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.

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father [was] a Greek:

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

Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at 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.

Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father 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 as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

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

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased 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.

Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach 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.

After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

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

And they passing by Mysia came down to 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 appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and 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 after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

11 Vi sejlede da ud fra Troas og styrede lige til Samothrake og den næste Dag til Neapolis

Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next [day] to 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 from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, [and] a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain 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 we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted [thither.]

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 named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard [us]: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of 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 was baptized, and her household, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. 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, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

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

The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto 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 this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of 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 when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the marketplace unto the rulers,

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

And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

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

And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

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

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them].

23 Og da de havde givet dem mange Slag, kastede de dem i Fængsel og befalede Fangevogteren at holde dem sikkert bevogtede.

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor 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, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

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

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto 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 immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands 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 keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

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

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

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

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and 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 brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to 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 Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

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

And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that 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 he took them the same hour of the night, and washed [their] stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

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 when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

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

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

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 keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go 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 unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast [us] into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

38 Men Bysvendene meldte disse Ord til Høvedsmændene; og de bleve bange, da de hørte, at de vare Romere.

And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

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

And they came and besought them, and brought [them] out, and desired [them] to depart out of the 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 they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house of] Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.