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 arrived into Derbe and Lystra. And, behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timothy, the son of a faithful Jewish woman, and a Greek father,

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

who was of good report 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 på disse Steder; thi de vidste alle, at hans Fader var en Græker.

Paul wished him to go out with him; and having taken him circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places: for they all knew his father that he 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 while they were traveling through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees which were adjudicated by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, to keep.

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

Then the churches were indeed strengthened in faith, and abounded in number daily.

6 Men de droge igennem Frygien og det galatiske Land, da de af den Helligånd vare blevne forhindrede i at tale Ordet i Asien.

And they traveled through Phrygia and the Galatian country, being prohibited by the Holy Ghost from speaking the word in Asia.

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

And having come opposite Mysia, they were endeavoring to go on into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;

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

and having come through Mysia they descended into 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 a vision was seen by Paul during the night: Some Macedonian man was standing and entreating him and saying, Having come over into Macedonia, 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.

And when he saw the vision, we immediately sought to depart into Macedonia, concluding that God 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

And having embarked from Troas, we sailed directly to Samothrace, and on the following day into 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 into Philippi, which is the first city of the Macedonian region, a colony. And we were in that city spending some days.

13 Og på 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 from the gate by the river, where we were accustomed that prayer should be, and having sat down, we spoke to the women having assembled.

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 på det, som blev talt af Paulus.

And a certain woman Lydia by name, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshiping God, was hearing us: whose heart the Lord opened to give attention to the words 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 were baptized, she entreated us, saying, If you have found me to be faithful to the Lord, having come into my house, abide: and she constrained us.

16 Men det skete, da vi gik til Bedestedet, at en Pige mødte os, som havde en Spådomsånd og skaffede sine Herrer megen Vinding ved at spå.

And it came to pass, we going to the prayer, a certain damsel having a spirit of divination met us, who brought much gain to her masters telling fortunes.

17 Hun fulgte efter Paulus og os, råbte og sagde: "Disse Mennesker ere den højeste Guds Tjenere, som forkynde eder Frelsens Vej."

She, following Paul and us, continued to cry out, saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to 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 Ånden: "Jeg byder dig i Jesu Kristi Navn at fare ud af hende." Og den for ud i den samme Stund.

And she continued to do this many days. And Paul, being worn out, and turning round, said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out from her. And he came out the same hour.

19 Men da hendes Herrer så, at deres Håb om Vinding var forsvundet, grebe de Paulus og Silas og slæbte dem hen på Torvet for Øvrigheden.

And her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, arresting Paul and Silas, dragged them into the forum to the rulers,

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

and leading them to the magistrates, said, These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews,

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

and they proclaimed customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, or to do, being Romans.

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

And the crowd stood up together against them: and the magistrates tearing off their garments, commanded the lictors 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 having laid many stripes on them, they cast them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them safely:

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

who, having received such a charge, cast them into the interior prison, and fastened their feet into the wood.

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

But at midnight Paul and Silas, praying, continued to sing praises to God: and the prisoners heard them.

26 Men pludseligt kom der et stort Jordskælv, så at Fængselets Grundvolde rystede, og straks åbnedes alle Dørene, og alles Lænker løstes.

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bonds of all were loosed.

27 Men Fangevogteren for op at Søvne, og da han så Fængselets Døre åbne, drog han et Sværd og vilde dræbe sig selv, da han mente, at Fangerne vare flygtede.

And the jailer, being awakened, and seeing the doors of the prison open, seizing a sword, was about to kill himself, thinking that his prisoners had escaped.

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

But Paul shouted with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are here.

29 Men han forlangte Lys og sprang ind og faldt skælvende ned for Paulus og Silas.

And having asked for a light, he sprang in, and being alarmed, 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 leading them out said, Sirs, what does it behoove me to do in order that I may be saved?

31 Men de sagde: "Tro på den Herre Jesus Kristus, så skal du blive frelst, du og dit Hus."

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou and thy household shall be saved.

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

And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, along with all who were in his house.

33 Og han tog dem til sig i den samme Stund om Natten og aftoede deres Sår; og han selv og alle hans blev straks døbte.

And taking them that hour of the night, he washed the blood from their stripes; and he and his were baptized 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 på Gud.

and leading them into his house, he set a table by them, and rejoiced throughout his house, having believed in God.

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

But it being day, the magistrates sent the lictors, saying, Send away these men.

36 Men Fangevogteren meldte Paulus disse Ord: "Høvedsmændene have sendt Bud, at I skulle løslades; så drager nu ud og går bort med Fred!"

And the jailer proclaimed these words to Paul, The magistrates have sent word that you may be released: now therefore having gone out, depart 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 beaten us publicly uncondemned, being Roman men, they cast us into prison, and now do they cast us out privately? for no; but having come themselves let them 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 proclaimed these words to the magistrates. And hearing that they are Romans, they were alarmed;

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

and having come they called for them, and leading them out, requested them to go away from their 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 from the prison they came to Lydia, and seeing the brethren, comforted them, and departed.