Apostelenes gerninger 16

1 Og han kom til Derbe og Lystra, og se, der var der en Discipel ved Navn Timotheus, Søn af en troende Jødinde og en græsk Fader.

Then came he to Derbe and to Lystra: and beholde, a certaine disciple was there named Timotheus, a womans sonne, which was a Iewesse and beleeued, but his father was a Grecian,

2 Han havde godt Vidnesbyrd af Brødrene i Lystra og Ikonium.

Of whom the brethren which were at Lystra and Iconium, reported well.

3 Ham vilde Paulus have til at drage med sig, og han tog og omskar ham for Jødernes Skyld, som vare paa disse Steder; thi de vidste alle, at hans Fader var en Græker.

Therefore Paul would that he should go forth with him, and tooke and circumcised him, because of ye Iewes, which were in those quarters: for they knewe all, that his father was a Grecian.

4 Men alt som de droge igennem Byerne, overgave de dem de Bestemmelser at holde, som vare vedtagne af Apostlene og de Ældste i Jerusalem.

And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees to keepe, ordeined of the Apostles and Elders, which were at Hierusalem.

5 Saa styrkedes Menighederne i Troen og voksede i Antal hver Dag.

And so were the Churches stablished in the faith, and encreased in number daily.

6 Men de droge igennem Frygien og det galatiske Land, da de af den Helligaand vare blevne forhindrede i at tale Ordet i Asien.

Nowe when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden of the holy Ghost to preache the worde in Asia.

7 Da de nu kom hen imod Mysien, forsøgte de at drage til Bithynien; og Jesu Aand tilstedte dem det ikke.

Then came they to Mysia, and sought to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

8 De droge da Mysien forbi og kom ned til Troas.

Therefore they passed through Mysia, and came downe to Troas,

9 Og et Syn viste sig om Natten for Paulus: En makedonisk Mand stod der og bad ham og sagde: „Kom over til Makedonien og hjælp os!”

Where a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stoode a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come into Macedonia, and helpe vs.

10 Men da han havde set dette Syn, ønskede vi straks at drage over til Makedonien; thi vi sluttede, at Gud havde kaldt os derhen til at forkynde Evangeliet for dem.

And after he had seene the vision, immediatly we prepared to goe into Macedonia, being assured that the Lord had called vs to preache the Gospel vnto them.

11 Vi sejlede da ud fra Troas og styrede lige til Samothrake og den næste Dag til Neapolis

Then went we forth from Troas, and with a straight course came to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis,

12 og derfra til Filippi, hvilken er den første By i den Del af Makedonien, en Koloni. I denne By opholdt vi os nogle Dage.

And from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefe citie in ye partes of Macedonia, and whose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that citie abiding certaine dayes.

13 Og paa Sabbatsdagen gik vi uden for Porten ved en Flod, hvor vi mente, at der var et Bedested, og vi satte os og talte til de Kvinder, som kom sammen.

And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the citie, besides a Riuer, where they were wont to pray: and we sate downe, and spake vnto the women, which were come together.

14 Og en Kvinde ved Navn Lydia, en Purpurkræmmerske fra Byen Thyatira, en Kvinde, som frygtede Gud, hørte til, og hendes Hjerte oplod Herren til at give Agt paa det, som blev talt af Paulus.

And a certaine woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the citie of the Thyatirians, which worshipped God, heard vs: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended vnto the things, which Paul spake.

15 Men da hun og hendes Hus var blevet døbt, bad hun og sagde: „Dersom I agte mig for at være Herren tro, da kommer ind i mit Hus og bliver der!” Og hun nødte os.

And when she was baptized, and her houshold, she besought vs, saying, If ye haue iudged me to be faithfull to ye Lord, come into mine house, and abide there: and she constrained vs.

16 Men det skete, da vi gik til Bedestedet, at en Pige mødte os, som havde en Spaadomsaand og skaffede sine Herrer megen Vinding ved at spaa.

And it came to passe that as we went to prayer, a certaine maide hauing a spirit of diuination, mette vs, which gate her masters much vantage with diuining.

17 Hun fulgte efter Paulus og os, raabte og sagde: „Disse Mennesker ere den højeste Guds Tjenere, som forkynde eder Frelsens Vej.”

She followed Paul and vs, and cryed, saying, These men are the seruants of the most high God, which shewe vnto you the way of saluation.

18 Og dette gjorde hun i mange Dage. Men Paulus blev fortrydelig derover, og han vendte sig og sagde til Aanden: „Jeg byder dig i Jesu Kristi Navn at fare ud af hende.” Og den for ud i den samme Stund.

And this did she many dayes: but Paul being grieued, turned about, and said to the spirit, I commaund thee in the Name of Iesus Christ, that thou come out of her. And he came out the same houre.

19 Men da hendes Herrer saa, at deres Haab om Vinding var forsvundet, grebe de Paulus og Silas og slæbte dem hen paa Torvet for Øvrigheden.

Nowe when her masters sawe that the hope of their gaine was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drewe them into the market place vnto the Magistrates,

20 Og de førte dem til Høvedsmændene og sagde: „Disse Mennesker, som ere Jøder, forvirre aldeles vor By,

And brought them to the gouernours, saying, These men which are Iewes, trouble our citie,

21 og de forkynde Skikke, som det ikke er tilladt os, der ere Romere, at antage eller øve.”

And preache ordinances, which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, seeing we are Romanes.

22 Og Mængden rejste sig imod dem, og Høvedsmændene lode Klæderne rive af dem og befalede at piske dem.

The people also rose vp together against them, and the gouernours rent their clothes, and commanded them to be beaten with roddes.

23 Og da de havde givet dem mange Slag, kastede de dem i Fængsel og befalede Fangevogteren at holde dem sikkert bevogtede.

And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison, commaunding the Iayler to keepe them surely.

24 Da han havde faaet saadan Befaling, kastede han dem i det inderste Fængsel og sluttede deres Fødder i Blokken.

Who hauing receiued such commandement, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feete fast in the stockes.

25 Men ved Midnat bade Paulus og Silas og sang Lovsange til Gud; og Fangerne lyttede paa dem.

Nowe at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung Psalmes vnto God: and the prisoners heard them.

26 Men pludseligt kom der et stort Jordskælv, saa at Fængselets Grundvolde rystede, og straks aabnedes alle Dørene, og alles Lænker løstes.

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doores opened, and euery mans bands were loosed.

27 Men Fangevogteren for op af Søvne, og da han saa Fængselets Døre aabne, drog han et Sværd og vilde dræbe sig selv, da han mente, at Fangerne vare flygtede.

Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleepe, and when he sawe the prison doores open, he drewe out his sword and would haue killed himselfe, supposing the prisoners had bin fled.

28 Men Paulus raabte med høj Røst og sagde: „Gør ikke dig selv noget ondt; thi vi ere her alle.”

But Paul cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Doe thy selfe no harme: for we are all here.

29 Men han forlangte Lys og sprang ind og faldt skælvende ned for Paulus og Silas.

Then he called for a light, and leaped in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,

30 Og han førte dem udenfor og sagde: „Herrer! hvad skal jeg gøre, for at jeg kan blive frelst?”

And brought them out, and said, Syrs, what must I doe to be saued?

31 Men de sagde: „Tro paa den Herre Jesus Kristus, saa skal du blive frelst, du og dit Hus.”

And they saide, Beleeue in the Lord Iesus Christ, and thou shalt be saued, and thine houshold.

32 Og de talte Herrens Ord til ham og til alle dem, som vare i hans Hus.

And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lord, and to all that were in the house.

33 Og han tog dem til sig i den samme Stund om Natten og aftoede deres Saar; og han selv og alle hans bleve straks døbte.

Afterwarde he tooke them the same houre of the night, and washed their stripes, and was baptized with all that belonged vnto him, straigthway.

34 Og han førte dem op i sit Hus og satte et Bord for dem og frydede sig over, at han med hele sit Hus var kommen til Troen paa Gud.

And when he had brought them into his house, he set meate before them, and reioyced that he with all his houshold beleeued in God.

35 Men da det var blevet Dag, sendte Høvedsmændene Bysvendene hen og sagde: „Løslad de Mænd!”

And when it was day, the gouernours sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men goe.

36 Men Fangevogteren meldte Paulus disse Ord: „Høvedsmændene have sendt Bud, at I skulle løslades; saa drager nu ud og gaar bort med Fred!”

Then the keeper of the prison tolde these woordes vnto Paul, saying, The gouerness haue sent to loose you: nowe therefore get you hence, and goe in peace.

37 Men Paulus sagde til dem: „De have ladet os piske offentligt og uden Dom, os, som dog ere romerske Mænd, og kastet os i Fængsel, og nu jage de os hemmeligt bort! Nej, lad dem selv komme og føre os ud!”

Then sayde Paul vnto them, After that they haue beaten vs openly vncodemned, which are Romanes, they haue cast vs into prison, and nowe would they put vs out priuily? nay verely: but let them come and bring vs out.

38 Men Bysvendene meldte disse Ord til Høvedsmændene; og de bleve bange, da de hørte, at de vare Romere.

And the sergeants tolde these woordes vnto the gouernours, who feared whe they heard that they were Romanes.

39 Og de kom og gave dem gode Ord, og de førte dem ud og bade dem at drage bort fra Byen.

Then came they and praied them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the citie.

40 Og de gik ud af Fængselet og gik ind til Lydia; og da de havde set Brødrene, formanede de dem og droge bort.

And they went out of the prison, and entred into the house of Lydia: and when they had seene the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.