Acts 11
1 The apostles and brothers in Judea heard that foreigners had also accepted the word of God.
Men Apostlene og de Brødre, som vare rundt om i Judæa, hørte, at ogsaa Hedningerne havde modtaget Guds Ord.
2 When Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, those who believed circumcision was still essential argued with him.
Og da Peter kom op til Jerusalem, tvistedes de af Omskærelsen med ham og sagde:
3 “You went into the homes of uncircumcised men, and ate with them,” they said.
„Du er gaaet ind til uomskaarne Mænd og har spist med dem.”
4 Peter began to explain to them everything that had happened.
Men Peter begyndte og forklarede dem det i Sammenhæng og sagde:
5 “While I was in the town of Joppa I was praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. Something that looked like a large sheet was being let down by its four corners from heaven, and it came down to me.
„Jeg var i Byen Joppe og bad; og jeg saa 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.
6 When I looked inside I saw animals, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds.
Jeg stirrede paa den og betragtede den og saa da Jordens firføddede Dyr og vilde Dyr og krybende Dyr og Himmelens Fugle.
7 Then I heard a voice that told me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’
Og jeg hørte ogsaa en Røst, som sagde til mig: Staa op, Peter, slagt og spis!
8 But I replied, ‘Absolutely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth!’
Men jeg sagde: Ingenlunde, Herre! thi aldrig kom noget vanhelligt eller urent i min Mund.
9 The voice from heaven spoke again, and said, ‘Don't you call unclean what God has made clean!’
Men en Røst svarede anden Gang fra Himmelen: Hvad Gud har renset, holde du ikke for vanhelligt!
10 This happened three times, and then it was all taken back into heaven.
Og dette skete tre Gange; saa blev det igen alt sammen draget op til Himmelen.
11 At that very moment three men were standing in front of the house where we were staying. They had been sent from Caesarea to see me.
Og se, i det samme stode tre Mænd ved det Hus, i hvilket jeg var, som vare udsendte til mig fra Kæsarea.
12 The Spirit told me to go with them, and not to worry about who they were. These six brothers here also went with me, and we went into the man's house.
Men Aanden sagde til mig, at jeg skulde gaa med dem uden at gøre Forskel. Men ogsaa disse seks Brødre droge med mig, og vi gik ind i Mandens Hus.
13 He explained to us how an angel had appeared to him in his house, who told him, ‘Send someone to Joppa, and fetch Simon, also called Peter,
Og han fortalte os, hvorledes han havde set Engelen staa i hans Hus og sige: Send Bud til Joppe og lad Simon med Tilnavn Peter hente!
14 who will tell you what you need to hear so you can be saved—you and your whole household.’
Han skal tale Ord til dig, ved hvilke du og hele dit Hus skal frelses.
15 When I started speaking, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as happened to us in the beginning.
Men idet jeg begyndte at tale, faldt den Helligaand paa dem ligesom ogsaa paa os i Begyndelsen.
16 Then I remembered what the Lord said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
Og jeg kom Herrens Ord i Hu, hvorledes han sagde: Johannes døbte med Vand, men I skulle døbes med den Helligaand.
17 Since God gave them the same gift as he gave us when we trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ, what power did I have to oppose God?”
Naar altsaa Gud gav dem lige Gave med os, da de troede paa den Herre Jesus Kristus, hvem var da jeg, at jeg skulde kunne hindre Gud?”
18 After they had heard this explanation, they didn't argue with him anymore, and praised God, saying, “Now God has granted the opportunity to repent and have eternal life to foreigners as well.”
Men da de hørte dette, bleve de rolige, og de priste Gud og sagde: „Saa har Gud ogsaa givet Hedningerne Omvendelsen til Liv.”
19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that happened when Stephen was killed, traveled all the way to Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch. They only spread the good news among the Jews.
De, som nu vare blevne adspredte paa 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.
20 But when some of them who were from Cyprus and Cyrene arrived in Antioch, they shared the good news with the Greeks too, telling them about the Lord Jesus.
Men iblandt dem var der nogle Mænd fra Kypern og Kyrene, som kom til Antiokia og talte ogsaa til Grækerne og forkyndte Evangeliet om den Herre Jesus.
21 The power of the Lord was with them and a large number trusted in the Lord and turned to him.
Og Herrens Haand var med dem, og et stort Antal blev troende og omvendte sig til Herren.
22 News about what had happened reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
Men Rygtet om dem kom Menigheden i Jerusalem for Øre, og de sendte Barnabas ud til Antiokia.
23 When he arrived and saw for himself how God's grace was working, he was delighted. He encouraged all of them to completely dedicate themselves to God and to stay true.
Da han nu kom derhen og saa Guds Naade, glædede han sig og formanede alle til med Hjertets Forsæt at blive ved Herren.
24 Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit, and put his whole trust in God. Many people were brought to the Lord.
Thi han var en god Mand og fuld af den Helligaand og Tro. Og en stor Skare blev ført til Herren.
25 Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul,
Men han drog ud til Tarsus for at opsøge Saulus; og da han fandt ham, førte han ham til Antiokia.
26 and when he found him, he took Saul back with him to Antioch. Over the course of the next year they worked together with the church, teaching the message to crowds of people. It was in Antioch that the believers were first called “Christians.”
Og det skete, at de endog et helt Aar igennem færdedes sammen i Menigheden og lærte en stor Skare, og at Disciplene først i Antiokia bleve kaldte Kristne.
27 It was during this time that some prophets went from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Men i disse Dage kom der Profeter ned fra Jerusalem til Antiokia.
28 One of them called Agabus stood up and gave a prophetic warning by the Spirit that there would be a terrible famine that would affect the known world. (This came true in the reign of Emperor Claudius.)
Og en af dem, ved Navn Agabus, stod op og tilkendegav ved Aanden, at der skulde komme en stor Hungersnød over hele Verden, hvilken ogsaa kom under Klaudius.
29 The believers decided to send funds to help the brothers that lived in Judea, with everyone giving according to what they had.
Men Disciplene besluttede at sende, hver efter sin Evne, noget til Hjælp for Brødrene, som boede i Judæa;
30 So they did this and sent the money with Barnabas and Saul to the church leaders there.
hvilket de ogsaa gjorde, og de sendte det til de Ældste ved Barnabas's og Saulus's Haand.
