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].
Habt eifriges Verlangen nach den Geistesgaben, vor allem, daß ihr prophezeien könnt.
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.
Denn wer in einer Sprache redet, spricht nicht für Menschen, sondern für Gott; ihn versteht ja niemand, weil er geheimnisvoll im Geiste redet.
Wer aber prophezeit, spricht für Menschen Worte der Ermahnung, der Erbauung und des Trostes.
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].
Wer in einer Sprache redet, erbaut sich selbst; wer aber prophezeit, erbaut die Gemeinde Gottes.
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, daß ihr insgesamt in Sprachen reden könntet, mehr aber, daß ihr prophezeit. Wer prophezeit, steht nämlich höher, als wer in Sprachen redet, es sei denn, daß er auch die Auslegung noch gebe, damit die Gemeinde erbaut werde.
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]
Meine Brüder, was würde es euch nützen, wenn ich zu euch käme und in Sprachen reden wollte, wenn ich nicht zugleich zu euch auch redete in Offenbarung oder in Erkenntnis, in Prophezeiung 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]
Wenn unbeseelte Instrumente, wie Flöte oder Laute, nur klingen, aber keine Töne unterscheiden ließen, wie soll man da erkennen, was auf der Flöte oder auf der Laute 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]
Wenn die Trompete nur undeutlich klingt, wer wird zum Kampf antreten?
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 es auch mit der Sprachengabe: Ist eure Rede, die ihr vorbringt, nicht verständlich, wie soll man dann verstehen, was gesprochen wird? Ihr würdet ja in den Wind reden.
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 wer weiß wie viele Sprachen in der Welt; nichts ist ja ohne Sprache
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.
doch kenne ich den Sinn der Sprache nicht, so bleibe ich für den, der spricht, ein Fremdling, und mir erscheint der Sprechende gleichfalls als Fremdling.
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.
So sollt auch ihr, die ihr so sehr euch Gnadengaben wünscht, doch danach trachten, in reicher Fülle solche zu besitzen, die zur 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.
So möge denn, wer in einer Sprache redet, auch um das Auslegen der Sprache bitten.
14 If they pray in a language [MTY] [that they have not learned], their spirits are praying, but they are not using their minds.
Wenn ich in einer Sprache bete, so betet zwar mein Geist; doch bleibt mein Verstand ohne Frucht.
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].
Was folgt daraus? Ich will zwar im Geiste beten; doch will ich auch mit dem Verstande beten, und mit dem Geiste will ich lobsingen, doch will ich auch mit dem Verstande lobsingen.
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!”
Und wenn du bloß im Geiste dankst, wie soll denn der, der die Stellung eines Nichtchristen einnimmt, zu deiner Danksagung das "Amen" sprechen? Er versteht ja gar nicht, was du sagst.
17 You may be thanking God very well, but you are not helping them.
Dein Dankgebet mag ganz vortrefflich sein, doch der andere wird nicht erbaut.
18 I thank God that I speak in languages [MTY] [that I have not learned] more than any of you do.
Gott sei Dank! Die Sprachengabe habe ich besser 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].
doch will ich lieber in der Gemeinde mit meinem Verstand fünf Worte reden, um andere zu belehren, als zehntausend Worte in einer Sprache.
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 doch keine Kinder an Verständnis, wohl aber Kinder an Bosheit, Erwachsene jedoch an Verständnis.
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 Gesetze steht geschrieben: "In fremden Sprachen und in fremden Lippen will ich zu diesem Volke reden; doch werden sie auch so 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].
So ist die Sprachengabe auch kein Zeichen für die Gläubigen, sondern für die Ungläubigen. Die Prophezeiung aber ist nicht für die Ungläubigen, sondern für die Gläubigen.
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 die Gemeinde sich versammelt und alle in Sprachen reden und es kommen dann Nichtchristen oder Ungläubige herein, werden diese dann nicht sagen: "Ihr seid verrückt."
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 prophezeien und tritt dann ein Ungläubiger oder Nichtchrist herein, so wird ihm von allen ins Gewissen geredet; von allen wird er auch überführt:
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!”
Das Verborgene seines Herzens wird geoffenbart; er fällt dann auf sein Antlitz nieder und betet Gott an und bekennt: "Wahrlich, Gott ist in euch."
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.
Was folgt daraus, meine lieben Brüder? Wenn ihr zusammenkommt, mag jeder von euch einen Lobgesang besitzen, eine Lehre, eine Offenbarung, eine Sprache sowie eine Auslegung; doch alles soll zur 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.
Wenn man in Sprachen redet, so sollen es nur zwei tun oder höchstens drei, und diese nacheinander, und einer soll die Auslegung geben.
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 aber keiner da, der auslegt, so schweige er in der Versammlung. Er mag dann zu Hause und mit 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.
Propheten sollen nur zwei oder drei reden; die anderen sollen prüfen.
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 noch dasitzt, eine Offenbarung zuteil, so soll der erstere 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}.
ihr könnt ja alle miteinander prophezeien, damit alle lernen und alle belehrt 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].
Prophetengeister haben sich den Propheten zu fügen;
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 für Unordnung, sondern für den Frieden. Wie in allen Gemeinden der Heiligen
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].
sollen die Frauen in der Versammlung schweigen. Es steht ihnen nicht zu, zu reden, vielmehr sich unterzuordnen; so steht es ja auch im Gesetze.
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].
Doch wenn sie etwas lernen wollen, sollen sie zu Hause ihre Männer fragen; es paßt sich nicht für eine Frau, in den Versammlungen 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].
Oder ging wohl von euch das Gotteswort hinaus, oder kam es zu euch allein?
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.
Wenn einer meint, er sei ein Prophet oder sonst ein Geistbegabter, so soll er anerkennen, daß das, was ich euch schreibe, ein Gebot des Herrn ist.
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]).
Erkennt er dies nicht an, so soll auch er nicht anerkannt werden.
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].
So trachtet denn, meine Brüder, nach der Prophetengabe; doch hindert nicht das Sprachenreden.
40 But make sure [that] everything that you do [during the worship services] is done in a proper and orderly way.
Alles aber möge mit Anstand und Ordnung geschehen.
