1 Corinthians 14
1 You must want to love others more [than you want anything else]. But you should [also] eagerly desire the abilities that [God’s] Spirit [gives to believers]. And you should desire most of all to have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God [MTY].
Jagt der Liebe nach! Strebt auch nach den Geistesgaben, vor allem nach der Weissagung!
2 [I say that] because those who speak messages that come directly from God [are speaking in languages that they and the other believers in the congregation know, and so] they are able to strengthen them [spiritually] and to encourage and comfort them. But those who speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned] are not speaking to people. Instead, they are [only] speaking to God. No one understands them. By [the power/guidance of God’s] Spirit (OR, From within [their own] spirit) they speak things that others do not know.
Wer in Zungen redet, der redet nicht für Menschen, sondern für Gott. Es kann ihn ja niemand verstehen; durch die Eingebung des Geistes redet er Geheimnisse.
Der Weissager aber wendet sich mit seiner Rede an die Menschen: er erbaut, ermahnt und tröstet sie.
4 Those who speak in languages [that they have not learned] are receiving a blessing for themselves, but those who speak messages that come directly from God are giving a blessing to [all the believers in] the congregation [because they are speaking in a language that the congregation knows].
Der Zungenredner erbaut sich selbst, der Weissager erbaut die Gemeinde.
5 I would like you all to have the ability to speak in languages [MTY] [you have not learned]. But I would like even more for you to have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God. People can speak messages in a language that they have not learned, but if there is no one there who can explain the meaning, that situation is not as helpful to the congregation as speaking messages that come directly from God [in the language that the congregation knows].
Ich wollte, ihr könntet alle in Zungen reden. Doch noch viel lieber wäre es mir: ihr weissagtet. Denn der Weissager steht höher als der Zungenredner, außer wenn der Zungenredner seine Worte auch auslegt und so die Gemeinde erbaut wird.
6 My fellow believers, suppose I came and spoke to you in a language that none of you knows [and I did not explain the meaning of what I told you]. Even if I told you something that God had revealed to me, or told you some message that had come directly from him, or taught you something that you needed to know, (that certainly would not help you!/how would that help you?) [RHQ]
Käme ich nun, liebe Brüder, zu euch und redete in Zungen, was nützte euch das, wenn ich nicht auch zu euch spräche in Offenbarung, Erkenntnis, Weissagung oder Lehre?
7 [It is like] lifeless [musical instruments], like flutes and harps for example. When they are played, if the notes are not played {if [those playing those instruments] do not play the notes} clearly, no one will know what tune is being played {what tune they are playing}. [RHQ]
Es ist hier ebenso wie bei leblosen Musikwerkzeugen: Sind zum Beispiel auf einer Flöte oder Zither die Töne nicht ganz deutlich, wie kann man dann wissen, welche Weise darauf gespielt wird?
8 If someone playing the trumpet [wants to signal that the soldiers should prepare to fight a battle], [the soldiers] certainly will not get ready if [the call to battle] is not played {he does not play [the call to battle]} clearly. [RHQ]
Oder: gibt die Trompete (im Krieg) ein unklares Zeichen, wer wird sich dann zum Kampf rüsten?
9 It is the same with you! If you do not speak words that other people can understand, (no one will know what you are saying./how will anyone know what you are saying?) [RHQ] [It will be as though] you are just speaking to the air!
So ist's nun auch mit euch: redet ihr mit eurer Zunge nicht klar und deutlich, so kann man nicht verstehen, was ihr sprecht. Ihr redet dann in den Wind.
10 There are many different languages in the world, and all of them convey meaning [LIT] [to the people who know those languages].
Es gibt in der Welt so viele verschiedene Sprachen, und jede hat ihre ganz bestimmten Laute.
11 But if we do not understand the language that others are speaking, [it will be as though] they are foreigners to us, and we will be foreigners to them.
Ist mir aber eine Sprache so fremd, daß ich den Sinn ihrer Worte nicht kenne, so bleibe ich dem, der sie redet, unverständlich, und er versteht mich nicht.
12 So [I say this to] you: Because you are eager to have the abilities that God’s Spirit gives, earnestly desire those abilities that will do the most to help [all the believers in] the congregation.
Genau so ist's in euerm Fall. Ihr trachtet nach geistlichen Gaben. Sucht nun an den Gaben reich zu werden, die der Erbauung der Gemeinde dienen!
13 So, those who have the ability to speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned] should pray that [God will give them the ability to] explain the meaning of what they say.
Wer in Zungen redet, der soll deshalb auch um die Gabe der Auslegung beten.
14 If they pray in a language [MTY] [that they have not learned], their spirits are praying, but they are not using their minds.
Denn wenn ich in Zungenrede bete, so betet wohl mein Geist, doch mein Verstand ist dabei unbeteiligt.
15 So I will tell you [RHQ] what we should do. [At times] we may pray, [using] only our spirits, [in languages we have not learned. And at other times] we should pray using our minds, [thinking about the words that we are praying. Similarly], at times we may sing using only our spirits, using languages that we have not learned, and at other times we should sing using our minds, [thinking about the words that we are singing].
Wie soll es denn nun sein? Ich will mit meinem Geist beten, und ich will auch mit meinem Verstand beten. Ich will lobsingen mit meinem Geist, und ich will auch lobsingen mit meinem Verstand.
16 Suppose that any one of you praises God (OR, thanks God for what he has done), using only your [(sg)] spirit [and not using your mind]. Maybe some people [will be present who] do not know about [the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to believers]. Because they do not know what you are saying, after you thank God, they will not [RHQ] know when to say “Amen!/I agree!”
Dankst du Gott nur mit deinem Geist (im Zungenreden), wie kann da jemand, der (das Zungenreden) nicht auszulegen weiß, zu deinem Dankgebet Amen sagen? Er versteht ja gar nicht, was du sagst.
17 You may be thanking God very well, but you are not helping them.
Das Dankgebet, das du sprichst, mag noch so schön sein, der andere wird doch nicht dadurch erbaut.
18 I thank God that I speak in languages [MTY] [that I have not learned] more than any of you do.
Ich rede — Gott sei Dank dafür! — viel mehr in Zungen als ihr alle.
19 But during a worship service, [in order that others will understand what I am saying], I would prefer to speak five words using my mind, in order that I may teach others, rather than to speak 10,000 words in a language [MTY] [that is not understood by the congregation].
In einer Gemeindeversammlung aber will ich lieber fünf Worte mit meinem Verstand reden — um dadurch auch andere zu belehren — als zehntausend Worte in Zungen.
20 My fellow believers, stop being like little children in the way that you think [about these abilities that God’s Spirit gives]. Instead, think about them in a mature way. If you really want to be like little children, do as few wicked things as babies do!
Brüder, seid nicht Kinder an Einsicht und Verständnis! Bleibt Kinder, wenn es sich ums Böse handelt; an Einsicht und Verständnis aber werdet gereifte Menschen!
21 [When the Jews long ago refused to obey God, he warned them about what would happen when he allowed their enemies to punish them]. In the Scriptures it is written {[the prophet Isaiah] wrote} what the Lord [God] said [about that], [They didn’t listen to prophets speaking their own language, so I will send] people from foreign [lands to attack] my people. Those foreigners will speak languages that my people do not know [DOU]. [In that way], I will warn my people, but they will still not pay attention to what I say.
Im Gesetz steht geschrieben: In anderen Zungen und durch fremde Lippen will ich zu diesem Volk reden, und trotzdem werden sie nicht auf mich hören — spricht der Herr.
22 If we speak in languages [MTY] [that we have not learned], unbelievers [who are there will realize that the Spirit of God is truly among us]. That will warn them [that they need to fear God]. But believers do not [need such a warning].
Aus diesem Wort folgt: Die Zungen sind nicht ein göttlich Zeichen, das die Hörer zum Glauben führt, sondern bei dem sie ungläubig bleiben. Die Weissagung dagegen hat zur Folge, daß die Hörer nicht ungläubig bleiben, sondern gläubig werden.
23 Suppose during the worship service everyone started to speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. If unbelievers or people who do not know [about the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to believers] come in [and hear that], they will surely think that you are crazy. [RHQ]
Wenn also in einer Versammlung der ganzen Gemeinde alle mit Zungen redeten, und es kämen Laien oder Ungläubige hinein, würden die nicht sagen, ihr wärt von Sinnen?
24 But if an unbeliever or someone who does not know [about those abilities] comes in while all of you believers are [one by one] speaking messages that come directly from God, everything that you [say] will show that person that he is a sinner and that [God] will punish him [if he does not turn from his sinful behavior].
Wenn aber alle weissagen, und es tritt dann ein Ungläubiger oder Laie ein, der wird von allen (in seinem Gewissen) überführt und gleichsam ins Verhör genommen;
25 He will realize that [God knows the evil things that he has done that], things that other people do not know. Then he will kneel down and worship God and say, “God is truly among you!”
die verborgenen Gedanken seines Herzens werden aufgedeckt, und tief ergriffen wird er auf sein Antlitz fallen, Gott anbeten und bekennen, daß Gott wahrhaftig in eurer Mitte ist.
26 So, my fellow believers, I will tell you [RHQ] what I think that you should be doing. When you come together [to worship God], some of you may have a hymn to sing. Others may have something to teach [the congregation]. Others may have [something to say that God has] revealed to them. Others may give messages in languages [that they have not learned]. Others will explain the meaning of those messages. Make sure that all of these things that you do will make the congregation become more mature spiritually.
Wie soll es nun gehalten werden, Brüder? Wenn ihr zusammenkommt, so hat der eine einen Lobgesang, der andere einen Lehrvortrag, der andere eine Offenbarung, der andere ein Reden in Zungen, der andere eine Auslegung der Zungen. Alles soll der Erbauung dienen.
27 [It is all right] if two people, or at the most three people, speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. But they must speak one at a time, and someone must explain the meaning of what the others have said.
In Zungen sollen nur zwei oder höchstens drei reden, aber nacheinander, und einer soll auslegen.
28 If [those who want to speak in a language that they have not learned realize that] there is no one [there] who will be able to explain the meaning [of what they will say], they should not speak in that language during the meeting. Instead, they should speak to God by themselves, [somewhere else].
Ist kein Ausleger da, so sollen die Zungenredner in der Gemeindeversammlung schweigen; sie mögen dann (still) mit sich und Gott reden.
29 [During a meeting], two or three people should speak messages that come directly from God, and others who are there should think carefully about what those people have said.
Von den Propheten mögen zwei oder drei reden, und die anderen mögen das Gesprochene beurteilen.
30 If someone receives a new message directly from God while someone else is speaking, the one who is speaking should stop speaking [and let the other person tell what God has revealed to him].
Wird aber einem anderen, der dasitzt, eine Offenbarung zuteil, dann soll der erste schweigen.
31 You can all, one by one, speak messages that have come directly from God, in order that you can teach others and all be encouraged {encourage everyone}.
Denn ihr könnt alle weissagen, doch nacheinander, damit alle lernen und alle ermahnt werden.
32 Those who speak messages that come directly from God are in control of their own spirits, [so they can wait for their turn to speak].
Die Propheten haben ja die Herrschaft über ihren Geist.
33 Remember that God does not desire that things be done in a disorderly way [during your worship services]. Instead, he desires that everything be done in an orderly way. Just like it happens in all the other congregations of believers,
Denn Gott ist nicht ein Gott der Unordnung, sondern des Friedens.
34 the women should not be permitted {do not permit the women} [to interrupt the meeting by] asking [questions]. They must keep quiet. They must be subject [to their husbands]. What Moses wrote [PRS] [about how God created the first two people] suggests [that the women should do that].
Wie in allen Gemeinden der Heiligen, so sollen auch (bei euch) die Frauen in den Gemeindeversammlungen schweigen. Sie haben keine Erlaubnis zu reden; sie sollen sich vielmehr unterordnen, wie auch das Gesetz sagt.
35 If they want to know [more] about something [that a speaker said], they should ask their husbands when they get home, for it is disgraceful for women to [interrupt a service by] asking [such questions].
Wünschen sie aber irgendwie Belehrung, so mögen sie daheim ihre Männer fragen. Es schickt sich nicht für eine Frau, in einer Gemeindeversammlung zu reden.
36 [If you do not agree with these things that I have been telling you], remember that [RHQ] the message from God did not first come from you [people in Corinth]. Also, you are not [RHQ] the only ones who have heard it! [Many others have heard it and accepted it, so you should not act as though you are the only believers who have heard the message from God].
Ist denn das Wort Gottes von euch ausgegangen, oder ist es nur zu euch gekommen?
37 Those of you who think that you have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, or think that you have some other ability [that God’s] Spirit gives, should realize that the things that I have written about in this letter are things that the Lord has commanded.
Wer nun glaubt, ein Prophet oder sonst ein geistlich Begabter zu sein, der erkenne in dem, was ich euch schreibe, des Herrn Gebot.
38 But if they are not willing to accept [my authority], [God] will not accept them (OR, they will not be accepted [by the congregation]).
Wer das nicht anerkennen will, der wird auch nicht anerkannt.
39 So, my fellow believers, be eager to speak messages that come directly from God, and do not prevent anyone from speaking in a language [that he has not learned].
Also, meine Brüder: trachtet nach der Weissagung, und das Zungenreden hindert nicht!
40 But make sure [that] everything that you do [during the worship services] is done in a proper and orderly way.
Alles aber soll mit Anstand und in Ordnung zugehen.
