1 Corinthians 11
1 [Follow my example], just like I [try to] follow Christ’s example.
Folgt mir nach, wie ich selbst Christus folge!
2 I praise you because you remember all the things [that I taught you] and because you follow the instructions that I gave you. You have done just like I told you to do.
Ich erkenne es lobend an, daß "ihr in allen Stücken mein eingedenk seid und die Weisungen befolgt, die ich euch gegeben habe".
3 [Now], I want you to know that the one who has authority over [MTY] every man is Christ, and the ones who have authority over women are men (OR, their husbands), and the one who has authority over Christ is God.
Ihr sollt nun wissen: Jedes Mannes Haupt ist Christus, das Haupt des Weibes ist der Mann, und Christi Haupt ist Gott.
4 [So] if any man [wears a covering over] his head when he prays or speaks a message God gave him, he disgraces himself [SYN].
Trägt ein Mann beim Beten oder Weissagen eine Kopfbedeckung, so entehrt er sein "Haupt".
5 Also, if any woman does not wear a covering over her head when she prays or speaks a message that God gave her, she disgraces herself (OR, she dishonors her husband). That would be acting like [SIM] [women who are ashamed because] their heads have been shaved.
Und betet oder weissagt eine Frau mit unverhülltem Haupt, so entehrt sie ihr "Haupt"; denn sie stellt sich auf eine Stufe mit einer geschorenen (Dirne).
6 So, if women do not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], they should let someone shave their heads [so that they will be ashamed]. But since women are ashamed if someone cuts their hair [short] or shaves off their hair, they should wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them].
Will sich eine Frau nicht verhüllen, dann mag sie sich auch (wie eine Dirne) das Haar scheren lassen. Ist es aber für die Frau ein Schimpf, sich das Haar abschneiden oder scheren zu lassen, nun, dann soll sie sich verhüllen.
7 Men should not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], because they represent what God is like [MET] and they show how great God is. But women show how great men (OR, their husbands) are.
Der Mann braucht sich das Haupt nicht zu verhüllen, denn er ist Gottes Bild und seiner Hoheit Abglanz. Die Frau ist ein Abglanz von des Mannes Hoheit.
8 [Remember that God intends that men have authority over women. We know that] because [God] did not make [the first] man, [Adam], from the [first] woman, [Eve]. Instead, he made that woman [from a bone that he took] from the man.
Denn der Mann ist nicht von der Frau genommen, sondern die Frau vom Mann.
9 Also, [God] did not create [the first] man [to help] the woman. Instead, [he] created the woman [to help] the man.
Auch ist nicht der Mann der Frau wegen, sondern umgekehrt die Frau des Mannes wegen erschaffen worden.
10 For that reason, women should wear something [to cover] their heads [as a symbol of their being under their husbands’] [MTY] authority. They should also [cover their heads] so that the angels [will see that and rejoice].
Deshalb soll die Frau das Zeichen ihrer Abhängigkeit vom Mann auf ihrem Haupt tragen, und zwar mit Rücksicht auf die Engel.
11 However, remember that [even though God created the first] woman from [the first] man, all other men [have been born] from women. So men cannot be independent of women, nor can women be independent of men. But all things, [including men and women], come from God.
Übrigens ist nach des Herrn Ordnung die Frau ebenso auf den Mann angewiesen wie der Mann auf die Frau.
Denn wie die Frau von dem Mann angenommen ist, so wird auch der Mann von der Frau geboren. Alle Dinge aber sind von Gott erschaffen.
13 Consider this for yourselves: Is it proper for [RHQ] women to pray to God while they do not have coverings over their heads?
Urteilt selbst: Geziemt es sich für eine Frau, unverhüllt zu Gott zu beten?
14 (Everyone senses that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair./Doesn’t everyone sense that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair?) [RHQ]
Lehrt euch nicht schon euer eigenes Empfinden, daß langes Haar dem Mann eine Schande,
15 But it is very delightful if women have long hair, because [God] gave them long hair to be like a [beautiful] covering [for their heads].
der Frau eine Zierde ist? Denn das lange Haupthaar ist ihr als Schleier gegeben.
16 But whoever wants to argue [with me about my saying that women should have a covering over their heads when they pray or speak a message from God should consider the fact that] we [apostles] do not [permit] any other custom, and the [other] congregations of God do not have any other custom.
Wer über diese Fragen streiten will, dem sei gesagt: Wir haben solche Weise nicht und ebensowenig die Gemeinde Gottes.
17 Now I want to tell you [about some other things]. I do not praise you about them, because whenever you believers meet together, good [things do not happen]. Instead, bad things [happen].
Indem ich diese Verordnungen gebe, muß ich etwas zur Sprache bringen, was ich nicht loben kann: Eure Zusammenkünfte bringen euch keinen Segen, sondern Schaden.
18 First of all, people have told me that when you gather together as a group [to worship God], you divide into groups [that are hostile to each other]. To some extent I believe that is true.
Fürs erste höre ich, daß es bei euern Gemeindeversammlungen Spaltungen unter euch gibt, und ich glaube auch, es ist etwas Wahres daran.
19 It seems that you must divide into [groups that despise each other] in order that it might be clear/evident which people among you [God] approves of!
Denn wie die Menschen nun einmal sind, ist es kaum anders möglich, als daß es Parteien bei euch gibt. So sollen die Treuen unter euch offenbar werden.
20 When you gather together, you [IRO] eat the meal [that you say is to remember the death of] the Lord [Jesus for us].
Bei euern Zusammenkünften könnt ihr ferner nicht das Mahl des Herrn in rechter Weise halten.
21 But [what happens when] you eat is that each person eats his own meal before [he thinks about sharing his food with anyone else]. As a result, [when the meal is over], some people are [still] hungry and others are drunk! [So it is not a meal that honors the Lord].
Denn wenn ihr euch zu Tisch setzt, so ißt jeder die Speise, die er mitgebracht hat, für sich allein. So kommt es, daß der eine hungrig bleibt, während sich der andere berauscht.
22 ([You act as though] you do not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]!/Do you not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]?) [RHQ] Do you not realize [RHQ] [that by acting selfishly in this way], it is God’s people whom you are despising, and it is the poor people [in your group] whom you are treating as though they were not important? What shall I say to you about that [RHQ]? Do [you expect] me to praise you [about what you do] [RHQ]? I certainly will not praise you!
Habt ihr denn keine Häuser, wo ihr essen und trinken könnt? Oder verachtet ihr die Gemeinde Gottes, und wollt ihr die Armen beschämen? Was soll ich dazu sagen? Soll ich euch loben? Das kann ich doch sicher nicht loben.
23 The Lord taught me these things that I also taught you: During the night that Jesus was betrayed {[Judas] enabled [the enemies of] the Lord Jesus to seize him}, he took some bread.
Ich habe es ja von dem Herrn empfangen, was ich euch überliefert habe: In der Nacht, wo der Herr Jesus verraten ward, nahm er Brot,
24 After he thanked God for it, he broke it into pieces. [Then he gave it to his disciples] and said, “This bread [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my body, that [I am about to sacrifice] for you. Eat bread in this [way again and again] to remember my [offering myself as a sacrifice for you].”
dankte, brach es und sprach: "Das ist mein Leib, der euch zum Heil dient. Tut dies zu meinem Gedächtnis!"
25 Similarly, after they ate their meal, he took a cup [MTY] [of wine]. He [thanked God for it. Then he gave it to his disciples], saying, “[The wine in] [MTY] this cup [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my blood [that will flow from my body] ([to put into effect/to establish]) the new agreement [that God is making with people]. Whenever you drink wine in this way, do it to remember that [my blood flowed for you].”
Ebenso nahm er nach dem Mahl auch den Kelch und sprach: "Dieser Kelch ist der Neue Bund in meinem Blut. Sooft ihr ihn trinkt, tut dies zu meinem Gedächtnis!"
26 [Remember that] until the Lord [Jesus] returns [to the earth], whenever you eat the [bread that represents his body] and drink the wine [MTY] [that represents his blood], you are telling other people that he died [for you].
Denn sooft ihr dies Brot eßt und den Kelch trinkt, verkündigt ihr den Tod des Herrn, bis er wiederkommt.
27 So, those who eat that bread and drink that wine [MTY] in a way that is not proper [for those who belong to the Lord] are guilty of [acting in a way that is contrary to what] our [Lord intended when he offered] his body [as a sacrifice] and his blood [flowed when he died].
Wer nun unwürdig das Brot ißt oder den Kelch des Herrn trinkt, der vergreift sich an des Herrn Leib und Blut.
28 Before any believer eats that bread and drinks that wine [MTY], he should think carefully about [what he is doing],
Darum prüfe sich jeder, und dann erst esse er von dem Brot und trinke er aus dem Kelch!
29 because if anyone eats [the bread that represents Christ’s body] and drinks [the wine that represents his blood] without recognizing that all God’s [people should be united, God will] punish him [for doing that].
Denn wer da ißt und trinkt, ohne den Leib des Herrn zu unterscheiden, der zieht sich durch sein Essen und Trinken ein (göttliches) Strafgericht zu.
30 Many people in your group are weak and sick, and several have died [EUP] because of [the way they acted when they ate that bread and drank that wine].
Deshalb sind auch so viel Schwache und Kranke unter euch, und manche sind schon entschlafen.
31 If we would think carefully about what we [are doing], [God] would not judge [and punish] us [like that].
Wenn wir uns selbst recht beurteilen, so würden wir nicht gerichtet.
32 But when the Lord judges [and punishes] us [for acting wrongly], he disciplines us [to correct us], in order that he will not [need to] punish us when he punishes [the people who do not trust in Christ] [MTY].
Werden wir aber von dem Herrn gerichtet, so soll das zu unserer Erziehung dienen, damit wir nicht mit der (ungläubigen) Welt verdammt werden.
33 So, my fellow believers, when you gather together to eat [food to remember the Lord’s dying for you], wait until everyone [has arrived so that you can find out who does not have enough food].
Darum, meine Brüder, wartet aufeinander, wenn ihr zum Mahl zusammenkommt!
34 Those who are so hungry [that they cannot wait to eat until everyone else has arrived] should eat in their own homes [first], in order that when you gather together God will not judge [and punish them for] ([being inconsiderate of/not being concerned about]) [others]. And when I come [to Corinth] I will give you instructions about other matters [concerning the Lord’s Supper].
Wer Hunger hat, der esse vorher zu Hause, damit ihr nicht durch eure Zusammenkünfte ein Strafgericht (Gottes) über euch bringt! Das andere will ich ordnen, wenn ich komme.
