Lukas 19

Sakkeus

1 Han kom inn i Jeriko og dro gjennom byen. 2 t Der var det en mann som het Sakkeus. Han var overtoller og svært rik. 3 Han ville gjerne se hvem Jesus var, men han kunne ikke komme til for folkemengden, for han var liten av vekst. 4 t Da løp han i forveien og klatret opp i et morbærtre for å få se ham på et sted hvor han måtte komme forbi. 5 Og da Jesus kom dit, så han opp og sa til ham: «Sakkeus, skynd deg og kom ned! For i dag må jeg ta inn hos deg.» 6 Han skyndte seg da ned og tok imot ham med glede. 7 t Men alle som så det, murret og sa: «Han har tatt inn hos en syndig mann.» 8 tt Men Sakkeus sto fram og sa til Herren: «Herre, halvparten av alt jeg eier, gir jeg til de fattige, og har jeg presset penger av noen, skal de få firedobbelt igjen.» 9 Da sa Jesus til ham: «I dag er frelse kommet til dette huset, for også han er en Abrahams sønn.

10 t For Menneskesønnen er kommet for å lete etter de bortkomne og berge dem.»

Lignelsen om pundene

(Matt 25,14–30)

12 tt Han sa:
«En mann av høy ætt skulle dra til et land langt borte for å bli innsatt som konge og deretter vende tilbake. 13 t Han kalte til seg ti av tjenerne sine, ga dem ti pund og sa: ‘Driv handel med disse pengene til jeg kommer igjen.’

14 t Men landsmennene hans hatet ham og lot sendemenn dra etter ham for å si: ‘Vi vil ikke ha denne mannen til konge over oss.’
15 Da mannen kom tilbake som konge, kalte han til seg de tjenerne som hadde fått pengene, for å finne ut hvor mye de hadde tjent. 16 Den første kom fram og sa: ‘Herre, det pundet du ga meg, har kastet av seg ti pund.’ 17 t Han svarte: ‘Det er bra, du gode tjener. Fordi du har vært tro i smått, skal du få styre ti byer.’ 18 Den andre kom og sa: ‘Herre, det pundet du ga meg, har gitt fem pund.’ 19 Og til ham sa kongen: ‘Du skal ha fem byer under deg.’ 20 Så kom det enda en. Han sa: ‘Herre, her er pundet ditt, jeg har hatt det liggende i et tørkle. 21 Jeg var redd deg, for du er en streng mann som tar ut det du ikke har satt inn, og høster det du ikke har sådd.’ 22 Han svarte: ‘Etter dine egne ord dømmer jeg deg, du dårlige tjener! Du visste at jeg er en streng mann som tar ut det jeg ikke har satt inn, og høster det jeg ikke har sådd. 23 Hvorfor overlot du ikke da pengene mine til en som driver med utlån, så jeg kunne fått dem igjen med renter når jeg kom tilbake?’ 24 Og han sa til dem som sto der: ‘Ta pundet fra ham og gi det til ham som har ti fra før!’ 25 ‘Herre’, sa de, ‘han har jo ti pund.’ 26 t ‘Ja, men jeg sier dere: Den som har, skal få, og den som ikke har, skal bli fratatt selv det han har.

27 Men disse fiendene mine, som ikke ville ha meg til konge, dem skal dere føre hit og hugge dem ned foran øynene på meg.’»

Jesus kommer til Jerusalem

(19,28–21,4)

Jesus rir inn i Jerusalem

(Matt 21,1–11; Mark 11,1–11; Joh 12,12–16)

31 Og om noen spør dere: ‘Hvorfor løser dere den?’ skal dere svare: ‘Herren har bruk for den.’»
32  t De to gikk av sted, og de fant det slik som han hadde sagt. 33 Da de løste folen, spurte de som eide den: «Hvorfor løser dere folen?» 34 «Herren har bruk for den», svarte de. 35 Så leide de folen til Jesus, la kappene sine på den og lot Jesus sette seg opp.

36 Og der han red fram, bredte folk ut kappene sine på veien.

37 Da han nærmet seg skråningen ned fra Oljeberget, begynte hele mengden av disipler i sin glede å lovprise Gud høylytt for alle de mektige gjerningene de hadde sett. De ropte:

38  t t « Velsignet er han, kongen,
som kommer i Herrens navn!
Fred i himmelen
og ære i det høyeste!»
39 Noen fariseere i folkemengden sa til ham: «Mester, tal disiplene dine til rette!»

40 Men han svarte: «Jeg sier dere: Dersom de tier, skal steinene rope.»

Jesus gråter over Jerusalem

44 t De skal slå deg og barna dine til jorden, og det skal ikke bli stein tilbake på stein i deg, fordi du ikke forsto at tiden var kommet da Herren gjestet deg.»

Tempelet skal være et bønnens hus

(Matt 21,12–17; Mark 11,15–19; Joh 2,13–16)

46 t Han sa til dem: «Det står skrevet:
Mitt hus skal være et bønnens hus.
Men dere har gjort det til en røverhule. »
47  t Hver dag var han på tempelplassen og underviste. Overprestene og de skriftlærde og alle folkets ledere ville gjerne få tatt livet av ham. 48 Men de fant ikke noen måte å gjøre det på, for hele folket hang ved ham og hørte på ham.

Luke 19

Jesus and Zacchaeus

1 Jesust entered Jerichos and was passing through it.2 Nowt a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collectors and was rich.3 Het was trying to get a look at Jesus,t but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.t4 Sot he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore trees to see him, because Jesust was going to pass that way.5 And when Jesus came to that place, he looked ups and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly,t because I musts stay at your house today.”s6 So he came down quicklyt and welcomed Jesust joyfully.ts7 And when the peoplet saw it, they all complained,t “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”s8 But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now gives to the poor, and ift I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!”9 Thent Jesus said to him, “Today salvations has come to this household,s because he too is a son of Abraham!s

10 For the Son of Man cames to seek and to save the lost.”

The Parable of the Ten Minas

11 While the people were listening to these things, Jesust proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem,s and because they thoughtt that the kingdom of Gods was going tot appear immediately.12 Therefore he said, “A noblemant went to a distant country to receives for himself a kingdom and then return.s13 And he summoned ten of his slaves,t gave them ten minas,s and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.’14 But his citizenst hatedt him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this mant to be kingt over us!’15 Whent he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summonedt these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wantedt to know how much they had earneds by trading.16 Sot the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir,t your minat has made ten minas more.’17 And the kingt said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithfult in a very small matter, you will have authoritys over ten cities.’18 Thent the second one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’19 Sot the kingt said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’20 Then anothers slavet came and said, ‘Sir, here ist your mina that I put away for safekeepingt in a piece of cloth.t21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a severet man. You withdrawt what you did not depositt and reap what you did not sow.’22 The kingt said to him, ‘I will judge you by your own words,t you wicked slave!t So you knew, did you, that I was a severet man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?23 Why then didn’t you putt my money in the bank,t so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’24 And he said to his attendants,t ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’t25 Butt they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’s26 ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more,ts but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.s

27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king,t bring them here and slaughtert thems in front of me!’”

The Triumphal Entry

28 After Jesust had said this, he continued on ahead,t going up to Jerusalem.ss29 Nowt when he approached Bethphages and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives,ts he sent two of the disciples,30 telling them,t “Go to the village ahead of you.t Whent you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden.t Untie it and bring it here.31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needss it.’”32 So those who were sent ahead foundt it exactlys as he had told them.33 Ast they were untying the colt, its owners asked them,t “Why are you untying that colt?”34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.”35 Thent they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloakst on the colt,s and had Jesus get ont it.36 Ast he rode along, theyt spread their cloaks on the road.37 As he approached the road leading down fromt the Mount of Olives,s the whole crowd of hist disciples began to rejoicet and praises God with a loud voice for all the mighty workst they had seen:t38 “Blessed is the kingswho comes in the name of the Lord!s Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”39 Butt some of the Phariseess in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”s

40 He answered,t “I tell you, if theyt keep silent, the very stoness will cry out!”

Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment

41 Nowt when Jesust approacheds and saw the city, he wept over it,42 saying, “If you had only known on this day,s even you, the things that make for peace!t But now they are hiddens from your eyes.43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will builds an embankments against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.

44 They will demolish youts – you and your children within your wallst – and they will not leave within you one stones on top of another,t because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”ts

Cleansing the Temple

45 Thent Jesust entered the temple courtsts and began to drive out those who were selling things there,s

46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’s but you have turned it into a dentof robbers!”s
47 Jesust was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the lawt and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinatets him,

48 butt they could not find a way to do it,t for all the people hung on his words.s