Apostelenes gerninger 11
1 Men Apostlene og de Brødre, som vare rundt om i Judæa, hørte, at også Hedningerne havde modtaget Guds Ord.
The Apostles and the Brethren throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had welcomed God’s Message.
2 Og da Peter kom op til Jerusalem, tvistedes de af Omskærelsen med ham og sagde:
But, when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those who were converts from Judaism began to attack him,
3 "Du er gået ind til uomskårne Mænd og har spist med dem."
on the ground that he had visited people who were not circumcised, and had taken meals with them.
4 Men Peter begyndte og forklarede dem det i Sammenhæng og sagde:
So Peter began to relate the facts to them as they had occurred.
5 "Jeg var i Byen Joppe og bad; og jeg så i en Henrykkelse et Syn, noget, der dalede ned, ligesom en stor Dug, der ved de fire Hjørner sænkedes ned fra Himmelen, og den kom lige hen til mig.
“I was in the town of Jaffa,” he said, “and was praying; and, while in a trance, I saw a vision. There was something like a great sail descending, let down by its four corners out of the heavens; and it came right down to me.
6 Jeg stirrede på den og betragtede den og så da Jordens firføddede Dyr og vilde Dyr og krybende Dyr og Himmelens Fugle.
Looking intently at it, I began to distinguish quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds;
7 Og jeg hørte også en Røst, som sagde til mig: Stå op, Peter, slagt og spis!
and I also heard a voice saying to me — ‘Stand up, Peter, kill something and eat.’
8 Men jeg sagde: Ingenlunde, Herre! thi aldrig kom noget vanhelligt eller urent i min Mund.
‘No, Lord, I cannot,’ I answered, ‘for nothing ‘defiled’ or ‘unclean’ has ever passed my lips.’
9 Men en Røst svarede anden Gang fra Himmelen: Hvad Gud har renset, holde du ikke for vanhelligt!
Then a second time there came a voice from the heavens. “What God has pronounced ‘clean’,” it said, “you must not call ‘defiled’.”
10 Og dette skete tre Gange; så blev det igen alt sammen draget op til Himmelen.
This happened three times, and then all was drawn up again into the heavens.
11 Og se, i det samme stode tre Mænd ved det Hus, i hvilket jeg var, som vare udsendte til mig fra Kæsarea.
At that moment three men, who had been sent from Caesarea to see me, came up to the house in which we were.
12 Men Ånden sagde til mig, at jeg skulde gå med dem uden at gøre Forskel. Men også disse seks Brødre droge med mig, og vi gik ind i Mandens Hus.
The Spirit told me to go with them without hesitation. These six Brothers also went with me. And, when we came into the man’s house,
13 Og han fortalte os, hvorledes han havde set Engelen stå i hans Hus og sige: Send Bud til Joppe og lad Simon med Tilnavn Peter hente!
he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and how the angel had said to him — ‘Send to Jaffa and fetch the Simon, who is also known as Peter;
14 Han skal tale Ord til dig, ved hvilke du og hele dit Hus skal frelses.
for he will tell you truths, which will prove the means of Salvation to you and all your household.’
15 Men idet jeg begyndte at tale, faldt den Helligånd på dem ligesom også på os i Begyndelsen.
I had but just begun to speak,” continued Peter, “when the Holy Spirit fell on them, exactly as on us at the first;
16 Og jeg kom Herrens Ord i Hu, hvorledes han sagde: Johannes døbte med Vand, men I skulle døbes med den Helligånd.
and I recalled the saying of the Master — ‘John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
17 Når altså Gud gav dem lige Gave med os, da de troede på den Herre Jesus Kristus, hvem var da jeg, at jeg skulde kunne hindre Gud?"
Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master — who was I that I could thwart God?”
18 Men da de hørte dette, bleve de rolige, og de priste Gud og sagde: "Så har Gud også givet Hedningerne Omvendelsen til Liv."
On hearing this statement, they said no more, but broke out into praise of God. “So even to the Gentiles,” they exclaimed, “God has granted the repentance which leads to Life!”
19 De, som nu vare blevne adspredte på Grund af den Trængsel, som opstod i Anledning af Stefanus, vandrede om lige til Fønikien og Kypern og Antiokia, og de talte ikke Ordet til nogen uden til Jøder alene.
Now those who had been scattered in different directions, in consequence of the persecution that followed upon the death of Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, telling the Message — but only to Jews.
20 Men iblandt dem var der nogle Mænd fra Kypern og Kyrene, som kom til Antiokia og talte også til Grækerne og forkyndte Evangeliet om den Herre Jesus.
Some of them, however, who were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, on coming to Antioch, addressed themselves also to the Jews of foreign birth, telling them the Good News about that Lord Jesus.
21 Og Herrens Hånd var med dem, og et stort Antal blev troende og omvendte sig til Herren.
The power of the Lord was with them, so that a great number who had learned to believe came over to the Lord’s side.
22 Men Rygtet om dem kom Menigheden i Jerusalem for Øre, og de sendte Barnabas ud til Antiokia.
The news about them reached the ears of the Church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
23 Da han nu kom derhen og så Guds Nåde, glædede han sig og formanede alle til med Hjertets Forsæt at blive ved Herren.
On coming there he saw to his great joy these tokens of the loving-kindness of God, and encouraged them all to make up their minds to be faithful to the Lord —
24 Thi han var en god Mand og fuld af den Helligånd og Tro. Og en, stor Skare blev ført til Herren.
For Barnabas was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith — and a large number of people took their stand on the Lord’s side.
25 Men han drog ud til Tarsus for at opsøge Saulus; og da han fandt ham, førte han ham til Antiokia.
Afterwards Barnabas left for Tarsus to look for Saul;
26 Og det skete, at de endog et helt År igennem færdedes sammen i Menigheden og lærte en stor Skare, og at Disciplene først i Antiokia bleve kaldte Kristne.
and, when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And so it came about that, for a whole year, they attended the meetings of the Church there, and taught a large number of people; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians.’
27 Men i disse Dage kom der Profeter ned fra Jerusalem til Antiokia
During this time, some Prophets came to Antioch from Jerusalem.
28 Og en af dem, ved Navn Agabus, stod op og tilkendegav ved Ånden, at der skulde komme en stor Hungersnød over hele Verden, hvilken også kom under Klaudius.
One of them, named Agabus, came forward and, under the influence of the Spirit, foretold a great famine that was to spread over all the world — a famine which occurred in the reign of Claudius.
29 Men Disciplene besluttede at sende, hver efter sin Evne, noget til Hjælp for Brødrene, som boede i Judæa;
So the disciples, without exception, determined, in proportion to their means, to send something to help the Brethren living in Judea.
30 hvilket de også gjorde, og de sendte det til de Ældste ved Barnabas og Saulus's Hånd.
And this they did, sending it to the Officers of the Church by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
