Markus 4
1 Og han begyndte atter at lære ved Søen, og meget Folk forsamledes til ham, saa at han maatte træde ind og sætte sig i et Skib paa Søen; og alt Folket var paa Landet ved Søen.2 Og han lærte dem meget ved Lignelser og sagde til dem i sin Underviisning:3 Hører til! See, en Sædemand gik ud at saae.4 Og det skete, idet han saaede, at Noget faldt ved Veien, og Himmelens Fugle kom og aade det op.5 Men Noget faldt paa Steengrund, hvor det havde ikke megen Jord; og det voxte snart op, fordi det ikke havde dyb Jord.6 Men der Solen gik op, blev det forbrændt, og efterdi det ikke havde Rod, visnede det.7 Og Noget faldt iblandt Torne; og Tornene voxte op og kvalte det, og det bar ikke Frugt.8 Og Noget faldt i god Jord og bar Frugt, som voxte op og blev stor; og Noget bar tredive Fold, og Noget tresinstyve Fold, og Noget Hundrede Fold.9 Og han sagde til dem: hvo som har Øren at høre med, han høre.10 Men der han var alene, spurgte de, som vare om ham, tilligemed de Tolv, ham om Lignelsen.11 Og han sagde til dem: Eder er det givet, at vide Guds Riges Hemmelighed; med dem, som ere udenfor, meddeles Alt ved Lignelser;12 at de see med øinene, og ikke skjønne, og høre med ørene, og ikke forstaae; at de ingenlunde omvende sig, og Synderne forlades dem.13 Og han sagde til dem: forstaae I ikke denne Lignelse? hvorledess ville I da forstaae alle de andre Lignelser?14 Den, som saaer, saaer Ordet.15 Men de ved Veien ere de, hvor Ordet bliver saaet, og naar de have hørt det, kommer strax Satan, og tager Ordet bort, som var saaet i deres Hjerter.16 Og ligelsedes de, som fik Sæden paa Steengrund, ere de, som, naar de have hørt Ordet, annamme det strax med Glæde;17 dog have de ingen Rod i sig, men blive ved til en Tid; naar siden Trængsel eller Forfølgelse skeer for Ordets Skyld, forarges de strax.18 Og de, som fik Sæden blandt Torne, ere de, som høre Ordet;19 og denne Verdens Bekymringer, og Rigdommens Forførelse og Begjerligheder efter de andre Ting, trænge ind og kvæle Ordet, saa det bliver uden Frugt.20 Og de, der fik Sæden i god Jord, ere de, som høre ordet og annamme det, og bære Frugt, Endeel tredive Fold, Endeel tresindstyve Fold, og Endeel hundrede fold.21 Og han sagde til dem: kommer Lyset ind for at sættes under Skjeppen eller under Bordet? monne ikke, for at sættes paa Lysestagen?22 Thi Intet er skjult, som jo skal aabenbares; ei heller skeer det lønligt, men for at komme til Lyset.23 Dersom Nogen har Øren at høre med, han høre!24 Og han sagde til dem: agter paa, hvad I høre: med hvad Maade I maale, skal Eder maales, og Eder som høre, skal end gives Mere.25 Thi hvo som har, han skal gives; og hvo som ikke har, fra ham skal endog det fratages, som har.26 Og han sagde: med Guds Rige har det set sig saaledes, som naar et Menneske kaster Sæd i Jorden,27 og sover, og staaer op Nat og Dag; og Sæden voxer og bliver høi, han veed ei selv hvorledes.28 Thi Jorden bæver Frugt af sig selv, først Græs, derefter Ax, derefter fuldt Korn i Axet.29 Men naar Frugten er fuldkommen, skikker han strax Seglen hen; thi Høsten er forhaanden.30 Og han sagde: hvorved ville vi ligne Guds Rige? eller med hvad Lignelse ville vi forestille det?31 Det er som med Senepskornet, hvilket, naar det saaes i Jorden er mindre end alt andet Frø paa jorden;32 og Naar det er saaet, voxer det op, og bliver større end alle Urter, og faaer store Grene, saa at Himmelens Fugle kunne gjøre Rede under dets Skygge.33 Og han talede Ordet til dem ved mange saadanne lignelser, eftersom de det kunde fatte.34 Men uden Lignelse talede han ikke til dem; men i Eenrum udlagde han sine Disciple det altsammen.35 Og den samme Dag, der det var blevet aften, sagde han til dem; lader os fare over til hiin Side.36 Og de lode Folke gaae, og tage ham med, som han sad i Skibet; men der vare og andre Skibe med ham.37 Og der kom en stærk Hvirvelvind, og den kastede Bølgerne ind i Skibet, saa at det allerede fyldtes.38 Og han var i Bagstavnen og sov paa en Hovedpude; og de vakte ham op og sagde til ham: Mester! bekymrer du dig ikke om, at vi forgaae?39 Og han stod op, og truede Veiret, og sagde til Søen, ti, vær stille! og Veiret lagde sig, og det blev ganske blikstille.40 Og han sagde til dem: hvi ere I saa frygtagtige? hvorledes have I ikke Tro?41 Og de frygtede saare og sagde til hverandre; hvo er da denne, at baade Vind og Sø ere ham lydige?
Mark 4
The Parable of the Sower
1 Again he began to teach by the lake. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there whilet the whole crowd was on the shore by the lake.2 He taught them many things in parables,s and in his teaching said to them:3 “Listen! A sower went out to sow.s4 And as he sowed, some seedt fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.5 Other seed fell on rocky grounds where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.t6 When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root,t it withered.7 Other seed fell among the thorns,s and they grew up and choked it,s and it did not produce grain.8 Butt other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times.”
9 And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!”t
The Purpose of Parables
10 When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 He said to them, “The secretts of the kingdom of God has been givent to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,
12 so that although they look they may look but not see,
and although they hear they may hear but not understand,
so they may not repent and be forgiven.”s
13 He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? Thent how will you understand any parable?14 The sower sows the word.15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satans comes and snatches the words that was sown in them.16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.17 Butt they have no root in themselves and do not endure.t Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.18 Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,19 butt worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth,t and the desire for other things come in and choke the word,s and it produces nothing.
20 Butt these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred.”
The Parable of the Lamp
21 He also said to them, “A lamps isn’t brought to be put under a baskett or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?22 For nothing is hidden except to be revealed,t and nothing concealed except to be brought to light.23 If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!”t24 And he said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive,t and more will be added to you.
25 For whoever has will be given more, butt whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”s
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.27 He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.28 By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.
29 And when the grain is ripe, he sends in the sicklet because the harvest has come.”s
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?31 It is like a mustard seeds that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground –
32 when it is sown, it grows up,t becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birdst can nest in its shade.”s
The Use of Parables
33 Sot with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.
Stilling of a Storm
35 On that day, when evening came, Jesust said to his disciples, “Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”t36 Sot after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat,ts and other boats were with him.37 Nowt a great windstormts developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.38 Butt he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”39 Sot he got up and rebukedt the wind, and said to the sea,s “Be quiet! Calm down!” Thent the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.40 And he said to them, “Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”
41 They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, “Who then is this?s Even the wind and sea obey him!”s