Acts 8
1 At that time a major persecution arose against the church that was in Jerusalem, so all, except the Apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
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.
2 (Devout men had buried Stephen and made a great lamentation over him.)
Men gudfrygtige Mænd begravede Stefanus og holdt en stor Veklage over ham.
3 As for Saul, he was trying to destroy the Church; invading house after house and dragging away both men and women, he was putting them in prison.
Men Saulus plagede Menigheden og gik ind i Husene og trak baade Mænd og Kvinder frem og lod dem sætte i Fængsel.
4 So on their part those who were scattered abroad went about preaching the Word.
Imidlertid gik de, som bleve adspredte, omkring og forkyndte Evangeliets Ord.
5 Now Philip, having gone down to a city of Samaria, was proclaiming the Christ to them;
Da kom Filip til Byen Samaria og prædikede Kristus for dem.
6 and the crowds gave heed with one accord to what Philip was saying, as they heard the words and saw the signs that he kept performing.
Og Skarerne gave endrægtigt Agt paa det, som blev sagt af Filip, idet de hørte og saa de Tegn, som han gjorde.
7 Because unclean spirits came out screaming from many who had them, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
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.
8 Yes, there was great joy in that city!
Og der blev en stor Glæde i denne By.
9 Now a certain man named Simon was in the city first, practicing sorcery and astounding the people of Samaria, affirming himself to be someone great,
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.
10 to whom they used to pay attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
Paa ham gave alle Agt, smaa og store, og sagde: „Det er ham, som man kalder Guds store Kraft.”
11 They listened to him because he had amazed them with his sorceries for a long time.
Men de gave Agt paa ham, fordi han i lang Tid havde sat dem i Forbavselse ved sine Trolddomskunster.
12 But, when they believed Philip, as he proclaimed the good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name, Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Men da de troede Filip, som forkyndte Evangeliet om Guds Rige og Jesu Kristi Navn, lode de sig døbe, baade Mænd og Kvinder.
13 Even Simon himself believed, and having been baptized he stayed right with Philip; observing miracles and signs occurring, he was amazed.
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.
14 Now when the Apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
Men da Apostlene i Jerusalem hørte, at Samaria havde taget imod Guds Ord, sendte de Peter og Johannes til dem,
15 who upon coming down prayed about them, so that they might receive Holy Spirit,
og da disse vare komne derned, bade de for dem om, at de maatte faa den Helligaand;
16 because He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized into the name of Jesus, the Christ.
thi den var endnu ikke falden paa nogen af dem, men de vare blot døbte til den Herres Jesu Navn.
17 Then they laid their hands upon them and they received Holy Spirit.
Da lagde de Hænderne paa dem, og de fik den Helligaand.
18 Well, upon observing that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the Apostles' hands, Simon offered them money
Men da Simon saa, at den Helligaand blev given ved Apostlenes Haandspaalæggelse, bragte han dem Penge og sagde:
19 saying, “Give this power to me also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive Holy Spirit.”
„Giver ogsaa mig denne Magt, at, hvem jeg lægger Hænderne paa, han maa faa den Helligaand.”
20 But Peter said to him: “May your silver go with you into perdition, for thinking that the gift of God could be acquired with money!
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.
21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.
Du har ikke Del eller Lod i dette Ord; thi dit Hjerte er ikke ret for Gud.
22 Turn away therefore from this your wickedness and make petition to God, in case the intent of your heart may be forgiven you;
Omvend dig derfor fra denne din Ondskab og bed Herren, om dog dit Hjertes Paafund maatte forlades dig.
23 for I see you being into a gall of bitterness and a fetter of unrighteousness.”
Thi jeg ser, at du er stedt i Bitterheds Galde og Uretfærdigheds Lænke.”
24 So in answer Simon said, “You make petition to the Lord on my behalf, so that nothing of what you have spoken may come upon me!”
Men Simon svarede og sagde: „Beder I for mig til Herren, for at intet af det, som I have sagt, skal komme over mig.”
25 So when they had both thoroughly testified and spoken the Word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem; they also evangelized many Samaritan villages.
Men da de havde vidnet og talt Herrens Ord, vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem, og de forkyndte Evangeliet i mange af Samaritanernes Landsbyer.
26 Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza; it is desolate.”
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.”
27 So he got up and went; and there, a man, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court-official of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, who had come worshiping to Jerusalem
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.
28 —he was returning, sitting in his chariot and reading aloud the prophet Isaiah.
Og han var paa Hjemvejen og sad paa sin Vogn og læste Profeten Esajas.
29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go forward and join this chariot.”
Men Aanden sagde til Filip: „Gaa hen og hold dig til denne Vogn!”
30 So running up Philip heard him reading the prophet Isaiah and said, “Do you really understand what you are reading?”
Og Filip løb derhen og hørte ham læse Profeten Esajas; og han sagde: „Forstaar du ogsaa det, som du læser?”
31 So he said, “Well how can I, unless someone guides me?” And he urged Philip to come up and sit with him.
Men han sagde: „Hvorledes skulde jeg kunne det, uden nogen vejleder mig?” Og han bad Filip stige op og sætte sig hos ham.
32 Now the portion of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so He does not open His mouth.
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.
33 In His humiliation His justice was removed, and who will recount His generation? Because His life is removed from the earth.”
I Fornedrelsen blev hans Dom taget bort; hvem kan fortælle om hans Slægt, efterdi hans Liv borttages fra Jorden?”
34 So continuing the eunuch said to Philip, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”
Men Hofmanden talte til Filip og sagde: „Jeg beder dig, om hvem siger Profeten dette? om sig selv eller om en anden?”
35 So opening his mouth and beginning from this Scripture, Philip preached Jesus to him.
Da oplod Filip sin Mund, og idet han begyndte fra dette Skriftsted, forkyndte han ham Evangeliet om Jesus.
36 Now as they were going down the road they came upon some water, and the eunuch said: “Look, water! What is keeping me from being baptized?”
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?”
[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 So he ordered the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
Og han bød, at Vognen skulde holde, og de stege begge ned i Vandet, baade Filip og Hofmanden; og han døbte ham.
39 Now when they came up out of the water, Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, because he went on his way rejoicing.
Men da de stege op af Vandet, bortrykkede Herrens Aand Filip, og Hofmanden saa ham ikke mere; thi han drog sin Vej med Glæde.
40 Philip was found at Azotus, and as he passed through he evangelized all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Men Filip blev funden i Asdod, og han drog omkring og forkyndte Evangeliet i alle Byerne, indtil han kom til Kæsarea.
