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 unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 Men gudfrygtige Mænd begravede Stefanus og holdt en stor Veklage over ham.
And devout 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 laid waste the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Imidlertid gik de, som bleve adspredte, omkring og forkyndte Evangeliets Ord.
They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.
5 Da kom Filip til Byen Samaria og prædikede Kristus for dem.
And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.
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 multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.
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 of those which had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.
8 Og der blev en stor Glæde i denne By.
And there was much 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 there was a certain man, Simon by name, which beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out 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 all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that 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 of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
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 preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, 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 being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.
14 Men da Apostlene i Jerusalem hørte, at Samaria havde taget imod Guds Ord, sendte de Peter og Johannes til dem,
Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
15 og da disse vare komne derned, bade de for dem om, at de maatte faa den Helligaand;
who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
16 thi den var endnu ikke falden paa nogen af dem, men de vare blot døbte til den Herres Jesu Navn.
for as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Da lagde de Hænderne paa dem, og de fik den Helligaand.
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18 Men da Simon saa, at den Helligaand blev given ved Apostlenes Haandspaalæggelse, bragte han dem Penge og sagde:
Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19 „Giver ogsaa mig denne Magt, at, hvem jeg lægger Hænderne paa, han maa faa den Helligaand.”
saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
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.
But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with 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 right 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 pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.
23 Thi jeg ser, at du er stedt i Bitterheds Galde og Uretfærdigheds Lænke.”
For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.
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 answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.
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, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel 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 an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto 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 arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem for to worship;
28 Og han var paa Hjemvejen og sad paa sin Vogn og læste Profeten Esajas.
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 Men Aanden sagde til Filip: „Gaa hen og hold dig til denne Vogn!”
And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to 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 ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
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 can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought 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.
Now the place of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth 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 was taken away: His generation who shall declare? 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 answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet 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 opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.
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 on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
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 stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized 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.
And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, 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.
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
