Apostelenes gerninger 8
1 Men Saulus fandt Behag i hans Mord. Og paa den Dag udbrød der en stor Forfølgelse imod Menigheden i Jerusalem, og de adspredtes alle over Judæas og Samarias Egne, undtagen Apostlene.
And Saul was consenting to his being killed. And on that day there arose a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered into the countries of Judaea and Samaria except the apostles.
2 Men gudfrygtige Mænd begravede Stefanus og holdt en stor Veklage over ham.
And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
3 Men Saulus plagede Menigheden og gik ind i Husene og trak baade Mænd og Kvinder frem og lod dem sætte i Fængsel.
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.
4 Imidlertid gik de, som bleve adspredte, omkring og forkyndte Evangeliets Ord.
Those then that had been scattered went through [the countries] announcing the glad tidings of the word.
5 Da kom Filip til Byen Samaria og prædikede Kristus for dem.
And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;
6 Og Skarerne gave endrægtigt Agt paa det, som blev sagt af Filip, idet de hørte og saa de Tegn, som han gjorde.
and the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard [him] and saw the signs which he wrought.
7 Thi der var mange, som havde urene Aander, og af hvem disse fore ud, raabende med høj Røst; og mange værkbrudne og lamme bleve helbredede.
For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.
8 Og der blev en stor Glæde i denne By.
And there was great joy in that city.
9 Men en Mand, ved Navn Simon, var i Forvejen i Byen og drev Trolddom og satte Samarias Folk i Forbavselse, idet han udgav sig selv for at være noget stort.
But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one.
10 Paa ham gave alle Agt, smaa og store, og sagde: „Det er ham, som man kalder Guds store Kraft.”
To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.
11 Men de gave Agt paa ham, fordi han i lang Tid havde sat dem i Forbavselse ved sine Trolddomskunster.
And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.
12 Men da de troede Filip, som forkyndte Evangeliet om Guds Rige og Jesu Kristi Navn, lode de sig døbe, baade Mænd og Kvinder.
But when they believed Philip announcing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.
13 Men Simon troede ogsaa selv, og efter at være døbt holdt han sig nær til Filip; og da han saa Tegn og store kraftige Gerninger ske, forbavsedes han højligt.
And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.
14 Men da Apostlene i Jerusalem hørte, at Samaria havde taget imod Guds Ord, sendte de Peter og Johannes til dem,
And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;
15 og da disse vare komne derned, bade de for dem om, at de maatte faa den Helligaand;
who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;
16 thi den var endnu ikke falden paa nogen af dem, men de vare blot døbte til den Herres Jesu Navn.
for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Da lagde de Hænderne paa dem, og de fik den Helligaand.
Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.
18 Men da Simon saa, at den Helligaand blev given ved Apostlenes Haandspaalæggelse, bragte han dem Penge og sagde:
But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the [Holy] Spirit was given, offered them money,
19 „Giver ogsaa mig denne Magt, at, hvem jeg lægger Hænderne paa, han maa faa den Helligaand.”
saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.
20 Men Peter sagde til ham: „Gid dit Sølv maa gaa til Grunde tillige med dig, fordi du mente at kunne erhverve Guds Gave for Penge.
And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.
21 Du har ikke Del eller Lod i dette Ord; thi dit Hjerte er ikke ret for Gud.
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not upright before God.
22 Omvend dig derfor fra denne din Ondskab og bed Herren, om dog dit Hjertes Paafund maatte forlades dig.
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and supplicate the Lord, if indeed the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee;
23 Thi jeg ser, at du er stedt i Bitterheds Galde og Uretfærdigheds Lænke.”
for I see thee to be in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness.
24 Men Simon svarede og sagde: „Beder I for mig til Herren, for at intet af det, som I have sagt, skal komme over mig.”
And Simon answering said, Supplicate ye for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.
25 Men da de havde vidnet og talt Herrens Ord, vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem, og de forkyndte Evangeliet i mange af Samaritanernes Landsbyer.
They therefore, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and announced the glad tidings to many villages of the Samaritans.
26 Men en Herrens Engel talte til Filip og sagde: „Staa op og gaa mod Syd paa den Vej, som gaar ned fra Jerusalem til Gaza; den er øde.”
But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.
27 Og han stod op og gik. Og se, der var en Æthioper, en Hofmand, en mægtig Mand hos Kandake, Æthiopernes Dronning, som var sat over alle hendes Skatte; han var kommen til Jerusalem for at tilbede.
And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,
28 Og han var paa Hjemvejen og sad paa sin Vogn og læste Profeten Esajas.
was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.
29 Men Aanden sagde til Filip: „Gaa hen og hold dig til denne Vogn!”
And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.
30 Og Filip løb derhen og hørte ham læse Profeten Esajas; og han sagde: „Forstaar du ogsaa det, som du læser?”
And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?
31 Men han sagde: „Hvorledes skulde jeg kunne det, uden nogen vejleder mig?” Og han bad Filip stige op og sætte sig hos ham.
And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Men det Stykke af Skriften, som han læste, var dette: „Som et Faar blev han ført til Slagtning, og som et Lam er stumt imod den, der klipper det, saaledes oplader han ej sin Mund.
And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.
33 I Fornedrelsen blev hans Dom taget bort; hvem kan fortælle om hans Slægt, efterdi hans Liv borttages fra Jorden?”
In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 Men Hofmanden talte til Filip og sagde: „Jeg beder dig, om hvem siger Profeten dette? om sig selv eller om en anden?”
And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?
35 Da oplod Filip sin Mund, og idet han begyndte fra dette Skriftsted, forkyndte han ham Evangeliet om Jesus.
And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.
36 Men som de droge frem ad Vejen, kom de til noget Vand; og Hofmanden siger: „Se, her er Vand, hvad hindrer mig fra at blive døbt?”
And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?
37 [Men Filip sagde: „Dersom du tror af hele dit Hjerte, kan det ske.” Men han svarede og sagde: „Jeg tror, at Jesus Kristus er Guds Søn.”]
38 Og han bød, at Vognen skulde holde, og de stege begge ned i Vandet, baade Filip og Hofmanden; og han døbte ham.
And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.
39 Men da de stege op af Vandet, bortrykkede Herrens Aand Filip, og Hofmanden saa ham ikke mere; thi han drog sin Vej med Glæde.
But when they came up out of the water [the] Spirit of [the] Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.
40 Men Filip blev funden i Asdod, og han drog omkring og forkyndte Evangeliet i alle Byerne, indtil han kom til Kæsarea.
And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.
