Acts 16

1 And he came even unto Derbe, and unto Lystra; and lo! a certain disciple, was there, by name Timothy, son of a believing Jewish woman, but whose father was a Greek, —

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.

2 who was well-attested by the brethren in Lystra, and Iconium.

Han havde godt Vidnesbyrd af Brødrene i Lystra og Ikonium.

3 The same, would Paul have go forth with him, and took and circumcised him, on account of the Jews who were in those places; for they one and all knew that, his father, was, a Greek.

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.

4 And, as they passed through the cities, they were delivering unto them, for observance, the decrees which had been decided upon by the Apostles and Elders who were in Jerusalem.

Men alt som de droge igennem Byerne, overgave de dem de Bestemmelser at holde, som vare vedtagne af Apostlene og de Ældste i Jerusalem,

5 The assemblies, therefore, were being confirmed in the faith, and increasing in number, every day.

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

6 And they passed through the Phrygian and Galatian country, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;

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

7 but, coming along Mysia, they were attempting to journey into Bithynia, —and, the Spirit of Jesus, suffered them not;

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

8 but, passing by Mysia, they came down unto Troas.

De droge da Mysien forbi og kom ned til Troas.

9 And, a vision, by night, unto Paul appeared: —A man of Macedonia, there was, standing and beseeching him, and saying—Come over into Macedonia, and bring us succour!

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!"

10 Now, when, the vision, he had seen, straightway, we sought to go forth unto Macedonia, concluding that God, had summoned us to tell the glad tidings unto them.

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.

11 Setting sail, therefore, from Troas, we ran straight into Samothracia, and, on the morrow, unto New City,

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

12 and, from thence, unto Philippi, —which, indeed, is the first city of the part of Macedonia—a colony. And we were, in this city, spending certain days;

og derfra til Filippi, hvilken er den første By i den Del af Makedonien, en Koloni. I denne By opholdt vi os nogle Dage.

13 and on the day of rest, we went forth outside the gate, beside a river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, —and, sitting down, we went on to speak unto the women who had come together.

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.

14 And, a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, devout towards God, was hearkening, whose heart, the Lord, fully opened, to be giving heed unto the things being spoken by Paul.

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.

15 And, when she was immersed, and her house, she besought [us], saying—If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.

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.

16 And it came to pass, as we were on our way unto the place of prayer, a certain damsel, having a spirit of Python, met us, —who, indeed, much gain, was presenting unto her masters, by divining.

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.

17 The same, following after Paul and us, kept crying aloud, saying—These men, are servants of the Most High God, —who, indeed, are declaring unto you a way of salvation.

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

18 And, this, she continued to do for many days. But Paul, worn out, and turning unto the spirit, said—I charge thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out from her. And it came out the same hour.

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.

19 And, her masters, seeing that their hope of gain had gone out, laying hold on Paul and Silas, dragged them into the market-place, unto the rulers;

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.

20 and, leading them forward unto the magistrates, said—These men, are exceedingly troubling our city, they, being Jews,

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

21 And are declaring customs, which it is not allowable for us either to accept or to observe, being Romans.

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

22 And the multitude rose up together against them, and, the magistrates, rending off them their mantles, were giving orders to beat them with rods;

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

23 and, laying upon them many stripes, they thrust them into prison, charging the prison-keeper, safely, to be keeping them:

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

24 who, a charge like this receiving, thrust them into the inner prison, and, their feet, made he fast in the stocks.

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

25 And, at midnight, Paul and Silas, being at prayer, began singing praise unto God; and the prisoners unto them, did hearken.

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

26 And, suddenly, a great earthquake took place, —so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and all the doors were [instantly] set open, and the bonds of all were unfastened.

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

27 And, the prison-keeper, being wakened and seeing that the doors of the prison had been opened, drawing his sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have fled.

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.

28 But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying—By no means, do thyself harm, for we are, one and all, here.

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

29 And, asking for a light, he sprang in, and becoming, agitated, fell down unto Paul and Silas,

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

30 and, leading them forth outside, said—Sirs! what must I be doing, that I may be saved?

Og han førte dem udenfor og sagde: "Herrer! hvad skal jeg gøre, for at jeg kan blive frelst?"

31 And, they, said—Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou, and thy house.

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

32 And they spake unto him the word of God, with all who were in his house.

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

33 And, taking them with him, in that hour of the night, he bathed them from their stripes, and was immersed, he, and his, one and all, on the spot;

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.

34 and, leading them up into his house, he set near a table, —and exulted, having, with all his house, believed in God.

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.

35 And. when day came. the magistrates sent off the constables saying—Let those men go!

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

36 And the prison-keeper reported the words unto Paul—The magistrates have sent, that ye be let go. Now, therefore, going forth, be taking your journey in peace.

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

37 But, Paul, said unto them—Beating us, in public, uncondemned, men that are Romans, they thrust us into prison; —and, now, by stealth, are they thrusting us forth? Nay, verily! but let them come, themselves, and lead us out!

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!"

38 And the constables reported unto the magistrates these words; and they were struck with fear, when they heard that they were, Romans;

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

39 and came, and besought them, and, leading them out, went on to request them to depart from the city.

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

40 And so, coming forth from the prison, they went unto Lydia, and, seeing the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.

Og de gik ud af Fængselet og gik ind til Lydia; og da de havde set Brødrene. formanede de dem og droge bort.