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 approved of his execution. On that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers except the apostles were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
2 Men gudfrygtige Mænd begravede Stefanus og holdt en stor Veklage over ham.
Devout men carried Stephen away for burial 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 was ravaging the church. Entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
4 Imidlertid gik de, som bleve adspredte, omkring og forkyndte Evangeliets Ord.
Now those who had been scattered went around preaching the message of good news.
5 Da kom Filip til Byen Samaria og prædikede Kristus for dem.
Philip went down to a city of Samaria and began proclaiming to 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.
With one accord the crowds paid close attention to what Philip said as they listened to him and saw the signs he was performing.
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 unclean spirits came out of many who had them, crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed or 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.
Now a man named Simon had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, declaring himself to be someone great.
10 Paa ham gave alle Agt, smaa og store, og sagde: „Det er ham, som man kalder Guds store Kraft.‟
From the least to the greatest, they paid close attention to him, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
11 Men de gave Agt paa ham, fordi han i lang Tid havde sat dem i Forbavselse ved sine Trolddomskunster.
They all paid close attention to him because he had amazed them with his magical arts for a long time.
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 as he preached good news about 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.
Even Simon himself believed. After he was baptized, he kept close company with Philip and was amazed as he saw miracles and signs taking place.
14 Men da Apostlene i Jerusalem hørte, at Samaria havde taget imod Guds Ord, sendte de Peter og Johannes til dem,
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John.
15 og da disse vare komne derned, bade de for dem om, at de maatte faa den Helligaand;
These two went down and prayed for the Samaritan believers to 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 the Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
17 Da lagde de Hænderne paa dem, og de fik den Helligaand.
Then Peter and John laid their hands on the Samaritan believers, 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:
When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,
19 „Giver ogsaa mig denne Magt, at, hvem jeg lægger Hænderne paa, han maa faa den Helligaand.‟
saying, “Give this power to me as well, so that whomever I lay my hands on 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.
But Peter said to him, “May yoʋr silver be destroyed with yoʋ, because yoʋ thought yoʋ could acquire the gift of God with money!
21 Du har ikke Del eller Lod i dette Ord; thi dit Hjerte er ikke ret for Gud.
Yoʋ have no share or portion in this matter, for yoʋr 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.
Therefore repent of this wickedness of yoʋrs, and plead with God in the hope that the intention of yoʋr heart might be forgiven yoʋ.
23 Thi jeg ser, at du er stedt i Bitterheds Galde og Uretfærdigheds Lænke.‟
For I see that yoʋ are bitterly envious and in bondage to 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.‟
In response Simon said, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said will happen to 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.
After Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the good news in many villages of the Samaritans as they went.
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.‟
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south, to the road that goes from Jerusalem down to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)
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.
So he rose and went. And behold, there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. This man had come to Jerusalem to worship
28 Og han var paa Hjemvejen og sad paa sin Vogn og læste Profeten Esajas.
and was sitting in his chariot on his way back home, reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 Men Aanden sagde til Filip: „Gaa hen og hold dig til denne Vogn!‟
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join that chariot.”
30 Og Filip løb derhen og hørte ham læse Profeten Esajas; og han sagde: „Forstaar du ogsaa det, som du læser?‟
So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading the prophet Isaiah. He said, “Do yoʋ understand what yoʋ are reading?”
31 Men han sagde: „Hvorledes skulde jeg kunne det, uden nogen vejleder mig?‟ Og han bad Filip stige op og sætte sig hos ham.
The man said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” So he invited 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.
This is the passage of Scripture that he was reading: “Like a sheep he was led to slaughter, and like a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he did not open 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 he was denied justice. Who will tell of his posterity? For his life was 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?‟
The eunuch said to Philip, “I ask yoʋ, who does the prophet say this about? About himself, or about someone else?”
35 Da oplod Filip sin Mund, og idet han begyndte fra dette Skriftsted, forkyndte han ham Evangeliet om Jesus.
Then Philip opened his mouth to speak, and beginning from this Scripture, he told him the good news about 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?‟
As they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water! What prevents me from being 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.
So he ordered the chariot to stop, and the two of them went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and Philip 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.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but 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.
Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through that region, he preached the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
