1 Corinthians 8
1 Now [I will answer what you asked] about [us believers] eating meat that has been sacrificed to idols. [We know what some of you say, that God has enabled] all of us [to] know [the truth about things such as idols. But often we become] proud because we say that we know [all those things]. But instead of being proud about what we know, we should show that we love [our fellow believers by helping them to] become spiritually mature.
Was weiter das Götzenopferfleisch betrifft, so nehme ich an, wir alle wissen, um was es sich handelt. - Die Erkenntnis bläht auf; die Liebe aber erbaut.
2 Those who think that they thoroughly know something do not yet know it as they should.
Wenn einer meint, etwas erkannt zu haben, so weiß er doch noch lange nicht, wie man erkennen muß.
3 But as for those who love God, they know that they belong to him.
Wenn aber einer Gott liebt, so ist er von ihm erkannt. -
4 So [I will tell you] about eating meat that people have sacrificed to idols. We know that it is true, [as you say], that idols are not really alive. We also know that there is only one real God.
Was also den Genuß von Götzenopferfleisch betrifft, so wissen wir, es gibt keine Götzen in der Welt, und es ist kein Gott, als allein der Eine.
5 It is true that there are gods whom people think live in the heavens or whom they think live on earth. Truly, there are many beings that [people] call gods, and whom [they] call lords.
Mag es auch im Himmel oder auf Erden sogenannte Götter geben - es gibt ja so viele Götter und so viele Herren -,
6 But for us [believers] there is only one real God. He is [our heavenly] Father who created everything. He is the one whom we [worship and serve]. Also, for us believers Jesus Christ is the one and only Lord. He is the one whom [God caused] to create everything. It is because of what he [has done for us on the cross] that we have [spiritual] life.
für uns gibt es doch nur einen Gott, den Vater, aus dem alles ist, für den wir sind, und einen Herrn, Jesus Christus, durch den alles ist und durch den auch wir sind.
7 Nevertheless, some people do not understand [that idols are not really alive]. In the past, some among you who are believers now were accustomed to believing that idols [were really alive]. As a result, when they eat such meat [now], they still think that it was sacrificed to an idol [that is alive]. They are not sure [that God allows believers to eat meat that has been offered to idols]. So, [when they eat such meat], they think that they have sinned.
Allein nicht alle haben die Erkenntnis; manche essen noch mit ihrer alten Göttervorstellung das Fleisch als Götzenopferfleisch, und ihr Gewissen, schwach wie es ist, wird befleckt.
8 But God will not think more highly about us [if we eat certain] foods, or if we do not eat [certain foods]. That is, we are not more acceptable to God if we do not eat certain foods, nor are we more acceptable to him if we eat those foods.
An sich stellt uns die Speise nicht vor den Richterstuhl Gottes: Wir gelten um nichts weniger, wenn wir nicht essen, und um nichts mehr, wenn wir essen.
9 However, be sure that you do not do anything that God allows you to do, if by doing that you would encourage any of [your fellow believers to do something that] they are not sure [God allows them to do]. As a result, you would be causing them to sin.
Doch seht zu, daß diese eure Freiheit den Schwachen nicht zum Anstoß werde.
10 For example, you know [that idols are not really alive]. Suppose that in a temple [where they worship] idols you eat [food that has been sacrificed to idols]. Suppose that someone who is not sure whether God allows us to eat that food sees you eating it. [You] would be encouraging him to eat it, too. [RHQ]
Denn sieht dich, der du Erkenntnis hast, einer an einem Tempelmahl teilnehmen, wird sein Gewissen, weil es schwach ist, nicht dadurch "auferbaut werden", nun Götzenopferfleisch als solches zu genießen?
11 As a result, you who know that [idols are not really alive], might cause that fellow believer, one for whom Christ died, (to be ruined [spiritually]/to stop believing [in Christ]).
So kommt der Schwache durch dein Wissen ins Verderben, der Bruder, für den Christus gestorben ist.
12 By sinning against your fellow believer by causing him to do something that he thinks God does not allow us to do, [it is as though] you are sinning against Christ himself!
Wenn ihr in dieser Weise an den Brüdern euch versündigt und so ihr schwaches Gewissen verletzt, dann sündigt ihr gegen Christus.
13 So if [I, Paul, think that by] eating a certain food I might cause a fellow believer to be ruined spiritually, I will never eat such food again. I do not want to cause any fellow believer (to be ruined spiritually/to stop believing in Christ). [And you should] ([do as I do/imitate my example]). (aiōn g165)
Gibt darum eine Speise meinem Bruder Ärgernis, so wollte ich lieber in Ewigkeit kein Fleisch mehr essen, nur, um nicht meinem Bruder Ärgernis zu geben. (aiōn g165)
