vi." 23 Jesus sade till dem: "Ni ska få dricka min bägare. Men platserna på min högra och min vänstra sida är det inte min sak att ge bort. De ska ges åt dem som min Far har berett dem för."
24 (H) När de tio andra fick höra det, blev de upprörda över de båda bröderna. 25 (I) Men Jesus kallade dem till sig och sade: "Ni vet att folkens ledare beter sig som herrar över dem och att stormännen härskar över dem. 26 Men så ska det inte vara bland er. Nej, den som vill vara störst bland er ska vara de andras tjänare, 27 och den som vill vara främst bland er ska vara de andras slav. 28 (J) Så har inte heller Människosonen kommit för att bli betjänad, utan för att tjäna och ge sitt liv till lösen för många[d]."
Jesus botar två blinda
29 (K) När de var på väg ut ur Jeriko följde mycket folk med honom. 30 Två blinda[e] satt där vid vägen, och när de fick höra att Jesus gick förbi ropade de: "Förbarma dig över oss, Herre, Davids son!" 31 Folket sade åt dem strängt att vara tysta, men de ropade bara ännu högre: "Förbarma dig över oss, Herre, Davids son!"
32 Jesus stannade och kallade dem till sig och frågade: "Vad vill ni att jag ska göra för er?" 33 De svarade honom: "Herre, öppna våra ögon!" 34 Då förbarmade sig Jesus och rörde vid deras ögon. Genast kunde de se, och de följde honom.
Footnotes
- 20:3 tredje timmen Räknat från gryningen. Den tredje, sjätte, nionde och elfte timmen motsvarar alltså ca kl 9, 12, 15 och 17.
- 20:15 onda ögon Skriften framställer avunden med bilden av det onda ögat (jfr 1 Mos 4:6, 1 Sam 18:9).
- 20:22 dricka den bägare En bild för Guds vredesdom (jfr Jes 51:17, Jer 21:15f, Upp 16:19).
- 20:28 många En anspelning på Jes 53:12, i betydelsen alla människor.
- 20:30 Två blinda Parallellerna i Mark 10:46f och Luk 18:35f nämner bara en av dem, Bartimeus, troligen för att han var den som talade med Jesus.
Matthew 20
English Standard Version
Laborers in the Vineyard
20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius[a] a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ 5 So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. 6 And (A)about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ 8 And (B)when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his (C)foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ 9 And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. 10 Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. 11 And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, 12 saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and (D)the scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them, (E)‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take (F)what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. 15 (G)Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or (H)do you begrudge my generosity?’[b] 16 So (I)the last will be first, and the first last.”
Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time
17 (J)And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, 18 “See, (K)we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will (L)condemn him to death 19 and (M)deliver him over to the Gentiles (N)to be mocked and flogged and (O)crucified, and he will be raised on (P)the third day.”
A Mother's Request
20 (Q)Then (R)the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and (S)kneeling before him she asked him for something. 21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine (T)are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, (U)in your kingdom.” 22 Jesus answered, (V)“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able (W)to drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” 23 He said to them, (X)“You will drink (Y)my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, (Z)but it is for those for whom it has been (AA)prepared by my Father.” 24 And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called them to him and said, (AB)“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles (AC)lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 (AD)It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,[c] 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,[d] 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but (AE)to serve, and (AF)to give his life as a ransom for (AG)many.”
Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
29 (AH)And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. 30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord,[e] have mercy on us, (AI)Son of David!” 31 The crowd (AJ)rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 32 And stopping, Jesus called them and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” 33 They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.” 34 And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.
Footnotes
- Matthew 20:2 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
- Matthew 20:15 Or is your eye bad because I am good?
- Matthew 20:26 Greek diakonos
- Matthew 20:27 Or bondservant, or servant (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
- Matthew 20:30 Some manuscripts omit Lord
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