Apostelenes gerninger 13

1 Men i Antiokia, i den derværende Menighed, var der Profeter og Lærere, nemlig Barnabas og Simeon, med Tilnavn Niger, og Kyrenæeren Lukius og Manaen, en Fosterbroder af Fjerdingsfyrsten Herodes, og Saulus.

The church at Antioch had prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (the childhood friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

2 Medens de nu holdt Gudstjeneste og fastede, sagde den Helligånd: "Udtager mig Barnabas og Saulus til den Gerning, hvortil jeg har kaldet dem."

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart Barnabas and Saul to do the work I've called them to.”

3 Da fastede de og bade og lagde Hænderne på dem og lode dem fare.

After they had fasted, prayed, and placed their hands on them in blessing, they sent them on their way.

4 Da de nu således vare udsendte af den Helligånd, droge de ned til Seleukia og sejlede derfra til Kypern.

So Barnabas and Saul, directed by the Holy Spirit, went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

5 Og da de vare komne til Salamis, forkyndte de Guds Ord i Jødernes Synagoger; men de havde også Johannes til Medhjælper.

Arriving at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their assistant.

6 Og da de vare dragne igennem hele Øen indtil Pafus, fandt de en Troldkarl, en falsk Profet, en Jøde, hvis Navn var Barjesus.

They traveled throughout the island and eventually came to Paphos. There they found a Jewish magician, a false prophet by the name of Bar-jesus.

7 Han var hos Statholderen Sergius Paulus, en forstandig Mand. Denne kaldte Barnabas og Saulus til sig og attråede at høre Guds Ord.

He was close to the governor, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. Sergius Paulus invited Barnabas and Saul to come and visit him since he wanted to hear the word of God.

8 Men Elimas, Troldkarlen, (thi dette betyder hans Navn), stod dem imod og søgte at vende Statholderen bort fra Troen.

But the magician Elymas (his Greek name) opposed them, trying to prevent the governor from trusting in God.

9 Men Saulus, som også kaldes Paulus, blev fyldt med den Helligånd, så fast på ham og sagde:

Saul, also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and looked straight at him.

10 "O, du Djævelens Barn, fuld af al Svig og al Underfundighed, du Fjende af al Retfærdighed! vil du ikke holde op med at forvende Herrens de lige Veje?

“You are full of deception and all kinds of evil, you son of the devil, you enemy of all that is right! Will you never give up perverting the Lord's true ways?

11 Og nu se, Herrens Hånd er over dig, og du skal blive blind og til en Tid ikke se Solen." Men straks faldt der Mulm og Mørke over ham, og han gik omkring og søgte efter nogen, som kunde lede ham.

Look, the Lord's hand is on you and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for some time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he had to find someone who could lead him by the hand.

12 Da Statholderen så det, som var sket, troede han, slagen af Forundring over Herrens Lære.

When the governor saw what happened he trusted in God, amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

13 Paulus og de, som vare med ham, sejlede da ud fra Pafus og kom til Perge i Pamfylien. Men Johannes skiltes fra dem og vendte tilbage til Jerusalem.

Then Paul and those with him sailed from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, while John left them and went back to Jerusalem.

14 Men de droge videre fra Perge og kom til Antiokia i Pisidien og gik ind i Synagogen på Sabbatsdagen og satte sig.

They went through Perga and on to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and were seated.

15 Men efter Forelæsningen af Loven og Profeterne sendte Synagogeforstanderne Bud hen til dem og lode sige: "I Mænd, Brødre! have I noget Formaningsord til Folket, da siger frem!"

After the readings from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent them a message saying, “Brothers, please share with the congregation any words of encouragement you may have.”

16 Men Paulus stod op og slog til Lyd med Hånden og sagde: "I israelitiske Mænd og I, som frygte Gud, hører til!

Paul stood up, motioned with his hand to get their attention, and began speaking. “Men of Israel, and all of you who have reverence for God, listen to me.

17 Dette Folks, Israels Gud udvalgte vore Fædre og ophøjede Folket i Udlændigheden i Ægyptens Land og førte dem derfra med løftet Arm.

The God of the people of Israel chose our forefathers, and gave our people prosperity during their stay in the land of Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out of Egypt,

18 Og omtrent fyrretyve År tålte han deres Færd i Ørkenen.

and he patiently dealt with them in the desert for about forty years.

19 Og han udryddede syv Folk i Kanåns Land og fordelte disses Land iblandt dem,

After he had overthrown seven nations living in the land of Canaan, God divided their land among the Israelites and gave it to them to inherit. This took about four hundred and fifty years.

20 og derefter i omtrent fire Hundrede og halvtredsindstyve År gav han dem Dommere indtil Profeten Samuel.

Then he provided them with judges as leaders until the time of the prophet Samuel.

21 Og derefter bade de om en Konge; og Gud gav dem Saul, Kis's Søn, en Mand af Benjamins Stamme, i fyrretyve År.

Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.

22 Og da han havde taget ham bort, oprejste han dem David til Konge, om hvem han også vidnede, og sagde: "Jeg har fundet David, Isajs Søn, en Mand efter mit Hjerte, som skal gøre al min Villie."

Then God removed Saul, and made David their king. God approved of David, saying ‘I found David the son of Jesse to be a man according to my own heart; he will do everything I intend.’

23 Af dennes Sæd bragte Gud efter Forjættelsen Israel en Frelser, Jesus,

Jesus is David's descendant; he is the Savior that God promised to bring to Israel.

24 efter at Johannes forud for hans Fremtræden havde prædiket Omvendelses-Dåb for hele Israels Folk.

Before Jesus came, John announced the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 Men da Johannes var ved at fuldende sit Løb, sagde han: "Hvad anse I mig for at være? Mig er det ikke; men se, der kommer en efter mig, hvis Sko jeg ikke er værdig at løse."

As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one you're looking for. But after me one is coming whose sandals I'm not worthy to untie.’

26 I Mænd, Brødre, Sønner af Abrahams Slægt, og de iblandt eder, som frygte Gud! Til os er Ordet om denne Frelse sendt.

My brothers, children of Abraham and those of you who have reverence for God: the message of this salvation has been sent to us!

27 Thi de, som bo i Jerusalem, og deres Rådsherrer kendte ham ikke; de dømte ham og opfyldte derved Profeternes Ord, som forelæses hver Sabbat.

The people living in Jerusalem and their leaders didn't recognize Jesus or understand the words spoken by the prophets that are read every Sabbath. In fact they fulfilled the prophetic words by condemning him!

28 Og om end de ingen Dødsskyld fandt hos ham, bade de dog Pilatus, at han måtte blive slået ihjel.

Even though they couldn't find any evidence to sentence him to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

29 Men da de havde fuldbragt alle Ting, som ere skrevne om ham, toge de ham ned af Træet og lagde ham i en Grav.

After they had fulfilled everything predicted that they would do to him, they took him down from the cross and buried him in a tomb.

30 Men Gud oprejste ham fra de døde,

But God raised him from the dead,

31 og han blev set i flere Dage af dem, som vare gåede med ham op fra Galilæa til Jerusalem, dem, som nu ere hans Vidner for Folket.

and he appeared over the course of many days to those who had followed him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people.

32 Og vi forkynde eder den Forjættelse, som blev given til Fædrene, at Gud har opfyldt denne for os, deres Børn, idet han oprejste Jesus;

We are here to bring to you the good news of the promise that God made to our forefathers,

33 som der også er skrevet i den anden Salme: "Du er min Søn, jeg har født dig i Dag."

that he has now fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus from the dead. As it is written in Psalm 2: ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’

34 Men at han har oprejst ham fra de døde, så at han ikke mere skal vende tilbage til Forrådnelse, derom har han sagt således: "Jeg vil give eder Davids hellige Forjættelser, de trofaste."

God raised him from the dead, never to die again, as he indicated by saying, ‘I will give you what is holy and trustworthy, as I promised to David.’

35 Thi han siger også i en anden Salme: "Du skal ikke tilstede din hellige at se Forrådnelse."

As another psalm says, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’

36 David sov jo hen, da han i sin Livstid havde tjent Guds Rådslutning, og han blev henlagt hos sine Fædre og så Forrådnelse;

But David died, after he had done what God wanted in his own time, and he was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.

37 men den, som Gud oprejste, så ikke Forrådnelse.

The one God raised from the dead saw no decay.

38 Så være det eder vitterligt, I Mænd, Brødre! at ved ham forkyndes der eder Syndernes Forladelse;

My brothers, I want you to understand that we're telling you that through this man sins are forgiven.

39 og fra alt, hvorfra I ikke kunde retfærdiggøres ved Mose Lov, retfærdiggøres ved ham enhver, som tror.

Through him everyone who trusts in him is made morally right from all that is wrong—in a way that you could never be set right by the law of Moses.

40 Ser nu til, at ikke det, som er sagt ved Profeterne, kommer over eder:

Make sure that what the prophets said doesn't happen to you:

41 "Ser, I Foragtere, og forundrer eder og bliver til intet; thi en Gerning gør jeg i eders Dage, en Gerning, som I ikke vilde tro, dersom nogen fortalte eder den."

‘You who are scornful, look in amazement, and die! For what I'm doing in your lifetime is something that you could never believe, even if someone told you!’”

42 Men da de gik ud, bad man dem om, at disse Ord måtte blive talte til dem på den følgende Sabbat.

As they were leaving, the people pleaded with them to tell them more the next Sabbath.

43 Men da Forsamlingen var opløst, fulgte mange af Jøderne og af de gudfrygtige Proselyter Paulus og Barnabas, som talte til dem og formanede dem til at blive fast ved Guds Nåde.

After the meeting in the synagogue, many of the Jews and the converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas who spoke with them, encouraging them to continue to hold on to the grace of God.

44 Men på den følgende Sabbat forsamledes næsten hele Byen for at høre Guds Ord.

The following Sabbath almost the whole town turned out to hear the word of God.

45 Men da Jøderne så Skarerne, bleve de fulde af Nidkærhed og modsagde det, som blev talt af Paulus, ja, både sagde imod og spottede.

However, when the Jews saw the crowds, they became extremely jealous, contradicting what Paul was saying and cursing him.

46 Men Paulus og Barnabas talte frit ud og sagde: "Det var nødvendigt, at Guds Ord først skulde tales til eder; men efterdi I støde det fra eder og ikke agte eder selv værdige til det evige Liv, se, så vende vi os til Hedningerne. (aiōnios g166)

So Paul and Barnabas spoke out strongly, saying “We had to speak the word of God to you first. But now that you're rejecting it—you're deciding that you're not worthy of eternal life—well now we're turning to the foreigners. (aiōnios g166)

47 Thi således har Herren befalet os: "Jeg har sat dig til Hedningers Lys, for at du skal være til Frelse lige ud til Jordens Ende."

That's what the Lord has told us to do: ‘I've made you a light to the foreigners, and through you salvation will go to the ends of the earth.’”

48 Men da Hedningerne hørte dette, bleve de glade og priste Herrens Ord, og de troede, så mange, som vare bestemte til evigt Liv, (aiōnios g166)

When the foreigners heard this they were overjoyed, praising the Lord's word, and all those chosen for eternal life trusted in God. (aiōnios g166)

49 og Herrens Ord udbredtes over hele Landet.

So God's word was spread throughout the region.

50 Men Jøderne ophidsede de fornemme gudfrygtige Kvinder og de første Mænd i Byen; og de vakte en Forfølgelse imod Paulus og Barnabas og joge dem ud fra deres Grænser.

But the Jews incited the prominent religious women and leaders of the city to persecute Paul and Barnabas, and had them expelled from their territory.

51 Men de rystede Støvet af deres Fødder imod dem og droge til Ikonium.

So they shook the dust off their feet against them as a sign of protest, and went on to Iconium.

52 Men Disciplene bleve fyldte med Glæde og den Helligånd.

And the believers continued to be filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.