Lukas 12

1 I det Folket var forsamlet ved mange Tusinde, saa at de traadte paa hverandre, begyndte han at sige til sine Disciple: fornemmeligen tager Eder vare paa Pharisæernes Suurdeig, som er Øienskalkhed.2 Men Intet er skjult, som jo skal aabenbares, og Intet hemmeligt, som man jo skal faae at vide.3 Derfor, hvad I sige i Mørket, skal høres i Lyset; og hvad I tale i Øret i Kamrene, skal forkyndes paa Tagene.4 Men jeg siger Eder, mine Venner! frygter ikke for dem, som slaae Legemet ihjel og derefter ikke formaae at gjøre mere.5 Men jeg vil vise Eder, for hvem I skulle frygte: frygter for den, som har Magt til, efter at have slaget ihjel, at kaste i Helvede; ja, jeg siger Eder: frygter for ham.6 Sælges ikke fem Spurve for to Penninge? og ikke een af dem er glemt af Gud.7 Ja og Haarene paa Eders hoved ere alle talte; derfor frygter ikke, I ere bedre end mange Spurve.8 Men jeg siger Eder: hver den som bekjender mig for Menneskene, den skal og Menneskenes Søn bekjende for Guds Engle.9 Og hvo mig fornægter for menneskene, skal fornægtes for Guds Engle.10 Og hver den, som taler et Ord imod Menneskens Søn, ham skal det forlades; men hvo som taler bespottelig imod den Hellig Aand, ham skal det ikke forlades.11 Men naar de føre Eder frem for Synagoger og Øvrigheder og de Vældige, da bekymrer Eder ikke, hvorledes eller hvad I skulle tale til Eders forsvar, eller hvad I skulle sige;12 thi den Hellig Aand skal lære Eder i den samme Stund, hvad I bør sige.13 Men En af Folket sagde til ham: Mester! siig min Broder, at han skifter Arv med mig.14 Men han sagde til ham: Menneske! hvo har sat mig til Dommer eller Deler imellem Eder?15 Og han sagde til dem: seer til og vogter Eder for Gjerrighed; thi Ingens Liv bestaaer i at have overflødigt Gods.16 Men han talede en Lignelse til dem og sagde: der var en rig Mand, hvis Land havde baaret vel.17 Og han tænkte ved sig selv og sagde: hvad skal jeg gjøre? thi jeg har ikke Rum, hvorudi jeg kan samle mine Frugter.18 Og han sagde: dette vil jeg gjøre: jeg vil nedbryde mine Lader og bygge dem større, og jeg vil samle derudi alt det, som mig er voxet, og mit Gods;19 og jeg vil sige til min Sjæl: Sjæl! du har meget Godt i Forraad til mange Aar; giv dig til Ro, æd drik, vær glad.20 Men Gud sagde til ham: du Daare i denne Nat kræves din Sjæl af dig: men hvem skal det høre til, som du har beredt?21 Saaledes den, som samler sig Liggendefæ og er ikke rig i Gud.22 Men han sagde til sine Disciple: derfor siger jeg Eder: bekymrer Eder ikke for Eders Liv, hvad I skulle æde; ikke heller for Legemet, hvad I skulle iføres.23 Livet er mere end Maden, og Legemet end Klæderne.24 Giver Agt paa Ravnene, de saae ikke, høste ikke, de have ingen Kjelder og ei Lade, og Gud føder dem alligevel; hvor meget ere I bedre end Fuglene?25 Men hvo er iblandt Eder, som kan sætte een Alen til sin Væxt, enddog han bekymrer sig derfor?26 Formaae I da ei engang det Mindste, hvi bekymre I Eder for det Øvrige?27 Giver Agt paa Lilierne, hvorledes de voxe; de arbeide ikke, spinde ei heller; men jeg siger Eder: end ikke Salomon i al sin Herlighed var klædt som een af dem.28 Klæder da Gud Græsset saa som i Dag staaer paa Marken og i Morgen kastes i Ovnen, hvor meget mere Eder, i lidet Troende!29 Derfor spørger og I ikke med Bekymring om, hvad I skulle æde, eller hvad I skulle drikke; og værer ikke vankelmodige.30 Thi efter alt Saadant søge Hedningerne i Verden; men Eders Fader veed, at I have det behov.31 Søger heller Guds Rige. saa skulle alle disse Ting tillægges Eder.32 Frygt ikke, du lille Hjord! thi det er Eders Fader behageligt at give Eder Riget.33 Sølger hvad I have, og giver Almisse! Gjører Eder Poser, som ikke bliver gamle, et Liggendefæ, som ikke forgaaer, i Himlene, hvor ingen Tyv kommer til, og intet Møl fordærver.34 Thi hvor Eders Liggendefæ er, der vil og Eders Hjerte være.35 Eders Lænder være ombundne, og Eders Lys brændende.36 Og værer ligesom de Mennesker, der vente deres Herre, naar han bryder op fra Brylluppet, paa det, nar han kommer og banker paa, og de strax kunne lade op for ham.37 Salige ere de Tjenere, som Herren finder vaagne, naar han kommer. Sandelig siger jeg Eder, at han skal binde op om sig og sætte dem tilbords, og gaae frem og tjene dem.38 Og dersom han kommer i den anden Vagt og kommer i den tredie Vagt og finder det saaledes, da ere disse Tjenere salige.39 Men dette skulle I vide, at dersom Huusbonden vidste, hvad for en Time Tyven vilde komme, da vaagede han og lod ikke bryde ind i sit Huus.40 Derfor værer og I beredte; thi Menneskens Søn kommer paa den Time, som I ikke mene.41 Men Peter sagde til ham: Herre! siger du denne Lignelse til os eller ogsaa til Alle?42 Men Herren sagde: hvo er vel den tro og snilde Huusholder, som Herren vil sætte over sit Tyende, at give dem deres tillagte spise i rette Tid?43 Salig er den Tjener, hvilken hans Herre, naar han kommer, finder at gjøre saaledes.44 Sandelig siger jeg Eder: han skal sætte ham over alt sit Gods.45 Men dersom samme Tjener siger i sit Hjerte: min Herre tøver at komme; og han begynder at slaae Drengene og Pigerne og at æde og drikke og blive drukken;46 da skal samme Tjeners Herre komme paa den Dag, som han ikke tænker, og paa den Time, som han ikke veed, og hugge ham i to og skal give ham hans Deel med de Utroe.47 Men den Tjener, som veed sin Herres Villie og ikke bereder sig og ikke gjør efter hans Villie, skal faae mange Hug;48 men den, som ikke veed det, og gjør, hvad der er Hug værd, skal faae lidet Hug. Thi enhver, hvem Meget er givet, hos ham skal man søge Meget; og hvem Meget er betroet, af ham skal man kræve Mere.49 Ild er jeg kommen at kaste paa Jorden, og hvor vilde jeg, at den var optændt allerede!50 En Daab skal jeg døbes med, og hvor ængstes jeg, indtil den er fuldbragt!51 Mene I, at jeg er kommen at give Fred paa Jorden? Nei, jeg siger Eder, men Tvedragt.52 Thi fra nu af skulle fem i eet Huus være splidagtige, tre imod to og to imod tre.53 Faderen skal være splidagtig imod Sønnen, og Sønnen imod Faderen; Moderen imod Datteren og Datteren imod Moderen; Mandens Moder imod sin Søns Hustru, og Sønnens Hustru imod sin Mands Moder54 Men han sagde og til Folket: naar I see Skyen opgaae i Vester, sige I strax: der kommer Regn; og det skeer saaledes.55 Og naar I see Søndenveir blæse, sige I: der kommer Hede; og det skeer.56 I Øienskalke! Jordens og Himmelens Skikkelse vide I at skjønne, men hvi skjønne I ikke denne Tid?57 Men hvorfor dømme I ikke og af Eder selv, hvad ret er?58 Thi medens du gaaer hen med din Modstander for Øvrigheden, da gjør din Flid paa Veien, at du kan gaae forligt fra ham, paa det han ikke skal drage dig for Dommeren, og Dommeren skal overantvorde Slutteren dig, og Slutteren skal kaste dig i Fængsel.59 Jeg siger dig: du skal slet ikke komme derudfra, før end du betaler endog den sidste Skjerv.

Luke 12

Fear God, Not People

1 Meanwhile,t when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesust began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard againstt the yeast of the Pharisees,s which is hypocrisy.s2 Nothing is hiddent that will not be revealed,s and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

3 So thent whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whisperedt in private roomss will be proclaimed from the housetops.t
4 “It tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body,s and after that have nothing more they can do.5 But I will warnt you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing,s has authority to throw yout into hell.s Yes, I tell you, fear him!6 Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies?s Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

7 In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid;s you are more valuable than many sparrows.
8 “It tell you, whoever acknowledgest me before men,t the Son of Man will also acknowledges before God’s angels.9 But the one who denies me before men will be denied before God’s angels.10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirits will not be forgiven.t11 But when they bring you before the synagogues,ss thet rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defenset or what you should say,

12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that momentt what you must say.”t

The Parable of the Rich Landowner

13 Thent someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tells my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”14 But Jesust said to him, “Man,t who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?”t15 Thent he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself fromt all types of greed,t because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”16 He thent told them a parable:t “The land of a certain rich man producedt an abundant crop,17 sot he thought to himself,t ‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’s18 Thent he said, ‘Is will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.19 And I will say to myself,t “You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your lifet will be demanded back fromt you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’t

21 So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself,s but is not rich toward God.”

Exhortation Not to Worry

22 Thent Jesust said to hiss disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worryt about yours life, what you will eat, or about yourss body, what you will wear.23 For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.24 Consider the ravens:t They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feedst them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!25 And which of you by worryingt can add an hour to his life?t26 So ift you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry aboutt the rest?27 Consider how the flowerst grow; they do not workt or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!28 And ift this is how God clothes the wild grass,t which is heret today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven,ts how much mores will he clothe you, you people of little faith!29 Sot do not be overly concerned aboutt what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.t30 For all the nations of the world pursuet these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31 Instead, pursuet hiss kingdom,s and these things will be given to you as well.
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleasedt to give you the kingdom.33 Sell your possessionss and give to the poor.t Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out – a treasure in heavent that never decreases,t where no thief approaches and no motht destroys.

34 For where your treasures is, there your heart will be also.

Call to Faithful Stewardship

35 “Get dressed for servicet and keep your lamps burning;s36 be like peoplet waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration,s so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.37 Blessed are those slavest whom their master finds alertt when he returns! I tell you the truth,t he will dress himself to serve,t have them take their place at the table,t and will comet and wait on them!s38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the nights and finds them alert,t blessed are those slaves!t39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thiefs was coming, he would not have lets his house be broken into.

40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”s
41 Thent Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?”s42 The Lord replied,t “Who then is the faithful and wise manager,t whom the master puts in charge of his household servants,t to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?43 Blessed is that slavet whom his master finds at workt when he returns.44 I tell you the truth,t the mastert will put him in charge of all his possessions.45 But ift thatt slave should say to himself,t ‘My master is delayedt in returning,’ and he begins to beats the othert slaves, both men and women,t and to eat, drink, and get drunk,46 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two,t and assign him a place with the unfaithful.t47 Thatt servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master askedt will receive a severe beating.

48 But the one who did not know his master’s willt and did things worthy of punishmentt will receive a light beating.t From everyone who has been given much, much will be required,t and from the one who has been entrusted with much,s even more will be asked.t

Not Peace, but Division

49 “I have comes to bringt fire on the earth – and how I wish it were already kindled!50 I have a baptisms to undergo,t and how distressed I am until it is finished!51 Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!t52 For from now ons there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three.

53 They will be divided,t father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

Reading the Signs

54 Jesust also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west,s you say at once, ‘A rainstormt is coming,’ and it does.55 And when you see the south winds blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is.

56 You hypocrites!s You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know hows to interpret the present time?

Clear the Debts

57 “Andt why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?58 As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate,s make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer,s and the officer throw you into prison.

59 I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!”ts