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.

And he came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess, who was a believer; but his father was a Greek.

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

A good report was given of him by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.

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.

This man Paul wished to go with him: and he took him and circumcised him, on account of the Jews that were in those places: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

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 delivered to them the decrees that had been resolved on by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, that they might keep them.

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

Therefore, the churches were established in the faith, and they increased 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.

When they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia,

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

and had come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit did not permit them.

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

But having passed by Mysia, they came down 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!‟

And, during the night, a vision appeared to Paul. A certain man of Macedonia stood and besought him, saying: Come over to Macedonia and help us.

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.

After he had seen the vision, we immediately endeavored to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

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

Therefore, setting sail from Troas, we came by a straight course to Samothracia, and, on the following 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 thence to Philippi, which is the first city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony. We remained in that city some days:

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 city to the side of a river, where, as usual, was the house of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women who had 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 certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things that were spoken by Paul.

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 and her household had been immersed, she besought us, saying: If you judge me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and make it your home. And she con strained us.

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 pass, that as we were going to the house of prayer, there met us a certain maid-servant that had a spirit of Python, who brought much gain to her masters, by giving responses.

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 us, and cried out, saying: These men are the servants of the most High God, who show us the way of salvation.

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 she continued to do for many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit: I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

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.

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the market to the rulers.

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

And having brought them to the magistrates, they said: These men, who are Jews, do greatly trouble our city;

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

and they teach customs which it is not lawful for us, who are Romans, to receive or to observe.

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

And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates stripped off their clothes, and gave command to beat them with rods.

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 laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, and charged the jailer to keep them securely.

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

And having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

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

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung a hymn to God; and the prisoners were listening to 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 foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bonds 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.

And the jailer, being aroused from sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.

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

But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying: Do yourself no harm, 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 sprang in, and trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas;

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

and, having brought them out, he said: Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

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

They replied: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you and your house shall be saved.

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

And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all that were in his 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.

And he took them at that hour of the night, and washed the blood from their stripes; and he was immersed, himself and all his, immediately.

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 he brought them into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced, believing in God, with all his house.

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

But when it was day, the magistrates sent the lictors, saying: Release those men.

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

And the jailer told these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent to release you. Now, therefore, come out, and go 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!‟

But Paul said to them: Having publicly scourged us uncondemned, us who are Romans, they threw us into prison: and do they now put us out secretly? No, verily: but let them come and lead us out.

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

And the lictors told these words to the magistrates: and they were alarmed when they heard that they were Romans;

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

and they came, and entreated them, and led them out, and requested them to depart from the city.

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 having come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.