Apostelenes gerninger 20

1 Men efter at dette Røre var stillet, lod Paulus Disciplene hente og formanede dem, tog Afsked og begav sig derfra for at rejse til Makedonien.

After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples and after he encouraged them, he said farewell and left to go into Macedonia.

2 Og da han var dragen igennem disse Egne og havde formanet dem med megen Tale, kom han til Grækenland.

When he had gone through those regions and had spoken many words of encouragement to them, he came to Greece.

3 Der tilbragte han tre Maaneder, og da Jøderne havde Anslag for imod ham, just som han skulde til at sejle til Syrien, blev han til Sinds at vende tilbage igennem Makedonien.

After he had spent three months there, a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to sail for Syria, so he decided to return through Macedonia.

4 Men Pyrrus's Søn Sopater fra Berøa og af Thessalonikerne Aristarkus og Sekundus og Kajus fra Derbe og Timotheus og af Asiaterne Tykikus og Trofimus fulgte med ham til Asien.

Accompanying him as far as Asia were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, both from the Thessalonian believers; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.

5 Disse droge forud og biede paa os i Troas;

But these men had gone before us and were waiting for us at Troas.

6 men vi sejlede efter de usyrede Brøds Dage ud fra Filippi og kom fem Dage efter til dem i Troas, hvor vi tilbragte syv Dage.

We sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and in five days we came to them in Troas. There we stayed for seven days.

7 Men paa den første Dag i Ugen, da vi vare forsamlede for at bryde Brødet, samtalede Paulus med dem, da han den næste Dag vilde rejse derfra, og han blev ved med at tale indtil Midnat.

On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul spoke to the believers. He was planning to leave the next day, so he kept speaking until midnight.

8 Men der var mange Lamper i Salen ovenpaa, hvor vi vare samlede.

There were many lamps in the upper room where we had come together.

9 Og der sad i Vinduet en ung Mand ved Navn Eutykus; han faldt i en dyb Søvn, da Paulus fortsatte Samtalen saa længe, og overvældet af Søvnen styrtede han ned fra det tredje Stokværk og blev tagen død op.

In the window was sitting a young man named Eutychus, who fell into a deep sleep. As Paul spoke even longer, this young man, still sleeping, fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

10 Men Paulus gik ned og kastede sig over ham og omfavnede ham og sagde: „Larmer ikke; thi hans Sjæl er i ham.‟

But Paul went down, stretched himself out on him, and embraced him. Then he said, “Do not be upset any more, for he is alive.”

11 Men han gik op igen og brød Brødet og nød deraf og talte endnu længe med dem indtil Dagningen, og dermed drog han bort.

Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking with them much longer until dawn, he left.

12 Men de bragte det unge Menneske levende op og vare ikke lidet trøstede.

They brought back the boy alive and were greatly comforted.

13 Men vi gik forud til Skibet og sejlede til Assus og skulde derfra tage Paulus med; thi saaledes havde han bestemt det, da han selv vilde gaa til Fods.

We ourselves went ahead of Paul by ship and sailed away to Assos, where we planned to take Paul on board. This is what he himself desired to do, because he planned to go by land.

14 Da han nu stødte til os i Assus, toge vi ham om Bord og kom til Mitylene.

When he met us at Assos, we took him onto the ship and went to Mitylene.

15 Og vi sejlede derfra og kom den næste Dag lige ud for Kios; Dagen derpaa lagde vi til ved Samos og kom næste Dag til Milet.

Then we sailed from there and arrived the next day opposite the island of Chios. The following day we touched at the island of Samos, and the day after we came to the city of Miletus.

16 Thi Paulus havde besluttet at sejle Efesus forbi, for at det ikke skulde hændes, at han blev opholdt i Asien; thi han hastede for at komme til Jerusalem paa Pinsedagen, om det var ham muligt.

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not spend any time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost, if it were at all possible for him to do so.

17 Men fra Milet sendte han Bud til Efesus og lod Menighedens Ældste kalde til sig.

From Miletus he sent men to Ephesus and called to himself the elders of the church.

18 Og da de kom til ham, sagde han til dem: „I vide, hvorledes jeg færdedes iblandt eder den hele Tid igennem fra den første Dag, jeg kom til Asien,

When they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I always spent my time with you.

19 idet jeg tjente Herren i al Ydmyghed og under Taarer og Prøvelser, som timedes mig ved Jødernes Efterstræbelser;

I kept serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind and with tears, and in sufferings that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.

20 hvorledes jeg ikke har unddraget mig fra at forkynde eder noget som helst af det, som kunde være til Gavn, og at lære eder offentligt og i Husene,

You know how I did not keep back from declaring to you anything that was useful, and how I taught you in public and from house to house,

21 idet jeg vidnede baade for Jøder og Grækere om Omvendelsen til Gud og Troen paa vor Herre Jesus Kristus.

testifying both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus.

22 Og nu se, bunden af Aanden drager jeg til Jerusalem uden at vide, hvad der skal møde mig,

Now look, I am going to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,

23 kun, at den Helligaand i hver By vidner for mig og siger, at Lænker og Trængsler vente mig.

except that the Holy Spirit warns to me in every city that chains and sufferings await me.

24 Men jeg agter ikke mit Liv noget værd for mig selv, for at jeg kan fuldende mit Løb og den Tjeneste, som jeg har faaet af den Herre Jesus, at vidne om Guds Naades Evangelium.

But I do not consider my life is valuable to myself, if only I may finish the race and complete the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

25 Og nu se, jeg ved, at I ikke mere skulle se mit Ansigt, alle I, iblandt hvem jeg gik om og prædikede Riget.

Now look, I know that you all, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.

26 Derfor vidner jeg for eder paa denne Dag, at jeg er ren for alles Blod;

Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am innocent of the blood of any man.

27 thi jeg unddrog mig ikke fra at forkynde eder hele Guds Raad.

For I did not hold back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

28 Saa giver Agt paa eder selv og den hele Hjord, i hvilken den Helligaand satte eder som Tilsynsmænd, til at vogte Guds Menighed, som han erhvervede sig med sit eget Blod.

Therefore be careful about yourselves, and about all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be careful to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

29 Jeg ved, at der efter min Bortgang skal komme svare Ulve ind iblandt eder, som ikke ville spare Hjorden.

I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

30 Og af eders egen Midte skal der opstaa Mænd, som skulle tale forvendte Ting for at drage Disciplene efter sig.

I know that from even among you some men shall come and distort the truth in order to draw away the disciples after them.

31 Derfor vaager og kommer i Hu, at jeg har ikke ophørt i tre Aar, Nat og Dag, at paaminde hver enkelt med Taarer.

So be on guard. Remember that for three years I did not stop instructing every one of you with tears night and day.

32 Og nu overgiver jeg eder til Gud og hans Naades Ord, som formaar at opbygge eder og at give eder Arven iblandt alle de helligede.

Now I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are being sanctified.

33 Jeg har ikke begæret nogens Sølv eller Guld eller Klædebon.

I coveted no man's silver, gold, or clothing.

34 I vide selv, at disse Hænder have tjent for mine Fornødenheder og for dem, som vare med mig.

You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the needs of those who were with me.

35 Jeg viste eder i alle Ting, at saaledes bør vi arbejde og tage os af de skrøbelige og ihukomme den Herres Jesu Ord, at han selv har sagt: „Det er saligere at give end at tage.‟

In all things I gave you an example of how you should help the weak by working, and of how you should remember the words of the Lord Jesus, words that he himself said: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

36 Og da han havde sagt dette, faldt han paa sine Knæ og bad med dem alle.

After he had spoken in this way, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

37 Og de brast alle i heftig Graad, og de faldt Paulus om Halsen og kyssede ham.

There was a lot of crying and they embraced Paul and kissed him.

38 Og mest smertede dem det Ord, han havde sagt, at de ikke mere skulde se hans Ansigt. Saa ledsagede de ham til Skibet.

They were sad most of all because of what he had said, that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.